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Monday, August 19, 2013

Against the (American) Grain

2 Articles I read today that make me AMEN!

About Calories and Thermodynamics: http://www.allouteffort.com/2013/08/the-law-of-calories.html#more
My mom was right all along -- eating too quickly can make you fat! She's always right about these things... "don't drink Gatorade", "sleeping at regular times of night makes you taller" yeah, yeah :) It's all about the TYPE of energy you eat! And why I honestly have always thought that it's a bit silly for people to be so obsessed with counting calories, the pure numbers without regard to everything else!

On the American lifestyle: http://outofthewoodsfornow.tumblr.com/post/58690475122/aint-no-gyms-here
YUP. The dieting, running, and fitness class obsessed culture of our country is correlated with our huge rates of obesity right? In this sense, we need to find the Middle Way like other countries have. It allows them to be healthier and most importantly, happier! Like Ajahn David always said, "not too much, not too little". (I DO enjoy pushing myself to my limits in regards to rugby though, like how other countries enjoy running around playing futbol from grassroots to ultra-competitive environments. Just get out there and do it! Spontaneously! ...pickupquix app anyone?)

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

OMG THERES GOING TO BE A WARCRAFT MOVIE??

I MIGHT BE LATE TO THE BREAKING NEWS BOAT BUT

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(I'd heard rumors but never confirmed)

http://www.imdb.com/list/tTRtfz51NzA/

and Assassin's Creed! I hope they don't flop. They could be EPIC! Fansite

Shark Cat

No tanks this time. Calling it a CatShark reminds me of all the animals in Avatar: The Last Airbender (:

HAPPY SHA(r)K WEEK

I've also been day dreaming (again) of becoming a sc2 pro recently. It's not a glamorous life, but wouldn't it be cool? Haha I'll keep on dreaming. (And I watched Stephano's last game live yesterday woa.)

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Cat Tank

via A.Laub

Monday, July 22, 2013

Why Frances is so much better at engineering than I am! :)

The better way to learn:
A: Do grad school students remember everything they were taugh in college all the time?

A student who memorizes the entire physics curriculum is no more a physicist than one who memorizes the dictionary is a writer. Studying physics is about building skills, specifically the skills of modeling novel situations and solving difficult problems. The results in your textbook are just the raw material. You're a builder. Don't spend all your time collecting more materials. Collect a few, then build things.