Would I invite a vous over for dinner?
After long delay, the sloth known as Josh emerges. Squints at the daylight, and sighs.
It's been a busy couple of weeks here, so I treated myself to a nice weekend of doing nothing. Mission accomplished. Unfortunately, I didn't get my picks in for UFC 80; yes, I was that lazy. In any case, next week is a fresh start to a... cleaner path. Back to the gym and routine, methinks.
What has been on my mind lately? Well, I found this pretty cool: Click!
This too: Click!
Now, that you've got your weird internet fix, I realized I'm mostly looking for originality in music. When I listen, I thoroughly enjoy people experimenting with different sounds, different ideas of melody and beat, and if it works, I find it fascinating. Though recently, my friends here have had to put up with some really weird shit.
I guess to expand this idea a little, as I tend to do, I realize this what I look for in life. After deducing that is what kind of movies I like, and media in general, I started realizing that it stretches far. I really enjoy exploring new ideas, seeing how they work, and applying them to create new solutions. My project leader at work has been amazing for this so far, because he always takes the newest, most sophisticated approach. This actually makes work difficult quite a bit, but what fun would it be if it wasn't? Life in general, I like to think I'm an explorer at heart. Both literally, and figuratively, I like doing new things.
Wow, just wow: Click!
The US primaries are on right now, and it's getting pretty interesting. I have a feeling that Mitt Romney may take it for the Republicans, and I really hope Obama takes it for the Dems. But Clinton...ugh. Even worse, Guliani.
I tried making my first true French meal last week, and I have to say that it worked out fantastically. I've held off on really doing it up, due to the size of my kitchen. But enough was enough, and the full 4 course meal it was. Starting with pitted prunes wrapped in bacon, then broiled, then a salad with palm tree hearts, corn and pinapple with a dash of red wine vinegar, followed by the main dish of magret de canard, accompanied with green beans and roasted potatoes. A light dessert of chevre and bread and a bottle of Pinot Noir, a feast it was. A big damn mess too. I need a sous chef.
Speaking of food, I got a most generous donation of a cut of deer today from the Finnish dude at work. He went hunting over the weekend with his in-laws and managed to snag a hind quarter of a deer, and he wanted to give it away to a deserving soul. Thus, I had a nice steak, and I must say, it's one of the best cuts of meat I've had in a long while. I wish I could have been there to catch it.
Also, tonight was the first night back at boxe francaise. Muscle memory is an amazing thing, I pretty much picked up where I left off a month ago. I'm also stoked because a new guy at work has also joined and we got to spar a bit. Even more pleasing was that he's actually really good, so we can definitely learn from each other. I really enjoy the kind of people that are attracted to fighting sports. They really understand the idea of good sportsmanship, more so than any other sport I've been in.
Life is good. Thursday is a strike, so I'm taking the day off. Ah France, how I love it.
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Now playing: DJ Shadow - Hindsight
It's been a busy couple of weeks here, so I treated myself to a nice weekend of doing nothing. Mission accomplished. Unfortunately, I didn't get my picks in for UFC 80; yes, I was that lazy. In any case, next week is a fresh start to a... cleaner path. Back to the gym and routine, methinks.
What has been on my mind lately? Well, I found this pretty cool: Click!
This too: Click!
Now, that you've got your weird internet fix, I realized I'm mostly looking for originality in music. When I listen, I thoroughly enjoy people experimenting with different sounds, different ideas of melody and beat, and if it works, I find it fascinating. Though recently, my friends here have had to put up with some really weird shit.
I guess to expand this idea a little, as I tend to do, I realize this what I look for in life. After deducing that is what kind of movies I like, and media in general, I started realizing that it stretches far. I really enjoy exploring new ideas, seeing how they work, and applying them to create new solutions. My project leader at work has been amazing for this so far, because he always takes the newest, most sophisticated approach. This actually makes work difficult quite a bit, but what fun would it be if it wasn't? Life in general, I like to think I'm an explorer at heart. Both literally, and figuratively, I like doing new things.
Wow, just wow: Click!
The US primaries are on right now, and it's getting pretty interesting. I have a feeling that Mitt Romney may take it for the Republicans, and I really hope Obama takes it for the Dems. But Clinton...ugh. Even worse, Guliani.
I tried making my first true French meal last week, and I have to say that it worked out fantastically. I've held off on really doing it up, due to the size of my kitchen. But enough was enough, and the full 4 course meal it was. Starting with pitted prunes wrapped in bacon, then broiled, then a salad with palm tree hearts, corn and pinapple with a dash of red wine vinegar, followed by the main dish of magret de canard, accompanied with green beans and roasted potatoes. A light dessert of chevre and bread and a bottle of Pinot Noir, a feast it was. A big damn mess too. I need a sous chef.
Speaking of food, I got a most generous donation of a cut of deer today from the Finnish dude at work. He went hunting over the weekend with his in-laws and managed to snag a hind quarter of a deer, and he wanted to give it away to a deserving soul. Thus, I had a nice steak, and I must say, it's one of the best cuts of meat I've had in a long while. I wish I could have been there to catch it.
Also, tonight was the first night back at boxe francaise. Muscle memory is an amazing thing, I pretty much picked up where I left off a month ago. I'm also stoked because a new guy at work has also joined and we got to spar a bit. Even more pleasing was that he's actually really good, so we can definitely learn from each other. I really enjoy the kind of people that are attracted to fighting sports. They really understand the idea of good sportsmanship, more so than any other sport I've been in.
Life is good. Thursday is a strike, so I'm taking the day off. Ah France, how I love it.
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Now playing: DJ Shadow - Hindsight
posted by Poshy at 9:58 AM
2 Comments:
oh-man-oh-man, i love that rhyming deciding problem proof, it is hereby getting shoved around to all my logically-acquainted friends.
Now if I could only find a big beat to match it...I could be a rap superstar.
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