Thought this was great...

Not telling you how many I know...

http://www.esquire.com/features/essential-skills-0508

The Gravy Mile

Just watched a guy run a mile on a treadmill and consume more processed snack cakes than a person should EVER eat while doing it.  I'm telling you, I did the math and the minimum number of calories he packed away is close to 5000, all sugar and carbs.  Don't think he died afterwards which is the most surprising part.

It was done as a promotion for Betabrand, makers of Cordarounds and some of the more unique clothing items you'll ever find, including discorounds, reversible smoking jackets, "Wrath" pants and the ultracool Cornucopia bag.

http://betabrand.com/

3:00? Like, in the morning?

I just looked up my stats and I keep getting views at 3:00 AM.  Wondering if it couldn't be an insomniac cousin of mine perhaps?

School is off to a rocky start, I'm glad I prepared and have four-wheel drive.  The whole "laptop initiative" thing has caused all sorts of little glitches and because of those I didn't get to start my second class until almost 45 minutes after when I should have.  I feel bad for them since they had to sit here until 8:00 just in my lecture.

I think it'll be a good year though.  I've fooled them for two days now into thinking I actually know something.

The Scary Man Himself

I've always really loved Tim Burton's movies but never really noticed the rest of his art.  I was wandering around in the "Trends" section of Hastings one day, you know where they keep all the cool toys for unusual girls and boys, and found Oyster Boy.  Now if you don't know Oyster Boy there is a book of poetry that I think is named "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy", which Tim Burton did that has all sorts of wonderful characters like Stick Boy, Stain Boy, Match Girl, etc.  It's laced with that typical Tim Burton dark humor with just a dash of arsenic thrown in.

Since I found this I've been fascinated by his stuff.  I guess it's something about the emaciated characters with enormous heads and huge eyes that I dig... that combined with the rather unique situations they often find themselves in.

I was hoping around a bit online today and found this:
http://www.timburton.com/

Not real hard to guess where that leads is it?  It has a fun little set of galleries that you can explore using Stain Boy as your guide.  Wonderful dark humorous imagery!

Eric Orchard

I love Mr. Orchard's stuff, have been a fan for a while now, but this one I absolutely love.
http://ericorchard.blogspot.com/2010/08/glimpse.html

Total Nerd

I know I'm a total nerd but when I have a few extra minutes, I've been creating Personas for Firefox.  I have four right now and the sad thing is I got a huge thrill when I checked today and 21 other people are using them.  Sad validation isn't it?  Anyway, if you use Firefox you can type Personas in the search bar and it's usually the first on the list.  Do a search for evrman and you should be able to find the four I've done so far.

Third Time's A Charm... Grandpa

We found out yesterday that H is having a baby girl.  Big news since her other two are boys.  I have already pledged not to change a single diaper on this one and D graciously let me off the hook.  I cited the statement that cleaning up a baby girl is like wiping gravy off a deck of cards.  A bit overstated?  Probably, but it served it's purpose.

She's a limber little one... In the sonogram she has her foot touching her forehead.  It blows my mind that that is even possible, let alone a comfortable position.  I think if I tried to do that my attempts would end in a visit to the emergency room.

Rocket Man

This past Friday D and I had the good fortune of scoring tickets to see Elton John at the arena.  You couldn't have gotten any higher up, our backs were literally against the wall, but his piano was facing our direction so we had a wonderful view of him.

There was a bluesy feel to his extended versions of a few songs (including one of my favorites "Rocket Man") that flowed into the upbeat tempo. 

Feather boa's draped around necks and flashing LED glasses added a fun feel to the crowd as many danced with a lack of self-consciousness that you only really get during a good rock concert.

He finished his set with "Crocodile Rock" but reappeared on stage to the crowds clapping and chanting, to play "Your Song" and "Circle of Life."

I have to admit, at one point I was a little nervous when he stood up on his piano bench to the cheers of the crowd, and put one foot up on his piano like he was getting ready to climb up on top of it.  I guess that's the side of me that has seen too many attempted tricks go badly.  I didn't want the concert to end with a concussion.

In love with 3D

Deannie and I went to see Alice in Wonderland last night in 3D and it is sooooo much better than it was when we used those red and blue 3D glasses that always gave me a headache.  I think the last time I used those was for an old Coke commercial during some long ago Superbowl.

I think I'm ruined for regular movies from here on.  The glasses are so much better than the old ones.  What this has to do with anything, well, I really don't know.

The movie was great, I'm bothered though that we missed Avatar in 3D.

Forever and a Day...

Wow, just looked over here at the end of class and it's been a long time since I've posted.

Ok, to sum up what has happened recently:

Anniversary was this last Sunday, had a blast chillin with the only woman who can put up with me full time.

Getting ready for the reunion... YAY!!!

Got a new Moleskine and it's one of those strange things where I always dread marking that first perfect page with the imperfection of my hand but eventually it has to be done.  I usually use them for ideas about everything so if anyone looks at them after I'm dead they will either see me as a genius or a lunatic... probably the latter.  My last one was ruined by water damage... bad fishy!

Still in shock that we've gotten as much snow as we have but the farmers love the moisture.  Might make for a good growing season to come so I need to get my happy butt out in the backyard and start tilling the soil for the garden.

Still just doing the same stuff I always have.

Anyways, that's about it.  Love, Peace and bacon grease.