Totally worth the 10m. "All in the game..."
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Negative reinforcement works.
texts from last night:
"(956): Looking at the victoria's secret website makes the ice cream I'm eating taste like sadness and obesity"
"Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical..."
"...especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary." - H.L. Mencken
The right's nonsensical arguments against trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine:
The right's nonsensical arguments against trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine:
"Opposition to the Obama administration's plan to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his confederates in a federal court in New York City is hardening into two camps. One is concerned that we may be unwittingly playing into the terrorists' hands. The other is incensed that we already have. What both camps share, besides a kind of unhinged logic and complete disregard for the legal process, is an obsessive fascination with the accused."
Training.
AM - Atlas 1&6; Atlas 1
PM - Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 20
Atlas Situps [3m] - 50
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 15
Hindu Squats [12m] - 25, 15x11 [190]
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 16/6
Atlas Situps [3m] - 45
Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 10/5
MILO DSR [4m] - 20/15
Chins [1m] - 6/4
Bridge - 30 count
20m light shadowboxing
Mobility Work x10 - dislocates, facepulls, scap pushups, wall slides, hip thrusts, asomov squats
PM - Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 20
Atlas Situps [3m] - 50
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 15
Hindu Squats [12m] - 25, 15x11 [190]
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 16/6
Atlas Situps [3m] - 45
Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 10/5
MILO DSR [4m] - 20/15
Chins [1m] - 6/4
Bridge - 30 count
20m light shadowboxing
Mobility Work x10 - dislocates, facepulls, scap pushups, wall slides, hip thrusts, asomov squats
Monday, November 16, 2009
"Screw you tastebuds, common sense," says Japan.
Seriously? Kimchee and Cheese? Hell with it, I had some. Not bad, but I couldn't taste any cheese. Good kimchee spice though.
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English Teacher's Repast.
Celebration of the end of two weeks of open classes and test prep, an evening out for dinner and drinks. Really nice time.
Viking/Buffet style, 2 hours all you can eat and drink, all for one low, low price. Plus a bottle of sparkling wine/champagne. Nice touch, that.
That was a big beer.
Yes. Double fisting. Quiet, you.
God bless Japan's weird food.
Ho - ho - ho.
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Viking/Buffet style, 2 hours all you can eat and drink, all for one low, low price. Plus a bottle of sparkling wine/champagne. Nice touch, that.
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That was a big beer.
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Yes. Double fisting. Quiet, you.
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God bless Japan's weird food.
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Ho - ho - ho.
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Wandering around Hakata.
Killing time before meeting some folks for dinner.
Japan does indeed need some English education.
"Consulting of Think Tank"
Cold weather is coming, which mean, perplexedly, women's skirts in Japan will get shorter. Possessing the XY, I can't complain, but still... made of sterner stuff than I. I fear winter.
Japan gets a pass on the crazy English in this one... band names in the US are equally ridiculous.
FieLDS is the main sponsor of most of the K1 Kickboxing and DREAM MMA events in Japan. Local office I guess.
Good smell. Good curry.
No idea. But with a door in the shape of a giant US flag, you know it's something.
KFC is the custom for XmMas in Japan, but there isn't one local. There is, however, a Mos Burger, so I may have found my baby-Jesus-Santa-fried chicken-solution.
I told you KFC was the norm for Xmas. Don't you want to buy a Japanese Xmas Chicken Dinner from this man?
The final stop in killing time - a dark cherry chocolate mocha coffee, accompanied by jazzy Xmas song standards and a good book. Surprisingly relaxing and fulfilling. Nice to just veg without anything you have to get done. I'd stayed away from sugar of late, but this stuff hitting my tongue was how I imagine a crackhead feels when he gets his first hit. Ridiculously tasty. [And precipitated a 3 day junk food spiral.]
A bit of overzealous and paranoid signage for a Starbucks bathroom, I think.
Japan does indeed need some English education.
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"Consulting of Think Tank"
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Cold weather is coming, which mean, perplexedly, women's skirts in Japan will get shorter. Possessing the XY, I can't complain, but still... made of sterner stuff than I. I fear winter.
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Japan gets a pass on the crazy English in this one... band names in the US are equally ridiculous.
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FieLDS is the main sponsor of most of the K1 Kickboxing and DREAM MMA events in Japan. Local office I guess.
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Good smell. Good curry.
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No idea. But with a door in the shape of a giant US flag, you know it's something.
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KFC is the custom for XmMas in Japan, but there isn't one local. There is, however, a Mos Burger, so I may have found my baby-Jesus-Santa-fried chicken-solution.
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| From 2009-11-13 |
I told you KFC was the norm for Xmas. Don't you want to buy a Japanese Xmas Chicken Dinner from this man?
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| From 2009-11-13 |
The final stop in killing time - a dark cherry chocolate mocha coffee, accompanied by jazzy Xmas song standards and a good book. Surprisingly relaxing and fulfilling. Nice to just veg without anything you have to get done. I'd stayed away from sugar of late, but this stuff hitting my tongue was how I imagine a crackhead feels when he gets his first hit. Ridiculously tasty. [And precipitated a 3 day junk food spiral.]
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A bit of overzealous and paranoid signage for a Starbucks bathroom, I think.
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Training.
AM - Atlas 1&6
PM - Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 17/3
Atlas Situps [3m] - 50/5
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 15/5
Hindu Squats [12m] - 30/30/25/30/20/20/15/20 [190]
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 15/7
Atlas Situps [3m] - 25/15
Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 10
MILO DSR [4m] - 20/15
Chins [1m] - 6/4
Bridge - 20 breaths
25m light shadowboxing
Mobility Work x10 - dislocates, facepulls, scap pushups, wall slides, hip thrusts, asomov squats
PM - Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 17/3
Atlas Situps [3m] - 50/5
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 15/5
Hindu Squats [12m] - 30/30/25/30/20/20/15/20 [190]
Hindu Pushups [2m] - 15/7
Atlas Situps [3m] - 25/15
Atlas III Pushups [1m] - 10
MILO DSR [4m] - 20/15
Chins [1m] - 6/4
Bridge - 20 breaths
25m light shadowboxing
Mobility Work x10 - dislocates, facepulls, scap pushups, wall slides, hip thrusts, asomov squats
Just run it by *one* native English speaker, would you?
"Style Free" does not mean what you think it means.
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That's some good teaching, right there.
Overheard Everywhere | Now Squint, Damn Your Eyes!:
"History professor: You know how I said that this class wouldn't have a lot of text-heavy PowerPoint slides? Sometimes I lie to you, because that's funny.
Community College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Overheard by: i love this school"
Sunday, November 15, 2009
To be disappointed by this...
...I would have to somehow continue to harbor a delusional hope that this administration would in some way be meaningfully different from the last. And I don't think I do, anymore. Still in Iraq, more troops to Afghanistan, tax money to failing corporations, Patriot Act reaffirmed/expanded, Gitmo still open, extraordinary rendition and torture continues, secret internet trade [ACTA] negotiations, DEA still busting medical marijuana in the increasingly failing "War on [some] Drug [users], civil liberties still denied to all citizens... I don't even know that I'm on board with the health care reform, but even the one thing his base wanted was a public option and they've all but abandoned that. Bah. Humbug. The only thing that can be said is that McCain/Palin still would have been worse.
SAME we can believe in - Boing Boing:
SAME we can believe in - Boing Boing:
"The Obama administration has granted Defense Secty. Robert Gates new powers to block the release of 21 color photos showing prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq being abused by Americans. The ACLU sued for release of the images. Federal courts previously rejected attempts to keep them secret. ACLU: "No democracy has ever been made stronger by suppressing information about its own misconduct.""
Training.
A week of elementary school, insomnia, social obligations, poor planning, plus a 3 day junk food debacle... all combining to lay waste to my PT regimen. Did a little something every day, but in some cases very, very little. Boo, me.
11/15 - Atlas 1
11/14 - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - chins
11/13 - Atlas 1
11/12 - Atlas 1, 4, 5
11/11 - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - isometrics - scap pushups, facepulls, wall slides, dislocates, hip thrust, asomov squats
11/10 - AM - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - hindu pushups, hindu squats, bridging
PM - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - Atlas III pushups, Atlas situps, hindu squats, Atlas situps, Atlas III pushups, Milo dynamic tension - 20m MMA interval work
11/9 - AM - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - hindu pushups, hindu squats, bridge
PM - 8x8 sissy squats, ham curls, calf raise, frog situp, hip roll - scap pushup, dislocates, facepulls, wall slides, hip thrust, asomov squats - Atlas 1, 4, 5
11/15 - Atlas 1
11/14 - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - chins
11/13 - Atlas 1
11/12 - Atlas 1, 4, 5
11/11 - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - isometrics - scap pushups, facepulls, wall slides, dislocates, hip thrust, asomov squats
11/10 - AM - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - hindu pushups, hindu squats, bridging
PM - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - Atlas III pushups, Atlas situps, hindu squats, Atlas situps, Atlas III pushups, Milo dynamic tension - 20m MMA interval work
11/9 - AM - Atlas 1, 4, 5 - hindu pushups, hindu squats, bridge
PM - 8x8 sissy squats, ham curls, calf raise, frog situp, hip roll - scap pushup, dislocates, facepulls, wall slides, hip thrust, asomov squats - Atlas 1, 4, 5
Watched this week...
Star Trek Voyager Season 6, Bored to Death, SNL, CBS Strikeforce, Lie To Me, House, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, Castle, NCIS, V, Venture Bros, Batman The Brave and Bold, TUF, 30 Rock, Community, Parks and Recreation, It's Always Sunny in Philadephia, The Mentalist, Friday Night Lights, Misfits, The Office, Smallville, FlashForward, UFC 105
Master Sgt. Isaiah Vega is a douchebag, clearly.
How about this, paraphrased from elsewhere... how about it's my right to transport myself around however the hell I please, as long as don't harm anyone else? I guess, fundamentally, this whole "driving is a privilege" nonsense strikes me as absurd. I mean, according to whom? Seriously? Not to mention it's all pretty much bullshit revenue generation and quotas, and doesn't have a damn thing to do with safety. And don't even get me started on seizures without convictions. Thugs with guns and badges, I swear.
Police handing out tickets for air fresheners -- chicagotribune.com:
Via http://www.theagitator.com/2009/11/14/saturday-linksopen-thread-19/
Police handing out tickets for air fresheners -- chicagotribune.com:
"An increasing number of drivers are being cited for windshield and window obstructions, which can include anything an officer deems to "materially obstruct" a driver's vision. The only exceptions are government-issued items such as I-PASS boxes and parking stickers.
Since 2004, the number of motorists stopped by state police for breaking the obscure law has jumped 91 percent. In 2004, about 20,000 drivers were warned or cited, most of them receiving warnings. This year, the number is expected to hit about 38,000.
Offenders can expect little sympathy from Master Sgt. Isaiah Vega of the Illinois State Police.
'Driving is a privilege, and drivers should take every precaution,' he said. Hanging anything from the rear-view-mirror 'could be a dangerous if not deadly error,' Vega said...
Chris Cosley, a defense lawyer in Rolling Meadows, said these stops can have serious consequences for law-abiding people. What happened to his client Ermir Spahiu is the epitome of what's wrong with them, he said.
Spahiu of Chicago rented a Nissan Altima at O'Hare in June and opted to get a GPS unit. The Albanian-born immigrant had been hired by a Palatine car dealer to drive to California and purchase vehicles at auction. Cosley said he was given $200,000 in cash.
A sheriff's deputy pulled him over in Colorado for his GPS unit. Thinking he had nothing to hide, Spahiu agreed to a search, and the deputy found the cash, which had been hidden in the spare tire and in a duffel bag.
Despite finding nothing illegal, the deputy confiscated the cash, which remains in custody of the Drug Enforcement Agency, Cosley said.
He speculated Spahiu's out-of-state license and immigrant profile made him a target, and the GPS provided a reason to stop him.
"It gives police the ability to pull over people they deem suspicious," he said. "He was never charged with any criminal offense.""
Via http://www.theagitator.com/2009/11/14/saturday-linksopen-thread-19/
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