bit of travel talk

Phew! These last few weeks have been insane in terms of travel. I'm going to have to get better at writing about my travels. Here's a very quick recap of where I've been: Barcelona, Madrid, Sitges, Atlantic City, Washington DC, and Durham, NC. This is all in the span of the month, even with work. There were lots of undocumented adventures, and that's kind of a shame.

With all this travel, I've also decided to write down the name of each city my shoes have been in as I go. Not where I've been, persay, but the shoes themselves. Needless to say, I know have traveling shoes. Woot!

Man, this post is boring, but they can't all be exciting.

sports teams

So, the fact that i never update this doesnt really mean much to me. i just suck at life. i have, however, decided that i should, at some point in my life, have some semblance of a favorite sports team for the major professional sports. i think i'll just stick to american sports for now, namely the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. and the WPS. womens professional soccer. i think im just gonna list the teams in groups of potential favorites to potential hated. maybe ill throw some reasoning in there, too.

NFL
potential favorites
-jets - i like that they kinda suck, but they have potential.
-texans - their mascot is ambiguous and theyre from texas. whats not to like?
-colts - peyton manning is awesome.

teams i can like
-browns - they have quinn, and i like lots of people from cleveland.
-ravens - because they're really hardcore. and if i dont like them, they'll shank me.
-steelers - they're a good, hardworking team. and they had the bus.
-titans - only because they used to be the oilers.
-chargers - san diego is a great city and ladanian is sweet.
-cowboys - they're a good team, though i dont like following trends and they were the trend in el paso.
-giants - they have justin tuck. tuck is awesome. also, my old roommate loved them, and he's a cool guy.
-eagles - theres nothing wrong with them, and they're kind of a local team.
-packers - they're such a trooper of a team. they just seem to have a great work ethic.
-falcons - i like them because of vick. even though vick is gone. i like them slightly less now that matt ryan is doing so well.
-saints - media presented this team as bringing the city together after katrina. i like that. even tho they do have reggie bush.
-cardinals - another hard working team that rocked it last year.
-rams - i like st louis, so i like the rams.


teams im ambivalent about
-dolphins - does anyone care about the dolphins?
-bengals - they suck too much to like them, but they have ochocinco.
-jaguars - i forgot they even existed before this.
-broncos - eh, strange team.
-chiefs - kinda cool team logo.
-raiders - i thought i was going to hate them because of russell, but they suck too much to care.
-redskins - i cant hate them but i cant like them. they have a sour taste in my mouth.
-bears - da bears bring about no feelings.
-lions - they suck too much to like.
-panthers - another forgotten team.
-buccaneers - i used to like them when they had sapp. now i dont care.


teams i hate
-bills - they have TO and they couldnt seal the deal against the cowboys twice in the 90s. that merits hatred.
-patriots - dont ask me why. maybe because they're cocky?
-49ers - though the cowboys arent "my team", i still hate the 49ers.

i went through each team in the NFL because i like football the most. for the other sports, i might just pick teams that i might like/might be favs.

NBA
potential faves
bulls - how can you not like jordans former team?
cavs - how can you not love lebron?
spurs - tim duncan and a city where someone in my family actually lives? thats a winning combination. this is my actual favorite team in the nba.


teams i'll probably hate
celtics - i dont know if i like any sports that come from boston

MLB
potential faves
orioles - they have a sweet stadium and they're close and i like their uniforms
yankees - they're pretty amazing, though controversial
indians - once again, i like cleveland. also, i went to my first MLB game in cleveland.
A's - i like their name.
mariners - i loved the griffey/big unit era.
phillies - they're a quality team.
cardinals - i like st. louis. and pujols. and i used to like anheuscher-busch before inbev.

teams i'll probably hate
red sox - once again, boston
yankees - they suck and are pissy

NHL
potential faves
-penguins - i like pittsburgh and crosby.
-ducks - how can you not like the ducks?
-stars - hockey in texas? count me in!

teams i'll probably hate
-red wings - just dont like them. arrogant, perhaps?
-bruins - is boston involved?

WPS (womens professional soccer)
favorite team
-st. louis athletica - amanda cinalli. the first professional and only professional athlete i know. she went to ND. and played on ND's soccer team. and is an awesome person. and is the first and only pro athlete i know. i gotta love the team.

hated team
breakers - they're from boston. i dont expect good things.

now dont get me wrong. i love boston. its a great city. its beautiful. and i had a great time while i was there. but i just dont like their sports franchises one bit. i dont know why. well, anyway, there you have it, i threw together a quick list. now i'll just have a pick a team from those potentials. that can wait for another day.

twitter feed

so i got a twitter feed to work on this website. it's on the right. this really means nothing because i never blog or twitter, but hell, it's there now. it's not like anyone reads this anyway.

I've gone quiz crazy!

Your Vote Score: 52% Republican, 48% Democrat

You are truly an independent voter, and you don't fit well with either party. Maybe you should choose one issue to vote on - or look into third parties!

Should You Vote Republican or Democrat?

You Are Ketchup

You are easy going and very measured in your approach to life. Popular and well liked, you get along with everyone. Seriously, everyone loves you! Your taste tends to be pretty mainstream American. You go for the classic favorites: burgers, fries, and apple pie. You get along best with mustard and mayonnaise personalities.

What Condiment Are You?

willy wonka is my bitch

So I haven't updated in a ridiculously long time. Let's start with the basics. Graduation in May. In all honesty, being an alumnus sucks. I don't like not having that place to go back to. But I'll manage. Now I find myself in Pennsylvania, working at a chocolate plant. No, not Hershey. But it is in a small town in Amish Country. I've just gone from smaller to smaller cities. I grew up in El Paso, a city of 750,000 + the 1.5 million in Juarez. Then I moved to South Bend. 150,000ish. Now, I live in Lititz, a town of 9,000, that is right outside of Lancaster, a city of 55,000. Apparently the metropolitan area is like 500,000, but there's no way to get from place to place easily. I've also gone from Southwest to Midwest to Northeast, each change being harder than the one before. But I think the biggest change is just going from being a student to actually having a job/career. That is quite a jump.

So now I have a job. And I am living in a brand new place. And I don't know anyone here. Yet. I am getting to meet people though, so that's cool. I've been out a few times. I don't know. I just need to get used to actually introducing myself with no precedent. It's not like having class with someone or meeting them from a club or something. Now, there's really no reason why I should introduce myself to people other than people at work. Whatever, now I'm rambling.

Anyway, back to the chocolate. Yeah, I'm working for a chocolate plant. I currently am in training. This means that my job is to learn how everything in the plant works. I don't really have any duties or responsibilities currently, persay. I just have to learn. And they don't really guide me too much. It's like being homeschooled. And I haven't figured out a way to get free chocolate to send to people. We like to sell our chocolate and not give it to employees. So I apologize in advance for not being able to supply the world with chocolate. Don't worry, I will find a way, just not immediately. Which reminds me, if you want chocolate, email me. oscar.u.garcia@gmail.com .

Alright, that's my newest update. It's boring. But the basics usually are. Maybe in the future I'll actually have a good post.

The Tabasco Story

So I realize I haven't blogged in forever, and for that I am sorry, but I will hopefully begin to blog more. And to start, I have a wonderful story to tell.

The Tabasco Story
So it starts off like any other Monday. Today was slightly different, because my friend Jess and I are getting food together, where normally I get food on my own. So we have decided to get make your own pizza at NDH. After much preparation, we make our way over and get our pizzas made. No big deal. But once they are made, Jess and I go our own ways, getting drinks and such.

So I come back to the area where you pick up your pizza. Jess isn't there, so I wait alone. I am walking around, just looking at all the things that are used as decoration for that side of the DH. There is one thing that catches my eye. It is a saucer filled with some sort of red sauce. What is it? I have no idea. But it looks fake, and slightly like gazpacho. So I curiously poke the plate to see if it will move. No vibrations go through the plate. Weird. So then I look around, and then quickly plan to tap the top of what appears to be plastic. I was mistaken and run away from the plate and its liquidy contents. I get back to my tray, which is about 5 steps away, and wipe the red liquid onto the table and look back at the plate. As I look back, the girl who I have come to know as Tabasco girl walks up to the plate with intention, and then with a look of disgust. Since I am looking guilty about something, she gives me a dirty look. "She knows!" I think to myself. But then she simply walks away, not even taking the plate and just taking her own pizza. Curious, I think.

Now, Jess is back and has gotten her pizza. As we wait for mine, I naturally show her the plate, and once we smell it, I determine it is a plate of tabasco sauce. So, now, pizza in hand, I head back to our table to sit with Elise and Sarah. Lo and behold, guess who is sitting not 2 seats away from me than tabasco girl! So that's awkward, right? Just wait.

I put my tray down, go get fruit, and as I come back, she gives me a look I am still trying to understand. I forgot to mention this, but this girl is cute. Anyway, she gives me not a look of disgust, but rather of curiosity and, all honesty, a kind of sexy glance. Now I am intrigued, naturally. So now every once in a while, I am glancing in her direction.

After a few minutes, I glance over and she catches my eye. Then she speaks...

Tabasco Girl: So, were you the one who put his finger in my plate?
Me: Umm... yeah.
TG: Why would you do such a thing?
Me: I thought it was some kind of weird decoration and I wanted to see if it was real.
TG: But seriously, why would you? I was going to put it on my pizza.
Me: What do you mean? It was there, it looked weird, and I'm a curious person.
TG: But why would you...
That is about the time when I turned away from tabasco girl with a smirk on my face to the understandably confused faces of my lunch companions. And that's how the rest of the lunch went, with tabasco girl at my side and me ignoring her evil looks.

That must be the end of the story, you say. Well, dear reader, indeed there is still more to tell.

Now here I am in the library. Of course, at some point, I must go to the restroom. It's all fine and dandy, until I step out. On the 13th floor, there is tabasco girl with some dude waiting for the elevator. I contain myself from bursting out loud in laughter, which means I must have a big smile on my face. Her face goes from ambivalence to disgust when she realizes who I am. And as I walk away, all I hear is "At lunch, he put his finger in my sauce..."

What a wonderfully awkward life I lead.