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| Sunday, July 6th, 2008 | |
bucy
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11:06p |
I'm getting over whatever hangup was keeping me from riding. I think it was a combination of things -- some ergonomic issues with my bike that are a long way towards being resolved, not knowing where to go (find routes on motionbased), anxiety about breaking down in the middle of nowhere or getting hurt, etc. This is California -- you'd have to go pretty far out of your way not to see a car within 2 minutes! route44 miles, according to someone else's data on motionbased, about 2500' of climbing. Having partied until 3am, I didn't even leave the house today until about 2pm so I didn't get on the road until about 3pm. I failed to consider that Marin would be at least 30° warmer than SF and on the hardest climb near Fairfax, I wouldn't be surprised if it was 100° -- the terrain was pretty barren and there was no cover whatsoever so I was really struggling but then it got better -- cooled off a little and there were more trees. And that area was still really hot when I came back through the other way at 6pm! Next time, I'm going to plan on getting off the road by noon if it's going to be so hot! |
| Monday, July 7th, 2008 |
novice_knitters
[ anachronisma ]
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1:09a |
Robin Hood Hats? I've been searching all over and can't find a pattern for a knitted Robin Hood Hat. (reference: I was thinking something like this, maybe with a lower crown, a pointed front and folded-up sides, only... knitted) Anybody know of a knitted pattern like that, or have any idea how you could design a pattern like that? I'm dying to have a Robin Hood-style hat that I could wear as a funky accessory piece with everyday clothing. Current Mood:  curious |
georgy
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12:06a |
My secret self So, in an ill-advised bout of purging I lost most of my middle school-era mix tape treasures, but a couple survived -- one of songs recorded from the radio, and one of songs recorded from MTV and VH1. The radio tape is particularly entertaining. I went through a big Top 40/dance/R&B/rap phase in middle school and listened to a lot of Power 96 and Y100 (FL people will know what I'm talking about). The tracklist is too amusing not too share. |
| Saturday, July 5th, 2008 | |
bucy
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6:00p |
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jcreed
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10:32p |
Saw "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe". Verdict: adorably doofy. |
phredward
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3:06p |
share I read some article recently that was talking about how because of a worsening economy, people were saving money with this awesome tactic of "sharing". Since this is the internet, I can only say: I have been listening to the first few tracks of Paul Oakenfold's A Lively Mind a lot recently. And now you can too. I installed steam the other day and downloaded Portal and the Penny Arcade game. If you are "a gamer" I highly recommend both. Especially portal. But speaking of sharing, I suspect that with steam, there is no way to share the games you have "purchased". |
mdrnprometheus
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4:00p |
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daemonv
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12:22p |
Tweets for Today
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mdrnprometheus
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9:54a |
Your result for The Best Thing About You Test... Discipline
Discipline is the act of enduring that which you don't dig ("the shit"), even though you could be doing something else more fun, because the shit is better for you in the long run. And you? You are remarkable. You can endure a lot of the shit, sometimes self-imposed. All 7 virtues are a part of you, but your discipline runs deepest. Discipline is the key to success. In the picture above, the climber is finally having fun and unwinding, after a life of preparation. Disciplined famous people: Ghandi, Jesus, Hitler Your raw relative scores follow. 0% is low, and 100% is perfect, nearly impossible. Note that I pitted the virtues against each other, so in some way these are relative scores. It's impossible to score high on all of them, and a low score on one is just relatively low compared to the other virtues. YOUR VIRTUES 40% Compassion 67% Intelligence 38% Humility 67% Honesty 75% Discipline 57% Courage 50% Passion Take The Best Thing About You Test at HelloQuizzy Current Mood:  awake |
qatar
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12:33p |
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's / Born on the Fourth of July My nephew was born yesterday! I got to England at just the right time; they induced labor just before I got to the hospital. Witnessing childbirth is a little unnerving but mostly just hugely fascinating. I still can't believe that I just saw a tiny little person entering the world for the very first time! Like whoa. Real-life newborns don't look like newborns on TV. They're extremely purple, and their heads are way, way more conical than I ever imagined. Also, babies aren't like puppies or kittens; they can open their eyes right away! That was pretty cool. Picture album here. 
Aunt Marjorie, Cousin Dr. Evil Rayna, Grandma Kathleen and Mum Mary with Sproglet |
| Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
matthewljacobs
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11:03p |
Wall-E I saw Wall-E this afternoon. Great movie! I think "The Incredibles" is still my favorite Pixar though. My favorite Wall-E character: Malfunctioning Umbrella Robot. I cheered so hard for him. Current Mood:  amused |
mistful
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6:32p |
A Plague Is On My Flat The time has come to confess this: I am wretchedly ill. I have been in sniffly denial for some time, but today it is beyond my power to deny. I was sitting wrapped in a blanket writing fighting scenes (almost as good as make-out scenes!) and I kept thinking 'Must buy milk!' Eventually I tottered weakly down to the shop. SHOPKEEPER: Love, I think you've had enough. SARAH ( peers intently at the carton): But this is - I mean, this is milk, isn't it? SHOPKEEPER: Yes. You've been down here and bought milk three times today. SARAH: ... Huh. Some time later, the Durham Lass came home and flopped on the sofa. DURHAM LASS: I need tea. Do you know, I think if I developed an allergy to tea, I would have to top myself. SARAH: I am glad you want tea! Let's all have tea! With lots of milk! DURHAM LASS: Oh, good, did you buy milk? SARAH: Don't look in the fridge!Out of pity the Durham Lass has been entertaining me with many interesting historical facts! And I have been contributing to the conversation as well. DURHAM LASS: Do you know that the ancient Greeks used to make puns with their coinage? SARAH: My head feels all fizzy! DURHAM LASS: The Chinese Emperor was buried surrounded by mercury, in an elaborate tomb that may resemble the universe and that is definitely filled with treasure. We can't open it yet, but someday we may have the technology to do so and, er, not die. SARAH ( seriously): If I had a car... I would make it go vroom. I am not updating to tell people merely that I am sick. That would be very dull for you all! It's also been a while since I made a books post, so I decided to recommend two books I enjoyed recently - and also to make a point connected to both of them. My friend ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) sluzan and I were having one of those writing days that turn into writing nights and, since it was four a.m. and all, she decided to sleep over. Once in bed, we both broke out books: I was reading Evernight by Claudia Gray and she was reading Northlander by Meg Burden. I went to get a glass of water. SUSAN: Oh God, not another redheaded heroine! SARAH: Stop reading my book this instant! SUSAN: ... I wasn't. SARAH: ... Oh God. Look, I've liked many a redheaded heroine. But being a redhead is rare, you guys. And I'm saying this as an Irish person. And the fact it's rare is reflected in that you see an appropriate amount (i.e. few) minor characters with red hair. But redheaded heroines are everywhere! To the point where when I opened Diana Wynne Jones's House of Many Ways and found a redheaded heroine, I winced. I winced at a Diana Wynne Jones book. Such a thing should not be. The redheadedness of their heroines aside, these were good books! ( House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones: Books, True Love and Disgustingly Pretty Wizards )( Evernight by Claudia Gray: Boarding School, Vampires and Blisteringly Hot Make-out Scenes )So, any book recs for me? Equal romances? Down-to-earth magic? Only non-redheaded heroines may apply. (Unless the book is really awesome.) Current Mood:  sick |
jcreed
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4:20p |
Last night saw "Young Frankenstein": quite funny. This morning, more Dutch Baby: quite delicious. Found what I think is a bug in Anders's unification code. Am making absolutely sure before sending him an email. |
recsrainbow
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7:41a |
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| Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 | |
race_to_270
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4:42p |
Not news: MT is close. News: SD is close. http://www.schak.com/270/2008/07/montana-is-close.html You heard it hear first. For at least a couple weeks, I've considered MT to be a very close race. Because of the lack of frequent polls in MT, this assessment has mostly come from polls in other states, combined with my key belief that changes in opinion in one state are highly correlated to changes in other states.
This was not a widely held opinion, but I feel rather vindicated now. Even before today's Rasmussen MT poll, I believed that McCain led MT by 0.7%, with a 5.4% margin-of-error as an snapshot of current opinion, or a 9.7% margin-of-error as a prediction of November results. So, when a poll comes out saying that Obama leads by 5% in MT with a 9% margin-of-error, I'm not surprised.
The next thing you should not be surprised about is that the SD is probably fairly close too. As in MT, Bush beat Kerry by 21 points in SD, and I see no reason why Obama would fail to improve by as much in the state of Tim Johnson and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin than he would in the state of Brian Schweitzer and Jon Tester. Also, so many of Obama's advisers are former Daschle people, that I'd be surprised if Obama doesn't put some (small) amount of resources into SD. |
jcreed
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12:59p |
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daemonv
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12:41p |
Tweets for Today
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harryh
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12:35p |
Fire!
Last night while walking down Christie St. some drunk (or otherwise fucked up guy) comes staggering out of a building and says "What do you do when someone fucks with you?" to me and some other guy on the street. Other random guys says "You fuck with him back!" so the first guy walks across the street and sets some guys car on fire. We just kind of stare at it a minute in shock (it's burning pretty good. No idea how he did that) before calling 911. Two fire trucks show up in about 3 minutes and put it out. The guy who did it had disappeared at this point, so I figured my work was done and went on my way.
Crazy. |
foobart
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6:16p |
I actually clicked through an ad (porcine aviation is just around the corner, or so I hear) today; it was a blurb about a service to bypass monopolistic and/or paternalistic internet stupidity, an offering of which I heartily approve. It seems to be common wisdom that free markets and other freedoms go hand in hand, but it's not often you see such a direct connection... |
| Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 |
novice_knitters
[ manda__lynn ]
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6:43p |
Yarn over
First, thanks again for the yarn help before, I'm now starting my first afghan with some gray caron simply soft!
Now onto another question :p The pattern says:
k2tog, yo, p2
So I'm assuming for the yarn over, I just leave the yarn in the same position, (in the back) from the last knitted stitch and purl from the yarn there... I don't actually have to move the yarn to the front or the back.
I hope that makes some sense...
I just don't want to mess up so early in the begining!
Thanks in advance :)
I get confused at such simple things :$ |
hirsch222
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5:40p |
Thoughts After Seeing HBO's "Recount"
- I'm still angry about the 2000 election. Probably even angrier than I was back in 2000, as the Bush administration has turned out to be even worse than we thought it would be.
- Katherine Harris is a stupid, self-absorbed bitch, but they probably didn't need to make her portrayal so one-sided in the movie. Caricaturizing her made her less believable.
- Florida is an awful, awful place.
- The fact that I enjoyed a 2 hour "political docudrama" makes me feel old. Immediately after, I spent some time setting people on fire in Team Fortress 2, but I still couldn't shake the frightening premonition someday I will watch C-SPAN and like it.
Current Music: OhGr - "Watergate" |
jcreed
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4:45p |
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| Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 |
jcreed
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11:59p |
Have been poking more at thesis stuff, but keep getting distracted by "the logic of an adjunction" and its relationship to focussing and the modalities of box and circle and proof irrelevance.
The fourth floor of Hunt has been reopened recently and so I've resumed my occasional habit of just nosing through the oversize shelves of art books.
Rice pudding is delicious. |
| Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 |
sorenlundi
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1:23p |
So, we've got a show.  |
daemonv
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12:14p |
Tweets for Today
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