Entry 69

Day 69 - To completely kill all innuendo about this entry, I decided my picture would be of what my brothers and I watched tonight during dinner: Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

What can I say? I like sword fights. Have a nice day!

Entry 68

Day 68 - Sometimes I find that I almost exhale nerdiness, and when I am not being nerdy enough I get withdrawals from not releasing enough. When this happens, the best course of action is an obvious one: Dungeons & Dragons.

I started a new character, and he proved insufficient, so we reworked him to a Dwarf Fighter named Mason, with high Charisma, Full Plate, a Dwarven Waraxe, and abilities that would otherwise make him what we call a "Tank." Now at level three, he has 40 hit points. /drool

I don't get to see these guys often, so I stayed after our campaign run to watch them play some Final Fantasy XIII. Once my levels of nerdiness were under control, I went home and got some rest. It was much needed -- the rest and the gaming.

Entry 67

Day 67 - Duran turned 19 today. He's the youngest of my brothers, and yet still older than any of our cousins. His friend Miranda opted to take him out to dinner, so we all went to Chili's.

Since I had my minor share of embarrassment on my birthday, I decided to inform our waiter that it was his. They came over, sang a song, and gave him a milkshake. He got off easy if you ask me!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DURAN!

Entry 66

Day 66 - The night before this, I was thinking to myself, "Man, it would be awesome if we got some rain tomorrow."

I woke up to the rimshots of rain on the roof of our apartment, and was instantly happy. That is, until I remembered that it was laundry day. Oh well, I'll take the good with the bad, even if I have to walk to the laundry room.

Entry 65

Day 65 - Lazy Saturday recuperating from the night before. The boys and I stayed in, got some Wingstop, and watched Battle Royale. All-in-all a nice relaxing night.

Entry 64

Day 64 - My actual birthday celebration was Friday night at a place called "Magic Time Machine" in Dallas. Jessica recommended it, and so I agreed, not having any idea what I was getting into.

The party consisted of two of my brothers (Duran and Derek), me, Jess, Sarah, and our good friends Francisco, Courtney, and their friend Diego came to join! The food was decent, and the wait staff was awesome -- all dressed up in costumes and acting their parts. But my favorite part were the drinks called "Magic Potions" that were delicious and bubbling!

It was a much more entertaining evening than my actual birthday, and I'm glad to have such hilarious friends to share it with. Hello 24. It's nice to meet you.

Entry 63 - Happy Birthday!

Day 63 - It's my 24th Birthday today! That's it. Nothing else exciting happened today. Most of my friends were busy -- I suppose it's a side-effect of being a working-class adult.

My friend, Kaylei, called me when she got out of class and invited me to come hang out with her in Arlington later that night. The funny thing was, she didn't even remember it was my birthday. When she figured that out, she decided we should go to Hooters for dinner. That was basically my entire birthday...

Entry 62

Day 62 - Spoke to Audrey at Fortis First this morning; they were the company in charge of my recruitment for the internship at {algo+rhythm} -- the one I'm super anxious about. She basically passed along the same message, "Only a couple of weeks left of deliberation for the position. Be patient!" I'm excited!

In the mean time, today I worked on the SQL Database (NT Daily archives) for three hours straight. In case you don't know, that's enough to drive someone clinically insane. True story. I also started on my new freelance project to kill time.

I met with the new client, Stephanie, at Art 6 this afternoon to draw up a wire frame and site-map for her new photography website. I'll be using Drupal for the first time to layout the website, and have it done by May. I also got a French-vanilla latte, and continued my crazy workout today.



Tomorrow: Changeover. The movie keeps going, and nobody in the audience has any idea...

Entry 61

Happy 26th Anniversary, Mom and Pops! Enjoy!

Day 61 - Today is March 2, 2010 -- my parents' 26th anniversary. They have five sons, including me, and have lived very hectic lives; still, they persevere and have been together for more than a quarter of a century.

My brothers and I collaborated on an impromptu video gift, using webcams and a quick stint in Windows Movie Maker (I did say, "impromptu," afterall). We made a video counting down several landmark points in their lives together; it has many inside jokes, a whole lot of heartfelt sentiment, and 26-years' worth of love.

Happy Anniversary to Rick and Melissa Lucio! We love you very much, mom and dad.


- Your sons,

The 5 Ds:
Daniel Ryne, David Armando, Derek Robert, Dario Miguel, and Duran Arturo

Entry 60

Day 60 - My brothers and I started a new spring-cleaning movement for the month of March. This included me spending most of today reorganizing the living room, cleaning, and starting a new workout regimen.

I'm sore all over, but I really feel the results coming through. I figure if I keep this up, I'll be back in fighting-form before April! But along with a new routine comes a new diet, so I am eating light and healthy.

In honor of that, the boys and I decided to order from Sukho Thai II. I had rice to eat, a Powerade to drink, and nothing else. I'm proud of myself...but tomorrow is where the real test comes into play -- can I keep this up!?