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By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:59:13 +0000

As a side note, I just found out that my guru barista made this instructional video on kali silat knife fighting techniques. So, if I complain too much about my espresso said guru barista will kick my butt (he’s the one doing all the talking in the video):

Yes, there are some strange folks down at the cafe…

By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:50:26 +0000

@Melissa Well, the only thing you’ve really missed is that Twitter’s been up and down. Oh, wait, that’s par for the course!

@Rebecca Wii Fit might work for some programmers, but most of the people I know are pretty hard core hackers. They’d just rewire it and order another pizza.

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:02:08 +0000

I’ve never heard that about green tea but I’m definitely going to keep it in mind. I hate when the caffeine buzz wears off and I’m forced to take a nap. I love Twitter and my only gripe with it is that it distracts me from my work! In fact, I’ve been so caught up in work and other stuff the past couple of weeks, I haven’t had time to Tweet at all (and I miss it).

Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..How I Launched My Freelance Writing Career

By: rjleaman

rjleaman — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:26:01 +0000

Now you mention it, I do have programmer friends with a similar experience. Maybe not quite so dramatic… Two words: Wii Fit?

You’re not the only one who could take a page from your energetic wife!

rjleaman’s last blog post..Garden Giveaway… Go!

By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:55:24 +0000

Very serious. My first programming job packed 180 or more onto my frame in a little over a year. Spending $10 at Taco Bell for lunch will do that to a fella. I lost it all and then some, have yo-yo’d quite a bit since. Tis the pleasure of working in the tech biz.

I need to be more like my wife. She lifts 6 days a week. What a rock! I’d do it too if they’d install wi-fi at the gym and serve cinnamon rolls at the treadmill.

By: rjleaman

rjleaman — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:59:55 +0000

Are you serious?? But your writing is so sleek and lean…

rjleaman’s last blog post..Garden Giveaway… Go!

By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:51:23 +0000

@Rebecca You know, that sort of eating is how I got to be 400lbs back in the early 90s. Hope my writing doesn’t bloat like that.

Glad I could help with the tea-wisdom. My guru barista is truly the best.

By: rjleaman

rjleaman — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:50:11 +0000

Your observation about Twitter undermining the ‘pity party’ rings true. Turning one’s real-life angst into a 140-character anecdote to amuse others is unbelievably therapeutic! And if that were the only reason to T-engage (which is far from the case), that alone would be enough.

And I’m taking note of the espresso/green-tea wisdom (for which, thanks):
Checking in at Twitter at intervals through the day, for me, feels a bit like [food analogy alert] the gluttonous Edwardian gent taking a small dish of sorbet to cleanse the palate between roast squab and suckling pig. Write, tweet, write, tweet, repeat until it’s a struggle to rise from the keyboard…

rjleaman’s last blog post..Garden Giveaway… Go!