Slog - Comments on Diary of a high quality mid-life crisis http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual A Seattlite named Doug just called in to inform us that he is officially leaving Seattle and driving his motorcycle down to Tierra del Fuego, perhaps never to return. Several months ago, the vice president of the pharmaceutical company where he worked left Doug a typically long-winded voicemail message, which he was supposed forward to a co-worker. Doug forwarded the message with his own scathing rant attached... and then discovered he had accidentally replied to the message, instead of forwarding it. This is what, according to Doug, his VP heard: This fucking guy can go on forever without saying a... Copyright 2007 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:14:51 -0800 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:50:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf His frigging website is almost completely in Comic Sans. Gah. Thanks a lot, now I have to wash out my eyes with bleach.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449072 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449072 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:15:27 -0800 Comment by charles Fnarf, you're probably already aware of this "movement", but you still might benefit from a dose of this.

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449074 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449074 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:19:19 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I blame Charles Mudede for being such a downer, personally. Good thing he didn't drive this guy to suicide yet, given his posts over the last few days.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449077 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:31:06 -0800 Comment by Green With Envy I know it violates local customs to celebrate someone leaving Seattle but fuck it. Live the dream,Man.

]]> Green With Envy http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449078 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449078 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:31:23 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I have seen them before, as well as this: http://www.flickr.com/groups/comicsans/pool/

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449081 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449081 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:33:28 -0800 Comment by herethere
yep, and once he's conquered the finer art of website design, perhaps he'll figure out how to better communicate with pictures... if these are any indication. http://www.dougsmotorcyclediary.com/Photos%20from%20previous%20travels.htm

]]> herethere http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449082 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:34:14 -0800 Comment by Wells Can we start the betting pool now? Over/under on Doug making it Tierra del Fuego? Over/under on Doug being alive in a week?

]]> Wells http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449090 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:42:00 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I bet he lives, so long as he doesn't read any SLOG posts from Charles. Not sure about the bike making it.

Go for it, dude!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449091 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449091 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:46:53 -0800 Comment by Jensen Interceptor Tires, Doug! Tires! Make sure
you know where you can buy them
on this trip.

Secure your battery, too. They have
a tendency to disappear off bikes
with alarming frequency.

Bon Voyage!

--Jensen

]]> Jensen Interceptor http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449092 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449092 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:53:08 -0800 Comment by Matt It may have been worth it had Doug's reply been witty.
Wells, I want odds that he crawls back to Seattle and begs for his job back.

]]> Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449104 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:33:41 -0800 Comment by Charles Re: pool; i'm not sure when it was but recently i heard a story on NPR (BBC World Service) about a guy who did something similar. I'm not sure if it was in south america or africa, but he was being interviewed and he talked about how he would go from country to country and stuff. he had his bike stolen a few times and would sometimes have run-ins with border patrols, but he made it through in one piece.

anyone else happen to catch that one?

]]> Charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449107 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:48:11 -0800 Comment by Smarm Boxers or briefs?

]]> Smarm http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449124 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449124 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:04:52 -0800 Comment by Gomez I've worked with people like Doug's boss, can't stand them either, and if nothing else good comes of this, I hope that Doug's boss, amidst his likely anger, thinks for a spell about how effective of a communicator he REALLY is.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449133 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449133 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:27:06 -0800 Comment by Prospero Wish I could affford to do this. Go, Doug!!!

]]> Prospero http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449140 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449140 Life Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:08:15 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO I hate my job as much as the next guy, but I ain't goin to no south america. That's what weed is for.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449166 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449166 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:14:41 -0800 Comment by D Huygens ?Doug, hablas espanol?

]]> D Huygens http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449179 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449179 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:50:45 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Urban Mexico: Pay to park, it's cheap. Your bike: Far less likely to get stolen. Panama: Manuel who?
Columbia: Stay to the South. Venezuela: Skip.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449210 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449210 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:15:25 -0800 Comment by WTF is Doug reading this?

]]> WTF http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449226 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449226 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:47:06 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I hope so. Doug, DOUG! We're living through you, man. Hurry up and don't let us down.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449312 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c449312 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:20:35 -0800 Comment by erosive-esophagitis <a href=http://erosive-esophagitis.net>erosive esophagitis</a> all about

]]> erosive-esophagitis http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c455486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c455486 Life Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:57:19 -0800 Comment by CWIESE I've heard of this guy. He's pretty much a legend. I'm still not sure if he really exists. Looking forward to a book.

]]> CWIESE http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c458142 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/diary_of_a_high_qual#c458142 Life Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:50:22 -0800