BigCat’s Blog of DOOM

• Had a hard time sleeping last night. Mondays, it always seems like they show up and I didn't catch up on any sleep during the weekend. #
• http://is.gd/1FcNA This isn't exactly the process my company makes machines for, but I thought this was still really interesting. #
• Wondering why the word doc for the VLI application isn't a form? Using a late lunch to turn it into one myself, faster then using a pen. #
• Scheduled the home inspection part of the process for adopting a dog. Kinda excited and nervous, hope the house is 'approved.' #
• Really looking forward to Glee on Fox this fall. The series premier on Hulu was funny as all get-out. #
• Stupid GPS thinger said I'm running 13min/mile And it said I didn't run quite as far as I thought google maps said I was. #
• Debating about what type of fence to put up. Privacy fences are nice, but not super neighborly. Chain link looks crappy, PVC is expensive. #
• Slowly tipping the calorie distribution towards breakfast and away from dinner. Is it an improvement tho? We shall see. #
• http://is.gd/1Jaex Great deal on the BSG complete series DVD set. I'm ordering it in Bluray, so no love for me in terms of a sweet deal. #
• You have got to love DK and mario drinking together @sourceforge #CCAlive http://is.gd/1JBzO #
• Almost won a macbook pro 13", only about 5 seconds behind the guy that won. Almost wish I could stay up late and try to win one next ones. #
• Development Engineering group won the company picnic volleyball tournament, and I have the windbreaker/prize to prove it. Nerds FTW! #
• Prepping for dog related house inspection and our neighborhood BBQ tonight. Busy day, and I'm still sore from Volleyball and running. #
• We are approved to get a puppy – now we may be making an impromptu trip to East Wisconsin or Naperville, IL tomorrow. #
• The trip will be to Naperville, now all that needs to be decided is when. #
• Naperville, tomorrow. Trying to organize things so we can delegate our BBQ setup/cleanup duties, & go to first service and leave after. #
• Dog is in the backseat, deep dish in the trunk, starting the 6+ hrs home now. See you at 2am Minneapolis-St. Paul. #

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You may have heard some of these questions (some from me) or thought of them yourself:

• Why does only the iPhone have visual voicemail?
• If I can make calls for free using skype from one computer to another why can’t my phone automatically know if I’m calling a computer and switch to that when wifi is available? (if the phone has wifi built into it)
• Why is instant messaging free, but texting costs money when they are essentially the same thing except on a computer instead of a phone?
• Why don’t my facebook notes comments sync automatically or easily to my professional/non-facebook blogs comments and vice-versa?
• Google voice seems awesome, but why doesn’t it integrate better into my phone, and why hasn’t my carrier done something like that before (or at least integrated it into the phones)?
• What is going to replace email? It was invented in the ’70′s and hasn’t changed much since then. Why haven’t we thought up better ways to communicate yet?

( Continuing on with some suggestions to improve these questions )
So, does anyone else have a suggestion about something like this, or a way to make it more interesting or useful? Or do you look at my suggestions and wonder what the hell I’m talking about and just wish I would only send this to nerds so it didn’t show up on your facebook/livejournal page?

• Stupid bird outside our window woke me up at 4:30, and I couldn't really get back to sleep. Another zombie Monday coming up #
• After plateauing for 2 weeks, I dropped 4lbs in 2 days. -50lbs reached! 10.4lbs to goal 2, and I think I have a 5k picked out for the fall. #
• Half way to BSG day in July. Can't wait for BSG on Bluray! #
• Planning on getting a German Shepherd. Anyone know a good adoption/rescue place, or have any other good advice about owning a dog? #
• Pondering upon the possibility of getting a puppy – Should we create a new budget category for "Unrecoverable loss due to chewing?" #
• This is awesome http://twitpic.com/abtvw, no more IE6 support for youtube. Upgrade your freaking browser already, IE6 = definition of suck. #
• Had a great time w/ my small group last night. We broke the 2hr barrier for prayer time, I think that surpasses my old Champaign group time. #
• Trying an interesting breakfast today – 2 x Wheat toast, goat cheese spread on it, tuna in the middle. Not bad. #
• http://is.gd/1zTWL Really cool article on sharing fruit from trees for shelters and food-shelves. #
• The problem w/ the 5 meal/day thing is that I go from satisfied/full to starving in about 15 minutes. My day feels more interrupted by food. #
• Got my extra block in tonight. It hurt like hell, but by God I got it. #
• http://is.gd/1AVs5 "the value of the Internet for all of us increases when we are all connected." Churches and Mosques advoce for internet. #
• Google aps is increasingly making it difficult for me to justify purchasing a copy of MS office just to get outlook/exchange integration. #
• Fring (IM app for iPhone) has push notifications. Very cool. Maybe I can use this plus gtalk+SMS feature to figure out how to get free txt. #
• Just pocked up logitech MX revolution mouse for $40 (usually 70ish). Having work pick up the tab cuz I need an ergonomic mouse. Win 4 me! #
• Finally went into the basement and collapsed the accumulating technology boxes and threw them out. Quite a lot for 3 years worth of junk. #

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• Stupid bird outside our window woke me up at 4:30, and I couldn't really get back to sleep. Another zombie Monday coming up #
• After plateauing for 2 weeks, I dropped 4lbs in 2 days. -50lbs reached! 10.4lbs to goal 2, and I think I have a 5k picked out for the fall. #
• Half way to BSG day in July. Can't wait for BSG on Bluray! #
• Planning on getting a German Shepherd. Anyone know a good adoption/rescue place, or have any other good advice about owning a dog? #
• Pondering upon the possibility of getting a puppy – Should we create a new budget category for "Unrecoverable loss due to chewing?" #
• This is awesome http://twitpic.com/abtvw, no more IE6 support for youtube. Upgrade your freaking browser already, IE6 = definition of suck. #
• Had a great time w/ my small group last night. We broke the 2hr barrier for prayer time, I think that surpasses my old Champaign group time. #
• Trying an interesting breakfast today – 2 x Wheat toast, goat cheese spread on it, tuna in the middle. Not bad. #
• http://is.gd/1zTWL Really cool article on sharing fruit from trees for shelters and food-shelves. #
• The problem w/ the 5 meal/day thing is that I go from satisfied/full to starving in about 15 minutes. My day feels more interrupted by food. #
• Got my extra block in tonight. It hurt like hell, but by God I got it. #
• http://is.gd/1AVs5 "the value of the Internet for all of us increases when we are all connected." Churches and Mosques advoce for internet. #
• Google aps is increasingly making it difficult for me to justify purchasing a copy of MS office just to get outlook/exchange integration. #
• Fring (IM app for iPhone) has push notifications. Very cool. Maybe I can use this plus gtalk+SMS feature to figure out how to get free txt. #
• Just pocked up logitech MX revolution mouse for $40 (usually 70ish). Having work pick up the tab cuz I need an ergonomic mouse. Win 4 me! #
• Finally went into the basement and collapsed the accumulating technology boxes and threw them out. Quite a lot for 3 years worth of junk. #

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• Re-oragnizing my office post-painting is a pain, especially when I have two offices with lots of heavy stuff in them. Ugh… Mondays. #
• Working out in the morning after running in the afternoon hurts, and yesterdays run was especially painful for some reason. #
• http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC = Best damned media player in existence. Version 1.0 released today, get it while it is hot! #
• Gmail and all other google apps dropped the 'beta' name today, which means they are in full-on release per Googles opinion. Interesting. #
• Someone tried to break into our house again today, while Lauren was home this time. Called cops & set off alarm. This is twice in 2 months. #
• Ran 25 min straight today, which = about 2 miles. It was a nice evening outside, that made it easier. 3 weeks until I'm hitting the full 5k. #
• On the Philanthropist tonight they are talking about human sex slave trafficking. Glad they are promoting awareness on the subject. #
• Slightly frustrated with the lack of difinitive information on how many meals to eat / day. 2, 3, 5, 6 – all over the map these people are. #
• Just got my Google Voice invite – WooHOOO! #
• Had a great time at Curtis' birthday party. Their European vacation pics look great. Played poker 4 the first time in 2 years, actually won. #
• This week is 25 min runs. 2 miles @ 12.5min/mile isn't great, but it is a start. See if I can squeeze another block by the end of the week. #
• Having a WTF moment. One of the weirder things in my tenure as a small group leader happened today. Hope all ends up well for ppl involved. #
• Every time this guest speaker comes, I have 2 work really hard 2 find the positive stuff. Praying hard right now 2 make it thru in my seat. #
• Didn't make it thru Had to get up and skip the last 10 minutes, or else my shoe was gonna get thrown at the stage. #
• Just finished Irresistable Revolution – now pondering what these principals mean for my life, and the implications on my future. #

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• This book is going to break me. I'd be amazed if I get through it and haven't signed up to be a missionary. http://is.gd/1i8R5 #
• 8-minute runs (2) today. 1x20min Wed. The second 8 min one made me nervous about the 20min one. #
• Trying a body-weight workout today. We'll see how this goes with my shins still being sore. #
• 1/2 cup no-fat cottage cheese mixed with 4oz of Tuna = Yum! and only 200 calories w/ 44g of protein. #
• Turbulence Body-weight training today was tough in a good way – new muscles will hurt 2marow, and remind me I'm still not in good shape yet. #
• Nice! Have you found a way to do that on an affordable basis? I can't find non-fat cottage cheese in bulk (which would be AWESOME! if I did) #
• Taking suggestions on a food scale. Anyone have any good or negative experiences with a brand/model? #
• 20 minutes, about 1.6 miles (thinking about high school mile times makes me sad). Week 5 of the Couch 2 5k program, complete. #
• My youngest brother is buying a house. Now I feel really old – just like I did when he went to, and graduated from, college. #
• Going to the mall to price out whey protein – gonna see if that fits in the budget this month. #
• Flippin excited to go on a double-date w/ @simpsonian and @jenhiccups tonight at Spill the Wine. #
• Have to scrape, re-caulk, and re-paint windows today. Not looking forward to this. #
• The new Twins radio commercial that parodies 'Home on the Range' is teh awesome. Radio commercials is why I'm a Twins fan. This my state. #
• Heard Watchtower by Hendirix on the way home – immediately wished preo-ordered Battlestar Galactica was coming sooner. I'm such a nerd. #
• Just had a rocking double-date with the Simpsons. Love those two, always have a great time with them. #
• Realized that I need paint stripper and a different ladder to finish the windows on the south side of the house. Home Depot tomorrow FTW. #
• Had a good time at the Simpson's for the 4th, looking forward to church tomorrow. #
• http://is.gd/1o2Ts This looks pretty interesting. Might work great for my Mom as a cheap alternative to a netbook or laptop. #
• Wrapped up a document for work tonight in prep for tomorrow. Have to put my office back 2gether after holiday painting in the morning. #
• Ate 5 meals / day, worked out 6 times, ate more protein, less fat, slightly less carbs and stayed at exactly the same weight this week. #
• http://is.gd/1otlH A good article on the HTML 5 video element code debate. Kinda a big deal for the future of video on the internet. #

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