im writing this sitting in my boxers...thats it. Its bout 88 right now..IN MY APARTMENT and bout 90 outside..its a damn furnace..it was around 85 last night in the house when i went to bed. perfect weather if you enjoy sleeping naked.
well anyhow here leittle update on the life of joseph
Had 3 midterms last week and a upper division writing exam on saturday. it was a brutal week, but anway there was a good break in between with some Sigma nu stuff. being 21 feels great. i love the subway 5 dollar deal. and safeway is far superior than savemart.
yesterday me and jeremiah headed to the city to go to the Giants game...we made it a great day, but the giants made r day just little less fun...well not the giants, just that douche BARRY ZITO..he is 0-6 and is my enemy..i have no love or sympathy for him..he needs to go.. he let up 6 runs before we even got in our seats in the 1st inning...anyhow it was a great day at the park despite the 10-1 loss. it was bout 75 degrees and my sunburn is evidence to the great weather. After that jeremiah and I took the bus down to Pier 39 and fishermans wharf. Then the grandma made some great italian pasta.
--so on a pisst of side note: i discovered friday night after getting out of my car that some drunken idiot, bum, enemy, took my back windshield wiper and bent it with all its might. It definitely needs to be replaced...BS. pretty bitter bout it. my guess was it was some idiot walkin down the street who was drunk, saw the italian sticker or something and hated it and thought hed stick it to me. kind of a shady part of davis...ide rule out any enemies cuz i have no enemies. could be worse i guess..least thers not a broken windshields or stabbed tire.
so yea thats bout it, tryin to deal with the heat, but it dos feel pretty nice, bout to go for a bike ride or run.
Music Picts of the Week: Dave Matthews Band, Queen, Bleed the Dream
Monday, April 28, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Travel Blog Continues...ARIZONA trip
So this past weekend I flew out to ASU for a fantastic weekend in the desert state of Zona..first trip solo..let me tell you, southwest doesnt even compare to my cheap 40 euro flights from ryan air and easyjet..i remember flying to barcelona and amsterdam that everyone clapped when the plane landed..not a single word once the plane hit phoenix..but anyhow, it was fun gettin in a plane again and traveling. Purpose of this trip was to go visit Brady (who ive promised an ASU trip for 3 yrs) and as well to visit several ladies from the florence trip.
Plane got into phoenix around 11..from ther we hit up the local liqour store and got some CL's after some minor beer pong action we headed out to downtown tempe to hit up Big Bang Piano bar..rated one of tempes best bar. It was a fun fun time..wish davis had something like it...basically u request songs and these 2 guys on pianos who belt out the lyrics to an elegant piano harmony. they were real good. good night to start the weekend.
Friday morning we got up around 10 to go for a hike up Camelback Mountain. i can say this hike was pretty physical demanding as it was a great workout..one of the best hikes ive ever done, no walk in the park, lot of inclines, slippery hills, and rocks. and watch out for the prickly cacti. it was bout 85 degrees and clear skys.
Local Zona Creature
Brady getting his hike on
At the top after bout a straight 60 minute incline, we enjoyed some bomb sandwiches from a local deli. very rewarding.
Lost in Hong Kong shirt was useless as the percentage of asians r extremely low compared to Davis..yet still one of my favorite shirts
Click on the panoramas for larger size
That hike was a good one..definitely was a great work out, provided great sights of zona, and a great way to work on my tan.
After the hike we went back and cleaned up. Then met up with the girls from my italian program and headed out for a night at the ballpark. WE went to the Dback game against colorado..think it was my first game were neither the giants nor the A's were playing..Dbacks killed, hit bout 4 homers and had a real nice ball park. Beer like every pro park was damn xpensive weighing in at about 8 bucks per pint
After the game we went to Pizzeria Bianco..which ppl claim is America's Best Pizza...including a great review by Oprah. pretty big claim as far as im concerned..this restraunt was about 8 tables big, and ther was a 5 hour wait..so we checked in b4 the game and had to keep in contact every hr to keep our reservation..now lets be honest..after hearing a 5 hour wait..i was really getting my hopes up..after eating ther i can say the pizza is very good? but best in America?? no thank you. maybe it was cuz i was not hungry or just had too high of hopes..but i def do not support that claim..as far as im concerned..AMICIs gives them a run for ther money. 5 hr wait is pretty absurd..in the end im glad i tried it just to see if the claim was true.
Saturday was the highlight of the weekend..Scottsdale Culinary Festival...definitely a great time out in zona 93 degree weather..this festival consisted of tons of local eateries and breweries..along with great live music.
For food i had a pulled prok sandwhich as well as a n italian sausage from Maggianos..mmmm
The beer area was amazing..ther were about 35 beer tents each with their own unique beer and you could sample all of them..it was a good time..my favorite beer was an irish coffee beer by some local brewery..it was very comparable to guinness but better...
Saturday Night was another night at Big Bang Piano bar..once again entertaining.
Sunday was another scorching weather day. We started out early and headed to downtown to watch the IRONMAN triathalon..this was the final trail before the main event in hawaii..pretty sick..the triathalon was about 12 hrs..i could only take about 10 minutes of it as it was just ppl on bikes. but anyway props to the athletes, pretty spectacular, especially in such the hot weather.
For lunch we went to the YARD HOUSE who claims the worlds largest collection of draft beer
pretty amazing..the entire bar was just a plethora of beer on tap. piping system was cool too.. i unfortunately didnt get a chance to try a beer cuz i was still hurting from the night before..but if i had to pick which beer, it would have been Blue Moon. The food was phenomenal and we got to watch Tiger lose the masters sadly.
For sunset we embarked on another hike, this time up to A mountain..which is named because ther is a huge yellow A on the mountain top. got some good picts..but sorry for my lack of experience in the sunset photo department.
Sunday night we had a final dinner with everyone at Oregano's Italian restaraunt..very solid meal.
My flight left at 6 monday morning..so me and brady decided to get some beers and pull an all nighter watchin the office till 430..then headed to the airport..flight home went well.
Review: I thourougly enjoyed the weekend, and im pretty sure hte people i spent it with enjoyed it as well..weather was spectacular..and we did everything we possibly could taking advantage of every opportunity..a memorable trip to say the least..thanks to B Stern for being a good host and thanks to the ASU girls for showin me a good time.
thank god i dont travel alot..that was a long post..first this long since abroad.
Music Pick of the Week: Incubus
Plane got into phoenix around 11..from ther we hit up the local liqour store and got some CL's after some minor beer pong action we headed out to downtown tempe to hit up Big Bang Piano bar..rated one of tempes best bar. It was a fun fun time..wish davis had something like it...basically u request songs and these 2 guys on pianos who belt out the lyrics to an elegant piano harmony. they were real good. good night to start the weekend.
Friday morning we got up around 10 to go for a hike up Camelback Mountain. i can say this hike was pretty physical demanding as it was a great workout..one of the best hikes ive ever done, no walk in the park, lot of inclines, slippery hills, and rocks. and watch out for the prickly cacti. it was bout 85 degrees and clear skys.
Local Zona Creature
Brady getting his hike on
At the top after bout a straight 60 minute incline, we enjoyed some bomb sandwiches from a local deli. very rewarding. 
Lost in Hong Kong shirt was useless as the percentage of asians r extremely low compared to Davis..yet still one of my favorite shirts
Click on the panoramas for larger size
That hike was a good one..definitely was a great work out, provided great sights of zona, and a great way to work on my tan.
After the hike we went back and cleaned up. Then met up with the girls from my italian program and headed out for a night at the ballpark. WE went to the Dback game against colorado..think it was my first game were neither the giants nor the A's were playing..Dbacks killed, hit bout 4 homers and had a real nice ball park. Beer like every pro park was damn xpensive weighing in at about 8 bucks per pint
After the game we went to Pizzeria Bianco..which ppl claim is America's Best Pizza...including a great review by Oprah. pretty big claim as far as im concerned..this restraunt was about 8 tables big, and ther was a 5 hour wait..so we checked in b4 the game and had to keep in contact every hr to keep our reservation..now lets be honest..after hearing a 5 hour wait..i was really getting my hopes up..after eating ther i can say the pizza is very good? but best in America?? no thank you. maybe it was cuz i was not hungry or just had too high of hopes..but i def do not support that claim..as far as im concerned..AMICIs gives them a run for ther money. 5 hr wait is pretty absurd..in the end im glad i tried it just to see if the claim was true.
Saturday was the highlight of the weekend..Scottsdale Culinary Festival...definitely a great time out in zona 93 degree weather..this festival consisted of tons of local eateries and breweries..along with great live music.
For food i had a pulled prok sandwhich as well as a n italian sausage from Maggianos..mmmm
The beer area was amazing..ther were about 35 beer tents each with their own unique beer and you could sample all of them..it was a good time..my favorite beer was an irish coffee beer by some local brewery..it was very comparable to guinness but better...
Saturday Night was another night at Big Bang Piano bar..once again entertaining.Sunday was another scorching weather day. We started out early and headed to downtown to watch the IRONMAN triathalon..this was the final trail before the main event in hawaii..pretty sick..the triathalon was about 12 hrs..i could only take about 10 minutes of it as it was just ppl on bikes. but anyway props to the athletes, pretty spectacular, especially in such the hot weather.
For lunch we went to the YARD HOUSE who claims the worlds largest collection of draft beer
pretty amazing..the entire bar was just a plethora of beer on tap. piping system was cool too.. i unfortunately didnt get a chance to try a beer cuz i was still hurting from the night before..but if i had to pick which beer, it would have been Blue Moon. The food was phenomenal and we got to watch Tiger lose the masters sadly.For sunset we embarked on another hike, this time up to A mountain..which is named because ther is a huge yellow A on the mountain top. got some good picts..but sorry for my lack of experience in the sunset photo department.
Sunday night we had a final dinner with everyone at Oregano's Italian restaraunt..very solid meal.
My flight left at 6 monday morning..so me and brady decided to get some beers and pull an all nighter watchin the office till 430..then headed to the airport..flight home went well.
Review: I thourougly enjoyed the weekend, and im pretty sure hte people i spent it with enjoyed it as well..weather was spectacular..and we did everything we possibly could taking advantage of every opportunity..a memorable trip to say the least..thanks to B Stern for being a good host and thanks to the ASU girls for showin me a good time.
thank god i dont travel alot..that was a long post..first this long since abroad.
Music Pick of the Week: Incubus
Thursday, April 10, 2008
ZONA destined....
headin out for Arizona tmw night..gonna be a great weekend with Brady and some of my study abroad ladies....weather is in low 90's...NICE!
Here is the itinerary the legend Brady Stern concocted.
Thursday: Big Bang Piano Bar, voted best ASU bar 2008
Friday: Hike World-Famous Camelback mountain to get an unbeatable view of the valley, lunch at Scottsdale mall to view the fine ladies, Diamondbacks vs. Rockies from the bleachers, Pizzeria Bianco voted America's best pizza by USA today
Saturday: Scottsdale Culinary Festival 2008, attend a pool party/sneak into some resort and lay out, San Felipe's bar and Dave and Busters at Tempe Marketplace, cruise downtown tempe mill (ASU main street)
Sunday: Check out the Tempe Ironman Triathlon..pretty sick last year, go somewhere to watch the final round of the masters and see tiger get another green jacket, A-Mountain for sunset, oregano's for dinner (favorite spot in tempe, similar to buca de beppo)
Monday: Departure
***All plans are tentative and subject to change
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Jayhawks
great game, final 2 minutes of the game is where memphis stars lacked clutchness and were kansas stars rose to the occasion .
ONE SHINING MOMENT 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
One Shining Moment
So tonight concludes one of the best if not the greatest annual sporting event: The NCAA mens bball tournament. started with 64, now down to 2. Tonights matchup between Kansas and Memphis comes as a suprise to many, as the popular picks UCLA and UNC we're elimated in their semifinal games. The tournament this year did not fail to impress once again..there were some great upsets, great players, great games, and great last second shots. It was suprising to see the last 4 teams all be 1 seeds, i guess it was the first time ever. I enjoyed watching Stanford, but another dissapointing tourny showing..It was fantastic to see DUKE lose early, and UCLA put on a hell of a show. tonites game should be pretty good. Memphis seems to have the momentum and everyone favors them. both teams r real deep and both consists a unbeievable atheltes including my favorites Brandon Rush(kansas) and Derrick Rose (memphis). MY PICK: KANSAS i really could care less who wins, i just want a good game, but for the sake of just a final game..im gonna pick a team.
also stay tuned after the game for One Shining Moment featuring all the highlights from the tourny..as well as a great background song.
Parting video: amazing dunk by Patrick Ewing Jr. of Georgetown
on a professional note: GO WARRIORS
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Sleeping sheds Pounds
check this interesting article. no wonder ive been so skinny..as most of u know, i sleep alot...best thing u can do for ur body
Headin to my Sigma Nu retreat today...GO UCLA and Kansas. later peeps
Headin to my Sigma Nu retreat today...GO UCLA and Kansas. later peeps
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
April 1st, 2008
Happy First Day of April.
thanks to Brady Stern who punked me..if it wasnt for that i would not have remember that April Fools was today..even tho its just a pretty lame day, but if u please..get ur prank on
coming soon: My top 30 albums of my life. this is takin awhile to compile as i am tryin to review each one and telling y i chose it in the list.
MUSIC PICK of the WEEK: The Expendables
MOVIE PICK of the WEEK: The Simpson Movie
thanks to Brady Stern who punked me..if it wasnt for that i would not have remember that April Fools was today..even tho its just a pretty lame day, but if u please..get ur prank oncoming soon: My top 30 albums of my life. this is takin awhile to compile as i am tryin to review each one and telling y i chose it in the list.
MUSIC PICK of the WEEK: The Expendables
MOVIE PICK of the WEEK: The Simpson Movie
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