Print Story Lookin' good, gettin' presents
Sport
By gzt (Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 04:39:39 PM EST) gzt, dexter, chess (all tags)
So I bought a couple shirts with this print on it the other day: http://www.marriedtothesea.com/031908/lookin-good-gettin-presents.gif

It's totally going to be my gym shirt, along with my WWF and $UNIVERSITY Dancers shirts. That's right. I work out in the uni gym wearing a dancing t-shirt. And, yes, that's right, I have and wear WWF shirts in public.

This week is the election I really care about.


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Print Story I decided to have a big-ass steak last night
Food
By gzt (Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 01:26:24 PM EST) gzt, bathroom, chess, steak (all tags)
So I went lifting yesterday and as I was walking home I thought, hey, I did well, I'm going to have a big-ass steak for dinner. I'm not actually a great fan of steak, but, whatevs.

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Print Story This thing is killing me.
Linux
By gzt (Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 10:51:40 AM EST) gzt, lifting, chess, wings night (all tags)
I've been sitting here 10 minutes waiting for this query to run. In another 10, I'll probably get an error. So much time I'm able to write a friggin' diary. Oh! There we go, finally got the error.

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Print Story I was going to run last night...
Toys
By gzt (Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 05:02:27 PM EST) gzt, chess, slaughter, disc golf (all tags)
...but instead got roped into all-you-can-eat fish and chips. Well, there you have it.

I got my disc golf discs, though, so I'll practice my drives today or something. It's been years since I've played. I haven't played seriously since I got a bronze in the U15 (!) division of the $STATE Games. I played occasionally in high school when they started a club, but not too much. Let's see if I can get 300' drives straight out of the box. 400' would be improbable given how long it's been since I've seriously thrown (not since high school ultimate).

I'm, uh, going to $OTHER_TOWN for a day and wearing my suit in a couple weeks.


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Print Story Lost all flavour
Hardware
By gzt (Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 01:01:13 PM EST) gzt, chess (all tags)
Well, I might be willing to admit that I could possibly being going through a slight bout of what could conceivably be termed depression, though I'm reasonably happy. I have a severe case of oblom and I don't really feel like doing anything. Even the things I typically use to distract me, like chess, can't be buggered with. At lunch or on the train home, I do some chess or something as a distraction, but lately I've just been staring off into space because I can't be buggered to think.

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Educashun
By gzt (Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:35:22 AM EST) gzt, burgers, chess (all tags)
So last night I went to Bar Louie for their $2 burger nights and then went home and watched a couple episodes of Animaniacs. Not bad. They make you buy a drink to get the burger for that price, but $5 for a 1/2# angus beef burger and a beer is pretty doable. A little bit more if you want condiments. I split the burger with someone.

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Print Story More boring stuff.
Games
By gzt (Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 12:13:27 PM EST) gzt, friggin' intense, chess (all tags)
I wore a suit today because I have lunch with $CHIEF_SUCH_AND_SUCH_OFFICER and because I sometimes like to feel pretty. Honestly, it's no more or less comfortable than what I always wear to work, the only difference is that now I have a tie to worry about getting into soup.

Incidentally, I tied it in a Pratt knot. I feel degenerate.


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Print Story I thought it best to skip Wings Night
Diary
By gzt (Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 12:00:05 PM EST) chess, gzt (all tags)
For my own safety and yours. Instead, I played some chess. Not really so much playing as going over annotated games and then lying in bed with Polgar's brick until I fell asleep. Today was a basic day, it was some Chernev collection for patzers and the mates-in-one. Gotta drill the basics sometimes.

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Working life
By georgeha (Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 12:27:04 PM EST) chess, beer, hexity goodness, debt, Aussie films, kull wahid (all tags)
for I am forced to finish my diary. It's also been a very busy week.

Plus Lantana, Dune, sitting, making up for failed local government, stimulating the economy, Years of Rice and Salt, playing to my strengths and less.

Poll: Taxes done?


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Print Story d'oh! Back on the d20.
Security
By gzt (Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 10:51:49 AM EST) gzt, career suicide, friggin' intense, tactics, chess (all tags)
I did poorly on my chess tactics quiz last night. I took another and did worse. So I took a step back and ran through a large amount of easier problems and did decent. I think I should take a day off today. But it's a travel day. Frig, what am I supposed to do in the car if not play chess? Actually, I'm tired of tactical puzzles, perhaps I should have grabbed Ray Cheng's problem book instead.

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