Unquiet Desperation

Please be aware that no one ever said that the blood drive at The Secret Lair was for the Red Cross.

Check out the newest comic from Natalie Metzger. We’ve got more scripted, so please head over and chime in. What do you want to see happen?

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The Secret Lair is a podcast and blog which follows the real life “adventures” of Kris Johnson and Chris Miller. From the safety of the Lair, they will plan grand travels, trick unsuspecting victims into recorded interviews, plot the downfall of David Moore, project manage their goal of tri-county domination and…frankly…talk about what catches their attention.

Check this out. This was lunch at Mahalo Today. Wait for a while, and you’ll see something really interesting happen as Jason asks the folks watching on Qik to digg one of our articles.

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Took the longer walk to work from the corporate condo this morning and had time to stop off at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at 9th and Wlishire. While I really like the atmosphere, the mochas taste like they’re made from a powdered mix.  That was an unpleasant surprise this morning. All sweet…you couldn’t taste an espresso at all. No free wifi at the cafe itself, which was just silly. Found an open connection in one of the 18 accessible from that spot,  so all was good in the universe. Pay for wifi? Please.

Tomorrow, checking out The Loft.

photo credit: s,B – Michael Brenton-King of The Wachoo Wachoo

It seems to me that the greatest risk facing creative, driven people today is not obscurity. It’s burnout.

I read this in a blog entry today:

“Let’s be honest, when was the last time you felt as though you had enough time to do the things you wanted to do in one day?”

Very good question. If you’re anything like most of the folks I know, you’re running just about as hard as you can to get as much crammed into a day as you can.

I have to wonder how healthy a thing this is.

Think about it. You can try to give 16 ounces of water into a 12 ounce glass, but it will just overflow and make a mess. Put 12 ounces in, and it’s hard to move, likely to spill. But put eight ounces in the glass, and you’ve got a winning proposition.
There is nothing wrong with ambition, but surely the stress we put on ourselves (and our families) when pushing it too far is bad for us. There is nothing wrong with wanting to achieve, but can you do it without wasting yourself in the process?

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The latest episode of The Secret Lair, featuring our discussion about Richard K. Morgan’s Market Forces, escaped from the lab early this morning. You should be warned that the show contains Ed Dale, and should be considered multi-armed and dangerous to it’s own well-being. It was last seen on the Secret Lair site, hogging the home page and generally drawing attention to itself.

Do not attempt to fight the creature. Rather, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.