Archive for July, 2007

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome could be alleviated by choosing a hobby over typing

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Do you suffer from what they call Carpal Tunnel Sydnrome (CTS)? Maybe you type too much.
Maybe you could try some hobbies, like eating insects? Or camping out in a haunted house?
This page, Horrific Hobbies, should help us learn more about pasttimes that get us off our computer butts.
Do you think this would be a good idea? Let me know!

Off-Topic - “Everything is going to change–starting now.”

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

A good friend of mine is a local filmmaker whose production crew, Purple Squirrel Productions, participated over the weekend in a
48-hour film challenge
. You can check out the 48-hour film project website for screening times for all the movies, all of which are shown at the
Harvard Exit Theatre
on Capitol Hill. If you’re interested, my friend’s film, Sleepers, will be shown as part of Group A tonight at 6:30, then again Thursday night at 9:00. Sadly, I probably won’t be attending either showing, as I just received word of it yesterday (obviously, since they just filmed over the weekend!) and I already have plans. But you should go, especially if you like short films put together by talented teams over one weekend when they’re given only a character (Lenny or Lenora Chavez, Veterinarian), a prop (a helmet), and a line of dialogue (”Everything is going to change–starting now.”). Pretty awesome films rise out of these challenges! Here’s what my friend had to say about the event:

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