Apr 23, 2010

Tristan and Isolde 5/5

Mar 7, 2010

You Say More Than You Think
Janine Driver
Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish
Joseph J. Keenan
Dead Snow 3/3

Mar 3, 2010

03/14 7.28 h
03/08 7.40 h
03/07 6.98 h
03/06 7.86 h
03/03 7.00 h
03/02 7.53 h
03/01 7.00 h

Feb 23, 2010

Soldier's Girl 4/5
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 3/3
Memento 3/5
2/12
Doubt 3/3

2/13
Beowulf 4/5
Avatar 5/5
Quarantine 3/5

Feb 22, 2010

02/28 6.45 h
02/27 7.40 h
02/24 7.00 h
02/23 7.30 h
02/22 7.08 h
02/21 6.88 h
02/20 8.00 h
02/19 7.63 h
02/17 7.?? h
02/16 7.10 h
02/15 7.?? h
02/14 6.96 h
02/13 7.48 h
02/10 7.?? h
02/09 7.31 h
02/08 7.?? h
02/07 7.?? h
02/06 7.?? h
02/03 7.?? h
02/02 7.?? h
02/01 7.?? h
Got a new computer after my 6 year old one has gone dead.

Jan 22, 2010

disaster
calamity
catastrophy

Jan 21, 2010

cancel acount on CR
I finally fixed my computer after three days of weird problems showing up.
The problem - CMOS battery failure. I would have been easier if it was just a matter of changing the battery but then the CMOS configuration was reset and it spawns other problems as well.

CMOS battery - replace battery #43 CR2032
mouse and keyboard not working - Check onboard USB configuration
monitor turns off suddenly - check onboard graphics configurations

Easy, but it has been years since I've last tinkered around computer tech hardware problems.

Jan 19, 2010

dystopia
An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.
sloven
-a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
-a person who works, acts, speaks, etc., in a negligent, slipshod manner.
hermeneutics
-the science of interpretation, esp. of the Scriptures.
-the branch of theology that deals with the principles of Biblical exegesis.
:Beginning as early as the third century, Christian hermeneutics began to split into two primary schools: Alexandria and Antioch.
pastiche
-a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
-an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge.
hodgepodge
a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.
:Her house was a hodgepodge of antiques, collectibles, and junk.
ineluctible
incapable of being evaded; inescapable
: an ineluctable destiny.
putative
-Generally regarded as such; supposed.
-commonly believed
epistemic
of or pertaining to knowledge or the conditions for acquiring it.
bowdlerize
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
expurgate
-to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.
-to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.
:The history editors expurgated from the text all disparaging and inflammatory comments about the Republican Party.
Antonyms: proven, real, true
My 6 year old desktop system is starting to have problems. I'm really getting tempted to buy a new system, much more powerful and actually cheaper than the one I have now.

Jan 17, 2010

Sanctuary 5/5

Still watching episodes. I'm enjoying this one so far.
Blood test
s refund incomplete

Jan 16, 2010

Call DR overcharge
01/11 6.75 h
01/12 7.26 h
01/13 7.xx h
01/15 7.76 h
01/16 7.76 h
01/18 6.81 h
01/19 7.00 h
01/20 7.13 h

Jan 15, 2010

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1574 (98%)
Attention 1531 (99%)
Flexibility 1641 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1562 (97%)

New High Scores:
Word Bubbles - 3870

Jan 13, 2010

Earth 4/5
Push 5/5

Jan 12, 2010

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1574 (98%)
Attention 1531 (99%)
Flexibility 1636 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1561 (97%)

Jan 10, 2010

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1574 (98%)
Attention 1531 (99%)
Flexibility 1624 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1559 (97%)

New High Scores:
Penguin Pursuit - 228870

It seems my Spatial Orientation is at Max score.

Jan 9, 2010

aplicc

Jan 8, 2010

63 wpm
65 wpm
70 wpm
72 wpm
71 wpm
Today is laundry day. Yay!
Bunkum Also: Buncombe
1. insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents.
2. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug.
claptrap
1.pretentious but insincere or empty language: His speeches seem erudite but analysis reveals them to be mere claptrap.
2.any artifice or expedient for winning applause or impressing the public.
hokum
Meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate
:Enjoyable hokum, worth seeing if you want some laughs without taxing your brain too much.
:It was pure theater by a master and you could see it as marvelously sincere and spontaneous or absolute hokum.
artifice
1.a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
2.trickery; guile; craftiness.
:In McKellen and de la Tour's consummate hands, the play is strangely affectionate beneath the artifice and bruised facade.
Random Words from reading books

apostasy
a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
Mex: My apostasy from Christianity was unexpected for my family
ingénue
the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, esp. as represented on the stage.
penultimate
next to the last
: the penultimate scene of the play.
: As usual, Dean talked a mile a minute, in rapid, rippling, pyrrhic lines whose only stress fell on the last or penultimate syllable.
boreal
1.of or pertaining to the north wind.
2.of or pertaining to the north.
The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferris
Seneca
Letters From A Stoic
10 Days To Faster Reading
The Princeton Language Institute And Abby Marks Beale

Jan 5, 2010

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1574 (98%)
Attention 1531 (99%)
Flexibility 1635 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1561 (97%)

New High Scores:
Word Bubbles - 3450

Jan 4, 2010

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1573 (98%)
Attention 1531 (99%)
Flexibility 1624 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1559 (97%)

New High Scores:
Brain Shift Overdrive - 7275
Top Chimp - 163
peremptory
1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
2. imperious or dictatorial.

Jan 2, 2010

King Arthur 5/5

I posted something about this on my main blog.

Jan 1, 2010

For The Bible Tells Me So 5/5

This documentary had made some dormant emotions in me resurfaced.
corroborate
to make more certain; confirm
: He corroborated my account of the accident.
indubitable
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
:The indubitable effect of the potion convinced many unbelievers.
presentiment
a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil; foreboding.
:The lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
perspicacious
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning
: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
incommensurable
1. not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
2. utterly disproportionate.
Call overdraft protection

I'm angry about this $40 coffee!!!
Hello 2010!

Dec 31, 2009

balk
1. to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually fol. by at)
2. (of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on.
: He balked at making the speech.
exegesis
critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the Bible.
:The goal of Biblical exegesis is to find the meaning of the text which then leads to discovering its significance or relevance.
hoary
1. gray or white with age
2. ancient or venerable
3. tedious from familiarity; stale
: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
: hoary myths.
: Please don't tell that hoary joke at dinner again tonight.
rebuff
1. a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
2. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
3. a check to action or progress.
:He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
remiss
1. negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.
2. characterized by negligence or carelessness.
3. lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.
: He's terribly remiss in his work.
:The burglar gained entrance because the security guard, remiss in his duties, forgot to lock the door.
ineffable
1. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable
: ineffable joy.
: the ineffable name of the deity.
respite
1. a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
2. temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.
: to toil without respite.
dilatory
1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision
: a dilatory strategy.
sinecure
1. an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.
2. an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
diurnal
1. of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily.
2. of or belonging to the daytime (opposed to nocturnal ).
maudlin
1. tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness.
: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
:Although many people enjoy romantic comedies, I usually find them maudlin and shallow.
toady
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
:The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature.
egregious
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
:The student has made egregious errors on the examination.
tremulous
1. (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
2. timid; timorous; fearful.
3. (of things) vibratory, shaking, or quivering.
4. (of writing) done with a trembling hand.
elicit
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.
mordant
1. sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
2. burning; corrosive.
3. having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing.
:Many of the speaker's comments were thought to be merely mordant, so they were not considered to be important.
trenchant
. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting
2. vigorous; effective; energetic
3. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct.
: trenchant wit.
: a trenchant policy of political reform.
encomium
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy
: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.
pertinacious
1. holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
2. stubborn or obstinate.
3. extremely or objectionably persistent
: a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape.
vestige
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
timorous
1. full of fear; fearful
2. subject to fear; timid.
3. characterized by or indicating fear
: The noise made them timorous.
: a timorous whisper.
Random words from readings: "Embracing the Wide Sky"

plaudit
1.an enthusiastic expression of approval
2.a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or admired performance.
: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
idioglossia
1. a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
2. a pathological condition characterized by speech so distorted as to be unintelligible.
"The phenomenon-known as 'idioglossia'- is rare but provides further insight into the contribution biology makes to rare forms of creative talent."
12/28 7.35 h
12/29 7.73 h
12/30 7.65 h
01/02 7.80 h
01/03 6.58 h
01/04 7.?? h
01/05 7.31 h
01/06 7.65 h
01/09 7.71 h
01/10 6.46 h
01/11 6.75 h
01/12 7.26 h
01/13 7.xx h

Dec 30, 2009

BCE - before the common era
Make the sentence examples weird, strange, distasteful, nonsense; Anything to make them memorable.
Vocabulary: Of Prostitutes

hegemony
1. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
2. leadership; predominance.
3. (esp. among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.
ask.com: The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony.
Mex: Why would several states battle for hegemony over a territory full of meretricious courtesans?
littoral
of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
Mex: The littoral area of that territory is a place for tourist to encounter meretricious prostitutes.
meretriciuos
1. alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
2. based on pretense, deception, or insincerity.
3. pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute.
Mex: One could assume that escorts have a meretricious lifestyle.
morass
Any confusing or troublesome situation, esp. one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement.
Mex: Being seduced by a meretricious courtesan is an embarrassing morass.
percolate
1. to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
2. (of a liquid) to filter through; permeate.
3. to brew (coffee) in a percolator.
Mex: Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the senator likes attractive call boys.
poignant
1. keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
2. keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest.
3. affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene.
4. pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odors.
Mex: The escort wears a poignant perfume to make himself memorable to clients.
poltroon
- a wretched coward; craven.
- marked by utter cowardice.
Mex: I was poltroon to walk by the littoral area where escorts frequent the establishments.
Vocabulary: Of What Happened To A Prosaic Submarine

forensic
pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
Mex: The forensic data have been declassified for use in the public court.
quagmire
a situation from which extrication is very difficult
Mex: The quagmire was that, they were stuck in the seafloor and nobody knew where.
extricate
To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.
get out of situation; relieve of responsibility
Mex: They had to be extricated from the eldritch seaweeds all over the submarine.
preclude
1.to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible
2.to exclude or debar from something
: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
Mex: The lack of knowledgeable engineers precludes the crew from fixing the submarine.
prosaic
1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative.
2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.
Mex: Most submarines are of rather prosaic design.
abstruse
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
The submarine's machinery design is too abstruse for the neophyte technicians to fix it.
recondite
1. dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
2. beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric: recondite principles.
3. little known; obscure: a recondite fact.
Mex: Only the chief engineer knows the submarines recondite repair schematics; He's dead.
suffuse
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
Mex: The chief engineer's body was found dead, suffused with strange goo all over his body.

Dec 29, 2009

From random web readings and videos:

erudite
learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
Mex: Bede is considered an erudite scholar of his time.
sapient
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
Mex: Aristotle, a most sapient philosopher.
palpable
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious;
Mex: Thirsty, the soda is palpable in my imagination.
inebriate
1. to make drunk; intoxicate.
2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.
Mex: I don't like the feeling of being inebriated.
precarious
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control;
uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
Mex: Economic depression brings precarious jobs to those who have any at all.
precocious
1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
3. of or pertaining to premature development.
Mex: Celebrities from their childhood can come across as precocious.


*Mex - My example sentence.
apply DR

Dec 28, 2009

nadir
the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair.
enclave
a country, or esp., an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
conclave
private or secret meeting.
From the book: Embracing the Wide Sky.

tsktsking
-ing form of tsk; tsktsk -disapproval.
syzygy
The configuration of the sun, the moon, and Earth lying in a straight line.
leiotrichous
Having straight smooth hair.
saccade
rapid intermittent eye movement
intermittent
stopping and starting at intervals
lagniappe
- a small gift presented by a storeowner to a customer with purchase
- an extra or unexpected gift or benefit
jeremiad
a literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.
Oh foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes and see not, which have ears and hear not.
dissent
- to differ in opinion; disagree
I got $30 from our 'exchange gift' at work because I requested cash :D
I got $80 dollars from mother as holiday and birthday gift today O-o

Dec 27, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1573 (98%)
Attention 1515 (99%)
Flexibility 1621 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1555 (97%)

New High Scores:
74 wpm
78 wpm
78 wpm
2010 resolutions:

- add 2010 words to my English vocabulary
- add 2010 words to my Spanish vocabulary
- read 10 books on World History
- save more cash 2010 than I had in previous year
- post more entries to my blog than in previous year
- increase typing speed to 80 wpm
eldritch
strange or unearthy; eerie.
mex; I saw in my dream; the lady of the lake, a most eldritch sight.
gelid
very cold, icy
mex; The lady of the lady, her very presence; gelid, it scares me.
abstemious
staying away from heavy eating or drinks.

This word is one of three in English that has the five vowels in alphabetical order.
The other two is arsenious and facetious
abrogate
to abolish, to beg off, to do away with.
aficionado
a fan or a devotee
apparently derived from the same Latin word that gives affection.
bucolic
rustic, pastoral, country-styled
dearth
scarcity
ecumenical
world-wide, as opposed to parochial
mendicancy
beggary; begging.
recalcitrant
calx - heel
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.
inculcate
1. To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.
2. To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.
decalcomania
1. The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such as glass or metal.
2. A decal.
subterfuge
A deceptive stratagem or device: "the paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature" (Robert Smith Surtees).
Kung Fu Panda 3/5
Add 2010 words to my English vocabulary in 2010.
OXFORD The Desk Encyclopedial of World History
Not the book that I expected. What was I thinking? But I'll read it anyway when I have time.
The World Almanac 2010
Yea I actually read the almanac :D
Myth and Legends
Philip Wilkinson
The Great Cities in History
John Julius Norwich
Collins World Atlas Complete Edition
I love this book!

Dec 26, 2009

2600 words and phrases on my last index card memory.

Dec 25, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1573 (98%)
Attention 1515 (99%)
Flexibility 1617 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1555 (97%)

New High Scores:
Brain Shift Overdrive - 7075
* Patrick Dempsey 2

Dec 24, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1640 (99%)
Memory 1574 (98%)
Attention 1520 (99%)
Flexibility 1615 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1555 (97%)

New High Scores:
Top Chimp - 158

Dec 23, 2009

compass
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1637 (99%)
Memory 1574 (98%)
Attention 1504 (99%)
Flexibility 1615 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1551 (97%)

New High Scores:
Memory Match Overload - 13790
File time in at work for 12/22 7.5 h

Dec 22, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1637 (99%)
Memory 1571 (98%)
Attention 1501 (99%)
Flexibility 1614 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1550 (97%)

New High Scores:
Word Bubbles - 3450
Memory Match Overload - 13640
De Lo Que Aconteció ... (2)

Un día el mancebo vino a su padre y le dijo que se daba cuenta de lo pobre que eran y como no le agradaría pasarse su vida en tal pobreza, ni tampoco marcharse fuera de su aldea para ganarse la vida, él preferiría casarse con una mujer rica. El padre estuvo de acuerdo. Entonces el mancebo propuso casarse con la hija de mal genio del hombre rico. Cuando su padre oyó esto se asombró mucho y le dijo que no; pues ninguna persona inteligente, por pobre que fuese, pensaría en tal cosa. "¡Nadie," le dijo, "se casará con ella!" Pero el mancebo se empeñó tanto que al fin su padre consitió en arreglar la boda.
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Of What Happened ... (2)
One day the young man went to his father and told him that he realized how poor they were; and as he did not relish spending his life in such poverty, or leaving his village to earn a living, he would prefer to wed a wealthy woman. The father agreed. Then the young man proposed to marry the rich man's bad-tempered daughter. When his father heard this, he was much amazed and said no: for no person of intelligence, however poor he might be, would dream of such a thing. "No one," he told him, "will marry her!" But the youth was so insistent that at last his father agreed to arrange the weeding.
De Lo Que Aconteció A Un Mancebo Que Se casó Con Una Mujer Muy Fuerte Y Muy Brava
Por Don Juan Manuel

Hace muchos años viviá en una aldea un moro quien tenía un hijo único. Este mancebo era tan bueno como su padre, pero ambos eran muy pobres. En aquella misma aldea vivía otro moro, también muy bueno, pero además rico; y era padre de una hija que era todo contrario del mancebo ya mencionado. Mientras que el joven era fino, de muy buenas maneras, ella era grosera y tenía mal genio. ¡Nadie quería casarse con aquel diablo!
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About What Happened To A Young Man Who Married A Very Wild, Unruly Wife
By Don Juan Manuel

Many years ago there lived in a certain village a Moor who had an only son. This young man was as good as his father, but both were very poor. In that same village there lived another Moor, who was also very good, but rich besides; and he was the father of a daughter who was completely unlike that youth. While the young man was courteous, and had the best of manners, she was crude and had a wicked temper. No one wanted to marry that devil!

Dec 21, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1637 (99%)
Memory 1570 (98%)
Attention 1501 (99%)
Flexibility 1614 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1549 (97%)

New High Scores:
Top Chimp: 144
Word Bubbles: 3270
bois - wood

My first word in French. Very funny :)
I'm not sure if that is even correct.
Kining akong sinultihan nga Sugbuhanon, dili na maayo kay di na man god ako kanunay magsulti niining sinultihan.

Dec 20, 2009

12/19 5.28 h
12/20 6.86 h
12/21 7.38 h
12/22 7.50 h
12/23 7.00 h
12/26 7.58 h
12/27 7.15 h
12/28 7.35 h
12/29 7.73 h

Dec 19, 2009

These two words I seem to interchanged the meanings sometimes.
Ingenious - Having inventive skill, imagination. Clever.
Ingenuous - Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
Openly straightforward or frank; candid.
Inquire about my state educational support status.
Inquire n school opening.
Take n test.
It's the holidays. I'm really trying hard to save as much.
The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga 3
Edited by Ilya

I've always checked this book out when I was on that bookstore but seeing that it's on sale - it's sold.
How to Build a Better Vocabulary
Maxwell Nurnber and Morris Rosenblum

I've read this book when I was 16 but I saw it in the bookstore and found that there are words that I haven't really familiarized with. I bought it really cheap because there's a sale at Newport Mall in that bookstore that is going to close on January 16.
Donnie Darko - 3/5
Interesting subject but I didn't find the movie that good.
Apparently I'm still around 5'4" in height
Recently my favorites that have been on my diet almost daily are:
DD M-coffee L&S
chocolate chunk cookie
I had a haircut yesterday. Never had one for months. My hair is still longish. I want to grow it long, maybe until next summer.

Dec 18, 2009

64 wpm
76 wpm
71 wpm
Embracing the Wide Sky - Daniel Tammet
Why Beauty is Truth - A History of Symmetry
Ian Stewart
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1637 (99%)
Memory 1572 (98%)
Attention 1465 (99%)
Flexibility 1613 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1542 (97%)

New High Scores:
Top Chimp: 126
Brain Shift Overdrive: 6875
Memory Match Overload: 12890

Dec 17, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1639 (99%)
Memory 1569 (98%)
Attention 1456 (99%)
Flexibility 1609 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1540 (97%)

Dec 15, 2009

Game Personal Bests

Speed
Speed Match - 10940
Penguin Pursuit - 227810
Spatial Speed Match - 9740

Memory
Memory Matrix - 83405
Money Comb - 297
Memory Match - 10790
Monster Garden -5670
Memory Match Overload - 12440
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1638 (99%)
Memory 1570 (98%)
Attention 1456 (99%)
Flexibility 1607 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1539 (97%)

New Top Scores:
Memory Match Overload - 12440
Top Chimp - 121
The Mist - 4/5

What I really notice about this film are the bad decisions they keep on making throughout. The ending is something though.
Idiocracy - 3/5

I like the film, I should give it 4/5 but I don't think I should.

Dec 14, 2009

To Do for Lumosity:

Perfect the Spatial Memory game
Perfect the Playing Koi game
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1637 (99%)
Memory 1567 (98%)
Attention 1420 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1532 (97%)

Three new top scores!
Top Chimp - 120
Memory Match Overload - 11540
Brain Shift Overdrive - 6575

Big drop in Flexibility due to new BPI on Brain Shift Overdrive coming into effect

Dec 12, 2009

- $6

Dec 11, 2009

+ $3
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1637 (99%)
Memory 1564 (98%)
Attention 1414 (99%)
Flexibility 1621 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1532 (97%)

Big drop on attention. The 'Playing Koi' is a very challenging game when I'm tired but I feel I have more focus today than yesterday.

Dec 6, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1623 (99%)
Memory 1565 (98%)
Attention 1425 (99%)
Flexibility 1620 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1532 (97%)

1699 - Response Inhibition
1684 - Task Switching
1665 - Spatial Orientation
1663 - Focus
1582 - Information Processing
1576 - Working Memory
1479 - Arithmetic
1479 - Verbal Fluency
1555 - Spatial Recall
1445 - Logical Reasoning
1357 - Quantitative Reasoning
1188 - Visual Field
12/5 8.10 h
12/6 6.90 h
12/7 7.65 h
12/8 7.31 h
12/9 7.13 h
12/10 11.83 h
12/12 7.76 h
12/13 7.05 h
12/14 6.93 h
12/15 7.96 h
12/16 7.90 h

Dec 5, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1627 (99%)
Memory 1562 (98%)
Attention 1425 (99%)
Flexibility 1620 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1532 (97%)

Dec 4, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1618 (99%)
Memory 1559 (98%)
Attention 1425 (99%)
Flexibility 1620 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1529 (97%)

Dec 3, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1562 (98%)
Attention 1425 (99%)
Flexibility 1620 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1527 (97%)
kvetch

verb intr.
To complain habitually, whine; gripe.

noun
1. A chronic complainer.
2. A complaint.

Etymology
From Yiddish kvetshn (squeeze, pinch, complain), from Middle High German quetschen (to squeeze).
blase adj.
(blah-ZAY)

adjective
Indifferent, bored, uninterested, unimpressed, or apathetic, from an excess of pleasure and enjoyment.

Etymology
From French, past participle of blaser, to cloy, perhaps from Dutch blasen to blow.
Usage
"It was a new and exciting experience for me to be with that audience at the biggest show of the season. Adolph was blase about it. As soon as the lights dimmed and the orchestra struck up the overture, Adolph turned to me and said, `Akio, goodnight.'"

These definitions are taken from www.answer.com btw.
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Challenge to self: Question myself what mistakes do I think I have done in the past that have made significant influences in my life?

- Getting out of the navy before I finished my term.
- Not finishing my associate degree in computer science when I was 16.
The Mutant Chronicles - 3/5
105 lbs.
Some things I've learned from Jericho.
I haven't verified them yet.

- EMP missiles.
- creating ice without use of appliances.
- some things about nuclear attacks and fallout.
- a certain FEMA notation.
- about a use of intravenous antiseptic as oppose to non-intravenous.
- reverse emergency system calls.
- a clue to determining a fake FBI badge.
- radiation effects on the body.
- a certain political scenario in the absence of central government.

etc. I'll add more later.
Dark Ages

I say, I've learned something from it. I don't think it is an excellent documentary but I say I like it a lot and have learned something from it.
The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization

I say it's is OK, understandably because it is shown in a short documentary.
The part about artistic pots inspired me.
The Brain

A documentary from PBS. I haven't finish watching the third and last part of this documentary.

I say, I'm learning something from it.
Jericho

Haven't finished watching this series yet.
Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea - Charles Seife
The Joy of Pi - David Blatner

Dec 1, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1558 (98%)
Attention 1425 (99%)
Flexibility 1620 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1526 (97%)

Nov 30, 2009

76 wpm
80 wpm
78 wp
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1550 (98%)
Attention 1420 (99%)
Flexibility 1612 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1522 (97%)

I can do more big jumps of improvement on Memory and Problem Solving.

Nov 29, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1550 (98%)
Attention 1403 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1518 (97%)

Nov 28, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1550 (98%)
Attention 1411 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1519 (97%)

Got a new record for 'Lost in Migration'. And I thought I could no longer beat my previous record.
Battle Royale 5/5
Defiance 3/5
106 lbs.

I appears I've lost 4 pounds since last December.

Nov 25, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1545 (98%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1517 (97%)

Definitely improving on memory.
six days scheduled for this week.
Gah! I don't like it.
71 wpm
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67 wpm
73 wpm

Nov 22, 2009

11/21 7.92 h
11/22 7.11 h
11/23 7.16 h
11/24 6.90 h
11/25 8.15 h
11/26 4.00 h
11/28 7.46 h
11/29 6.63 h
11/30 7.28 h
12/01 7.75 h
12/02 8.06 h

Nov 21, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1536 (98%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1515 (97%

1699 - Response Inhibition
1665 - Spatial Orientation
1659 - Task Switching
1621 - Focus
1553 - Spatial Recall
1541 - Information Processing
1519 - Working Memory
1479 - Arithmetic
1468 - Verbal Fluency
1445 - Logical Reasoning
1357 - Quantitative Reasoning
1188 - Visual Field

Nov 20, 2009

74 wpm
67 wpm
70 wpm
Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1533 (98%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1515 (97%)

decrease
The Dark Ages (2007) 5/5

Good to know some new information about the Dark Ages. It appears I'm not at all educated about the Dark Ages as I am sure the information presented were all basic.

Nov 17, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile
Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1539 (98%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1516 (97%)

97th!!!
Memerld

This name is a reminder of a cat.

Nov 16, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1517 (98%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1601 (98%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1510 (96%)

Nov 15, 2009

Aeon Flux 3/3

As I expected. I didn't find the movie that interesting.

Nov 14, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1527 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1513 (96%)
74 wpm
68 wpm
77 wpm
The Intelligence Squared Debate: Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry vs. The Catholics

5/5

I enjoyed the presentation and the poll was an excellent idea.

Nov 13, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1515 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1511 (96%)
The Fall 5/5
Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru

lovely!

Nov 12, 2009

70 wpm
75 wpm
74 wpm
Work schedule has been stable for two months now.
Sat - Tue work
Wed - Fri days off
Time
Rolling Stones
Life After People 5/5

From History channel. Very fascinating.
The End of America 2/5

I could fall sleep in the duration of the film.
Children of Huang Shi 5/5

I was moved by this film.
Also, I think Jonathan Rhys Meyers is beautiful. He has a character in the film that I could fall in love with.
Chaos Experiment 2/5
On the Other Hand, Death 2/5
Save Me 2/5
From Within 2/5

Didn't enjoy these films much.
Passengers 3/5
Walled In 3/5
Last House to the Left 3/5
Chocolate 5/5

I love this movie. The girl looks like my niece.
Also, I think Hiroshi Abe is hot.
-3
76 wpm
70 wpm
77 wpm
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1498 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1508 (96%)

Big decrease in Memory.

Nov 11, 2009

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
Anthem - Ayn Rand
73 wpm
71 wpm
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1524 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1513 (96%)
prosaic - adj.
1. 1. Consisting or characteristic of prose.
2. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.

You can go through your whole life telling yourself that life is logical, life is prosaic, life is sane. — Stephen King

Nov 8, 2009

73 wpm
72 wpm
ludicrous - adj. Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity.

This word has recently confused me for some reason.

gerrymander - To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.
n. 1. The act, process, or an instance of gerrymandering.
2. A district or configuration of districts differing widely in size or population because of gerrymandering.
etc. - and so forth
et al. - and others
11/07 - 7.61 h
11/08 - 6.98 h
11/09 - 7.35 h
11/10 - 7.33 h
11/14 - 7.65 h
11/15 - 6.98 h
11/16 - 7.25 h
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1502 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1508 (96%)

Nov 7, 2009

74 wpm
77 wpm
lagniappe - a small gift presented by a store owner to a customer with purchase.
-an extra or unexpected gift or benefit.

saccade - rapid intermittent eye movement.
- saccadic

intermittent - stopping and starting at intervals.
jeremiad - a literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.

example of a jeremiad
"Ah foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes and see not; which have ears and hear not."
Counterknowledge - Damian Thompson
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1500 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1507 (96%)

Nov 6, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1603 (99%)
Memory 1497 (96%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1507 (96%)
78 wpm

Nov 2, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1495 (97%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1506 (96%)

Nov 1, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1487 (96%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1427 (90%)

Overall 1505 (96%)

Best Attributes: Response Inhibition, Task Switching, Spatial Orientation

Oct 31, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1486 (95%)
Attention 1404 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1421 (89%)

Overall 1503 (96%)

Best Attributes: Response Inhibition, Task Switching, Spatial Orientation

96th percentile for the first time!

Oct 29, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1467 (93%)
Attention 1413 (99%)
Flexibility 1608 (99%)
Problem Solving 1356 (87%)

Overall 1488 (95%)

Best Attributes: Response Inhibition, Task Switching, Spatial Orientation

Oct 28, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1599 (99%)
Memory 1484 (95%)
Attention 1413 (99%)
Flexibility 1603 (98%)
Problem Solving 1344 (85%)

Overall 1488 (95%)

Oct 27, 2009

10/25 - 7.xxh
10/26 - 7.65h
10/27 - 7.50h
10/31 - 7.58h
11/01 - 7.xxh
Super Memory Super Student
Harry Lorayne
Spanish Stories Cuentos Españoles
Edited by Angel Flores

Oct 24, 2009

Logicomix - Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos H. Papadimitriou
The Greatest Show on Earth - Richard Dawkins
Think Smart - Richard Restak

Oct 10, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1569 (99%)
Memory 1484 (95%)
Attention 1337 (98%)
Flexibility 1603 (98%)
Problem Solving 1275 (77%)

Overall 1453 (93%)

Gah!!!

Sep 21, 2009

For two days now I had to have cold shower. The landlady needs to have it fixed DX

Sep 6, 2009

8/29 - ?
8/30 - 7.10h
3/31 - 7.31h
9/01 - 7.83h
9/02 - 7.69h
9/05 - 7.56h
9/06 - 7.36h
9/07 - 7.35h
9/08 - 7.30h

Aug 19, 2009

I saw MissU prelim. I think I'm judging mostly on how they move on the stage.
Top 8
-Colombia
-India
-Indonesia
-Japan
-Philippines
-Ukrain
-Vietnam
-Zambia

Edit: Meh, I'm bad at this. Only Columbia made it.

Aug 16, 2009

8/14 --
8/15 7.50 h
8/16 6.90 h
8/17 --
8/18 --
8/21 7.45
8/22 7.61
8/23 7.03
8/21 7.31 h

Aug 8, 2009

I had such a bad feeling yesterday. I was thinking about electrical fires. Turns out one of my coworker's room caught fire. For, what reason I don't know but that was enough for me to know. Some feelings can just come along and it seems irrational. How do I explain that?

Aug 1, 2009

7/31 7.31 h
8/1 7.56 h
8/2 7.20 h
8/3 6.26 h
8/4 7.15 h
8/8 8.03 h
8/8 2.95 h
8/9 7.43 h

Jul 23, 2009

7/17 11:15 am - 4:30 pm 5.25 h
7/18 4:15 pm - 12:am 7.75 h
7/19 4 pm - 11 pm 7 h
7/20 10 am - 8 pm 10 h
7/21 6 h est.
7/24 7.88 h
7/25 6.98 h
7/28 6.81
7/29 6.13

Jul 12, 2009

Arrrgh ... got annoyed of myself. Shouldn't be reading while taking the bus. I had to walk four blocks home in the middle of the night while it was raining because I went over my bus stop.

Jul 6, 2009

onotheo (26 minutes ago)
Which species of bird regurgitates food to their young?

SpartanZ99 (24 minutes ago)
all birds moron look up birds on wikipedia.

pokemoneinstein (24 minutes ago)
All of them, dipshit.

Thrasher9996 (19 minutes ago)
Most of them.


Teehee

Jul 1, 2009

6.41 h
6.28 h

Jun 29, 2009

A mere $200 this month.
Well what can you expect from someone working in a fastfood.
7.06 h

Jun 28, 2009

7.18 h
7.75 h

Jun 24, 2009

6.16 h
7.26 h

Jun 22, 2009

6.8 h

Jun 21, 2009

5.25 h
7.95 h

Jun 17, 2009

6.53 h

68.57 th

Jun 16, 2009

Just when I stepped out of the bus yesterday it begun raining so hard I've to wait at the waiting shed at the bus top. I finally decided to brave the rain. Just when I arrived home the rain stopped.
I said yesterday at the start of work that today I'm going to be forgetful. I thought I might even forget the names of my coworkers. I might be spacing out because I've been tired from work in the last four days. Then, one of my coworkers became forgetful forgetting the names of our coworkers. She's impressionable I think.

Jun 15, 2009

6.10 h
6.98 h

Jun 14, 2009

7.58

Jun 13, 2009

Not very good.
Friday June 12
Vampire Day!?
According to my SRS I have studied 12,790 times.
SRS - spaced repetition system

Jun 12, 2009

77 wpm
84 wpm
75 wpm
6.48 h
6.80 h
Random words from dictionary:

1. anyway - de todos módos
2. rainbow - arco iris
3. snow - nieve
4. cloud - nube
5. leaf - hoja
6. branch - rama
7. above - arriba
8. below - debajo
9. rain - lluvia
10. reject - rechazar
11. deny - negar
Added a mere 12 phrases to my Spanish.
77 wpm

Jun 10, 2009

There is a new fastfood that opened in Newport Mall - Taste of India. I like halal food. I noticed also that the cashier is a very pretty Indian girl.
While cleaning today, I knocked my monitor off my table. I get to use that rarely used function in it - degaussing.
I did laundry and cleaning of my room yesterday. Things that I would rather do as less frequent as possible, but I do do them well.

Jun 9, 2009

6.30 h
I love green.

Jun 8, 2009

Gah! I have to wake up very early today. I hate it I work until late at night and then early the next morning.
6.76 h

Jun 7, 2009

Random Spanish Dictionary Words (^-^)

seesaw - subibaja
fountain - fuente
jealous - celeso, envidioso
generous - generoso
friendly - amistoso
to laugh - reir
to steal - robar
taste - n. sabor, v. probar
to try - intentar
whisper - n. susurro, v. susurrar
camera - cámara
7.38 h
7.66 h

Jun 5, 2009

I have been frequenting gay online social networking sites.
I don't know if it's a good thing or bad.
I went to Dunkin Donuts and was gonna buy just a small hot chocolate. I realized the guy who had me familiar to him has already made what I usually order - cinnamon raisin bagel with strawberry cream cheese. So I bought it, no comment. That's sweet of him, I thought.
This day off hasn't been very productive.
Added 34 phrases to my Spanish.

Jun 4, 2009

I realize I am being unintentionally blasphemous.

Jun 3, 2009

Added a mere 14 phrases to my Spanish.
Added 40 phrases to my Spanish.
Added a mere 20 words and phrases to my Spanish.

antier, el fin de semana, antenoche, mientras tanto, durante ...

Jun 2, 2009

Added a mere 22 phrases to my Spanish.
Added a mere 12 words to my Spanish.

la revista, el paquete, los discos, los vecinos, los pájaros, travieso

May 31, 2009

I have 1,432 on Leibnet's system currently.

Highest level currently is ten.
Only seven cards are on level ten.
81 wpm
73 wpm
Pain.

Stomach ache. I was dieing yesterday at work. Apparently I've eaten lots of fats. When I do, my body couldn't digest them.

May 25, 2009

I canceled my membership at Bally's. I realized I don't need to exercise too much, every time I do, I lost one to three pounds. I know a lot of people would actually be able to do that and with not much effort done. Running for about an hour for two to four times a weeks. I get to lose more than ten pounds and has to eat a lot to gain it back or even if not, I would still just fell hungry that I must have to eat.
I was told not to go to work today because it's memorial day and it's totally fine with me. :)

Watching a DVD movie.

May 21, 2009

I stopped doing flashcards for a while to master the 18 nonconformist verbs and is now faced with 1400+ items in my flashcard program.

O_o

May 15, 2009

4.93 h
won $4
lost $4

May 14, 2009

I'm gonna be celibate for a few weeks.
Like I'm not already in months lol
Modern Algebra
Seth Warner

Not what I expected it to be, so it's gonna be sitting around for a while.
uh oh! I've got 1000+ items on my leibnet's flashcard sytem for today :D
these are from the last 4 days of neglect I think.
Made 226 flashcards just for the 18 nonconformists verbs in Spanish.
Dealing with Present tense, past preterite and past imperfect.

May 12, 2009

The 18 Irregular Verbs in Spanish

1. tener - to have
tengo / tiene / tenemos / tienen
tuve / tuvo / tuvimos / tuvieron
2. estar - to be
estoy / está / estamos / están
estuve / estuvo / estuvimos / estuvieron
3. andar - to walk
ando / anda / andamos / andan
anduve / anduvo/ anduvimos / anduvieron
4. poner - to put
pongo / pone / ponemos/ ponen
puse / puso / pusimos / pusieron
5. poder - to be able
puedo / puede / podemos / pueden
pude / pudo / pudimos / pudieron
6. saber - to know
sé / sabe / sabemos / saben
supe / supo / supimos / supieron
sabía / sabía / sabíamos / sabían
7. venir - to come
vengo / viene / venimos / vienen
vine / vino / vinimos / vinieron
8. hacer - to make
hago / hace / hacemos / hacen
hice / hizo / hicimos / hicieron
9. querer - to want
quiro / quiere / queremos / quieren
quise / quiso / quisimos / quisieron
quería / quería / queríamos / querían
10. decir - to say
digo / dice / decimos / dicen
dije / dijo / dijemos / dijeron
11. traer - to bring
traigo / trae / traemos / traen
traje / trajo / trajimos / trajeron
12. salir - to go out
salgo / sale / salimos / salen
salí / salió / salimos / salieron
13. ver - to see
veo / ve / vemos / ven
ví / vió / vimos / vieron
14. oír - to see
oigo / oye / oímos / oyen
oí / oyó / oímos / oyeron
15. caer - to fall
caigo / cae / caemos /caen
caí / cayó / caímos / cayeron
16. dar - to give
doy / da / damos / dan
dí / dió / dimos / dieron
17. ir - to go
voy / va / vamos / van
fuí / fué / fuímos / fueron
18. ser - to be
soy / es / somos / son
fuí / fué / fuímos / fueron
I went directly to testing my knowledge of the 18 nonconformist verbs and found that I am having a bit of difficulty with it. So, review.

May 11, 2009

7.06 h
Well, I'm feeling some discomfort and slight headache from that attack awhile ago. It's like I have a toothache or something.

May 10, 2009

Added 130 words and phrases to my Spanish speech!

Most Common Spanish Words

Surprise! When I checked it, I know more than 80% of the words.
Linky
7.06 h

May 9, 2009

I like Leitner System, memorization seems effortless. At least, I'm not even trying to.
Expend a total of $40 today including groceries.

Expensive!!!!
I'm still eating DD bagels everyday but changed my flavor to blueberry.

It's funny, I never used to like berries (strawberry, raspberry, cranberry etc. etc.)
I am not at all that critical with punctuations but is it just me or that Romance language speakers have complete disregard of punctuations?

Maybe they are not in common use where they are. I know there are more punctuation usage in Spanish and Italian. But then again English witters (in forums etc.) has a complete disregard of punctuations.

May 8, 2009

5.96 h
Added 94 new phrases to my Spanish.

May 6, 2009

Added 51 phrases to my Castellano.

May 4, 2009

71 wpm
5.91 h
7.11 h

May 3, 2009

Currently the number of cards in my Spanish flashcards: 947
74 wpm
7.03 h

May 2, 2009

5.66 h

May 1, 2009

74 wpm
67 wpm

10-key 108 kpm

I am now consistently making at least 99% every test.
Added 84 phrases to my Spanish speech.

Apr 30, 2009

Mastered a mere 11 new phrases in Spanish today.
lost $6
1 Dunkin Donuts cinnamon raisin baget with strawberry cream cheese
1 medium coffee with cream and sugar
:)
I drilled 850 Spanish words and phrases just a while ago!!!

Apr 29, 2009

65 wpm
62 wpm

10-key
96 kpm
$20
lost $8
won $5
6.11 h
71 wpm
67 wpm
1 Dunkin Donuts medium coffee
1 Dunkin Donuts cinnamon raisin bagel
2 packets of oatmeal

These I had for yesterday and ...
I'm doing journal on these things because I might learn from it.
won: $8
lost: $7
$20

Apr 28, 2009

72 wpm
69 wpm
Day off today. Yay!!!
Of course, I'm going to do something most exciting later - laundry [/rant]
Today's expenses: $20.
That's too much actually! I'm cheap lol

Too Much Work

Ok, so last week we had a sale at work. I thought we took more than we can take. So many people I didn't recognize before showed up and the line went waaay over the entrance and people willing to wait even if it was raining outside! O_o

On the other hand, I had a conversation with a Spanish customer that went really well. (^-^)
Random pick:

1) cheap - barato (!) (Same as native language's)
2) expensive - caro, costoso (Costoso)
3) frugal - frugal (!) (cognate)
4) add - agregar (makes sense)
5) take away - llevar (!) (I've been using this all along as a translation for "to go"
6) replace - sustituir, reemplazar

(!) - means I'm surprised
Random pick:

1) exciting - emotionante
2) excite (to arouse) - exitar
3) coin - moneda
4) dirty - sucio
5) messy - desordinado

These words I've kept from yesterday.

Random Dictionary Words

Whenever I have a chance to speak with a Spanish speaker, I try my best to express what I mean. Somehow, I'm able to communicate, whether with difficulty or resorting to making body signals. But when I am completely stumped with certain words, what comes to mind is a dictionary, so I bought one. I keep records of the words I wished I have known and look it up later in the day. Of course, whether I am using it in correct grammar, I'm still not sure.
5.86 h
> 20 laps
> 5 miles
>540 cal

Oh, I did even though I was tired after the work that afternoon!

Apr 25, 2009

7.65 h

Apr 24, 2009

push-ups 55
lost $5

Apr 23, 2009

lost $2
So far I have managed not to tell a single lie in a long time.
Cheers to honesty.

Because

Because this year I have promised myself to make significant changes, I am constantly reminding myself.

Apr 22, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1541 (99%)
Memory 1457 (93%)
Attention 1401 (99%)
Flexibility 1603 (98%)
Problem Solving 1375 (90%)

Overall 1475 (95%)
8.05 h

Apr 21, 2009

6.68 h
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1542 (99%)
Memory 1460 (93%)
Attention 1401 (99%)
Flexibility 1575 (98%)
Problem Solving 1351 (87%)

Overall 1465 (95%)
Started learning 10-key typing today.
70 wpm
68 wpm

Apr 20, 2009

5.65 h
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1536 (98%)
Memory 1457 (93%)
Attention 1374 (99%)
Flexibility 1582 (98%)
Problem Solving 1345 (86%)

Overall 1458 (94%)
64 wpm
73 wpm
6.91 h

Apr 19, 2009

72 wpm
70 wpm
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1529 (98%)
Memory 1451 (93%)
Attention 1374 (99%)
Flexibility 1577 (97%)
Problem Solving 1322 (84%)

Overall 1450 (94%)

decreased D:

Apr 18, 2009

7.46 h
Added 62 new phrases to my Castellano speech.

Apr 17, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1529 (98%)
Memory 1447 (93%)
Attention 1374 (99%)
Flexibility 1536 (97%)
Problem Solving 1354 (87%)

Overall 1448 (94%)
75 wpm
62 wpm
116 seconds
134 seconds
131 seconds
162 seconds
513 wpm
556 wpm
670 wpm
lost $2
Buy a scale and keep weight to safe levels.
Ran 5 miles today.
550 cal
5.20 h
Added 69 new words and phrases to my Spanish language.

Apr 16, 2009

I did something which could possibly be the most exciting thing to do on my only day off this week - laundry.

D:

Apr 15, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1506 (97%)
Memory 1450 (92%)
Attention 1375 (99%)
Flexibility 1528 (97%)
Problem Solving 1356 (87%)

Overall 1443 (94%)
6.50 h
lost $17
won $25
30 min

I am tired, I thought.
When I ran I realized that because I felt tired more than usual so 30 minutes only.

Apr 14, 2009

6.76 h
6.5 h
Added 50 vocabulary and phrases to my Spanish language.
Lost $3.
Eso es ridiculo!
I must have to start a new journal on sleeping.
I sleep like a cat. If only there is enough time.
I brought a new notebook dedicated only to learning Castellano.
Yes, I enjoy escribiendo lo.
Ah, today is supposed to be my day off but I have to work. grrr

I hate it when others change their schedule for something that is not even necessary enough so that it warrants affecting some others persons schedules. I never do something like that.
So now I currently have these magazine subscriptions.

Discover
Wired
GQ
Seed
Added 53 phrases to my Castellano language.

Apr 13, 2009

6.10 h

Apr 12, 2009

7.00 h
Added a mere 28 new phrases to my Spanish speech.

Apr 11, 2009

7.48 h

Apr 10, 2009

Added 63 phrases to my Castellano speech.

Apr 8, 2009

6.16 h
Added 55 new vocabulary and phrases to my Castellano speech.

Apr 7, 2009

Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1509 (95%)
Memory 1434 (91%)
Attention 1365 (99%)
Flexibility 1515 (96%)
Problem Solving 1298 (81%)

Overall 1397 (92%)

Great!!!
147 seconds
692 wpm
67 wpm
66 wpm
won $7
lost $3
I realize how we call Spaniards in Filipino - Kastila. This word comes from Castellano.
Added 61 phrases to my Castellano speech.

Apr 6, 2009

Added 47 phrases to my Castellano speech.
7.56

Apr 5, 2009

Added 112 phases to my Castellano speech.
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1503 (95%)
Memory 1383 (84%)
Attention 1363 (98%)
Flexibility 1515 (96%)
Problem Solving 1221 (71%)

Overall 1397 (90%)

Great improvements overall!!!

Apr 4, 2009

7.76 h
Function / BPI / Percentile

Speed 1414 (82%)
Memory 1359 (82%)
Attention 1353 (98%)
Flexibility 1512 (96%)
Problem Solving 1196 (74%)

Overall 1366 (86%)

98% on attention! scary.