So a little back story on this post. I just found it buried in my inbox. It is a email I sent myself from the back of a car on the way to a whitewater rafting trip before deciding the Blackberry should be powered off.
The sun was shining, leaves changing, and I was feeling great and decided to rant. Inspired by Fred’s post.
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1) It is always to feel something that makes you instantly nostalgic. For me that is Jimmy Eat World. No matter what they evoke the same feeling, no matter setting, song, etc. I just have an association with their music deep down; can’t shake it. New album included.
2) Never knew this before - straight from the undercover-obvious dept: depression has been shown to lead to a temporarily lower IQ scores. Does this mean that geniuses (who happen to suffer from the depression explained by a high correlation between IQ and depression) cure their depression naturally by getting dumber?
3) I haven’t really had time to think about this weekends rafting trip until tonight. Clark, Mike and I watched videos of past ventures down the river. It’ll be intense. Looking forward to cutting loose.
4) Still thinking about Jimmy Eat World, and man, I a little unhappy they didn’t venture back toward their sound on Clarity, but this (the new album Chase This Light
5) I was out celebrating with my brother last night and he was able to succinctly explain my love for exercise. He correctly reminded me that getting out and running, swimming, … was merely allowing myself to transgress back to childhood. Agreed and well put! I never feel better, happier than when I’m exercising - true to my childhood.
6) I tend to use features in ways that reflect my bent on organization. For instance on Google Reader I use labels in two ways concurrently to aid in content digestion. I label feeds first by categories: video, tech, finance, UNC, personal, etc… Then I also have a set of feeds: a, b, c, where must read feeds go under “a” followed by “b”-rated subs and so on. Not the best solution but if I know I have 10 minutes to catch up the sorting is already done. I wish I could enter keywords to “favorite” in line what Feedhub’s offering.
7) I hope you read Paul Kedrosky’s Infectious Greed (and laugh at
xkcd.com).
8 ) There is noting more game-changing than be running at an enjoyable pace and be passed by a Carl Lewis wannabe. Yeah, you know the feeling: instantly, it’s on.
9) Clark just surprised us with the new Band of Horses album Cease to Begin
