Playlist Tag
Tagged by Danny. The instructions are as follows: List seven songs you are into right now — no matter what they are. They need to be songs you presently enjoy. Then, tag seven other people to see what they're listening to. Here's my seven...- Halo Friendlies: Disappear
- Yellowcard: Lights and Sounds
- AC/DC: You Shook Me All Night Long
- Feeder: Lost and Found
- Limp: Far Away
- Veruca Salt: So Weird
- Scissor Sisters: Comfortably Numb
- Lily Allen: LDN
I tag: Eva, Joe, Shan, Evy, Chrissy, Anju, Jeff
We Are Now Accepting Applications
Eva and I have decided that Bay to Breakers will probably be much more fun if done in costume. Not just matching outfits. Full on costumes (a la Wolverine or the Flash in the previous post). And we also decided that it would be exponentially more fun if we found others to share in the dress-up game.
Therefore, we are recruiting 3 more women to come and join us so that we can participate in Bay to Breakers 2008 as the Village People. Since it is a 12K run and since we don't want to be overburdened with cumbersome clothing, expect costumes to be comprised of short shorts and tank tops (I know, I know... I'm gonna have to do a LOT of squats and sit-ups to sculpt my butt and mini-muffin top into buns and abs of steel!)
As for available positions, Eva has dibs on the policewoman and I'd like to go as the biker (no, I will no reprise my J-town role as the cowgirl), so there are still openings for a cowgirl, a construction worker, and a Native American. If we get a 6th enthusiastic member, we could probably swing a sailor-type thing because no one ever remembers that a sailor is not actually an original Village Person.
Fingers
Look at your hands. Take note of which finger is longer, your ring finger or your index finger. Also, think back to your SAT scores. Which was better, your math score or your verbal score? Now read
this article and let me know if you fit the mold. I do. My ring fingers are considerably longer than my index fingers and my math score was 100 points higher than my verbal. I guess there was a lot of testosterone floating around during those crucial 9 months.
Bay to Breakers
I had a blonde moment yesterday.
Today was the 96th annual San Francisco Bay to Breakers 12K. Unlike most races, this one is particularly notorious for being a fun free-for-all. More like a crazy parade rather than a 7-mile run through the city. Eva came down yesterday to spend the night since the starting line is conveniently situated on Embarcadero, next to the Bay, and relatively close to where I live. We were looking at the map of the race course last night and I noticed that the race finished right at the coast. I was like "Look, it ends right at the beach. That's so cool!" Eva gives me this weird look and was like, "You just noticed that now? Why do you think they call it 'BAY to BREAKERS'?!" For some reason it had never occured to me until that point that the reason why they call it Bay to Breakers was because they started on the bay side of the city and ran straight across to the Pacific Ocean side.
Anyway, on to the photos.
Eva and me. (this one's for you, Anju) We're MATCHING!
For some reason, there were lots of people throwing tortillas. It was a good thing I was wearing a hat. I got smacked in the head a bunch of times.
They're like ants! Let the race begin!
Spongebob (in jail??) and Eva.
Superheroes galore. The Flash and Wolverine decide to participate in the festivities. Surprisingly enough, The Flash did not win the race.
The Legion of the Kings of Rock n Roll.
And of course, no gathering of crazy alternative people in San Francisco would be complete without the presence of right wing conservative Bible thumpers. Thank you so much for educating me about my disgustingly sinful lifestyle. I hang my head in shame.
But moving on... Eva and I finished in an hour and 44 minutes... not bad considering we ended up walking most of the first 2 - 3 miles (it was supercrowded). Oh, and we tried counting all of the nekkid people, but lost count at like 30-something. Ah, only in San Francisco!
Liposuction
Don't worry, I'm not thinking of getting any. It's just that I have a liposuction-related addendum to my last post. If you are of the faint-hearted variety, or are easily grossed out, you probably shouldn't read any further.
Apparently, a company in Norway has struck a deal with a Miami hospital so that in can receive 3000 gallons of liposuction fat. And you'll never guess what they're trying to do with said fat. That's right, they're gonna try and convert it to biodiesel. Mmmm, tasty.
According to
the article, 3000 gallons of human fat can be converted to 2,600 gallons of biodiesel. With the average diesel engine running at 27 mpg of biodiesel, and 3,000 gallons of liposuction fat = 2,600 gallons of biodiesel = 70,200 miles driven, that creates a grand total of 23.4 miles per gallon of liposuction fat. Again, the VP of my company wanted to take it one step further and calculate miles per pound of fat. So here goes:
"Body fat has a density of 0.918 grams per cubic centimeter. There are 453.59 grams in a pound and there are 3,785.41 cubic centimeters in a gallon. Thus, a gallon of liposuction fat would weigh 7.66 pounds. And 23.4 miles per gallon would translate into 3.05 miles per pound."
So there we have it. One chicken's fat provides enough fuel to propel a diesel engine car 1 mile, but a pound of human fat will get it 3 miles. And with Americans becoming more and more obese, I'd say we have a renewable energy source on our hands!
