I just found out that 20% of the calories you burn are burned by your brain. Does that mean, then, that people with super high metabolism can think more and/or faster? Endurance athletes: ultramarathon runners, touring cyclists who do 80+ miles a day, anybody at the olympics, people like that. Can prolonged exercise make you smarter just by making the processor run hotter?
Somebody this weekend asked me this weekend, in a pointed, trying-to-give-advice kind of way, why I hang out with the people I do… as if there are better people somewhere. The truth is it’s damn hard to find people I can talk to, I need all the friends I can get. Real people, people who don’t fuck with trivialities. They sure as hell have their faults, but so do I. <br /><br />Speaking of friends, of real people… a bunch of people came back into town last week for the holiday, all of whom I was glad to see. This is mostly about them, and the next few posts, too… it’s been a good break. Now back to the grind. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” >Rayguns and Devin.</span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0001.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0003.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >Caitlin, in from Austin fo a day, then gone the next.</span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0004.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >I flew a kite that day, and it was fun even though the wind was weak sauce. Photo from Caitlin’s cell phone.</span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/IMG00203.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >Waking up Reaghan, who was napping after drinking all afternoon. </span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0005.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0006.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0007.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >Neil, after I was drunk and a lost cause. Also gone now.</span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/people_come_back_to_town_for_a_holiday/1060/0008.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
that is, photos from a wednesday night. these are from a couple weeks ago. still working through the backlog. all I have to say about what’s happening right now: if you’re not me, sorry ‘bout ‘cha luck. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0027.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0028.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0029.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0030.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0031.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0032.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0033.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_quick_wednesday_post/1061/0034.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
well, I do know the guests of honor, the Chelseas. This was a fun party until the cops came and I had to walk two miles back to Chelsea’s house… never earned a night on a couch more. Well, maybe I have… there was that time in Brazil… or that time… well, anyway, I seem to just stay exhausted these days. No rest for the wicked. Here:<br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0037.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0038.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0039.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0040.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0041.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0042.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0043.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0044.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0045.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0046.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0047.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/a_bunch_of_people_i_don’t_know_in_stillwater/1062/0048.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
Man, there’ve been a lot of these events. What is is about people on bikes and donating to charity? Anyway, these rae from the first weekend, when everybody just rode. The second weekend, I didn’t really take any photos, I was was processing all of these for your ass. But more people showed then and money and cans were raised, so hopefully some people got fed. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0016.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0017.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0018.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0019.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0020.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0021.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0022.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0023.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0024.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0025.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/the_last_bike_against_hunger_pics_until_the_next_one…/1063/0026.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
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