Lately I've been playing a lot of ping pong. I have to say, I'm loving it. I used to play a lot during college, but I wasn't exposed to a diverse group of playing styles. I mainly played against my roommate Chris, which was a blast, but I stopped getting better at a certain point. Well I'm playing every day at work for an hour against some of the best ping pong players I've played against. They've been kicking my butt for weeks (we usually play doubles, so I at least got some help), but I've been getting better and better. I get a lot of helpful hints, but most of what I've learned comes from watching them. It is so much fun to play against people better than yourself, as you constantly grow in order to be competitive. I'm at the point now where we have really close games, and I'm hoping soon to be able to beat them consistently.

As part of this new ping pong craze, I'm entering a ping pong tournament in November that is between all of the tech companies (Intel, Honeywell, Lockheed, etc ). I'm playing in the beginner's bracket, but almost everyone who goes has experience, and a great deal play competitively in clubs and competitions, so the beginner's bracket is full of very skilled players (so I hear from the guys who go to it every year). I'm hoping to keep getting better so that I will be ready for the tournament. I really hope I do well...

Outside of playing, I also watched the movie Ping Pong, which is subtitled, but very entertaining. It actually had some really great ping pong matches that were very realistic. I actually learned a few things from watching the movie. I've also gone back and watched the olympic matches at nbcolympics.com. If you are feeling bored, check out some of the ping pong matches. They are INSANE.

In other news, I've been watching a lot of House lately. I got my neighbor John hooked, so we watch it all the time now. It's one hell of a show. I can't get enough of it. I've got John working out with me now in the Zubersoft gym, so watching House while we lift weights is a great excuse to keep him going on the workout plan If I ever get some free time (maybe this weekend I hope), I really want to get some stuff done with my music. Fix my old songs, start recording new ones etc. There is just too much I want to do... what's new though right?