Went out tonite with my knee all wrapped up. Tried to hobble around but in the end i stuck with the crutches. I don't think i'm healing quite as fast as i anticipated. Regardless, had a good time with Adam. Got some buo-ba, went to Fumari's for a bit, joined by Victor Wang, and then we went to Keith's to get some food and play some chess. I think on the list of things i could dedicate my life to, chess would be pretty high up there. I read about all these professional players who go through years and years of training to learn every nuance and intricacy of the game. One little board with a few wooden pieces and people have found a way to build a life around that. I wish that when i was younger i had been involved in scholastic chess. I remember watching Waverly in the Joy Luck Club and thinking it would be wonderful to be a junior chess champion. There are very few things in life that i could concentrate on forever and still feel invigorated to learn everyday. Then again, i think about stuff like this and i realize that it's almost a waste of time and effort to get better at something that is almost completely frivolous. I mean, being the best Street Fighter II Super Nintendo player at the age of 14 has really no real world application. When you think about wasting all those hours that could be dedicated to learning something worthwhile it's kind of crazy. My secret dream is also to become a pro Magic player. That would make my day too.