4.29.2011

ac free

work crush has slowed a bit, so i can finally return to looking at silly photos or reading disturbing text messages on tfln (google it). ready for a little sunshine and outdoorsy activities this weekend after spending five days mostly indoors, glued to one screen or another. had to take a few trips outside of the office this week, and it was incredible how much better i felt just by stepping outdoors and breathing in uncanned, albeit smoggy, air. still dealing with some kind of sinus issue, so that's a pain, but otherwise i feel healthy and up for a nice 14-mile hike or lounge on the beach.

so lets recap what has happened since i last checked in. the royals had their wedding. trump continues to be a publicity whore. the midwest is considering a change from tornado alley to tornado expressway. and the lakers and sharks are both moving on in the playoffs. oh, and usc football tickets go on sale in half a month.

4.20.2011

green day

you can definitely tell when there is a religious holiday in this town, especially a jewish one. about half as many passengers as is customary have been boarding the commuter bus lately, beginning with the onset of passover yesterday. the freeways seem less crowded, the streets leading away from downtown less populated with vehicles in the afternoon rush.

speaking of holidays, i just realized today is a significant holiday for a certain long-haired (or occasionally short, frat-boy-haired) population. satellites are picking up an unusually dense cloud of smoke above the university of colorado. supermarkets are running low on supplies of pringles and gummy worms. ditto for pharmacies re: eye drops. social conservatives everywhere are infuriated beyond belief.

4.18.2011

acid aftermath

hiked mt. wilson again yesterday. it was much hotter than the last time i hit that trail a few months ago, and it made all the difference. didn't drink enough water on the way up and my head was swimming by the time i hoofed it up the last few steep miles of the climb. in my somewhat sun-weary state, i left the cap to my stanley thermos near a rock after taking a minute in the shade. totally bummed. then i checked stanley's website and found out they only charge $5 for a new cap. awesome.

work has definitely picked up. seems like i've been getting a steady stream of stuff to do lately, keeping me busy. the weather continues its oddity; blazing hot one day, overcast and chilly the next. don't know what to put on before i walk out the door these days.

waiting on some good waves. in the meantime, enjoying the iba box pro. they've got a live webcast from western australia. unfortunately, the commentators are pretty pathetic, and the production is dodgy as well. missing waves, failing to load up replays, etc.

4.07.2011

huckster bluster

feeling like a laugh? mosey on over and check this out, if you haven't already marveled at the splendidly moronic performance of donald trump on the today show. i could see the glow spreading behind meredith's eyes as she saw the interview gold piling up.

the world is laughing at america, donald? perhaps because there are a handful of living, breathing, semi-literate beings in this country who actually believe you might run for president, and that you actually would do a good job. if donald trump runs for president on the republican ticket, we might as well save money on election ballots and just let obama hold on to his keys to the white house. of course, if ol' combover is just looking for a bit of publicity, a little more attention (which i'm clearly pleased to offer, albeit heaped with steaming sarcasm), then his current strategy is a peach.

4.05.2011

drying paint

wow, can you say most boring ncaa championship basketball game ever? i could have taken a dump in my hand and stared at it for 40 minutes and it would have been more interesting. ok, that was a little over the top and somewhat crude, i'll admit. but butler's 18.8 percent from the field? and two points in the paint? i think jeremy lamb spoke for all of us watching when he was fouled (without a whistle from the refs) while going to the hoop on a breakaway and the network's backboard mics caught him howling, what the fuck!?

in other news, been keeping an eye on the decorah eagle webcam. if you don't know what it is, you aren't among the 11 million-plus people who have tuned in to watch a couple of bald eagles care for their newly hatched chicks on a live stream from their nest in iowa. pretty amusing to watch the fuzzy little dudes fall over each other and faceplant as their mom tries to shovel oversize bits of raw meat into their tiny beaks. for the most part, it's just the mom sitting on top of the chicks, which, all things considered, is still more exciting than last night's game.

4.04.2011

flux

i've been sidelined with some work and a little eye trouble, so i've been missing from these pages. but things have slowed back down, so here i am again. not a whole lot to report, other than an annoying issue with my contacts/eyes that has been going on for a week now. i won't get into it, but it's been a pain. weather has been a little strange lately. last week started out chilly, quickly spiked to 93 in downtown los angeles, then dropped back into the 60s. reminds me of that lewis black bit.