Sans Haruhi
I wish I had a season 3…
In the weeds
These are small planes. They take you to the heartland of America. You fly over the fly over states until you land in one. Then you drive on flats that keep going. Now I know why the cycling out here is ideal. There are no hills.
Bring back cheese when you head home. Back to the coasts, yet no where near the ocean. Back to civilization.
AJ, All-Star
Adam Jones batting against Stephen Strasburg. I think @SimplyAJ lost this battle and struck out.
I made a dumb bet with a friend — a Benjamin, if the Orioles have a better record than the Nationals at the end of the season. As of today, June 16, 2012, they have the same number of wins 38. The Orioles have more losses though. Can they sustain this excellence for the entire season and win me the bet?
New Vantage Point
View from the new party deck in centerfield. Adam Jones playing catch with Nick Markakis.
Dark Shadows
Johnny Depp in that make up would lead you to believe that Dark Shadows, the latest Tim Burton film, would be campy just like Edward Scissorhands or Beetlejuice. Not really. It’s somewhat campy, but campy like Mars Attacks! In other words, it’s not a good movie.
The somewhat campy feeling — from the setting in the 1970s to vampires (!) — would make a movie bright. It is Burton’s signature atmosphere except the movie gets somewhat dark — from the setting in the 1970s to vampires! There’s some death which goes against the whole feel of the camp. It felt like the movie was caught between the two. Not campy enough and not dark enough. It was confusing. As well as that werewolf that shows up late in the film. What?!
2 of 5 stars
Take Dead Aim
He’s the worst student we’ve got.
Obligatory Whiny Post About My Current Job Situation
Once more with feeling.
Why again am I still working at IniTech? Nothing I do is "Good for the company."
These posts always occur after every Apple Keynote speech. I need to find a way to minimize the whining. Just do it.
Quote of the Day [6.11.12]
"It is upon the Trunk that a gentleman works."
Confucius
Link and Quote of the Day [6.07.12]
"No other object has been misidentified as a flying saucer more often than the planet Venus. Even the former leader of your United States of America, James Earl Carter, Jr., thought he saw a UFO once, but it's been proven he only saw the planet Venus.
Venus was at its peak brilliance last night. You probably thought you saw something up in the sky other than Venus, but I assure you: it was Venus."
Man In Black (Jesse "The Body" Ventura), The X-Files, "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'"
NASA's gallery of the transit of Venus across the Sun from the the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Whoa! Breathtaking.
On The Road Again
Broke out the Gios this past weekend, because it was a very cool Saturday. I only went a few miles, but I did go out both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, I went out in the afternoon for a quick jaunt around the neighborhood. It was only a fifteen minute ride that was about 3+ miles. On Sunday, I went out early, felt good, but also did a quick jaunt around the neighborhood. It was twenty-five minutes and 5+ miles. It looks like I’m averaging 12 MPH. Back to the beginning.
I also recompiled my bike logs since 2005. I rode the most 2007: 663 miles and 45 hours 22 minutes of saddle time. I did well in 2008 logging 517 miles. It was shaping up to be a banner year in 2009, until I stopped riding in July. I had logged 497 miles by then, and would’ve surpassed 600 if I only kept riding. I fell off the cliff in 2010 and 2011 riding only 21 and 34 mile respectively.
I just have keep going. Anyone up for a ride on the flat Eastern Shore?