I’ve got the net set up and will be playing some online poker tonight! It’s a nice feeling to be fully connected to the digital world again.
This Clear USB modem is A LOT faster than I had hoped it would be. Truth be told, it’s as fast, if not faster, than the internet connection on my work computer.
Yay!
The last time I posted something about the U.S. Men’s National Team, I was pretty critical. But the last two games, both victories (first over Egypt and then against Spain today), really showed that I either had no idea what I was talking about, or that our team was capable of playing against, and beating, the best in the world.
The USMNT routed Spain today, 2-0, after Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey both put up impressive goals against the world’s number one team. Spain had not lost a match since 2006 and was on the cusp of taking the record for most consecutive wins by a team in international competition.
Today proved that with a lot of determination and a little luck, no team is unbeatable. What a glorious day for American soccer.
I need a name for her...
Of the many things I did this weekend, probably the most beneficial was purchasing a new laptop notebook. My home computer fried its motherboard, and since then, I’ve had to rely on my phone (it’s done a wonderful job) and my work computer to keep me connected.
I was debating on whether or not to purchase another desktop or a laptop. For the same price I spent on this computer, I could have built a beast of a desktop, but mobility has become more important than computing power for me (I don’t run massive games, edit video, large graphics files or music). I’m happy with my purchase, and I think this machine will suit my needs perfectly.
You have no idea how wonderful it’s made my work day so far to have it around.
If you have any suggestions for a name, I’m all ears.
In the past couple of days, I’ve received quite a few friend requests on Facebook. Normally, that’s not really a problem. I like connecting with personal and professional contacts, and Facebook offers a nice forum to do just that, but these are different. Almost all of these have been from people I simply don’t know or would have ever had the opportunity to meet (like a single mother from New Jersey who graduated high school in ‘82).
Of course she, and all the others like her, have been denied, but I can’t help feeling like FB is slowly losing ground on that whole spam battle they were winning for such a long time. Oh, and speaking of spam, stop doing surveys and quizzes. I’ve blocked more than 200 different kinds of quizzes, but you people keep finding new ones to flood my homepage with. Stop. Thank you.
Somehow, I was convinced to join a flag football league in Alpharetta. It’s not that I really needed to be convinced, but I haven’t really participated in any real physical activity since my dodgeball days back in Anderson. I’m a little worried my smoking and poor-eating habits are going to really show early on in the season. I need to do A LOT of cardio training. Stat. Anyone up for some jogging around Piedmont?
The league says they will keep complete statistics on all the players so we can compare ourselves to one another. They also award an offensive and defensive player of the week.
Our team name is ‘The Goonies’ and we’re apparently one of the younger (by average member-age) teams in the league. That’s good news, for sure. I just don’t want to embarrass myself like the fat girl at band camp (she always sat under the trees and refused to participate). I’m not sure what positions I’ll be playing yet, but I think my speed could come in handy. I wonder if I need cleats?
The first practice session is tomorrow. I’m nervous.
The state of the United States Men’s National soccer team is in shambles. Two games into the Confederations Cup, a pre-World Cup tournament held in South Africa (home of the 2010 WC), the U.S. National team has looked downright awful. Whether it’s getting two Red cards in the first two games, or conceding a total of six goals (while supplying themselves only one), their performances have been shameful. Granted, playing Italy and Brazil back-to-back would be a test for any squad, but it’s clear our team doesn’t even have a chance of victory (or for a low-scoring draw).
The problem is fairly clear - our team is just not good. I hate to say it, but it’s true. We lost to Costa Rica 3-1 earlier in the month! Thank God for penalty shots, or they wouldn’t have scored any goals in the last few matches. I guess it’s time to go out and buy a Germany jersey, because I don’t know how much longer I can stomach supporting the USMNT.
It’s time to bring up the younger players and give them a shot. Freddy Adu, I’m looking at you.
So, I woke up this morning feeling like I was forced to swallow hot coals all night. After leaving work yesterday early due to a sore throat and itchy inner-ear, I assumed a good night’s rest would go a long way in helping me feel better. Unfortunately, that really hasn’t happened.
Today has been pretty painful, both in my throat and in my body - I’m sore everywhere. I looked this morning at symptoms of Swine Flu (of which, I don’t have the most severe), but I think I’m leaning toward a sinus infection. I’ll be hitting up the doc tomorrow if things don’t get better. In the meantime, I’m drinking plenty of water and eating more than my share of cough drops (I’ve had somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 so far today), but any well-wishes you want to give, I’m more than happy to accept.
It took me a while to get this video posted to the web. Not because I was lazy or forgot, but because it sat ‘processing’ on Revver for nearly a week. I used Revver because of the interface, the simplicity and the opportunity to make some money off of my videos (even if it’s like my blog, pennies per view), but I think this latest experience will cause me to find a new host for my vidz. I don’t like YouTube, but damn, at least they’re published a few seconds after upload and not a week.
This was taken at Pavan and Jay’s last Tuesday with my Centro. It’s not the best quality, but it works.
I was able to sign onto Facebook and register mrwatkins83 as account name. All is safe. I wasn’t too worried about securing the ID, I’ve registered it all across the net, but I did want to make sure it happened sooner, rather than later.
Good news! After revamping my blog a few months ago, I had a problem - my site no longer appeared correctly on mobile phone web browsers. I did some investigating and found this excellent service called MoFuse, which takes my blog’s RSS feed and imports it into an easy to use mobile-compatible web page.
The only problem so far is that the service doesn’t seem to use my header image or customized site layout. I’ve sent a request off to MoFuse, but even with those problems, it’s still FAR better than viewing my current site on a mobile device.
If you have a mobile phone with web access, please visit my site (www.mryanwatkins.com) and you should be auto-directed to the MoFuse version. I’ll be playing around on it this weekend, so hopefully you’ll be able to see my custom color scheme and my picture of air conditioners.
