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Originally uploaded by no_niche.

There are certain pictures which evoke a sense of optimism. For me, this is one of those pictures.

-nn

Unusually compelling

All from dominoes?

Awesomely done, this is.

I cannot figure out if it was done with traditional stop-motion or possibly with a software program. I would think it would take longer to write the code than just complete the old-fashioned way.

Either way, RIGHT ON.

-nn

Thriller redux

Who says Micheal Jackson's reign of popularity is dead? Other than a brief appearance in a barely there comedy, what other recent influence has the pop star had to offer a myopic american audience?

Well, there is always this...



Long live the king.

-nn

Another weekless post?

Check that. Meant to say another postless week.

Work is not the challenge I expected it to be (is it ever?). But the prospect of being able to return to school without the external pressure of having to constantly out perform (read:shine) is an attractive one. I have the typical single office setup, monitor facing away from the door, should the need arise to alt-tab away from the paper or assignment I am focused on. All the while, looking so intent on completing the last bits of a work-related report or document.

Do I feel the least bit guilty about using time at my desk for studies? Normally, I would say yes. However, since I have logged considerable hours at my home office performing work, the guilt is almost non-existent. Once I reach a deficit of time spent of home over work, I will not allow myself to feel the pangs.

A small mention about the work out, I am running Tuesday and Thursday to supplement the thrice weekly workouts.

-nn

cannot break the single mindedness

For the past two weeks i sat down with the full intnention of putting something here that does not relate to working out. I would start "blind typing" (a writer's exercise) in order to get the juices flowing and before you knew it a post would be formed. Only thing is, all the posts were about how-to work out, preparing to work out, and the benefits of working out. So I figured a post about NOT writing about working out would be in order. If anything, just to get a friggin' post up.

So here it is. A post about NOT working out.

I finally enrolled in classes to finish up my degree. I literally killed all of my upper division classes before i opted out. When I say opted out, it was with the intent of completing the lower division classes through the CLEP program, which would satisfy the requirement. For uninitiated, a SLEP is a pass or fail test one takes for a fraction of the cost of regular classes. The problem was I never got around to taking the damn classes. I also found it a little intimidating to take a pass fo fail.

Anyway, I am back on the road to completing the BSIT program.

First class is slated to start on the 31st of this month. Wish me luck.

yay.

-nn

being a fan of japanese culture

This made me laugh and laugh. I can't help but think someone out there will take this completely serious. The production values are high which lends credibility to the vid. Which will make it all the more difficult to understand this piece was done tongue in cheek.

Most humorous.

-nn

Goodbye Bally Fitness - Hello LA Fitness

My current club, Bally fitness, announced they are closing my current location. Out of consideration, they were tranferring my membership to another club a scant 4.2 miles away. Unfortunately, this does not work out for me. Since I picked the club for its close proximity to work (I jog over on my lunch break), adding another four plus miles to this distance is pushing well beyond the limits of my endurance and the time I have available.

What to do? Well, there is an LA Fitness across the street, simply add another 300 yards to the warm up run and you are in the door. Thinking back, I should have checked out this club when shopping around. Frankly, the key motivator was that Bally's was closer than LA Fitness. I know, it was only just across the street, but back then I never considered I would be able to run that far. I know different now.

Which brings me to my thought for the day. Would you like an exercise in futility? Try cancelling a gym membership. After having waded through the front line support of the Customer Support phone lines,and been promised call backs from supervisors and been "disconnected" and directed to incorrect voicemail boxes and promised action, I have yet to resolve this issue.

A company can be best judged by its actions by gauging responses made after the initial sale. I would be hard pressed to recommend Bally Fitness based on the performance of its personnel during this seires of communications.

-nn