tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32637861031888052172024-03-04T23:49:06.907-08:00Slick ShughesBlog: n. A meandering, blatantly uninteresting online diary that gives the author the illusion that people are interested in their stupid, pathetic life. -Urban DictionarySeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-4964261856773872982010-10-20T23:21:00.000-07:002010-10-21T00:25:13.639-07:00Purple<a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday">I wore purple today</a>.<div><br /></div><div>I never really got behind any of these change your profile picture color to x for y cause, or wear x color for y cause days, but I gave this one a shot anyway. Given that the whole point (I think?) is to get people to ask why you're wearing an odd color shirt so you can direct them to whatever the cause of the day is, I think I failed. I interact with on average 4 people per day, and none of them said a word. I was especially out of place, since my only purple shirt is french cuffed. </div><div><br /></div><div>The whole experience left me feeling sort of empty. I feel like I didn't accomplish anything. In fact I felt worse for trying to participate in what felt like an empty gesture. But I do care about the cause. Throwing money at a problem is perhaps nearly as empty a gesture, but it's something. Writing a blog post about it, also just a conscience soother? I guess. If you feel like doing something more than pulling a rarely worn article of clothing out of the back of your closet, you may find the following useful. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 17px; "></span></div><span><span><a href="http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/donate/index.html">Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network</a></span></span><div><a href="http://www.thetrevorproject.org/investors/ways-give">The Trevor Project</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bright side: I got to wear cufflinks. </div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-37467077652249779972010-06-01T00:01:00.000-07:002010-06-01T00:38:24.968-07:00sweaters<div>Back in the free wheeling Napster days of the interwebs, I found a recording of a live performance of Undone (the Sweater Song), one my favorite Weezer tracks. Actually I'm sure I found several, but this one in particular stuck with me. It replaced the odd dialogues that pass for verse with some spoken word poetry about... love? At least in part. It's been lost to the ravages of changing hard drives, but I found this service <a href="http://www.grooveshark.com">Grooveshark</a>, which is very much the new Napster. On a lark, after getting El Scorcho stuck in my head this morning, and sure enough turned it back up again. I've had snippets of this poem stuck in my head from time to time for the last 10 years, so I've transcribed the whole thing for future reference. A quick google of the first line reveals it to be the work of one<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_%22Speed%22_Levitch">Tim "Speed" Levitch</a></span></span></span></span>, famed NYC tour guide(?), who conveniently has his own wikipedia page. </div><div><br /></div><div>(Aside: the same search reveals a Youtube video of same - it's not the original, and the guy covering it is both off key and got a large chunk of the words wrong. Not to say I'm 100% on what I've got below, but they're by far more right than his.)</div><div><br /></div>And each of you is a reminder to the earth of what it's capable of<div>you are all the reasons, jumping, rational, lackadaisical, irrational</div><div>you are ceaseless sieges on the city of joy</div><div>the reason Agamemnon went to troy</div><div>you are you own gods </div><div>abase yourself</div><div>at the knees of yourself</div><div>intelligence is not a discipline it is an experience</div><div>allow it to explode</div><div>destroy buildings I'm sorry I hurt your feelings </div><div>did I lose that sweater? or did it lose me?</div><div><br /></div><div>And language was invented so people could lie</div><div>don't just say I love you let your love perspire and fly</div><div>it is the most profound gymnastics and incredible calisthenics</div><div>let me pole vault you </div><div>let me cartwheel into your beauty in an ideal love affair</div><div>we never have to say "I love you"</div><div>stutter for "By the way, I love you"</div><div><br /></div><div>Sweaters that are loneliness which is an delusion</div><div>sweaters that emasculate creating confusion</div><div>a giant repression melting into suppression</div><div>sweaters of lycra</div><div>sweaters of spandex</div><div>we don't need them</div><div>sweaters of knitwear creating the reason that Caesar went to Gaul</div><div>we don't need the sweater </div><div>walk through the sweater </div><div>the sweater that murders and marauds </div><div>the sweaters that take over our lives and remind us that we don't like the way that we walk</div><div>sweaters</div><div>walk through the sweater apocalypse and find your own warmth</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-25465346041437029002010-03-03T21:38:00.000-08:002010-03-03T21:56:20.790-08:00Big Bang Theory FailUsually I just get silently (or loudly but briefly) pissed off at these things, but with TBBT they pride themselves on accuracy and Sheldon is supposed to be this infallible force of nature. On Monday's show Sheldon used the phrase "above the hoi polloi." Sheldon would know, as I do, that "hoi" is greek for "the", and is strictly unnecessary. <div><br /></div><div>/geek out</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-43698723569160635832009-10-18T11:11:00.001-07:002009-10-18T11:11:03.878-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhsF_5UZ_TZkCQVCK4bEptMquy81P0DN-vtjs3TK0DA8vrGzb0zK2PmuX3d6l25sezYblzQEl2ZzbwceGT92qtsvJKO1HfM5k1Sl_0JaWUWhyQtk-f-uGr94EvSSbUzdnB2KyssQ8XoFm/s1600-h/1018091109-763879.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhsF_5UZ_TZkCQVCK4bEptMquy81P0DN-vtjs3TK0DA8vrGzb0zK2PmuX3d6l25sezYblzQEl2ZzbwceGT92qtsvJKO1HfM5k1Sl_0JaWUWhyQtk-f-uGr94EvSSbUzdnB2KyssQ8XoFm/s320/1018091109-763879.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394004175186404290" /></a></p>One wall down, seven or ten to go!Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-3796571461277563992009-09-12T10:39:00.001-07:002009-09-12T10:42:29.481-07:00Train Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSK4R3nQsZ-W6TeC9lYIZQ7x2jLHjCbJv4kk2rS_OKGczbY88jUUNZ7sMdv4Xe51T3R64kJX6_Sb2iVdQ_qfUX11uNDGF2UiwTWloAGO4kdpL7JoSvRPpnMzZlLLfHEFLO9Ms-2rLsOby/s1600-h/DSC02644.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSK4R3nQsZ-W6TeC9lYIZQ7x2jLHjCbJv4kk2rS_OKGczbY88jUUNZ7sMdv4Xe51T3R64kJX6_Sb2iVdQ_qfUX11uNDGF2UiwTWloAGO4kdpL7JoSvRPpnMzZlLLfHEFLO9Ms-2rLsOby/s320/DSC02644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380637367524513682" border="0" /></a><br />Maybe I'll post pics from PAX this year, seeing as how we remembered to bring a camera this time. At the very least I have to share this one. Can you fit a 6 player game of Dominion into a sleeper car on a train? Hell yes you can!Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-31644853600722736932009-09-08T14:51:00.000-07:002009-09-08T14:56:43.639-07:00Thing I got from PAX<ul><li>A hangover.</li><li>A bunch of free t-shirts.</li><li>A "1337" cap from Intel.</li><li>Some sweet castles gear (not free).</li><li>A lot of buttons.</li><li>Some new friends.</li><li>Some back talk from a Wizards rep.</li><li>A great time at the concerts and the con in general.</li><li>Maybe swine flu.</li></ul><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-89978659099108387302009-09-06T18:13:00.001-07:002009-09-06T18:13:31.259-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDj7N0myMC2L-G5VQCgEgHxd4DgAjsROdxlytXMpFxxLouzBoCaEa8gDqc4OR2O9Dlfyyy9oNgXPXnIFWh__Hvt_N_Kozwvk6Zy_5CrOxbe-dxj7vj75j0QmJfXAlNDTD1D6DUQErIqTE/s1600-h/0906091811-711260.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDj7N0myMC2L-G5VQCgEgHxd4DgAjsROdxlytXMpFxxLouzBoCaEa8gDqc4OR2O9Dlfyyy9oNgXPXnIFWh__Hvt_N_Kozwvk6Zy_5CrOxbe-dxj7vj75j0QmJfXAlNDTD1D6DUQErIqTE/s320/0906091811-711260.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378527464459956690" /></a></p>Omegathon final. Close to my heart.<p>This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, Quicktime@ 6.5 or higher is required.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-4910160553129918982009-08-19T22:19:00.000-07:002009-08-19T22:22:53.721-07:00[blank] you I won't do what you tell meDear American Radio,<br />Please stop playing the subsection of Killing In The Name Of that your corporate overlords will allow you to spin. You get my hopes up, and then they're dashed. <br /><br />That is all.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-89580881396022523032009-08-06T10:49:00.001-07:002009-08-06T10:49:49.240-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScOtcq2D276vIi9VaJuOOemE_ocmDj5-KkuBdF5w-VHVfeQiyJ6qimrwzQfXYPUyaeNueafs4OlUyEqvxGH2Gdg4sjJIYXf40RG-n-tIVBNohkOYxDjnjx_0kI-oFBRzJiJtXFulBtLAX/s1600-h/0806091048-789242.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScOtcq2D276vIi9VaJuOOemE_ocmDj5-KkuBdF5w-VHVfeQiyJ6qimrwzQfXYPUyaeNueafs4OlUyEqvxGH2Gdg4sjJIYXf40RG-n-tIVBNohkOYxDjnjx_0kI-oFBRzJiJtXFulBtLAX/s320/0806091048-789242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366909481521178338" /></a></p>Drink up, comrades!Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-3165843721942895902009-08-05T00:01:00.000-07:002009-08-05T08:54:10.469-07:0010,000 daysToday I am ten thousand days old. This seems significant.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-5481047086396347762009-08-01T08:48:00.000-07:002009-08-01T08:51:29.356-07:00LammasToday is the festival of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammas">Lammas</a>, where we celebrate the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Lamas">star of Falcon Crest</a>.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-61543364221231372652009-07-16T22:32:00.000-07:002009-07-16T22:47:34.871-07:00The Associated Press: Calif. teen youngest to sail solo around world<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j3gnTf8RUcUM_WhQYEdNsParpVYQD99FOUS00">The Associated Press: Calif. teen youngest to sail solo around world</a>: "'We wouldn't be a family if it wasn't for our lord Jesus Christ,' he said, pointing up to the sky as the crowd yelled 'Jesus!'<br />...<br />"I'm hoping to set off on my next adventure soon — Mt. Everest or down to the Arctic Circle," Sunderland said."<br /><br />OK, first, where did they find a crowd that was so into god that they "yelled 'Jesus!'"?<br /><br />Second, for a kid who sailed around the world, his geography isn't all that sharp. Oddities of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East">Maine </a>and <a href="http://www.odt.org/Pictures/sideb.jpg">map projections</a> aside, who the hell refers to North as down? And this is me being picky, but he does know he can't sail to Mt. Everest, right?Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-39328023983023626582009-07-11T12:56:00.001-07:002009-07-11T12:56:39.045-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5hzt9lz8YT_A2LUk9ZHcxpjsLuug21BL15i2Um-HBpX3ALYTG5kJm7bYWYrn7DklR2zNpBe12Jk5SiiKAxj7X8daW0X0NGLAqm9svvHvEnnjsHzZHu9yp5av7ZOpUqaLKDaiTnfmKbnz/s1600-h/0711091254-799046.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5hzt9lz8YT_A2LUk9ZHcxpjsLuug21BL15i2Um-HBpX3ALYTG5kJm7bYWYrn7DklR2zNpBe12Jk5SiiKAxj7X8daW0X0NGLAqm9svvHvEnnjsHzZHu9yp5av7ZOpUqaLKDaiTnfmKbnz/s320/0711091254-799046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357293955029524594" /></a></p>That kid is back on the escalater again!Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-3528691031136337202009-06-23T00:09:00.001-07:002009-06-23T00:09:46.620-07:00Zee Goggles, Zhey Do Nossing!<object width="425" height="425" align="middle"><param name="movie" value="http://www.instructables.com/static/flash/viewer.swf"></param><param name="quality" value="high"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="FlashVars" value="title=Light-Up-Goggles"></param><embed src="http://www.instructables.com/static/flash/viewer.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="425" height="425" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" FlashVars="title=Light-Up-Goggles" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br><font size="1"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-Up-Goggles/">Light Up Goggles</a> - <a href="http://www.instructables.com/">More DIY How To Projects</a></font>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-5479344371044667792009-06-13T10:42:00.000-07:002009-06-13T10:42:03.180-07:00Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - Project Natal Demo (6/1/09) - Video - NBC.com<a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/clips/project-natal-demo-6109/1123102/">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - Project Natal Demo (6/1/09) - Video - NBC.com</a><br /><br />This looks surprisingly better than I thought it would. Watch the whole thing. Their little "We want to be the Wii" breakout game in the beginning is what I was expecting. Functional controls for games that were not built with this in mind, like Burnout as they show at the end, makes this actually interesting. <br /><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4a33e45bf6bf337a/4741e3c5156499a7/9d7802a/-cpid/43ae589565e3416a" id="W4727a250e66f97234a33e45bf6bf337a" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4a33e45bf6bf337a/4741e3c5156499a7/9d7802a/-cpid/43ae589565e3416a" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-36038395166102568142009-05-28T20:31:00.000-07:002009-05-28T20:38:58.698-07:00Spelling BeeThe Spelling Bee is on today - I suppose it's over by now, but we're watching it as per usual for most live events on tape delay. <br /><br />One of the words in the semi's this morning was "Santeria". I was hoping beyond hope that Dr. Jacques Bailly would read out the sample sentence, in his iconic monotone as "I don't practice Santeria, I ain't got no crystal ball".<br /><br />The kid got it wrong.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-2119722701013247062009-05-23T01:12:00.000-07:002009-05-23T01:12:08.200-07:00Amazon.com: MHP The Sandler All Wood Coffin Kit: Health & Personal Care<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CHN4TO/?tag=wantnot-20">Amazon.com: MHP The Sandler All Wood Coffin Kit: Health & Personal Care</a><br /><br />Erin left this open in Firefox. Should I be watching my back?Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-58862512917918918072009-05-13T01:12:00.000-07:002009-05-13T01:24:23.256-07:00Bacon cookies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTppg-1-Q2PYfdwFGmMPbMxjoJmv_vrjAKCXdLG6OtcLxhnptgTiZeMFlZ2329uH9ER1H1yNDkPLyiL064fCaV7vaYb1imIH_g_oJvsLu1MQcq_R5qvvuOcWX17MDea3GyPK0Pl441sc7/s1600-h/DSC02132.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTppg-1-Q2PYfdwFGmMPbMxjoJmv_vrjAKCXdLG6OtcLxhnptgTiZeMFlZ2329uH9ER1H1yNDkPLyiL064fCaV7vaYb1imIH_g_oJvsLu1MQcq_R5qvvuOcWX17MDea3GyPK0Pl441sc7/s320/DSC02132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335221364209989426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a2iD8fnUR1UIRvTXFVKwMr-QOCH6326Q5ff1GuQKGgZ8hA4uAC1dN3U_n3TNCPmMc6DuwSFTF17OjJRFWmwUv0aozYjL7o36o4RFF-XLKp4152-UH0gQIB-_ixWApCd-u7i8PrnnYNkU/s1600-h/DSC02131.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a2iD8fnUR1UIRvTXFVKwMr-QOCH6326Q5ff1GuQKGgZ8hA4uAC1dN3U_n3TNCPmMc6DuwSFTF17OjJRFWmwUv0aozYjL7o36o4RFF-XLKp4152-UH0gQIB-_ixWApCd-u7i8PrnnYNkU/s320/DSC02131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335221363017944866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDJKR2HGx96TJNzBNiA9s2PCdpq7sV5jGG7FlKpLdfYKCqkd8RXdUfYF-q2V-GisO3dM25yXlWx5GNE3uaFU9cjqimda-tX50WajtRs_bWFD429Z-3OcWOBiVIKqma2BfmAioM9J2ZqGe/s1600-h/DSC02129.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDJKR2HGx96TJNzBNiA9s2PCdpq7sV5jGG7FlKpLdfYKCqkd8RXdUfYF-q2V-GisO3dM25yXlWx5GNE3uaFU9cjqimda-tX50WajtRs_bWFD429Z-3OcWOBiVIKqma2BfmAioM9J2ZqGe/s320/DSC02129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335221351287980946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-0tS3KWTPRkZrSfKxaPz43noyCqStSQVlhuYS-3app2Tpr9Cdclg4cN216auoKgOMSTQ0KlUhqp0-HEY_N2dquQVQ3A7kZqu-DCGc4DSvHJbmMEPxoWFC9c7TlLFXKSEvEIDBv6Z5e_R/s1600-h/DSC02128.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-0tS3KWTPRkZrSfKxaPz43noyCqStSQVlhuYS-3app2Tpr9Cdclg4cN216auoKgOMSTQ0KlUhqp0-HEY_N2dquQVQ3A7kZqu-DCGc4DSvHJbmMEPxoWFC9c7TlLFXKSEvEIDBv6Z5e_R/s320/DSC02128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335221348289930274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVeh-rQBsPbVwwxqCQEYwJa2okWHvPmfGim3XL80vUZ6-hoYkc0kUAX2cNdeKe3rOVl7rPl9k0A0BI4FGdkTZFSSaj9kE-9olloyix4RjmpGSAgP_7fFlBB_87qXJSmm17Tyxp16saSXv/s1600-h/DSC02124.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVeh-rQBsPbVwwxqCQEYwJa2okWHvPmfGim3XL80vUZ6-hoYkc0kUAX2cNdeKe3rOVl7rPl9k0A0BI4FGdkTZFSSaj9kE-9olloyix4RjmpGSAgP_7fFlBB_87qXJSmm17Tyxp16saSXv/s320/DSC02124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335221336373614898" border="0" /></a>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-7669844535395021952009-05-09T11:14:00.000-07:002009-05-09T12:19:04.008-07:00Running Wk 5I only got 3 runs in this week. But! I've extended my run by an extra quarter mile or so. I'm very happy with this.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-64030441733090050612009-05-06T09:31:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:32:32.702-07:00Trek<object width="480" height="430"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FSTAR_TREK_article.jpg&videoid=94844&title=Trekkies%20Bash%20New%20Star%20Trek%20Film%20As%20%27Fun%2C%20Watchable%27"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FSTAR_TREK_article.jpg&videoid=94844&title=Trekkies%20Bash%20New%20Star%20Trek%20Film%20As%20%27Fun%2C%20Watchable%27" width="480" height="430"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film">Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'</a><br /><br />Really looking forward to this.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-53437994893440986862009-05-02T15:53:00.000-07:002009-05-02T15:59:41.207-07:00Running, wk4So, that push up thing didn't happen. Tues/Thur were my oversleeping days this week, apparently. Also, was going to run today, but slept in after returning from the hospital at 2 am and spent the morning taking care of the head injury victim. <br /><br />Of interest this week: Mon and Wed I got a side stitch about 2/3 of the way through. This hasn't happened before. Anyone want to save me the trouble of googling it and tell me why?Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-86977202394635228842009-04-25T14:04:00.001-07:002009-04-25T14:07:42.928-07:00The stars at night, are big and bright...<object width="425" height="344"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qCLz7XQOIOQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qCLz7XQOIOQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Stolen from <a href="http://dunford.tumblr.com/post/100035814/dont-let-oklahoma-hit-yer-ass-on-the-way-out">Dunford</a>, who stole it from somewhere else. Nate Silver has a really <a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/04/messing-with-texas.html">interesting piece </a>on what TX is actually allowed to do by virtue of it's "Hey we were a country before we joined up with you" deal, and what it's effects would be on national politics.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-79004912740213578812009-04-25T13:52:00.000-07:002009-04-25T13:58:38.117-07:00Running, wk3Continued Success! I've been running out of steam progressively earlier, but I think it's because I'm pushing myself too hard early on. I'm fairly sure I'm getting faster, but that's of no consequence. Plan for this week: on advice of the <span style="font-style:italic;">internet</span> (I know, a truly reliable source), I'm going to drop the Sunday run, and the Saturday as well. BUT! I will pick up other exercises on T-Th-Sa, be they just push ups and sit ups, or mayhaps a gym membership if I can figure out how to get the discount my health insurance promised me. <br /><br />Oh, and the worst part of my running loop? It goes past a cookie bakery. I had to run through an aura of cinnamon yesterday morning for 30% of my path. <span style="font-style:italic;">So tempting!</span>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-78210418802351107242009-04-18T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-18T09:33:47.449-07:00Running, wk 2Keepin it up! Sun-Mon-Wed-Fri-Sat again this week. Monday morning I was feeling the after effects of a few too many after Zombie Jeebus Day at Steph and Tony's, so I skipped the morning and balanced out in the evening. I almost preferred that, but my work schedule isn't consistent enough that I could commit to a schedule and I wouldn't want to miss a day if I'm stuck at the office til 9. I feel like I'm improving, getting faster at least, but my endurance hasn't changed, which sucks since that was the whole point of this. I'll assume I just need to give it more time? I do feel just better in general though, more energetic in the morning after I get back (hang overs aside). Also, I think I need to start eating better after I get back. My current morning diet is just cereal and milk. Not sure what I'd do for protein though. Maybe I just have to start liking egg whites, if not semantic arguments?<br /><br />Oh, I tried tying my house key into my shoe laces today so I didn't have to carry it, but it went flying about a block into my run. Is there an accepted solution for this? Or am I supposed to just grip it in my hand as I've been doing?Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263786103188805217.post-19351522034585092362009-04-11T09:45:00.000-07:002009-04-11T09:52:06.301-07:00Running, wk1SO! I didn't hold to the every day ideal, but I have done the loop around our block 4 out of the last 7 days. I've not been strictly benchmarking myself, but I've been doing a bit better every day - a few more steps, or a bit faster pace. I realized both yesterday and today that I'm now that crazy guy who's jogging in shorts and a t-shirt when everyone else is walking around in a jacket. I blame that at least in part on the thin skinned bay area population though - it's never as cold as anyone seems to think. <br /><br />This week's plan - keep on going! I'm not quite ready to extend my loop yet. Also, maybe try an evening run? I've been getting out early (read: 7pm), and it's staying light out later.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825253255303375619noreply@blogger.com4