Friday, November 30, 2007
Montana
there are some days when i'd really like to drop out of traditional society and start a commune in montana. in my pollyanna-like vision, it would be an ideal place where people treat one another kindly and with respect and honesty. I know that every now and again, a person is bound to bump into a lemon..... but frankly, it's hard to make lemonade of a selfish and manipulative person. it usually comes out a bit more acidic than you may wish.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Blue Man Group
While at Darcy and Chris' wedding reception, I had a conversation with Darcy's high school friend Aaron... and we struck a trade: Blue Man Group tickets for dindin :)
Aaron works for Blue Man, he does sound engineering for their road show. The road show stopped in Hot'Lanna this past weekend. So, my friend Matt and I picked Aaron and his friend Rick up and fed them some southern BBQ :) then we got to see the show!!
Aaron took us backstage before the show (ya a lucky schmoo i certainly am!!!). I tried to behave. I really did. But there were too many toys. And yes we played the instruments. Dude, seriously, did you even have to ask?
I have seen BMG once before in Chicago. I laughed so hard my abs hurt for two days. LOVED 'em!!!!! Some comparable hijinks ensued at Sunday's show, like the Freebird/Fire Extinguisher skit. Hit the lower left button to play:
And, tho they did not "paper" the entire auditorium as they did in Chicago, there was fun to be had with streamers at the end of the show:
We also got to meet the Blue Men. Unf my camera wasn't behaving but you get the picture!
Aaron works for Blue Man, he does sound engineering for their road show. The road show stopped in Hot'Lanna this past weekend. So, my friend Matt and I picked Aaron and his friend Rick up and fed them some southern BBQ :) then we got to see the show!!
Aaron took us backstage before the show (ya a lucky schmoo i certainly am!!!). I tried to behave. I really did. But there were too many toys. And yes we played the instruments. Dude, seriously, did you even have to ask?
I have seen BMG once before in Chicago. I laughed so hard my abs hurt for two days. LOVED 'em!!!!! Some comparable hijinks ensued at Sunday's show, like the Freebird/Fire Extinguisher skit. Hit the lower left button to play:
And, tho they did not "paper" the entire auditorium as they did in Chicago, there was fun to be had with streamers at the end of the show:
We also got to meet the Blue Men. Unf my camera wasn't behaving but you get the picture!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Mt Yonah
When i first arrived in Atlanta, my coworker Frank told me about a place that had great moderate trad climbs but was quite a haul to hike into (about 3 miles uphill). I'm lazy. I prefer short intakes. So I wasn't so keen on it, and explored other stuff first. However, this past week after midterms, Webster called and said hey, wanna go to Yonah? Me, being fresh from a back injury, said... yeah, bring it on!
Here is Yonah. It's in North Georgia. The approach starts at the bottom. The cliff band is at the top.
Note the fall colors. Leaves turn a little later down South. Sort of in keeping with, everything moves slower around here. The weather was stellar, 65 and sunny, south facing, no breeze to speak of. Oh yeah.
We did few moderate lines (5.5-5.6), which were like CANDY!!!!!!!!
Webster picked the last route of the day. He said something about, i think the climb is somewhere about here? The sun was setting. I should have known better. But at least the light hit a great timbre, as we created a 60 foot t
raverse to the left to try to find a set of anchors to rap from before night fully descended:
Well, suffice it to say we rappelled in fading twilight, and did the descent in the dark. Yay headlamps. But it was well worth it. For a little while, at least, I can have a deliciously fresh memory of mountain twilight:
Here is Yonah. It's in North Georgia. The approach starts at the bottom. The cliff band is at the top.
Note the fall colors. Leaves turn a little later down South. Sort of in keeping with, everything moves slower around here. The weather was stellar, 65 and sunny, south facing, no breeze to speak of. Oh yeah.
We did few moderate lines (5.5-5.6), which were like CANDY!!!!!!!!
Webster picked the last route of the day. He said something about, i think the climb is somewhere about here? The sun was setting. I should have known better. But at least the light hit a great timbre, as we created a 60 foot t
raverse to the left to try to find a set of anchors to rap from before night fully descended:
Well, suffice it to say we rappelled in fading twilight, and did the descent in the dark. Yay headlamps. But it was well worth it. For a little while, at least, I can have a deliciously fresh memory of mountain twilight:
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Oh bloody hell
to borrow a phrase from my friend Russell, that is.
My home has always been open-door to friends and family. Lately this has included several wonderful stays from Moose's friends - much to the irritation of Bill the Cat. In the past while, we have hosted Michelle's pup Billy (who is no longer a pup, and is more Moose's size now!!!!! i told you so) Stacey's dog Ellie (boxer mix), Stoph and Maia's dog Guinness (very appropriately named black and tan shepherd-lab mix), and Kimmie's Rue (aka ru-ru, a black lab-weimie mix). Rue has stayed here several times, and Moose at Rue's house. They are good buddies. This has been well-established.
Which does not explain what I found when I came home from school this afternoon. Two happy, wriggling doggies (and one pissed-off tabby cat) looking for dinner, all is good in the world... until I look at the fridge, next to the dog dish. I see blood on the fridge. Not just a little dot, but rather multiple streaks of it. Sort of like, oh, a tail used as a paintbrush. Hm, that's wierd? So I filled the dog dishes, and turned around..... more blood. On the dishwasher. And all of the walls in the foyer, and the living room. O....kay. Both dogs are wriggling with joy at their food, no pain apparent, cat has been outside all day and seems intact, no missing limbs or appendages obvious. So, what the hell??
I let the kiddos outside, everyone is acting just fine. No limping, whimpers, nothing. Back inside, I tackle Ru, bc I'm pretty danged sure the blood is coming from her (for those of you know don't know, my dog Moose is not only an alpha dog, she is also a cannibal). I can't find any gashes, broken nails, no lacerations to her nose..... but there is a 1.5" long gash on her tail, at the tip, still moist with blood. Apparently SOMEONE was wagging her tail a little too vigorously in the presence of a sharp object as yet unidentified.
I am somewhat relieved that Ru's body did not bear the tooth puncture marks I was anticipating, but I have no idea what she hurt herself on. See, my house is the next thing to babyproof - all I have at knee level that may be dangerous is a coffee table and a fireplace hearth. So what the hell, did she slash her tail on my BIKE??
(Look at Moose's countenance. Anthropomorphic, I know, but doesn't she just look like she's saying, "i swear, i had nothing to do with it"?)
Anyways. It looks like I'll be scrubbing ALL of my walls a little sooner than anticipated. Or maybe I should just leave the blood there and call it abstract art?
My home has always been open-door to friends and family. Lately this has included several wonderful stays from Moose's friends - much to the irritation of Bill the Cat. In the past while, we have hosted Michelle's pup Billy (who is no longer a pup, and is more Moose's size now!!!!! i told you so) Stacey's dog Ellie (boxer mix), Stoph and Maia's dog Guinness (very appropriately named black and tan shepherd-lab mix), and Kimmie's Rue (aka ru-ru, a black lab-weimie mix). Rue has stayed here several times, and Moose at Rue's house. They are good buddies. This has been well-established.
Which does not explain what I found when I came home from school this afternoon. Two happy, wriggling doggies (and one pissed-off tabby cat) looking for dinner, all is good in the world... until I look at the fridge, next to the dog dish. I see blood on the fridge. Not just a little dot, but rather multiple streaks of it. Sort of like, oh, a tail used as a paintbrush. Hm, that's wierd? So I filled the dog dishes, and turned around..... more blood. On the dishwasher. And all of the walls in the foyer, and the living room. O....kay. Both dogs are wriggling with joy at their food, no pain apparent, cat has been outside all day and seems intact, no missing limbs or appendages obvious. So, what the hell??
I let the kiddos outside, everyone is acting just fine. No limping, whimpers, nothing. Back inside, I tackle Ru, bc I'm pretty danged sure the blood is coming from her (for those of you know don't know, my dog Moose is not only an alpha dog, she is also a cannibal). I can't find any gashes, broken nails, no lacerations to her nose..... but there is a 1.5" long gash on her tail, at the tip, still moist with blood. Apparently SOMEONE was wagging her tail a little too vigorously in the presence of a sharp object as yet unidentified.
I am somewhat relieved that Ru's body did not bear the tooth puncture marks I was anticipating, but I have no idea what she hurt herself on. See, my house is the next thing to babyproof - all I have at knee level that may be dangerous is a coffee table and a fireplace hearth. So what the hell, did she slash her tail on my BIKE??
(Look at Moose's countenance. Anthropomorphic, I know, but doesn't she just look like she's saying, "i swear, i had nothing to do with it"?)
Anyways. It looks like I'll be scrubbing ALL of my walls a little sooner than anticipated. Or maybe I should just leave the blood there and call it abstract art?
Saturday, November 3, 2007
huh?
i'm not entirely sure where my preconception came from but i've always assumed i was left-brained. You know, somewhat "logical"....
according to EIGHT tests i just took this is (reproducibly) not a good assumption. And i'm not just "kinda" right brained: I'm heavily right-brained, like, 70/30.
OK so yeah, it's kinda funny that I had to take eight separate, independent tests, both visual and verbal, to accommodate the idea that maybe i'm more emotional, imagination-driven, and symbolic, than logical and mathematical. You'd think I would have taken one test and said hm, that's interesting. Sort of suggests that was fighting an idea, doesn't it.
cripes, WHAT was my PhD in? Enzyme kinetics or something?? what was my postdoc work and biotech work in, hm, mathematical and quantitative description of enzyme behavior? and what field have I switched into? something to do with communication and establishing relationships (dr-patient), 3D and symbolic reasoning, perception of visual and tactile cues, and intuition? Perhaps one of the things I was fighting in my science career, was my own brain.
Oh I can't imagine how many of you are laughing right now. Hee hee hee. Hey sometimes it takes me a while :)
Rest assured, I'm laughing with you.
And yes, it's midterm week and I'm procrastinating. ;)
according to EIGHT tests i just took this is (reproducibly) not a good assumption. And i'm not just "kinda" right brained: I'm heavily right-brained, like, 70/30.
OK so yeah, it's kinda funny that I had to take eight separate, independent tests, both visual and verbal, to accommodate the idea that maybe i'm more emotional, imagination-driven, and symbolic, than logical and mathematical. You'd think I would have taken one test and said hm, that's interesting. Sort of suggests that was fighting an idea, doesn't it.
cripes, WHAT was my PhD in? Enzyme kinetics or something?? what was my postdoc work and biotech work in, hm, mathematical and quantitative description of enzyme behavior? and what field have I switched into? something to do with communication and establishing relationships (dr-patient), 3D and symbolic reasoning, perception of visual and tactile cues, and intuition? Perhaps one of the things I was fighting in my science career, was my own brain.
Oh I can't imagine how many of you are laughing right now. Hee hee hee. Hey sometimes it takes me a while :)
Rest assured, I'm laughing with you.
And yes, it's midterm week and I'm procrastinating. ;)
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