so i just got an xbox 360, solely for the game "gears of war." i picked up an elite for cheap on fleabay.

everytime i turn on my xbox, it sounds like a jet is taking off... not to mention i worry about getting RRoD. why couldn't MS just make a quiet/reliable console? or why couldnt gears of war just goto ps3? sigh...

anyway, add my gamertag - jmmyz14. i'm debating whether or not to pay for xbox live gold. PAY to play online?? i'm anticipating playing on ps3 most of the time anyway... but DANG i want to curb stomp some fools!!

so the past few weeks have been pretty stressful. my sister left for taiwan, but then my cousin came so i'm hosting him for a while. i'm trying to hit all the touristy spots in seattle, and show him how life in america is. i bet he thinks its pretty boring. eat, sleep, work.

wedding planning has been super stressful. so many choices!!! not to mention, everything with the word "wedding" attached to it costs 3x the normal price. a pen? $1. a WEDDING pen? $3. anyway, i was getting very stressed out about it, but yesterday i had a good reminder that God is in control, and that i shouldn't worry so much.

well last weekend i went to dosewallip state park and went camping with a church fellowship group. it was a blast. the scenery there was beautiful, the weather was fantastic, and the FOOD WAS AMAZING. we were eating non-stop. wake up, eat, clean up, prep food, eat, clean up, prep food, eat, etc. i gained about 3 lbs in that trip.

tonight i'm taking my cousin to the boeing museum of flight (free every 1st thursday of the month) and tomorrow, a mariner's game. hopefully give him a feel of what american culture is like.

today, i'm bedridden. i took the day off work cuz i'm having a pretty nasty sore throat. i hope i get better soon. maybe all this stress is finally catching up to me..

p.s.- i havent been posting much ever since my company started blocking xanga

wedding planning...

severe allergies

my allergies are killing me...... i couldnt breathe right for the last few days. its getting so bad i'm willing to try expensive gimmicks like the ionic breeze air purifier. i'll let you know if it really works AS SEEN ON TV!!

in other news, R and i have been doing lots of planning. we sketched out a brief design for her ring, and its gonna take 8 weeks to cast. i picked out a pretty plain looking tungsten wedding band which looks pretty cool. we've also booked our church and asked pastor mike to officiate our wedding. we'll be going through marriage counseling soon to hammer out any last minute kinks

ive been real busy at work. i'm currently writing windows mobile apps, and we're doing some cool stuff with over-the-air sql server merge replication. its some pretty tricky architecture, but once its in place, its automagic!

hmm.. in other nerdy news, i've been upgrading my computer piece by piece and selling old stuff on craigslist. its been almost 4 years since i made any hardware ugprades, and i can say... it makes a world of difference for windows vista. i also started playing guild wars, which is a really fun WoW-alternative. short and sweet, no grind, not much tedium. just straight questing and pvp. i likey. the best part is- no monthly fees.

i'll post some fun pics of the last few weeks when i get them out of my camera...