Flying to London

I’m flying to London tonight. Maybe in First Class. I’m seeing an Arcade Fire concert on Saturday night, and then flying home on Sunday.

Another Active Panda - Webcam of the Day

This time, it’s steals from a dumpster and then ambles away.

Franklin Park Results

2007 MIAA Eastern Massachusetts Division XC Championships - Division IV

215 out of 261, 21:08, 6:50 pace. That’s under the 7-minute miles that I wanted to run.

 

The Start

First Lap Around the Park

Second Lap Around the Park

Sprinting to the Finish

I ran what I felt was a great race. I would have liked to have finished a little higher in the rankings, but I ran fast, and there were a lot of fast kids there. This was the first race all season where I really felt good, and where I really had the finishing kick that I had last year.

One complaint: the fucking disqualifications. Two kids on my team got DQed for wearing jewelry, one a necklace, the other a LiveStrong bracelet. Talk about a stupid rule! Why does it matter whether or not someone is wearing a LiveStrong bracelet? This is simply a case of adults doing that best to convince us that they’re stupid. Enforcing rules that make no sense is absolutely the wrong thing to do. Assholes.

For the results of the races, click here.

Idiots and Tuckerman Ravine

I love it when people who know nothing about Mt. Washington try to tell me stories about Tuckerman Ravine. Or, as they like to call it, Tuckerman’s Ravine. NO FUCKING APOSTRAPHE!

“Oh, David, my friend was telling me about how when they had the Minis on Top day, a bunch of Mini drivers parked way too close to the edge of the ravine and got shouted at.”

“That’s um, impossible. There is no road near the ravine” *Shows Google Earth satellite photo*

“Well, they had a picture of the cars and everything. It was really cool”

Dipwad! That can’t happen. There is no road or parking area near Tuckerman Ravine. Thus, it’s impossible for people to park their cars too close to the edge. Plain and simple. Get that through your thick head, you overbearing, arrogant asshole. God, I hate people like you.

Franklin Park

State meet tomorrow. Cape Cod Academy vs. The State of Massachusetts. Yes, it sounds like a court case. And I’ve got to wake up at like 5 tomorrow to go to this court case. And it’s a long drive. Now it’s starting to sound like jury duty. Seriously though, why 7:00 AM? That’s a bit goddamn unreasonable. At Burger King no less. I hate Burger King.

More Beautiful Mount Washington Cams

The sun sets on the newly snow-covered West Side of Mount Washington. Click the image for a larger view.

Northern Presidentials - Daily Cam Shot

Snow! Click the image for a full size shot.

Panda Watch! - Daily Webcam Shot

Day 5! And now we have proof that it’s a real panda! It actually moves and does things! Like eat a buttload of bamboo.

Weak Dollar? What the hell?

How hard is it for our government to do something about the failing dollar? I’m not an economics geek, but there has to be something that we can do to stop the plunge of the worth of the dollar. It’s affecting everything. Travelers to Europe are screwed. Gas prices are rising extremely quickly, up 60% this year alone.

Headlines like these should be a bright blinking alert to our politicians and lawmakers that something needs to be done. Gas is already expensive enough without economic troubles contributing.

Gold is also becoming absurdly expensive as people sell off their weak dollars and buy other things. There has to be something that can be done economically to ease this problem!

Webcam Shot of the Day

No, it’s not what you’re thinking. Mt. Washington, NH.

Ravines Webcam. Finally, some snow! Beautiful picture, as well.

Album/Song of the Month

Serj Tankian: Elect the Dead: Empty Walls

It kicks ass. It’s SOAD without Daron, Shavo, and John. It’s Serj playing all the instruments. It’s Serj singing about how much our current society sucks. It’s simply the best album of the month, and Empty Walls, released early on YouTube, is one of the best songs off the album.

Ways to Make Baseball Better

1. Put a shark tank in the middle of center field. A hit counts for two runs if it lands in the shark tank! Whenever a visiting fielder makes an error, they are thrown in the shark tank!

An Angsty Editorial

    I realize I might be pretty rare. A teenager who reads the newspaper. A teenager who cares about current events. Who follows what’s going on in the world and in the community he lives in. A teen who cares enough to think intelligently about major issues and who takes the time to develop opinions on these issues. I realize there is more to life than partying, drinking, drugs, and sex.
I’m also a teen who reads the newspaper looking for content that encourages thought. Content that causes me to worry, laugh, and most of all, to think.
Which is why I react in such disgust when I read anything that is published about people my age. Every article I’ve read recently has been about Internet safety for teens, our lack of judgment, or our complete inability to express ourselves in the “adult world”. I’m sick and tired of the condescending tone, the idea that we require adults to make every decision for us, and our relegation to the title of “kids”. For once, I’d like to read an article that doesn’t make me angry with the author for treating me like a stupid, thoughtless, irresponsible brat. If the Times cannot publish articles about teenagers without the inferior tone and the countless platitudes, maybe they should stop writing about us at all. I would much rather read an article about some issue of politics or opinion than a piece telling me how my parents need to snoop around on my Facebook page, or how I don’t have the intelligence required to keep myself safe from drugs and alcohol. Please, stop the literary dreck aimed at teens and write some articles that encourage me to think and to use the brain that your articles claim I don’t have.

First Post A Plug

Ugh. Selling out? That’s right I am…

Spadout.com, a website that keeps tabs on the lowest outdoor gear prices, is offering a promotion to get users to post gear reviews on their site.

“Now if your review places #1 for any of the following categories, we will send you a free Spadout.com beer glass. You can write as many reviews as you want and can win multiple categories.

1.Best profile picture
2.Most pissed off
3.Most entertaining
4.First review after October 27th, 1:07am CST (great time to review the bottle openers)
5.Top Recruiter (to become a recruiter convince your friends to add reviews and have them add ‘recruited by [your username]‘ at the bottom of their review).
6.First 3 people to mention that we are doing this campaign on their blog, myspace or similar (contact us with the link as soon as it’s up).
7. And finally, the highest quality review, will get a set of 4 Spadout beer glasses!”

Not that I’m looking for a beer glass or anything.

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