[local] Come to Balsa Man, the 1/16th scale version of burningman!

Not going to Burning Man?

Come check out the tiny parody event that takes place on Ocean Beach at the site of the original Burning Man.  There's a tiny Man, tiny port-a-potties, tiny sound stages, tiny art, and tiny art grants to support the tiny art.  Getting there takes mere minutes, and the whole event only lasts a couple of hours. 

It's this saturday afternoon! 

Here are some tiny pictures:




Check out their site here

[health] Rock climbing builds muscle (pic!)

I've been doing indoor rock-climbing as my primary form of exercise since mid-April, and it seems to have had a significant impact on my amount of muscle.  Since I started tracking my lean mass in mid-May, I've put on around 10 pounds, mostly muscle.  I've put on close to 20 pounds since I got back from my trip, (at which time people described me as rather emaciated).  Meanwhile, my girlfriend, who's been doing a fitness challenge, has dropped her body fat percentage by 6.5% while adding a few pounds of muscle. 



I wish I had a good "before" photo...  This is the closest I could find.  I look kind of emaciated in this one, which was taken about three months after I got back from my trip: