Oats and Iron

Steel cut oats are my favorite food. I used to type a lot about diet and weight training, but these days I share more about my friends and random things I am thinking about.

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June 29

vogueadventure:

Thomas Engel Hart

Everyone check out Eric in this fashion video thing!

June 28

Top 20 Global Cities - as the opinion of the American journal Foreign Policy (2008) - Wikipedia

yourpalmal:

New York, I Love You trailer.

Here are the parts of the trailer that resonated to me the most:

“… these little moments on the sidewalks, you can watch the buildings, you can feel the air, and look at the people. Sometimes meet somebody you feel like you can talk to.”

Yes, this is true for me. I meet more people in New York that I feel like I can be very good friends with. Because we all have a lot in common and we have very similar reference experiences. (Even the friends that I have abroad seem to have interests that are parralel or at least tangent with my own.)

“This is the capital of everything possible”

Yes, I firmly believe that America is the global home of entrepreneurs who can make it big (REALLY big).

Otherwise I think a lot of the things in this trailer can apply to almost ANY city. Things like…

“everyone came from somewhere else”
strangers speaking different languages
accusing someone of being an actor
kissing in a taxi
drinking alcohol on a bench in a public place
“sometimes you just gotta yell in this city to get someone to hear you” (implying that the city is very loud, or you can get lost in the crowd)
nice views
personal relationships involving romance

All of these can apply to ANY top 20 global city.
It is important for me to keep that in mind as I strive to have a global perspective.

What NYC church has the best music?

I want to go to church today in Manhattan - like an 11a service, preferably in Manhattan.

Who has the best music? I want to sing along. The preacher can be awful - but if the choir or band is rocking, I am in praise.

June 27

First Michael Jackson DJ Mix: MJ, The Soulful Years

This is awesome - wish some bars were playing it instead of the hit singles - (via saucy)

June 26

jakelodwick:

Here is my “STANDARDS” project, continued. Evolution is occurring….

continue reading Jake’s post… This is Nick now— Jake has been talking about a daily personal goals metric for some time (I think we first talked about it one year ago). This is inspiring (remember Ben Franklin’s?) and I want to challenge myself to join his club.

jamiew:

White Glove Tracking Compilation (on Vimeo)

One of the the most fun projects I’ve had the pleasure of participating in.

June 24

jakelodwick: mliaverage:

Today, I realized that the words “drafts” and “giraffes” sound exactly the same. I said it out loud numerous times and shared the fact with my friends. It amused them as much as it amused me. MLIA.

Orangutan and Dog are Best Friends - more photos

June 23

“ It’s nice to look good with your clothes off, but it’s nicer to know that for the rest of your life you’ll be able to take those clothes off without the assistance of a certified health care provider… The choices we make in youth give color to our future selves…. What we’re doing, it isn’t about today. Excerpt from Future Selves by Patrick Cummings, Again Faster (via regimen)