Last week I had a change to visit Discovery Kingdom. We had so much fun there. I was able to see a dolphin show, a killer whale show and I got to ride some amazing rides. Also, a quick update on the job situation. I found a job delivering pizzas at Domino's here in Davis. Obviously not my dream job but right now it's better than nothing.

For your enjoyment I've posted a quick video I made of my girlfriend and I asking a dolphin expert at Discovery Kingdom few important questions.

Just playing around with Photoshop and came up with this new logo for the website.

Happy Easter to you all! A day late I know, but better late than never. Easter was pretty uneventful, but I did have a nice steak dinner. Steak, salad, and Mac and Cheese. It’s Kayla's favorite meal. She had to work so I figured I'd make her something she liked that night. So Easter came and went. As you all know the apple ipad came out the day before. I also got the chance to email apple back. Just waiting on them to answer now that the ipad is officially out. Other than that there’s not much is going on. Still looking for a job, (The job situation here in California sucks!)

Just got back from Kayla's Surprise diner a few minutes ago. It was great fun! Brought her to cheesecake factory and surprised her with diner with 9 of her really close friends. All in all it was a fun night. Unfortunately no pictures for you. I am really tired though so I think I'm going to head to bed.

Oh, and update on the I-pad project I received this email from Apple Public Relations:

James,

We left for San Francisco on Sunday and I had a blast! My girlfriend was going there for a nursing presentation that was being put on by Johns Hopkins at the JW Marriot. So, we took the hour Journey into San Francisco and went to her presentation. It was very informative for her and I'm glad she got the chance to go. I also got a chance to take a few pictures from the 26th floor of the Marriot. The view was AMAZING! I'll post them at the bottom along with other pictures of the trip.

Afer we got back from her presentation we stopped by her Cousin's house in SF. They have a beautiful house and two adorable babies (Twins, one boy and one girl). Since Kayla had opened that morning and neither Kayla or I were brave enough to have me drive in San Francisco we just spent the night there. We had taco's for diner, and then just went to sleep.

In the morning we said our goodbyes to her cousin and the twins and were on our way to be tourists in San Francisco. We cheked out Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the world (seen below).

We also got to hang out at Fisherman's Wharf. There's so much to do there and this took up most of our time. We Saw Ghirradelli's, Pier 39, althouth most of the Sea Lions are gone now. and so many cool stores and alcatraz and the golden gate bridge. We originally wanted to take a tour of Alcatraz but aparently you have to book in advance and we didn't get that done, I also wanted to see Golden Gate Park and we weren't able to get there either. So I guess this gives us an excuse to go back!!! :)

We also went to rainforest Cafe and ate there and I got them to sing to Kayla since it was her birthday soon. She told me she would kill me if I ever did that, but I'm still standing so I guess she was bluffing. :)

Anyway, today is her Birthday so I got a bunch of her friends togather to have Diner with her at Cheesecake Facotry in Sacramento. Now I just have to get her out of bed...

So today I tried a fast food restaurant called in and out. I had never heard of these before when I lived in Nebraska and here in California they are all over the place. I tried it and the food was okay, but the fries were horrible. Other than that the only other thing that happened today was emailing the scammer that was trying to cheat me out of money. Tonight my girlfriend and I got packed for a trip to San Francisco. She is going down there for a presentation to find out more about John Hopkins. We're also hopefully going to make it to visit Fisherman's Wharf and possibly Alcatraz. We're going to stay at her cousins house. It should be great fun! Since we won't be back till probably late Monday night that means I won't be writing for a couple days. I'll post as soon as I can with details about the trip, and hopefully pictures!

Less than half an hour after I sent the last message I received this from them...

Hello, I previously posted about a scammer trying to get me to send them some money. I have taken the liberty of posting these emails for the entertainment of others and also to warn others of this possible scam. You can read the emails below, they are in chronological order (the first email being at the top, and the later emails being at the bottom) The first email is from them, and it is alternating from that point on (e.g. them, me, them, me). Enjoy!

From: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Subject: mystudentfiles.com (sent 03/18/10)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:52:55 -0400

Hello,

We buy and sell domains and web pr®jects. What is your price for the domain?

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Maria Coddington

Vice President

Internet Investment Startegies LLC

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viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by

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I have never sold a domain name before so I am not entirely sure how much to price it at. I guess I would start by asking how much is this domain worth to you? Give me a price you think is fair and we can go from there.

At this point I was suspicious so I looked up their company more and sent this email....

Yes,
 
I'd be happy to accept $5,000 it would be just the domain name. The only method I would accept is a cashiers check.
If you are still interested in moving forward let me know.

From: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Subject: Re: mystudentfiles.com (sent 03/18/10)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:47:27 +0300

The other day I was contacted about an "Amazing opportunity" to sell my domain name http://www.mystudentfiles.com. I sent them an email back and told them that I have never sold a domain before and wasn't sure how to price them. Less then 2 hours later I get a reply offering $5,000 dollars to buy the domain from me. I recently moved to California and am currently out of a job (I just do my websites and a few things on the side while I'm looking for a job) so this prospect excited me a great deal. After the excitement came the suspicion! I started looking into the company and apparently this company makes a habbit of offering to buy domains but then insisting that you get it "Appraised" through a specific company, mind you they won't let you pick the company yourself. They make it sound like you have to get it appraised through them or they will not give you the offer at all. Of course this is bogus. I'll reply in a second post with the emails so far and keep you up to date. I'm gonna keep stringing him along and see what happens. It should be entertaining! On a side note, I have a new idea for a website that require an apple ipad, however since I don't currently have the cash for an ipad I am going to sit down and write apple a letter and see if they like my idea. I'll see if I can get a free ipad to own (or at least to use). I'll keep you posted!