check out this incredible video of the volcanic explosion in iceland
Close Encounter with the Iceland Volcano
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
That boy has a funny way of looking
i am so obsessed with the blow. or BLOW. or whatever the band is called. how about just "The Blow". she's so amazing. sometimes depressing, but so catchy and smart and good.
and by she i mean Khaela Maricich. i'm actually just now listening to her first album under the name of "Get the Hell Out of the Way of the Volcano" and her album "Look for It in the Sky It Will Always Be There", which i'm digging!
ok here's a weird article -- 10 Weirdest Urban Ecosystems On Earth. some of them are pretty gross, but theyre pretty wild. not sure i'd wanna visit them all, but they're at least cool to imagine.
i'm still kinda jetlagged and a little loopy so i may not be making total sense and i may be a little space cadety and all over the place than normally, but that goes with the territory.
ok i've been feelin bloggin so you'll be seeing more, later.
gardening?
and by she i mean Khaela Maricich. i'm actually just now listening to her first album under the name of "Get the Hell Out of the Way of the Volcano" and her album "Look for It in the Sky It Will Always Be There", which i'm digging!
ok here's a weird article -- 10 Weirdest Urban Ecosystems On Earth. some of them are pretty gross, but theyre pretty wild. not sure i'd wanna visit them all, but they're at least cool to imagine.
i'm still kinda jetlagged and a little loopy so i may not be making total sense and i may be a little space cadety and all over the place than normally, but that goes with the territory.
ok i've been feelin bloggin so you'll be seeing more, later.
gardening?
Boston-born
Rest in Peace Guru from Gangstarr -- Keith Elam (July 17, 1966 – April 19, 2010)
Guru, RIP: Our four favorite songs | EW.com
Guru, RIP: Our four favorite songs | EW.com
Monday, April 19, 2010
all of these emotions are pouring out of me
to quote kid cudi...
i was able to watch the boston marathon today, albeit online. that guy from kenya ran the fastest marathon ever! pretty incredible. also the 3rd closest finish for the women in history! wow what a great marathon.
i watched this movie called burma vj this weekend, actually on the flight home. it was intense. burma is such a bummer. my goodness. i'm going to avoid talking about anything political here, but if you're familiar with the situation, you know how much of a bummer it is.
there's a really good book called "finding george orwell in burma" that i may have mentioned on here. i want to revisit it now after seeing that movie.
here's a photo. i could link to the article that i found it from, it's a time.com one, but i'm gonna let you find it yourself. there have been some recent goings on in burma that you can read about it if you really feel like.
but be careful, big brother is watching.
i was able to watch the boston marathon today, albeit online. that guy from kenya ran the fastest marathon ever! pretty incredible. also the 3rd closest finish for the women in history! wow what a great marathon.
i watched this movie called burma vj this weekend, actually on the flight home. it was intense. burma is such a bummer. my goodness. i'm going to avoid talking about anything political here, but if you're familiar with the situation, you know how much of a bummer it is.
there's a really good book called "finding george orwell in burma" that i may have mentioned on here. i want to revisit it now after seeing that movie.
here's a photo. i could link to the article that i found it from, it's a time.com one, but i'm gonna let you find it yourself. there have been some recent goings on in burma that you can read about it if you really feel like.
but be careful, big brother is watching.
good night, extended
hey, buenas noches. i'm adjusting back to the east coast schedule. i'm somewhere under 3 hours behind right now, getting there.
had a good day, went to an armenian market and pemberton market where i got a couple plants, just houseplants, i potted those and watered them and theyre in windowsills.
only watched a little bball cause i watched a bunch of bball yesterday. i did watch the movie bronson tho. pretty crazy! kind of a nutty story. guy's still alive too.
side note -- boston independent film festival is this weekend. i'll have more on that as the day approaches.
yesterday i got up at like 7 30 to go watch rowing. it was cold and windy and rainy. just so nasty out. we watched one race from the bank and then two from the car, driving alongside on memorial drive, watching the whole 2000 meters. except during the princeton harvard race, princeton lost their rudder and collided with harvards stern, losing part of their bow in the progress.
i actually saw the whole thing from the car -- princeton stopped rowing, and then i saw the coxswain hold up a big white piece of fiberglass. tough break.
then we went to victors diner in watertown (watertown is a great place for diners in case you didnt know). i ate a huge veggie omelette and a bunch of home fries, then i went home and went back to sleep til 2am. still getting over the messed up sleep schedule.
need to sign off, but just wanted to show you some tule elk. here ya go. see those little guys? click on the photo and then zoom in. here are some other point reyes photos too. i'll post some more.
had a good day, went to an armenian market and pemberton market where i got a couple plants, just houseplants, i potted those and watered them and theyre in windowsills.
only watched a little bball cause i watched a bunch of bball yesterday. i did watch the movie bronson tho. pretty crazy! kind of a nutty story. guy's still alive too.
side note -- boston independent film festival is this weekend. i'll have more on that as the day approaches.
yesterday i got up at like 7 30 to go watch rowing. it was cold and windy and rainy. just so nasty out. we watched one race from the bank and then two from the car, driving alongside on memorial drive, watching the whole 2000 meters. except during the princeton harvard race, princeton lost their rudder and collided with harvards stern, losing part of their bow in the progress.
i actually saw the whole thing from the car -- princeton stopped rowing, and then i saw the coxswain hold up a big white piece of fiberglass. tough break.
then we went to victors diner in watertown (watertown is a great place for diners in case you didnt know). i ate a huge veggie omelette and a bunch of home fries, then i went home and went back to sleep til 2am. still getting over the messed up sleep schedule.
need to sign off, but just wanted to show you some tule elk. here ya go. see those little guys? click on the photo and then zoom in. here are some other point reyes photos too. i'll post some more.
Friday, April 16, 2010
leave taking
well, the day has come, and here i am, in the san francisco international airport, waiting for my flight to logan, which leaves in an hour.
it's not often that i dearly wish to stay in some place away from home, to not let the stay end, to drag out a trip.
this time, i was warned that this would be the case. i didn't really believe it at first, but here i am, with kind of a pit in my stomach that i have to go home.
but you know why? it's not because i'm dreading anything back home. i just had such a good week! really, i swear that's all it is. i had such good company, such good treatment, saw three old friends, saw tons of stuff.
so, i just wanted to come clear. i'll miss northern california, but i'm ready to face the music. though it may be cold and rainy in boston, friends are there, and that's the draw.
i'm not down with the weather here. i mean, maybe i am, but especially in san francisco it like never really gets super warm. i like it when it gets super warm! cause in the evenings it cools down a little and it's perfect.
so first things first -- yesterday i went to the lighthouse at point reyes. lemme give you a couple links --
Point Reyes National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)
Point Reyes National Seashore - Lighthouse History at Point Reyes (U.S. National Park Service)
this was one of the most incredible things i've ever seen. we had to drive like 21 miles from the visitor center all the way out to the tip, here's a map for reference.
i took some decent photos too that i'll post. so all i really wanted to see was "point reyes". i didn't really know what meant, but it had been recommended to me, and i pretty much based this whole trip around other peoples recommendations (which worked out very well).
so we finally arrive at the visitor center after driving through state parks and up and down 8 million hills. there's a sign that says "LIGHTHOUSE < 21 MI". and i think "crap, it just took forever to get over here, now wherever we end up going it's going to take a long time.
well, we continued on sir francis drake blvd. it went on forever and ever. we drove through miles of cow pasture (get this -- the restaurant we went to that night was serving grass feed beef from point reyes, ca.)
finally after 15 miles or so (and mind you this is slow going along winding roads, getting stuck behind slower people) we arrived at some signs that said beaches. i kind of suggested that we just go to a beach because i felt bad for dragging us all the way out there. but it was ok, i was the passenger, and we ventured on.
we went hill over hill, ridge over ridge, past farms and ranches. the views were already extraordinary. tide pools and hills and peaks and cliffs. finally finally finally, we arrived at a parking lot. if you look at the map, we were at the extreme western tip of the red line that extends to the southwestern tip of point reyes. it had taken forever to get out there, but it was worth it.
i want to say it was life changing, but i think that this trip was just mostly life changing, in that ive gained some new perspectives, which were sorely needed. i think i was stuck in a little rut, and i'm in a better place now.
the lighthouse was unforgettable. we saw some wildlife, some groups of tule elk. i'll post some stuff about the tule elk, they were pretty cool.
well, i had to tell you about it. i'm still kind of floating from the whole experience, it was that memorable.
ok i'll talk to you soon, thanks, D
a couple photos, more to come. i saw these exact same views, just in the middle of the day --
it's not often that i dearly wish to stay in some place away from home, to not let the stay end, to drag out a trip.
this time, i was warned that this would be the case. i didn't really believe it at first, but here i am, with kind of a pit in my stomach that i have to go home.
but you know why? it's not because i'm dreading anything back home. i just had such a good week! really, i swear that's all it is. i had such good company, such good treatment, saw three old friends, saw tons of stuff.
so, i just wanted to come clear. i'll miss northern california, but i'm ready to face the music. though it may be cold and rainy in boston, friends are there, and that's the draw.
i'm not down with the weather here. i mean, maybe i am, but especially in san francisco it like never really gets super warm. i like it when it gets super warm! cause in the evenings it cools down a little and it's perfect.
so first things first -- yesterday i went to the lighthouse at point reyes. lemme give you a couple links --
Point Reyes National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)
Point Reyes National Seashore - Lighthouse History at Point Reyes (U.S. National Park Service)
this was one of the most incredible things i've ever seen. we had to drive like 21 miles from the visitor center all the way out to the tip, here's a map for reference.
i took some decent photos too that i'll post. so all i really wanted to see was "point reyes". i didn't really know what meant, but it had been recommended to me, and i pretty much based this whole trip around other peoples recommendations (which worked out very well).
so we finally arrive at the visitor center after driving through state parks and up and down 8 million hills. there's a sign that says "LIGHTHOUSE < 21 MI". and i think "crap, it just took forever to get over here, now wherever we end up going it's going to take a long time.
well, we continued on sir francis drake blvd. it went on forever and ever. we drove through miles of cow pasture (get this -- the restaurant we went to that night was serving grass feed beef from point reyes, ca.)
finally after 15 miles or so (and mind you this is slow going along winding roads, getting stuck behind slower people) we arrived at some signs that said beaches. i kind of suggested that we just go to a beach because i felt bad for dragging us all the way out there. but it was ok, i was the passenger, and we ventured on.
we went hill over hill, ridge over ridge, past farms and ranches. the views were already extraordinary. tide pools and hills and peaks and cliffs. finally finally finally, we arrived at a parking lot. if you look at the map, we were at the extreme western tip of the red line that extends to the southwestern tip of point reyes. it had taken forever to get out there, but it was worth it.
i want to say it was life changing, but i think that this trip was just mostly life changing, in that ive gained some new perspectives, which were sorely needed. i think i was stuck in a little rut, and i'm in a better place now.
the lighthouse was unforgettable. we saw some wildlife, some groups of tule elk. i'll post some stuff about the tule elk, they were pretty cool.
well, i had to tell you about it. i'm still kind of floating from the whole experience, it was that memorable.
ok i'll talk to you soon, thanks, D
a couple photos, more to come. i saw these exact same views, just in the middle of the day --
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
i forgot to bring my camera
or, rather, i've so far forgotten to bring my camera both times that i've visited old friends here in san francisco. doh!
well, that doesnt mean that i didn't see them. there's just no electronic evidence of the fact. no, i didn't take an iphone photo or a blackberry photo or a droid photo, which i could have to try to save the day. i just left my stupid camera at the hotel. actually, now that i think about it, i should probably just take it out of the backpack and take a photo of the wall or something just to remind myself that i have it. oh well.
soooo i'm staying in japantown here in beautiful san fran. (full disclaimer -- it rained yesterday. and will rain again today. this hasn't had a negative impact on planning, but it has made for some challenging walking. also, i left the auxiliary umbrella at the bar last night. shucks).
we happened to show up during the first day of the first weekend of the cherry blossom festival. effectively, that meant that we couldn't park our car in the lot and had to drive around for a while before i called the hotel and they told us how to bushwack our way to their front entrance.
unclear on the concept? learn yourself -- Welcome to Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Website
so the first day there were a ton of people and street vendors and tents and dancing women with fans, but then on the second day it rained and everything got moved inside. good times tho, this hotel is awesome and the neighborhood is nice.
i've been making the rounds of the neighborhoods too. let's see, so far i've seen the richmond district, the mission, noe valley, soma, and the tenderloin. i'll go into details later. i gotta bounce tho, but i'll be in touch. peace!
i found this photo from like bodega or karmaloop or something. good stuff. i wanna say that i know where it came from, but i pulled it forever ago. anyway, enjoy.
well, that doesnt mean that i didn't see them. there's just no electronic evidence of the fact. no, i didn't take an iphone photo or a blackberry photo or a droid photo, which i could have to try to save the day. i just left my stupid camera at the hotel. actually, now that i think about it, i should probably just take it out of the backpack and take a photo of the wall or something just to remind myself that i have it. oh well.
soooo i'm staying in japantown here in beautiful san fran. (full disclaimer -- it rained yesterday. and will rain again today. this hasn't had a negative impact on planning, but it has made for some challenging walking. also, i left the auxiliary umbrella at the bar last night. shucks).
we happened to show up during the first day of the first weekend of the cherry blossom festival. effectively, that meant that we couldn't park our car in the lot and had to drive around for a while before i called the hotel and they told us how to bushwack our way to their front entrance.
unclear on the concept? learn yourself -- Welcome to Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Website
so the first day there were a ton of people and street vendors and tents and dancing women with fans, but then on the second day it rained and everything got moved inside. good times tho, this hotel is awesome and the neighborhood is nice.
i've been making the rounds of the neighborhoods too. let's see, so far i've seen the richmond district, the mission, noe valley, soma, and the tenderloin. i'll go into details later. i gotta bounce tho, but i'll be in touch. peace!
i found this photo from like bodega or karmaloop or something. good stuff. i wanna say that i know where it came from, but i pulled it forever ago. anyway, enjoy.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
takin off
folks -- im gettin on a plane in 3 hours. not sure when i'm gonna post next.
believe it or not, i think the weather here is actually going to be a little nicer than the weather in san fran. oh well, can't win em all.
still im pumped for the trip and looking forward to relaxing.
i'll be in touch.
thanks, D
believe it or not, i think the weather here is actually going to be a little nicer than the weather in san fran. oh well, can't win em all.
still im pumped for the trip and looking forward to relaxing.
i'll be in touch.
thanks, D
Thursday, April 08, 2010
hip, fun, or free
folks, what is up. it's a beautiful day outside. a good day for caneoing say, or hiking, or kayaking, or sailing. however, i am doing none of these things. if you are, i salute you.
yesterday it was like 800 degrees. mad hot. all sorts of hot. we had a cookout for my roommates bday. it was awesome! drinkin beers outside, joking around in the kitchen inside. cooked up ribs, chicken, eggplant, pineapple, peppers, onions, even a couple tomatoes! delicious stuff. grilling rules.
boston college has a new basketball coach. you probably dont care about this as much as i do. dude came from cornell. i wish him the best. let's go eagles. (bc also plays in the frozen four tonight but im not really into hockey but good luck guys!)
so i wanna go sailing. bad. it was recommended today that i check out community boating instead of acquiring a used boat. serious dilemma. dilemma city over here. i wanna go to community boating but i also want a boat. what will happen?? time will tell.
im going on a trip in two days. im going to san francisco. ill be in the city for four nights, then in mill valley for two nights. im excited to say the least. i hope everything works out. i think it will. woohoo!
yesterday it was like 800 degrees. mad hot. all sorts of hot. we had a cookout for my roommates bday. it was awesome! drinkin beers outside, joking around in the kitchen inside. cooked up ribs, chicken, eggplant, pineapple, peppers, onions, even a couple tomatoes! delicious stuff. grilling rules.
boston college has a new basketball coach. you probably dont care about this as much as i do. dude came from cornell. i wish him the best. let's go eagles. (bc also plays in the frozen four tonight but im not really into hockey but good luck guys!)
so i wanna go sailing. bad. it was recommended today that i check out community boating instead of acquiring a used boat. serious dilemma. dilemma city over here. i wanna go to community boating but i also want a boat. what will happen?? time will tell.
im going on a trip in two days. im going to san francisco. ill be in the city for four nights, then in mill valley for two nights. im excited to say the least. i hope everything works out. i think it will. woohoo!
Sunday, April 04, 2010
march showers bring april
hey everyone. jeez pretty bad that i haven't posted since wednesday. ok lemme see if i can get some momentum here we go.
first, a pretty cool link -- The 19 most complex and dangerous roads in the world | By the Waze. it's all these really terrifying drives. yikes.
if you've heard the jay-z long a lot then you may find this entertaining. even if you haven't, i hope you still find it entertaining
ok well let's see, right now it's sunday, what's happened since wednesday?
well, i fought off a cold last week, so i was a little under the weather over the past week, but doing better now.
yesterday i went and watched dartmouth race holy cross on lake quinsigamond in worcester. dartmouth swept, and one of the races was really close. i dont think the results are up on row2k.com yet for whatever reason, but there was a headwind, decent conditions, though probably rougher closer to the finish.
it was fun watching and i cheered really loud and wore my dartmouth tshirt. for the last varsity race i followed in my car along the racecourse. i happened to be driving behind the dartmouth crew truck flashing its hazards (i turned on mine too). pretty cool to watch a race like that.
oh yeah and i watched the boat race too. that's the oxford cambridge boat race. what a race this year! thriller from start to finish, and a come from behind victory by the light blues as cambridge won by a couple lengths of open water.
the winklevoss twins were in the oxford boat. the bbc had an interview with them before the race that was pretty funny. you know who those dudes are right? i actually beat them the summer after my freshman year (not sure if ive mentioned that or not), but they were olympians in 2008, so i cant really talk.
i had a cookout yesterday that was pretty epic. lotta folks showed up and we had a good time. im dealin with the traces of hangover but feelin ok. gotta drink a bunch of water and go to sleep.
ok yall happy easter talk to you soon
-Dave
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
flood part deux
well folks, there are many rivers and lakes and ponds here that are very, very high right now. there are towns and neighborhoods and houses and cars and businesses that are under a lot of water. not sure how long it's gonna be til we see something like this again.
my hometown was in the news for some bad and nasty flooding there too. terrible stuff. i hope that no dams fail and that we get through this relatively unscathed.
i'm trying to blog more, i really like blogging, just gotta keep at it. i was fighting a cold yesterday and am also fighting a cold today, but i think i'm gonna drink a ton of water and hopefully beat it. i refuse to get sick.
soooo let's see what else is happening. we had our first (and last) basketball playoff game last night. i don't really want to get into it, but it wasn't pretty. still, a great season, i had so much fun, and everyone's relatively happy. good times.
oh yeah i didnt mention that i made a pear crisp this weekend from the moosewood cookbook. it was pretty good. i think i prefer the crisp that you actually make for like apple crisp than a crisp that's just oats, sugar, and butter.
i'm starting to read a book, "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe", you may have heard of it. a one-time friend gave it to me in high school. she underlined a section of it that i'm not sure i want to post here as it's somewhat unsettling. i'm thinking about it. it's a really good book, and just kinda funny that it took me so long to actually start reading it. but seriously -- better late than never.
ok folks, i'll be in touch.
bye, Dave
my hometown was in the news for some bad and nasty flooding there too. terrible stuff. i hope that no dams fail and that we get through this relatively unscathed.
i'm trying to blog more, i really like blogging, just gotta keep at it. i was fighting a cold yesterday and am also fighting a cold today, but i think i'm gonna drink a ton of water and hopefully beat it. i refuse to get sick.
soooo let's see what else is happening. we had our first (and last) basketball playoff game last night. i don't really want to get into it, but it wasn't pretty. still, a great season, i had so much fun, and everyone's relatively happy. good times.
oh yeah i didnt mention that i made a pear crisp this weekend from the moosewood cookbook. it was pretty good. i think i prefer the crisp that you actually make for like apple crisp than a crisp that's just oats, sugar, and butter.
i'm starting to read a book, "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe", you may have heard of it. a one-time friend gave it to me in high school. she underlined a section of it that i'm not sure i want to post here as it's somewhat unsettling. i'm thinking about it. it's a really good book, and just kinda funny that it took me so long to actually start reading it. but seriously -- better late than never.
ok folks, i'll be in touch.
bye, Dave
Sunday, March 28, 2010
more the type to plan it
hey. i just had a good weekend of watching basketball and eating and hanging out. i tried a couple new jamaican jerk chicken recipes and they both came out pretty well. here are the recipes. for one i just marinated it for 3 and a half hours, the other i marinated overnight
Jerk Chicken Recipe: Spicy Jamaican Comfort Food -- this was yummy, nice and spicy.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe and history - Jamaica Travel and Culture .com -- this one was really good. i got a cleaver for prepping and chopping. using the cleaver was awesome.
here are a couple cool articles.
Engineers offer peek into semisecret project for US military - The Boston Globe -- this is all about some super secret technology that's been in development for like decades. it's going to turn an american soldier into spiderman. crazy.
Woods, Augusta a good match - The Boston Globe -- an interesting article about the intersection of tiger woods, augusta county club, golf, the masters, and women. take from it what you will. my favorite excerpt:
"For most of my life, but especially since becoming a father some 13 years ago, I’ve believed there are far more good women than good men in the world. I’ll always believe that. I think they’re every bit as intelligent as men, equally worthy and competent in the workplace, tremendous athletes. But, most of all, women are far superior by total number when judged as decent people. "
bam! that's right. we all knew it.
ok i gotta motor. cya.
Jerk Chicken Recipe: Spicy Jamaican Comfort Food -- this was yummy, nice and spicy.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe and history - Jamaica Travel and Culture .com -- this one was really good. i got a cleaver for prepping and chopping. using the cleaver was awesome.
here are a couple cool articles.
Engineers offer peek into semisecret project for US military - The Boston Globe -- this is all about some super secret technology that's been in development for like decades. it's going to turn an american soldier into spiderman. crazy.
Woods, Augusta a good match - The Boston Globe -- an interesting article about the intersection of tiger woods, augusta county club, golf, the masters, and women. take from it what you will. my favorite excerpt:
"For most of my life, but especially since becoming a father some 13 years ago, I’ve believed there are far more good women than good men in the world. I’ll always believe that. I think they’re every bit as intelligent as men, equally worthy and competent in the workplace, tremendous athletes. But, most of all, women are far superior by total number when judged as decent people. "
bam! that's right. we all knew it.
ok i gotta motor. cya.
Friday, March 26, 2010
confluence
exceedingly so.
tilted on the drunk axis of a fishbowl, head perched on a cane.
it...but it isn't it. it's not an it.
Dawn: 6:09 AM. Uptime: 2d 4h 51m
they found a new dinosaur by its BONES. its BONES were in the ground. the dinosaur was not colored green like in the sketches, it was jet black with neon green patterns.
it goes on.
and the sea meets the sky.
tilted on the drunk axis of a fishbowl, head perched on a cane.
it...but it isn't it. it's not an it.
Dawn: 6:09 AM. Uptime: 2d 4h 51m
they found a new dinosaur by its BONES. its BONES were in the ground. the dinosaur was not colored green like in the sketches, it was jet black with neon green patterns.
it goes on.
and the sea meets the sky.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
the lives of men: mundane idiosyncrasies
nothing fascinates me more than quotidian details and mundane idiosyncrasies regarding the lives of men. i am going to write a book about it. it's going to contain a lot of dull facts about certain men. here are some examples:
Edward, 23: Edward has never had Thai food. he tells people that he does not like Thai food even though he has never tried it.
Bob, 31: Bob likes watching "American Idol". he watches American Idol every week with his dog sprawled out on the shag carpet in front of the tv.
Apollo, 27: Apollo once went to Milwaukee and got food poisoning. because of this, he always roots against the green bay packers.
see, doesn't that sound like a great book? it would just be chock full of boring snippets from male individuals. shoot, i could fill up a whole book about myself! it would have things like:
Dave wears glasses that are two years old. he wants new glasses, but hasn't taken the necessary steps to attain these glasses.
Dave has a new vacuum. his new vacuum is actually capable of cleaning the carpet in his room.
Dave needs to buy a gallon of skim milk. he really likes skim milk.
[end sarcasm]
hi everyone, it's me, i swear. i like making fun of myself, and i definitely make fun of people such as my brother, dad, and best bros. gotta keep it loose ya know! i hope i'm not being cruel, just trying to joke around. what are some mundane idiosyncrasies of your life?
wow what a weird post, let's make the next one weirder...
i got a link for ya. full disclosure -- i've only watched part of this video and haven't listened to it. but it has people riding cars on frozen lakes in new hampshire. how could you possibly resist watching it?!:
On Thin Ice - Video Library - The New York Times
here's my abstract screengrab of the splashscreen thingie for nytimes video. how do you feel about nytimes video? i think some of it's pretty cool, i should watch it more.
Edward, 23: Edward has never had Thai food. he tells people that he does not like Thai food even though he has never tried it.
Bob, 31: Bob likes watching "American Idol". he watches American Idol every week with his dog sprawled out on the shag carpet in front of the tv.
Apollo, 27: Apollo once went to Milwaukee and got food poisoning. because of this, he always roots against the green bay packers.
see, doesn't that sound like a great book? it would just be chock full of boring snippets from male individuals. shoot, i could fill up a whole book about myself! it would have things like:
Dave wears glasses that are two years old. he wants new glasses, but hasn't taken the necessary steps to attain these glasses.
Dave has a new vacuum. his new vacuum is actually capable of cleaning the carpet in his room.
Dave needs to buy a gallon of skim milk. he really likes skim milk.
[end sarcasm]
hi everyone, it's me, i swear. i like making fun of myself, and i definitely make fun of people such as my brother, dad, and best bros. gotta keep it loose ya know! i hope i'm not being cruel, just trying to joke around. what are some mundane idiosyncrasies of your life?
wow what a weird post, let's make the next one weirder...
i got a link for ya. full disclosure -- i've only watched part of this video and haven't listened to it. but it has people riding cars on frozen lakes in new hampshire. how could you possibly resist watching it?!:
On Thin Ice - Video Library - The New York Times
here's my abstract screengrab of the splashscreen thingie for nytimes video. how do you feel about nytimes video? i think some of it's pretty cool, i should watch it more.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
do this, do that
hey folks! wow what a nice day outside! 70 degrees. i guess it's gonna get cold soon, but til then, i'm lovin it.
right now i am torn between sitting on my back porch and playing basketball. maybe i will do both! i got a lot of exclamation points here, but i just need to exclaim how excited i am!
ariiiight. so i watched basketball for like 48 hours. the first day (thursday) was the most exciting day of basketball i've ever seen. wow, and i mean wow. favorite moments -- murray st winning at the buzzer, and the end of the ohio game, just watching the ohio guys act like they've been there before after they totally dusted georgetown. good stuff.
well, i slept in today and feel good. i've eaten my banana, drank some water, and shaved. i got up at 10 (so i dont even really think i got 8 hours of sleep), but i'm feeling great. i have better saturdays when i get up at 10 rather than noon anyway.
so much i wanna do! i wanna go clothes shopping, grocery shopping, get a car wash, i dono, do other stuff. not enough time, you know? it's cool tho. that's the beauty of life. it's up to you to do what you wanna do. i love free will. i will defend free will all day. nothing is predetermined i tell you! nothing! life is what you make of it.
aright folks i'm sitting in my bedroom behind my light blocking curtains. there's a whole world out there. i gtg. later.
here are a couple photos of the flooding in my area from this week. awful stuff. some people had some pretty bad headaches.
right now i am torn between sitting on my back porch and playing basketball. maybe i will do both! i got a lot of exclamation points here, but i just need to exclaim how excited i am!
ariiiight. so i watched basketball for like 48 hours. the first day (thursday) was the most exciting day of basketball i've ever seen. wow, and i mean wow. favorite moments -- murray st winning at the buzzer, and the end of the ohio game, just watching the ohio guys act like they've been there before after they totally dusted georgetown. good stuff.
well, i slept in today and feel good. i've eaten my banana, drank some water, and shaved. i got up at 10 (so i dont even really think i got 8 hours of sleep), but i'm feeling great. i have better saturdays when i get up at 10 rather than noon anyway.
so much i wanna do! i wanna go clothes shopping, grocery shopping, get a car wash, i dono, do other stuff. not enough time, you know? it's cool tho. that's the beauty of life. it's up to you to do what you wanna do. i love free will. i will defend free will all day. nothing is predetermined i tell you! nothing! life is what you make of it.
aright folks i'm sitting in my bedroom behind my light blocking curtains. there's a whole world out there. i gtg. later.
here are a couple photos of the flooding in my area from this week. awful stuff. some people had some pretty bad headaches.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
gut research favorite sleeper
gut research favorite sleeper
gut research favorite sleeper
gut research favorite sleeper
this has been me most of the day. watch the video and you'll understand
brackets are complete. i'm sure mine are mostly horrible. last year i had one bracket that had one quarter entirely correct except for one pick (cal over maryland, i'll never forget it).
this year none of the bc blogs are doing pools, which is too bad because last year they were really funny.
well, at least i can be happy about my brackets for another 12 hours or so. then the agony begins.
happy march madness everyone, it's one of my favorite times of year, Dave
gut research favorite sleeper
gut research favorite sleeper
this has been me most of the day. watch the video and you'll understand
brackets are complete. i'm sure mine are mostly horrible. last year i had one bracket that had one quarter entirely correct except for one pick (cal over maryland, i'll never forget it).
this year none of the bc blogs are doing pools, which is too bad because last year they were really funny.
well, at least i can be happy about my brackets for another 12 hours or so. then the agony begins.
happy march madness everyone, it's one of my favorite times of year, Dave
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
bad bad bad
all by myself.
folks, what's happenin. it's a beautiful day outside. after three consecutive days of rain, the sun has come out.
there has been some serious flooding in the region, and i'm sure a lot of people have had to deal with some situations that were not ideal. luckily, i kind of live on a hill, so i didnt have to deal with it.
my mom said it's the worst flooding she can remember since 1997, when my towns high school flooded and was shut down for several months. the high schoolers had class at my middle school from like 7am to noon, and us middle schoolers had class from 12-5pm. those were the days. sleeping in til 11am, watching sunsets from class. good times.
i had a good weekend. friday night i just hung out and made chocolate pudding, which turned out really well. saturday day i did some things, then went over to a friends where i heated up some gnocchi and pasta sauce, then cooked a nice lemony green beans dish. yummy.
saturday night i got invited to a house party right down the street from me. i met up with a couple friends there. it was a 1920s themed party. it seemed like everyone had a costume but me! it was fun though, playing loud music, dancing, hanging out, joking around. some good, clean fun. stayed until 2am (at which point it turned to 3am), then went to sleep after 4am.
barely left the house on sunday. people were coming over to my place all day which was awesome, i barely had to go out in the rain! the brackets came out sunday evening and i started researching (still got a long ways to go though).
the flooding was kinda nuts yesterday. multiple roads were blocked off, and i blew it and went the wrong way more than once. there were a bunch of towns nearby that got it real bad. i didnt see too much craziness, but the traffic was pretty ugly.
we won our basketball game last night. i scored 4 points. i also airballed a free throw and missed a wide open layup. but i made the call to play man defense instead of zone, because i thought we needed more energy and better rebounding, and sure enough they only scored 5 points in the first half. this was the team that beat us in the first game when i wasnt there, so it felt good to get revenge. we have a rematch next week with a team that weve already lost to, so i want revenge next week too.
gotta focus up and get to the gym a bunch. i haven't lifted weights in several weeks. part of that is because i dont want to beef up too much. i've also been trying to do cardio so that i have some decent fitness.
ok i'm gonna start compiling some links for a links post. i'll give you some highlights. i'll try to post more this week.
cya! -d
folks, what's happenin. it's a beautiful day outside. after three consecutive days of rain, the sun has come out.
there has been some serious flooding in the region, and i'm sure a lot of people have had to deal with some situations that were not ideal. luckily, i kind of live on a hill, so i didnt have to deal with it.
my mom said it's the worst flooding she can remember since 1997, when my towns high school flooded and was shut down for several months. the high schoolers had class at my middle school from like 7am to noon, and us middle schoolers had class from 12-5pm. those were the days. sleeping in til 11am, watching sunsets from class. good times.
i had a good weekend. friday night i just hung out and made chocolate pudding, which turned out really well. saturday day i did some things, then went over to a friends where i heated up some gnocchi and pasta sauce, then cooked a nice lemony green beans dish. yummy.
saturday night i got invited to a house party right down the street from me. i met up with a couple friends there. it was a 1920s themed party. it seemed like everyone had a costume but me! it was fun though, playing loud music, dancing, hanging out, joking around. some good, clean fun. stayed until 2am (at which point it turned to 3am), then went to sleep after 4am.
barely left the house on sunday. people were coming over to my place all day which was awesome, i barely had to go out in the rain! the brackets came out sunday evening and i started researching (still got a long ways to go though).
the flooding was kinda nuts yesterday. multiple roads were blocked off, and i blew it and went the wrong way more than once. there were a bunch of towns nearby that got it real bad. i didnt see too much craziness, but the traffic was pretty ugly.
we won our basketball game last night. i scored 4 points. i also airballed a free throw and missed a wide open layup. but i made the call to play man defense instead of zone, because i thought we needed more energy and better rebounding, and sure enough they only scored 5 points in the first half. this was the team that beat us in the first game when i wasnt there, so it felt good to get revenge. we have a rematch next week with a team that weve already lost to, so i want revenge next week too.
gotta focus up and get to the gym a bunch. i haven't lifted weights in several weeks. part of that is because i dont want to beef up too much. i've also been trying to do cardio so that i have some decent fitness.
ok i'm gonna start compiling some links for a links post. i'll give you some highlights. i'll try to post more this week.
cya! -d
Saturday, March 13, 2010
eternal and graceful
water in head, fire in belly. cool head, warm belly. heat up, cold down.
to be continued...
to be continued...
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