Quick:

Rihanna or Michael Jackson?

Need inspiration and exhilaration?

Right now, go download Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" and listen to the complexity of the guitar during the chorus--it is BEYOND incredible. Then listen to it again. Just beautiful.

A Day in Dolores Park

Today I went out to Dolores Park in the Mission with Gavin, who taught me the basics of slacklining. Definitely going to be a little sore tomorrow, but it was a really awesome time.

I was a bit of a slow learner, and it's a pretty difficult skill. It's not quite like tightrope walking, where there's a lesser chance of the line oscillating (which slackliners call "surfing") and thankfully its only a few feet above ground.

      

While it requires a lot of leg strength (considering the constant adjustments for balance) I think I'll almost be more sore because of the strange twisting and torquing to keep from falling.

But this little guy was AWESOME: 

      

Light cursing in these videos, but definitely helps you get the idea:

Given the chance, you should definitely give this a try.

An Answer to my desire for selflessness

I got the apartment cleaned up and ended up with a whole bag of stuff we didn't need. I ended up bringing it down and donating it to the Raphael House Thrift Store, which supports the Raphael House, which in turn supports the local homeless.

Feeling better.

Hysterical Laughter from Apt. 317

This actually gets funnier the more you watch it, and I can't help but get caught up in how much the anchors are laughing:

Enjoy!

Brand advocates make me giggle

caffocker: oregon trail is coming to iphone
me: so ive heard
caffocker: which means you have NO reason
not to get one
caffocker: unless you kill enough oxen in your free time already

From NYT, Wednesday January 21st, 2009

Regarding Unleaven Bread Ministries, an online faith community-

"The site shares stories of faith healing and talks about the end of the world." - Dirk Johnson

O..k....I guess most faiths touch on or around these topics, but kind of a weird way to summarize it, no?