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A few things.

1) If you forefoot or midfoot strike, make sure you do calf strengthening exercises apart from running. I switched my gait at someone's suggestion, and within two weeks got a bad calf injury because I wasn't careful. I love the difference, but you have to be careful.

2) What phrases do you chant to yourself when you feel like your legs are made of rubber and you just want to stop but don't? My words are my… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:53 PM on January 6, 2013

The Matador Flamenco and The Cramps. You might need to see the movie (well, you should see the movie) for the soundtrack to cohere well.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 10:53 PM on December 24, 2012

Contextures has good stuff, but my go-to for more advanced Excel is Chandoo. Tons, tons of tips and tricks, great forums, and some online courses.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:42 AM on December 14, 2012

Set up the quieter/meeker ones as the kingpins of the organization.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 6:00 PM on December 4, 2012

You might reach out to the people at the Grand Illusion in Seattle. It's a non-profit theater run by volunteers, and someone there might be able to answer some of your questions.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:55 PM on December 4, 2012

I don't know how fast it ships, but The Whiskey Advent Calendar seems pretty cool.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:16 AM on November 29, 2012

Are you asking for a referral because you don't know how to pick one, or because your insurance needs it?

Some insurance carriers don't require a referral for PT (Premera, for example allowed me to self-refer).

If you need help picking a good one, for someone in the Seattle area, I'd highly recommend Olympic Physical Therapy. Great providers, great customer service. They also have an attached training group called Athletic Engineering, if… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:50 AM on November 14, 2012

I'm don't live in Portland (thus, may fail at the "Portland Foodies" part of your question), but The Observatory has my favorite dessert ever. To wit:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Parfait- chocolate cookie crust layered with peanuts topped with pretzel ice cream and chocolate ganache

It is even more amazing ingested than read.

Also, they have tasty cocktails.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 11:54 AM on October 14, 2012

What about All Sorts?

You'd have to find some with just black and white pieces, then pick through them.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:31 AM on September 21, 2012

Er, not "just".
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:31 AM on September 21, 2012

I think it's "Fa Sol La Mi", if I recall correctly.

I'll see if I can find my copy, I think the original booklet contained the lyrics...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:38 AM on September 10, 2012 marked best answer

Indeed, I just looked at the Wikipedia article. I had left the "l" off when I first wrote the answer...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 1:38 PM on September 10, 2012

This is running, for me. There's a huge amount of activity in systems throughout my body, but when I'm dialed in to proper form and rhythm, it feels as if I'm gliding effortlessly through space.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:57 PM on September 9, 2012

Read this

Then read this
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:34 PM on September 8, 2012

Follow-up, if anyone's interested: The whole story is more complicated than I was able to post here (which is probably true for lots of askmes), so I can understand why some might think they don't know what they want, or why I should just walk away. I chose to send a carefully crafted follow-up email along the lines some suggested here. I heard yesterday that they've reconsidered and have now asked me to come back in for another round of interviews. Exciting stuff!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 4:57 AM on September 8, 2012

I don't have Outlook in front of me, and I can post more tomorrow. But if you change the view to "By Category", then "Customize Current View", you can apply a filter. The filtered list can be selected (ctrl-a), copied, and pasted into a spreadsheet. You'll need to make sure you get the fields you need when you copy the filtered list.

As I said, I'll get you the exact steps tomorrow.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 9:05 PM on August 22, 2012

Ok, here you go:

View>Current View>By Category

You can just select all>copy>paste into Excel from there.

Or, if you want to filter the list,

View>Current View>Customize Current View, and select "Filter". You can set a filter, then select the results and paste into Excel.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 1:35 PM on August 23, 2012

I guarantee that the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project can give her some advice about how to navigate services available, without any threats about her status.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 1:46 PM on August 18, 2012 marked best answer

Again, not exactly what you asked for, but Synecdoche, New York is a deeply nested movie about a guy writing a play about his own life, which includes him writing the play, etc, etc.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 12:34 PM on August 17, 2012

I'd like to curse you for reminding me of this song/video.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:38 AM on July 30, 2012

Awesome work! Two things that have helped me in a similar situation. First, learn core stuff you can do on your own (planks, for example), and do them each day, or however often you want. Your core supports everything else you do, so being strong through your core is key. Second, learn how to stretch properly, and do that on your own as well. Not only will stretching help you prevent injury through your increased exercise, it just feels good. Ask your trainer to teach you stretches to do,… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:31 PM on July 10, 2012 marked best answer

Chandoo offers some courses and tons of online lessons/tutorials. I think he's targeting exactly the level you're talking about, with most of what's posted.

I haven't tried the paid classes, but I love the stuff I've used.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 9:08 PM on July 1, 2012

Buckethead. See the video (with Les Claypool) The Ballad Of Buckethead, the old(ish) album Bucketheadland. The mythos has evolved over time, but there's a whole universe, with friends, enemies and locales.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 1:53 PM on June 30, 2012

Actually, Buckethead might not be a good example for your question, since there is no musician other than the character...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 1:57 PM on June 30, 2012

I loved The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, a biography of Paul Erdos (previously). I don't remember the writing style, but the story of his life is fascinating.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 1:44 PM on June 30, 2012 marked best answer

I had chronic nasal polyps for many years (no allergies). Drugs were not effective, the only thing that worked was surgery. Like, every two or thee years, enough times that I can't remember how many it's been, easily 15 over the course of my life.

When I moved to Seattle, I eventually connected with Dr. Anonsen at Overlake. We did a few rounds of surgery, mostly successful in the short term. Then she put me on a sinus rinse (using a compounded prescription of… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 12:35 PM on June 22, 2012

Similarly to netsirk, I've had knee pain that was really quad pain. My PT had me to lunges to help keep things stretchy and loose, and it worked well. Google produces a plethora of other ideas/explanations (http://www.livestrong.com/article/371152-quadriceps-exercises-for-knee-pain/)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:09 PM on May 22, 2012

Well, both are arcane, but how about Pi, which has some great music/talking scenes, and Primer, which has something like action scenes, even if you aren't quite sure what you're actually seeing.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 4:52 PM on May 15, 2012

Way back when, I was encouraged to engage the professors I was interested in working with, to help make my application stand out. It sounds like you've done that, although you say "meet with".

I sent out a bunch of letters (I did say "way back when") requesting pre-prints of current work. Almost everyone wrote back with papers and an invitation to give them a call if I had questions or wanted to discuss the work. So I read all the papers I got,… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:13 AM on May 15, 2012

So I just read this, and the woman at the center (Jacquelyn Campbell) sounds as if she might have the kind of data you're looking for. I haven't looked for specifics, but I bet 5 minutes searching for her work would turn something up.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:57 PM on April 27, 2012

I think there's a way to do this using SUMIF and MONTH, both of which exist in Google Docs. I can't work it out just now, but I'll try a little later.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:47 PM on April 6, 2012

2nding "Set This House in Order". marginaliana, I believe in this book's greatness so much that if you send me a memail with a shipping address, I'll send you one of the loaner copies I have. Of course, if your profile is up-to-date, you may have plenty of access to books.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 9:34 PM on April 3, 2012

Lethem again - As She Reached Across The Table
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 9:23 PM on March 21, 2012

Think about what you want to have on hand to drink. You're gonna be a serious mouth-breather for a while, and you'll be dry all the time. I used to think that a few bottles of diet Sprite was enough, but I got sick of it before I ran out.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 7:15 PM on March 19, 2012

Planks
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:40 PM on March 18, 2012

"What am I supposed to do now?"

This is a hard question to answer here. One of the crisis lines can help you sort out the legal questions you have, and others have posted some contact info for them.

But the bigger question of what you do can only be answered by you. Moving out is one thing you might do, if that's what you want. Getting a protection order is another, if your relationship is over and you're worried that he's going to… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:20 AM on February 19, 2012

1) I'll be more pushy than wiskunde. Go get a spacer. It will help make the medicine from your rescue inhaler more effective.

2) Get multiple rescue inhalers, and keep them in several places (home, backpack, etc). That way you won't be without one, even if you forget.

3) Learn about your illness, and how to take care of it. Learn how it works, what it does, how it feels, and understand it. I think it's probably easier on adults, but asthma… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 8:12 PM on January 26, 2012

EDVP is located on the Eastside, and have both counseling and shelter resources.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 3:41 PM on January 18, 2012

Anon, I work for an organization that provides support and information services to people in situations like yours. We can assist you with navigating through the different choices you have, and connect you with agencies that help with housing, counseling, etc.

Normally we only handle cases through the police or local hospitals, but memail me if you'd like our contact information and a referral (I would have suggested this in my previous answer, but needed to get it cleared first).
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 6:49 PM on January 18, 2012

Under the category of "Any other ideas", consider obtaining some episodes of "Pee Wee's Playhouse". Also, think about having food with interesting flavors/textures. Eggplant pizza is very interesting.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 12:38 AM on January 2, 2012

What did you make for dinner? Their Website says that one of the things it senses is body heat (I didn't read too carefully, though). Is it possible it was picking up ambient heat from your cooking?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 6:23 AM on December 31, 2011

Could you play the same music on both floors, but stagger it so that the track listing for one floor is 15-30 minutes delayed from the other floor?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 4:22 PM on December 23, 2011

Sorry, posted too soon. You and the other hosts could script a few things that happen multiple times (a particular toast, some mishap with appetizers), but change them slightly from instance to instance.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 4:23 PM on December 23, 2011

Chandoo is one of my favorite online Excel resources. His advanced stuff is awesome, and he also has basic Excel training as well.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:36 AM on December 22, 2011

Thanks seabound_coast! It may be apocryphal, but at least now I know I wasn't hallucinating.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 7:57 PM on December 20, 2011

Look for a local Giving Tree program. Here's info about an online one, but maybe you can visit a store and donate directly to them:

http://www.salarmychicago.org/JCPenney/

I suppose the Salvation Army is religious, so this might not work for you.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:36 AM on December 17, 2011

Two things two different years, both from the same vendor. 1) Some locally (to them) made chocolate covered potato chips. They were very strange, but the fact that they were from the vendor's town made them really cool. 2) A mug with a pithy saying, also local to the vendor's location. We had a good relationship with them, and see local stuff made it extra nifty that they sent us something.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 10:58 AM on December 3, 2011

The National Center for Victims of Crime runs the Stalking Resource Center. While the legal resources are all about the US, there is a lot of other information, including a downloadable incident log that your friend can use to track the kinds of things that Decani suggests.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 10:18 AM on November 27, 2011

Have you tried a grounding exercise? I've used them in the past, in similar situations, to good effect.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 9:59 AM on November 25, 2011

You might also consider asking on Chowhound. We've gotten great advice from those boards in the past.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Gorgik at 5:30 AM on November 8, 2011