10 dadum dadums

1. yay new camera! now for photo-a-day, but where? blogger, twitter, google+, wordpress, etc.?
2. i was supposed to lose weight this summer, not gain more =(
3. last week was super exhausting - company all staff, followed by a super busy weekend, accompanied with multiple 3am bedtimes. bad me, bad!
4. why does olympics coverage this year feel so proprietary and stoopified for dem dum amerikans?
5. dyslexia is becoming more and more apparent
6. this country's schooling mentality is seriously starting to scare me. talks of removing critical thinking and algebra... what's next, english?
7. i can dream, but i tend not to act
8. ok, i concede... depression and loneliness is getting to me
9. i want to spend a week alone just cleaning up accounts, living space, unfinished projects, etc.
10. i'm getting too accustomed to these non-busy work days...

10 random thoughts

1. visiting madison again was awesome and bittersweet - great to see everyone, but i really do miss my friends there
2. i wished i biked while i was in madison on their trails
3. new summer photos are up. yay summer!
4. finally tried paintballing and have 12 welts to show for it. maybe i'll hit someone next time -_-
5. new camera was delayed due to train derailment... intriguing.
6. couch + laptop = easy to fall asleep and screw up my productivity
7. i will strive to be friendlier and less picky
8. the dark knight rises. i'm still smiling from excitement
9. ow. back to knee therapy. sigh.
10. this little article perfectly sums up my current discontent

random links

this little duck is so adorable!
hey this is a neat tea shop
pokemon cars... gotta drive 'em all i guess
i like sushi, but dead sushi looks... really... odd...
classic movies for free online
results from darwin tunes are kinda neat
fountain pen - once they start writing it's mezmerizing (thx j!)

10 degrees too warm

my apartment is 10 degrees warmer than it should be. makes a huge difference in comfort level. anyway, that's my weird tie-in to 10 thoughts.

1. some summer photo additions
2. it's super glorious sunset season in seattle... <3
3. so yes, new apartment. i traded seasonal duck ride screams for pride parade cheers. fair enough
4. me = dyslexic. i describe a card showing 2 of 4 colors available in game, but name the 2 colors not on the card. wtf brain.
5. a tad irked that i'm paying an instructor to teach me how to google. hoping the class will pick up pace soon
6. i wish the weather outside matched my mood
7. super sad right now that i can't fit into my summer pants... slightly more motivation to work out?
8. the live action rurouni kenshin looks pretty good (official site) except kaoru looks weird.
9. red cliffs was an interesting movie. now to read up on chinese history
10. super looking forward to seeing my friends in Madison this week!