Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Calvin and Hobbes

Recently I bought the complete series of all the Calvin and Hobbes books. What I find most enjoyable about the books is that they are equally as entertaining now as they were when I was a little kid. As I've grown older and a tad but wiser I've begun to understand the finer points of humor that the author has and how he portray it through the characters he draws. Below is one of my favorite sketches. Calvin is discussing the evolution of laughter with his good pal Hobbes. It strikes an interesting note by describing the oddity that we as humans enjoying laughing at things that are absurd. Hobbes retorts by saying that if we couldn't laugh we probably couldn't handle life. These little snippets of wisdom from Calvin and Hobbes are what has drawn me to the comic once again. I highly suggest buying the whole set or even just one little book on amazon. You can get the entire four volume set for only 50 bucks. Check it out. 


Monday, February 24, 2014

Lakers celtics

So I finally got to go inside the staples center. The whole area around it is basically a carnival on game night. Tons of people. Tons of things happening. It's kind of like going into the future. Either way it's a good time. Being from Boston I  always want to see my teams when they're in town. I missed the bruins when they played the ducks and kings so I thought tickets to lakers celtics would be a solid valentines day present. Unfortunately the celts lost and I took the typically barrage of insults from zealous sports fans but it's all good. I definitely suggest getting down to LA to check out the staples center and the espn zone at some point. Definitely worth the trip. 


Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Bio club

To get accepted to a good school via transfer is more and more competitive so it's always worth while to try and find a few ways to make your resume look better while enjoying yourself. I good way to do that is by joining clubs. It shows that you are active in campus activities and that you are able to balance a schedule. A solid club to join is bio club. They do bake sales, field trips, and all sorts of helpful study sessions. They are have fun activities like the kickball game against the geology club. Last year bio club won. Woo! Go us. 

Here is a picture after the victory


Monday, February 17, 2014

Downtime

This semester is undoubtedly my most difficult. I'm taking cell bio, ochem 2, and physics 2. With a workload like that I've been figuring out ways to mellow out on my downtime. There are tons of places on campus to take a minute to kick it and read a book or just lay down for a nap. One spot I've enjoyed lately is the stone steps next to the bridge on west campus. With the jack London book is just got, I've been taking some time inbetween classes to take a breather and give my brain a little rest. I highly suggest doing something similar and taking a second to enjoy living in sb. 

This is my spot. 


Saturday, February 15, 2014

Well ladies and gents

I may have created the greatest culinary invention of all time. In the process of unsuccessfull making sushi I have created something far superior. Something beyond sushi itself. I call it. The sushirrito. A masterpiece is ingenuity and persistence. Is it a burrito? No! Is it a sushi roll! Definitely not! It is, the sushirrito. Designed with a complex of sticky rice, cooked salmon, avocado and fried carrots, it blends together the delights of the mobility of a burrito and the tastiness of a sushi roll. Soon to be perfected, it will take over the sushi cuisine. Fear not my fellow Californians, the California sushirrito roll will be available. 

Here is it's prototype


Monday, February 10, 2014

Farmers market

With people always stressing about how to eat healthy and where to buy the food, I thought it would be a good idea to mention the farmers market. In sb every Tuesday and Saturday the farmers market comes to town right on state st. It's basically stands of all kinds of fresh farmed foods ranging from meats and cheeses, to hummus, greens, and fruits. Although it's a tad more expensive than buying food at Ralph's or something there is no doubt things are fresh and super tasty. What's nice is the vendors will usually hook it up with a taste of the goods before you buy. I highly suggest checking it out. 


This is my buddy buying some fresh strawberries in quarters. One of the more humorous parts of that day. 


Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Final semester

My last semester at cc ins already in full swing. Half dozen lectures and five labs a week. It's pretty heavy but I figure as long as I have solid time management I'll be all set. The biology direction at sbcc is tough. Right now I'm enrolled in cell bio, organic chemistry, and physics. So far it's going pretty well. Granted, its not even two weeks into the semester but judging from the syllabus and previous course work experience I feel like I'll be able to manage it all. 

This is what's going on at the moment. Ochem lab. Reducing camphor to produce isoborneol


Snowboarding

This winter I finally got some time to head back to my California hometown to do some snowboarding. When I first moved I Cali in the fall of 2010 my destination was big bear lake. I ended up about 30 minutes away in arrow bear but spent most of my time at the mountain. In December I got all my hear together and headed up the hill with some friends to go ride. Unfortunately for the mountains this has been a historically dry winter so the snow wasn't exactly awesome but it was still a super fun time. Tickets are a little pricey especially when you're a broke college student but it's still cheaper than the trek to Tahoe. Overall, it's a great time going back to the mountain and spending some time snowboarding. 

This is the summit at bear mt. Pretty excellent.