Rapid Fire Update
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I am gonna forget a lot and will be added in the sequel Rapid Fire 2: Rabid Fired.
Let's go backwards and see where that takes us...
Tonight - Little bit of tennis with Mr. Shiel at a pretty sweet public park 4 blocks from my house. Also found out in the gymnasium that they offer a bunch of classes, one of them called 'Adult Boot Camp' which looks like sprints and a large man yelling at you. Sign me up.
Birthday - Roller Derby on Saturday night. I thought it was gonna be a lot more legitimate but unfortunately, it's as staged as Death of a Salesman. The first match was totally sweet with lots of chicks fighting and then big fat guido's drop kicking and belly-flopping each other. Julia's post has a bit more and I'd rather get on...
Birthday Part II - Horse Track on Sunday afternoon. So Golden Gate Fields, which is just a bit north of Berkeley on Sundays offers $1 admission, $1 parking, $1 hot dogs (barf), and $1 beers. It's pretty tight. Now I've never really been to the track before but it's suh-weet. Definitely no need to bet a lot on a race, most of us were in the $5 to $10 range with me dropping $20 on one race to try and recoop my loses. The 'Tip Sheet' that they sell to hopeless betters without a clue, yeah, not worth the buck I spent. Oh well. The one thing I will take FULL credit for is the Quinella bet, which is picking the top 2 horses in a particular race, doesn't matter what order. Difference between that and the Exacta is in that one you have to pick Prickly Pete 1st and About to be Blue 2nd. Erin then decided to take the Quinella options and parlay it into a $100 win. Damnit. Oh, and the horse that Ferd recommended I bet on int he 8th race... DEAD LAST.
Some Day Last Week - Bought a sweet bike. 2007 custom built Scattante Cyclocross bike with tight wheels. Hey Adam, why'd you buy a bike? Weren't you making one. Yeah I was until the guy I was gonna have work on my bike said it would be "like doing $100 worth of work on a Huffy frame." So instead, it is now in our backyard, smashed dozens of times with a sledgehammer as a cathartic outlet of aggression and frustration. Shiel's done some great work on the destruction and Darren has given me pointers on the proper stance to maximize obliteration.
Two Weeks Ago - Found this: http://www.sfw-porn.com/ It may be technically safe, but yeah, it's pretty much porn with MS Paint drawings strategically placed. Hilarious, and sorta makes you look at things a bit different afterwards.
Lots of Weeks Ago - Paradicane. Former roommate Greg's birthday extravaganza. Basic Premise: Start at 11:00am, drink all day but walk to all the touristy landmarks and take pictures with foreigners. Something like 450 pictures taken, walked about 13 miles and made it on a boat trip around Alcatraz at one point.
Yeah, Part Two will happen eventually. Alright, on to a thought -
Adam Croce's "Get Off My Lawn"
So I was thinking of a new section of this little Internet abortion I call a blog where I rant about things I am starting to look for and admire OR things that are pissing me off and make want to yell at you from my front porch and shake my cane. So the first thing I am gonna talk about...
Reliability.
This is becoming a pretty important thing to me that I don't think enough people possess or give two shits about. Now there are prerequisites to reliability, most of which are proximity. For example, I can't ask you to pick me up from the airport if you live in Toledo. But beyond that, I think it really boils down to giving a damn and preparation. For example, if person A says "Let's go to the discotheque at 9:00pm," that pretty much means BE at the discotheque at 2100 hours and to know that will be the case.
Now, I make the claim that I am the most reliable person I know, save my parents. And maybe I am just conceited, delusional or senile. But it's something I am willing to put out there as a large part of who I am. Okay, don't get me wrong; I am not reliable for every single event. BUT, if I say I am gonna do something, I am gonna be there, on time and ready to get it going. Now, I just want most everyone to be like that, and it'll be super duper.
I know this is as asking a lot but when you can't rely on someone, it's hard to ask them for a favor, large or small because the outcome is totally questionable. And when you have someone who is always reliable, it's easy to dump shit on him. No, this isn't a pity party but maybe if I say something, it'll be like jinxing it and thus won't happen.
In conclusion, Matt ate chocolate after 10:00pm and is now gonna be wired for the next 3-14 hours and will suffer a debilitating sugar crash sometime soon. Have a pot of coffee ready for him...
Let's go backwards and see where that takes us...
Tonight - Little bit of tennis with Mr. Shiel at a pretty sweet public park 4 blocks from my house. Also found out in the gymnasium that they offer a bunch of classes, one of them called 'Adult Boot Camp' which looks like sprints and a large man yelling at you. Sign me up.
Birthday - Roller Derby on Saturday night. I thought it was gonna be a lot more legitimate but unfortunately, it's as staged as Death of a Salesman. The first match was totally sweet with lots of chicks fighting and then big fat guido's drop kicking and belly-flopping each other. Julia's post has a bit more and I'd rather get on...
Birthday Part II - Horse Track on Sunday afternoon. So Golden Gate Fields, which is just a bit north of Berkeley on Sundays offers $1 admission, $1 parking, $1 hot dogs (barf), and $1 beers. It's pretty tight. Now I've never really been to the track before but it's suh-weet. Definitely no need to bet a lot on a race, most of us were in the $5 to $10 range with me dropping $20 on one race to try and recoop my loses. The 'Tip Sheet' that they sell to hopeless betters without a clue, yeah, not worth the buck I spent. Oh well. The one thing I will take FULL credit for is the Quinella bet, which is picking the top 2 horses in a particular race, doesn't matter what order. Difference between that and the Exacta is in that one you have to pick Prickly Pete 1st and About to be Blue 2nd. Erin then decided to take the Quinella options and parlay it into a $100 win. Damnit. Oh, and the horse that Ferd recommended I bet on int he 8th race... DEAD LAST.
Some Day Last Week - Bought a sweet bike. 2007 custom built Scattante Cyclocross bike with tight wheels. Hey Adam, why'd you buy a bike? Weren't you making one. Yeah I was until the guy I was gonna have work on my bike said it would be "like doing $100 worth of work on a Huffy frame." So instead, it is now in our backyard, smashed dozens of times with a sledgehammer as a cathartic outlet of aggression and frustration. Shiel's done some great work on the destruction and Darren has given me pointers on the proper stance to maximize obliteration.
Two Weeks Ago - Found this: http://www.sfw-porn.com/ It may be technically safe, but yeah, it's pretty much porn with MS Paint drawings strategically placed. Hilarious, and sorta makes you look at things a bit different afterwards.
Lots of Weeks Ago - Paradicane. Former roommate Greg's birthday extravaganza. Basic Premise: Start at 11:00am, drink all day but walk to all the touristy landmarks and take pictures with foreigners. Something like 450 pictures taken, walked about 13 miles and made it on a boat trip around Alcatraz at one point.
Yeah, Part Two will happen eventually. Alright, on to a thought -
Adam Croce's "Get Off My Lawn"
So I was thinking of a new section of this little Internet abortion I call a blog where I rant about things I am starting to look for and admire OR things that are pissing me off and make want to yell at you from my front porch and shake my cane. So the first thing I am gonna talk about...
Reliability.
This is becoming a pretty important thing to me that I don't think enough people possess or give two shits about. Now there are prerequisites to reliability, most of which are proximity. For example, I can't ask you to pick me up from the airport if you live in Toledo. But beyond that, I think it really boils down to giving a damn and preparation. For example, if person A says "Let's go to the discotheque at 9:00pm," that pretty much means BE at the discotheque at 2100 hours and to know that will be the case.
Now, I make the claim that I am the most reliable person I know, save my parents. And maybe I am just conceited, delusional or senile. But it's something I am willing to put out there as a large part of who I am. Okay, don't get me wrong; I am not reliable for every single event. BUT, if I say I am gonna do something, I am gonna be there, on time and ready to get it going. Now, I just want most everyone to be like that, and it'll be super duper.
I know this is as asking a lot but when you can't rely on someone, it's hard to ask them for a favor, large or small because the outcome is totally questionable. And when you have someone who is always reliable, it's easy to dump shit on him. No, this isn't a pity party but maybe if I say something, it'll be like jinxing it and thus won't happen.
In conclusion, Matt ate chocolate after 10:00pm and is now gonna be wired for the next 3-14 hours and will suffer a debilitating sugar crash sometime soon. Have a pot of coffee ready for him...
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