Man... this has not been a good month for me. First my car, and now my computer's hard drive just suddenly stopped working today. D'oh!

And of course I haven't backed up any of my files. Fortunately, I don't really have much on my computer that's too critical. My music and audiobooks are all on CD, my important pictures can be found online, and I don't have too many important documents that haven't been sent in an email somewhere.

Considering this, I'm debating not getting a new desktop-- I can probably just use my work laptop at home since I don't really do much with my computer other than the basic email, IM, and web browsing.

I'm guessing Maggie will appreciate this YouTube clip:

The World Series of Uno

Today at work we had a cheesecake taste-test for different local cheesecakes offered in Marin.



The contestants:
1) Studebaker cheesecake, which can be found in specialty markets in the Bay Area, $13
2) John & Jill's cheesecake, located in Novato, $5
3) J M Rosen cheesecake, made famous by Frank Sinatra's endorsement, $32

And the winner is...

John & Jill's cheesecake, with 11 votes. Studebaker received 4 votes and J M Rosen received just 2.

Funny how the cheapest cheesecake was the favorite, and the most expensive was the least favorite.

Thank God that I have no after-effects from the car accident. I got a physical today and the doctor confirmed that I'm fine.

It's the first time I've had a physical since high school. And yes, I did have to cough for the doctor...

As for the car, hopefully I'll receive my settlement amount sometime this week. I'm looking into a car that's pretty similar to the one I had-- a used Accord or Camry.

Renting a car for 2 weeks from hotwire.com, with help from A-Han: $14/day (including taxes)
Renting a bicycle for one day from Blazing Sadles: $28/day

Even if you rent a car for only 1 day, it's still about the same price as renting a bike for a day. Amazing...

Also, here are some clearer pictures of my car. I took these when I released my car to the insurance company. Bye bye, Accord...

After Good Friday service, a few of us went to eat. Then Allen, Frank, and I went to go bowling at Classic Bowl in Daly City.

I drove the 3 of us, and it was really foggy and damp. I drove at about 20 miles per hour, and made the left turn from Skyline Blvd onto King Drive. Suddenly, I saw the car in front of me swerve to the right. The next instant a small van, which was facing us, drove into my lane and crashed into us head on at about 30 mph.

My Accord's alarm went off, the airbags popped up, and the next thing I saw was the van driver yelling at me as if it was my fault. I didn't hear what he was saying because of the alarm, but then he just drove off, never to be seen again. A hit and run.

And it happened so fast that we didn't get a good description of the person or vehicle.

Fortunately, the 3 of us were OK physically. We'll probably be sore tomorrow, but thank God we didn't suffer any injuries. This incident could've been much worse, so praise God that we all came away OK.

And thanks to Allen, Frank, Ryan, Zheng, and Angela, for helping me out in a time of need. I was rattled a bit after the accident happened, and their presence was definitely appreciated.

In the end, the damage to my Accord was pretty extensive, and engine fluids were oozing out of my car.





It looks like I'll be getting a new car, so I'll definitely take suggestions on what to get. I'll be looking for something that's safe, reliable, and gets good gas mileage...

I just sent in my first question to the Sports Guy:

If you made an NBA team of the best active American white players, how many games would they win?

The roster would probably include guys like:
PG Kirk Hinrich
SG Mike Miller
SF Luke Walton
PF David Lee
C Chris Kaman

C Brad Miller
PF Troy Murphy
PG Luke Ridnour
PF Nick Collison
SG Mike Dunleavy