My friends are winners

Whitney, Jake, Kat, Adam and Braden. And all you other ones as well... but specifically those for their Campus MovieFest win at Seattle U. Here is their short film, Jim's Bike.

The biggest choice I make everyday:

To walk or to bike? My thought process:

1. Is it raining?

Yes: Walk. It is not fun to bike in the rain. You get twice as soaked, well... just your front half. Also, it's much more dangerous.

No: Proceed to next question.

How am I feeling today?

Biking is good for fast trips and fun, and a nice little workout. If I am concerned about the time, I'll choose bike, sometimes even when it's raining. For example: biking to work downtown takes roughly five minutes while walking takes about 15 - 20 minutes.

However, biking takes all your attention if you want to avoid becoming roadkill. And sometimes, I don't want to think which leads to...

Walking. What it's really got going for it: I can walk and listen to music. And I really like doing that. Walking also allows me to think and it's better if I do more of that... unless I don't want to think, in which case I just put Yeah Yeah Yeah's on and have a nice rocking-on-the-inside stroll. But then, I'm sort of impatient.

Other factors: Am I traveling with someone? Do they have a bike? Do I plan on going grocery shopping or picking other things up on my travels? Are my brakes working well? (currently, no. But not bad enough...)

I've been doing more walking recently.

Yesterday

No cats were harmed in the making of this photograph:

Halloween09

A red Crayola crayon.

Today

...in the morning:

Dip Cracker, as my family would call it. From my childhood.

Roommates' new bar of shower soap.

Watched

Last night with the apartmentmates:

A short story

I've been doing some light reading here and there when I have time. Just finished Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami. I like it a lot, and am not compelled to justify. Instead, on a similar thread concerning my impatience I've been reading some short stories by Aimee Bender, in The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. Short stories are nice because I can complete an entire story in between classes or on a longer work break.

Laurie OM introduced me to Bender through this story. I like it a lot as well, see for your self:

edit: I should probably just link you instead reposting the entire story: The Rememberer.

A Friend Of Mine

A pretty good movie I randomly chose on hulu the other day. A reviewer summarized it as such:

I appreciated the overall mood of the movie and its subtle storytelling. This movie won't blow you away, but it stuck with me after I watched it. A movie about how friendship chooses us and not the other way.

I agree.

5'9"

While trying to find the height of Danny DeVito on the internets (he is five feet tall) for Roommate Sarah, I came across this website: celebheights.com. Here is everyone that matters that is the same height as me.

Highlights:

Shatna:

JCVD:

Steven Tyler:

That's the ticket!:

Marissa Cooper, RIP:

Kelis. Hot:

A Baldwin:

AC Slater!:

I like...

Sia... sometimes, but always live:

I am always falling for the amazing front woman. Always. See: Karen O, Bjork, Beth Ditto, Thao Nguyen, Samantha Crain, Satomi Matsuzaki, Karin Dreijer Andersson, Mathangi Arulpragasam, Lykke Li, etc.