Aug 2011
Eaten The Kimchee Burrito From HRD Cafe
August 30, 2011 Filed in: Food
Fasted From Sunrise To Sunset (For Ramadan)
August 29, 2011 Filed in: Personal
"O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint."
--from the Quran, al-Baqarah, 2:183
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Made Sticky Rice
"If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn't have given us grandmothers."
--Linda Henley
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Run The Giant Race
August 27, 2011 Filed in: Giants
"Now, you tell me, if I have a day off during the baseball season, where do you think I'll spend it? The ballpark. I still love it. Always have, always will."
--Harry Caray
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Gone To A Burlesque Show
August 26, 2011 Filed in: Entertainment
Been Downsized (Updated)
"Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it."
--Henry David Thoreau
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Used Massive Software
August 25, 2011 Filed in: Work
"If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd."
--Edward de Bono
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Gone To A HitRecord At The Movies Event With Joseph Gordan-Levitt
August 24, 2011 Filed in: Movies
"If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone."
--Joseph Gordan-Levitt
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Been Downsized
“One of the things I love about this place is the ILM methodology. We try to create an atmosphere here where creative people are free to share their opinions about things. If somebody has an idea about a shot, they say it. And when people are honest about what they think, the work is better.”
--John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor, ILM
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Watched John Huston's 1941 Film "The Maltese Falcon"
"In 1539 the Knight Templars of Malta, paid tribute to Charles V of Spain, by sending him a Golden Falcon encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels——but pirates seized the galley carrying this priceless token and the fate of the Maltese Falcon remains a mystery to this day——"
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Run On A Woodway Curve
August 21, 2011 Filed in: CrossFit
"I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette."
--Anthony Hopkins
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Gone To A Minor League Baseball Game
August 20, 2011 Filed in: Giants
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare."
--Tallulah Bankhead
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Made A Demo Reel
August 19, 2011 Filed in: Work
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."
--Steve Jobs
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Done Barbell Rows
August 18, 2011 Filed in: CrossFit
“Get your deadlift up to 500 pounds and then you’ll have your own opinions.... F*** barbell rows.”
--Mark Rippetoe, Mean Ol' Mr. Gravity
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Eaten The Clam Chowder At Anchor Oyster Bar
Woodstock: What's the password?
Ace Ventura: New England clam chowder.
Woodstock: Is that the red or the white?
Ace Ventura: Argh, I can never remember that! White.
[door opens]
Ace Ventura: Yes!!!
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Poached Fish
“Finding a white wine suitable for cooking is more of a problem, I think, than finding a red. In whites, you are looking for a full-bodied dry wine that will not sour your sauce. The French Mâcon is my choice, but where do I find a reasonably priced bottle here?"
--Julia Child
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Watched Spike Lee's 1989 Film "Do The Right Thing"
Da Mayor: Doctor...
Mookie: C'mon, what. What?
Da Mayor: Always do the right thing.
Mookie: That's it?
Da Mayor: That's it.
Mookie: I got it, I'm gone.
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Run With Compression Sportswear
August 14, 2011 Filed in: CrossFit
"We're men, we're men in tights (TIGHT tights),
Always on guard defending the people's rights."
--From Mel Brooks' 1993 Film Robin Hood: Men In Tights
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Taken The Myers-Briggs Personality Test
August 13, 2011 Filed in: Personal
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."
--Carl Jung
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Learned The Rules Of Baccarat
August 12, 2011 Filed in: Entertainment
James Bond: It appears we share the same passions: three, anyway.
Xenia Onatopp: I count two: motoring and, uh, baccarat. I hope the third is where your real talent lies.
James Bond: One rises to meet a challenge.
--From 1995's Goldeneye
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Worn Two Different Shoes For A Day
August 11, 2011 Filed in: For A Day
Recycled Old Paint
August 10, 2011 Filed in: Life
"Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations."
--Jean Paul Richter
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Eaten Korean Fried Chicken At Red Wings
August 09, 2011 Filed in: Food
"Korean-style fried chicken is radically different, reflecting an Asian frying technique that renders out the fat in the skin, transforming it into a thin, crackly and almost transparent crust."
--Julia Moskin, food writer for the New York Times
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Watched Arthur Penn's 1967 Film "Bonnie And Clyde"
"This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks."
--Clyde Barrow (as played by Warren Beatty)
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Owned A Piece Of AT&T Park
August 07, 2011 Filed in: San Francisco | Giants
"...For the first time in 52 years, the Giants are world champions... and you can't help but think, that this group is celebrating.... for the Say Hey Kid, for Will The Thrill, celebrating for number 25, and celebrating for all you Giants fans, wherever you are... Giants fans...this party is just getting started!"
--Duane Kuiper, November 1, 2010
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Volunteered At A Food Bank
August 06, 2011 Filed in: Life
"One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that we as individuals can make a difference. Ending hunger in America is a goal that is literally within our grasp."
--Jeff Bridges
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Done Weighted Push-Ups
August 05, 2011 Filed in: CrossFit
Defined Myself Through Things I've Never Done
August 04, 2011 Filed in: Personal | CrossFit | Giants | San Francisco | Museums | Crafts | 7x7 | Food
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
--George Bernard Shaw
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Written A Last Will And Testament
Been To The Crissy Field Overlook
"One day if I do go to heaven~ I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'"
--Herb Caen
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Watched Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman's 1927 Film "The General"
“I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures are made without script or written directions of any kind.”
--Buster Keaton
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