July 2008
The Archives
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07.22.08leave kirby alone!The title is best read while impersonating Chris Crocker. Poor Kirby Heyborne. The “star” of many LDS films has gotten not just heat, but outright rage against him for recently appearing in a Miller Lite commercial. Comments on the Youtube page and around the bloggernacle express disappointment, outrage, and even throw around doubts to Mr. Heyborne’s worthiness. Here is a sample of the comments: “It would be like a member of the church owning a cigarette factory, a bar or porn site. Same thing. He is promoting and supporting the Devil and drugs.” “He knew it was wrong and still did it. Stand for ...
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07.20.08night at the symphonyWill and I found a seat at the Woodruff Center Concert Hall. The website said that admission to the Atlanta Symphony’s Sampler Concert was free, but insisted that you needed tickets. When we got there, however, we found that they weren’t even checking for tickets and people were allowed to sit wherever they wanted. I looked around me at other people filing their way in. I saw people taking pictures of their orchestra with their cell phones and felt a tinge of snobbery well up in me. They were probably only there because the concert was free. I then realized that ...
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07.11.08ok, i realize that this is random…but whatever. So I've recently come to realize that the resting postition for my tongue is for it to be pressed up against the top of my mouth. Is it like that for everyone? I would assume that people's tounges would let gravity take its course and rest gently at the base of the mouth. The main problem with this is that apparently when I exercise or concentrate on something intensely, I unconsciously press my tongue against the roof of my mouth so hard that the top of my mouth gets sore (as it is right now). Once again, I ...
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07.07.089 milesMile 0.0 I arrived at the Silver Comet Trail around noon. I had the Monday off and after spending all morning in my apartment with little results, I committed myself to not wasting the second half of the day. I pulled my bike out of the back of my car and started down the trail. I revisited the idea of riding my bike across the country. I would have to plan ahead, of course, and save my money. I’d read about other people who made the trip and knew that it would take around 30-45 days. Mile 2.4 There was a lot of other ...