⇒ last 2 days of gym

thurs:
4.0KM in 30'31"
280+ KCALs
10x60
visits since 04th jan '09: 16
#visits per mth: 14 | 2
3 mth ave: 5.33
ave cost per visit: $10.00

fri:
4.0KM in 32'31"
280+ KCALs
10x60
visits since 04th jan '09: 17
#visits per mth: 14 | 3
3 mth ave: 5.66
ave cost per visit: $9.41

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⇒ Feb, 06th

let's see what's goin on today:

news:

NSW is hot
news corp:$9.7B loss...oh, that recession
australia's most popular youtube-r

MAKE:

xhttp://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02/modeling_a_character_for_3d_printin.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
y

sweet!
xhttp://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02/popup_book_ideas.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
y

mayhem and chaos in snow globes
flashback urban camouflage
metalworking supersite
tim sees steampunky ceramic art
financial data as music excel as art
i did something like this circa 2005...data sonification

MISC:

new M:UA 2 trailer
dragonball trailer
Overwriting Hard Drive Data: The Great Wiping Controversy
technical miscellanea in hard drive wiping--do I wipe more than once to be secure?
details that matter
excellent (web) design industry advice

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⇒ check yo'self!

just remember:

a moment of anger can undo years of hard work

a bird in hand is better than 3(?)

a moment of honesty beats continued lies

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⇒ around the world today

Panasonic to axe 15,000 workers









attack of the magnet people!

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⇒ gym after 10 day layoff

as i explained, dad has been injured and needs extra care these days. Previously, he did a stint in hospital where I visited on a daily basis, hence no gym time.

yesterday arvo, finally got a chance to go back. unfortunately:
1. wasn't planning to go, so I wasn't prepared for the exercise
2. felt so heavy and bloated! ate a sandwich and chicken chippies before I went (big mistake!)

So i tried to persist anyways:
4.0km in 31'30" and 280+ KCALs (one of my slowest, worst results. ever)
11x60=660.

visits since 04th jan '09: 15
#visits per mth: 14 | 1
3 mth ave: 5
ave cost per visit: $10.67

i feel such frustration and bitterness in my life that I can't help but think it's poisoning my personality and sanity!

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⇒ dad returns

finally got the old man back home yesterday. He'd been hospitalized for 10 full days and nights--it was a really serious head injury.

Anyhoo, he's home and resting now. It really kills me that a stupidly simple accident could have such wide reaching consequence and repercussions. Again, I have to ask: why do bad things happen to good people?

So things at home are dramatically changing--I know and understand that, but it really pisses me off to hear it from some other ppl, especially if they've been a jackass and consider themselves morally sound to pass judgment on my lifestyle. I may not be many things, most of all accomplished, but I'm still a better human than thou!

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⇒ OCR table

				Symbol	Name
				Hex
				Symbol's Picture
⑀	OCR Hook	⑁	OCR Chair	⑂	OCR Fork	⑃	OCR Inverted Fork	⑄	OCR Belt Buckle
0x2440		0x2441		0x2442		0x2443		0x2444
⑅	OCR Bow Tie	⑆	OCR Branch Bank Identification	⑇	OCR Amount Of Check	⑈	OCR Customer Account Number	⑉	OCR Dash
0x2445		0x2446		0x2447		0x2448		0x2449
⑊	OCR Double Backslash		Not Defined		Not Defined		Not Defined		Not Defined
0x244A		0x244B		0x244C		0x244D		0x244E
		-		-		-		-

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⇒ web creative

remember soundwave from transformers? the sony walkman dude? well here's a new soundwave cassette
decepticon cassettes!
more here




Godzilla, voltron, mazinger mash-up

IBM's chimera maker
Crankbunny: old school 2D puppetry and craft
Etsy: place to buy and sell handmade stuff
crankbunny's profile on etsy
papercraft obama

icons:
patapon system icons
indiana jones themed desktop icons

Olly Moss' flickr photostream
and here
and his video game classics

halftones:
understanding halftones
and here
halftone tutorial
automated halftoning
the rasterbator: large size halftoning

slick captain america hoodie for girls
ewok driving velociraptor. sure, why not?
flatliners poster
the black axe store

awesome, comical bruce lee and chuck norris interpretation by patrick mate

old school style poster. reminds me of those circus-spectacle type posters
here
render your image in the style of the famous Obama 'hope' poster
more matrix ping-pong
strutting squid
from here

comic book character interpretations:
marvel pin-up
batman pin-up
cutesy batman interpretation
the kosmo reference
cutesy DC heroes here

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⇒ some web creative catchup

my Powerbook on a sunny day:

well, i won't complain too much--even though it gets almost scalding hot, it's never let me down, especially at critical points in assignment submission; put up with tons of stupidity and abuse heaped upon it in my early days; and keeps me warm in winter.



Amigurumi flickr set

stuff of life
seems to be a picture book explaining DNA

"behold the machine" print
hungarian star wars posters
adorable mickey and minnie



he-man by alex leighton.
skeletor here and official website here

Merrill Lynch CEO Spent $1,220,000 On Office Renovation As Company Prepared To Burn
Impressive rant! This guy's my hero for the day
crazy detailed predator figure
Amigurumi on vacation blog
video game covers made 'classic' by Olly Moss
Monsters vs Aliens posters
olympic athlete named kim yoo suk
steampunk zeppelin over old SF
20000 league under sea etching
if voltron was sponsored
more here
lego hellboy bust
vintage alice in wonderland
Chrysler backlash
miss monster products
chimera generator
cupid papercraft

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⇒ Nadal V Federer: VII - Aus Open '09

Federer and Nadal's 7th grand slam final meeting. Only player Nadal has lost to in a grand slam final? Federer (Wimbledon '06, '07). Only player Federer has lost to in a grand slam final? Nadal (Roland Garros '06-'08, Wimbledon '08). Add Aus Open '09 to that, Nadal has triumphed!

7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2

Another amazing match on a surface considered 'neutral' for the two. Nadal is a beast. His like a brick wall, very little gets past him...then there's his attacking...all areas have improved, especially his serving. Three of four matches I can think of being described as 'the best' or 'best ever' (Safin d Federer Aus Open Semi-Final 2005; Nadal d Federer Wimbledon Final 2008; Nadal d Verdasco Aus Open Semi-Final 2009; Nadal d Federer Aus Open Final 2009) have been won by Nadal!

Here's a roundup of headlines and thoughts on the match:
Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in epic five-set Australian Open final | Rafael Nadal triumphs in an Australian Open classic | | Rafael Nadal triumphs in battle of titans | Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to claim Aussie Open crown | Rafa Nadal, the king of tennis | Nadal beats Federer to win Australian Open | Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in epic five-set Australian Open final | Rafael Nadal triumphs in an Australian Open classic | Rafa reigns supreme to claim Aust Open crown | Federer overwhelmed by emotions of big loss | Forty Deuce's Aus Open '09 final highlights | a play-by-play transcript of the final | funny ballkid comment | full Australian Open results here

It should be noted that Nadal spent 10 of his total 18+ tournament hours playing in the final 3 days! Add to that his late finish in the semifinal. Just amazing. See, that's how you do it (I'm looking in your direction quitter Djokovic. Nadal's got heart...never say die, never too much to handle, just do it? Nope, he just did it!

During a fortnight of competition which featured quality players (Andy Roddick, J.M. Del Potro, Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga), dangerous players (Fernando Verdasco, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Gael Mofils, Fernando Gonzales, Tommy Haas), competitive players (Lleyton Hewitt, Tomas Berdych, Marcos Baghdatis) or the best players (Roger Federer, Marat Safin), Nadal emerged King of the Hill (beat Christophe Rochus (R1), Roko Karanusic (R2), Gonzales (R3), Haas (R4), Simon (QF), Verdasco (SF) and Federer (F)).

Now he's got a chance to exceed Federer--a calendar year grand slam--he's the only person likely to win the French (again), a strong Wimbledon contender, and he just won a hardcourt grand slam, so why not the US Open?

Such a loss is tough for Federer but if Federer really is the greatest of all time, he needs to act like it, learn from defeat, come back stronger and take apart Nadal's game. Every time Nadal loses and goes away, he comes back stronger, better and with new weapons. Federer needs to do this to get to and exceed 14 slams. Only by rightfully earning victory over Nadal in grand slams will be be the greatest. You only become the best if you beat the best.

top three players of the tournament (IMO):

1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - beat Verdasco in the semis, beat Federer in the final, played unbelievably for the whole tournament (unbelievable defense and court coverage), showed professionalism, grace and sportsmanship.


2. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - kicked serious ass to reach the 4th round (dropped just 14 games), scalped Andy Murray (GBR) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) en route to a brutal semi-final with Nadal which went down to the wire!


3. Roger Federer (SUI) - recapturing his great form, great match with Berdych (CZE) in the 4th round, routing #8 seed J.M. Del Potro (ARG) and Andy Roddick (USA) in quarterfinals and semis, battling Nadal all the way.

on the women's side, only Jelena Dokic held my attention. An amazing run, she arose from the ashes of controversies past like a phoenix. Serena Williams may have won, but that's because the field she competed against was rather flat--even her own game was terribly flat up until the final.

Again, congrats to the top 3 players of the tournament for a great show and bringing their A+ game, but the victory belongs to Rafa. Vamos Rafa

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