Andrew Ferguson
Rejecting Your Reality and Substituting My Own Since 1986
Subscribe to RSS FeedFor the week of 2010-03-20 in Tweets
- my 80's outfit is complete and it is also amazing. #fb #
- http://yfrog.com/hq48039319j #
- ran 7.21 km on 3/14/2010 at 7:39 AM with a pace of 5'06"/km
http://go.nike.com/8fcgo74 # - Surely, he can't be dead RT @cnnbrk: Actor Peter Graves, 83, best known for TV's "Mission: Impossible," is dead. http://on.cnn.com/b6M7Ak #
- @samuelgoodwin Oh noes! What happened? in reply to samuelgoodwin #
- Finally getting back to work on http://andrewferguson.net/wordpress-plugins/countdown-timer/ after 1+ year hiatus #fb #
- worked 11 hours today, yes 11. That's 7.3 hours of OT this week. #fb #
- St. Patrick is the patron saint of engineers #fb #
- Things that are awesome: talking to my cousin, who is literally half a world away, using SkypeToGo, cell phone to cell phone (via Skype) #fb #
- parle le français (avec l'aide de Google) #fb #
- @EmiRH Seattle…but I'm biased. in reply to EmiRH #
- Free sbux pastery: http://www.starbucks.com/blog/4983/free-pastry-day #
- @jackie1776 Photos!! in reply to jackie1776 #
- WTF RT @piboeing: WSJ: Russia's UAC plans to bid on tanker http://bit.ly/boTTRS #
- awesome night. going to bed now though. #fb #
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For the week of 2010-03-13 in Tweets
- Watching Aladin for the first time in…18 years?? #fb #
- RT @petersagal: Know the feeling… I myself am weighed down by genius. RT @michaelyw You're fast! I carry too much muscle to maintain… #
- RT @_wjz: So who do you think is going to win the Oscars tonight? My guess is Barack Obama. All of them. #
- ran 5.81 km on 3/7/2010 at 5:56 PM with a pace of 6'26"/km
http://go.nike.com/01ddosp5 # - Woke up this morning with a headache and a small cut on my forehead. WTF did I do while I was sleeping?? #fb #
- Got my refund check today. EFT FTW. #fb #
- ran 6.06 km on 3/9/2010 at 5:40 PM with a pace of 4'32"/km
http://go.nike.com/06khm2jp # - weird, just found the exact phone number as a relatives, but in a different area code. i wonder what the odds are? #fb #
- set a goal to workout 10 times in 4 weeks
http://go.nike.com/5slq0e8 # - Work just got busy #fb #
- I work 5 cubicles away from Tom. RT @speea: Tom McCarty wins presidential election. #
- The driving rain sounds amazingly creepy on the roof at work #fb #
- ran 2 km on 3/12/2010 at 6:05 PM with a pace of 5'42"/km
http://go.nike.com/1jlpiu8 # - who wants to hang out? #fb #
- Am I seriously at work today? #fml #fb #
- @jentillotson are you there?!? in reply to jentillotson #
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9885
One month ago I decided to run a marathon…a dash…a run. Something.
Today I picked up my race bib (#9885), my timing chip, and my shirt. I also calibrated my Nike + iPod by running over to Roosevelt High School and running around their track a couple of times. I also finalized my iPod music, which has been carefully and scientifically calibrated to be awesome:
| Action This Day | Queen | Hot Space |
| Paranoid Android | Radiohead | OK Computer |
| Riding The Waves | Afro Celt Sound System | Volume 2: Release |
| The Piano Knows Something I Don’t Know | Panic At The Disco | Pretty. Odd. |
| Dirt Off Your Android (Instrum | Jaydiohead | Jaydiohead Instrumentals |
| The Middle | Jimmy Eat World | Bleed American |
| I’ll Do Anything | Jason Mraz | Waiting for My Rocket to Come |
| Just a Dream | James Fate | Nate James is James Fate |
| The Hands That Built America {From Gangs of New York} | U2 | Best of 1990-2000 [Bonus Tracks/DVD] Disc 1 |
| Kashmir | Bond | Shine |
| Gamble Everything For Love | Ben Lee | Awake is the New Sleep |
| Go to Sleep | Radiohead | Hail to the Thief |
| Flower | Moby | Gone in 60 Seconds |
| Wheels | Cake | Pressure Chief |
| Such Great Heights | The Postal Service | Give Up |
| The Electric Co. | U2 | Boy |
| Human | The Killers | Day & Age |
| Circle Of Life | Various Artists | The Lion King |
In terms of running, here’s a synopsis of what I’ve been doing:
My goal is to run the entire thing with under 8 minutes/mile (about 5 minutes/kilometer) and I think I can actually do it! All that’s left to do is go run! Sunday morning, 8:40am, Belltown, be there.
Update: I created an iMix for iTunes: Run Mix 1
Tags: Nike + iPod, race, run, St. Patrick's Day Dash
You Are Not Eligible to Donate
I tried to donate blood last week during a drive at work (interesting side note, Boeing pays for time spent donating blood). One of my coworkers asked me and I thought it would be a fun experience, especially since I haven’t donated in a while.
I knew that because of all my recent travel, there was a chance I couldn’t donate, but I thought that enough time had passes and that at least I hadn’t been to Africa.
I told the nurse what areas I had been to, Europe, Eastern Europe, and Haiti. She was pretty sure I wouldn’t be eligible to donate, but we went through each country I visited just to make sure. The nurse meticulously wrote down every single country and major city I visited, from Moscow, Russia all the way through Frankfurt, Germany, and Haiti. As it turns out, all of Haiti is at risk for malaria. And despite the fact that I had taken chloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, I have to wait an entire year until I can give blood again.
I understand the need to be safe, and I promise I’m not complaining, but it seems like the odds of someone actually getting malaria are low enough that it should be worthwhile to collect the blood, test it, and use it if it’s clean. What diseases are tested for anyway?
Tags: blood, blood donation, chloroquine, Haiti, malaria, Puget Sound Blood Center, Travel the World
For the week of 2010-03-06 in Tweets
- Trying out my new headphones and running shorts. #fb #
- ran 6.04 km on 2/28/2010 at 5:22 PM with a pace of 4'13"/km
http://go.nike.com/0853r41r # - ran 4.99 km on 3/2/2010 at 5:56 PM with a pace of 4'14"/km
http://go.nike.com/05agvl58 # - @jessegamble V-Moda Sport Series Headphones from #Costco in reply to jessegamble #
- How is it March already?! #fb #
- @celeste206 do these ailments involve technology? in reply to celeste206 #
- RT @jentillotson: Someone started a petition to name the next scientific prefix "hella-". As in, "hellameters". For some reason, this… #
- @sirus see you there in reply to sirus #
- back from @ignitesea had a great time and saw @moniguzman @jasonp107 (who did a great tandem pres!) @_wjz @lady_luck @sirus et al #is9 #fb #
- ran 6 km on 3/5/2010 at 6:17 PM with a pace of 4'30"/km
http://go.nike.com/0687s74s # - it was a bad idea to start The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford at 11pm #fb #
- @amandawalton rofl in reply to amandawalton #
- RT @k_hack: Dreamed Mars Hill was a front for the Russian mafia. #
- Setting up for @UPCSeattle auction tomorrow. Don't forget to bid on E616! http://flic.kr/p/7HQ8a4 #
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Ignite Seattle 9 and The Big Blog, Do It
I’m going to Ignite Seattle 9 tonight! And you should come! It’s going to be at the King Cat Theatre[1] tonight, from 7-10pm. Admission is $5 at the door (you can’t buy tickets a head of time) and you must be at least 21, because like all good things in life, there will be C2H6O[2] present.
What is this Ignite Seattle and why should I come? you ask? Easy: Ignite is a presentation format where each presenter gets a deck of 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds. Five minutes later, you find that you are slightly more educated on topics ranging from The History of the Mustache, How to properly prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse, and the slightly more practical How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Counterfactuals. Sometimes serious, sometimes nerdy, always funny. There’s no reason not to come.
I went to my first Ignite in Boulder (Ignite Boulder 3), so this will be my second Ignite presentation and I’m thoroughly looking forward to going to this one. I’m also hoping to hang out with The Big Blog at the Burke Museum[3] for their special 1st Thursday meetup with free admission to the Burke, plus special guest Julia Swan: 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Photo of Andrew Hyde © 2009 Stepan Mazurov, used with permission under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
Tags: Burke Museum, Ignite, Ignite Seattle 9, The Big Blog
For the week of 2010-02-27 in Tweets
- Thus far: Got a couch (used), helped a friend with some web site issues, doubled checked my tax accountants numbers, and watching Weeds #fb #
- Class all day Sunday: CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider @SeattleRedCross. Should be good! #fb #
- @k_hack w00t to your mom! in reply to k_hack #
- Done with class early. Running anyone? #fb #
- Yea…this is coming together nicely (photobook on Haiti) #fb #
- @amandawalton I miss snow in reply to amandawalton #
- Haiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage: http://vimeo.com/9608637 Simply stunning. #fb #
- @_wjz yes: http://andrewferguson.net/2010/02/12/running-a-dash/ in reply to _wjz #
- I'm planning on going…are you? RT @ignitesea: New blog post: Ignite Seattle 9 Speakers http://bit.ly/c9QxpZ #
- RT @_wjz: I love the smell of rain and evergreen. Whenever I catch that scent I'm instantly 12 again; in the woods, at camp. #
- Haiti book is off to the publisher. 122 pages + 242 photos = awesome! #fb #
- ran 3.02 km on 2/23/2010 at 5:13 PM with a pace of 4'22"/km
http://bit.ly/dnwZAi # - ran 5.82 km on 2/25/2010 at 5:49 PM with a pace of 4'22"/km
http://go.nike.com/5dl7cmj #
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For the week of 2010-02-20 in Tweets
- Sore #fb #
- ran 3.72 mi on 2/14/2010 at 2:52 PM with a pace of 10'19"/mi
http://bit.ly/9hm8GK # - Has work tomorrow…someone needs to remain vigilant. P.S. You're welcome. #fb #
- @jessegamble what did you get? in reply to jessegamble #
- @mattmatt is there a way you can check into @foursquare and @brightkite at the same time? #
- If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire…http://bit.ly/c7zDus #fb #
- @samuelgoodwin Suck it iPhone: http://bit.ly/aIyrHs #vindication @amandawalton in reply to samuelgoodwin #
- I'm at University Presbyterian Church (4540 15th ave NE, Seattle). http://4sq.com/bshPx9 #
- going running at 5…anyone want to join? #fb #
- I'm at Nasai Teriyaki – University District (University Way, Seattle). http://4sq.com/8QbE1g #
- I'm at University Presbyterian Church (4540 15th ave NE, Seattle). http://4sq.com/bshPx9 #
- ran 3.34 mi on 2/17/2010 at 5:04PM with a pace of 8'59"/mi http://nikerunning.nike.com/n/r/en_US/1612021393/1752274350/?sitesrc=fbk_ab_plus #
- set a goal to run 5 runs under the avg pace of 8'29"/mi in a month
http://bit.ly/ckYG8C # - I'm at BJ's Brewhouse (1159 Southcenter Mall, Seattle). http://4sq.com/2jWQEF #
- ran 3.16 mi on 2/19/2010 at 5:44 PM with a pace of 8'44"/mi
http://bit.ly/9dukGl # - What to do today?! #fb #
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National Engineers Week
It’s National Engineers Week. It’s mostly an outreach goal designed to expose young minds to the wonders of engineering. I like to think of it as a week when we get to celebrate engineers and how awesome we are.
My compromise is to answer any questions about engineering you have and to do my best to answer them. Please try to limit yourselves to serious questions (i.e. I’m not going to answer questions about relative velocities of a certain avian).
Ready. Go.
Tags: National Engineers Week