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05-15-2004 6:12pm Not m,uch to say today except that "Smarty Jones" does it again at the Preakness. It's a horse race for those who don't follow that type of stuff. Actually, since my last entry a lot of stuff has happened but I'm too tired to write everything in a coherent manner. Went out last night again. The Nashville Bar was suppose to have the Imperial promotion with a live band but when I got there last night between 9:30pm and 10:00pm the upstairs was not open, the band was a one man show, and Imperial didn't show up. They are suppose to come tonight but I don't think I will be able to make it. I'm in need of sleep. Only stayed for an hour or so at the Nashville and then went with Derek to some other places. I think I fell asleep around well, 5 or so and had to be at work at 9:00am. Right now, I can barely keep my eyes open and I still got 2 hours to go. I may just leave in 20 minutes since most of the games are off the board except for 3 MLB games and 1 NBA. 05-12-2004 12:18pm Last Monday, I went with Derek to the Dart Bar. He will be leaving next week for to the Dominican Republic for an undefinite amount of time for his job so we thought we would hang out that night. He had never been to the Dart Bar and I thought I would introduce him to the people there. We arrived ther around 7:30pm-8:00pm and when we arrived, the whole bar was quiet except for the television. The news was on and they were talking about an accident where this woman called Gina had died. Gina also happened to be the name of the waitress that ended up at my house with her sister.(See previous entry). Thinking nothing of it, I made my way to the bar and oreder a couple of Imperiales for Derek and I and then we found ourselves a table. Once the news was over,all went back to normal I suppose. Vanessa, one of the waitress that also works there and that I have known for a while comes over to say hi but there was something strange about her. I could not quite place it until she begins to tell me how awful it is that Gina was killed in a car accident. It was then that I understood why the bar was so quite because the person on the news was the Gina that had been in my house just a few days previous to that. I was in shock and I felt like such a dick at that moment. Here I came in the bar when the news channel is talking about Gina's accident and I strutt myself to the bar in the middle of it asking for a beer. Sometimes, life events catch you off guard and you just don't know how to respond. I suppose I was still in a state of shock because I just didn't know how to respond. I could tell that Vanessa wanted to cry since she and GIna were friends. All I could do was offer my clumsy condolences. We finished our beer and I told Derek that I wanted to go somewhere else. I didn't want to be at the Dart Bar any longer then I had to tonight. We ended up at the Nashville that night and then I actually went home early. I was home before midnight. The full affect of Gina's passing away didn't hit me though until I was in bed. I mean, just a few days ago, she had been sitting on this bed with her sister. We had been joking around, drinking, and talking. We had been making plans to hang out again and she wanted me to teach her and her sister English. I did not know her very well mind you but it is still very sad when someone you know dies. She was only 20 years old at that, not that there is a certain age for leaving this earth but it is much too young an age. Enjoy life because you never know when your time will arrive. My condolencense to her sister and her family. 05-08-2004 1:47pm Argh, dead tired today. I thought I would get plenty of rest last night but my neighbors had a party and the noise was keeping me awake. Of course, I really can't complain considering the number of parties I've had at my house. Since I wasn't able to sleep due to the racket, around 1:00am I decided to call Derek who was out running amock to see if he if I could meet him somewhere. Sure enough, he was still out and I met him at some bar. Yeah, didn't get any sleep yet and was alittle bit late for work. Unfortunately, I cant really rest when I get home either cause I double booked for tonight. The life I lead will kill me one of these days. I hadn't read any of the weblogs I usually read and when I check on them, I noticed that half of them had stopped writing. It's a shame I tell you but I understand that it is time consuming writing on the internet all of the time. One thing I need to start doing again is carry my digital camera along with me. My entries are bit dull without any pictures to add for effects. 05-07-2004 10:24pm Am I getting older or does it seem like the girls I hook up with just keep getting younger and younger? Got off work early yesterday and I went to the Dart Bar to met Corey for a beer. It's actually called Chaplin's Bar but we call it the Dart Bar since lots of people go there to play dart. It's an interesting watering hole. Consider it a Tico/Middle Eastern bar/restaurant where the beers are 300 colonnes a bottle which is a ltittle bit less than 75 cents. Not a place I would bring a nice girl to but a decent hangout once in a while. If you ever go to Costa Rica, check it out on Avenida Central next to the KFC in Los Yoses/San Pedro area. So I meet Corey and he introduces me to one of the waitresses. Everything is good and we get along fine. Just doing the usual bar talk and even play some foosball. Anyway, She tells me that her sister is on her way here and that we can all go out at another place. Obviously, I'm thinking, hum.... Sounds like a place if her sister looks as good as her. being a careful guy I say, "Sure, we can go do something together. By the way, how old is your sister?" She tells me that her sister is well, a little bit younger then my little sister which is already pretty bad in my book(Dont worry, my sister is not that young:). We shoot the breeze and her sister finally shows up. Cute girl with a nice rack and she is friendly enough. But we have a slight problem, the owner of the place tells the girls to be careful with us because he says we are dangerous. LOL, yeah, I look dangerous. I find out later that the main reason he said that is because he did not want us to go to another bar. He wanted us to spend our money at his bar. Sigh, business people. We end up being sneaky where they leave first and wait for us a block dwon the road. They leave and shortly we follow them. We end up going to Cafe 83. A pretty nice and clean place with a very comfortable Middle Eastern feel to it. A place you take a girl to on a date. It has a live DJ and band and they play electronic music. Quite an interesting place. We hang out for a bit and somehow we end up at my house. We are shooting the breeze and talking and the subject of her Birthday comes up which happens to be in less then 2 weeks. Well, I catch them in a lie because I figure out that she is even younger the she said she was. Oh yeah, it pass my caught off point when we reached my little sister's age but now its getting almost to the point of ridiculous. It's a good thing Corey knew the older sister otherwise I would have thrown them out of my house for lying to me. I figure, if they lie to me about that, what else have they lied to me about? Sure, a younger person is great for fun and games but when they just got the right to vote a year ago it's pretty young for me. Yes, I know that many people would kick me in the ass saying that it is every middle age man's dream to hook up with a young one like that but I just couldn't do it. Which brings me to my original question, are the girls getting younger or is it me just getting older? Oh yeah, the movie Van Helsing also comes out today. Hopefully, I'll be able to go and watch unless evil keeps me from seeing it. Wish me luck!!! 05-02-2004 5:15pm Didn't get much sleep last night. I would tell you what I've been doing but my lawyer says it could link me to certain events that took place last night and could get me in jail. Thus, I'll keep today's discussion on cats. Ever since I can remember, cats and I have never gotten along very well. I mean, I'm allergic to there freaken fur and even though they are low maintenance they are just too darn independent, unloyal, and unfriendly for my needs. The reason I'm talking this cat talk is so I can rant about the stupid neighborhood alley cat in my Costa Rican neighborhood. If you lived in my neighborhood, you would know which cat I'm talking about. It's that stupid huge black cat that gets in territorial fights every night and that goes through my trash at night when I forget to close the kitchen window. The little bastard used to go through my trash once in a while and it was no big deal and accept it. But Now I'm an angry son-of-a-gun looking to lynch and cat because this demon spawn from hell has been messing up my trash can in the kitchen for almost a week!!!!!! Imagine how nice it is to wake up in the morning to find trash all over the ktichen floor when all you want to do is have a cup of coffee, breakfast and a cigarette. I think I'm gonna get some rat poison and kill the bastard or just buy a Red Rider BB gun, put on my camouflage gear complete with night vision goggles and ambush the furry menace on of these nights. I am usually an animal lover but this is getting ridiculous. Entonces, if you have any non-violent solutions to get rid of that cat once and for all let me know. Oh yeah, it's also cold and wet in San Jose right now. The rainy season must be back. Also got an e-mail from Reyes yesterday. Wow, I had not heard from him in over 2 years and out of the blues he gets in contact with me again. A pleasure for the heart. 05-01-2004 5:30pm Hello everyone. I know that I usually dedicate one page for each month but since I only have one entry for the month of April I'll just combine the two and save on space. Today is May first. In costa Rica it translates into Labor Day. Since I'm a Chino-Gringo it shouldn't mean much to me except that I am sort of working on a so called, "scholarship program". This in turn means I have to work for about 12 hours today since I don't get paid double time since I am not a Tico. Yes, like every other company out there trying to make money, it will work it's employees that get paid cash under the table for regular wages rather then pay the legal one holiday pay. Sigh, I suppose that this is what makes the world go round. In other news, Smarty Jones won the 2004 Kentucky Derby!!!!! Smarty Jones holds7-for-7 record and is now the first unbeaten Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977. The odds according the sportsbook I work at for the top three favorites were:
Hum, since I'm on the topic of wagering, here are some fun odds that you might enjoy. And yes, some people actually bet on those things. Here is a list you might enjoy. Oh, and for those who dont know how to read the odds, here is a short crash course on how to read the + and -. Here is an example, if the line for a team to win is +150. It means that the team is the underdog and that he is betting/risking $100 to win $150. If the line was -150 it would mean the team is the favorite and that he has to bet/risk $150 to win $100. Of course it get more compliated then that but since I am only sharing prop bets with you, you wont need to know anything else. Anyway, enjoy those silly bets:
04-25-2004 2:30pm Hi everyone, once again I've been missing in action. For the time being, consider me on an internet sabbatical while I deal with a few things going on in my life. Don't worry, it's nothing serious just need to get my head out of my ass and get my priorities straight. Seems like lately I've been missing out on a lot of little things that matter. For example, I totally forgot my dad's birthday this month. I'm such a bad son. Expect me to be off the internet until next month but just want to let anyone that I'm still alive and kicking. your truly, your friendly neighborhood tiger
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