this is really more of a comment than a post...
Adam, I subscribe to the atom feed generated by this blog in my reader account. That way I get the news from you guys alongside the posts from the other dozen or so sites I follow. This is useful because not only do I read your posts soon after they've made it on to this blog, because I check my reader account several times a day, but I am spared the pain of visiting the kenwood blog and finding that, once again, no one has decided to post anything.
So why don't I post more often? If I read your post 2 hours after you posted it why don't I respond sooner? Um. What it boils down to is that when I get in a posting mood, which is hardly ever, I often go ahead and do it on my blog rather than here. I guess that makes me a selfish whore.
Oh, remember that article you got all excited about on helical turbines? It looks like at least one company is making them. This could be a great thing for wind power if it catches on. The idea of using them as POV displays is kind of tacky though.
Chris, your level of physical activity shames me. My cardiovascular health is hardly stellar but with all the lifting and demolition I do in job combined with the fact that I now have to cook all my own food means that I now tip the scales at 155 -- the lightest I've been in several years. I'm also hungry most of the time.
As for staying at Dorkhouse I'm sure you'd find at least one of our four couches suitable for sleeping.
Fun link: fastr
This is a game where you try to guess the name of the flickr collection before everybody else. Don't play with Jaron. He cheats.
Ask Kenwood:
I'm thinking about doing MVS next year. Is this really a better idea than working in a trailer factory? Would I have to make friends with new people? Do you hate where you live? Does your job consume you? What do you do with yourself when you aren't at work?
So why don't I post more often? If I read your post 2 hours after you posted it why don't I respond sooner? Um. What it boils down to is that when I get in a posting mood, which is hardly ever, I often go ahead and do it on my blog rather than here. I guess that makes me a selfish whore.
Oh, remember that article you got all excited about on helical turbines? It looks like at least one company is making them. This could be a great thing for wind power if it catches on. The idea of using them as POV displays is kind of tacky though.
Chris, your level of physical activity shames me. My cardiovascular health is hardly stellar but with all the lifting and demolition I do in job combined with the fact that I now have to cook all my own food means that I now tip the scales at 155 -- the lightest I've been in several years. I'm also hungry most of the time.
As for staying at Dorkhouse I'm sure you'd find at least one of our four couches suitable for sleeping.
Fun link: fastr
This is a game where you try to guess the name of the flickr collection before everybody else. Don't play with Jaron. He cheats.
Ask Kenwood:
I'm thinking about doing MVS next year. Is this really a better idea than working in a trailer factory? Would I have to make friends with new people? Do you hate where you live? Does your job consume you? What do you do with yourself when you aren't at work?
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Ooo...writing about mvs is a challenge, which is why it has taken me so long to respond. Let's see if I can say something useful.
1. You'll make less money in mvs than in a trailer factory, but you'll have a better time and make better memories in vs, despite all the baggage that comes with it. Continue for more on that.
2. Yes, you have to make new friends or you'll go crazy. And no, they won't be as good as your old friends. At least you have options as to whether the friends you make are through the house, or church, or work (or best-case scenario, all three)-i.e. there are built-in support systems for moving into whatever brand new community you choose. And my experience has been that practically everyone you meet treats you extremely generously, a bit like being on SST again.
3. I don't hate where I live, but sometimes I wish Sioux Falls was more glamorous. You know, a bit more flash and dash. I echo the climate comment as well, now that it is the middle of gray midwestern winter and I'm chomping at the bit to do some good hiking and camping. Now living the VS home, well, that's a different story. A household of 3 is just asking for trouble, especially with a demanding housemate. As Chris said, it's not like living with a bunch of friends, which I naively assumed it would be when I started. That said, I've got so many great memories of activities and experiences that wouldn't have happened without living with this group of people. So really, my experience has been that you should expect a rollercoaster of peaks and valleys, times when you hate where you live, and times where you love it.
4. My job doesn't consume me, except when it does. For the most part, I can just leave my work at work and have the evenings and weekends free. Occasionally, I work 11 and 12 hour days, but my job is such that this can be made up as flex time (right now I'm sitting at +66.5 hrs). It really depends a lot on what you do, and be prepared to do something completely different than your job description - it just sort of comes with the volunteering territory. If you want to be excited by your job, I suggest choosing something that sounds difficult and challenging and unfamiliar.
5. When I'm not at work, I read, play the piano, watch movies, play ping-pong, go for walks, go for bike rides, go tubing, attend basketball games, attend concerts, go to church, do "game nights", go sightseeing, cook supper, clean the house, mow the lawn, spend a night on the town, attend committee meetings, eat supper with church members, download music off the dial up internet connection, wish I wasn't so bored, and sleep. Such is life.
Wow, this got pretty long. I could really talk about it more if you want. But I should save some stuff for Adam to say...
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