April 2009
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February 2009
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October 2008
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The Butterfly
Inspirational story. Don’t take the easy way out, or you’ll end up fat and wingless!
meltinyourmouth:
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and...
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September 2008
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Advice please?
Friend: okie dokies artichokies. i'm pretty busy in the next couple weeks! :o) i'm going to watch the so you think you can dance concert! :o) and then i'm goign to see the US olympics gymnastics team performance! :o) and then i'm going to nkotb! and then i'm going to see celine DIONNNNNNNNNNNN...NEEEAAARRRR...FAARRRRRRR
me: omg, stop
Friend: i LOVE celine! she is beautiful...
me: she's actually very ugly. meaning, not beautiful at all.
Friend: you need to be able to see past her face. actually, she's quite beautiful
me: beautiful innards? I'm very concerned about you...
Friend: well her face IS a little horsey
me: the NKOTB thing was a big warning sign. but that, combined with celine dion?
Friend: BUT her voice is sooo blissful
me: I think we need to get your brain checked out
Friend: and just plain amazing. you're just jealous
I think this is grounds for an intervention...what do you all think?
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Culture Shock?
Can you believe it? I’ve been working for 6 weeks now…how time flies. So far I’ve been very happy with my job. I’m getting to lead a couple of cool projects, I’m starting to better understand forecasting (a big part of what an ABM at Del Monte does) and I’m gelling with my team.
I’ve also gotten to do some cool things, like tour our Hanford, CA tomato...
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August 2008
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Spotted:
Healthy Boy’s girlfriend hopelessly addicted to a certain CW television series. Cheers to Netflix! What’s a healthy boy to do but helplessly follow along? Will this take D and E’s relationship to the next level?
Only time will tell.
Yours truly,
Gossip Girl
P.S. If you understand this post, you’re either a loser or whipped like me.
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Hey Chief! →
Hilarious post! THe one that really, really bugs me is “Hey big guy” for the reason that Ian points out…you’re really smaller than the greetor and the idea is that they’ve decided to take pity on you and are doing you a favor by “stroking your ego”
The Tripod+1 blog is off to a smashing start!
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Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross →
I’m captivated by this book I just bought on Alex Ross. I wasn’t a big fan when I first read Kingdom Come, because I thought the characters all looked old and out of shape, but the more I read, the more I appreciate how he was able to add a 3D dimension to 2D comic books.
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What is Del Monte?
Now that I’ve been working for a week and a half, I feel like I can (and should) clear up some misconceptions about Del Monte. If you’re somewhat hazy about the company and the brand, don’t feel bad, in some ways, it really is THAT complicated. For starters:
Del Monte IS located in San Francisco. Our building at One Market (across from the Ferry Building) is a historical...
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I just had to post this email exchange with my old boss (names changed), it totally cracked me up:
My email to my old boss on 8/6/08:
Hi Dan,
It’s nice to hear from you. How are Adina and Ryan doing?
It’d be nice to get lunch at some point…I’ll keep in touch.
Dai
From: [hidden] On Behalf Of Dan Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:28 PM To: Dai Subject: Re: Hello!
Dear...
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30-Minute Power Abs Workout
Chuck’s post on cardio calisthenics reminded me that I wanted to share a core workout that I’ve been doing for the last month or so. It’s based on a 30-Min Abs workout in this month’s Men’s Fitness magazine, with some modifications.
One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to build abs and core muscles through crunches and sit-ups. The abs muscles are...
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All Good Things Come to an End...
Wow. About a week ago, I felt a twinge of panic when I realized there was only a week left until I started work. Then, that one-week buffer DISAPPEARED into thin air!!! I can’t believe it. I start work tomorrow. I’m utterly unprepared emotionally for this. Life is so unfair sometimes.
During my 3-4 months of utter freedom, I’ve been pissing off my friends with clever...
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Hurricane Training →
If you keep up with my exercise log, you’ll see that I’ve taken up “hurricane training” as part of my cardio routine. Was immediately attracted to hurricane when I read it in Men’s Fitness because it’s a conditioning tool that a lot of MMA athletes use, and because it’s based of the HIIT routine that Larry initially described on his blog.
Read the...
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August Workout Plan
I want to make sure I stick to my workout regimen once I start work on Monday. Wait, I start work on Monday?! Holy f*cking sh*t!!!!!!!! Anyways, I was thinking of the following as a weekly schedule:
Monday/Wednesday Cardio (outdoor run or indoor elliptical, ~30min) Abs/Core (45-min) Triceps Back (Lat, row) Tuesday/Thursday 25-30 min Hurricane Training on Elliptical (a version of HIIT) Chest...
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Re-ranking the West’s future →
This is a great article by Tim Kawakami about the state of the NBA’s Western Conference teams — not their championship/playoff hopes for next season, or even the season after that, but for the next 3-5 years. I disagree on some points though:
#1: I don’t agree with the Spurs being #4. I think their window is only a year or two, because after that, Duncan will be on his last...
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WatchMy friend Pong shared this video of Baron Davis and Steve Nash in their movie spoof of Step Brothers on ibeatyou.com. Check it out! It’s basically just the two of them dressed up as dorks and messing around on the streets of LA. I guess Baron is enjoying his new surroundings.
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July 2008
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“Pinstripe, mayonnaise, lyin’ motherf*cker…”
– I watched Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster today, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Besides the fact that Denzel is the best actor of our generation, the movie also has a great plot (some nice twists and turns, but not overly confusing), good suspense and interesting...