Written by i wrote a review for the amazon kindle fire on isageeks.com – feel free to check it out if you’re thinking about buying one. spoiler alert: they’re pretty cool, minus a few nagging problems.
trip
aight. i’m headed to napa tomorrow, so if you’re interested in seeing pics in real-time, check out my instagram feed at http://followgram.me/elpelon.
i’m finnta go get my wine drinkin on.
gym etiquette
look here, man – if i’m putting up mad heaviness and i’ve got my headphones in, don’t walk up to me and start talking right in the middle of my set. i’m in a place at that point, and i’m not likely to be polite when i stop to drop the bar to pull my headphones out. i’ve been getting all angry at the weights for being so heavy, and this is compounded by listening to Tool blasting in my ears at 11. not to mention that i’m at the gym to work out, not to sit around and socialize and be fat (i mean, i’m still fat right now, but that’s why i’m going to the gym).
just. don’t. do it.
gettin swole
this isn't me. he's in much better shape than i am.
i started working out again today. however, my daily schedule kind of runs like a hummingbird’s metabolism, so fitting in an hour and a half at the gym takes all sorts of preparation. i had to decide to sacrifice sleep (getting up at 5 am totally blows, by the way), lay everything out, and get prepped to take a shower at the gym – no coming to work stinky.
turns out, it takes me about an hour to wake up, go through my morning routine, and get my ass out the door. i really couldn’t give you the first reason this is the case – it’s not like i have to wash my hair or anything. i’m doing the slow-carb thing, so i had to make breakfast, but that only took about 10 minutes. i really have no idea where the hell the other 50 minutes went.
i finally dragged myself into the gym and did the lightest of workouts; i had to keep it light because it turns out the weights are heavier than i remember. i finished, took my shower, and then headed in to work.
i fully expected to feel completely run down today, but i feel pretty spectacular. i’ve had a focus and energy that i haven’t had in a long time. i don’t know if it was a combination of my standard morning ionix and moving my ass around, or what, but this is awesome.
i’m hoping every day is like this. tomorrow is lower body, so i’ll post again to let you know if my legs even work (i had a hard time shaving today after the workout – i nearly sliced open my jugular).
tilt shift awesomeness
The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
upcoming maintenance
hey, just so you guys know, i’m going to be moving my blog from 1and1 (expensive) to dreamhost (cheap). the only downside to this is there may be a few technical glitches when i do the initial move, but i hope to have them ironed out pretty quickly. wordpress is a pretty decent (and free) blog platform, but moving it around can be a bit of a pain.
just bear with me.
super-uber site design
it’s built in flash (which is a bit of a turn-off, considering how everyone’s been harping about HTML5 and how it’s going to save the web world), but the thought and detail put into this site is pretty impressive: http://wishbonedesign.com
review
so the isageeks site got a review from the MLM Corporate Network. i didn’t even realize there were other groups out there that really cared what we were doing.
not to spoil the fun of reading the review, but we got an A- on our site and training videos. i’m not sure how happy or concerned i should be by this grade (the brand has 10 FB likes, but who’s counting); i’m just happy someone outside of the big Isa has been kind enough to take notice.
there was some good constructive feedback to be had – the term “overpowering” was used in reference to our geekiness – but i think i’m going to take it with a grain of salt. i don’t think our videos are “REALLY” hard to watch, but then again, i’m involved in the production, so my opinion can only go so far. we’ve gotten an overwhelmingly positive response from the field about the videos, so i think we might be doing something right. the reviewer even said we had “internal stardom”, which might be going a bit far (even though i did take more than a few photos with our associates and even signed a few autographs at our last Celebration – i know, right??).
to brass tacks: i’m glad we got the review, and i appreciate the feedback. hey, we did get an A-, which is much better than i did in school. i feel like we’re using our power for good and not evil, so we’re going to stay the course.
by the way, Toby – i dig your site. something you might want to think about is moving from a hosted WordPress blog to a true TLD. it looks like you’ve got mlmcorpnetwork.com already, so you could either point that to your current WP blog, or just go with a standard hosting account. if you need help with moving your blog, don’t hesitate to hit us up on isageeks – we’d love to help! (wink)
moblog
i’m on the hunt for a mobile pic blogging widget for wordpress. there seems to be a painful shortage of any good ones out there; i’m looking for one i can link to flickr or picasa that will let me display only particular galleries (i.e., mobile phone shots). if anyone knows of a good one, drop me a line and let me know.
thx.
update: nvm – got one. if you’re in the market, i suggest the flickr badge widget – it seems to be the only one that works reliably with the latest version of wordpress.
lolz
even though it’s just acting, i appreciate that someone else just might have the same opinion i do of starbucks’ ridiculous naming conventions.
