Took this idea from kottke (and it’s probably not the only thing).
- Elite marathoners run at about five minutes per mile (the pace for the world record is about 4:43 per mile). Running a five minute mile seems pretty difficult on its own, so this blows my mind. In other news, watching a race was more interesting than I expected. Spit city.
- Brazilian barbecue’s are awesome. Actually, I knew that before this week. But we went today and it was as good as ever. Bonus: the Confederations Cup final was on when we were there. Hearing the waiters screaming “BRASIL!” in the bar on the other side of the restaurant made it pretty clear how much more important soccer is outside of the US.
- The ‘Iran So Far’ SNL Digital Short piano is a sample of a part of Aphex Twins’ ‘Avril 14th’ (skip to 1:40). And I have no idea who the Aphex Twins are.
- Transformers 1 is superior to Revenge of the Fallen in so many ways. That’s what I felt after leaving the theater. Watching Transformers 2 made me question whether the first one was actuallyas good as I remembered, so I’m watching it as I type this.¨Ü Ten minutes in, and that scene where Shia’s dad drives him through the parking lot at the Porsche dealership is funnier than any joke in the sequel.