Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in events, outside, photography on Apr 23rd, 2012
It’s hard to express why I wanted to see Discovery make her final voyage, but I just had this feeling that I had to. A fascination and curiosity to see her in flight, without turning on a television or loading photos in my web browser.
I’ve wanted to see a night launch for years, experience night [...]
I got a direct message on Twitter last night, asking me if I wanted to go to the Hippodrome to see Wishful Drinking. I had never heard of it, but the name sounded interesting enough. I did a quick search and found that it concerned the life experiences of one Carrie Fisher, both written and [...]
Posted in events, life in general on Jan 16th, 2012
This past weekend I tagged along with the crew of Sterling Volunteer Fire Company’s Engine 611 on a thirteen hour shift. I was free to observe, with no responsibilities other than to stay out of the way. I learned quite a bit. I’m still processing a few things, and no doubt I’ve forgotten some of [...]
After I completed the 2011 Warrior Dash in Maryland, I saw a guy with a head-mounted video camera. As it turns out, he filmed his entire run through the Mechanicsville course. He sped it up a little bit in post, so the video is less than 15 minutes (per YouTube’s rule). No sound, but all [...]
The mud at Budds Creek smells like crap. Literally. It’s nauseating and when you take a dive and end up covered in the stuff from the neck down, the only thing to do is flail your arms and keep running.
I’ve got to hand it to the designers, the 2011 Warrior Dash in Maryland was the [...]
When it comes to splitting wood, there are two schools of thought.
This first is the old school method, with an ax. 100% shoulder building goodness, albeit with slightly modernized tools, and a surefire recipe for aches and pains in the morning.
The preferred way is with a gas-powered wood splitter, affectionately referred to as Olga. You [...]
I’m proud to be participating in Movember Baltimore this year. Last year it was more of a social event, but this year I’m getting a bit more involved to raise funds for charity.
I sent the following email to some folks I know, asking for contributions. I don’t usually solicit friends or family for charitable causes, [...]
Last week I spent a few days on-campus at RIT for the Fall 2010 Career Fair.
About a month ago I proposed to my corporate management that my company send me and a technical recruiter to the career fair. Having attended the event as a student I knew how many of our customers and competitors were [...]
On August 9th, WTOP announced a casting call for extras to take part in the shooting of Transformers 3. There was special interest in those with cars and precision driving experience. Nifty.
On August 10th, it was announced that quite a bit of the planned D.C. shoots were denied by the National Park Service. Not horribly [...]
Art Attack XXVII was yesterday at University of Maryland College Park.
This is the fourth year that I’ve been involved in this production in some form or another. While I keep busy during the load-in, sound checks, in between bands, and load-out, during the sets themselves I get to sit back and enjoy. Except for a [...]
The opening announcements for Martial Arts at Towson University were brief; the audience was advised that the show contains “gunfire, smoke effect, brief strobe effect, and a Russian playwright.”
That’s just the beginning.
As part of the New Russian Drama series, Yury Klavdiev’s play has been translated and brought to life in the Center for the Arts [...]
Posted in events, life in general, photography on Mar 31st, 2010
Now that the RNR XXI run is complete, struck and done with, I’m beat. It’s an incredible experience, but exhausting too. All at once. If you’ve never been involved in a live production, I don’t know how to explain it. The queasiness of opening night. The laughter and handshakes on closing night. The quickness with [...]
Posted in events, photography on Mar 14th, 2010
After weeks of build time and rehearsals, Rock N’ Roll Revival XXI opened this weekend. After four completely sold out shows, I find myself singing along and humming the tunes. The show has come together nicely, just as it always does. So far, we’ve received nothing but positive feedback.
Now that I’m more of an adviser [...]
Posted in events, film, television on Mar 8th, 2010
After staying up entirely too last on a school night, I have a few thoughts about the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. I have to ignore the sets for the most part, since I’d be drooling all over the keys for the duration.
NPH. Is there anything he can’t do?
What an entrance by Steve Martin and Alec [...]
Posted in events, music, photography on Mar 5th, 2010
Exactly one week from today, the doors open for Rock ‘N Roll Revival XXI. Every year there is a theme, sometimes unofficial and sometimes more public. This year it’s public. “Welcome to the Jungle” is this year’s theme, despite the lack of Guns N’ Roses on the program. We’re expecting record attendance. Already five of [...]
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