January 2008
57 posts
WatchI’m late to this party, but that sure was a fun story.
Tumblr Friends Gossip Round-Up
Who ate psychedelic mushrooms last Friday night? Who cartwheeled down a mountain on his snowboard in Utah last weekend? Who is working on writing a children’s book? Who is making custom corsets for media darlings? Who recently remembered 40 straight random English words in a monumental feat of memorization?I follow and am friends with each of these people (see all 26 people that I follow...
My Current Trail Mix
If I just want something crunchy to snack on, Honey Nut Cheerios Golden Raisins Sunflower Seeds Peanut Halves Broken Pretzels Best enjoyed with a tall glass of skim milk. You could add chocolate M&Ms to taste.
Physical Energy: Fueling the Fire
From the book that got me started on a healthy lifestyle, The Power of Full Engagement: The importance of physical energy seems obvious for athletes, construction workers and farmers. Because the rest of us are evaluated more by what we do with our minds than with our bodies, we tend to discount the role that physical energy plays in performance. In most jobs, the physical body has been completely...
Amazing Grace - Recap of Friday Night
What a fantastic evening. Thanks to Eric and all his friends for coming with me to see that great Japanese video art show. Funky Forest. Kevin, Alladin, Nick (the other Nick), and Reggie. I want to thank everybody for pulling together to make this logistically difficult mission a huge success. Everyone- every single one of you- brought something amazing to the table tonight. Singing, dancing,...
Frozen Vegetables - Good or Bad?
UPDATE- Thanks to Dalas and M. Feist, I now know that frozen vegetables are about as good as fresh ones. Cheers, y’all! —- I have been eating a lot of frozen broccoli. But compared to raw food, I have heard that frozen vegetables lose much of their nutritional benefits. Does anyone have hyperlink(s) to prove or disprove this? Please email me. The food would have to lose a lot of...
Just Wondering...
BTW my Tumblr can’t make up its mind if it wants to be about random stuff, or diet/nutrition/healthy living. Just wondering, but among my NYC friends… Who just bought an amazing apartment in Williamsburg, complete with 20+ foot ceilings and a VIP office? Who is being hounded by beautiful, busty women that stalk him through his Tumblr and send swimsuit pics before their first dates?...
Ben Folds Five - Philosophy, lyrics here Not a...
Private Jets at Davos
“ExecuJet Switzerland is preparing to handle more than 325 private jets this week when the World Economic Forum opens in Davos, Switzerland. ExecuJet has obtained exclusive rights to use Dübendorf Airport, a military facility located northeast of Zurich, due to parking and slot restrictions at Zurich Airport. As an alternate, ExecuJet is also recommending that its clients use St....
12:30pm Show on Friday
Our gymnastics workshop is putting on an informal show on Friday afternoon. Come as my guest and watch me jump off a Plexiglass wall for 15 minutes. It will sort of look like this (at least the first part, with the glass wall). 12:30pm sharp Friday afternoon STREB DANCE STUDIO 51 NORTH 1ST STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11211 Currently scheduled to attend: Zach K., Eric L., Jonathan S.
Linux Meet-Up TONIGHT
I am at the Linux Meet-Up at Think Coffee near NYU. We are in the basement with the LCD projector. Come over if you want to talk about MythTV and other Linux-based DVRs!
Dance Class Thoughts
These are notes I just wrote down about my Adult Intensive Workshop at STREB. See a video of the company on YouTube. Here go my notes. When I arrived this morning at the studio, Matt was already there (I got Matt to join the class; he told me about the studio at my birthday party). “Everyone else in the class is a professional dancer.” There are 15 people in the class; 13 of them all...
Celebrity Sightings in NYC
Amir Blumenfeld seen dancing with an impossibly hot blonde at the Home Sweet Home dance club in Lower East Side, approx 12:30am Sunday morning. Sean William Scott spotted at a Chinese restaurant in Greenwich Village approximately 9:00pm Saturday night (thanks RRV).
“..and sometimes my friend, the love that I have, and can’t give to you,...”
– from the book Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. If I remember correctly, Linbaba writes this after the death of his best friend.
“If a man has built a sound character, it makes but little difference what people...”
– Napoleon Hill
WatchI’ve never heard a man so passionate about 16oz of Sausage. I wish I cared so much about processed meat. — paulscheer
50 things I've learned in 50 years, a partial list... →
Great list, via MeFi, but one quote had me thinking about Tumblr - “If you’re in a conversation and you’re not asking questions, then it’s not a conversation, it’s a monologue.”
Had a good time hanging out at Jonathan’s apartment-cum-laboratory Wednesday afternoon. Awesome space and great light. Bought some buffalo meat at Whole Foods. Now I am going to make burgers for lunch. I eat almost zero red meat - and that is bad. Because I need red meat (natural source of testosterone) to help me grow more muscles. Zach arrives back from India today. Lil’ Boyardee...
More Personal Notes
Today in food… breakfast with Jessica, lunch with Jay, dinner with Will. I went to an Upright Citizen’s Brigade show tonight with Will Hutson. Will is in town training for his new NYC advertising job which will be based out of LA. Great guy. Will and I went to Barcade near my apartment. I got my ass kicked at Dig Dug. Really making progress with my software project. Last Monday I...
Minor Sporting and Eating Bullets
I have been riding Zach’s bike every day. My longest ride was to Costco last week (8 miles). Yesterday I had a great bike day cruising around the East Village. Over and back on the Williamsburg Bridge was great; my butt muscles are a little sore. I feel like such a badass when I am weaving through traffic. Then I see messengers pass me at stop lights and I am humbled. Lifting weights on...
Bill Gates last day CES Clip →
First time in a while that I am not at CES today in Las Vegas with my dad. Pretty good clip from Gates keynote last night.
“Television and movies are not real life. You cannot help but internalize these...”
– S.A. Voy
Hot Zach Klein Bangalore Area News
Messrs Klein and Shah visited Sravanabelagola during a day trip from Bangalore. The Shah family plus their adopted white cousin were also seen among the sunflowers of Hassan. Zach and Kunal stayed at Kunal’s aunt’s house in Bangalore, possibly sleeping in real beds. At 4:30pm this afternoon, the party received two female visitors. My friends (and spies) named Soup and Sauce are...
What I Am Working On Now
Trying to hire a talented hacker for three weeks of freelance. He will upgrade a few Open Source libraries for me in order to draw partially transparent menus on top of a screen.
Zach Klein is in Bangalore
Our hippie backpacker has arrived in Bangalore, trading one extended family for another in this Asian Silicon Valley. I had to bribe a hotel tipster Rs100 (US$2.50) to get me the following details: ”Mr Klein is very happy to have a shower with warm water now. He has also been happy to find WiFi access in spotty locations around Bangalore. Today Klein returned from shopping with a small...
