Quick Thoughts

  • Flying into Cleveland.
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 7th

    Unique Landscaping.

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  • OHIO!
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 6th

    I’m in Ohio this week. More updates soon.

    No comments

  • Animals on the Underground
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 3rd

    This is totally awesome.

    Animals, appearing in the Tube maps.

    Enjoy.

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  • Words I dislike
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 2nd

    Registrar.

    ugh.

    hate it.

    No comments

  • Weird.
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 1st

    In honor of their 10th birthday, Google has allowed you to step back in time and use its search engine as it appeared in January 2001. MikeDiDonato.com doesn’t exist nor does any reference to September 11th or Facebook.

    It’s kind of strange.

    1 Comment

  • A cute game.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 30th

    In love with the moon.

    find all the endings!

    1 Comment

  • Heavy Meddle.
    Author: Irene
    Sep 29th

    80’s hair-metal rockers Twisted Sister announce that they ‘are now going to take it.’

    Check out the inside scoop here.

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  • Skatecart.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 29th

    Whenever I’m wheeling a cart around the grocery store or the shop floor at work I am hard pressed not to kick off, jump on, and ride that cart for a few meters.

    I hope I never grow out of this desire.

    1 Comment

  • These guys?
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 26th

    They’re awesome.

    Video.

    2 Comments

  • Credit Crisis Explained
    Author: Ryan Schenk
    Sep 25th

    A couple weeks ago, Ben did a great job of explaining Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac to us.

    This episode of This American Life does a great job of explaining the greater “credit crisis” in excellent detail.

    2 Comments

  • One Man AC/DC Cover Band.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 24th

    AWESOME.

    2 Comments

  • Paranoia Song.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 24th

    Enjoy.

    (video)

    1 Comment

  • Habitat for Humanity
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 24th

    Mandy is doing Habitat for Humanity. If you’d like to help her out with a donation, click here.

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  • child.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 23rd

    I should name my firstborn son “Norman”

    7 Comments

  • Richard Dawkins
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 22nd

    And his talk on our Queer universe on Ted.

    Enjoy!

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  • Hungry?
    Author: Irene
    Sep 19th

    Try a 100 lb. (45 kg)  burger.

    Just one item on the list of the World’s Top 10 Largest Things 2008, and where to find them.

    3 Comments

  • Avast Mateys!
    Author: Irene
    Sep 19th

    It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Check out the fun here.

    Been a while since you’ve sailed the seas pillaging for booty?  Check out these fantastic guidelines for how to talk like a pirate!

    1 Comment

  • Batter Blaster.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 17th

    Heck yes.

    from Darcy.

    3 Comments

  • Shop Rite.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 16th

    Huge African American Male at ShopRite with sunglasses: Dude. Your hair is awesome.
    Me: Thanks!
    H.A.A.M.@SR.w/SG: Seriously. You’ve got it goin’ on.

    3 Comments

  • Some Links.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 15th

    1. According to Wikipedia, Brian Cox was in a Rock Band before he decided to study physics.

    2. Food day? Yes please. (from shamus)

    3. The creepy cat. (video)

    1 Comment

  • Brian Cox vs. Sir David King.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 14th

    I roll my eyes at Sir David King’s arguments in this video but perhaps I’m biased because I have a man-crush on Brian Cox.

    3 Comments

  • Reese.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 11th

    I love this picture and this picture.

    6 Comments

  • National Orienteering Day!
    Author: Patrick
    Sep 11th

    As Mike D’s geography & maps correspondent, I’m here to tell you that this weekend is National Orienteering Day! Get maps, explore the woods, and find checkpoints! Less than $10! Woo!

    And since I know that most of you are in the CT/MA area, here are the two events nearest you! (I can look up other National Orienteering Day events by request, too.)

    9/13 Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT

    9/14 Great Brook Farm, Carlisle, MA

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      Toby.

      September 23rd, 2008 by mike d. in A Day In The Life...

      Meet Toby.

      Toby is Tony and Paulette’s new puppy. He’s half lab and half collie (we think) and he’s pretty adorable.

      Here he is having a snack:
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      And here he is just after he fell asleep on Tony’s boots.

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      Paulette got him for Tony for their one year wedding anniversary. Toby is six weeks old and seems to be pretty mild mannered. Tony and Paulette are now going through all the tasks to get the dog his shots and enough toys to keep him busy during the day but not so much to spoil him. I’m certain that they will raise a good little pup.

      Congrats to Tony and Paulette on their new family member!

      Authored by: mike d.

      Weekend Videos

      September 22nd, 2008 by mike d. in Weekend Update!, A Day In The Life...

      currently eating: cinnamon toast crunch - total style.

      This weekend was peppered with multimedia. Firstly, you’ll note a new Kung Fu Party Trick in the feature section. It was definitely a fun one, and amazingly, we hit it on our first try. There will also be some wakeboarding photos and videos that may pop up this week as well as some adorable pictures of Tony and Paulette’s new puppy.

      This week I’ll very likely start going back to school at the University of New Haven for those last pesky credits. This frustrating class will limit fun - most specifically my rock climbing. I signed back up at the rock gym last week with the expectation that I’d be able to devote two nights a week to the walls. Sadly, it looks like I’ll be pushed back to only one night a week. Weak.

      I’m reading House of Leaves. It’s amazing in its individuality. Go find a library and pick it up. I want to talk to people about the book.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Not Cool.

      September 17th, 2008 by mike d. in school

      currently eating: leftovers

      As this afternoon’s events transpired, I went from confused to miserable. I actually felt nauseous for a little bit. Not to the point of vomiting, but the anxious butterflies were definitely there and they were definitely breeding at exponential rates.

      On August first I announced gleefully on this very website the completion of my mechanical engineering requirements. Nothing has changed. I still have all those requirements completed. Let’s drill down to make sure.

      Requirements for a Mechanical Engineering Degree at the University of New Haven.
      6 mandatory courses - Status: COMPLETE
      Theory of Elasticity
      Advanced Fluids
      Advanced Thermodynamics
      Advanced Dynamics
      Numerical Methods
      Mechanical Eng. Analysis

      2 mechanical engineering course of our choice - Status: COMPLETE
      Combustion
      Heat Transfer

      and 3 of anything - Status: COMPLETE
      Independent Project: FEA analysis of Rock Climbing Carabiners
      RPI TRANSFER: Statistics
      RPI TRANSFER: Accounting

      This adds up to a total of 33 credits. 27 in house, and 6 that I was able to transfer from RPI.

      So I sent in my petition to graduate and was promptly informed that I did not meet the “residency” requirement of 30 credits and I need to take another class.

      Wait.

      What?

      I did not meet the “residency” requirement of 30 credits and I need to take another class.

      .

      .

      .

      This is me shocked.
      This is me facing 42 more hours of class time, 14 weeks of homework, 14 days without carpool, countless lost lunches, hours of cramming, two tests, a project, and another 2 months without a degree on my wall.
      This is me depressed.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Color Test.

      September 16th, 2008 by mike d. in A Day In The Life...

      currently eating: stir-fry: Chicken, peppers, and onions served over couscous.

      This is a color IQ test. It takes a little while, but the results are pretty interesting. Sadly, I got a bit fed up with the whole process and rushed at the end. I’d say it takes about 5-10 minutes.

      You can view my results here.

      After you’ve taken the test, please feel free to share your results.

      Authored by: mike d.

      The Wound is Healing.

      September 15th, 2008 by mike d. in KungFu, Weekend Update!

      currently eating: toast.

      Last week’s Kung Fu wound is healing nicely.

      wound.JPG

      It’s developed a dark purple core with an amber halo. Thankfully, it no longer hurts to walk - although my leg still feels a bit weak.

      This past weekend was decent I got to hang out with Darcy a bit on Saturday night. We painted her bedroom shades of fig, made lemonade sodas, and shared some food from Whole Foods. Sunday I did some work to start cleaning the garage and then made pizza with Tony and Paulette. Sadly, I’m still not feeling back up and chipper from a sickness that I came down with late last week. Hopefully I’ll be back in an excited healthy state soon.

      Keep your eyes out for a sweet science write-up in the feature section this week.

      Did you guys have good weekends?

      Authored by: mike d.

      Trash The Dress

      September 12th, 2008 by mike d. in VIDEO

      I’ve written about TrashTheDress before. It’s a cool option for brides to destroy their wedding dress in a fantastically photographic manner.

      Well, Still Motion just upped the ante with this video.

      I have NO idea how they did some of those shots. Ridiculous.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Company Picnic.

      September 12th, 2008 by mike d. in Conversations, Work

      As our company picnic concludes and I start my walk back into the building to get my stuff and head home, I bump into two of our executives.

      Vice President: “Mike D? You suck at the tire throw.”
      President: “and at basketball free throws.”
      Vice President: “and at horseshoes.”
      President: “and at the egg toss.”
      Vice President: “Wait, the egg toss too? Weren’t you on one of those final teams Mike?”
      Mike D: “… no…”
      Vice President: “oh. well? okay then.”

      Stupid work. They never choose rock climbing or Kung Fu sparring as company picnic sports.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Geese Aplenty.

      September 11th, 2008 by mike d. in A Day In The Life...

      I stumbled upon this blog today: Geese Aplenty.

      Here’s an excerpt:

      The police asked for “help” identifying the robbers, which really annoyed me. What other civil servants ask for help? Does the post office ask for help with all the holiday packages around Christmas time? The public is asking the police for help so we can go out and have a ten dollar prawn burrito in peace without being asked to hit the floor, but they just turn it around and say “No, we need your help.” And people wonder why billionaires put on black body armor and fight crime.

      I am excited to add this particular read to my rotation.

      Authored by: mike d.
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