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Monthly Archives: April 2009

After the First 5k!

The run in the Bronx Zoo was awesome! Coco & I ran the 5k in 36:36. Once we started, we never stopped, and we totally blew by a bunch of little kids and moms with strollers. (They might’ve passed us in the first mile, but we caught up!)
I wasn’t sure if I would make it [...]

Picnic! Sunday! Hot!

To prevent the above from happening, please bring something edible to the picnic that not too many people are bringing yet. (Click “view results”, then vote.) Thanks!
Also bring frisbees, kites, yo-yos, etc. if you want. Friends too! There is plenty of space in the park.

GRAND OPENING!!!

The official moonchacha/blowuprobot/wobblebox5 t-shirts+more store has just opened! So far there are only two designs up there for testing purposes, but don’t let that stop you from buying one!

Overnight Oatmeal

Steel-cut oats are the best! They’re much less mushy and much more nutty than instant or rolled oats. I usually cook them using Alton Brown’s recipe, but it takes 30-40 minutes.
This Overnight Oatmeal recipe from Apartment Therapy is much simpler though. You toast 1 part oatmeal in some butter, then add 3-4 parts water (depending [...]

Pickleback, A Shot

Instructions: Drink 1 shot of whiskey, immediately followed by 1 shot of pickle juice.
Served at the Whiskey Tavern. It’s pretty good, the pickle juice eliminates the whiskey flavor completely! The bar is pretty fun too — the atmosphere is very, very friendly.

Quantum of Solace, IRL, USA

“Tapped examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.”
Sigh. Why are bad choices so often the most convenient choices? At least shopping is still fun!
via In the near future

Turn Around

Turn Clip is a very simple plug-in for rotating videos in iMovie.
After installing, you can rotate your video by going to Editing > Video FX > cf/x (universal) > Turn Clip. Click on the “Configure” button to choose rotation settings and which frames to apply the effect to. Too easy!
I’m putting titles on Last Year’s [...]