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Back On The Layer Tennis Court

May 01, 2009

Ready to rumble. Layer Tennis. This afternoon. Glass vs. Draplin. Ohio vs. Oregon, but from Michigan. Confusing, yeah. Lake Michigan vs. Lake Erie. Beardy vs. Beardy.And here's where it goes down: The Layer Tennis ring.PRE-GAME:0400 - Rise and shine.0401 - Mouse trackball calisthenics.0500 - Hearty breakfast of key commands.0530 - Finger pushups.0545 - Laptop and peripherals systems check. All systems: "Go."0600 - Personal grooming.0615 - Layer Tennis "past battles" research.0700 - Wrastling with dad on living room floor.0817 - Signed all release forms.0900 - Chakra aligned.0904 - Complete silence, in parent's guest room.1000 - Glass of orange juice from Mom.1003 - iChat Pep talk from Leigh and Gary, out in sunny Portland.1015 - Unanswered call to Nakamoto.1016 - 17 punches to the temple from dad. Survived each one.1033 - Audio/visual systems check. All systems: "Go."1045 - Medicine ball "back-n-forth" with Dad on front lawn.1115 - Document prep: Guides, dimensions, folders. Clean slate.1130 - Cleaned mighty mouse trackball for optimum scrolling.1139 - Court inspection.1135 - Final oiling of back from Dad.1143 - Link surfing. Too much awesome shit out there to be found.1200 - Blog entry.1230 - Final review of will in the event of mishap/tomfoolery.1235 - Complete silence.GAME ON:1500 EST - First serve from Mr. Glass.CHECKLIST:01. Spit bucket.02. DDC Archives on 500gb external.03. Stack of towels.04. Pantone books.05. Laptop charged.06. G10 camera charged.07. DDC charged.08. Clients notified.09. Factory Floor threat level raised to, "Defcon 7."10. Surgical focus.

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