Sunday, August 15, 2010
Chocolate Milk and Dying
I dreamt about Broguierre's Chocolate Milk last night... very awesome. I also dreamt that I got shot to death... less awesome.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Adam
I really want a Notion Ink Adam.
http://notionink.wordpress.com/
Hopefully it'll be released by November... so I can blow my birthday money on this machine. I'm going to be angry if this doesn't deliver on its promised performance too... like how PlasticLogic's Que ProReader disappointed and inevitably caved to Kindle's market pressure.
I think Adam could be a formidable contender against both the iPad and the Kindle. That would be pretty darn uber.
http://notionink.wordpress.com/
Hopefully it'll be released by November... so I can blow my birthday money on this machine. I'm going to be angry if this doesn't deliver on its promised performance too... like how PlasticLogic's Que ProReader disappointed and inevitably caved to Kindle's market pressure.
I think Adam could be a formidable contender against both the iPad and the Kindle. That would be pretty darn uber.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Award
I got a small bonus today... My co-worker who also got the bonus seemed so happy, I just wanted to get back to work. Its funny how getting a monetary incentive can really turn a person's day. Maybe if I was grumpier and my day was going badly that would have lightened my mood, but DS3 is over and I am reasonably content. Unfortunately getting a small bonus doesn't lessen the responsibilities I shoulder.
I've been thinking about what to spend it on. It's either going to offset the cost of KASAMix, my upcoming trip to Japan for taiko, which has already been paid for. For something more immediate though, two things come to mind: Shrink that list of references I want to buy (TEXTBOOKS), and buy $20 dollars of earthworms. The rest can probably pay for the stupendously expensive classes I'll be starting on next month that might not get covered by work.
Seriously, Scott. I think you're right, I might just be an unfeeling robot.
I've been thinking about what to spend it on. It's either going to offset the cost of KASAMix, my upcoming trip to Japan for taiko, which has already been paid for. For something more immediate though, two things come to mind: Shrink that list of references I want to buy (TEXTBOOKS), and buy $20 dollars of earthworms. The rest can probably pay for the stupendously expensive classes I'll be starting on next month that might not get covered by work.
Seriously, Scott. I think you're right, I might just be an unfeeling robot.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Crazies
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1608548865904525626
man... its shit like this that makes me afraid for this country. Not the message of the article, rather what's in the comments.
Ugh... the link didn't paste properly and unfortunately I lost the article that I read. I'll try and dig it up later as the e-trail isn't on this particular computer.
The gist was this: Mosque getting built near Ground Zero > some legitimate arguments both in favor and against > devolves into senseless flaming.
As far as I'm concerned, the issue really boils down to two things: Constitutional rights vs. increasing pain for survivors of 9/11. Everything else shouldn't matter. Unfortunately 'everything else' makes up a significant chunk of the arguments posed, and the sheer lunacy of it is frightening.
man... its shit like this that makes me afraid for this country. Not the message of the article, rather what's in the comments.
Ugh... the link didn't paste properly and unfortunately I lost the article that I read. I'll try and dig it up later as the e-trail isn't on this particular computer.
The gist was this: Mosque getting built near Ground Zero > some legitimate arguments both in favor and against > devolves into senseless flaming.
As far as I'm concerned, the issue really boils down to two things: Constitutional rights vs. increasing pain for survivors of 9/11. Everything else shouldn't matter. Unfortunately 'everything else' makes up a significant chunk of the arguments posed, and the sheer lunacy of it is frightening.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Practice... even in your sleep
Taiko came to me in my dreams last night as it sometimes but very rarely does. Interestingly enough, there were a bunch of SDT members there like victoria, chelsey, bobby, eric, kathy, and maybe tora, but there were a bunch of other folks I didn't recognize. In any event we practiced vocals and it wasn't kiyari ha ha. I've recorded part of the tune since its sort of hard to hold on to... and the lyrics were freaking in japanese so I don't remember it at all. Words like taiko, onna, and fuiteru float in and out of a jumbled mess of japanese that the strangers sang.
The two songs were largely call and response. Men sing freaking low... girls in the alto range... for the warm up song. The second song is sung at a tenor for men, and alto for girls. Drums are yodan odaiko style, so sideways, but short.
There was a second song that we warmed up with... but that one I don't remember at all, because everyone else was singing, but I was freaking out about my own affairs. I realized in my dream that I was probably having a fever because I was sweating a lot, and this girl who had come back from somewhere (one of the strangers) was like, 'what's this water on the floor'. Something happens where I get sweat and blood on her.. the blood was from stubbing my foot on something earlier maybe. Yeah.. the rest is gone at this point.
The two songs were largely call and response. Men sing freaking low... girls in the alto range... for the warm up song. The second song is sung at a tenor for men, and alto for girls. Drums are yodan odaiko style, so sideways, but short.
There was a second song that we warmed up with... but that one I don't remember at all, because everyone else was singing, but I was freaking out about my own affairs. I realized in my dream that I was probably having a fever because I was sweating a lot, and this girl who had come back from somewhere (one of the strangers) was like, 'what's this water on the floor'. Something happens where I get sweat and blood on her.. the blood was from stubbing my foot on something earlier maybe. Yeah.. the rest is gone at this point.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
2010 Resolution
It's a little early, but its time to start on thinking about what I want to accomplish this year. Here we go.
1. Put commuting by foot back on the table. This means 20 miles round trip. Current thoughts: 3/4 marathon a week? This should be interesting. Hard goal: 10 miles in under 1 hour... not a fan of the idea of a 1 hour commute, twice in a day... on thin soles (vibrams) or barefoot.
2. Figure out a diet that will facilitate my lifestyle... status quo = eating out about 40~80% of the time puts a huge dent in my food budget.
3. Take the GRE and apply for grad school
4. Write more... by hand. Use snail mail more.
5. Keep up the taiko and various other studies: math, physics, photonics.
6. Monitor Energy/Water Consumption and figure out ways to reduce my eco-footprint. Chart foods by the season and push my diet to line up with the seasons more.
7. Pay off my loans.
1. Put commuting by foot back on the table. This means 20 miles round trip. Current thoughts: 3/4 marathon a week? This should be interesting. Hard goal: 10 miles in under 1 hour... not a fan of the idea of a 1 hour commute, twice in a day... on thin soles (vibrams) or barefoot.
2. Figure out a diet that will facilitate my lifestyle... status quo = eating out about 40~80% of the time puts a huge dent in my food budget.
3. Take the GRE and apply for grad school
4. Write more... by hand. Use snail mail more.
5. Keep up the taiko and various other studies: math, physics, photonics.
6. Monitor Energy/Water Consumption and figure out ways to reduce my eco-footprint. Chart foods by the season and push my diet to line up with the seasons more.
7. Pay off my loans.
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