Going on a diet

I've been doing research the past few days on the most effective, yet healthy way to trim some fat and lose a few pounds. I'm tired and about to sleep but it will consist of:

-4-5 meals but smaller portions with less emphasis on lunch
-increased consumption of whole grain and non-refined foods
-1 day a week of red meat, 3 days of fish
-jogging at least 3 days a week for 30 mins
-drinking 1 nalgene water bottle a day
-eating oatmeal in the morning

I'm still researching but that's my small list for now, easily doable. If you have any additional tips or suggestions, it would be appreciated!

I've been saving my money and penny pinching the past few months but it's always nice to browse around and find stuff I want to treat myself with:

Cold World 'Rap Flier' shirt. Love this band, I totally slept on getting this on eBay. Also want the 'Soccer Riot' shirt from This is Hardcore 2006

Ben Sherman 'Leftfield' Polo

Nike Air Max 90 Current Hybrid

Workin For the Weekend

Goals for the weekend:

-tonight i will be home doing extensive research on the NBA playoffs in order to continue my degenerate gambling vice and fooling myself into thinking that this can be a second income for me.

-wash and waxing my porsche to take pictures in order to sell on craigslist. at this point, i just want to get rid of it and use the money towards my savings and house purchase.

-continue house hunting. i hope i can find something in my price range. my goal is still to find a place before july 1st.

-catch up on some dvds. i currently have in my possession waiting to be watch:

• Seven Pounds


• Click


• Dan in Real Life

-enjoy the weekend! early projections have the weekend to be in the mid to upper 80's. time to bust out tank tops and shorts again.



Be safe guys!!!

Betting on Sports Rule!!!!

On Wednesday, just after 1 week I narrowly lost $1200 in basketball betting by 1 point, I redeemed myself by getting 5 of 5 correct in my basketball bet and winning $1250.00!!! I put $50 down and have to pick 5 matchups and have to hit all 5 correctly, the probability is ridiculous. The payout was 25-1 so it was well worth it. I immediately withdraw $1200 via check and kept $50 for the NBA playoffs. I feel like celebrating with my new found money but I think the smartest thing was to put it in my savings and build up from it.





Last 4th of July up in Tahoe, I had $200 and played blackjack in a span of less than 5 hours and parlayed that to $2700. Winning the NBA bets seemed more rewarding to me. Although the payout in Tahoe was greater than my NBA bets, because the odds were totally against me yesterday I overcame it.

House Hunting

Fyi: That is not me :P

After thinking for a long time and careful deliberation, I am officially house hunting. My price range isn't all too great but I think there's a few places out there in which I can call 'home'. I'm mostly excited about having my own place for the purpose of building equity to make money but also to decorate it myself. After seeing my friends Jon and Holly with their new place, I know it would be a lot of work but will be very rewarding. Any tips for a first time home buyer?

RIP Nick Adenhart

Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a felony hit-and-run car accident early this morning. Two others (one affiliated with the Angels organization) were killed in the crash, and the offender was caught and hospitalized. The 22 year-old had just tossed six scoreless innings the night before, the best performance of his young career.

Although I didn't know him personally and things like this happen all the time, it still hit me really hard to hear about this. Maybe it's because he was only 22 years old but I think it's because since I'm so involved following baseball and spend a lot of time learning about players in a way I kind of knew him. He was considered a promising superstar in the making making his MLB debut last year late in the season.

They eventually caught the person fleeing from the scene and I really hope he gets the justice he deserves. My thoughts goes out to his family for this terrible tragedy.

I made a wonderful meal tonight

My two wonderful, great friends Jon and Holly were my guests of honor as I made chicken stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese wrapped in prosciutto. I got the idea a couple of weeks ago while watching Rachel Ray. It was my first trying something daring and it turned out amazing. I also made a nice baby spinach salad and orzo in pesto. We capped the dinner with Klondike Bars that Holly and Jon brought over. All in all it was a very nice dinner and once I have my own house, I want to have more dinner parties.

What's new with me?

In the past week here is what has happened to me:

-Got an unexpected raise. I am very thankful especially in these rough economic times
-Won several big bets in basketball. I took the money and transferred it into my bank account to pay next months rent
-Got the word that Ani will be up in San Francisco next week, words cannot describe how excited I am to see her!
-Baseball season started on Monday, I will be preoccupied with sports for the next 7 months

I wish I lived the good life like my friend here

Second Installment of Salty Stephen

Here's what I'm griping about:



April Fools Day

Words cannot describe how much I hate April 1st. Pranks around the office are not funny and neither is tricking friends and family. People who do these are the same knobs who like to dress up for Halloween. Dressing up is cool if you were 10, not when you're an adult and especially if you are a working professional.

Now people will say, "C'mon Stephen, where's your sense of humor? It's fun!" To them I say, grow up and get a sense of reality. Kids should embrace this day to be silly and say corny jokes to their friends and family.



What if I started emailing and calling everyone that my beloved Pepper died? Everyone would be sympathetic towards me and my family but when I go APRIL FOOLS people get all bitter and pissed at me because I hooked people to make them look stupid.

If you spend all your time trying to find a way to make somebody look bad or scary the hell out of them for your own amusement, you're a tool! Question is, how does anyone fall for anything on April first? And anyone who falls for an April Fools’ prank is even less impressive.