DahCheet: The System is Up

For Now

2010-06-08T19:32:00.004-04:00

Just got home from dinner with mom. She leaves tomorrow to go to California for the rest of the month and from there she'll be off to Viet Nam for a couples months. She'll be doing some mission work and visiting parts of the country my parents didn't get to their last trip. You'd think it was just another normal dinner out but it wasn't.The trip this year for her is a

A Mess

2010-06-03T00:34:00.003-04:00

Well, I missed Wednesday by ____ that much. It's okay though. Like I said in my last post I'm only going to loosely follow the rules for NaBloPoMo this month as a means to me getting this thing back up and running. I really don't know what I want to accomplish with this blog. I think right now I'll be using it as an open journal to try and put some of my thoughts out

NaBloPoMo Take 2?

2010-06-01T20:25:00.003-04:00

Looks like I might have failed as a blogger yet again. I don't know how you people do this all the time and keep up with it. I can't seem to get myself into any kind of schedule or writing mode. It's a good thing I never paid for an actual site/web hosting or else I'd be out some money instead of just my pride.With June comes a new NaBloPoMo challenge and reading

NaBloPoMo ReCap

2009-12-01T00:33:00.003-05:00

Well, the clock has reached past midnight on yet another day and has brought along with it December. NaBloPoMo is officially over and I have failed yet another thing in my life. If this challenge wasn't a Pass/Fail kind of thing I think I would have scored a good B+ but 30 days and 30 posts did not happen for me. I knew it would be challenging but I didn't realize how

What Day is Today?

2009-11-29T23:57:00.003-05:00

No, seriously... What day is today?It seems like with the holidays coming around, friends and family in town, and new developments in all aspects of my life the days are blurring together. It's not necessarily a bad thing, especially those new developments, but things seem to be falling off of my radar lately, some of them important. I really need to setup some kind of

I'm Registered

2009-11-28T23:47:00.002-05:00

I am registered to vote but that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a different registry. I'm talking about the bone marrow donation registry.Random, I know. Today at my high school alma mater there was a 5k walk/run set up by one of our alumni. He was diagnosed and was treated for leukemia which included a bone marrow donation. I didn't participate in the

Tradition

2009-11-27T18:24:00.002-05:00

If I were a rich man, la di da di da di....No, wait.Everyone has their traditions for the holidays. The day after Thanksgiving as most of you know is called Black Friday. Stores put on huge sales to go from "the red" (deficit) and back into "the black" (profit). There are crazy shoppers who spend hours and hours starting in the wee hours of the morning looking for a

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T01:33:00.002-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Today was pretty awesome. Had lunch with the family at my house. Mom made the turkey and all the other goods. We had my sister, her boyfriend, and a long lost cousin over. All in all a good time with family. Sat around for a little afterwards and watched some football then hit up my xBox for a little time in Fable 2 (and my two virtual wives (if you

NaBloPoMo Fail

2009-11-25T23:07:00.000-05:00

I missed out yesterday and am posting a blurb from the bar. At least I have a good beer. Brooklyn Brewing Chocolate Stout. Be safe all yinz going out tonight.Asian out Sent via BlackBerry

Continued Fail

2009-11-23T21:43:00.005-05:00

I have failed myself.Three months ago I wrote a blog post about how I wanted change. No, not spare change, changes in my life. I had been unemployed for eight months and gotten nothing accomplished except putting off responsibility. I needed to get myself back on the horse and back in the game.I have failed.Three months to the day and I am still unemployed. I did a

Motivation Lacking

2009-11-22T23:42:00.001-05:00

This is why I didn't post today. I didn't buy it but a friend did and we played tonight. For hours. Multiplayer is ridiculous. Three player is okay but four player is CHAOS. Tons of fun and now on my Christmas list. Until next time.Asian out Sent via BlackBerry

Awesome Tweeters

2009-11-21T23:41:00.001-05:00

D is for DahCheet. No good post today. Way too unmotivated to write a post. Sorry, can't help you.Sent via BlackBerry

The Original Pimp

2009-11-20T22:01:00.004-05:00

I posted this on Twitter and on Facebook today and got a mixed response so it gave me a good idea for a blog post. In Episode 5 of Star Wars there's a point in the movie where the following happens:*Note, this is paraphrased. I don't know it by heart*Vader: "Put him in"*Leia and Han kiss**Storm troopers put Han in carbon freezing chamber*Leia: "I love you"Han: "I

The One

2009-11-19T11:28:00.003-05:00

I got a text last night from one of my friends who said he needed "a beer". Being the good friend I am I obliged to meet up with him to give him an excuse to get out of the house and have a beverage. I set out expecting to have one, maybe two and just enjoy the time out of the house and with a friend. Well, needless to say one turned into two which turned into three.

GIS Day

2009-11-18T20:47:00.005-05:00

Today was a long day. I got up at a decent hour (read half past eight am, that's early for me!), went the to gym, did some work for my housing association, went to GIS Day at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), and then had a meeting for my housing association. It doesn't sound like a whole lot but one of those events, GIS Day, took up a big chunk of time. What's

2009 PRFC BruFest

2009-11-17T18:10:00.007-05:00

Remember that short post I wrote on Friday from the Island Cafe at Station Square? Well, this is the reason that post was so short:Friday night was the night the Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club hosted the 2009 BruFest. A night of beer and food down in Station Square. This was not the first Brewers Festival I have attended but it was the first year I had been able to

Deer and Beer

2009-11-16T23:57:00.001-05:00

I brought my laptop out with me with the full intention of writing a Blog post at the bar while I was out but then I got the invite for deer and beer. It's exactly what it says. My friend is a hunter and got himself a nice sized doe. He was kind enough to invite us over to his place and cook for us. Needless to say that won over staying at the bar and writing a post. I

Sunday Drive

2009-11-15T23:45:00.000-05:00

Today was another travel day for me. I don't know why but I thought It would be a good idea to go to TGIFriday's for dinner and a beverage. I'm here (typing on my iPod Touch then on my friend's laptop) and I've eaten but I am way too worn out for a drink. It might have something to do with a certain little girl who sang my ear off last night but I'm not sure. Either

Baby Mama Drama

2009-11-14T22:50:00.004-05:00

Yes, you read that right. Baby. Mama. Drama. It's not bad drama. And, no, I don't have a baby and therefore no mama. So what the hell am I talking about? I'm talking about Burgh Moms. And cookies. And a generally good time with people shorter than three feet tall. Welcome to Day 2 of my Pittsburgh visit.I know. You're all probably looking for a post on last night's

Filler

2009-11-13T17:36:00.002-05:00

Yeah, I know. Lame. I'm giving you filler for a day again. Today was a travel day and BruFest Day so I'm not at my computer to write out a good full post. I'm sorry. You'll get over it.Turnpike was pretty quiet on my drive. Made it in good time, as usual. If you haven't had the pleasure (or frightening experience depending on who you Talk to) of riding the PA turnpike

Fail Blog?

2009-11-12T15:50:00.002-05:00

I was looking over the titles of the past blog posts I've written and a lot of them have fail in them. Maybe I should just submit my blog to Fail Blog and be done with it.... I'm afraid I might fail again quite soon, especially with this NaBloPoMo thing. I never knew that writing something every day would be this difficult. I mean, I know I'm not much of a

Apples to Apples

2009-11-11T23:10:00.005-05:00

Today was an interesting day, to say that least. I won't go into details for the sake of my sanity and personal reasons but lets just say it was a rollercoaster ride.Anyway, I spent the evening hanging out with friends playing card games. It was a good change of pace from my usual night of going out and hanging out at a bar which was nice. It also helps that the games

Music = Love

2009-11-10T18:09:00.000-05:00

Music isn't just entertainment for me. It's a part of my life. I love music. It entertains, it soothes, it can create passion, it can help me remember, it has life, it has emotion. Sometimes it makes me sing. Occasionally it causes me to dance (it has been known to happen and it's not always a pretty sight). In one big instance it changed my life.Those of you who have

Get Lost

2009-11-09T16:34:00.000-05:00

No, wait! Come back! That's not what I meant! Come back...Life today is pretty busy, even for us unemployed people. Schedules to keep, places to be, people to see, things to do. A lot of time it's go go GO! When was the last time you took some time to, sorry for the cliche, but enjoy the ride? Yeah, I know, some of you are like me and always enjoy the ride to your

Seriously?

2009-11-08T15:01:00.003-05:00

It's Sunday. Steelers play tomorrow. It's nearly 70 out. I'm not going to be inside blogging. Sorry. NaBloPoMo will have to settle for this quick post from the road.Sent via BlackBerry

TV Fail

2009-11-07T22:13:00.004-05:00

Oh, hey there Saturday night. What's that? Why am I not out right now? That's a good question....I spent a good part of the day working on my car. The big project was getting my passenger side window back on its track. Always a good time taking apart your car with your dad. Luckily it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be and I didn't have to take it to a

Friday Night

2009-11-06T18:57:00.004-05:00

It's Friday night. I spent the whole day out with a friend, just had dinner with the family and we're going out to go see Annie in about an hour so I'm only going to do a real quick post. It's kind of a big thing but I'm only going to talk about it briefly because, well, I didn't really give myself enough time to write this post on the subject. I think you'll manage

I'm An Addict

2009-11-05T23:54:00.016-05:00

No, not to smoking or drinking or porn. No, really, I'm not. What I am addicted to is something trivial and stupid though. The time wasters called Facebook App Games. I know. Stop rolling your eyes at me. I realize there is no point other than to waste my time and maybe try to get me and/or my friends to click on a button and get ad revenue for the app developer. I

We're not Alcoholics (Honestly!)

2009-11-04T00:00:00.009-05:00

Aussie: "I found out what the difference between alcoholics and drunkards is today. Alcoholics drink because they have to, drunkards drink because they want to."I'm not an alcoholic. No, really, I'm not. I might keep a bottle of Jameson in the fridge by my desk and another down in the dining room and a bottle of scotch in the garage, but I'm not an alcoholic. I might go out a lot and spend hours

Halloween

2009-11-03T12:15:00.006-05:00

Halloween for me and my college friends is usually an excuse for us to get together. We've terrorized Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and even Charlottesville, NC with our shenanigans (non-evil, I promise). This year was the first year that at least a handful of us haven't convened on a city and had a party in almost a decade. Luckily, my high school friends came through in the clutch and I got to dress

PCPGH Day 2

2009-11-02T17:24:00.006-05:00

NaBloPoMo continues today with what should be my final post on PCPGH4. I'm sure if I really wanted to I could go on for a couple weeks about what I learned, who I met, what I did, what was done to me, and so on but there have been a few other things going on in my life that I'd like to talk about as well. We'll see how the rest of November goes and how much fodder I'm able to come up with.Day 2

NaBloPoMo

2009-11-01T17:31:00.010-05:00

November is National Blog Post Month. It's a challenge for all bloggers to write one post, each day, including weekends, for one whole month as an exercise in writing. I'm going to attempt this feat this year and I hope you'll stick around to keep up and support me in this little experiment. I'm hoping I can find something to write about each day, be it a short post or a long rant. We shall see.

#PCPGH4 Part 1

2009-10-19T14:35:00.012-04:00

I know, I took a whole week off and didn't write anything (don't worry, @BurghBaby, this isn't a post about not posting, just an intro to a post). It's not like I didn't have anything to talk about either. I had just gotten back from PodCamp Pittsburgh 4 and had LOTS to talk about. I was just too busy working on editing/compiling/uploading/tagging photos AND videos and getting ready for another

Blog Fail

2009-10-08T12:12:00.008-04:00

A month? Really? Over a month?! Ugh.(Those of you who've found my blog from PodCamp Pittsburgh, I'm still in the infancy stage of my blog. I'm learning, I'm doing (kind of), and I'm getting there.)I know, I fail. I have a million excuses but none of them really matter. It all comes down to me being too lazy to sit down, buck up, and type out a post. I'm working on getting motivation levels up

Yinz Team Love

2009-09-03T16:22:00.006-04:00

There's a good chance that most of you know about Yinz Team. For those of you who don't, Yinz Team is one of the many local twitter groups based out of Pittsburgh. It just happens to be the one I broke into when I get into Twitter and blogging and all that good stuff. We're an eclectic group with a number of different professions and a wide age range but have a few things in common. We like

Hurts So Good

2009-08-27T13:24:00.003-04:00

Yes, I know I missed the update yesterday. I might have to change the schedule because Wednesdays always seem to get busy for some reason or another. Thursdays seem to be working out for me so maybe I'll make it Sunday and Thursday.Anyway, welcome to the first update since the big decision for change. Some progress has been made and I'm feeling a bit better. There's still a lot that needs to be

Catalyst

2009-08-23T20:30:00.000-04:00

Eight months.In that span of time a baby in utero has a high chance of survival outside the womb.In that span of time a kid goes through one "year" of school.In that span of time you could walk (at an average speed of 3mph) across the United States of America (assuming it's approximately 3000 miles) almost six times (assuming you didn't take breaks or sleep).It's also the amount of time I have

Nice RAK

2009-08-16T21:24:00.004-04:00

Don't worry ladies, I know you're "up here".I got back from vacation yesterday and I. am. beat. Got to do a lot of fun things which I chronicled before so I'll stop with the awesomeness that I had at the beach. Instead I'll tell you about something I did today and should do everyday. I had a nice RAK.No, I didn't have ribs or was with some chick with large mammaries. I did a Random Act of

Rainy Days Are Here Again

2009-08-12T14:54:00.004-04:00

Still at the beach but the rain made today's trip to the beach short. We hit the pool for a little during a sprinkle but now we're waiting to go out to a bar to see the USA vs Mexico World Cup Qualifier match. Gives me a little time to relax inside, read a little, and write a quick post about what's gone on in the past few days. I know, you're jealous a little but you still love me, right?Monday

Funemployment

2009-08-10T00:05:00.007-04:00

If you've been keeping up with my blog (which you should be since I'm pretty cool plus it's relatively new so there isn't much to read) you should know I'm unemployed. If you followed me on Twitter you'd also know that I like to call in Funemployment. Who says you can't have fun when you don't have a job? If you followed me on Twitter you'd also know I'm technically on a week hiatus from

What Does Social Media Mean to Me

2009-08-07T15:57:00.005-04:00

Social Media is a term that is thrown around a lot these days and is shrouded in mystery to those who don't participate or really grasp what it is. It's a great tool that everyone can use and personalize to their liking and interests. The problem with that is trying to explain to someone who doesn't use it how it can help them. As a precursor to PodCamp Pittsburgh bloggers have been asked to

Vicarious Eating with The Cupboard Mouse

2009-08-02T15:11:00.002-04:00

I wish I could call myself a foodie. Don't get me wrong, I love food. I just don't possess the skill or the lexicon to put into words how much I enjoy food. At least not in a manner that is coherent and clear. Luckily, I have a friend who does this quite well and can even teach you a thing or two at the same time. Let me introduce you to my good friend The Cupboard Mouse.The Cupboard Mouse is

You've Reach Pro Level!

2009-07-30T14:47:00.000-04:00

I am a gamer. That might even be an understatement. Well, maybe not. I'm not as bad I used to be but I'm definitely classified as a gamer. I'd even go so far as to say I'm a Nintendo Fanboy. I've owned almost every single Nintendo system released in the US with exception of one or two versions of the Game Boy (they all got a little repetitive) and the Virtual Boy (which, if you know what that is

The Hodge Podgery

2009-07-27T04:55:00.001-04:00

Do you have creative ability? Are you good at making hand made crafts? Do you like to "upcycle"? Don't have a creative bone in your body (like me....) but enjoy like buying things like these?If you answered yes to any of these questions (or if you're confused as to what "upcycling" is) then let me introduce you to The Hodge Podgery.Upcycling, according to Reference.com is "the practice of taking

@Toby_Dog

2009-07-22T15:38:00.003-04:00

Meet Toby.He's my lovable little puppy dog. I really shouldn't say puppy anymore since he turned nine this year but it happens. From what my sister says, the newspaper ad she got him from says that he is a shih tzu/chow chow mix. How a little tiny shih tzu and a not so little chow chow got together I will never know, nor do I think I want to, but supposedly it happened. I couldn't be happier.I

Me, Myself, and I

2009-07-19T21:02:00.016-04:00

I guess a good place to start for a second post is to tell a little more about myself. Where to start?It all started at my mom's baby shower for me. I decided since everyone was having fun celebrating my upcoming arrival I should come a little early and say hi. Needless to say the party ended when my mom was rushed to the hospital. I was born on June 12 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA (

It's been a long time coming....

2009-07-16T00:31:00.013-04:00

In the beginning there was the interwebz. Then, came a click, a few key strokes, and then... then there was a(nother) blog.For those of you who don't know me, I'm DahCheet. I am your lovable, Asian guy who is, for all intents and purposes, a Jack of all trades, master of none. That really will describe the tone/subject matter of this blog. I'm a random man with lots of interests and fancies that