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blogrolling is working again?? the wonders of teh internets!

z and i tried out a new soup recipe last night. it was garbanzo beans, carrots, & barley. it turned out to be much more carrot-ty than we had imagined so we were both a little turned off by it. i had a large portion of the leftovers today for lunch and with enough garlic powder, salt, & pepper anything can taste better!

now, can i get enough sleep before i have to wake up and hit they gym? last day of the month to work out!

points of the weekend

z and i have been talking about moving in together and browsing the current ads for rentals. she still has a month on her current lease and then it's month to month for both of us so then there will be nothing really holding us back (except for finding a suitable place). when we combine our current rent that we both pay, we can afford some pretty nice places!

we went out to a place for lunch saturday that was super yummy. not a whole lot of stuff for vegetarians but still, great presentation on all fronts and both soups were to die for. everything we had was tasty, really. now we just need to go back!

we ran another couples 5k relay on sunday. we were both slower than last year but i think we weren't running(training) quite as much this year. i'm pretty satisfied with my time (under 23 minutes) but since i sprinted the last 100 or so yards, my legs and achilles are sore today.

we watched part of the oscars at work then when we got bored with that went back to z's place to watch the rest and go to sleep. i thought ellen degeneres did a great job but overall, the show was just, eh. though it made me want to see a few more of the movies from the past year, so i've added them to my netflicks queue.

in honor of r42k, i folded the pizza i ate on thursday, just to piss him off. :) figured he was too happy with his new job and all...

what else.... i've been trying to update my photo365 page every other day. it's fun and challenging to try and get a new shot everyday. everyone should be doing one of these!

okay, i'm done for now. maybe i'll post a pic of my drawing tomorrow night...

ugh!

they got me...

the new blogger is pumping through my er... um.. blog?


went to a "model marathon" this weekend. it's hosted by the modeling guild that we use for our life drawing models at work. it's a large art room at a local college and they have 4-5 stages set up with different pose times on each one. 1-2 minutes on one, 10's on another, etc. i was at the long pose which was the same pose over the 3 hour session. the place was totally packed and i had arrived right on time. it was interesting to see so many different styles and levels of artists. i only saw one other guy i knew from work (and i knew most if not all the models) so i didn't feel completely alone but still i'm mr. shy so i didn't say anything to anyone and just stuck to my own spot. sadly, it wasn't a good day for drawing for me and my attempt was pretty crappy and unfinished. i think i'm spoiled by the tuesday night long pose.


oh, the new blogger. it said a more streamlined dashboard. WTF? the old one was MUCH more streamlined and had a better layout. and the edit post page was nicer too with the date & title to the far left... this one has it spread out all over the place. whoever made the new interface needs to design school. not intuitive = shitty. and WTF are labels good for??? you can search any blog for a keyword so how does a sidebar full of silly tags make it easier to navigate? most people tag their posts with words from the post rather than a catagory or theme so don't try to argue that one. bah, i'm just resistant to change. the one thing i did like better about this is the posting speed is faster. yes, THAT'S THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THE NEW BLOGGER. don't let them fool you.

well, that and it's still free. hehe.

really?

does anyone actually give a crap about the grammys? it has to be the most boring popularity contest in the entertainment business. with the record labels only releasing and promoting bands they think will look good in front of a camera. most radio stations only get permission to play certain songs off albums anyway so it's no surprise that certain bands/songs are going to be on top. maybe i'm just bitter because the majority of stuff i listen to isn't even close to being on the radar of the award show.

yeah, it was kinda neat to see that the police are going to try and get back together for a tour but that doesn't mean you need the grammys in general.

haha!

i'm not on the new blogger yet!!

long pose

last week's lose pose drawing was terrible so i had to try and redeem myself this week. i'm not sure if this is going to be a 2 week pose or not but it turned out okay. it's not a great likeness but oh well, i like the pose anyway.



on a completely unrelated note, i've been listening to a few new (to me) bands that i have to mention.
band of horses - everything all the time
broken social scene - broken social scene
stars - set yourself on fire
camera obscura - let's get out of this country

fun word game

wordy

bachelor-ness

cheetos and red wine. yup. see what happens when she leaves me alone too long??

on another note, z and i have made reservations for a week in d.c. in april. it's only a week but i think we're both excited! we found a really fun hotel, fairly cheap airfare (not united!), now we just need to narrow down what we want to see. there's so much to do there!


also, we're looking at a shorter fun trip between now and then but no reservations have been made just yet.

whee!