i just got home from the gym, and aside from the normal post-exercise euphoria, i'm so damn thrilled: i ran for 12 minutes straight with nary a bit of knee pain. i have 'patellofemoral pain' which is essentially a kneecap tracking problem. this guy explains it very, very well (thanks, emmie!). about 5 years ago i went to physical therapy for it ( Read more... )

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080922090801.htm

"ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2008) - When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. A new study has found that men who believe in traditional roles for women earn ( Read more... )

if anyone finds $45 on the street on santa clara between webster and park, i miss it and would love to be reunited with it.

stupid ID and cards in my pocket pushing it out of the wee pocket that's supposed to be more secure. way to ruin an otherwise great night of bicycling and hanging out.

SAD PANDA.

22:02 <@jb> madcow: drinks Moranguito
22:02 <@madcow> jb: Moranguito - 2/5 Absinthe, 2/5 Tequila, 1/5 Grenadine syrup
- first you put rhe absinthe, then put tequila, then put the
Granadine syrup.
22:04 <@diabolika> omg that sounds like the most disgusting thing ever
22:05 <@jb> yes ( Read more... )

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/822491560.html

WHAT'S THE CATCH????

i think maybe they forgot a 1.

if i was a stripper, in another life or something, my performance song would definitely be "secret skin (sex & salvation)" by pig vs. kmfdm.

just sayin'.

i'm in sacramento right now, my dad's cousin had a 30th anniversary party. Let me just say, it's awesome when your 85 year-old grand-aunt, on the topic of gay marriage, exclaims, "who cares? They're not hurting anyone." there was something else quoteworthy but I've had a bunch of wine (it's not even dark out yet!) and I've forgotten whatever it was

is usually pretty fantastic... but there's a subsection I wasn't aware of until a friend sent me a link to it today. these are awesome:
http://www.asofterworld.com/oqindex.php

i know i'm not the only person who's ever felt this way... but, sometimes, it just gets so hard to remember that i have friends and family who love me, when i'm feeling as disconnected as i am right now. it usually doesn't even happen for any good reason; say, going a day (OHNOES a whole day) without talking to the people closest/most important to ( Read more... )

due to no small influence of alcohol, i'm doing something with my facebook profile. i've had it since beta or so when they were only letting college students or whatever join. add me! i don't know how to link to it to get you to add me, but, basically, if you know me you should be able to find me ( Read more... )