Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in photography, travel on Jun 29th, 2010
I really like the Outer Banks. Despite the drive down to North Carolina taking 6 or 7 hours, it’s still better than Ocean City, Maryland. There are no crowds. No hotels. No drunken high school graduates. No tag checks on the beaches. Not a lot of enforcement on the beaches, either. The life guards in [...]
Dear Mini Cooper owners,
What did I do to deserve this?
Are you two compensating for your smaller wheel bases? Or are you jealous of my lower monthly payment? What did I ever do to you? I’m not mad, but I’d like closure. And reimbursement for my cab ride to the office.
Sincerely,
You Know Who
Posted in life in general, travel on Apr 5th, 2010
New Jersey is home of cheap gas ($2.49/gallon) and expensive cigarettes ($6.80/pack), two metrics I use to mentally calculate inflation and cost of living. I recently spent a weekend vacationing there with some good friends.
Rather than taking the infamous New Jersey Turnpike and paying an absurd amount of money to deal with lead-footed drivers, I [...]
Posted in things i'd like to see, travel on Mar 17th, 2010
For entirely geeky reasons, I am seriously tempted to fly to San Francisco at the end of June. The destination, it seems, is a large tree in the middle of Golden Gate Park.
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After the last time, how could it not be fun?
Even if it isn’t, it’s still San Francisco. Not a bad place [...]
Posted in college, gaming, life in general, photography, travel on Jan 13th, 2010
A bandwidth-intense peek at the last few days.
Though not pictured, the weekend got off to a nice start at a happy hour organized by a coworker. You simply can’t go wrong with a margarita on the rocks, a plate of fried pickles, and reuniting with some folks you haven’t seen in a while (and meeting [...]
Posted in events, outside, photography, travel on Dec 10th, 2009
Lately, I’ve been all about going out and doing things. With that in mind — and paying tribute to various anniversaries of sorts — on December 6th we drove down to Shenandoah National Park to climb a mountain. Old Rag, to be specific. Though my associates had been numerous times, it was my first time. [...]
Posted in technology, travel on Dec 9th, 2009
One of my friends has a TomTom. As of this past weekend, I have renamed it. I will now refer to his GPS as the TomTom Adventure Machine. Twice now his GPS has taken us on all sorts of crazy back roads to get us to our destination. This thing knows about dirt roads, access [...]
Posted in life in general, travel on Nov 29th, 2009
After a night of zombie movies up in Wilmington, I crashed in the guest bedroom. There’s something about sleeping in your own bed that’s comforting. But there’s something to be said for leaving all your cares, troubles and responsibilities at home, too. I had the best night’s sleep I’ve had in a week, maybe two.
On [...]
Posted in travel on Oct 31st, 2009
While I was in Chicago, I visited the tallest building in United States. Sears Tower — though technically named Willis Tower since July 16th 2009 — is currently the fifth tallest building in the world. It’s roof-mounted antennae standing 1,730 feet above ground, it’s hard to believe that it’s dwarfed by the the 2,684 foot [...]
Posted in culture, life in general, travel on Sep 21st, 2009
License? Check.
Insurance? Check.
Rolling on two wheels? Sweet in way that is hard to describe, but I’ll try. It’s got something to do with the wind in your face. Seeing familiar roads from a vastly different (and taller) viewpoint than when in a car. The responsiveness of the throttle. Being part of your surroundings instead of [...]
Posted in life in general, plans, travel on Sep 11th, 2009
I’m going my cousin’s wedding next month in Iowa. Just put the RSVP in the mail the other morning. I hope to be booking a flight out there in the next couple days, trying to coordinate with the rest of the family. In addition to being super stoked for my cousin, I’m looking forward to [...]
My buddy’s wife recently acquired round trip tickets from Reagan to Nice for $349, with a quick layover in New York. That’s a round trip to France for less than $400. Perhaps ticket costs have dropped considerably since the last time I looked or maybe there were some unbookable flights, but it still seems like [...]
Posted in in the news, travel on Jan 13th, 2009
From CNN’s Inuguration Activities, things you can’t bring along (according to the U.S. Secret Service) include “firearms, ammunition, explosives, weapons of any kind, aerosols, supports for signs and placards, packages, coolers, thermal or glass containers, backpacks, bags exceeding size restrictions, laser pointers, animals other than helper/guide dogs, structures, bicycles and any other items determined to [...]
Posted in life in general, travel on Oct 25th, 2008
This is where I’ve been this past month.
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Lots of really neat experiences, meeting new people, seeing new and beautiful places. But I feel like I’ve been on tour this past month.
10/3 - Rochester, New York
10/10 - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
10/11 - Hellertown, Pennsylvania
10/12 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/18 - King George, Virginia
10/25 - Wilmington, Delaware
My job [...]
Posted in complaints, travel, wireless on Apr 18th, 2008
I keep notes about the places I go when I’m on travel, about experiences with vendors good and bad. While a particularly bad place might stand out in my mind, I may forget when a place is just sub-par. If you don’t travel, the following probably won’t be of much interest.
When it comes to profit, [...]
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