Asleep at the Wheel 40 Miles Left to Go
Huh. For a change, I’m pleased with the result of an intarweeb quiz.
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I am:
Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary. |
Check this out: a hotel desk that contains something other than a Gideon bible and cheap-ass pens. Not only are there useful desk-like items, there are also TOYS! Someone here was thinking when they designed these rooms. There’s other cool stuff, but I’ll talk about them later. I have to get my ass in gear.
I love this pic, expecially how serious Layton looks standing next to one of the other… err… actors. A little piece of flickr that I thought should be shared with you all.
I went to Timmy’s to get a coffee this morning, and needed something to tide me over until brunch. There are signs all over for their yogurt and berries, so I got one. I love berries, and I like yogurt, and I thought the odds of anyone being able to fuck that combo up were pretty slim.
Slim they may be, but the company that packages this shiite came through with flying colours today in the “we can fuck something simple up, just watch us” category. In the pic above, the inset is how the ads and the corporate website portray their breakfast snack. Can you see a difference? I can’t see a difference. Apparently, neither could anyone at Tim Horton’s.
The yogurt was a sickly-sweet vanilla, and the one word I can think of to use for the “berries” was “glop”. As you can see, the “berries” look kind of like someone took a mouse, turned it inside out, and dropped it into a cup of fluff. This glop has no texture, and a vague raspberry taste combined with a very strong freezer burn taste. Yum! The “blueberries” were like chewing on tripe – they were dried out husks with a distinct leathery texture (think unsweetened, stale raisins). Nasty, nasty, nasty.
Without a doubt, the vilest thing I have ever had the misfortune of ordering from Timmy’s, and a mistake I will not make again.
Because I’ve had quite enough of vapid, fanboy coverage of Macworld and CES by the regular distractions, I had to find something on the weeb that would keep me entertained. Surprisingly, I accomplished this. Interested? Tough shit, I’ll tell you anyways.
Go to this site. Skip the intro, unless you have a coconut fetish. TURN OFF THE MUSIC by clicking on the orange button in the upper-right hand corner. Now, run your mouse pointer back and forth over the referee icons as fast as you can.
Sounds like the martian ships from War of the Worlds and other bad scifi movies of the fifties and sixties, don’t it?
And that’s how I amused myself today (ok, not really, but it was kind of funny for about 13.7 seconds).
And no, definitely not sorry. 🙂 I just haven’t been terribly motivated to write anything… and really, nothing I’ve been thinking about the last couple weeks has been that interesting. So, unlike most times, I spared y’all.
(Belated) Merry Christmas, I guess.
Every time I see this clip, I can’t help but laugh. I love the Leafs, and while Tucker has finally started to play hockey (now that the whine twins of Quinn and Domi are gone), he’s still not my favorite player in the league.
Kovalev, of the Canadiens, takes a high stick from Tucker at the start of this sequence. No penalty is called, so Kovalev decides he’ll take care of the even-up himself. I’d say they were even at the end, and the way Kovalev took care of it is pretty impressive considering what he needed to do to get back to Tucker with control of the puck.
My favourite part of this clip is Harry Neale, the colour commentator for the CBC, laughing openly following the hit. He knew what it was all about.
I had totally forgotten that R.E.M. had done a bit on the (newer) Muppet Show. It’s a takeoff on Shiny Happy People, and is for all the bi-polar muppet monsters out there. For some reason, R.E.M. will always remind me of j and grrl and the time we all worked together. It’s a good memory.
After a month of running I’m happy to report my resting HR is averaging around 62 beats per minute. My blood pressure is also down, but not to where it needs to be. One cross-training session has been introduced to the mix per week, so I’m now doing some form of moderate-effort cardio four times a week. I’ve got a ball routine I do 5 times a week in the morning to work on flexibility and core strength.
I’m feeling decent, and running up the stairs isn’t nearly as bad as it used to be. Amazing what happens in four weeks, but I’ve got a long way to go. Week 1 of my program has me a couple pounds lighter, too. No complaints here.
