pig-monkey.com - urban explorationhttps://pig-monkey.com/2012-12-22T00:00:00-08:00Just Another Tuesday2010-06-15T00:00:00-07:002012-09-15T00:00:00-07:00Pig Monkeytag:pig-monkey.com,2010-06-15:/2010/06/just-another-tuesday/<p>After taking the photos I wanted for today’s <a href="http://pig-monkey.com/2010/06/15/sea-to-summit-ultra-sil-dry-sacks/">stuff sack review</a>, I spent the rest of the afternoon watching tadpoles, walking along railroad tracks, and looking at clouds.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4705290484/" title="Puddle by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4705290484_fffbbd93c6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Puddle" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4705293680/" title="Tadpole by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4705293680_123d470beb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Tadpole" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4705296442/" title="Walk Along the Tracks by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/4705296442_624e381db2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Walk Along the Tracks" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4704654399/" title="Clouds by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4704654399_cfab812a9f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Clouds" /></a></p>
<blockquote>"Then one day it dawned on me that... you can't rely on the accomplishment of goals or journeys -- however great or …</blockquote><p>After taking the photos I wanted for today’s <a href="http://pig-monkey.com/2010/06/15/sea-to-summit-ultra-sil-dry-sacks/">stuff sack review</a>, I spent the rest of the afternoon watching tadpoles, walking along railroad tracks, and looking at clouds.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4705290484/" title="Puddle by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4705290484_fffbbd93c6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Puddle" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4705293680/" title="Tadpole by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4705293680_123d470beb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Tadpole" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4705296442/" title="Walk Along the Tracks by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/4705296442_624e381db2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Walk Along the Tracks" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/4704654399/" title="Clouds by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4704654399_cfab812a9f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Clouds" /></a></p>
<blockquote>"Then one day it dawned on me that... you can't rely on the accomplishment of goals or journeys -- however great or small -- for your happiness, because the completion of a goal is only a temporary gratification. If you want to be happy then you must enjoy it all, at whatever point your are at, from the beginning to the end, because happiness it the acceptance of the journey as it is now, not the promise of the other shore."
- Stevie Smith, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pedaling-Hawaii-Human-Powered-Stevie-Smith/dp/0881507091">Pedaling to Hawaii</a></blockquote>
<p>(Originally, this post was titled <em>Just Another Wednesday</em>, but I have now been informed that today is, in fact, Tuesday.)</p>A Ride and Some Tea2009-09-16T00:00:00-07:002012-09-30T00:00:00-07:00Pig Monkeytag:pig-monkey.com,2009-09-16:/2009/09/a-ride-and-some-tea/<p>I went for a bike ride today, following a set of train tracks through the woods. Off to one side a small path led to a grassy clearing and this square structure. I stopped for a bit, processed a down log to start a small fire, and enjoyed a cup …</p><p>I went for a bike ride today, following a set of train tracks through the woods. Off to one side a small path led to a grassy clearing and this square structure. I stopped for a bit, processed a down log to start a small fire, and enjoyed a cup of kukicha tea while reading a book.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/3927600948/" title="A Ride and Some Tea by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/3927600948_80fa020822.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A Ride and Some Tea" /></a></p>I Do What I'm Told2009-08-31T00:00:00-07:002012-09-15T00:00:00-07:00Pig Monkeytag:pig-monkey.com,2009-08-31:/2009/08/i-do-what-im-told/<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/3876282283/" title="Play by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3876282283_22dac57fce.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Play" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigmonkey/3877074776/" title="Urban Climbing by Pig Monkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3877074776_cd89ab3aac.jpg" width="500" height="141" alt="Urban Climbing" /></a></p>Access All Areas2007-06-05T00:00:00-07:002012-12-22T00:00:00-08:00Pig Monkeytag:pig-monkey.com,2007-06-05:/2007/06/access-all-areas/<p>I’ve always thought it strange that one would write a book about urban exploration. There doesn’t seem to be a need for it. What more is there to say than ‘don’t be stupid’ and ‘don’t get caught’? But Ninjalicious pulled it off with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973778709/">Access All Areas …</a></p><p>I’ve always thought it strange that one would write a book about urban exploration. There doesn’t seem to be a need for it. What more is there to say than ‘don’t be stupid’ and ‘don’t get caught’? But Ninjalicious pulled it off with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973778709/">Access All Areas: A User’s Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration</a>. While the high points of the book are the author’s stories of explorations, he offers an amount of good advice and even managed to expand my definition of the Art. It’s also a superior piece on social engineering to Mitnick’s The Art of Deception.</p>
<p>It’s by no means a must-read, but if you are interested in UE, I think it’s worth a skim in the bookstore.</p>