Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune will all be lining up in the ecliptic for the next few mornings. Get up before sunrise ( as is normal for some of you) and find the Moon, then Venus. Then hunt for the rest! haha Saturn is too good for us this time round though. Then think of the fact that Venus is hotter than Mercury. Yup!
In the first Star Trek movie, Captain Kirk and crew had to save the Earth from destruction from a massive cloud piloted by an alien being that did not like carbon based units. This alien turned out to be one of the Voyager probes. It had landed on a machine planet and the inhabitants said, oh you are designed to find your creator. Here, take this insane power and technology, now that we've made you sentient and go out there and find that son of a gun!
I actually like that first movie in that its just so oddball. Kirk's arms were gorilla like in that film!
Later in Star Trek 4, a huge cylindrical steel fish tank the size of Madagascar comes to Earth to check up on the Humpback Whales. Ooops, we kinda killed them all off. We humans are the top of the food chain damn it! So the big fish tank decides to rip us a new one. Kirk then uses the Sun to slingshot back in time like some cowboy John Titor and get some humpbacks from the 80s. You'd think that would have actually ended badly when the 80s humpback came to the future and said, they have been killing us for years! Whooorrrooooouummmmm = EXTERMINATE!!! They would say it just like Daleks too. Wow I'm geekin out here.
So anyway, this brings me to this video about the Voyager Probes. In reading about the Gold Record made for Voyager, I never really knew about the recording of Ann Druyan's brain waves. She was in love with Carl Sagan, madly in love when they recorded her brain. Druyan and her team thought that perhaps advanced life could read human thought and hence their decision to put it on the record. I love this quote from the nasa.gov site by Druyan :
Her conscious mind may have been reciting culture and philosophy, but her subconscious was buzzing with the euphoria of the Great Idea of True Love. The hour was electronically compressed to a single minute that sounds, appropriately, like a string of exploding firecrackers.
"My feelings as a 27 year old woman, madly fallen in love, they're on that record,” says Druyan. "It's forever. It'll be true 100 million years from now. For me Voyager is a kind of joy so powerful, it robs you of your fear of death."
That makes me smile! The whole article is at this link
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/28apr_voyager2/
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Bonothon
I have been trying to catch up on a lot of stuff since getting back to Veegus. I've also been watching Human Planet and lots of sporting events on Universal Sports. I finally caught the 2011 Boston Marathon. It was pretty awesome to watch with another insane nail biter finish for the women, and THE fastest time ever run for the men in ANY marathon.
The meat of it for me though, was a woman named Kim Smith who led most of the women's race right from the start. Her running form doesn't look smooth, but it doesn't bother her. She just powers along. She had close to a minute lead over the pack and suddenly her calves cramped up. Eventually they got so bad, she had to quit. I read that she was in the best shape of her life, coming off of a couple of PRs, and went into this race feeling great, with perfect racing conditions. Surely, there must be some intense darkness in trying to mentally process this Boston for her. How will she come out of it? Will it make her stronger? What will she learn from it? I'll be keeping an eye out for you Kim Smith from New Zealand.
Human Planet is a great show as well. If you liked Planet Earth and other such series, the filming is top notch and stories are potent. Most of them involve just trying to keep your family fed and the extremes people endure to do it. Some are different though, like the man who teaches his daughter how to weave roots from giant trees in the mountains to form living bridges over flooding rivers. Definitely worth watching if you have a chance.
I am also on a U2 binge! Diggin the Bono! Come on now, whose up for some U2!
Finally, here's a pic of my bikila foot. I have to admit, these are very comfy as far as Five Fingers go. I spent a lot of time in line at Disneyland, and I did not see one toe shoed person at the park. Liz asked me not to wear mine there :) Converse and Asics though are very popular as are plain leather slipper type shoes for the ladies.
The meat of it for me though, was a woman named Kim Smith who led most of the women's race right from the start. Her running form doesn't look smooth, but it doesn't bother her. She just powers along. She had close to a minute lead over the pack and suddenly her calves cramped up. Eventually they got so bad, she had to quit. I read that she was in the best shape of her life, coming off of a couple of PRs, and went into this race feeling great, with perfect racing conditions. Surely, there must be some intense darkness in trying to mentally process this Boston for her. How will she come out of it? Will it make her stronger? What will she learn from it? I'll be keeping an eye out for you Kim Smith from New Zealand.
Human Planet is a great show as well. If you liked Planet Earth and other such series, the filming is top notch and stories are potent. Most of them involve just trying to keep your family fed and the extremes people endure to do it. Some are different though, like the man who teaches his daughter how to weave roots from giant trees in the mountains to form living bridges over flooding rivers. Definitely worth watching if you have a chance.
I am also on a U2 binge! Diggin the Bono! Come on now, whose up for some U2!
Finally, here's a pic of my bikila foot. I have to admit, these are very comfy as far as Five Fingers go. I spent a lot of time in line at Disneyland, and I did not see one toe shoed person at the park. Liz asked me not to wear mine there :) Converse and Asics though are very popular as are plain leather slipper type shoes for the ladies.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Anaheim
As I dropped Finley off at the kennels, I noticed a man bringing his golden retriever in who looked to be a bit sick. Poor guy, he didn't want to move. Finley was so nervous, he knew what was up. I just pet him and tried to pass some calm vibes to him. The guy with the retriever though had a huge tattoo of a busty woman decked out in fantasy armor and some sort of super glove/claw attached to her arm. All I could think of was Heavy Metal...on the side of the calf? hahahaha
I-15 is the only road between Nevada and California. Seems like it anyway, because the traffic on a Monday at 2pm reminded me of Thanksgiving traffic elsewhere. Yuck!
So we're in Anaheim California. Driving into California we went from total sunshine to hardly can see super thick fog on a mountain in 3 lanes of heavy traffic in less than 5 minutes. Glad I took first shift! Course my drive was full of stop and go since there seemed to be miles of traffic backed up from some kind of Fruit Inspection Portal. They just waved us through as they did most cars. What qualities must you have to be a suspect for fruit concealer?!! At one rest stop, there was a RV with signage all over it proclaiming that the end of the world is coming this May 21st! Well at least it's a Saturday right.
I-15 is the only road between Nevada and California. Seems like it anyway, because the traffic on a Monday at 2pm reminded me of Thanksgiving traffic elsewhere. Yuck!
So we're in Anaheim California. Driving into California we went from total sunshine to hardly can see super thick fog on a mountain in 3 lanes of heavy traffic in less than 5 minutes. Glad I took first shift! Course my drive was full of stop and go since there seemed to be miles of traffic backed up from some kind of Fruit Inspection Portal. They just waved us through as they did most cars. What qualities must you have to be a suspect for fruit concealer?!! At one rest stop, there was a RV with signage all over it proclaiming that the end of the world is coming this May 21st! Well at least it's a Saturday right.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Vaultin
I watched both the 2008 and 2009 Boston Marathon's on tv today. Granted I fast forwarded a good bit, but the finishes to both of the women's races were amazingly close. It was strange also to watch Kara Goucher run seemingly so strong for her debut marathon in 09, yet I knew she would place 3rd. There was a good article in Runners world last year about her career. She seemed so strong in the last 5 miles. It made me sad to see her victory slip away.
I'll prolly watch the 2010 marathon this weekend since the finish in it is supposedly down to the wire as well. I'll have to catch the 2011 Boston Marathon next week though since Monday we leave for Pickleland! At least that's what I'm telling my daughter. Hopefully she will explode with excitement when she realizes we are going to Disneyland!
Watching the elites run on tv is great mental imagery for me though. Today on the treadmill, I felt the best I've felt in a couple of months. I thought,"I feel strong enough to pole vault right now". Odd since I've never vaulted. However, picturing the elites gliding down the road was just a great image to replay over and over in my head while running hard. I felt like my form was smoother, my foot placement lighter, my stride easier. I mention this because I've spent so much time thinking about form, stride length, and body position that it just seems counterproductive after some point. All I needed was some good imagery of smooth body mechanics to mentally chew on.
I'll prolly watch the 2010 marathon this weekend since the finish in it is supposedly down to the wire as well. I'll have to catch the 2011 Boston Marathon next week though since Monday we leave for Pickleland! At least that's what I'm telling my daughter. Hopefully she will explode with excitement when she realizes we are going to Disneyland!
Watching the elites run on tv is great mental imagery for me though. Today on the treadmill, I felt the best I've felt in a couple of months. I thought,"I feel strong enough to pole vault right now". Odd since I've never vaulted. However, picturing the elites gliding down the road was just a great image to replay over and over in my head while running hard. I felt like my form was smoother, my foot placement lighter, my stride easier. I mention this because I've spent so much time thinking about form, stride length, and body position that it just seems counterproductive after some point. All I needed was some good imagery of smooth body mechanics to mentally chew on.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Planet China
I finished reading Lost On Planet China last night, a book I found very entertaining. I just spent some time perusing the reviews on Amazon and wow, some people really thought this book was offensive. Many of the bad reviews came from people who have spent their own time in China. However, some others who have been to China agreed with the author's observations. So it seems the opinions are very polarized. I think the negative reviewers do make some good arguments though. The end of the book was a bit disjointed. It's like the movies really, some people thought Black Swan was amazing. For me, it was just meh. I'll just have to visit China myself someday.
I still have a good deal of interest in China though. One reviewer mentioned that a good book to read for a more truthful view of China is a book called Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler. Perhaps I'll pick this up in the future. I've been looking for a book on China for a while, and LOPC was the first to jump out at me. I guess I'm a lazy book chooser in the sense that rather than research books first, I like to just go to Borders and pick something that catches my eye. I actually picked up two books at once which is rare. I was having trouble deciding which to buy, and then which to read first. So next up is another nonfiction called Stiff: The Curious Life of Cadavers!
I was in the mood to hear some Chinese language so I put in one of the few DVDs I acutally own, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, a couple nights ago. This movie is still the awesomeness. I'm sure hardcore genre fans would yawn at this scene, but for me, it's up there. Michelle Yeoh's character in this movie blows me away.
I still have a good deal of interest in China though. One reviewer mentioned that a good book to read for a more truthful view of China is a book called Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler. Perhaps I'll pick this up in the future. I've been looking for a book on China for a while, and LOPC was the first to jump out at me. I guess I'm a lazy book chooser in the sense that rather than research books first, I like to just go to Borders and pick something that catches my eye. I actually picked up two books at once which is rare. I was having trouble deciding which to buy, and then which to read first. So next up is another nonfiction called Stiff: The Curious Life of Cadavers!
I was in the mood to hear some Chinese language so I put in one of the few DVDs I acutally own, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, a couple nights ago. This movie is still the awesomeness. I'm sure hardcore genre fans would yawn at this scene, but for me, it's up there. Michelle Yeoh's character in this movie blows me away.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Armadillo Bat Fight
Went to REI today to return a child carrier that we bought last week. The upcoming RV trip to Yosemite or Zion has been cancelled! I'm not telling where we'll be going instead just yet, but it's a place that's magical and...I've never been there.
To my surprise REI finally got their shipment of the Merrell Trail Gloves in stock. Not big on my radar, but curious. They felt ok. The toe box was huge which makes me think maybe my feet are on the narrow side since I read so many people say how wonderfully roomy it is. From just running in the store, I think I'll stick with vibrams in the minimalist dept.
It's an interesting thing to watch too, everytime I come to REI ( once a week!) there are ALWAYS people trying on vibrams and usually other people watching and asking questions. The sales people must whip those puppies out all day long. I stood there today and listened to two young guys discussing their thoughts on the minimalist running movement. Not the first time I've heard this discussion. Today the feeling was that it may not be the real deal, but it's getting people healthy which is good.
It's rare that I ever buy anything at REI either, but I splurged today and now own my first ever piece of North Face clothing. Ya know cuz moving to FL , I'm going to need an flourescent orange shirt running in the woods.
Driving home, I passed a man pushing a shopping cart down the sidewalk. He had a small dog on a leash next to him. I was talking about a crazy dream I had the night before where I was in a 'bat fight' with Bradley Cooper when suddenly I just stuck my finger out and yelled, "what the heck is that!" Liz said, 'Oh his dog has one of those little sidepack harness dealies." I said 'NoNoNo NoNo. Didn't you see what that guy was wearing?!!!"
At this point we were way past this man and Liz had not noticed anything unusual about him. I told her he was wearing an armadillo suit with a long furry tail and a huge head mask on. She didn't believe me. Later at the next light, the guy in front of me was smoking with his hand hanging out of the side of the car, but he had a latex glove on, that only covered his two smoking fingers and half his palm and thumb. She didn't believe me about this either! This is proof that I say weird stuff that isn't true way too much.
To my surprise REI finally got their shipment of the Merrell Trail Gloves in stock. Not big on my radar, but curious. They felt ok. The toe box was huge which makes me think maybe my feet are on the narrow side since I read so many people say how wonderfully roomy it is. From just running in the store, I think I'll stick with vibrams in the minimalist dept.
It's an interesting thing to watch too, everytime I come to REI ( once a week!) there are ALWAYS people trying on vibrams and usually other people watching and asking questions. The sales people must whip those puppies out all day long. I stood there today and listened to two young guys discussing their thoughts on the minimalist running movement. Not the first time I've heard this discussion. Today the feeling was that it may not be the real deal, but it's getting people healthy which is good.
It's rare that I ever buy anything at REI either, but I splurged today and now own my first ever piece of North Face clothing. Ya know cuz moving to FL , I'm going to need an flourescent orange shirt running in the woods.
Driving home, I passed a man pushing a shopping cart down the sidewalk. He had a small dog on a leash next to him. I was talking about a crazy dream I had the night before where I was in a 'bat fight' with Bradley Cooper when suddenly I just stuck my finger out and yelled, "what the heck is that!" Liz said, 'Oh his dog has one of those little sidepack harness dealies." I said 'NoNoNo NoNo. Didn't you see what that guy was wearing?!!!"
At this point we were way past this man and Liz had not noticed anything unusual about him. I told her he was wearing an armadillo suit with a long furry tail and a huge head mask on. She didn't believe me. Later at the next light, the guy in front of me was smoking with his hand hanging out of the side of the car, but he had a latex glove on, that only covered his two smoking fingers and half his palm and thumb. She didn't believe me about this either! This is proof that I say weird stuff that isn't true way too much.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Random Pics
Bomb Shelter sales are on the rise! Saw that on the news the other day. I have to wonder who has the most lavish bomb shelter. I mean someone ordered what looked like a steel arc to hold water in it that would last for years maybe? It was big , that's all I'm saying.
Here are some random photos from the past:
Was driving around Panama City one day (2001) and saw these dogs just running crazy in the water. I talked with the owner for a bit and offered to take pics of her dogs. I was so excited to actually have something to take a pic of that was interesting. The camera I had was my friend's Yashica film camera. Not the speediest lens focusing on it. In fact, it was pretty much me just trying to manually focus on them as they ran around. I really didn't know wth I was doing! But it was a challenge for sure. Afterwards I thought, I could be a pet photographer! hahahaha
This is from Mobile at the train station (2001) Pretty sure this was taken with my first digital camera a Canon G1. I just like this pic because the swivel screen really helped get some weird angles and the blue fade going on was really cool. If I took this pic today, I'd prolly clone out the building in the lower left and straighten all the lines.
This pic was taken at a river park in Alabama in the afternoon. I didn't think much of this pic when I took or looked at it, but I think my mother said she really liked it. Not sure, but sometimes when someone you know likes a pic, it can suddenly stand out.
Finally, this pic was taken in Pensacola's boat harbor. I had a red filter on my camera for this one. I just happened to bend down and look through a pipe that had a hole in it and turns out a boat was right there. Too bad the front of the boat is blown out, but it's not that epic. Just a funny pic because it was not planned at all.
Here are some random photos from the past:
Was driving around Panama City one day (2001) and saw these dogs just running crazy in the water. I talked with the owner for a bit and offered to take pics of her dogs. I was so excited to actually have something to take a pic of that was interesting. The camera I had was my friend's Yashica film camera. Not the speediest lens focusing on it. In fact, it was pretty much me just trying to manually focus on them as they ran around. I really didn't know wth I was doing! But it was a challenge for sure. Afterwards I thought, I could be a pet photographer! hahahaha
This is from Mobile at the train station (2001) Pretty sure this was taken with my first digital camera a Canon G1. I just like this pic because the swivel screen really helped get some weird angles and the blue fade going on was really cool. If I took this pic today, I'd prolly clone out the building in the lower left and straighten all the lines.
This pic was taken at a river park in Alabama in the afternoon. I didn't think much of this pic when I took or looked at it, but I think my mother said she really liked it. Not sure, but sometimes when someone you know likes a pic, it can suddenly stand out.
Finally, this pic was taken in Pensacola's boat harbor. I had a red filter on my camera for this one. I just happened to bend down and look through a pipe that had a hole in it and turns out a boat was right there. Too bad the front of the boat is blown out, but it's not that epic. Just a funny pic because it was not planned at all.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
China is dense
I am not smarter than a 5th grader. Haven't been for a long time. So for some people, it's no surprise, but now that I think about it... it makes my eyes go wide while I kinda stare off into space thinking about it.
There are about 8 million people in New York. It's the most populated city in the US with L.A. next, then Chicago, Houston, and Philidelphia. Still haven't been to the biggest two yet. The US population is around 311,114,000. And I think we only account for like 5% of the world population.
China's land mass is roughly equal to the US in size and yet they have 4.3 times more people at 1,341,000,000. When I think about how that's going to effect the world economy in 20 years my mind explodes!
Anyway, reading Lost on Planet China is giving me all sorts of things to ponder. I recall watching a documentary called Manufactured Landscapes. As a lover of photographs that have textured patterns, this movie was amazing with its scale. Also the message is a powerful one. I think of Mr. Anderson uttering in disgust about how the human race is like a virus.
There are about 8 million people in New York. It's the most populated city in the US with L.A. next, then Chicago, Houston, and Philidelphia. Still haven't been to the biggest two yet. The US population is around 311,114,000. And I think we only account for like 5% of the world population.
China's land mass is roughly equal to the US in size and yet they have 4.3 times more people at 1,341,000,000. When I think about how that's going to effect the world economy in 20 years my mind explodes!
Anyway, reading Lost on Planet China is giving me all sorts of things to ponder. I recall watching a documentary called Manufactured Landscapes. As a lover of photographs that have textured patterns, this movie was amazing with its scale. Also the message is a powerful one. I think of Mr. Anderson uttering in disgust about how the human race is like a virus.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Shock and Adrenaline
I should've turned when I was thinking of turning! Instead I went up to the next light and ran into this madness!
So the crazy thing was that all of a sudden traffic in front of me starts to move and then brakes suddenly. This white car rolls over the huge median at like 10 mph and bounces off the truck in the center lane. I soon see radiator steam or something coming from the truck. The driver just gets out of the truck and casually walks away off to the side of the highway.
The white car's windshield was smashed prior to rolling over the median. There's another car not in view behind the mustang and silver van whose left front side is banged up pretty hard. I evenutally drove around the white car. Driving by I could see a man inside with blood all over his face looking like he was in shock. This is the 4th accident I've seen at this intersection since I've been here. I think I'm going to start bypassing it.
Earlier I decided to stop by ole Red Rock Running company. I figured I'd see if the new trail runner mag was out (it was!), maybe pic up some GU gels, and talk some talk. I wasn't thinking shoes because I'm pretty content with what I have. But, there was a surprise there. Not new, but a super sale!
I'd seen several internet sites clearing out some Brooks shoes at 50 to 70 bucks. The running store I visited in Fort Walton also had old model Brooks, Mizuno, and Asics for 50 bucks. Red Rock had Addidas, Mizuno, Brooks, Asics, and Saucony shoes for 30 smackers! And even cooler they had my size. So after trying on everything, I ended up with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10s. The 11s are out now with dna cushioning which is supposed to mold to your foot better. Here's a pic of them.
Some of you might ask why on Earth would you buy these cushion monsters. Well, it's just part of the continual experiment really. I tried on a ton of shoes before buying the Brooks Cascadia 5 shoes. The Cas5 are simply extremely comfortable and they caused me no issues. (well a bloody ankle!) These Adrenalines feel just like the Cas5s to me, a bit lighter and the initial run on the treadmill (its fixed!) is a big thumbs up. My Nike Lunars are what I consider to be a pretty cushioned shoe, but these Adrenalines go a step further. No way I would've paid the original 100 dollar price, but for 30! you betcha.
So the crazy thing was that all of a sudden traffic in front of me starts to move and then brakes suddenly. This white car rolls over the huge median at like 10 mph and bounces off the truck in the center lane. I soon see radiator steam or something coming from the truck. The driver just gets out of the truck and casually walks away off to the side of the highway.
The white car's windshield was smashed prior to rolling over the median. There's another car not in view behind the mustang and silver van whose left front side is banged up pretty hard. I evenutally drove around the white car. Driving by I could see a man inside with blood all over his face looking like he was in shock. This is the 4th accident I've seen at this intersection since I've been here. I think I'm going to start bypassing it.
Earlier I decided to stop by ole Red Rock Running company. I figured I'd see if the new trail runner mag was out (it was!), maybe pic up some GU gels, and talk some talk. I wasn't thinking shoes because I'm pretty content with what I have. But, there was a surprise there. Not new, but a super sale!
I'd seen several internet sites clearing out some Brooks shoes at 50 to 70 bucks. The running store I visited in Fort Walton also had old model Brooks, Mizuno, and Asics for 50 bucks. Red Rock had Addidas, Mizuno, Brooks, Asics, and Saucony shoes for 30 smackers! And even cooler they had my size. So after trying on everything, I ended up with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10s. The 11s are out now with dna cushioning which is supposed to mold to your foot better. Here's a pic of them.
Some of you might ask why on Earth would you buy these cushion monsters. Well, it's just part of the continual experiment really. I tried on a ton of shoes before buying the Brooks Cascadia 5 shoes. The Cas5 are simply extremely comfortable and they caused me no issues. (well a bloody ankle!) These Adrenalines feel just like the Cas5s to me, a bit lighter and the initial run on the treadmill (its fixed!) is a big thumbs up. My Nike Lunars are what I consider to be a pretty cushioned shoe, but these Adrenalines go a step further. No way I would've paid the original 100 dollar price, but for 30! you betcha.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Scarlet Buglers
Today was my 11th run at Red Rock Canyon. Seems like it's been many more than that. (shrug) Today was not a long run, but a very hilly one for me, so it was a decent workout. March was my easy does it month which is slowly bleeding over into April it seems with my 'don't wanna go away viral hacky cough'. Anyway, gotta step it up a notch this month. I have got to also get my eating under control. I had a half rack of ribs all to myself tonight. Mmmmm! Gunna miss those puppies after we leave here. Also, Asa had 3 cornbread muffins and 2 small butter containers.
Here are a couple pics from the day.
A pano of RRC looking at the west side.
And some cool moss or fungus on a rock. I should've put something in for scale, to show that the green patches are pretty big.
I ran past an interesting fellow today. This man was older than me, wearing only short black shorts and shoes. He had no water and no socks. White straight, fairly short hair. A big smile. A big guy too, prolly 6-3 or so and was so tan he was like a chunk of leather. Had he had crazy hair, I might have believed I had seen Caballo Blanco! His shoes looked like NB MT101's but they had yellow stitching which makes me think maybe he's testing a proto-type like the wides or something. Strange.
I had a 20oz bottle and two bottles on my waist pack. It was upper 70s today, but there was a good 10mph cool breeze going which really kept things just right. I didn't need my waist bottles at all, but I guess I still think about the first time I ran here and was too glad to have extra liquid.
The desert is still not quite 'springy' yet either. I saw quite a few silk nests filled with caterpillars and a couple of red flowers scattered here and there. I think one is called 'desert paintbrush' and the other a 'scarlet bugler'. The red really pops out even though they are small. Funny little thing too...a white moth was flying in front of me while running for a about fifty yards. The path was narrow with lots of turns, so it just made me laugh to see this guy twisting and turning perfectly like he was leading me around.
Here are a couple pics from the day.
A pano of RRC looking at the west side.
And some cool moss or fungus on a rock. I should've put something in for scale, to show that the green patches are pretty big.
I ran past an interesting fellow today. This man was older than me, wearing only short black shorts and shoes. He had no water and no socks. White straight, fairly short hair. A big smile. A big guy too, prolly 6-3 or so and was so tan he was like a chunk of leather. Had he had crazy hair, I might have believed I had seen Caballo Blanco! His shoes looked like NB MT101's but they had yellow stitching which makes me think maybe he's testing a proto-type like the wides or something. Strange.
I had a 20oz bottle and two bottles on my waist pack. It was upper 70s today, but there was a good 10mph cool breeze going which really kept things just right. I didn't need my waist bottles at all, but I guess I still think about the first time I ran here and was too glad to have extra liquid.
The desert is still not quite 'springy' yet either. I saw quite a few silk nests filled with caterpillars and a couple of red flowers scattered here and there. I think one is called 'desert paintbrush' and the other a 'scarlet bugler'. The red really pops out even though they are small. Funny little thing too...a white moth was flying in front of me while running for a about fifty yards. The path was narrow with lots of turns, so it just made me laugh to see this guy twisting and turning perfectly like he was leading me around.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
I'm still alive!!
Did you read about the Southwest 737 that cracked open at 34,000 feet?!! I shudder to think what that was like.
I'm back in the Veegus. I'm sick again! WTH!
Florida reminded me how wonderful the 'no humidity' here feels, but the beach felt fantastic.
I'm on a food eating rampage! Chili dog and a double burger? Well yes thank you. I'll even take that super large mint, oreo, and m&m shake from you Steak & Shake goddess. Yes I would like the fresh guacamole made at the table. Did I just wait in line for 25 minutes for a 'Gotta Have It' size, "That's how I Roll" + Whip cream mixed in..yup. Survey says....stomach is pissed!
Reading this book now and loving it!
Finally, I watched Black Swan the other night. Overall, I have to say it did not live up to my expectations. I think that's awesome that Portman won an Oscar for this role, but I never saw her as anything other than psychotic. It's not a commentary on her acting, but rather that the script never showed her as someone I could care for or relate to. Take the main character in Jacob's Ladder. His trip into psycho land was scarier because I was curious about him, engaged in his searching for answers. Anyway, I'm obviously in the minority on this feeling. Kinda makes me glad I chose Tron in 3d though back in December.
I'm back in the Veegus. I'm sick again! WTH!
Florida reminded me how wonderful the 'no humidity' here feels, but the beach felt fantastic.
I'm on a food eating rampage! Chili dog and a double burger? Well yes thank you. I'll even take that super large mint, oreo, and m&m shake from you Steak & Shake goddess. Yes I would like the fresh guacamole made at the table. Did I just wait in line for 25 minutes for a 'Gotta Have It' size, "That's how I Roll" + Whip cream mixed in..yup. Survey says....stomach is pissed!
Reading this book now and loving it!
Finally, I watched Black Swan the other night. Overall, I have to say it did not live up to my expectations. I think that's awesome that Portman won an Oscar for this role, but I never saw her as anything other than psychotic. It's not a commentary on her acting, but rather that the script never showed her as someone I could care for or relate to. Take the main character in Jacob's Ladder. His trip into psycho land was scarier because I was curious about him, engaged in his searching for answers. Anyway, I'm obviously in the minority on this feeling. Kinda makes me glad I chose Tron in 3d though back in December.
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