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[27 Apr 2008 | One Comment | ]

This article is amazing. I’m going to be wearing moccasins soon. Or flip flops in Brasil. Havaianas!

In a 1997 study, researchers Steven Robbins and Edward Waked at McGill University in Montreal found that the more padding a running shoe has, the more force the runner hits the ground with: In effect, we instinctively plant our feet harder to cancel out the shock absorption of the padding. (The study found the same thing holds true when gymnasts land on soft mats—they actually land harder.) We do this, …

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[24 Apr 2008 | 3 Comments | ]

I’m not really even sure what to say about this. This dude from this ColorWars (a reference to some east coast upper middle class summer camp thing) blog solicited his readers to recreate a childhood photo as an adult. Young Me - Now Me. It’s amazing and totally addictive

And this woman. Who is she? It’s amazing. I laughed out loud. Twice. And teared up a little bit. I don’t even know why but it’s so….cute. I’m not sure who I want to hang out with more; the young her or …

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[23 Apr 2008 | No Comment | ]

I had a tooth pulled on Monday afternoon and I’ve been taking it easy the last few days. Making lemonade, sort of. Vicodin + Beer + blogs/video games/movies = achy mouth and fun times. I wish I was living in victorian times with a stern but luscious caretaker who brought me larger than needed doses of laudanum stroked my hair, tenderly.
I would need a chaise lounge, though.