December 2011
1 post
November 2011
9 posts
I’ve thought for a long time that I would like music in the bathroom while I shower. Today I moved some cheap computer speakers in there and rocked out. I was right: it is awesome. I’m thankful for me!
Beard Mentor - BoC →
Eyal Ophir on the Science of Multitasking
My favorite parts are below. See link for the whole article.
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I think heavy multitaskers are not less effective - they simply have a different goal. A different set of priorities. Where you might say traditionally we value the ability to focus through distractions, they are willing to sacrifice focus in order to make sure they don’t miss an...
"Bus Boyfriend" →
PG-13
Best of Craigslist -- Yoga Mat for Sale →
Died Laughing -- Best of Craigslist Desperate... →
My brother: At work. Look up. Think, Who wears a corduroy jacket??? Oh, my brother does. It's my brother.
Me: I am proud of this even though I'm supposed to be embarrassed. He only has one brother (me).
Who would do this?: “Per WAC 458-20-183, the venue space is designated for concert viewing not dancing. Thank you.”
September 2011
1 post
” If you don’t drink wine, don’t mock the drunkards” - Omar Khayyam
August 2011
2 posts
Scooby Doo podcast on Stuff You Should Know
July 2011
11 posts
“As for the dogs, I shot one today and so I promise that the next time you are in...”
– Couchsurfing review/apology from a person in India (not to me)
I’m a pretty freaking unique/crazy person so I may have to create a career/lifestyle that is unique to me and not some cookie-cutter life. As I write this I know this must be the case. That’s gonna be work.
Did you know that they super glue (or was it epoxy?) the Ethernet cables into the computers and walls at super secret places? That’s nuts.
I want you to have these. They'll make you feel better.
But I already feel good...
That's a good place to start. Now have some Girl Scout cookies.
I just bought tickets to Europe and caught up with a friend in the last few hours. Times like this make me so excited and happy that I’m not sure if I’m going to start shaking or give myself a headache. On top of that I just moved to Seattle but I’ve been sitting in a dimly lit, sparsely furnished, and completely undecorated apartment since I woke up. Whewy, fun stuff! Really!
I’m from California and we/they say “soda”, but unlike Californians I love it when northwesterners say “pop”. Keep it goin’!
June 2011
17 posts
On my 4th day in the foothills I visited Wal-Mart for entertainment after my coffee shop closed at 3. To compound my chagrin I could not tweet my situation because I had neither wi-fi at the coffee shop nor 3G coverage. Wal-Mart sucked so I decided to rent a pile of movies for myself. I drove to Blockbuster and found that it has gone out of business (but the lights were on…?). Oh well, I...
Just because something is not inherently bad does not mean that it’s not going to give you tons of heartache.
There, I caved, I posted something emo. Deal.
As soon as you feel like you know a lot of different people you should go ride a bus, visit the library, or check out the DMV. There. There you will see many people you have no idea about.
Played monster golf on the beach today. Also hide the tide soak my spot as I sat there. Did I mention my Gatorade was the champagne and orange juice flavor? Good day. Now X-Men.
My roommate made the mistake of putting on his shoes this morning at 8:30am. It was a mistake because there was Smirnoff Ice in them! He got ICED!
I thought he was going to put them on before he went on a hike but it turns out he has to meet his thesis advisor now. Whoops. Oh well!
He’ll get me back even better I’m sure but it’s better to be outdone than to have a poor...
Sitting in front of In-n-Out makes it look like if you eat enough of it you get a cool blue plastic thing that lets you park right in the front. For some reason it works just as well as getting your leg blown off in in defense of the country. Seems like cheating to me.
In my personal development class we were given the opportunity to anonymously ask members of the opposite sex questions about sexuality. I was frustrated with life so I asked, “Why don’t girls go for nice, well-rounded guys?” I was told, “Show us these nice, well-rounded guys.” Well, here I am. Defy me. I expect it.
I really wish I had been able to plan for this...
Think About Airplanes
A Dream:
I was in a car as a passenger driving near the a small airport. A large airplane was approaching the runway to land and I recognized it as a Boeing 777 (I always dream about 777’s for some reason). I also noticed that the airplance was flying too slow and at too high of an angle of attack to be physically possible. Despite these problems the airplane made it to the runway pointed...
Last weekend I was referred to as “the guy that keeps talking about Italy” when someone didn’t know my name. I’m OK with that.
A few people had Italian background, one girl flew in right from Italy, I am applying for my Italian passport next week, my fins are Italian, and there were lots of other Italian things too. Yes.
I feel very lucky to have a very unique but not a very strange name. That is, for finding me on the Internet and stuff. I will try to give my kids unique-but-not-wierd names too.
May 2011
22 posts
Today as I drove out of the Trader Joe’s parking lot I saw a (probably homeless) woman with a cardboard sign that said, “Domestic Violence Please Help”, or something like that. I stopped and asked her if she was alright. I don’t recall what she said exactly but I asked if I could help her. She seemed a bit troubled by whatever had happened but was mostly composed. I sensed...
Driving out of Yosemite after a full day of hiking, we stopped near a viewing place for a spectacular waterfall. We were all tired but Dan said, “It’s really close, like maybe a hundred yards.” And then I said, “If there’s not a burrito over there then I’m not going to make it.”
Darn you autocorrect!
“Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother but what I asked for was a puppy. You can look it up. Joyce”
“Dear God, It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad! He said some thing about you that people are not supposed to say, but I hope you will not hurt him anyway. Your friend (I am not going to tell you who I am). [Unsigned]”
“Dear God, We read that...
Some quotes from “Education of a Wandering Man” by Louis L’Amour
“A few people reason, but all people feel.”
“Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance. He knows so well the limits of his knowledge and how much lies waiting to be learned.”
The first one is something that I have really gotten into recently but it is curious that I...