Nerdds of the world unite

This is a pretty cool article. I like the gecko robot.

http://www.slate.com/id/2145813/nav/tap1/

August Get Together

I've got a free flight anywhere in the US on United if I get the ticket two weeks in advance, so if we can figure out where and when for sure in the near future that would be awesome. Looking forward to hanging out! Ry, thanks for being the guy to get this up and moving.

Aussie Football

I went to the park today to play some volleyball with friends, and there were some guys there messing around playing what I thought was Rugby. Turns out it is Australian Rules Football, and is damn cool. We kicked the ball around with them for a bit, and they invited us to come to their next practice on Sunday. Think I may do it, it's kind of rough but seems like a lot of fun.

Seals

David Thomson.
While I've actually spent a good amount of time reading esoteric nonsense (god damn Kant), banging my head against the contrived walls of literary criticism, I've also enjoyed little stories like this one(in the comment).
Beauty. The story becomes even more random, but I'm sobering up and tired of typing.

nonsense

"everybody 's gotta learn sometime"

Matthew King

Always the role model: from November 1988.

Monkey in Vermont.

So I'm officially a grad student. I'm not the teacher in the classroom anymore and I find myself misunderstanding the assignment two days running. I remember jumping on my own students for being so stupid as to misunderstand an assignment, and I can't wait to jump on them with renewed vigor in the fall.

I go to a party and find a seat next to a keg so I can fill my glass without standing (starting to enjoy my new taste for beer). There are no other seats on the porch and most people are by the fire until it starts to rain. They all crowd onto the porch; because they are standing and I'm in a very low chair, I can't really have a conversation. I continue to drink and enjoy watching this old scene of boys trying to get laid. "I'm happy happy happy happy by myself." Monkey continues to drink silently for a few hours, every once in a while soliciting aid because of his excellent location to thirsty grad students. Later a girl sits on a stump next to him and they exchange a few words for a minute. He focusses on standing without wavering and walking straight as he goes across the lawn to his own room.
I don't get cell service here, but I'll check my messages once a week if I remember. I plan to plan to try to spear head a gathering sometime between Aug 11th and 17th. Location suggestions? Date preferences?