@stinaterezbeana We're insane for trying to bake cupcakes in a toaster oven at work. Thanks for helping! #yum
So, on the way to/from the gym, there's a Beard Papa, La Boulange, and a Swiss chocolatier, Schoggi. And on the walk home from work, the Creme Brulee Cart is open. I need to practice self-restraint...
Thinking of going to Sausalito this weekend, anyone have any recommendations for food/things to do?
@WhitWut @tfyogurt Oh, no! @nickwah and I used to go there for late night yogurt runs :)
This was a good ten minute distraction. :-P
laughing at @yaytonia doing a group chat drive-by #HiBye!
Thought my scale was broken, but I checked the scale at the gym--I really have lost 3 lbs. since moving to SF :)
It's perfectly normal to spend an hour eating a salad, right?
I love Lady Tyrell! I've previously only known Diana Rigg as the host of Masterpiece Theater, but I'm really loving her character in Game of Thrones.
And on our 3rd night in San Francisco, I saw someone pissing on our street. I'm surprised it didn't happen on our first night here...
Woke up to Jack's vomit on our blanket. I think he's become comfortable with our new place...
Movers are finished. Still hasn't sunk in that we now live in SF.
This pile of old articles includes titles like "Partitions and Atoms in Clause Structure," "Semantics and Pragmatics of Evidentials in Cuzco Quechua," and "Some Properties of Ellipsis in Coordination."
I'm amazed that I used to understand what any of that meant, and that I survived any of my time in grad school.
I'm amazed that I used to understand what any of that meant, and that I survived any of my time in grad school.
Going through our old grad school papers/articles, and having no clue what any of it means. #PhDdropout
@WhitWut Yeah, I sort of zone out when that happens... :P
Car shop says I should rotate my tires, but whatever. YOLO.
Randomly went to the Starbucks wine bar in Calabasas and had chocolate fondue. #yum
U-pick strawberries! Haven't done this in like 25 years. I don't think Prada leather sandals are the right footwear for this...
So good I watched it twice. I particularly love the fast medley at the end.
Hard to stifle my laughter at work. h/t +merak zimmerman
Who needs to wear spanx, when you can just wear a really tight vest?
+merak zimmerman not the best photo of me in my new glasses. I don't know if the vest works with the outfit though...
Waking up to a rug covered in cat vomit, yay... #badkitty
RT @NewmanWA: Heartbroken over #BostonMarathon explosion. Terrorism is an unacceptable method to change societies and alter politics.
Dear CVS, the four-foot-long receipt full of coupons I will never use is really quite unnecessary.
Well, here's Psy's new single. I think he's saying 'Mother, Father, Gentleman' in the chorus...
Link:
PSY - GENTLEMAN M/V
Going to be in Nashville for the 4th of July weekend for a wedding. I'm seriously considering taking a trip to Dollywood while we're there.
It's scary how many times I can randomly pull an outfit from my closet, and end up wearing Prada, Lanvin, and Dior...
This basically made my day.
Kitten Bowl 2013!
Whenever I need to feel melancholic, I put on some Natalie Merchant
@postvacuous and I are discussing notable high school alums. His school has Hillary Swank, my school has Macklemore.
What, nobody steals "Jif Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread"?
The Chinese are so strange sometimes...
Handstand push-ups are not easy...
@postvacuous I still can't tell when you're being sarcastic...
Impulse purchase from the Vosges in Beverly Hills. We brought it into the office, and we all failed when trying to cut it open. Yes, it's a praline filled chocolate mushroom, and it's delicious :)
I'd be happy if my writing skills were even 10% of @postvacuous 's ability to write. #impressed #butalsojealous
Bought this delish choc mushroom from @VosgesBeverlyDr but I think we failed at cutting it open... http://t.co/ouPlUTdmLO
My trainer gave me this off-training day workout routine:
2 Mile run on the Woodway at Lv. 5 incline and Speed Lv. 7.2 or more.
100 Floors at Lv.20 in under 9 mins 55 sec.
Run 1 mile on the Woodway Lv. 5 incline and Lv. 5 Speed or more.
Complete 50 Floors on the Short Stairmaster under 6 mins 30 sec.
Bosu Push-ups 3 sets 15 reps each arm. (Can be done on knees)
Lat Pulldown Machine 3 sets 21 reps of 27lbs or more.
Seated Shoulder Press 2 sets 15 reps
Use the Wavey Barbell. Bicep Curls 2 sets of 25 reps at 55lbs or more
Cable Tricep Pulldown. Use rope attachment. 3sets of 30reps.
Ball Transfers. 2sets 20reps.
Ball Elbow Abb extensions. 2sets 20reps.
Russian Twists with Medball. 2sets of 50reps.
I'm pretty sure he has me confused with someone who can actually do this routine. Well, the cardio part that is--there is no way I can do 2 miles at that speed on that incline. I tried this morning, and I could barely do 1/2 a mile without feeling like I was going to fall over...
2 Mile run on the Woodway at Lv. 5 incline and Speed Lv. 7.2 or more.
100 Floors at Lv.20 in under 9 mins 55 sec.
Run 1 mile on the Woodway Lv. 5 incline and Lv. 5 Speed or more.
Complete 50 Floors on the Short Stairmaster under 6 mins 30 sec.
Bosu Push-ups 3 sets 15 reps each arm. (Can be done on knees)
Lat Pulldown Machine 3 sets 21 reps of 27lbs or more.
Seated Shoulder Press 2 sets 15 reps
Use the Wavey Barbell. Bicep Curls 2 sets of 25 reps at 55lbs or more
Cable Tricep Pulldown. Use rope attachment. 3sets of 30reps.
Ball Transfers. 2sets 20reps.
Ball Elbow Abb extensions. 2sets 20reps.
Russian Twists with Medball. 2sets of 50reps.
I'm pretty sure he has me confused with someone who can actually do this routine. Well, the cardio part that is--there is no way I can do 2 miles at that speed on that incline. I tried this morning, and I could barely do 1/2 a mile without feeling like I was going to fall over...
I hate being in between belt sizes.
I've decided that if I open a restaurant, it'll serve spicy rotisserie chicken legs. The name of the restaurant will be "Spinning Bird Kick!"
RT @yaytonia: my CEO's are going to @rihanna and @asvpxrocky show VIP #down #alsojellie
Accidentally shut the door on my finger, great start to morning :( #ouch
@WhitWut to @nickwah : "So you don't use Plan B?"
Office bathroom's waterless urinal is so clogged, the pink splash reducing disk is just floating in a pool of pee. #gross
Wearing headphones so that my glasses don't slip down.
Am I the only one who didn't know that Kevin rejoined the Backstreet Boys?
So the ShamWow guy directed a movie with Adrien Brody, Lindsay Lohan, Rob Schneider, and Michelle Rodriguez in it, and it looks awful. Here's a hilarious live blog from a Huffington Post writer:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/inappropriate-comedy-review_b_2934840.html
As mentioned in the article above, Adrien Brody has an Oscar. Yes, Halle Berry did Catwoman, but at least that was from a well known comic franchise. I don't know what Adrien Brody saw in this movie that he'd want to do it...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/inappropriate-comedy-review_b_2934840.html
As mentioned in the article above, Adrien Brody has an Oscar. Yes, Halle Berry did Catwoman, but at least that was from a well known comic franchise. I don't know what Adrien Brody saw in this movie that he'd want to do it...
@WhitWut No one needs to see any "Afternoon Delight" in a grocery aisle...
In Whole Foods, standing in line behind a man rubbing his wife or gf's butt crack. #ew
This is sooooo true for me. I guess that's why I'm in last place in my office bracket...
How I feel picking out my #NCAA bracket.
Next year, I'm filling out my #MarchMadness bracket based on the attractiveness of the school's colors...
@WhitWut is literally LOL'ing at her desk. #stopit or I'll end up LOL'ing too :P
@stinaterezbeana Most of the studies on aphasia that I've read dealt w/ speech. Makes sense that brain damage can lead to impaired writing.
So that link leads to a Tumblr page of Twitter screenshots from people tweeting about the Steubenville rape trial, and viciously blaming the victim.
What's more disturbing is that they seem to be high school/college aged, which leads me to believe that this victim-blaming attitude isn't going to stop anytime soon. Sometimes, I truly worry about the future of humanity...
What's more disturbing is that they seem to be high school/college aged, which leads me to believe that this victim-blaming attitude isn't going to stop anytime soon. Sometimes, I truly worry about the future of humanity...
Link:
Public Shaming
RT @postvacuous: I’m super proud of my retweets. Like, the tweets from others that I have retweeted.
Disappointed that there isn't a gif that adequately shows my morning stairmaster fail
Epic moonball rally!
If you don't know what a moonball is in tennis, it's a slow, high bouncing shot intended to be hit deep into your opponent's court in order to force the opponent back, and is usually hit when you're on the defense. However, in this rally, these two top 10 players are just hitting moonballs to each other for no real reason. At some point in the video, Angelique Kerber's moonballs get so ridiculously high, that the audience starts to giggle. Someone timed the time between hits for this rally, and it was around 1.7 seconds. The ball was moving so slowly towards the opponent, that they had almost 2 seconds to wait to hit the ball...
If you don't know what a moonball is in tennis, it's a slow, high bouncing shot intended to be hit deep into your opponent's court in order to force the opponent back, and is usually hit when you're on the defense. However, in this rally, these two top 10 players are just hitting moonballs to each other for no real reason. At some point in the video, Angelique Kerber's moonballs get so ridiculously high, that the audience starts to giggle. Someone timed the time between hits for this rally, and it was around 1.7 seconds. The ball was moving so slowly towards the opponent, that they had almost 2 seconds to wait to hit the ball...
@NewmanWA I wish I could have pandas... :(
watching @WhitWut send an email from her phone when she's literally sitting in front of her computer...
Happy Pi Day! I would celebrate with a slice of Pi, but today isn't my diet cheat day :(
It's frustrating when a restaurant is booked over a month out. I don't even know what I'm doing next week...
+Nick White is always surprised when I tell him that I graduated college without taking any math or traditional science classes (biology, chemistry, etc.). It's not that I'm bad at them, I just had no interest in taking them, especially if I didn't really have to.
But I realized years after graduating that the benefit of going to a large university, such as the University of Washington, is that there are a ton of odd courses you can take to fulfill the general graduation requirements.
My friends and I were humanities majors, so the science requirement was going to involve taking classes that weren't part of our major, and I decided to enroll in some strange, but amusing, science classes such as:
Weather 101
Forestry 101
Yes, there is a class (and an entire school) dedicated to forest sciences. I really don't remember much about Forestry 101, other than that one of our homework assignments was to go around the campus to collect leaves and pinecones from 14 types of trees, put them in individual plastic bags, and ID them. To make the assignment even more ridiculously easy was that a few days earlier, our TA took the entire class on a tour of the campus and told us where the trees were. So really, our homework was to retrace our path from that tour, holding a gazillion plastic bags and a sharpie. But we did learn about the history of forestry and silviculture in Washington state, which makes sense given that we're called "The Evergreen State."
On the flip side, Nick took Music Composition to satisfy his writing requirement, while I (and all UW freshmen, I think) were required to take a writing course.
But I realized years after graduating that the benefit of going to a large university, such as the University of Washington, is that there are a ton of odd courses you can take to fulfill the general graduation requirements.
My friends and I were humanities majors, so the science requirement was going to involve taking classes that weren't part of our major, and I decided to enroll in some strange, but amusing, science classes such as:
Weather 101
Forestry 101
Yes, there is a class (and an entire school) dedicated to forest sciences. I really don't remember much about Forestry 101, other than that one of our homework assignments was to go around the campus to collect leaves and pinecones from 14 types of trees, put them in individual plastic bags, and ID them. To make the assignment even more ridiculously easy was that a few days earlier, our TA took the entire class on a tour of the campus and told us where the trees were. So really, our homework was to retrace our path from that tour, holding a gazillion plastic bags and a sharpie. But we did learn about the history of forestry and silviculture in Washington state, which makes sense given that we're called "The Evergreen State."
On the flip side, Nick took Music Composition to satisfy his writing requirement, while I (and all UW freshmen, I think) were required to take a writing course.
Lost some inches around my waist, so either I have my pants taken in or buy new pants. I vote for the latter #yayshopping
I give you the gift of a Love pony. #DancePonyDance http://t.co/hqgKp0Dqao
Link:
bit.ly/ZFHJYM#048
I love Fleetwood Mac's Everywhere, so I was surprised to see it chart at #15 on BBC's Singles chart this week. Apparently it's due to this cute commercial featuring a moonwalking Shetland pony. Also, I have no idea what the ad is for...
Went to Starbucks, and really wanted to tell them that my name was Amorfa. #SNL
1600 reviews. One star. Good job EA.
See http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/07/we-built-this-simcity-on-a-shaky-foundation-of-drm/ for the reason why.
See http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/07/we-built-this-simcity-on-a-shaky-foundation-of-drm/ for the reason why.
I hate to share buzzfeed, but they did a good job of summarizing all the things that suck about being my height.
"Spring Forward" is this weekend? I'm going to miss that hour of sleep :(
Why did I bother bringing sunglasses to SF?
@WhitWut @postvacuous That tweet was probably about me :P
@WhitWut To be fair, if Prada did make a poncho, I still wouldn't buy one :)
Wat?
(Really, it's just that the title is hyperbolic. They wired some rat brains to the interwebs.)
(Really, it's just that the title is hyperbolic. They wired some rat brains to the interwebs.)
While my alma mater has one MLB pitcher and an NBA player among its alumni, MIT has never had an NFL player. And the NFL has never had a woman try out at the combine.
Two birds, one stone.
Two birds, one stone.
Amazed that I only gained 1/2 a pound during last week's vacation :)
So I did this at the Puerto Vallarta Zoo #cute http://t.co/ZY0kXVkp0x
I got to play with a 2 month old baby lion at the Puerto Vallarta zoo. When the trainer put him in my lap, she said 'Don't let go.' He's incredibly strong for his size, and wanted to play with the two baby tigers that were also in the pen with us. It's amazing how large lions and tigers are at such a young age, but they're still really cute :)
@WhitWut Nick's more pink than tan. I, however, am so tan, that I might have changed my ethnicity...
@WhitWut Every day is National Margarita Day in Mexico.
I found out today that the movie Predator was filmed near Puerto Vallarta. There's a lot of jungle up there...
@WhitWut You should blend it into a smoothie or something.
@WhitWut @nickwah My parents say that too. Maybe I should start eating bad tasting food :)
Why are bugs biting me and not @nickwah? He has way more surface area!!! #SoUnfair
I have much to learn about the art of applying sunscreen evenly #ouch
Despite my fear of heights, I decided to go on the zipline tour with Nick. It was actually a lot of fun, although I admit that I didn't really look down on the really tall and long ziplines :)
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Kitty
Kitty sat down in front of the door to a friend's apartment back in 2005, but she couldn't keep her. We couldn't say no. Kitty is very sedate and happy to sunbathe or curl up in a warm lap. Though, she is very picky about which humans she likes.
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Captain Jack
We got Jack in 2010 from the LA Shelter. They claimed he was 8 weeks old, but based on his fur and weight, he was probably closer to 6 weeks. He's a mutt, but shows a mix of tabby and possibly bengal. He's completely insane and acts like a puppy, particularly to Nick.
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This puzzle was surprisingly hard, but kept us busy over the holiday.
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Lit entirely by the moon; it was that bright. I love that you can see the lights on the far side of the lake.
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One present on christmas eve!
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My mom has a nice view of the lake.
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Simon likes throwing snowballs, but not having them thrown at him.
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Snow angel!
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It snowed a lot.
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Simon loves snow angels.
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We made a snowman! (There was a lot of snow.)
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Snow reflects the flash.
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My mom puts up a nice tree.
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It's really snowing.
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It's snowing!
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The kids love special K
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They dipped the bamboo in honey. Panda babies love that stuff
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Jerry with Chococat face painting and crown. He's eating a Yo-ho from the Sweets Truck behind him. The 'nerd' glasses were given to everyone who attended the event
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They dipped the bamboo in honey. Panda babies love that stuff
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freckles? or gunpowder residue from the M-16?
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best use of a green pepper
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