Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Keith Olbermann Sums It Up

Friday, September 22, 2006

That's How I Roll



It's the big city. Love taps are inevitable.

Monday, September 18, 2006

Wow. I actually went jogging/blogging again.

The "getting back into the swing of jogging" route (By the way, this is the best application of google maps I've seen. It's just perfect for runners.)

What kept me going after a nearly year long hiatus away from any semblance of exercise (It certainly wasn't the Italian combo sandwich I had for lunch. For those not in the know, an Italian combo sandwich is like roast beef au jus, except it's already been dipped in the au jus, so the whole sandwich is soggy, and there's an Italian sausage inside)?

1) It's an extremely nice, scenic route. It really is a shame that it will be winter here so soon. It is currently the perfect atmosphere for jogging. The weather isn't too hot. And flowers in Lincoln Park and the waves breaking on Lake Michigan add a nice effect.

3) I don't mean to get all Iron Eagle here, but with the right music, anything is possible. My playlist (including warm up and cool down):
1. Guns N Roses - My Michelle
2. System of a Down - B.Y.O.B.
3. Slayer - Angel of Death
4. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Baby's First Coffin
5. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth
6. Venom - Black Metal
7. Fear Factory - Self Bias Resistor
8. Hypocrisy - The Killing Art
9. Iggy and the Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog


While running, I cam to the conclusion that the Dillinger Escape Plan is the best band alive right now, and that it would probably be an incredible opportunity to work for google.org this summer, if I can hook that up. Of course, so far as Friar Tuck knows, I really, really want to work for McKinsey (serves him right if he's not reading my blog).

On politics: If you want to get mad, read this. It's such a sad state that news stories like this appear so regularly that they've lost nearly all their sting. The phrase I've heard that best described the situation was "diminishing marginal anger," which you pretty much have to be an economics nerd to understand.

Speaking of economics nerds, I submitted my bids for classes, and received none, as I underestimated the market. This means I have to participate in future rounds of bidding. It's OK though. Apparently, my Myers-Brigg type is ESTP (Extroverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perceiver). And that says I'm fine with unresolved scheduling issues. Peachy.

Two final, unrelated points:

FSU football just isn't so good. :(

The new Iron Maiden is worth checking out. Much improved over their last outing, and something you should definitely like if your taste in music isn't teh suck.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

I am not dead!

I've just been iDead. But thankfully, I am being iResuscitated.

I should be posting more frequently starting next week, when I regain a steady internet connection.

Then there will be tales of ziplines, cricket, drinking, classes, U-Haul, my favorite Massachusetts citizen, drinking, Cubs, White Sox, driving halfway across the US, sleep deprivation, pub tables, really being 106 miles outside of Chicago, IKEA, drinking, only taking 100,000 spacebucks for lunch, gas, and tolls, Old Style, Algonquin, Wesley Willis, drinking, and more.

Take that Troy State! If you wanna beat this FSU team, you're gonna have to outscore them.