Pursuit To Happiness

Kung Fu With Some Fashion Sense

2010-04-11T23:59:00.000-07:00

These kicks are wicked. The gentleman's "flats" if you will. Using the same style and concept as kung-fu/martial artists wear, Bagua has come up with a design that is lightweight, comfortable, and simple. If I were to cop Bruce Lee's fashion sense, this would be the FIRST item on the list. They look comfy as hell.

Bagua x Wu-Tang

Bagua, you guys need to open up shop in the U.S., or at least sell these in the U.S.

Please!

Old Spice commercials with tigers, muscles, and explosions!

2010-04-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

Tim and Eric one upping it in the best way. All of the "new" commercials in one. Get ready for a mind explosion.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

LOST + Baywatch

2010-04-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

This is awesome.

STi is atop my list of must haves..

2010-04-01T23:21:00.000-07:00

this is why..

thats nuts.

plus, new pics of the 2011 WRX STi

Left-Lane gets fast update!

2010-03-26T12:58:00.000-07:00

"The states indicated in green dictate that the left lane should be used exclusively for passing or turning left, though most of these limit enforcement to multi-lane highways. The simplest and best laws simply state drivers in the left lane must always yield to faster traffic regardless of the passing car's speed or other factors."

SOURCE

Finally! now get out of my way, slow ass drivers.

Zack Galifianakis x SNL

2010-03-05T01:32:00.001-08:00

Need I say more.

CF Log

2010-03-05T00:51:00.000-08:00

030410
5rds for time:
250m row
30 wall ball @ 20#

[21:47]

My two MOST hated movements. Thankfully the row was short, but every time the wall ball shots came around, Im sure 90% of the time I was thinking "Gaaah, friggin wall ball AGAIN. 30 shots. this blows."

CF Log

2010-03-02T09:44:00.000-08:00

030110
150 burpees for time:

[11:09] *PR
original was 12:56 in 4/09. next time, gonna shoot for sub-10.

Dubai is the future future

2010-02-25T00:33:00.000-08:00

Sky from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

perrrrrrrtty..

CF Log

2010-02-24T23:42:00.000-08:00

022410 [going back to mo/da/yr setup]
The Monthly Affiliate Challenge! this month is from CrossFit Advantage, Mukilteo

5 rds for max reps:
1 min row (cal)
1 min deadlift, 100kg/70kg
1 min ring dips
1 min rest between rounds.

WOD @ 245reps
+ 2 scoop protein shake after WOD
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022210
deadlift 3-3-3-3-3

for time:
100 double-unders
50 db snatches, 45lbs
100 double-unders

Deadlift @ 100kg
WOD @ 32:19 *replaced 100 d/u with 200 boxjumps; db snatch at 40lb
+ 2 scoop protein shake after WOD
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021910
"Annie"
50-40-30-20-10 reps for time:
double unders
situps

3-5min. rest, THEN

"Karen"
150 wallball shots @20# for time:

Annie @14:50
Karen @19:59
+ Had 1.5 scoop protein shake with pecans after WOD
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021810
3 rds for time:
400m run
5 handstand pushups
10 L-sit pullups
15 box jumps, 24"/20"

@11:54
+ Had 1.5 scoop protein shake with pecans after WOD
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021610
3rds each for time:
Row 2k

@8:30
@8:35
@8:39
+ 1.5 scoop protein shake with pecans after WOD

EOM's Construction BIBLE

2010-02-22T01:36:00.000-08:00

I want this book.

This book carries Eric Owen Moss' work, including detailed drawings, actual models, images of his work (built and unbuilt). Pretty much a book of amazing construction done by an amazing architect; in the form of a heavy ass book.

a few images of his work on the Multi-media Tower in Culver City, California

buy it for me :D

LOST + Supra =

2010-02-21T22:28:00.000-08:00

Package comes with shoes, Expose' mug, and an original script from the show.

Eco-friendly furniture

2010-02-20T18:14:00.000-08:00

I remember a project some of the architecture students had to do at WSU where they had to build a "functional chair" out of cardboard. I didn't get to see the finished results, but this reminded me of it.

pretty cool.

SOURCE

Just a few things

2010-02-11T00:46:00.000-08:00

probably watched this 5 times. but its okay because its less than 20sec long, so I only lost less than 2 minutes of my life... so far.

some of their other videos are funny, check em out.
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I always enjoyed TED lectures. David Blaine decided to lecture during the TEDMED, explaining the a few of his ups and downs and what he had to do to accomplish some of his feats. Its a great story, but the part that caught my attention is the moral; the reason behind his 20 minute speech..

"Its practice, its training, and experimenting, while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be." - David Blaine

'tis true, David.
(oooh, good segue)

100210
Tabata pullups, pushups, squats, 2xUnders, situps

[7+10+19+4+10 = 50] need to work on my 2xunders definitely. I skip them in the warm-up :X
+ 1.5 protein shake with pecans after WOD

090210
Power Clean 2-2-2
Clean Pull 5-5-5

[both at 50kg]
+ 1.5 protein shake with pecans after WOD

Black House brings in the light

2010-02-09T23:41:00.000-08:00

SOURCE

This house was made for me:
+ simple black and white theme
+ lots of windows and open rooms
+ pool
+ next to a lake (in Buenos Aires, might I add)
+ closed neighborhood
+ meant for a modern couple with no kids (at the time)

"Both programs(sections of the house) are connected by a glass bridge, with the water running under your feet."
how cool is that?!

CF Log and then some

2010-02-07T21:22:00.000-08:00

080210
"Fran"
21-15-9 95#Thrusters/pullups

[9:16]*PR
*Was ~12:30 on 130509
+ Protein shake [1.5 scoops + pecans]

050210
"Linda" aka "Three Bars of Death"
10-9-8..3-2-1reps for time
Deadlift BWx1.5
Bench Press BW
Power Clean BWx0.75

[31:21]
*Took me awhile because I had one bar to use, so I set up each weight after every set. could have saved myself about 6-7min if I had 3 bars set up already*

040210
Row 5k for time

[22:27]*PR
*PR was 22:30

+ Protein shake [1.5 scoops with pecans & craisins]
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The day after the 5k row I was a bit sore so I had about a half-scoop of more protein shake with pecans for lunch.

Yesterday was Super Bowl XLIV, between the Colts and Saints. I was going for the Colts but the Saints were able to intercept the ball which lead to a TD putting them up about 2 scores. I knew it was over by then, but I wasn't as upset since the Saints haven't won a Championship ever. They did good this year, so they deserve it. We had a party at our apartment, HELLA food and leftovers, so I think I'll be good on protein for the next few days.

Good news: I've been accepted to UW FINALLY as a junior, prearchitecture. I had trouble sleeping last night so I stayed up reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea then started to think about school again; worrying about studying late night and not having time to work AND workout. I want to spend lots of time in the gym not only to workout, but to soak in some knowledge and hours. I also worried about taking classes I still dread to take like Calculus II, cause all I picture are huge "F's" going through my head. I think it's early jitters, I just need to spend time with an advisor and I'll feel much better.

laugh a little

2010-02-06T13:53:00.000-08:00

Quick documentary of Kid Cudi and his new song, "Cudderisback"

KiD CuDi "cudderisback" - Directed by Jason Goldwatch - DatNewCudi.com from DP on Vimeo.

The beat behind this song is dope. The video behind this beat is dope. Cudder is dope. I saw this awhile back, then a friend posted this up, and every now and then I always end up either listening to the song or watching this video. so i figured id share it.

Note To Self:

2010-02-05T02:47:00.000-08:00

Practice 95# thrusters, muscle-ups, handstands, butterfly kip.

NEW BEGINNINGS! ..sorta

2010-02-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

In your typical life, it's always good to change up your settings so you don't get bored with the same things over and over, and you get a chance to clean those corners you were never able to reach. Plus, its healthy for your own personal mindset. Therefore I moved everything out that I needed, cleaned out the corners and junk I didn't need, moved things back into a new layout, and added a few things to give it a fresh new look. and B-Bam! (c)B-Bam

What do you think? Meh, I can live with it for now.

So this is where my new start begins. I've got new goals, new ideas, new problems, and new... stuff. It's weird how changing a blog can influence you to do new things, or exceed those ideas you used to have, or help motivate you to do more. It's almost like rearranging your room: fun and challenging. Anyways, the whole point of this new look: A fresh start. Some move on to other sites, but I shall keep Blogger as my room still.

New goals:
Well, not actually new. Maybe more updated. Im back into crossfit (fingers crossed to keep it up!). I did stray away for a bit, which I've noticed is typical for me, seeing almost every year I disappear from crossfit during the fall season. I want to make crossfit a large part of my life so I need to put in the time and work. more on this later.

I've been waiting and waiting to get into the architecture program at UW, and..... im still waiting. Finding an internship or volunteer work in a firm isn't easy, but then again I'm sure I could put a little more effort into it. In summary of work/school: waiting on school, waiting on work. Tune in for updates *fingers crossed*

One reason I decided to start this up again (updating at least once a week), is because I've put myself into a new "challenge." Many of my friends are in a "paleo challenge," helping them to eat healthy and find personal gains, but I wanted to do something different. I've always been aware of my physique staying in this comfortable state of 135lbs +/-5lbs, so I've challenged myself to gain some muscle mass, put the work in, and log the changes, if any. I'll be taking protein shakes with the usual meals I eat throughout the day (50% paleo, because I help get rid of leftovers). I've done this before, but not with the help of crossfit. I did get some muscle mass but the intensity in my workout wasn't there, so I lost some of it. Hopefully I get around to taking before and after pictures. fun.

On the topic of crossfit, I'm restarting my CF Log! finally. I'll include in the blog as well, in case I want to add any additional notes. So here was Tuesday and Wednesdays WOD:

YR/MO/DY
100203
5rds for time
20 waiters walk lunge @ 16kg
30 KB swing @ 16kg
Finisher 500m row

[11:36], Finisher [1:51]*PR?

Did this once at Greenlake and finished at 10:50. bleh. haven't recorded a straight 500m time so I'll take it. This was RIGHT after the workout and my feet and legs were burning up. Today, my lats are sore.

100202
30 muscle-ups for time

[14:32]

I'll get the exact number when I get back in the gym today. My PR is 10:00 which was about 2 years ago, so I need to get my time back down. struggled on the last 4, my shoulders were dying.

For the Protein Shake Challenge:
100203: 1.75 scoops w/ water + craisins (for taste). Taken after WOD

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So thats it for now, I'll be back soon enough because I always forget to add something. toodles.

When Manny isn't winning WBO belts, he's...

2010-01-27T02:53:00.001-08:00

WAPAKMAN!!

foreals?

Contemplating..

2010-01-16T22:22:00.000-08:00

This year's so far:

- Not in school, waiting for acceptance to UW *fingers crossed*
- Work sucks so far. Because I took almost 2 weeks off from work, I haven't been scheduled for anything.. actually thats almost a (+) and not a (-)
+ looking for more work and an internship. so far, missed one job by a day.
+ Back in CrossFit. I am recording my work in the journal at the gym, but I probably should do it here again. self motivation kinda stuff.
+ snowboarding again. weather sucks, but recently i went up and it was powderrr. but it was too warm so it was a bit slushy.. I also need to wash and put new water repellent on.

recent WOD on 100114
5rds max reps:
bench press 3/4BW
Knees-to-Elbow

[82/84 @ 45kg]

feels good to do a strength training workout, but i was feenin a chipper or a metcon. oh well. that just means i gotta get into the gym more often.

This is a good CrossFit Quote.

2010-01-14T21:58:00.000-08:00

"I do today what you won't so that tomorrow I do what you can't." - Anon. from my perspective.

Put this on a shirt with the CrossFit Name and I'll buy it.

traffic+rain

2010-01-12T17:37:00.000-08:00

WOD @ home
3rds, 30 pushups + 40 situps + 50 squats

[12:01]

The original includes 20 pullups but I lacked a bar here at home.
Still a bit sore from Cindy a few days ago, but I had to do it to get myself back in shape.

Fantasy Football takes over my life again

2009-12-01T17:38:00.000-08:00

MAN. I tried to stay true to myself with blogger but life just threw me some fast balls. All this moving I've been doing lately (not to mention work and school) has made me real busy. But the one thing I make time for: Fantasy Football. This thing takes over my life, seriously. I think I'm going to start a legit league next year, with a live draft and a trophy of some sort. There's definitely going to be a buy-in, so that people actually pay attention to their team, also. So a quick update before a do some studying (FFL studying that is):

+ moved out of my old apartment
+ moved into the new apartment! kinda like it so far.. its more "homey"
+ almost done with the quarter; no finals! just two tests = awesome
+ Leavenworth trip this weekend. pretty excited to get out and enjoy some Christmas spirit
+ Snowboarding season is here! Once school and moving is done, its off to the slopes to take advantage of my SEASON PASS!!!!11
+ doing Fantasy Basketball: not as fun. but its a good way to keep in contact with friends i havent talked to or seen in awhile.
+ I'm 2nd in my Fantasy Football League. my 32 acquisitions and 2 trades have paid off so far..

Probably wont get back on to this thing until near Christmas. Once I finish school this quarter, I hope to spend the next quarter working more and spending more time in the gym cause im seriously out of shape (performance-wise). In the mean time..

World Series

2009-11-02T20:35:00.000-08:00

Go Phillies!

..Cause A-Rod's weird.

27 OCTOBER 2009

2009-10-27T19:56:00.000-07:00

I need to keep up on my blogger. I think I had a dream that I was gonna switch off of Blogger, but then someone told me not to.. or was this real life?

Hopefully I can get back on this thing.

Hey, USA. take note, don't be so fat.

2009-10-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

great idea to get people to use the stairs.

worst BEST mic check EVAR!

2009-09-20T17:21:00.000-07:00

Worst Mic Check Guy Ever -- powered by Cracked.com

Sweet Game Trailer

2009-09-15T02:38:00.000-07:00

Game: Halo 3 ODST

Halo 3: ODST Live Action Extended Trailer - Watch more Game Trailers

This Video..

2009-09-03T21:16:00.001-07:00

... is too cute. dammit.

Seriously?

2009-09-02T23:47:00.001-07:00

SOURCE

I might have to buy this.. I don't know why.

First App I'll Purchase When I Get My iPhone

2009-08-25T00:18:00.000-07:00

goes great with Seattle traffic.

Update from the middle of the Pacific

2009-08-16T00:50:00.000-07:00

So here I am, on the island of Oahu, spending 10 days here on vacation with PJ. Her sister Annabelle is attending HPU here so we lucked out and are staying with her for the duration of this trip. I'm just about half-way through the trip and I am, so far, having a blast. I've managed to cut out all the touristy stuff and stuck to what the locals enjoy. Although some of the touristy things we will definitely touch base with such as Shark Encounter, snorkling in Hanauma Bay, visitng the Polynesian Culture Center (thanks Mom!), and hopefully some parasailing are among our list of "To Do."

One thing here I have yet to try, but have wanted to is the local Hawaiian food. Like some kalua pork, poi, katsu, loco moco, mac salad, etc. That list could go on forever. Hopefully we get a chance to try most of these out at the PCC. I did get to have small plate of kalua pork at a bar (pretty good), the Deluxe Breakfast from Mickey D's (had to! where on the mainland can you get rice, portugese sausage, spam and egg in a meal?!), more portugese sausage from Zippy's (need to eat there more, they have EVERYTHING), some Korean BBQ, and Japanese spicy ramen (bomb.com). I also got my hands on Hawaii's famous Puka Dog and shrimp from the shrimp truck on North Shore. Must Haves for visitors.

Right now I could definitely go for more food but PJ is napping and I'm not one to bother other people to get a bite/meal.

So right now we're waiting to head out to drink a fair amount of alcohol tonight, meet up with some of Annabelle's friends and just party the night away. I experienced one night so far of drinking till I passed out and it was pretty fun. We went to this sort of "Gameworks" place called Dave&Busters (already drinking about 4 shots of Patron or Malibu Rum, and a beer) where we met up with some friends and had myself about 1-1/2 25oz mugs of Blue Moon. This much alcohol and kiddy games called for some serious fun. I ended the night with a huge dolphin stuffed animal and a ring pop for myself. Tonights supposed to be THE NIGHT to go out, so there's a possibility I might top that night. Two ring pops and I'll call it a pretty good night.

The beaches here are amazing. Being about 10 minutes from Waikiki is pretty nice. Theres the option to go surf, swim, boogieboard, skim, or just about any other water sport. Although it does get pretty busy since it is Waikiki. We were able to make it out to North Shore as well and visited a "private beach" which was real nice. Barely any people on the beach and caught a glimpse of 4 sea turtles swimming near us! it was awesome. I guess it was a bit frightening at the same time since I'm not used to seeing sea turtles come about 10 feet away from me (let alone ANY sea turtles). I have to admit sea cucumbers freak the hell out of me already so a sea turtle might be a bit worse since they actually swim. I hope I'm ready for snorkling and the shark encounter..

Well, its about time for me start getting dressed for tonight. its about 1:23am in Seattle right now, but its 10:23pm here so its just about time to start the night. I hope I survive this trip. Remind me to get health insurance before I go do something like this again.

Go high or go home.

2009-08-11T03:48:00.000-07:00

This looks fun.

...holy sh*t, did I just eat 'shrooms before watching that trailer? that was effin' weird. Definitely watching this one.

Is this real?!

2009-08-05T22:37:00.000-07:00

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

to Germany we go.

[TodaysBIGThing]

Slowly coming back now..

2009-08-03T22:27:00.000-07:00

Daaaaang. I haven't been here in forever. Hopefully I can make more time for this again . I've got a lot of things in life coming up and need to keep an E-note of things since my short-term memory is horrible. but for now.. this is cool:

Reasons this thing is cool.
1. Floating apartments = leave for work/school/life either by car or by jetski/boat! sweet idea!
2. Green Built = better for the enviroment!
3. Recently went out on a boat, now I want one and this is EXACTLY where i want to put my boat/yacht.
4. Fishing right outside my balcony! put my annual fishing license to good use.
5. Great for those hot days.
6. ~~Girls~~ Sunbathing made easy and not a far drive away.

[INHABITAT]

CF LOG 070709

2009-07-07T11:06:00.000-07:00

070709
Press 3-3-3-3-3
48kg

5rds for time
20 OH KB lunges
30 KB swings

[12:46 @ 16kg]

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060709
400m Sprint
21 Strict Press
400m Sprint
21 Push Press
400m Sprint
21 Push Jerk

[11:06 @ 30# Dumbbells]

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040709
AMRAP in 10min (on the beach!)
30 Squats
20m Sprint
20 Pushups
20m Lunge
40 m Spring back

[6rds]

Upcoming..

2009-07-01T01:06:00.000-07:00

+ Sheena's BDay [Happy Birthday Yeena!] July 1st

+ Ocean Shores Trip July 2-5th

+ Tim & Shauna's Wedding July 11th

+ Jobert's Bday July 12th

+ Bite of Seattle July 17-19th

+ Ken's Bday July 24th

+ Capitol Hill Block Party 24-25th

...This is going to be a busy month..

CF Log 062909

2009-07-01T00:57:00.000-07:00

June 29, 2009

Back Squat 5-5-5
Press 5-5-5

BS @ 82kg
Press @ 42kg

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June 26, 2009

@ King CrossFit

AMRAP in 20min
[95#]
5 Thrusters
7 Hang Power Cleans
10 SDHP

5rds+5thrusters+5HPcleans

CF WOD 28MAY09 - 09JUN09

2009-06-09T20:18:00.000-07:00

09JUN09
WOD#1: Back Squat 5-5-5, Press 5-5-5
Back Squat [80kg], Press [40kg]

Could have gone just a bit heavier, but I wanted to make sure my mechanics were consistent. Elbows up!

WOD#2: Tabata This
20sec of work, 10sec of rest; 1min of rest between exercise
Situps
Squats
Pushups
SDHP
Pullups

Total of LEAST number per exercise: 55 (55 club!)

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29MAY09
WOD: "Barbara"
5rds for time; 20pullups 30pushups 40situps 50squats
[15:16] (3rds)

For some reason I just did 3rds. Im an idiot.

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28MAY09
WOD:Strict Press 5-5-5
[40kg]

Finisher: Max rep of strict pullups x 5
12-10-9-8-9

we really need a pullup bar soon. but at least Im getting some ring pullups to clean up my muscle ups later.

They Did It Again..

2009-06-09T02:38:00.000-07:00

Ken Block (in association with DC Shoes and Subaru) killing it with the gymkhana.

This was done in several shots of course, but still GREAT control.

One day I tell ya.. One day..

First pic of artwork from Marvel movies!!!11

2009-06-04T02:17:00.000-07:00

Including the dates!

Source: Aint It Cool

GRFS LOG 25MAY09: DAY 36

2009-05-26T20:21:00.000-07:00

WOD

"J.T."
21-15-9
HSPU, Ring Dips, Push-ups

[17:55]

Green Lantern Fan-Made Trailer

2009-05-26T19:45:00.000-07:00

That is all.

In my own opinion, I would have casted someone else, but this trailer wouldn't have worked without using that guy. job well done.

Its Ar - Chitecture!

2009-05-25T16:26:00.000-07:00

Used to watch this show..

..Sooo educational! (c)Goldenboy

GRFS LOG 16MAY09 - 19MAY09: DAY 27 - 30

2009-05-20T22:47:00.000-07:00

19MAY09: DAY 30

SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:

1100 2eggs, 3bacon, scoop of rice; glass of milk

1545 turkey neck, scoop of rice, pint of water

1900 small bowl of pho' (Chungs!), glass of water

2050 12oz vanilla steamer (Global Bean!)

2345 Paleo Kit (minus jerky)

0120 1 apple-chicken sausage, bowl of steamed veges, bottle of water

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
Tired lately. had to stay up late this night to study for a quiz in class.
Still trying to get my circadian clock back on schedule.

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18MAY09: DAY 29

SLEEP:
4hrs (?!)

NUTRITION:

1300 (i know i ate something..)

1500-1600 paleo kit

2030 steak with rice, oysters (!!), pint of water

1015-0100 4 Gin&Tonic's ($9 @ Ghandi's!), 2 bites of a hawaiian pizza, and 1 bite of a mushroom and pepperoni pizza

WOD:
@ Bremerton CrossFit
3rds for time:
12 deadlifts 175#
10 box jumps
300m row
15 wall ball shots
[12:02]

FEELING:
Haven't rowed or done wall ball shots in a long time. my legs were wasted during that workout. The guys at Bremerton Crossfit were nice enough to let me workout there. they have a pretty good spot. didn't get very much sleep the night before, and I'm sure if I were fully rested, I would have done better.
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17MAY09: DAY 28

SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:

1430-1350 all sorts of cheese from the Seattle Cheese Festival

1615 .5 of my Liberty sandwich from The NY Deli (bread, mustard, lettuce, tomato, LOTS of turkey, LOTS of roast beef, pickle)

1800 1 scoop of maple walnut with hot fudge on a waffle cone from Molly Moon's (!)

2100 .5 the rest of my Liberty sandwich

[late night begins..]

0130 6pints of fat tire beer

0300-0630 4-5 beers of Rolling Rock

WOD:
~~REST~~ Did 1 max-rep of dips, 1 max-rep of pushups, and 40+ squats while drinking at the A.M. (oh geez..)

FEELING:
DRUNK. full of cheese. nice day though.

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16MAY09: DAY 27

SLEEP:
5hrs (NW Qualifiers day)

NUTRITION:
1200 8oz vanilla steamer, blueberry scone

1530-1800 paleo kit, water

1900 Red Robin Guacamole Bacon Burger (sans bun), fries (had to.), 2 pints of water

2230 .5 of an Arby's burger (just roast beef.. or pastrami), cup of water

2250 2 "German Chocolate" shots, some strawberries, angel fruit cake (strawberry)

2340 SMALL shot of whiskey (didn't finish)

0000 1 slice of ube cake (no frosting), flan, 1 malibu rum shot w/ coke chaser

WOD:
Judge NW Qualifiers all day :D

FEELING:
Qualifiers was fun. another nice day, just wish I had packed a sufficient meal plan. ended the night with sweets. probably wont be doing that again. thankfully im not a huge fan of sweets.

GRFS LOG 13MAY09 - 15MAY09: DAY 24 - 26

2009-05-16T00:03:00.000-07:00

15MAY09: DAY 26

SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:

1100 Bowl of Kashi cereal; pint of milk

1415 - 1500 Paleo kit, water

1540 "paleo kit" (a few handfuls of seeds, nuts, and dried apricots); 3 taquitos, water

2245 Mushroom & Swiss Burger sans bun, steak fries (had to.), pint of water

WOD:
"Cindy" gone bad
AMRAP in 15min:
5 ring pullups
10 Knees-to-Elbows
15 Overhead Squats [20kg bar]

6rds+5pu+10KtE+2OHS

FEELING:
Somewhat of a busy day. Couldn't really focus much on the workout. Just wasn't in the right head space today. will definitely do this again later. Didn't eat much today also. Finished the day off with a burger-sans-bun from Red Robin. YUM.

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14MAY09: DAY 25

SLEEP:
6hrs

NUTRITION:

1100 Handful from paleo kit

1600 Half of Chipotle chicken bowl

2040 Other half of bowl

2050 2eggs, 5oz of cornbeef, .5scoop of rice, water

0000 2 scoops of (sugar free) vanilla icecream w/ milk

WOD:
Deadlift max weight
3reps x 5sets

max: 110kg

FEELING:
Haven't done an O-Lift like this in a long time. so I went back to n00b status and started somewhat light. Did round my back a few times, and did feel a bit dizzy a few times. It's a learning process though. Definitely more to come.

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13MAY09: DAY 24

SLEEP:
9hrs

NUTRITION:

1300 2eggs, 0.5scoops of rice, water

1445 6 mini donuts (had to. Pike's Place Market), water

1500-1600 paleo kit

1900 tall vanilla steamer

2100 chicken thigh & drumstick, cole slaw, pint of water

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
Costco chicken is sooo good for its price (4.99!!!!11oneone!). Paleo note: picked up a big container of macadamia's for $14, and dried apricots for $9. should last me awhile. just gotta get some more jerky now.

GRFS LOG 12MAY09: DAY 23

2009-05-13T10:27:00.001-07:00

SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:

1330 Bottle of water

1550 spam&egg omelette, pint of milk

2100-2130 paleo kit, bottle of water

2135 8oz Vanilla Steamer [hot milk w/ vanilla]

2330 sauteed boneless chicken w/ onions, carrots and rice; 1.5 pint of water

WOD:
FILTHY FIFTIES modified

50 reps each exercise for time:
Squats
Right-Arm Push Press
Situps
DB Swings
Pushups
Left-Arm Push Press
Walking Lunges
Broad Jumps
V-Ups
Burpees

[22:55] DB weight @ 35#

FEELING:
Another WOD in the box = great. worked up a good sweat. Like everyone else [who is right arm dominant], my left arm p/p sucked, did 5rep sets. Hungry after as always.

GRFS LOG 11MAY09: DAY 22

2009-05-12T00:36:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:
1310 tuna-egg omelette (3 eggs, 1 can of tuna); glass of water

1550 Q'doba chicken bowl (rice, beans, chicken, bellpeppers & onions, pico di gallo, sour cream & cheese)

1945 1small cup mango frozen yogurt w/ cut up kiwi (from Yoswirl)

2245 .5pint of choco-milk

2315 2 chicken thighs, bowl of steamed broccoli & cauliflower, pint of water

0000 ~10 strawberries

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
Hungry today. No workout though because I woke up almost late to class today, then chilled with the dog.. blah blah.. had to work, blah blah. So I had little time. Excuses excuses. /fail

GRFS LOG 08MAY09 - 10MAY09: DAY 19 - 21

2009-05-10T23:52:00.000-07:00

10MAY09
SLEEP:
7hrs

NUTRITION:
0915 3eggs w/ cheese, 3spam slices, .5pint of milk

1330-1730 bottle of water

1800 the rest of breakfast (~1egg, ~2spam slices), glass of water

1630 some seeds, nuts and jerky, glass of water

2045 small bowl of seafood fettucini alfredo

2100 steak, carrots, glass of cabernet wine

2215 some strawberries

2230 .5pint of chocolate milk

WOD:
CFWU x3 (minus pullups)
TABATA: KB STYLE (16kg [35#])

8rds each workout; 20sec of work, 10sec rest intervals:
KB SWING
SDHP
PUSHPRESS (R)
PUSHPRESS (L)
KB SQUAT CLEAN

LOWEST REP TOTAL: 42

FEELING:
Hate myself for not working out the past two days, so I "punished" myself and did this WOD I made up. I also did 10sec of rest from one workout to the next. Indoors, trying to watch the time, AND mark my numbers, and wipe the sweat off my face. It was good. If I didn't have to keep track of my own numbers, I would have done much better. The pushpress and cleans hurt my forearms a bit, but nothing im not used to [see: turkish getup]. Oh, and Tabata music mix from Dru helped [thumbs up!].

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09MAY09
SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:
pre-1345 ??? [edit later]

1345 nuts, seeds, jerky, bottled water

1850 some strawberries

2200 1teriyaki chicken breast, 2baked chicken thighs (yaye protein!), steamed broccoli and cauliflower, big glass of water

WOD:
REST /fail.

FEELING:
i feel shitty for not working out.

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08MAY09
SLEEP:
8+hrs

NUTRITION:
pre-1530 ??? [edit later]

1530ish? 1 eggroll, small bowl of wonton noodles w/ beef wonton (assorted veges), 1.5pints of water

post-1530 ??? [edit later]

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
It was a sunny day, so I felt good. I didn't workout but I did do a fair amount of walking around capitol hill. Happy I am healthy :D

Will It Ever End? .. probably not.

2009-05-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

It's a war with these two, and lately, even though J.J. Abrams' blockbuster movie came out this weekend, I've seen many posts of "Star Wars vs Star Trek" and I gotta hand it to the Star Wars guys. They're killin' it right now! Step Yo Game Up Trekkies!

TJ's for 20bucks

2009-05-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

2.0lbs of raw sunflower seeds
12.0oz of raw macadamia nuts
6.0oz of Beef Jerky (no sugar!)

Made two paleo kits with one bag of jerky, and some of the seeds and nuts.
Thinking Costco might have a better deal on the macadamia's, but this should hold up for now.

GRFS LOG 07MAY09: DAY 18

2009-05-07T14:49:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:
1155 a bite of pj's taquito

1240 3 eggs, 5 nuggets, leftover bits of steak and bellpepper; pint of water

1500 pint of milk

2245 slab of chicken thigh[teriyaki sauce, salt, garlic, pepper]; salad[greens, tomato, cheese, olive oil, salt], glass of iced tea

2330 pint of milk

0130 hotfudge sundae w/ strawberries

WOD:
5rds for time:
16kg [35#] KB swing 30reps
burpees 30reps
situps 30reps

[24:03]

FEELING:
GREAT WORKOUT. thank you PJ for pushing me to work hard. Burpees were the tough ones in this. sweat dripped down into my eyes, burned a bit. I have a feeling I'm going to feel sore in the abs, but thats good. I think if I don't make the PWOD[parkWOD], I'll do them in the little gym I have here at my complex. If I'm paying for it, I might as well take advantage of it.

I cooked chicken tonight, and it was BOMB in the form of chicken. that is all.

GRFS LOG 06MAY09: DAY 17

2009-05-07T14:30:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
6hrs

NUTRITION:
1400 bowl of Honey Almond Flax cereal, pint of milk

1530 9 Tyson's nuggets, glass of water

2230 2 steak burritos [tortilla, steak, mushrooms, bellpeppers, lettuce, tomatoes, hot sauce]; pint of water

0030 Pint of milk

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
work in the middle of the day sucks. takes away all the energy in me. Also broke out in some sort of allergic reaction to something after work, causing me to shower early, so I used this as a "rest" day.

abs started to hurt a bit at night, and now that its the next day [17MAY09], i can feel it on my upper abs. wanted to do some gymnastic basic warmups but my abs wont allow me to.

GRFS LOG 05MAY09: DAY 16

2009-05-05T23:44:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
7hrs

NUTRITION:
1030 3 bacon strips, 2 over-easy eggs, 1 hashbrown, pint of milk

1700 Q'doba chicken fajita burrito: tortilla, chicken, black beans, bell peppers, pico de gallo, sour cream & cheese; 8oz water

2340 pint of water

WOD:
"Twenty-One" for time:
20pushups-1situp
...
..
.
1pushup-20situps

[17:51]

FEELING:
Surprised. watched the group at greenlake do the WOD, got an idea of the time. Did the WOD at home on carpet, no counter-weight on feet, but rug burn on back sorta. Had a sub-20 time so I'm feeling good. Situps took awhile.

Didn't eat much today[YET]. I'll be up late tonight working on homework, so I'll definitely be fitting in a late night meal plus some late night snacks.

GRFS LOG 04MAY09: DAY 15

2009-05-04T23:36:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
7hrs

NUTRITION:

0935 leftover steak, potato salad, glass of water

1300 8 pieces of Tysons nuggets, glass of water

1450 shrimp w/ bell peppers & mushrooms, glass of water

1815 bowl of Honey Almond Flax cereal w/ pint of milk

2000 leftover steak [we have a lot from bbq]

2345 pint of milk

WOD:
20 turkish get-ups, 10 each arm
16kg KB (35#)
[n/a time]

FEELING:
After 3 days off, I'm slowly getting back. It's raining, and after that sunny day we had, I'm being a pansy and working out inside because of the rain. Feeling gassy because of the milk. Got my kettlebell, so if the rain keeps up, ill be able to workout with a decent piece of equipment. thinking about switching my log to a new site [wordpress maybe? sorry blogger, just wanna use you for other reasons, not logging, sorta.] we'll see..

GRFS LOG 03MAY09: DAY 14

2009-05-03T21:47:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
9hrs

NUTRITION:

1300 1.5 bowl of leftover pancit [had to.]

1340 pint of milk

1930 leftover lasagna, skewered shrimp w/ veges, water

2130 a few cuts of steak, 1 beef&chicken burrito [cheese, lettuce, tomato, hot sauce]

WOD:
REST [enough rest already..]

FEELING:
After 3 days of no workout, it sucks. I almost feel like I lost time that I could have used "physically-productively" if that makes any sense. I just need this weather to turn around and get a bit more hot. Working out at home limits myself. I have my kettlebell now, so hopefully I take advantage of it. Speaking of, I'm gonna go get it now.

*note to EVERYONE: get a kettlebell, its the ONLY object, bang for buck, to have at home to workout with. that is the truth*

GRFS LOG 01MAY09 - 02MAY09: DAY 12 & 13

2009-05-03T20:52:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
about 8hrs

NUTRITION:
1045 6 pieces of bacon

1300 1 HUGE scoop of mocha almond fudge [waffle cone]

1600 3 complimentary wine taste; 1 glass of guwertztraminer

1830 2 seared salmon, 1 garlic chicken, 1 spicy tempura, 1 tuna [sushi]

2330-0030 1 gin&tonic, 1 jagerbomb

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
sunny day in a field of flowers with a glass of wine.. what more could a heterosexual man ask for? ;)

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SLEEP:
8hrs

NUTRITION:
1430 water, jerky, pecans

1630-2100 steak, asparagus, rice, shrimp skewers, broccoli salad, peach pie, slice of cake, rice cake, small cup of Sprite, water..

WOD:
Tabata eat for time :D

FEELING:
I. LOVE. FAMILY BBQ'S. happy.

FOOD: do you want to know?

2009-04-30T23:41:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I want to see this because I LOVE FOOD already. I mean I REALLY REALLY LOVE food. I like preparing, I like cooking, and I LOVE EATING. This is probably a good movie for those who eat very unhealthy, but when it hits close to home with my steaks, chicken, fruits and veges, and whatnot, you're on pins and needles my friend.. pins and needles.

GRFS LOG 30APR09: DAY 11

2009-04-30T12:24:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
8hrs [yaye]

NUTRITION:
1200 omelete; 2eggs, some milk, ground beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, hot sauce; .5pint of milk

1800-2000 pint of water

2100 "beef&eggs"; ground beef, 2 eggs, hand full of mushrooms, garlic salt and pepper; pint of water

WOD:
4rds for time
400m run
30 squat thrusts
[13:23]

FEELING:
good. more cardio, which my mind and body hate.

GRFS LOG 29APR09: DAY 10

2009-04-30T12:09:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
7hrs I believe..

NUTRITION:
1200 rice, bacon, hashbrown, pint of water

1400-1800 pint of water

1815 hand full of almonds, water

2100 2tacos: flour tortilla, ground beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, hotsauce

WOD:
7rds for time
30m waiters walking lunge, 100m waiters walk
[15:30 @ 25#]

FEELING:
Went a bit light on the weight for the WOD, but I made up for it by pushing myself harder. towards the end of the WOD, I started feeling it in my lower back, expecting it to hurt the next day [it doesn't]. I feel good. working out this much always feels good. I don't use that stupid excuse "I'm getting older.." when I'm only 23! c'mon now people..

GRFS LOG 28APR09: DAY 9

2009-04-30T11:54:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
8hrs total [woke up early, fell asleep during the day]

NUTRITION:
0815 2eggs, 7pieces of bacon, .5pint of tea

1700 Genki Sushi [YUM!]; rice, salmon, chicken, hotdog, shrimp, avocado, salad greens, 2pints of water

2100 bowl of edamame, salad [greens, olive oil, cheese, salt]

1130 chocolate almonds [sugar free]

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
slept more than usual throughout the day, but thats because I woke up way early. No workout today just because. GENKI SUSHI IS GREAT. definitely going there again. Bang for your buck.

GRFS LOG 27APR09: DAY 8

2009-04-27T21:47:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
close to 8hrs

NUTRITION:
1300 .5lb ground beef, 2 eggs, bits of chicken, some spinach, some tomatoes, some mushrooms, garlic salt and pepper, pint of water

1700 1/4bowl of a Chipotle chicken bowl (black beans, bell peppers, onions, grilled chicken, tomatoes, corn, sour cream, cheese)

2045 3/4bowl of Chipotle chicken bowl, pint of water

2110 bowl of edamame (shared with PJ), pint of diet green tea

2230 small bag of Honey Almond Flax cereal, pint of milk

WOD:
Fight Gone Bad: Park Style
Total reps of SDHP(2pood), box jumps, push press(50#), burpees, imaginary-wall ball
[266pts]

FEELING:
Woke up late for class today so I didn't get to eat anything in the morning. Been slacking on the snacking and milk, but my sister just bought a new gallon so its game time. no work or class tomorrow, so hopefully I make some time to go out and shop for some snacks.

The WOD was good. started with the SDHP, which is what I wanted. 2 poods was friggin heavy as always. felt it in my lower back since there's new muscle fibers there [see: soreness]. i feel a gain in my energy though, and thats really good. I really want to do workouts in a "box" though, and get a crazy sweat on. This windy weather is nice, but just too nice.

GRFS LOG 26APR09: DAY 7

2009-04-27T13:26:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
about 8hrs

NUTRITION:
1130 two eggs

1200-1600 hand full of almonds, bottle of water

1700 12 Tyson's nuggets

1800 bowl of edamame beans

1930 @ Bick's: 1/2 duck springroll, 2 skewers of blackberry bbq pork, 1cup of cut up greens with some sort of dressing, jalepeno cornbread [BOMB!], some of PJ's fries [BOMB!], 2 bites of PJ's burger, a few spoon full's of blackberry cobler [very sweet]

WOD:
REST

FEELING:
woke up a bit late for work, that's why I didn't eat anything. nice day, kinda wanted to work, but I ~~didn't have very much time~~ didn't make time because the family was in town and I wasn't sure when we were leaving to go eat out. Ate at Bick's on Greenwood and 105th. Pretty good. Rest up, class tomorrow and work again.

GRFS LOG 25APR09: DAY 6

2009-04-26T00:25:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
7hrs

NUTRITION:
1230 handfull of almonds, bottled water

1330 small plate of cantaloupe, grapes, mango, bottled water

1530-1630 hand full of almonds, bottled water

1700-2030 hand full of almonds, apple, some water

2300 1/3lb of steak, mushrooms, carrots, rice, salad [greens, tomatoes, cheese, salt, olive oil], glass of water

WOD:
4rds for time
400m run, 50 squats
[12:56]

FEELING:
heavy legs, need to eat more again. Drinking the night before doesn't help, oh well though. work sucks. need to sleep to work again. BLAH

GRFS LOG 24APR09: DAY 5

2009-04-25T23:58:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
Can't remember, but I'm sure its around 6-8hrs

NUTRITION:
1000 bowl of cereal with milk

1400ish paleo kit, 2 glasses of milk

1900 Kona Kitchen fried rice, glass of water, a little bit of kalua pork & rice

2100-0200 alcoholic beverages, one bite of a hotdog truck hotdog

WOD:
AMRAP in 15min
5 DB thrusters, 2 @ 30#
10 burpees

[11rds + 5DB + 5burpees]

FEELING:
Got to do this workout in the future box of FCF, and it was great. It was kinda cold inside but I was still able to sweat a lot. The weight definitely took a toll on my body since I havent thrown that much weight over myself in awhile.

GRFS LOG 23APR09: DAY 4

2009-04-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
9hrs [7 off and on at night, 2 more during the day]

NUTRITION:

1100 Honey Almond Flax cereal, pint of milk

1530 8 Tysons nuggets, 1/4 cup of grated cheese, small glass of sugar free iced tea

2000 Honey Almond Flax cereal, pint of milk

2100 Burrito bowl (black beans, braised beef, tomato, sour cream, shredded cheese, letus), glass of water

0030 8 Tysons nuggets, glass of water

WOD:
DB swings for 7min [173]

Feeling:
I think the fact that we workout outside helps decrease that whole "workout" feeling, because the wind keeps me from sweating hard. Time to workout in the box!

GRFS LOG 22APR09: DAY 3

2009-04-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
7hrs

NUTRITION:
0915 2 scrambled eggs

1315 bowl of beef & broccoli, glass of milk

1600 1/2 of a chicken fajita burrito, glass of water

1945 1/2 of a chicken fajita burrito

2015 chicken curry & bock choi, glass of water

2100 glass of milk

2150 mug of a scoop of vanilla ice cream w/ milk [its like a milk shake! YUM]

WOD:
TABATA NADA [no weight]
8rds, 20sec of work, 10sec of rest
pushups, lunges, dips, jumping jacks, squats
[8, 14, 14, 23, 17] = 76

FEELING:
After a chat with the trainer, I don't feel like I am going cold turkey on my eating anymore, but just less of the bad stuff. I usually eat pretty well, but I could always use the extra help to stray from the carbs. My quads are still sore from Tabata squats the other day. I'm walking like I pooped my pants and it ran down my legs.

GRFS LOG 21APR09: DAY 2

2009-04-22T12:55:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
7hrs

NUTRITION:
1030 scrambled eggs, 1 sausage, small bowl of rice, glass of water

1520 1 chicken drumstick (cooked in chicken broth)

1920 rib meat, onions, small bowl of rice

1950 2 pieces of boneless porkchop, glass of milk

2200 bowl of shrimp salad (usual greens, shrimp, carrots, craisins, olive oil), glass of water

2350 1 scoop vanilla ice cream, mug of milk

WOD:
rest

GRFS LOG 20APR09: DAY 1

2009-04-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

SLEEP:
8 hours

NUTRITION:
1245 Brunch Burrito (multigrain tortilla, grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes, scrambled eggs, shredded cheese), Large glass of water

1600 6 Tyson's Nuggets, Glass of water

2100 Spicy Chicken, bowl of broccoli, glass of water

2350 Green beans, mongo beans + spinach, bowl of clams, glass of water, glass of milk

WOD
50-30-10 Walking lunges, dips [3:46]
Tabata squats [17]

Feeling:
I feel the need for heavy weights. My cardio is getting a bit better though.

NIN "Closer" video given a closer look

2009-04-17T14:01:00.000-07:00

In the early 90's, I only had a small dose of NIN, and a small does of Nine Inch Nails was more than enough for a 4th-6th grader to want to run back to church and ask the priest for forgiveness. Now that Im old enough to understand human nature, adult rated ideas, and artistic value, my meetings with the priest have become unnecessary (although I should do confession..). Anyways, the original uncensored version of Nine Inch Nails' Closer is a bit weird to the normal mind, but I watched it numerous times now and could almost feel like it belongs in an art museum.

The song is definitely awesome, not because of all the disgusting remarks, but because of they way everything flows together; the art, the sounds, the words, the emotions. Everything compliments eachother and builds a classic.

The "Making.." video is a bit long, but its interesting how an idea becomes a masterpiece. All this thought and work into one video is amazing.. and they have to try and make this type of impact EVERYTIME! tough.

First, the video.

Nine Inch Nails: Closer (Uncensored) (1994) from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo.

Second, the story behind it.

NIN: The Making of the "Closer" Video from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo.

Where's my guitar pick? oh yeah, in my wallet

2009-04-14T13:54:00.000-07:00

Watch Learning Guitar to Get Laid on CollegeHumor

WAIT! from the beginning! Esus4? *strum*.. oh hello, PJ [gf]. Nice to see you walk in at this random moment *winks at computer*. I LOVE IT!

Glass Sink Makes My Top 3

2009-04-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

I don't have a list of favorite sinks, or a journal I write in everytime I see a cool sink. ( "Dear Diary, I just walked out of Home Depot and saw one of the coolest sinks! It made my day. Now I want to buy a cute puppy and feed it cute little flowers so it poops up rainbows and smiley faces!" ) ... yeah, no.

But this sink is pretty rad.

SOURCE

I could make a mess on this thing and just squeegee it all to the bottom. Just the transition from flat normal glass to the flowing round-shaped glass is just awesome.

This is intense just watching. Crossfit!

2009-04-05T16:47:00.000-07:00

Movie comes out April 22nd.

Intense or what?! maaayyyunnn. can't wait!

Zack Galifianakis on the big screen!

2009-04-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

I went to the theater last night ~~to watch Fast and Furious~~ and saw this awesome trailer for the movie The Hangover. When I saw Zack pop up on screen, I knew from the start this movie is going to be a hit. I've been a huge fan since his early stand up days. He had a show that didn't last long on Comedy Central, then did (still does every now and then) some cameo's in Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, which is a great show in my opinion, went on a comedy tour entitled The Comedians of Comedy, had some digital shorts on FunnyorDie.com, leading him to another tour, Be Funny or Die with Will Farrell.

This guy is hilarious. He was here at Bumbershoot in '08 but I missed the show because I didn't get my ticket early enough. He'll be showing up here in the northwest again at Sasquatch, which I will be missing unfortunately. Hopefully he shows to Bumbershoot again and this time I won't miss him. /tear

June 5th. check.

Picky Picky, Why Yes I Am..

2009-04-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

Vans Era's New April colorways..

I expected more colors for this spring. I kind of like the red/white but being the picky person I am [and cheap person], I'll pass. I guess I'll keep looking for my royal blues and others. Where'd you get yours, Ryan?!

Can't find this info in textbooks

2009-03-30T22:14:00.000-07:00

Did you know..

god makes man, man makes technology, technology grows, technology ruins man, technology is god. HUMAN FAIL.

UPDATE: New Trailer

2009-03-23T13:33:00.000-07:00

Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are" new pics found on USA Today

sick.

UPDATE:
Just found this trailer.

even sicker.

Snowboarding, Film Editing, and Fun

2009-03-20T16:43:00.000-07:00

My friend John is back in town this week from Spokane, and the ONE thing we wanted to do was go snowboarding, and make an effort to get some good footage for a video. Well, the day we went up, Stevens Pass had been dumped on 3 days prior to us going up, totalling an amazing 6 FEET OF SNOW! It was total powder from the day we started [8:45am] to about 4pm which is when we left. During out time there though was REDICULOUS. I thought I would never say it but there was actually TOO MUCH snow that morning. Oh wait, let me back up real quick [cue rewind sound]..

On our way up to the mountain, the roads were covered with snow, slush, rain and debris, and it was still snowing as we were driving. From the back seat, I was watching us pass up trees and cars going about an average of 60mph I'd say. I was thinking in my head "Joe, slow down, we're gonna slide off the road, and I'm not in the mood to get stuck out here on the mountain when there's inches of snow waiting for us to touch.." As I'm testing out my camera to see how it'll look on the mountain I hear "OH SHIT" and look up and notice the Rodeo sliding over the other side of the road, and at the same time look at Joe trying to turn the wheel to regain control of the SUV but it was too late; we were perpendicular with the road heading for a ditch in the road. John in the front passenger seat either screamed or yeld, but I think I tuned it out cause I was too busy thinking "Fuck fuck fuck fuck.." The SUV finally came to a stop after 4 seconds of sliding into a ditch. We all looked at eachother, took one sigh of relief, then grabbed our jackets and began digging the car out. Eventually we got it out and made our way up the mountain. Moral: Drive Slow Homie (c) T.I.

Finally made it up to Stevens Pass, bought a Season Pass for $79 [what a steal! now I really gotta go], strapped in, and headed to the lifts. One thing that sucked: My board wasn't waxed recently so with the amount of powder on the ground, me and my board weren't getting anywhere very fast. Long story short, I fixed my stance which helped me pick up some speed and stay above the powder. Unfortunately I did get stuck in snow that went up to my chest and spent a good 15 minutes digging my board and myself out of that shit. SERIOUSLY a workout.

By the end of the day the snow stopped falling, and we were able to get some decent footage. The park was closed though so we had to make use of what the mountain and mother nature laid in front of us. After my first try at video editing, I came up with this..

It was fun taping and editing this thing so I'm definitely gonna get hooked on this video editing thing. I only have 3 songs on my computer at the moment and Kid Cudi was the only good choice I had, and I think they worked well together. The transitions in the video with the music.. I actually edited the video first, plugged the music in, did a little moving of the music and sounds, and bam; my first vid. More sessions to come, hopefully some better footage.

Attention geeks and fans alike

2009-03-13T00:46:00.000-07:00

Marvel Studios has set some new release dates for the upcoming super heroes that eventually join together to make the Avengers. For those of you who don't know [how dare you for not knowing!], during both Iron Man and The Hulk, characters were approached at the end of both movies by someone from S.H.I.E.L.D., leading many to believe the beginning of one of the greatest Marvel teams ever, The Avengers. With that said here are the release dates as of now.

Iron Man 2 - May 7, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Thor - July 16, 2010 - June 17, 2011
The First Avenger: Captain America - May 6, 2011 - July 22, 2011
The Avengers - July 15, 2011 - May 4, 2012

Source: Superherohype

Although the dates aren't EXACTLY set, it's better than nothing. Now that I have that done, it's time for me to stop dancing in excitement and do what I used to do; sit in my room surrounded by my collection of comics and cards and feel powerful. WHO WANTS TO TRADE?!

Gets me every time

2009-03-11T22:33:00.000-07:00

Everytime I see this commercial, I giggle like a school girl, even when I know whats coming up.

HAH. It even makes me type out my laugh. Oh silly black guy, you are too funny.

Retail Rant

2009-03-09T23:14:00.000-07:00

So I've been working retail for 8 months now for (1)to make some dough to get by living in the city until I find a real job, and (2)to see what all the fuss is about when it comes to working retail. Seeing that I'm still working there past 6 months, I think I have an idea of what the retail business is about. I'm not sure about other retail stores, but our store is, in a sense, "competitive" amongst other stores under the same name. Our manager is always feeding us numbers telling us "We're #-- in the district and we need to be #1 cause that's what we used to be.. blah blah" kinda stuff. We are updated during each segment [a segment is 2hrs or work ie. 2-4p] on how we are doing on our sales, customer ratio to sales, and more numbers to boost us to work harder. Anyways, bottom line, maybe its just this store, but compared to other stores I've walked through recently, we work suprisingly hard.

Before I thought of the idea of working retail, I went to my friends who have worked retail to see what I would get myself into and it came down to these few Cons:
- Customers can be really rude
- Pay isn't that good
- Hours can suck
- On-calls aren't cool

So I STILL tried out to retail job, and found these things to be true, BUT those things were the least of my problem.
1) Customers can be really rude
.. I'd say I'm a people person, meaning I can deal with rude customers. I'll say my remarks after they leave, but other than that I'll just move on with my life.
2) Pay isn't good
.. DUH. its retail. I LITERALLY stop myself throughout the day from working real hard to make customers happy, work hard to keep numbers up, and keep the store up to par [unless I'm closing], and remind myself "calm down. you are making barely over minimum wage. you are BARELY getting by."
3) Hours can suck
.. Yeah. They say they give us hours depending on the kind of numbers we are getting during our shift but I'm going to ahead and call "B.S." I mean I'm sure there's a little part that depends on it, but when it comes down to it, I'm pretty sure whomever schedules us doesn't sit down, look at our individual numbers and divvy up our hours accordingly. Or else I'd be getting more hours.
4) On-calls suck
.. I can't plan ahead on days when I have an on-call but I'm sure nurses and doctors have that same problem so its not really a big deal.

The one thing that really gets me the most.
Coworkers.
You don't get the pick of the pod, or the sharpest tool in the shed, but you do get the good with the bad. I work along with some cool cats, but there are those that just grind my gears [Peter Griffin (c)].

We have CSL's which are out Sales Leads who give us updates on our numbers over our walkies and walk the floor to make sure everything is going OK. One thing that gets me though is that some CSL's find it hard to pick something up, and fold it, rather than throw it on my table and expect me to fold it. Yeah, its my job, but I'm 99% sure that it's part of their job to do something other than walk around and twiddle your damn thumbs. Don't tell me our numbers are down and work harder.. I'll work harder when you do your job.

Second is my other sales associates. Typically complaining about customers being rude to them, sharing info I don't really wanna hear over the walkie.. blah blah. It doesn't really bother me, but when they decide to not work, I am free to rant. I can recall one time I was working, about 5 minutes to closing, and I look over to see what my coworker is doing, and they're writing something down on a piece of paper. I don't think anything of it at the time. 3 minutes to closing [yes, when it comes to closing, every minute is noted], they're still doing the same thing.. 1 minute to go, I look over, he/she takes that small piece of paper, crumples it up, throws it away and says over the walkie "Can I clock out now?".. WTF. are you serious?! Im cleaning up the store and your over there doodling penises or whatever you fancy?! Cmon now. Oh, also when I come in to take over someone's section cause it's time for them to go home, and they have a pile of clothes that STILL need to be folded. It's not that hard to do your job and get it done before you have to bounce out.

Overall.. Work retail if you have time for a part-time job, and I mean PART-TIME. A plus having this part time? the extra % off you get on the goods they sell. BUT! when you take the bad, you get some good. So of course there are times when things are good at work, but if I go on about those, it would defeat the purpose of my rant.

The Watchmen premiere

2009-03-06T15:38:00.000-08:00

Saw the 12:01am showing of the Watchmen. It was great. Go see it.

Hah! you missed, Asteroid!

2009-03-04T17:54:00.000-08:00

Sydney Morning Herald reported that we came THIS* close to putting a dent in our life. A large asteroid about 30-50m wide, came about 7 times closer than the moon! But if you think about it, getting hit with an asteroid would be kinda cool. Something a little more exciting than Chris Brown and Rihanna getting married, or Blackberry finally getting a cool Apps store TONIGHT at 10PM ET. After watching a video on an asteroid colliding with the Earth, kinda seems cool. Maybe it was just the Pink Floyd music that made it so mesmerizing..

*Video that requires download.

Re: 50 things.. um, what?

2009-02-27T11:14:00.000-08:00

props to STEPH for posting this up first of all. I took a look at her post about "100 things we ALL should know" and thought to myself, "What do I not know already.. teach me!" so I glanced at the links, mainly the "50 things men want from women," because being the ladies man I am already [haha!], I already know 50+ things women want. But I wanted to see how close Men's Health was to my reality..

4. If you think I’m speeding now, you should see me drive when you're not in the car.
..can a man's ego get any bigger? really? dumb.

6. Shopping is a chore, not an activity.
.. I like to look good, that doesn't make shopping a chore to me.

12. Leave the eyebrows alone. Plucked ain't pretty.
.. Liars. pluck away.

32. We don't mind being told we look good. Just don't call it a "cute outfit."
.. No disagreement here. Just an "AMEN!"

41. Do not expect to have a conversation via text message unless you use the words "naked" and "waiting."
.. Not true. Is it weird such a "manly" rule comes right before the next one?

42. Sometimes we wonder why any woman would want to be with us, much less someone as amazing as you. So, thanks.
.. I swear a woman is typing some of these things up. Wipe your lips, man who "thought" this one up, you got some poop on it.

Sorry Men's Health, but I have to beg to differ on a few of these occasions. I didn't want to touch on all the points, so I picked just a few. No comment on the 50 things for women, cause that's just info I already know. Seriously, I didn't read it. HAH.

porn for the creative mind

2009-02-23T22:18:00.000-08:00

Things I've been bookmarking lately but haven't had the chance to post 'em up [see: procrastinate], so I'll put some of them all in one post..

Cool wallet, almost as cool as my rubberband wallet

Source: Dosh Wallets

i have a hard enough time playing guitar, this just makes it worse.. or does it?

Source: Reverse Guitar

Fan mockup of the future release of the PSP. Me likey.

Source: Gizmodo

Architecture saving the world, one oil rig at a time..

Source: BLDGBLOG

WTF? not cool.

2009-02-22T22:53:00.000-08:00

Source: N.Y. Post

What the heck is that supposed to mean?! Not Cool AT ALL.

2 for 1 when you bring an empty bottle!

2009-02-18T13:35:00.000-08:00

Snowboarding is an expensive sport, but then again, just about all outdoor sports are just about out of my wallets price limit, and this is probably the most comfortable outdoor sport I can think of that I'm close to being considered an "amateur." I've invested a considerable amount already so there's really no turning back, not that I want to [haha! me?! turn away from snowboarding?! silly.] ANYWAYS, with that being said, I'm sure many of you have heard or seen this already through newspapers, radio, and fliers but I just wanted to help out as well, 'cause I would love to see my friends on the mountain as well as encourage recycling :)

Vitamin Water and 107.7 The End have joined together to bring us a deal for Steven's Pass. All the somewhat technical crap is found HERE or HERE, but to sum it all up..

WHEN: THIS Friday Feb 20, 2009
WHAT: Recycle a 20oz. Vitamin Water bottle, receive a 2-for-1 lift ticket
WHERE: Stevens Pass Ski Resort
HOW: Friday from 9a-5p, purchase a full price lift ticket [thats where they getcha! tricky tricky], drink down that Vitamin Water, give 'em the empty bottle, THEN get a 2-for-1 lift ticket for your next visit!

I'm not sure how that works out for those that already have an Advantage Card or an RFID card already, but I'm sure all the questions can be answered when you get there.

My sister just bought a box of Vitamin Water 'cause I've been hooked on that stuff for awhile now, so if you don't drink it, or just need to save a few bucks, I've got some empty bottles here! My sister had the idea of even bringing up all our empty bottles to pass out to people who dont have one already, but that's too nice and too much work for me :)

CHECK IT OUT! oh and by the way, JUST NOW I have decided to go snowboarding. I wasn't going to go at first but I just couldn't turn it down. GAAH! It's an addiction I tell yah..

dirty music remade into.. dirty music. wait, what?

2009-02-16T21:22:00.000-08:00

I was going to blog about SNOWBOARDING because I've been thinking about it a lot lately, going up to the mountain lately, and working just to make that paper to get me up there lately. but I'm too lazy to go into it right now so I'll post about other things I found amusing.

Awhile back I was driving and heard this song. When I heard it, I thought it was pretty snazzy, and then I noticed something familiar. It's a remade classic!

Then earlier today while cleaning [not cleaning], I had the tv tuned into the music channel that plays non-stop music and heard another song. Same concept, different song. Snazzy as well..

I think its rad when rock bands cover music from different genre as well as vice verssa. Especially when not-so-popular bands do it live, example being when I checked out LUDO at El Corazon, Eye Alaska covered Kanye's "Love Lockdown," which was pretty sick I must say [there's some decent videos on youtube of them performing it if you wanna check it out] and then Ludo covered the Ghostbuster song for fun which was awesome. Which reminds me, I need to visit El Corazon soon.

I wish I had time to join this..

2009-02-09T02:03:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately I am not a proud owner of a Sonics jersey [don't hate! GP #20 FTW!], but I was upset as many of the fans were, and still are, when it was said that we lost the Sonics to Oklahoma City. Just not mad as these people are though..

SONICS BACKLASH
"When the Thunder plays at Portland next week, some Seattle fans, miffed that their NBA team moved to Oklahoma City, plan to attend the Feb. 11 game at the Rose Garden.

The vocal Save Our Sonics group said it has secured blocks of tickets so members "can boo both teams” at a discounted price. The group has rented shuttle buses for the 170-mile trip. Save Our Sonics leaders are planning an even bigger trip when the Thunder returns to Portland on April 13."
via The Oklahoman

Maybe if I can find me a throwback jersey for a fair price, I'll buy a ticket for the April game.

This weekend in sports

2009-02-02T17:55:00.000-08:00

Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 after 4 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES! I can't even imagine playing that long in Australia's 100+ weather. Let alone, just be outside that long. I'm sure it wasn't that hot during that match but it did get to those temperatures during some of the matches. Nadal sets history as becoming the first Spaniard to win, and hes only 22! I think the only thing I accomplished at 22 was passing calculus. Where's my damn trophy?!

The awaited bout during UFC94 between George St. Pierre and BJ Penn came to a halt during the 4th round [TKO]. I was torn in during this fight because I'm a fan of both of them. GSP has great technique and has shown it in many fights already, as does BJ. My heart followed BJ, but my brain knew GSP is pound-for-pound one of the toughest guys out there. Some say GSP's cornermen cheated by rubbing extra vaseline on his shoulders and back, making it difficult for Penn to get a good hold. BJ commented on this during the fight but no actions were taken. Some say BJ's corner are being sore losers, others say its legit. All I can say is that rubbing vaseline all over my body just sounds gross. looks like I won't be able to fight in the octagon anytime soon. Plus, my package would not be flattering at all in those tight shorts.

The one bout I watched. Arizona played hard, but the Pittsburgh Steelers overcome defeat with 2 minutes left, winning Super Bowl XLIII 27-23. Being a fan of Ben [he was my first pick during Fantasy Football too!], I knew the Cardinals had it coming, but I went for the underdogs because [1]Steelers cheated us [Seattle Seahawks, SuperBowl XL] out of a win, [2] it was the Cards' first appearance in a SB, [3] Kurt Warner is a religious man
. The Steelers lead the Cardinals until the 4th quarter where Fizgerald catches a 64-yard scoring pass to hold the Steelers behind until Santonio Holmes pulls out an amazing catch, beating three defenders to the corner of the end zone. It was ridiculous, I tell ya. What good came out of this? well.. Arizona fans did get to see a good 30 seconds of porn during the game after Larry Fitzgerald makes his one touchdown. Comcast customers are being offered $10 as an apology for seeing the 30 seconds. If I was paid $10 for every 30-seconds of porn I watched, do you know how much money that is?! lets do some quick math here..
$10 x (30sec. x my-entire-life) = CHA-CHING! Ima make it rain, baby!

Oh yeah, and of course, the commercials during Super Bowl. Here's a LINK to all the commercials played in order of quarter. You're welcome.

In other non-related news. I'm an Uncle! My sister gave birth to a 4lb 12oz baby girl earlier today. To all you babies and toddlers out there now, you better stay the hell away from my niece! You know how much I'd love to just shake a baby :D
Cheers everyone!

Calculus break > Calculus

2009-01-28T00:12:00.000-08:00

[1/15]
I think it was earlier last night when I was shuffling through my things looking for what notes I needed to do homework, and I found the transfer catalog for UW: Architecture, and the sheet that came along with it. Looking over it I notice that Calculus II is not needed to enter the Architecture program..... .. .. .*!#@GAAH&%$!!!11. So I'm putting myself through hell, sort of for nothing. I told myself (1)there wasn't any other good choices of classes to take for now, (2)you need to freshen up on your math skills anyways, (3)you need to be in school right now.

After going through 3 sections straight, I needed a break. So what else do I do?
Find more of these!

[1/28]
Looking FORWARD to..
+ 1/30-2/1: Snowboarding @ Silver Mtn., Idaho
+ 2/14: Steven's Pass snowboarding
+ 2/15-16: Surprise trip???
+ Spring Break!
+ No more calculus please..

Cadbury commercials FTW

2009-01-25T12:18:00.001-08:00

HAD to post this up because [1]it's funny, [2]the music brings back some memories (lol to myself), [3] it's genius.

Cadbury - Eyebrow Dance from Kobe Derie on Vimeo.

Awhile back, Cadbury came up with this commercial as well. Kinda makes me think of that toy monkey living its dream. Maybe thats what they're trying to get at.. If it is, then I'm a genius and I get the commercial! Plus, Phil Collins can make some badass songs.

Cadbury - Drumming Gorilla from Stepa Mitaki on Vimeo.

Oh yeah.. 4yrs for the 44th president. Obama-fied!

2009-01-20T17:10:00.000-08:00

If you don't know, then you're dumb, because we [yes WE!] made history today when Barack Obama was sworn into the presidential seat for the United States. I woke up at 8:57am to a voice telling me "It's almost 9.. do you wanna watch the inauguration?" and I jumped up, yawned, put on my glasses and sweats, and turned the tube on to see Joe Biden being sworn into the vice presidential seat. Later down the line, Obama steps up and makes history.

Some of you may have seen the presidents new ride while watching him get ready for the parade, but have you seen what else is tagging along?!

That thing is AWESOME. This is what follows the presidential car. Gotta get me one of these.

PLUS: More cool things to Obama-fy your gear!
Wallpaper for iPhone, Blackberry, Treo and Centro

Fanboys make a date. Not with women still

2009-01-20T16:44:00.000-08:00

The movie "Fanboys" finally gets a date set in stone. And it's soon, too!

The date way back when was initially set for September 19, 2008. Then on September 4, it was moved once again to November 6th. Now it is finally set for February 6th, 2009. So mark your calendars, you nerds. 'Cause I did.

pwn3d by the weather.. FAIL?

2009-01-08T16:24:00.000-08:00

In the past 2 weeks, mother nature has taken the NW into her hands, squeezed the fun and sunshine out of it, then put it in her pocket and reintroduced us to rain+snow+wind+greyskies+floods+avalanches+sadface+butthurt. The weather wo/men say itll be a light wind chill with a chance of rain.. it snows that day. Then they say "grey skies".. and rain pours down. "chance of snow"... 4 inches [pause]. WTF! I think anyone can be a weather person now, cause all you have to do is PREDICT ANY WEATHER situation within the weather pattern of the year before, and BAM, your Steve Pool, or whoever you wanna be [Id be steve pool, cause he's black, so i have a chance at another job, like rapping, or any sport that doesnt include swimming.]

Lately I've been given the opportunity to go snowboarding, and so far I had to cancel TWICE because of crappy weather [avalanche, floods, blah blah..]. So I'm pretty upset. It doesn't help that winter quarter has started and Im finishing up Calculus after a 2 quarter break, which is a VERY BAD idea, let me tell you. I have so much catching up to do. I mean seriously, how do they expect me to keep up with snowboarding, LOST, and, underwater basketweaving if I have to over-study calculus all over again. ZOMG. So I'm sorta stuck indoors and can only resort to YouTube videos of snowboarding, or crying about it here.

Oh yeah! After class one day, I was walking home and decided to total up the amount I spent on all my snowboarding gear, not including the spare things I have. After estimating everything I wear on the mountain, not including the clothes under, I found that I snowboard with $750 on! good gawwwd, AND almost everything I bought was on sale. SO, if you decide on making snowboarding a habit, that's the smallest amount you MIGHT be able to pull off.

Before I go any further into my blabbling.. let's do a quick recap of what I forgot to mention..
+ Merry Christmas!..family+relatives+friends dinner. Bacas' House. presents! insert xbox 360 here. back to seattle at midnight.
+ Happy New Year!..can't afford to go out. 3 person party = drunk fun. clean up crew next morning. NY resolution: play guitar/ukulele more.
+ School starts.. ZOMG too many variables and symbols. must resort to snowboarding.. FAIL.

On the up side though, I did manage to upload all my pictures from my camera to my hard drive. Now a few more months and they should be on my Facebook or Myspace. I've also been working on my cooking. Im pretty good so far, meaning I haven't killed myself or anyone, and I'm expanding my horizon on different cooking techniques. So on my off time from going out [see: BROKE], my plan is to get back into a routine.
8am: workout
10am: homework
1pm: class
3: work/study/homework
1030:LOST/sleep

I've been on the bad habit of sleeping late and have been paying for it. Slowly but surely though I should be getting my internal clock back in working order. I feel the beginning of this year, everyone's plan is to get back into "shape", but not always literally. Some will cut down on the drinking, and pick up a weight instead. or turn off the TV and turn up the healthy foods. Stop going out, and begin a book. So I don't feel so bad as to missing out on many things, but like everyone else, I gotta do whats important first, and thats to focus on what I need to do to succeed.

*random thought bubble* Once I get my fisheye lens for my camera, im gonna start making my own snowboarding videos/clips. So everyone can see how AWESOME I am! Rawr! Deng, I need money. Deng, the weather sucks. *random thought bubble* /end

Recent video I found while pondering of snowboarding..

Travis Parker is rad. Plus, he's part of the DC crew. woot woot.

Also, i think ill add a song shall be added to my playlist on the mountain. video on THIS LINK. good workout song maybe? for the ladies, yes :) teehehehehe..

Today was the last day of class for this week. I'm about to go out and relax with PJ and her sister who decided that I should go with them to "R Place"... .. . .If you don't know where that is, then the rest of this entry should give you an idea. I figured 'what the heck. im never gonna be going in here, i might as well see what im missing out on. another story to write in my book.' As I left my place for PJ's apartment, my sister texted me "Amateur strip show at RPlace tonight :)" so that should be interesting...? I don't plan on drinking very much cause I can't afford it. Im really hoping the the hotdog stand is out on thursday nights and the weather holds up so I can get myself a creamcheese hotdog. YUMMY YUM YUM.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

2008-12-30T17:25:00.000-08:00

Remember when the internet was in its younger ages?! Wow, time has past us so fast..

MASTER OF THE INTERNET - watch more funny videos

WA snowed in! haaaaiii!!

2008-12-21T22:48:00.000-08:00

its been snowing like crazy over here in the northwest. so everyone is either stuck outside in the snow, or stuck inside with cable/internet. seeing you are reading this, you have the comfort of internet and get a chance to keep yourself occupied. SO CHECK THIS OUT. its fun.

NEAVE has many different things to play with to keep you busy while you are snowed in. and if you have a webcam/microphone your fun just went up 7 points. give yourself a high five or a slap on the ass. well done

[marc]

N.E.R.D. "Sooner or Later" video

2008-12-16T22:18:00.000-08:00

Economy FAIL.

well done, N.E.R.D.
Rob Dyrdek for prez

[marc]

Illusions are fun, new movie poster

2008-12-11T13:11:00.001-08:00

Poster comes out for scary movie "The Unborn". Haven't seen the trailer yet, but check this out.

Do you see the dead kid in the mirror?! No, really there's a kid in the mirror. And he looks dead. Look closer. Nothing still? Look away for a second then look at the poster again. See him now? Try squinting your eyes. Focus on the mirror. I swear theres a kid in the mirror's reflection. Well, once you get your eyes off the girl's butt, you might see it. Took me about 20 minutes to see the damn kid. Jaayyzzzuuuss.