tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77210595554452937332009-11-08T20:52:48.199-06:00r u okmartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425321583502190856noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721059555445293733.post-9661594765809016772009-09-25T19:21:00.000-05:002009-09-25T19:21:58.456-05:00

once upon a time is on my side of the moon dance with you make loving fun in the sun

martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425321583502190856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721059555445293733.post-6819214054898908132009-07-22T00:58:00.004-05:002009-07-22T01:02:48.907-05:00

I've completed and ported my web portfolio. It's available at martco.org

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Ran about 10 miles last night. It was the latest at night that i've ever run. The day before this run I was spending time with an in-law who was visiting from Guatemala. We were playing with my iPhone, trying to see where he lived using the Google Earth application. After a few minutes of squeezing and spinning and poking and prodding the globe, I began to think about things from a broader

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Taking a break during an all-night coding marathon, I analyzed my Twitter feed to find out "How Hetero" I was according to the ">Stockholm Pride Project. The test was very easy, I just plugged my twitter handle into a form and, blahdow, I'm 66% Hetero. I used words like "karaoke", "crotch", and "montrose beach" in my tweets, and that influenced my score apparently. Follow me on twitter here.

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I thought about quoting my facebook/twitter stream for reactions on the Michael Jackson death, but I'm sure you've already read plenty of your own, as it's hard to find anyone who hasn't updated with thoughts on his death. I was shocked and saddened for a few long minutes, he was a great talent who did contribute many things to pop culture. As a child I loved his songs and idolized his

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There's this quote in this movie. I googled and googled it but I've resolved that I won't remember which movie anytime soon. A man says something like, "I've had the most interesting dream last night," and then his friend responds, "Dreams are always interesting to the party concerned."I keep dreaming that i've returned to working at the job that I had 3.5 months ago. There was some trivial

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Yesterday I ran my longest distance since since shattering my foot and ankle in several places five years ago.

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Today I logged my 100th mile of running since I started using the Nike+ system to log my miles ran. I started using it around the beginning of this year, when I had a 12'44" minute per mile pace. Since then I've managed to break under ten minutes. My next goal is to get my pace below 9 minutes per mile, with an (impossible!) longer term goal of running under an 8 minute mile for the Chicago

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A map showing the drunkest nations of the world. Greenland and Nigeria seem the most surprising to me. From The Atlantic.

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Today I planned to run 6 miles after a second round of interviewing for an internship position at the national headquarters of a highly regarded educational/non-for profit organization. The internship involved some research and web-related stuff, and there was also a need for English-Spanish translation. Let's just say that the pounding I received during this interview made running six miles

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Pretty ordinary run this afternoon. Saw some ten year olds rolling a blunt on a park bench. Or maybe they were 12. Made a "Grunge" playlist that included Presidents and PJ's Ten Redux. It's still going to take a lot more training to be anywhere near ready for the marathon.

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I created this using maps.google.com. You can view the 10 Mile LSD Run in a larger map

martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425321583502190856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721059555445293733.post-42405901209031073002009-04-30T16:56:00.003-05:002009-04-30T16:59:58.427-05:00

This is a thirty second video of my snoring english bulldog. You can see his cheeks flapping as he snores.

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Overall today's run was pretty nipply for the middle of April, although I did begin to warm up after a few miles. I was zipping my windbreaker up and down like a bored ten year old trying to make goofy noises with his zipper. I saw a young teenage couple sitting on a bench as I made my way around Hanson Park. They sat next to each other quietly, with their heads down, possibly dealing with some

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My wife and I were up late in bed last night, having pillow talk. For some reason I decided to profess my recent infatuation interest in Mexican pop singer Julieta Venegas. Besides highlighting her sultry voice and demure stage presence, I might've innocently tried to say something like I would tap that..."You have crushes on everybody," she said, hiding her amusement. "Like who?" I said. "Well

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I've left my full-time job at Northwestern University in order to be able to focus more on completing my Master's degree. The job was great on many levels. I felt useful and fulfilled. Ultimately, however, there would not have been many future career options for me in that department. I'm studying fairly technical computer programming topics that, despite the wonderful workings of Microsoft Excel

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Two-thirds of Republicans said they hold Mr Obama responsible for recent share-price falls.Daily chart from The Economist

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A link to the tiniest game of Tetris you will ever play. Below is a screenshot of the game on my desktop screen.via kottke.org

martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425321583502190856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721059555445293733.post-23154309672785745742009-03-09T11:31:00.006-05:002009-03-09T11:38:33.517-05:00

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have committed to spending all $30 billion of their Foundation by the end of 2100. This article from salon.com exhorts them to spend it on global climate change, as leading scientists predict we won't have a livable planet by 2100, unless major changes are made in our generation and consumption of energy.

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In the past few years there have only been a few shows worth DVR-ing to me. HBO's The Wire and Arrested Development on FOX were two. Both were masterpieces of their genre, and Arrested Development went out way too early. Thankfully, Micheal Cera has signed on to make the Arrested Development movie. So there are still a few more hilarious moments to savor with the Bluth family back together again.

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Friend Ivan has created an ongoing series in which he takes a look back at landmark films and albums released 10 years ago. This time, The Roots' Things Fall Apart gets treated.The Roots had made solid albums before, but this was the album where they let their freak flag fly and their experimental side was fully embraced.

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from latimes.com

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