Wednesday, 25 March 2009
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To Live and Die in Sweatpants
I've been doing pretty well at kicking ass and taking names lately. Works good, social life is pretty good, romantic life is in the ICU. But no worries.
I have the Capitol 10K this Sunday. This will be my first event to repeat. My prediction: pain. For my competitors. And probably me too.
I have always insisted that I am either turned into a zombie, cremated with my remains spread on something cool like my enemy's dinner, or have my body rocketed into space. But I think I will accept a standard funeral. With one caveat: it must be open casket, and my corpse must be wearing sweatpants.
Why do they put people in suits for funerals? What is it that a man hates wearing more than anything else? Answer: A suit. So why be in a suit the rest of eternity*? Sweatpants baby. Fun, functional, funny. The three f's: you got them all covered.
A Website/Application Thing I Endorse: Everyone who likes to be organized in their lives should try www.tadalist.com. It's just a very simple website where you can easily make and update to-do lists. I really love it and use it. My boss and hero said the other day, "Organization is 90% of the job." And I was glad he said that because I stay really organized. At work atleast.
A Band I Endorse: I've fallen in love with this band Okkervil River. They are all really cool indie band that's based in Austin. Of course, I lived in Austin for 5 years and only find out about them after I move to Houston. Poetic injustice. It makes me feel bad when I find a band like this, which is better than 95% of the stuff played on mainstream stations, that can only muster a niche fanbase despite their genius. But I kind of relate to them too. As long as you're happy doing what you want, you don't have to sell out. And I'm sure the people who like bands like Okkervil River love them alot more than people love, say, O-Town. You should listen to one of their good songs. I don't really like recommending songs and albums, because alot of the time it's the 2nd or 3rd listen through for an album before I start feeling it and realizing how great it is. But alot of people don't have a chance to, or don't have the patience for, listening to music like that. I've listened to alot of albums since I started working. I'm sure something over 30. I'll do the math later.
Well that speel went longer than I anticipated. But here's another.
Pay attention to how far this guy's arm is hanging out of his car while we're at a stoplight (shown via superimposed arrow image). Oh, wow, I'm so relaxed. Might as well let my arm hang here, I'm feeling good. Oh what a life. WRONG! You are being anoying yet you are very lucky that I was behind you and not to the side of you so I could have rammed you full speed and had your arm fly off and then I'd catch your arm and beat you over the head with it.
So... That happened.
*Eternity for a buried corpse goes only so far as until the sun supernovas and engulfs the earth, effectively cremating anyone anyway.
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