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being happy isn’t having everything in your life being perfect…it’s about stringing together all the little things

Yesterday's nut April 7, 2013

Alright, let’s see what we have today.  First up, Run For Your Lives is coming up.  I did it last year as a zombie and it’s a great time, if you want to join me as a zombie (or meet up afterwards at the party), let me know:

Jimmy Carter has a great essay about equality.

Robyn Miller talked about Myst at this year’s GDC.  A good friend was at the talk and sent me notes right after it ended and I am forever jealous.  Forever.

I saw this on Facebook, and giggled.  You know, since I’m five:

So far, I’ve been as impressed as I can be with the new Pope.  He’s even reached out specifically to the Church of England, and it rumored that he will be the honorary chair of the 2018 Lambeth Conference (although honestly, those are contentious enough as it is, it may cause a lot of added drama).  Guess we’ll have to see what the new Archbishop of Canturbery will do as well.

The man who is Virginia’s attorney general, and running for Governor, is arguing that sodomy should remain illegal in their state.  And just so you know, even though anti-sodomy laws have been struck down by the Supreme Court because they were only used to invade the privacy and prosecute the LGBT community, it technically is any non procreative sex.  Strangely, he won’t answer any questions about his own sex life when asked, you know, just to see if he’s complying with the laws he’s fighting to keep on the books.

And lastly, awesome video showcasing music from the Legend of Zelda:

Merry Christmas! Here’s hoping you don’t find coal in your stocking, as its dust contains several known carcinogens.

Yesterday's nut November 17, 2012

Quick update for everyone before once again I dive back into my novel.

First up, Jesse Tyler Ferguson shows us how to tie a bowtie (this is normal the first time, after it’s much easier, if you need help, just ask me):

The male ego is very fragile.  Perfect for marketers to take advantage of.

Fun discussion of code words.  So many at summer camp, we used Santa Claws and Mr. Diamond for bears and snakes.

And of course, Ermylerd, Gersberms:

“Lesson to be learned: If belief and hope don’t fit into the real world, create a new world where they will.”

Yesterday's nut August 25, 2012

Been a while, and I have a lot to share, so let’s get going.  First up, this has been floating around, and it’s been overdone, but this time, it’s at my alma mater:

Fun fact, the Steelers are the only football team to have a training camp day for those with special needs.  Shame on all the other teams!

After years of waiting, and hunting for a copy that wouldn’t put me in the poor house, The 50 Year Sword is being reprinted in America and the cover was just revealed in io9:

I’m really hoping that Yinztagram comes to Android.  I would totally add Rick Sebak to just about every picture ever.

Here are some awe-inspiring (in a bad way) of the interior of Monsour Medical Building, which I pass all the time going to SVC.

This is amusing:

An artist has used thousands of CDs to create amazing works of art.  Makes my coathanger and AOL CD suncatchers look like child’s play…since they were.

This is a really cool table, although I don’t know how much it costs, but I’m guessing it’s really expensive.

Also amusing:

Act Classy took the ruined Jesus Fresco and showed his whole life.  Funny, because all we can do is laugh about the situation.

Click here to listen to the sound of a star dying.  Seriously.

A great riff on Warhol’s famous quote:

I’ve always loved utensil-less cooking while camping, this looks really awesome.  It’s totally for breakfast.

That’s it for now, but I’ll be back soon with more!

Back from camp, my annual picnic and some music

Yesterday's nut August 14, 2009

Well, I’m back.  Still not unpacked, but back, and getting things cleaned, so it’s a start.  Anyway, tomorrow (Saturday) is the 4th Annual Start of Summer Picnic.  Come on by, we’ll have lunch, dinner, boccie, lawn darts, drinks and all kinds of goodness.  Bring a side or a dessert if you’d like to share and come on around back, we’ll be there all night.

Mika’s new album (The Boy Who Knew Too Much) comes out this fall, here is the music video for the first single “We Are Golden,”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuKBY_ZVIAE

I’m not a huge fan of the video, although I do like the part with the yellow comforter.  I do like the song a lot though.  I typically like rock/pop songs that have full orchestration, but this time, it’s the choir that drew me to this song.

That’s it for now, I have to do some shopping for the picnic, and of course, more cleaning.  Have a great one!

Wednesday of Week 8

Yesterday's nut August 5, 2009

Well, here we are at the end of things.  Half a week of program and then shut down.  Things are of course crazy, but we keep moving forward.  I’m working on the closing staff slideshow and will be here for a while tonight most likely, but I’ll just turn on some music on my mp3 player and keep working.

 I’m moving tonight out of Pathfinder and into the Infirmary, so I’ll be very close to work, which is both good and bad.  Most of my stuff is packed up already, just a few things to grab.  Most other people who are moving have been doing their packing during the day, but I don’t have that luxury of course.

But soon enough I’ll be home, have a chance to sort through my e-mails, take a nap, and relax for a bit, which I’m looking forward to.  Of course it’s beautiful up here, and the people are (generally) great, and it really is a nice change from the office, but I’m ready to go home.  And catch up on my reading.  And movies.  I’m really behind on most things, really.

That’s it for now, I probably won’t have a chance to check in again before I go home, but I’ll try.  Until then, have a great one!

Friday of Week 6

Yesterday's nut July 24, 2009

Just cheking in with everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything here.

The July Project over at Pittsburgh Metblogs is still going strong, so make sure to take a look if you haven’t seen it yet.  I’d also like to work on some way to better link to the blogs that I read on a consistent basis, we’ll see though.  I’ll work on that in the fall, along with getting some more galleries up (including VGL and possibly Conclave).

Things at camp are going well.  We got some rain this week, which was much needed, so that was nice.  Dan left today for Botswana, I think I convinced him (or at least helped to convince him) to start a blog while he’s over there, so that will be cool to read about his experiences.  My parents sent me an awesome package of stuff, which has been keeping me entertained.

Tuesday, Ranger Ken kidnapped me at 5:30.  He came into the office, pulled me out and then put me into his car and we went to dinner and to see Harry Potter.  He has never read the books, and made some very funny comments during the movie.  We’ve also all agreed that we won’t tell him how book 7 plays out so he has to see the movies with us when they come out. 

It has been (knock on wood), a fairly quiet night, which is a nice change from this week.  I think if it stays like that I’ll head down to the dock and read for a while tonight.  That’s it for now, I’m heading across the way for dinner, catch everyone later!

Checking in: Monday of Week 2

Yesterday's nut June 22, 2009

Just checking in with everybody.  What a crazy ride it has been so far.  But to be fair, let’s get this out of the way first:

Yes, my plant, Poe, is doing very well.  I brought him up with me from work and he is sitting on the mailboxes, enjoying the sunlight.  Every time I talk about him it also makes me want to read House of Leaves again.  Note to self: remind Kenny to finish it so I can have my copy back.

And of course, seen in the back of that picture is our flag from national inspection.  Here’s a close-up:

Yes, that is our pennant.  We fought long and hard for that one.  And when I look back and realize how much went wrong, and continued to go wrong getting ready for this summer and during staff week, I really do think that no other camp in America could have opened the way we did.  But hey, we made it, now we get to fully focus on the program…and I will continue with the paperwork and trying to keep everyone happy.

One of these days I’ll have to write down what all went wrong, changed or didn’t go anywhere near as smoothly as we expected, but that list is really way too long, and I’d rather focus on the good things anyway.

So, moving on, today is the first day of summer.  I’m CQ and stuck in Keystone and the Infirmary tonight, so while the kids play a game of Risk (I’ll be adding my own commentary, like any good sports caster), I’ll be starting Infinite Summer:

Infinite Summer is a where a bunch of people, from all over the world, are reading David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest” during the summer.  I tried reading it once before, but school got in the way, so I’m hoping that I’ll be able to make it through.  I was actually given Infinite Jest as a birthday gift (well, I got to pick out any book I wanted and it’s the one I choose), so I’m really excited to finally force myself to read it.  It’s a giant book though, so I’m hoping that I can keep going and make it through.  It averages out to 75 pages a week of main story, but that does not include the end notes, which are also giant, so I’ll keep everyone posted on my progress.

That’s it for now, I think.  My parents are coming up tomorrow and we’re going to dinner, and then I’m CQ again on Tuesday, then I’ll be home Wednesday night for Matt and Melissa’s wedding, hopefully I’ll be able to post again soon.  In the meantime, have a great one!

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