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Thinking Out Loud:End of an Era
I've been thinking for a while that I may just ditch LiveJournal entirely. It's pretty much nothing but Russian spam these days anyways. On the upside, I now have a multitude of resources for finding software, movies, and Viagra, along with a multitude of other legal and not-so legal drugs.
But I digress.
For a few years now, I've been running ( Read more... ) -
Book Update.
Yeah, cuz you care, right?
Currently, I'm continuing to forge my way through Steven Erikson's "Toll the Hounds": The Malazan series (of which it's the seventh? book, I think) has come to a close, and I've got about three to go. But they are hard work. There's an awful lot going on in them, they span hundreds, if not thousands of years, and the ( Read more... ) -
Life Goes On, and On...
Last weekend, I made the run down to my folks, saw my Uncle Dave, had some beers, did the good life thing.
This week is more of the same: Work Monday, sick Tuesday (went in and came home), work Wednesday, then vacation Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Weather permitting, Thursday and Friday are new lawn day. idioglossia is very excited. Zaphod has no idea ( Read more... ) -
Speaking of books, what have I read… This week?
Well, I finished “Tarzan of the Apes”, and loved it. It’s got it’s cringe moments (as you might expect from a book who’s social mores and stereotypes are 99 years old). The maid, “Esmerelda” specifically. Otherwise, though, it’s still a fantastic adventure story that holds up well, and is, for all its ‘superman’ feel to it, has a believable vibe ( Read more... ) -
The Future is Nigh
Seriously. I finally jumped on mightydogking's bandwagon, and started really reading stuff on my phone. And by "stuff" I mean, books. And I'm diggin' it. Even the legitimate sources have a plethora of free stuff, and not just classics.
So, again, there's no doubt that there's a tablet in my future. It's a matter of when, not if. I've got apps for the ( Read more... ) -
The Weather Just Won't Help (and more, so much more).
While idioglossia is lovin' the rain for what it's doing for her garden, it's not helping me and my riding/exercise any. This week doesn't get any better, with rain forecast in varying amounts (from 3mm to 20mm a day) and effectively shutting down my rides. Also, no sun next weeked right now! Booo!
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Readin'.
Always reading.
I've just started ( Read more... ) -
And Here We Go....
So, as anyone who reads here regularly knows, I've bandied about the idea of doing Autocross this summer. Actually, it's more like "you bought a sportscar, you pussy, stop being a pussy-ass-poser, and go race it". This is about the safest and most affordable of racing forms: A cone track, timed, in a parking lot (a big one), with cars grouped by ( Read more... ) -
Street Photography
Street Photography is one of the things I've never been brave enough to really throw myself into. I love the idea: it sprung to mind again today with Mother Jones' article on Vivian Maier. She shot some stunning pictures, completely candid, unstaged, city personality images, and never shared them. They were found a few years back, and it turned ( Read more... ) -
Running the Numbers.
Or rather, riding them.
I've been back on the bike four days now: I hurt less, am sleeping well, and am re-organizing.
Monday - 24km in 1h15m
Tuesday - 29km in 1h20m
Wednesday - 25km in 59m
Thursday - 32km in 1h20m
That's not bad. I'd set myself a first week goal of at least 100km. As long as I do 22km Thursday then I'm good for the week. The goal for ( Read more... ) -
A Tale Of A Good Bike Store
so, yesterday's issues with the bike saddle. As noted, I found a store that stocks Brooks Saddles, Tall Trees Cycles. Turns out they're the major distribution point for Brooks, for the area. They also showed me how the Brooks saddles work (cool) and how they break in (cooler). Most cool of all, I didn't buy one.
Didn't need to, with a caveat of ( Read more... )