sit and stare

I realized driving today that not only is my life very routine for the most part (which I don't mind terribly), I live the day through a series of screens (or conceptual screens). Wake up, look at my oatmeal cooking through the microwave window. Drive to work viewing the world through my glass window (Driving is almost like watching TV sometimes to me, just kinda going along). Get to work, see the world and, for the most part, my position in life as an employee, through my computer screen. Drive back home, watch the news or more likely Seinfeld at the gym, go home, watch things through the oven, then sit and watch TV. Not to mention every time I check/use my cell phone. Kinda weird if you think about it; always seeing things through something else.

free market!

This is very interesting; I've certainly noticed the "UL" on product labels, but never considered what it meant. What a genius company.

http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=193

salad daze

The best salad I've ever made (that was also my lunch):
Mesclun greens
fresh blueberries
almonds (toasted a bit)
blue cheese
turkey
olive oil & balsamic vinegar

For some reason I'm not as sure about the dressing... may need some tweaking. Also, must be a bombshell of antioxidants. Yeah!

?!

So, this case against a man who brutally beat and killed dogs (not even PEOPLE; seems to be more outrage about animals most of the time) is already being labeled as a race case. What the hell?! It's not like he could have been framed; he admitted to it, there's a LOT of physical evidence, and even his friends bailed on him.
http://www.cbs46.com/news/13938060/detail.html

This weekend was really, really great. Hope and I did our plans, Sun Studio is very cool. Turns out my grandfather's friend designed the logo...some time ago. Learned some cool stuff. Then we ate Indian food. Blues on the Bluff was cool too, I felt much better than last time and was actually able to help this time (last time I felt like I was pretty much standing around for the most part). Michael and I watched a movie, Delicatessan; VERY weird. Even by my standards. It's post-Apocalyptic France, and in a little suburb separated from the city, a group of people are confined to their apartment building. The rest of the country is resorting to cannibalism, so everyone is terrified of leaving. But, the cruel delicatessan is killing off his weaker tenants and selling their meat (everyone is aware of what's going on). And so on, weird movie.

Sunday we went downtown and drank a lot during the day, which always seems like a good idea. Then we rode the Ducks and got a tour of the city, which was fun even though most of it is pretty everyday for us. Then dinner at my parents', then SUPERBAD, which was very funny. I highly recommend it.

shiny happy people

http://www.mises.org/story/2670 excellent point, as always.

Today is a very slow day. I can't really complain; I plan on working on Atlas Shrugged a bit. ALWAYS great. I can't say enough about that book. Michael and I are trying to go to the gym today (it's tough to go on Fridays), and then we have a dinner date. Rachel has gone to St. Louis to visit Hurricane Harbor; I SO wish I could have gone. Best place to be in this heat.

They'll Need a Crane

I am GOING to have a website. I don't care HOW painful it is, it's about time I conquer this fear of web design and get the fuck over it. I'm not too stupid, I should be able to figure it out, right?

This week has been fairly painless, actually. Kinda nice, time is on my side. At least relatively. It's been rockin' living with Rachel. And-- I think she and my friend are getting along swimmingly, not sure if they're an item though. I love it.

So far I've spent the morning adding music to iTunes. And resisting the urge to buy out Amazon.com's music dept. WHICH I cannot do. This weekend is Hope in Memphis weekend--Sun Studio/India Palace/India Fest '08 and Blues on the Bluff Pt. 2 on Saturday. Sunday is riding the Ducks and going to see SUPERBAD, which should be superAWESOME.

my job

is just like this:

http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dyer-straits-client-crisis/

I did nothing all weekend. VERY lazy. It was also about 103 degrees Fahrenheit for the last 4 days.