NERD ALERT

excuse me while i geek out for a second.

i've been playing god of war for PSP on "spartan" on and off now for about 4 days.
i was kickin it on the couch last night, playing with my earphones in so as not to disturb anyone and i got to this part:

i managed to make it almost all the way down to the bottom when emily (who was studying on the couch next to me) tapped me on the shoulder. i continued to play until i died (about 30 seconds) and took my earphones out to ask her what was up.

"um...you're breathing really hard."

this game is awesome.

i've been commuting to and from work via bicycle every day for a couple weeks now and i was thinking about most of the cyclists i see between seattle and bellevue. most are wearing actual bike kit, like bike shorts and bike jerseys and stuff. more and more i've been getting a little bit of discomfort from my saddle while riding in just jeans and am not helped by them (or my t-shirt) flapping in the wind while crossing lake washington. i'm kind of torn between the convenience of just wearing whatever i want--jeans with a tee and hoodie or whatever--vs the benefits of something a little more purpose-built (e.g. ass padding) and aerodynamic so i started looking around for jerseys.




i think that if i were going to wear any sort of bike jersey i might as well rep some of my favorite brews and snacks while i'm at it. the jury is still out on the whole jersey thing but i gotta say that i love that long sleeve duvel jersey.

i've also been thinking about inclement seattle weather that we will inevitably be experiencing. aside from the fact that earlier this year i purchased some leg warmers and some booties that i were told were waterproof when they actually WERE NOT (thanks for nothing velo bike shop, i am not even sure why i'm linking to you), i don't have much riding-specific clothes with a high degree of protection from shitty weather. luckily performance is having a sale on clothing right now and i found a jacket--a jacket that is designed to cover your ass-crack while riding--that's good. especially for anyone that ends up riding behind me because my ass always hangs out. right renai?? also on the bike gear tip, my buddy will linked me to chainlove.com today; i'll be keeping a sharp eye out on that site for some killer deals.

not that i've played rock band anytime recently (you know i be clappin niggaz and coppin whips in gta4. smarten up nigga) but i was pretty stoked to see this video on on comedy central insider. every time i play tom sawyer in rock band you know i holla at it on expert and i've always wondered if rush could even play it on expert. turns out, they tried when they were backstage at the colbert report. turns out, someone got it on video. peep:

turns out, the answer is no, because that shit doesn't even look like it's on hard and they still failed out at 31 percent. i'm betting The Internet can play rush better than rush can play rush. discuss.

i'm still looking for suggestions on places to eat in san fran. as in, i want to put together a 2-day mini tour of restaurants--breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

"San Fran's food makes Seattle look like a culinary shithole."
     - Angela

i'll believe it when i see it (with my mouth). anyone care to lend credence to this claim?

weekend update

it's monday. welcome to work. i won the office pool.

the bet was how much dark knight would make on opening weekend. it was a dollar per bet to buy in. "the price is right" rules (highest without going over) were in full effect and i took it with my bet of 105 million. i made 11 dollars, so it looks like i'll be seeing the movie for free, if people actually PAY UP.

went to a mariners game on friday. gorged on free hot dogs, which was awesome. i also paid $8.50 for a red hook, which was NOT awesome. i tried to hold out til we got home, but i just felt weird about being at a baseball game and not drinking beer.

i recorded with blue, pig on saturday and sunday. i'm of the mind that we should only ever "record" and not "practice" as we had many a hot cut (might have been the booze though). thinking i might throw some mp3's up here once we get everything mixed properly.

saturday night (after a screening of Ghostbusters at the fremont outdoor theater) emily and i caught the first part of sigur rós's 2007 documentary "Heima." from the Heima website:

The culmination of more than a year spent promoting their hugely successful ‘Takk…’ album around the world, the Icelandic tour was free to all-comers and went largely unannounced. Playing in deserted fish factories, outsider art follies, far-flung community halls, sylvan fields, darkened caves and the hoofprint of Odin’s horse, Sleipnir*, the band reached an entirely new spectrum of the Icelandic population; young and old, ardent and merely quizzical, entirely by word-of-mouth.

the film is beautifully shot, interspersing shots of the icelandic landscape with live performances of songs from their first four albums. here's a clip of one of my favorite parts of the film, a performance of Ágætis Byrjun:

Heima is a pleasure to watch and i'm strongly considering purchasing it for my dvd collection.

starting to flesh out plans for an upcoming trip to san francisco in august; i'll be down there for a couple days. i'd appreciate any tips on cool places to see and visit. in particular i'd be way into any recommendations for bomb-ass restaurants that i need to eat at before i leave the city.

[10:11] tomw: oh man, i ate at this sushi place, where the food was delivered on wooden boats on a stream right in front of you

that's EXACTLY the kind of thing i'm looking for.