Hurricane

Or so it seemed today. Took the ol' bike out for a spin and was dissapointed to find me and my bike being swept into the street every 30 seconds or so.

But I made my way down to the ATP 500 Tennis Open. Tickets for the semis today and finals tomorrow were sold out by the time I got there but it was still worth the ride. The party was outside. There were 3 seperate "zones" outside of the Agora, each equiped with their own bar, lounge, and dj. Hundreds of people just soakin up the sun. There were of course all the freebies and swag and advertising at the tents around the building as well.

And now I'm watching the always anticipated Real Madrid-Athletico derby with some pizza. Gonna get to bed soon cuz we've got a big game tomorrow! Goodnight all.

Interesting bits

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New Scientist

US SKIES are clearer than usual after the switch in June from analogue to digital TV freed up a chunk of the radio spectrum. Astronomers are now rushing to see what they can find before transmissions from cellphone companies and others fill the space.

Prior to the switch-over, naturally occurring radio waves at frequencies between 700 and 800 megahertz were obscured by analogue TV signals, preventing astronomers from investigating the universe using this band. Now a receiver has been installed at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to take advantage of the new-found clarity.

The window is giving astronomers their first radio views of galaxies that thrived when the universe was about half its present age. They hope to measure how much hydrogen - the raw material for new stars - the galaxies had. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see galaxies in that range," says Arecibo researcher Chris Salter. "We're able to see an epoch that hasn't been observed before with radio eyes."

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/11/06/us/1106-FORTHOOD-ready_index.html

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Well let's see whats up.
My body is hurtin. But the good hurt. I've been working hard.
Went grocery shopping yesterday so I actually have food in the house now. Although most of it is canned beans and vegetables cuz its takes about 10 seconds to prepare, is delicious, and is packed with protein.
I went and trained this morning and now am just resting my legs before training tonight.
Oh and yesterday I watched the movie The Darjeeling Limited. It was suprisingly great. The soundtrack was the best part. That and Adrien Brody's glasses. "This Time Tomorrow"-The Kinks.

It think this blog is going to get a whole lot more random because I constantly find cool stuff online and I'm just gonna start posting on here.

Well I was going to wash dishes and do laundry but theres no running water for some reason. Oh well.

Hope everybody is having a good day!

Oh and reading some exerpts from a recent Obama speech regarding Iran I was impressed. I think he realizes that the percentage of the population in Iran that is educated is growing and these people realize that it is in their economic and political interests to cooperate with the U.S. While the government has this image of recklessness that they perpetuate through the media by launching missles after we accuse them of enriching uranium they are, as all governments are, somewhat accountable to the people.