Tuesdays with Muerte

As soon as Vibram offers this shoe at 40% off, I’m buying it—size UK 41, Brazilian colors. Although the shoe is not built for intense sports, it is the most comfortable of the FiveFinger shoes.  It has laces for dressing quickly.  (The others take me 2 minutes/shoe to put on.)  I plan on using the Speeds  for frisbee-disk fishing in the river, outdoor  volleyball  on the grass, and walking around outside. How to Run "Barefoot" If you’re interested in trying out barefoot (or nearly barefoot) running, keep in mind that it will take your body some time to get used to it. Here are some tips from the experts to get you started. Start slow, with quarter-mile runs at most, and build up very gradually. Listen to your feet. Don’t try to run with the same gait you use in shoes — shorten your steps and land on the forward part of your foot. Keep your head up and your body vertical. Your feet should be hitting the ground almost directly underneath ...

WHAT DO I DO? WHAT DO I DO? DO DO I WHAT?! The girl I've been dating just texted me and asked if she can come over for a "chat," and I'm trying not to freak out. I'm pretty sure I'm heading into yet another breakup conversation. This girl is such a sweetheart, so I shouldn't feel nervous, but my adrenaline is pumping and my mind is racing. I don't have a terrific track record of performing well in high-stakes, emotionally-charged situations like this. It's like I go temporarily insane, unable to perceive anything going on outside of my own wild and disconnected thoughts. Every time try to DTR (define the relationship), it turns into a "destroy the relationship" conversation.  I AM BAD A BREAKUPS I am haunted (motivated) by the memory of a notorious breakup I had about ten years ago. As a recently-returned missionary, I lived at BYU's FLSR (Foreign Language Student Residence) and had little-to-no dating experience. At the end of the s...

I'm getting a little antsy.  At work, I'm considered a Developer .  Everyday, I am told what do by Designers who share the same Master's degree in Instruction Design as me.  And even though they try to make me feel like my ideas carry weight with them, they really don't.  Basically, I feel frustrated developing a project someone else's way when I want to do it my way.  I want my opinion to carry more clout. So, I was thinking... I could get the respect I crave one of two ways. 1) work for 3-4 years and earn people's trust that way.  Or 2) I could get a PhD and the inherent trust that comes with those extra letters behind my name. Maybe if I go back to school for a Doctorate, I'll have the clout to start my own consulting firm, or at least get a job as a designer right off the bat, instead of having to work my way up for a few years. Here's one idea:  The University of Phoenix's   Doctor of Education in Educational Leadersh...

Safety.lds.org I built this e-learning course and modeled the main character after myself.

I'm going to start using this GIF for EVERYTHING. Love the creativity, Forever-Alone Girl! How my roommates do their dishes Military Discipline Nonchalant Photographer Fryn' Platanos/Plantains Funky Stormtrooper reprimanded for expressn' his-self Shameful Super Moonwalk Parenting Misfortune Macho Man, Randy Savage hates rodents “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead Walk beside me… just be my friend”  ― Albert Camus

S POILERS are the most exciting: There are two big ones. Miranda Tate a.k.a. Talia al Ghul , not  Bane , is the child of " The Mercenary ".  I knew there had to have been an inside man, but it wasn't apparent to me that it would be her. The Dark Knight Rises. (I've been wondering what the title was referring to for months!) Four possible meanings of how the title was derived: Bruce Wayne literally rises from the bowels of a middle eastern prison/pit. Bruce Wayne finally overcomes his fears and lets go of the pain of his past. Officer John Blake figuratively rises to assume the role as the new batman. (Personally, I thought his anger was going to lead him to become the Riddler, but Robin is too inherently good.) Officer Blake  literally rises  in the Batcave as the final scene of the film. FILM REVIEW I felt indifferent walking out of the theater. (It's my own fault. It is practically impossible for me to not compare  Knigh...

This article is too good not to re-post.  I'm afraid that the OP's server might go down and I'll not be able access it  in the future  when I want it.  Without further delay, I present to you,  Brian Ashcraft's Totoro Isn’t All Cute. For Some, He’s the God of Death. My Neighbor Totoro  is a family favorite. Kids and adults alike love the story of two sisters in the idyllic Japanese countryside with magical creatures. But for some viewers, there's darkness seething underneath. Totoro is no cuddly critter. He's the God of Death. The reading of Totoro as the God of Death expounds on the movie's climax—a climax that has always struck me as odd for various reasons. Here is the theory, courtesy of website  cherrypistoru's  (via website  fellowof ) The rumor says that Totoro is the God of Death, so the persons that can see Totoro are actually close to death, or already dead. What that means for the story is that when Mei goes missing a...