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Tue, 27 Nov 2007
[14:54] Blade Runner: The Final Cut
I read a couple of months back that Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: The Final Cut was actually going to see the light of day and would be shown locally in the Embarcadero Center Cinema. After running around squealing for a while I went to purchase tickets, only to find that tickets only go on sale a week from the date the movie will show. Since then I've been checking the site on a daily basis, just in case (I really didn't want to miss out) and today, FINALY, the tickets are on sale! Get em while they're hot here (starting Friday, November the 30th).
[Posted at: 14:54 27/11/2007]
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007
[19:05] New shoes!
I tend towards extreme footwear normally, my current shoes are a pair of LaCrosse EMS Steel-cap Leather boots and while you can be pretty sure that your feet will be relatively safe from whatever you kick or drop on them, they're really a bitch to run in. Most of the exercise I normally do can be conducted barefoot so I don't really have any lighter shoes apart from my Dunlop Volleys (speaking of which, check this out: Steel-capped "Safety" Volleys!!).
Anyway, I was introduced to an exciting new concept in footwear this past week, the Vibram FiveFingers! A team-mate at work showed up in a pair of the taupe-clay (apparently that's a colour) Sprints and explained that he'd had them for a while and had gone hiking in them just this past weekend. I was hooked pretty much instantly. I did some digging around and located a semi-local retailer and we drove up to Berkeley and picked up a nice red pair this afternoon.
They were a smidgey bit troublesome to get on initially, my toes aren't used to wearing gloves and these are harder to put on than those socks with toes because they're made of not so pliable rubber. Eventually I got them on (I think the trick is to put them on somewhat approximately and then stand up and let your toes fit themselves as they straighten) and wore them around all afternoon. I usually go barefoot when I can so my feet are quite used to walking without a thick sole but it was nice to have all the advantages of being barefoot (you can feel everything underneath your feeet) with a modicum of protection from the sharp and pointy things in life. I went for a bit of a run around the block on ashphalt and grass and tried out the grip by jumping on a couple of fences and fire hydrants. They felt good, provided nice tactile feedback for balancing on thin poles and didn't flap about like I thought they might as they seem to be designed for people with significantly more bulbous heels than mine. They also stayed on when I jumped in the pool and did a couple of laps and didn't really impede my swimming much (I am a pretty crappy swimmer though). The weren't quite so grippy when I came out of the pool but they weren't super slick either. All in all I'm pretty happy so far but there're a couple more things I'd like to try: everyday usage and bouldering.
[Posted at: 19:05 03/11/2007]
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