Archive for the 'General' Category
Skydiving
June 30th, 2010Several residents and I took the plunge and went skydiving today. Aboard a tiny Cessna airplane that only fit four, it took us about ten minutes to climb to 10000 feet. Not too strange except that one side of the plane was completely open to the outside. Just as I was getting used to that, […]
Return of the Derby Dolls
May 16th, 2010It’s not that they returned, rather I did. For the first time in seven months I wasn’t on call during a Derby Dolls game, so you know I could be found in LA. Roller coaster of a night, however. On the one hand, the San Diego Swarm won in an anticlimactic fashion by squeezing out […]
Shrimp Boil Video, Finally
January 22nd, 2009Here it is, the edited video from our authentic Southern (aka “low country”) shrimp boil, which we held for Ricky’s birthday. This event actually took place in July…but six months late ain’t bad!
Gotta love low country food.
Geek Humor
November 18th, 2008But I still think it’s funny!
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says “You’re all idiots”, and pours two beers.
My New VW Rabbit
September 29th, 2007Thanks to a generous check from my car insurance company, I was able to buy a new 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit. It has a pretty strong engine for such a small car, and like all VWs it has nice interior design, especially the blue dashboard lights (it makes you wonder if American car companies pay any […]
Jeep Wrangler, RIP
September 7th, 2007My poor Jeep Wrangler was stolen. Stolen again, actually, as this is the second time it has been stolen. Unfortunately this time, however, it hasn’t been found yet and it probably won’t be. Pretty shitty circumstances, too…I walked out of the hospital post-call (i.e. after working a 30+ hour shift) and noticed my car wasn’t […]
I’m Famous!
June 20th, 2007AOL came across my online photo album and must have liked what they saw. So much so, apparently, that they selected one of my photos — one from my Thailand album — to feature on their AOL Pictures homepage. Here is a screenshot I grabbed:
and here is the original photo:
Celebrity Sightings
June 10th, 2007Now that I don’t live in Los Angeles I probably won’t have anymore celebrity sightings, which is one thing I’ll actually miss about that city. These are the few sightings I had during my four years living in LA, arranged chronologically (earliest listed first):
Vince Vaughn — I spotted him and then followed him around for […]
American Idol: Wasted Time
January 28th, 2007My life was circling the drain last night. I spent 3 hours watching American Idol, and it wasn’t as if I watched just one 3-hour episode…rather, I watched a one-hour segment three times. In a row. In one night.
In my defense it was pretty entertaining. I don’t ordinarily watch American Idol, but I do like […]
Car Repairs
May 27th, 2006I need to be more proactive about car care, and so I decided to take my Jeep in for a tune-up this morning. Luckily my engine was pretty clean, and there are only a few minor repairs/replacements to make (e.g. spark plugs, transmission, etc.). I figure a few hundred dollars spent now is better than […]
Madonna!
May 24th, 2006For “only” $100 each, we had an opportunity to see Madonna’s “Confessions” concert in Inglewood. I am not a huge Madonna fan, but I couldn’t turn this down. I wanted to fit in, but unfortunately I didn’t have any Madonna clothes to wear.
It was an awesome show that was lively, filled with lighting effects, and […]
20 Ways to Better Health
April 26th, 2006Taken directly from Men’s Health, here is an interesting and helpful list of 20 small changes you can make in your life to be a little healthier and more fit. Everyone can afford to incorporate at least 5 of these changes into their daily routine.
1. DECORATE YOUR PLATE
A 14-year study found that men whose diets […]
Back from Iran
January 23rd, 2006I finally made a trip to the motherland, and I made it there and back safely. I’d describe how great the trip was, but a picture is worth a 1,000 words…so here are 100,000 to describe my trip to you:
Amir Schricker’s Iran Photos
Enjoy!
Protein Shake
October 18th, 2005I’ve finally succumbed. After years and years of refusing to resort to nutritional supplements like weight-gainer drinks, I’ve caved in and decided to try protein shakes. My justification is that this is the mildest sort of nutritional supplement that I can take that will provide a slight boost in strenght and/or size.
After several days of […]
New Workout Regimen
October 3rd, 2005After more than eight years of doing essentially the same weight-lifting routine in the gym, and after seeing minimal (meaning “no”) changes in strength, weight, or muscle size, I’m finally changing my entire workout routine. By doing completely new exercises for every body part, I’m “shocking my system”, as they say. I’m no longer doing […]