new-ish linkies

hm. container houses in the future?
a variety of good cooking tips i need to follow
have old unwanted cards? make a card table!
totally going to try moon photography sometime
star wars viewing order is arguably valid
...so darth vader, carry on.

leap! bounce! wee!

and updates on me self.

1. latest photos - updates to seattle, and san francisco trip.

2. when my shirts get snug, it's time to lose weight with regular exercise. starting with swimming. i did 800m all freestyle! (with rests, but i still feel accomplished)

3. i'm lost again looking for a career. someday i'll get out of this slump.

4. zelda skyward sword is a time-suck. and link is a bad role model. he loots, he peeps, he sleeps in random beds, he breaks chandeliers and gets rewarded with a heart piece... "why would you do that??"

5. note to self - when flying virgin america, you will watch TV. no need to bring a music player

6. soooo per #6 on my last post, i ordered a TV. yay substantial bonus!

7. incense smells nice. and much cleaner than candles

8. danger danger, girl scout cookie season approaches...
9. i miss having roommates

10. green onions grow like crazy (#9 on last post). quite neat. too bad i don't cook often enough

it's random links time

best time to buy infograph (from blog) - useful to know
this is why it's cool to go to a symphony
want to eat a balloon for dessert? (caution, loud...)
inventive pizza paper plates, hopefully coming soon hopefully to a pizza box near you
bonsai tree houses - i wish some of these were life size
it's a snap!... this ad was both amusing and disturbing.

just another 10

1. ok, one reason i feel out of place at this company - the average age is 49. i'm used to my first job's avg which was ~26
2. i think i'm more anti-social than before. i'm ok talking to random strangers now, but am timid/lazy beyond the first meet & greet
3. speaking of anti-social, my tv box arrived. finally, i can play zelda and ddr! (and be a true hermit)
4. DS has seen some love lately too - finished okamiden, playing layton, maybe phantom hourglass is next
5. my knees are unhappy again. going down 14 flights of stairs yesterday didn't help
6. unless my bonus is substantial, i am forgoing a new TV to save money and space
7. the powell case... not sure why, but i feel a little sorry for him (not convinced he did it, but his last action was extremely stupid, sad, and unnecessary)
8. need motivation to continue this career path, and not fall behind in technical skills. where to find that motivation?
9. my jade plants fell and broke =(  they are repotted and will hopefully recover. now i'm trying to regrow scallions - so far so good!
10. yes, i totally do this in public

latest linkies

cooooooooool - ok go's newest video

only in taiwan... and it is totally true

something i need - manual photography cheat sheet

need a good scifi/fantasy book? choose your path...

random picture of a well placed license plate

and it's a bit old, but this is also true of snow...

sketchbook project 2012!

completed and mailed!
there wasn't as many pages to fill, but i had a hard time finding motivation without roommates around. i did try some pencil-to-pen outline sketches and strayed from my original plans with the theme. overall a fun experience, even if it cost me a couple nights of 2-3am bedtimes.

check it out during their tour or in Brooklyn, NY.
my theme for 2012: Writing on the Wall

now then... bedtime.

bad habits

recent bad habits i need to be mindful of........

- clenching my jaw

- tensing shoulders and neck

- eating snacks out of boredom

- going to bed past 1am

- getting annoyed at others for habits that i hate in myself

- resisting commitments

- being lazy and a loner

short term long term randoms

1. new photos! mostly 2012, but added some to my christmas and winter collections
2. former roommate came to visit last weekend - lots of good food and relaxation!
3. this week's weather amused me. why? snow, ice, flood. 'nuff said.
4. a short term goal - go to yoga once a week before march (to use up a certain livingsocial deal...)
5. a long term goal - save money. first steps, eat out less, and no more buying useless stuff
6. another short term goal - be social at least twice a week
7. and another long term goal - do some soul searching...
8. way to lose your credibility, anonymous. oh wait, you lost that a while ago
9. currently on a kalafina kick. it's hard to get off of... they have such awesome voices
10. i can't believe january is almost over already. where did it go??

some recent intrigues

this turtle may have depth perception issues
honest logos - true statements, amusing, and kinda neat
inspiring time lapse of someone going around the world
do you love pringles? i do too, even knowing how they're made
wait, a reasonable solution for copyright holders? no waaaay
hmm some amusing and some terrible comments from goldman sachs
zelda fans - read up on your hyrule historia! (and summarized here)

post holidays and new year, so back to the grind

1. posted more winter photos, and then my xmas/nye travels in austin. fun times. didn't take many people pics in atx out of laziness... i kinda regret that now
2. eating out of boredom is a really bad habit and really hard to break
3. everyone's lives take drastically different directions
4. things of austin i miss - spaciousness, certain foods, certain friends
5. things of austin i don't miss - dry winters, hot summers, and people doing the same things since i left
6. glass blowing is super mezmerising
7. hills are hard to walk up again. sigh so out of shape
8. kinda happy yet sad that i still don't have a tv... happy because it frees me to do other things, sad because i have many video games gathering dust
9. sketchbook project deadline is closing in fast... barely halfway done... rut roh
10. just tried flying trapeze. holy adrenaline rush, ugh to dizziness, ow to the leg bruise, but super fun!