I got called in to work because a couple people called out. I took the opportunity to work because I need all the hours I can get because I need to make/save money.

There was some traffic on the 91 Freeway, Eastbound. But around Beach Blvd, I had to go in the lane to the right - the one second to the right. There's a lot of stupid drivers.

I was leaving a gap between my car and the car in front because it was slow, and slower, and sometimes stop and go traffic. Then out of nowhere there's this stupid ass car in the very right lane that just cut in front of me because his lane started to stop, but the thing is he cut so close in front of me, I had to slam on my brakes, and I did my best to stop without hitting the car - and I didn't.

Then the car behind me, with Michael Moore driving slams on his brakes, but skids and hits my car in the back! Damn!

Yeah, of course, it's Michael Moore's fault for not being able to stop (I was able to), but I place some of the blame on the car in front of me who just cut in front of me - no signal, just cut in front of me and slammed on his brakes.

Now Me and Michael Moore have to pull over and exchange information, while crazy stupid ass driver in the green car in front of me probably didn't even notice the accident he caused!

What the hell, man?!?! All he had to do is slow down, then stop in his lane, but he got greedy and jumped to my lane when it was STOPPING, and then he had to slam on his brakes.

I'm okay. My back is "tired". It doesn't hurt, it's not sore, but it's "tired". That's the feeling I have with my back. The impact was not too big - not much damage, no pain. When I play sports, basketball or football for leisure, I get hit harder than I did with the Pontiac, but why does my back feel "tired"?

I'll see how it is tomorrow to see if there's anything with my back.

I had to get to work at 6pm, and it was 4:45pm when that happened. So we just took pictures of each others' cars, and licenses and insurance information. Then headed our ways.

I worked and everything was fine.

But damn, I'm pissed at that car that cut in front of me who just cut in front of me when there clearly wasn't enough space and time to fit in! bastard!

By the way. The guy who hit me - his name is Michael Moore, but he wasn't the annoying fat guy. He was actually a nice Black guy with a friendly name tag.

What the heck is going on?!?! There's crazy fires all around my home. There's fires in Yorba Linda, Brea, and Sylmar! And I like in Orange County, where it's all full of smoke. Hopefully these fires stop, so everyone can get back to their homes and breathe good air. Unfortunately some people didn't get to save their homes

Here's how it progressed during my day.

I went with my family to eat at Carl's Jr., and when we went in, it was smelly, and the outside looked like this.


In the middle of eating, it started getting more orange and darker.


After eating, we stepped outside, and saw this! It's a really big cloud of smoke. It was raining ashes! It was so awful! And it looked so bad!

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Here is my Fantasy Basketball list, and why I chose them. In no particular order. The league is Head-To-Head (weekly battles) with playoffs towards the end of the regular season, and there were 10 people participating.

Here's my team:

Andre Miller (Phi - PG) - I chose him because I figured with Elton Brand on the team, Andre will get more assists. He was one of my late picks. I don't really think he would make that big of a difference, but he has a pretty solid game.

Rudy Fernandez (Por - PG,SG) - At the end of the draft, I picked Manu Ginobili because I thought that when he gets back in December or January, he'd be a good pick up for the Fantasy Basketball playoffs. Then after the draft was done, I figured that Manu won't be helpful to me - I might not even make it to the playoffs thanks to him, so I decided to drop him, and take a chance at Rudy Fernandez. I'm glad I did because Rudy Fernandez was on other people's sleeper list. Also, I saw him play in Spain during the Olympics, and he will come in off the bench and play well. He has a lot of experience, and so far he's been doing my team pretty well.

Leandro Barbosa (Pho - PG,SG) - He was quick and scored a lot under Mike D'Antoni's system when he was on the Suns, but now it's Terry Porter as coach, and everyone on the Suns seem to be adjusting. Leandro Barbosa also hasn't been able to perform well while his mom is in the hospital, and just today (or yesterday), his mom passed away. He's not going to do much for my team right now, but I really like him as a person - he's a really good guy, and I can only hope he and his family will be okay after what happened with his mom.

Michael Redd (Mil - PG,SG) - Michael Redd is a sharp shooter.He made 50 points one day, and that caused me to lose because he was on the other team. He's a USA Gold Medalist. He's good. He's all points, and not much defense, but that's okay, I have other defensive people.

David Lee (NY - PF,C) - David Lee was the MVP of the Rookie/Sophomore game during the All-Star Break. He's really good with rebounds, and everything else he provides is extra. He hustles for the messy plays and rebounds. He's an okay Center, but a really good Rebounder.

Carmelo Anthony (Den - SF) - I chose Carmelo Anthony because he was the best player at the time during the draft. He's a really good stat player, and Fantasy Basketball is all about stats, and not necessarily wins. He was suspended for the first part of the season, but he's back and he's okay. He'll just keep getting better, and Denver just got Chauncy Billups, so Carmelo has better help, in my opinion, than shoot-first guard, Allen Iverson.

Andrew Bynum (LAL - C) - Andrew Bynum's back on the Lakers after being injured for most of the season last year. He pumped up, worked out, and said he's 100% healthy. His offensive timing isn't back to where it was before, but he has stepped up on defense a lot. He is averaging about 3 blocks a game, and that's what I got him for - blocks. His little points (most of the points in the paint go to Pau Gasol) and assists will be extra. He changes a lot of shots - but unfortunately for me, those don't go on the stat sheet. I think that anyone on the Lakers won't have that good of a stat day (meaning no ridiculously high stats) because they're so deep, and don't need just one person doing all the work.

Kendrick Perkins (Bos - C) - Kendrick Perkins is good on defense and rebounds. He was just an extra player that I wanted to pick up because he's a Center.

Jordan Farmar (LAL - PG,SG) - I believe this year will be Jordan Farmar's break out season. He's already done really well for the Lakers. He's been getting more and more consistent - which he was lacking in previous years). He shares the time with Derek Fisher, but I wanted to go with Jordan Farmar because I think he'll be one of my sleepers. His numbers won't be ridiculously high, but they'll be pretty good for a very late pick in the Fantasy League.

Mike Conley (Mem - PG,SG) - I don't know much about him, but he's a starter on a bad team. That means he'll get a lot of minutes, but that can be good or bad.

Al Thornton (LAC - SF,PF) - I like this guy. He's very athletic, strong, fast, and does a lot for the Clippers. I see a lot of potential in him. His game isn't at its best yet, but he'll be pretty decent. He fights for rebounds, he goes to the basket for dunks (or fouls), and he's now working with Baron Davis - which always helps young talent. The downside is that I'm not too sure how his percentages will be. He's still fluctuating while he's finding his game.

Al Jefferson (Min - PF,C) - Al Jefferson is a really good underrated player. He's on the Minnesota Timberwolves. He's the best player on a bad team. It sucks for him, but the team is young, so they'll be good later on. But since he's the best player on a bad team, they'll be looking to him for all the shots. He has a solid line of rebounds, points, and blocks. Pretty good pick.

LeBron James (Cle - SF) - It's LeBron James, that's all I have to say. I got 3rd choice, and Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant were chosen. LeBron - of course!

The positions available are: PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN. So 10 players a day, and 3 bench spots.

My strategy with picking in the draft was to pick the best player, for the position available, who can play the most positions. I figured that if you get a player that can play two or more positions, then you'll never have an empty spot while there's people sitting on the BN. You can configure your roster so that every spot is filled - when there's enough people playing.

For example, Jordan Farmar is a PG,SG, so he can fill in 5 possible spots: PG, SG, G, and the two Util spots. I just rearrange the players so it'll all fit - most of the time.

Hopefully with this roster and this strategy, I can finally win at least 1-3 place!

I went to eat at BCD Tofu House with my sister and dad. Here's where it's located in Cerritos, California.

They have nice food there. The price is a little high: about $14 for me and my sister each, but it's worth it, you get a lot of little side dishes.

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Then Neltron suggested that I put some forums - that those became active and still going!

Then I added blogs, and other stuff!

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Gilbert Arenas got a Barack Obama tattoo. Here's the story.

I do not understand it.

I have no problem with Gilbert Arenas as a basketball player. He's pretty good, he does kind of hog the ball, but he's a shooting guard - he's supposed to shoot the ball a lot.

I have no problem with him getting a tattoo. It's a tattoo, and more and more people are getting permanent tattoos. There's some weird ones out there, and some I don't understand - but if it means something to the person, then go for it. Some people get tattoos and love it, while others regret it - it all depends on the person - it's their choice, and they accept the consequences - positive and negative.

I have no problem with Barack Obama. I didn't vote for him, but he's the president-elect, and I'll support him as long as he's properly supporting the USA. We haven't seen him in office, and we really don't know what he can do, but this is America and the great part of it is that we should give him a chance to do what he can for the country. So far he's already made other countries like the USA again.

The problem I have is that people kept saying that "If you don't vote, you can't complain when things don't go your way." Well what I think is that if that's true, then it's true both ways.

IF YOU DON'T VOTE YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN. IF YOU DON'T VOTE YOU CAN'T CELEBRATE.

If you didn't vote, but you wanted Barack Obama to be president, then you can't celebrate it. You didn't contribute, so you can't join in the celebration.

And here is Gilbert Arenas. He said he won't vote because no matter what the candidates will lie - or something like that.

Well, then why are you getting a Barack Obama tattoo?!?!

1. Tattoos are permanent.
2. You said you wouldn't vote because there's no point.
3. No one has seen Barack Obama spend one day as President of the United States. He can be a good President, but he can also be a pretty bad President too.

What if at the end of the term, he's known as the "Black Bush"??? What if his CHANGE and HOPE doesn't work at the end? He'll probably be a decent President, but there's a chance that he might mess up too.

But if you want to get a tattoo of a President who hasn't been in Office for one day, then that's fine. What bugs me is that you said you wouldn't vote, and now you go on celebrating like you had something to do with it.

Just go back to rehabbing your injuries, while watching your team fail.