http://maxvan.vox.com/library/posts/tags/life/page/1/ When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. -Joe Strummer en Vox Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:49:30 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-everything.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-everything.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-everything.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:49:30 -0700 It struck me the other day how much is right in my life. I feel like I've got the best clothes, the best house, and so on: really great stuff. But, I think I can only feel that way because I have some of the best people in my life. All my Kenneth... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-everything.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00fae8c53eca000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life philosophy http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-ol-max-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-ol-max-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-ol-max-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:12:41 -0700 Well, I'm up to about 170 pounds! That wouldn't be so bad if it were distributed better. A little more muscle, a little less fat. I'm taking my son to get a hairstyle (He wants some Anime-inspired complex sculpture) I'm trying to keep up on cat f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-ol-max-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00fad68f37fe0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-am-wot-i-yam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-am-wot-i-yam.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-am-wot-i-yam.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 May 2008 20:24:18 -0700 Errrr, no, i don't think this counts as a new blog post, why do you ask? So, the older I get, and the older my Dad gets, and the older my son gets the more relaxed I get to the idea that I am my own man. I see how my father is, I see how my son i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-am-wot-i-yam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00fad68b21e10005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/dharma-crash.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/dharma-crash.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/dharma-crash.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 11 May 2008 20:51:39 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/book/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f653380005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f653380005-50si" alt="Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, this might seem a bit too insular for a blog post, but bear with me. This book is an "Oral Biography" of the punk rock singer Darby Crash, who died at 22, in the early 1980's. I happen to know some of the same people as Darby did, and met Ja... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/dharma-crash.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f8cee10005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music politics books life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-totally-understand-why-you-might-not-finishing-reading-this.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-totally-understand-why-you-might-not-finishing-reading-this.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-totally-understand-why-you-might-not-finishing-reading-this.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 02 May 2008 21:27:31 -0700 From yesterday: So, I’m warning you now, this entry will be a mess. I’m just tired of not putting anything up because I’ve got too much going on. I reckon this was meant first and foremost as a kind of diary, so I might as well show everybody jus... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/i-totally-understand-why-you-might-not-finishing-reading-this.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48cf44b6f0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life philosophy http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/first-set-of-photos-from-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/first-set-of-photos-from-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/first-set-of-photos-from-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:52:31 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48d087f820001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48d087f820001-50si" alt="M032008_00_2061" /></a> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398eb677d0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398eb677d0005-50si" alt="M032008_00_2070" /></a> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398eb5c2f0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398eb5c2f0004-50si" alt="M032008_00_2072" /></a> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9d5a80003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9d5a80003-50si" alt="M032008_00_2126" /></a> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398eb67800005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398eb67800005-50si" alt="M032008_00_8076a" /></a> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9c5820002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9c5820002-50si" alt="M032008_00_2102" /></a> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9c5860002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9c5860002-50si" alt="M032008_00_2075" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> While these haven't been retouched or edited, yet, and so, feature not so very flattering portraits of us, I hope they at least convey how much fun we had! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/first-set-of-photos-from-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce9d5d00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vacation life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/making-my-wishes-known.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/making-my-wishes-known.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/making-my-wishes-known.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:29:39 -0700 A family friend has passed on. Since it was kinda known, and there are a million reasons to keep quiet about it, I won't say anything about that beyond what I've already said, however it does spark a thought: I've said this to folks around me, bu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/making-my-wishes-known.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48d072f9d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> death life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/got-in-from-florida-and-my-arms-arent-the-only-things-tired.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/got-in-from-florida-and-my-arms-arent-the-only-things-tired.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/got-in-from-florida-and-my-arms-arent-the-only-things-tired.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:17:08 -0700 Well, we did our second annual spring break trip. This year, it was Orlando Florida. We drove straight down on wednesday, enjoyed Discovery Cove on thursday, Sea World on Friday, and drove back up yesterday. I'm still exhausted, but work beckons,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/got-in-from-florida-and-my-arms-arent-the-only-things-tired.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398e905200005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/steppenwolf.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/steppenwolf.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/steppenwolf.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:22:03 -0700 When I was a kid, I went through a phase of really liking Steppenwolf. Later on, I read the Herman Hesse book which is actually far better than the band, but right now, I want to reprint some of the Band's lyrics. No, not borne to be wild, that w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/steppenwolf.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48ce2dbe80003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life philosophy http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-up.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:33:42 -0800 Well, work is....work. Lots of it. i'm working for a three year old start up, and it shows. My health? Ehhhh. Decent, I guess. Nothing on the way of like Cancer or whatever, but I'm way, way out of shape. My son's wrestling season is over. He did... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/whats-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398e226030004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life