Blog: 2024

Went Go Karting and Ate Dust

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Lap times chart
LAPTIMES - sacramento T1 01/29/24 07:57 PM
(01) 36.057 | (02) 36.760 | (03) 33.272 | (04) 33.883 | (05) 34.433 | (06) 32.060 | (07) 34.748 | (08) 34.013 | (09) 34.431 | (10) 66.747 | (11) 32.925

legend for chart

I went go karting with friends. It was fun to hangout and be competitive. The last time I went go karting was in 2017 in France. This was an indoor track so it was smaller than I anticipated. Obviously the numbers speak for themselves. I did not perform my best and ate dust. The important thing is to have fun and not obsess over the statistics. Here I am sharing them. I've been wanting to share more data driven posts. This will be a good first example. It's not interactive but a bit more visual since it involves data.

I changed names of other racers to a generic name except mine to provide privacy

I'm happy I wasn't dead last.

# Racer Best Time Best Lap Laps Avg. Gap K1RS
1 Other Racer 29.121 10 12 34.07 0 1296 (+44)
2 Other Racer 29.348 9 12 33.981 0.227 1296 (+40)
3 Other Racer 29.592 6 12 34.877 0.471 1244 (+32)
4 Other Racer 29.662 8 12 34.138 0.541 1228 (+28)
5 Other Racer 30.112 10 12 35.245 0.991 1240 (+24)
6 Other Racer 30.4 10 12 34.319 1.279 1220 (+20)
7 Other Racer 30.539 6 12 35.406 1.418 1224 (+16)
8 Other Racer 31.179 6 11 37.142 2.058 1212 (+12)
9 Pablo Morales 32.06 6 11 37.211 2.939 1208 (+8)
10 Other Racer 34.549 7 9 42.655 5.428 1204 (+4)

go karting in action


Showing Friends Around Where I Live

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I've lived in California for over 3 years (who's counting? Oh wait, me!) I've got to the point I know where most of the popular places to visit in San Francisco, Sacramento or places in between. I would consider myself feeling somewhat knowledgeable of the area. My common expression here is, "I'm new here!" I live in Sacramento but I go to San Francisco all the time that I know the city pretty well enough to wonder off to different places. I like to wonder around even if my feet start hurting so I simply push through.

I'm showing my colleagues' brother, Rami since he's visiting from far away. I feel comfortable walking around in San Francisco. I'm very fortunate to have friends who live in the city who I've learned so much from. I feel that I can be a good tour guide. We're both dudes who are young and like to have fun. That makes it easy to keep our minds open and try new experiences. I love doing all the touristy things again especially when friends or family come to visit. I get to help people experience the city the way I did or at least provide that feeling of novelty.


What Colors I Wore Today - 22 Jan 2024

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#FAFAFA
Beanie Base
#C97064
Beanie Stripes
#D7CF07
T-Shirt
#50723C
Jean Jacket
#351E29
Pants

See image of these colors

I really enjoy wearing different colors as it is one of many ways I express myself. I would consider myself colorful. I like bright colors. I like darks. I like all different shades.


This Week Jan 15-20, 2024

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Picture of me dressed up
Went to feed some Highland Cattle

Events I attended:

Learning

  • AI Course - Google
  • Cyber Security - Google
  • Learning New Features of GAM (Google Account Manager) to become a powerful Google Workspace Admin

Socializing

  • Showing my colleague's brother around Sacramento. We're hoping to
  • Had lunch with a colleague.
  • Reconnected with a childhood friend.

Exercise

  • Went on 3 runs this week. I started running in kilometers instead of miles.
  • Did plenty of cardio exercises beyond running.
  • Went on a hike in near Alta, CA
  • Visited a Pine Tree Fram (Christmas Farm)

Meals/Food

  • I ate a sandwich from Panera - Tuna (Work provided)
  • I ate a burger.
  • I had Chicken Tenders.
  • I made homemade flautas.
  • Ate a delicious vegan chocolate cookie from Sacramento Natural Food Co-op.

Me Time

Tech Stuff

  • I fixed the Docker Images to my website. Everything is 100% running via docker now.
  • Benji and Angelo helped me out reduce the number of bots and crawlers hitting my website. I've been checking my logs and it is now it is very minimal but I'm still tweaking as I go. Thanks dudes!
  • gRegor pointed out to me that my microformats on my blog were not set correctly. Luckily, we got it figured out ! Thanks gRegor!

Music I listened To


Longboarding Sessions - Original Skateboards

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Longboarding Sessions πŸ›Ή

I've always been a fan of Original Skateboards. As a kid, I remember how badly I wanted a longboard especially from Original. I would also watch these videos produced by them as well and would drool how awesome these guys were and wished one day I could do this. The closest I've come to this was going on trips with friends and taking our boards with us. Another example is taking my short cruising board with me to Europe. I didn't record me on a board much.

There are various sessions on their Youtube channel.

These are my favorite sessions. The music on these videos definitely influenced my music tastes.

Puerto Rico Sessions πŸ›Ή

Hawaii Sessions πŸ›Ή

Central Mass Sessions πŸ›Ή

Happy Ripping! πŸ›Ή

Photo of longboarder ripping.