God and the Whip
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An excellent post about the origin of “El Latigo” or The Whip, a one handed cross over maneuver that can threaten the ankle integrity of a defender. While you are spending time with Damon I also recommend his post on Crazy Legs. #
Dinosaur BBQ
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My friend Tom pretty much summed it up last night when he paused, mid rib, to declare, “these ribs are so tender I am pretty sure you could eat them without teeth.” I must also admit, their wings were entirely unlike any chicken wing I have heretofore encountered. They made me sad because I won’t be able to eat an ordinary wing again. #
Bye Bye Gonzo!
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I lost a bet awhile back regarding the timing of his resignation. I knew it was inevitable, but he held out far beyond my wildest dreams. #
Earlyish to Bed, Earlyish to Rise.
August 27th, 2007 by Mike
Those who have hung out with me know that I stay up late and rise as late as I can. For most of my career this has been, at most, acceptable because I worked for startups. In that environment, one can at least make the argument that it is about how much you can accomplish, not when you accomplish it. But working at a law firm with my schedule is, how should I put this, mildly stressful. I finally realized I had hit a breaking point the other day when, without ever waking up, I grabbed both alarms and dragged them into my bed and tried to murder them. When I awoke, I had button marks on my chest where I had tried to smother them.
So, last night I made a promise to myself. I am going to attempt to shift my schedule to bed by midnight work by 8:15. Day one has been a success. I absolutely love being here before the rest of my team. I have already handled a couple of matters and I was able to read the whole paper instead of just the A and Business sections.
Why it is so hard to do things that are enjoyable?
Don’t forget the stick, it’s the most crucial part!
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Using virtual reality goggles, a camera and a stick, scientists have induced out-of-body experiences — the sensation of drifting outside of one’s own body. (From the NYTimes) #
Game… Blouses.
August 15th, 2007 by Mike
Turns out, Prince is, in fact, a baller. Apparently he and The Revolution actually aired it out on Charlie Murphy and them.
Sway: I wanted to tell you this story first: I was watching the Dave Chappelle show, and Eddie Murphy’s brother Charlie Murphy does this thing on it called “True Life Hollywood Stories,” and he told this story that he was hanging out with you at your house, and you guys were listening to music, and then you came up with the idea to all go play basketball. He said they didn’t have any clothes, so you got them shorts and T-shirts, but he said that your crew showed up to the basketball court with the same wardrobe [as you wear onstage]. High heels, suited and booted. Is that true?
Prince: That part’s not true. But the whupping’s true.
Sway: The whupping’s true. So you’ve got basketball skills?
Prince: A little bit.
Sway: Yeah? What you got? A crossover dribble? Or a jump shot?
Congrats to Sheila who got one of her photos published today! Not to shabby She, getting a full page in the New Yorker as one of your first photo credits…
The Road to Clarity
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Really fun article in the NYTimes about the quest to update the typeface used on our nation’s highway system. Who knew the original font was called Highway Gothic? #
Dear Architects, I am sick of your shit (an open letter by Annie Choi)
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“I have a friend who is a doctor. He gives me drugs. I enjoy them. I have a friend who is a lawyer. He helped me sue my landlord. My architect friends have given me nothing. No drugs, no medical advice, and they don’t know how to spell subpoena. One architect friend figured out that my apartment was one hundred and eighty seven square feet. That was nice. Thanks for that.” #
Reality TV
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Interesting article about Donnie Andrews’ marriage to Fran Boyd. Donnie was the inspiration for The Wire’sOmar Little (who just might be the best character on television) and Fran’s story was told on HBO’s miniseries The Corner. On a side note, The Wire tracks reality so closely that I am wondering if we are going to find out in Season 5 that Omar was just “playing gay.” #
Cramer Speaking Truth
August 9th, 2007 by Mike
This is absolutely riveting. Jim Cramer, talking about the fixed income market debacle, then he just… flips… out.
Speaking of Thriller, this video of 1,500 inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, in the Philippines doing a rendition of the zombie dance in Michael Jackson’s Thriller is awesome. Can you imagine what one has to do to get 1500 convicts to walk around like zombies, much less dance like Michael Jackson?
I have a love hate relationship with the teenagers that stand en masse below my office and scream their hearts out for the guest of the day at TRL. I swear I thought Michael Jackson circa Thriller was visiting Times Square today given the size of the crowd and the decibel level of the screams.
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