August 2008
35 posts
The Worst Vice-Presidential Nominee in U.S.... →
Aside from the fact that The Huffington Post is so left it’s pretty much a PR blog for Obama, this sums up my feelings on the choice pretty well.
Touché McCain
K.wat said it best: “Touché McCain.”
Today McCain announced his choice for VP, and boy nobody saw it coming. McCain chose first-term Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, a very attractive (if I say so myself) 44 year old woman with middle-class values and five children—including a four month old with Downs Syndrome.
For people that care about politics enough look past the flak,...
TailgateFever: VT vs. ECU →
This year’s a big toss-up, but oh god am I happy it’s football season.
WatchDaily Show + Olympics = <3
WatchHahaha. Spaghetti Cat FTW.
Michael Phelps Returns To His Tank At Sea World →
God I love The Onion.
On the Baltimore Trip
This past weekend I went up to see Beau, who I haven’t seen since my wedding, to hang out for a few days. It was probably the best time I’ve had in a while and it was really good to see him.
We went to an O’s game (which to my surprise they won), drank plenty of adult-themed beverages, and went to the Virgin Mobile Festival. The concert absolutely rocked, and I finally got...
“You know how you see a show car, and it’s really cool, and then four years...”
– Steve Jobs on How Apple Does It
On the Madden Curse
It’s a strange fact that whoever appears on the cover of the Madden NFL video game is doomed to injury or subsequent obscurity. This has happened 8 years in a row.
Makes you wonder about this year’s cover, which features Brett Favre in a Packer’s jersey. For those who don’t follow football, Favre recently came back out of retirement to join the Packers only to be traded...
WatchSlap bass in the wild.
Adventures in Wedding Photography
This past weekend was a memorable one for me, as I assistant-shot my first wedding under Amanda Olson. Amanda is a fantastic Raleigh-based photographer who was kind enough to bring me along to her wedding shoot at Duke Chapel, and I had an absolute blast.
Shooting a wedding is an adrenaline rush, if there is such a thing in photography. The pressure is on, the window for hitting shots is...
On iPhone Data Plans
You know, a lot of people complain of the added cost of the iPhone data plans ($20/mo for the 2G, $30/mo for the 3G). Fact of the matter is those prices are a steal, compared to how much you use the data plans and how much they usually cost per KB.
Take for example my past cell bill which was $275. Yes $275. That’s a lot. I called AT&T to see why it was so much, and as it turns out...
Swimming -- July 2008
Stats for July:
Yards Swam — 26,175
Laps Swam — 523.5
Miles Swam — 14.9 miles
Days Swam — 21/24
Weight-Loss — 17lbs
Swimming -- Week of 7/28
Stats for 7/28-8/1:
Yards Swam — 5450
Laps Swam — 109
Days Swam — 5/5
Little Victory — Sharing a lane with someone, us both doing flipturns, and not killing each other