Monthly Archives: April 2006

taxes done

Thanks to a bit of a search (thanks, sprite), the tax forms (W-2, 1040 and D-40) were found and filled out. End result: I owe the feds and the District owes me. The totals don’t balance out, but that’s okay by me. At least they’re done.

weekend doings

Stuff that I’m doing this weekend: Fill out and file my Federal and District taxes done Work on a paper for class (all weekend) Go to a comedy show featuring Mitch Fatel & Dmitri Martin (from The Daily Show) (Saturday) Go to a birthday brunch (Sunday) Go to the reading of a play written by

boot camp: apple’s secret weapon

Apple’s move to the Intel Core chipset caught a lot of long-time Mac fans off-guard. They whined and moped for a while. But now Apple has pulled anice trick from its sleeve: Boot Camp is a “technology preview” that allows owners of Intel-based Macs to install Windows XP on their Macs in a native, bootable

workout log: 4 april 2006

Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC > Glen Echo, MD Distance: 19.4 miles (some very hilly) Duration: 1:21 Weather: sunny, 55 degrees Avg HR: 143 (max: 171) Type: aerobic The first PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride of the season. 12 people showed up, mostly BB riders. I brought along my lights in case of darkness, which

dst is a bugger

I’m having a harder time making the transition to daylight saving time this year. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I’m a bit of a night owl. And my allergies are fighting a tough battle this time of year, thus adding another layer of “grunge” to the mix. Combine that with

sunrise ride dashed by rain

I was planning on a ride to see the cherry blossoms at sunrise this morning. My alarm went off and I was enthosed to go – at least as enthused as a half-awake person can be right after the switch to DST. But the view outside the bedroom window was decidedly “sodium-grey,” indicating overcast skies.

workout log: 2 april 2006

Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC > Reston, VA Distance: 40.6 miles (some very hilly) Duration: 2:33 Weather: sunny, 68 degrees Avg HR: 136 (max: 166) Type: aerobic Another splendid cycling day. There were some crowds at the beginning and end of the ride, no doubt due to the cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin

one of the best afd pranks

Spin magazine’s world-exclusive review of Guns’n’Roses’ long-awaited Chinese Democracy! Too funny. Other great AFD pranks are listed on Wikipedia and Urgo.

workout log: 1 april 2006

Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC > Potomac, MD Distance: 30.5 miles Duration: 1:57 Weather: partly cloudy, 69 degrees Avg HR: 149 (max: 172) Type: aerobic Very gusty conditions greeted me for this afternoon ride, but it was good regardless. Took a little while to get the legs moving, but I mit my stride about

the latest selective service: soundtracks

Sam, Matt and I tackle soundtracks to non-existent movies in this month’s Selective Service. Check it out!