July 2011
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February 2011
1 post
Today's Mission: Get in the f*cking pool. Again.
I’ve been giving myself little fitness missions in 2011, because I’ve decided that I actually do care about my body after all! You might not have known that had you been tracking what I’ve been eating over the past decade or so.
After successfully upgrading gyms, the next phase of my fitness plan came into play… the mission? “Get in the f*cking pool.” I swam...
January 2011
2 posts
Challenge Accepted!
I’m currently with 24 Hour Fitness but really want to change gyms and start going to the much-fancier All-Star Fitness which is also conveniently located near my house.
I’ve gotten the green light from my partner to make the switch, so long as I can prove that I’m serious about actually using my gym membership again. So the challenge was presented: work out for thirteen days in...
November 2010
6 posts
I rest my case.
Chris M: Note to politicians -- just because you repeat a portion of the question in your answer doesn't mean you're answering the question that was asked.
Matt V: What's wrong with you? Of course that means you are answering…
Chris M: I'll tell you exactly what's wrong with me - this nation was founded on principles, and we've lost sight of that.
Sync in Progress
I can’t wait until the glorious day when I don’t have to plug my iPhone into my computer to sync. Hopefully that will get me to sync more than once a month.
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“Last night I fielded a surprise and sudden request for Chocolate Chip Cookies....”
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“The arrows of Kyle’s moans and pisses
aren’t just saved for the...”
– Me
October 2010
3 posts
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Saint Germain Pear Martini
2 parts Pear Vodka 2 parts Saint Germain (Elderflower Liqueur) 1 part Sour Mix
To Serve:
Fill martini shaker with ice.
Add all ingredients
Shake (until shaker is almost too cold to hold)
Serve “up” in martini glass.
This is my favorite thing to drink right now… enjoy!
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“I think we’d all be better off if our news agencies used fewer implied...”
– Me
“Oh, I can play dead. I watched my whole church group get eaten by a bear.”
– Jenna Maroney, 30 Rock
May 2010
10 posts
December 2009
2 posts
Tangible Goods
I’ve been on a bit of a baking binge lately. Cookies, cakes, brownies… desserts have been baked, wrapped, and packed off to hungry coworkers and family memers. It keeps me off the laptop for a night and works an entirely different set of creative muscles. (It also makes the house smell amazing.)
When working all day writing software, then coming home and pouring more energy into...
CTRL+ALT+DEL
A coworker today told me that he’d Googled me and been amazed at the number of results. The least I can do is have updated information for prying eyes, right?
June 2009
3 posts
Alaska Airlines Flight 14 : Now Playing
Perhaps it is the cross-country flight, the long weekend away from home, or just the three Cape Cods I’ve had… but I’ve powered through reading half of Twilight, and feel like I’m a little too into it.
(Thanks again to Robert and Kyle’s Amazon gift certificates, who are partially responsible for the book to end up on my Kindle.)
May 2009
7 posts
Leaving on a jet plane...
This trip has been so fun and filled with little observations… We’re in the GORGEOUS Oslo airport, where many staffers get around with Razor-style scooters… Some even with a little cargo platform on the front!
The food in all three countries hasn’t been as terrible as everyone makes it sound… We’ve actually enjoyed nearly all of it!
Oslo also has a bad rap...
We’re on the move… Heading towards the Netherlands locks. I’ve had one cocktail and am drunk… Beware the Long Beach Iced Tea!
Captain’s reception soon, then the formal dinner. We have already drunkenly purchased cologne duty-free onboard… Beware when the casino opens!
I love vacations. We still have a week until we’re back at work! Seems like...
Departing Amsterdam
What a whirlwind of activity!
So, making our way from London to the Harwich Cruise Terminal the train line was down for construction - instead we had to board busses for the long drive. We did get to see some of the English countryside though.
The ship is quite nice, and as we pulled away from the pier a group of bagpipers played us off.
Yesterday we did a coach & canal boat tour of...
Yesterday in London
Our last few hours in London — how sad!
We slept well into 9am yesterday before heading off to find 221B Baker Street. We toured the gift shop and nearly missed the Sherlock Holmes Museum, but finally purchased tickets and went upstairs to see “his apartment.”
After that was a jaunt over to the British Museum, where we took a quick spin through the exhibits I was most...
It’s only mid-afternoon and we’ve already had an extremely busy day!
Seen, in order: London Bridge, Thames Ricer Walk, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Rsndom Pub, London Eye, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament (ext.), Westminster Chapel (ext.), Buckingham Palace (ext. w/guards), Green Park, Picadilly Circus again, and Soho.
Phew! We stopped for a pint in Soho and met up with one of my...
It was a challenge, but we managed to stay up until 10:30pm last night, watching Graham Norton after seeing the play “3 Days of Rain,” which I really enjoyed.
From the window of our cozy hotel room you can see a sliver of the billboards in Picadilly Circus (think a miniature Times Square), as well as the London Eye (where I think we’ll start things off today.)
True to form, I...
April 2009
12 posts
We’ve arrived in Amsterdam for our connection to Heathrow. Naturally we immediately found a Casino and (unless you count currency conversion fee) we’re up 1,50 EU! Now we’re sipping Fanta and water and waiting for our (enclosed) gate to open.
The flight over was great - upper deck Business Class on KLM. Good food — too much of it — and nice crew. I even managed to...
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide whether...”
– Andy Warhol (via austinkleon) (via jessicachu) (via quote-book) (via thvt) (via jumbledemotion) (via iwantmybearsuit) (via unicornology) (via missworld) (via curlybrunette)
The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh..."
It’s April 1st and I’m rejoining the transit riders of the Puget Sound — hoping that any day we’ll transition to absolutely beautiful weather that will be a joy to be outside in.
I ran into some familiar faces again on the ride in, a few of the regulars I remember seeing from last summer and a few of the memorable people waiting in the bus tunnel.
One lady is across the...
March 2009
8 posts
Nightcap
I have to be up in six hours, and am having trouble getting to sleep.
My remedy? A small slice of german chocolate cake and a glass of milk, eaten while standing in a dimly lit kitchen.
Now to let myself drift away.
Psycho Donuts →
…awesome! I so want to go here for donuts someday!