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[May. 4th, 2009|12:33 pm] |
On Saturday I returned from ~9 days in Ireland visiting an old college/hashing buddy, Mr. Mark "H C" Frey, and yesterday I ran my first marathon in 4 hours, 1 minute, and 20 seconds.
Details on Ireland to follow in the next few days.
Regarding the Marathon, ( more info on the marathon )
Afterwards I had nothing left and Kim helped me walk around and keep moving (she had finished the half marathon a couple of hours previous). Then we sat and waited for folks, seeing how they had done, and eventually ended up in the strip, getting Primanti's and hanging out on balcony in the sunshine having a beer or two with friends and out-of-town visiting hashers.
Today I'm sore and having some trouble walking down stairs, calves and quads are stiff and hurting, but I'm still moving and doing ok.
EDIT: If you go here and fast forward to when the clock reads 4:04:24 (about 5:39 into the clip) you can see me coming up and crossing the finish line at 4:04:30 (clock time). |
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| Getting Old...or something |
[Sep. 11th, 2008|03:56 pm] |
I just found out that I am scheduled to present at a conference on the Monday after a Saturday evening wedding. I knew the conference was that week, but they only sent out the confirmed program yesterday.
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| Washington DC: Brickskeller tomorrow (Friday, 3/14) |
[Mar. 13th, 2008|12:24 pm] |
I will be in Washington DC at the Brickskeller tomorrow evening (Friday, 3/14) starting around 11pm.
Come out and have a pint...or three!
Email me if you need my cell # to coordinate. |
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| Home... |
[Dec. 28th, 2006|03:44 am] |
Just returned from Christmas in Maine, which was surprisingly warm.
Had a great time hanging out with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) morleyroarly and her family, including meeting her Uncle Bill. It was great to get away, sleep in for a few days, and just spend some low key time bonding with M and her family.
We all made out like bandits, too! M's mom won, I think, with a gift certificate to a spa and a video iPod, but no one was far behind.
Got home late after a delayed flight and am still winding down. Matt B - a good friend of M's - is visiting, and I'm looking forward to getting to spend some quality time with him over the next couple of days before the big New Year's blow-out.
lots to say, as usual, but not sure where to start or what I want to share, so this will have to do for now. |
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| home safe |
[Sep. 8th, 2006|06:32 am] |
back from burning man as of ... 40 minutes ago.
headed to bed briefly before heading to work then NYC tomorrow night, followed by Connecticut on Saturday.
Yum.
Oh, and Lily made it there and back like a champ. Woot. |
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[Jun. 14th, 2006|01:05 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | food, friends, travel | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
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| | Jazz on KSDS FM (www.jazz88online.org) | ] |
Wonderful dinner with thwomp and je2i last night at their abode. Good times, good food, fun conversation.
Got some bus stuff done afterwards, including some loverly conversations with 'ber&Andy&morleyroarly (who were all hangin' in Portland, OR) about everything from football to beautiful older women, World Cup Soccer to the effective installation of rain barrels and how Mr. Rumsfeld can be put to work in that area.
Woot! |
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| How sweet it is... |
[May. 30th, 2006|12:36 am] |
Had an amazing weekend in the Bay Area hanging out with my lovely partner, morleyroarly.
Up until now, there were still some tendrils of doubt in my mind, stuff that couldn't be rooted out no matter how I looked or tried, but stuff that just had to be lived through. Now those doubts are melting away: This is for real. The same magic that was there in India is here now Morley is back in the states, the same bond, the same spark...all perhaps a little more amplified.
( cut for cuteness, etc. )
But seeing Morley was just a great bonus to the reason I was really out in the Bay Area for the weekend: toddbert's wedding! ( Read more... )
Ok, it's time for me to hit the sack, but I really wanted touch on the following other highlights of the weekend:
- seeing eriktheplaid for the first time in forever: it's been WAY too long...thanks for bugging me!
- bonding with headlouse at zeitgeist followed by dinner and other partying. I'm so glad we had a chance to hang out and get to know each other more. I was super-impressed (not that I really expected anything less) and I look forward to further adventures.
- meeting the sultry tankgirlh, Jonathon, Matt, M* (who's moving to Pittsburgh next month) and more
And last but not least, a super shout out to hindustan and rachaelbclarke for their wonderful hospitality. you guys ROCK! It was also tremendous to get some RoBeast time in: such a cutie!
Whee! |
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| home safe |
[May. 22nd, 2006|12:15 am] |
home for a few days.
glad to be here. probably laying low and trying to do the mundane things like mowing the lawn, weed wacking, paying bills and working on the bus. oh, and not spending any money. |
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| dig it |
[Apr. 18th, 2006|10:17 am] |
back in the states, off to work after 18 hours of travel and a hot shower. |
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| Trekking in the Himalayas |
[Apr. 13th, 2006|12:45 pm] |
morleyroarly and I returned two days ago from 5 days of trekking in the Himalayas. We decided to trek on our own without a guide, which ended up working out just fine. Our general route was Mannebajang to Garibans to Sandakphu to Sri Kholah to Rimbik. The journey was breathtaking.
Here's some snippets ... ( Read more... )
That's it for now. I'll link in some photos when I get home, but for now, you can check out morleyroarly's Flickr Album of our trip so far. |
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| Notes from Nepal |
[Apr. 6th, 2006|01:09 pm] |
Notes from Kakarvitta, just over the Indian Border in Nepal:
1) I am in love
2) I've never had better sex in my life
3) (1) and (2) are not related, but I'm certainly not complaining
4) Nepal (and some parts of India) feel remarkably "Playa-like"
5) Staying out after 9 pm may be dodgy in a small border town probably controlled by Maoists opposing the current Nepalese Gov't
Quote of the day from Kakarvitta: "India is a bit tame..."
Currently in Darjeeling, India. Headed out for 4-5 days of trekking
tomorrow. Should be an easy route with lots of villages along the way.
Darjeeling is beautiful and amazing. Worth the 6 hour/80 km jeep ride up from Siligura (sp?) through tiny villages and 1 lane, 2-way roads, criss-crossed by narrow gauge railroad track. The roadside is also dotted with signs attempting to be witty about not speeding: "No Road, No Rally", "Donate Blood at the bank, not on the road", etc.
The best though, was after 3 hours of hairpin turns and roads looping up back and forth up the mountain, we saw a sign that said: "Curve Ahead" Fucking Brilliant.
Whee! |
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| notes from the sub-continent |
[Apr. 2nd, 2006|10:43 am] |
Yesterday morleyroarly and I decided to sit on the steps of a Ghat in Varanasi and watch two goats butt heads in a display of alpha dominance. It was our first day here and my first day in the "Real India" (i.e. outside Delhi).
As we watched and laughed at the goats do their thing, I felt a water sprinkling on me. Based on the direction the water was coming from and the spray pattern on the ground in front of me, it became immediately apparent (in about 1.56 seconds) that we were being pissed on by someone behind us.
I say "we" and I mean "me", and when I say "someone" I mean something, as an old, aged goat had decided to piss on me from the ledge behind us.
GODDAMN!
So: Welcome to India! You are now some goat's bitch. Enjoy!
p.s. I can report that Goat Urine may in fact be a new scent appearing in American markets soon, I think it shows a lot of promise. |
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| Outbound |
[Mar. 30th, 2006|02:29 am] |
Leaving for India in ~16 hours.
Packing is done and I'm ready for bed.
Adventure awaits around the next bend!
Whee!
See you in a few weeks!
whoops. I meant to update some music onto my iPod. Ohwell. |
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| Drunk and Disorderly |
[Jan. 19th, 2006|11:34 am] |
I sometimes forget that getting kicked out of bars isn't everyone's idea of a good time.1
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What can I say? Everybody's gotta have a hobby2...
1 Yes, some of my friends and I actually do this for fun.
2 Hmm...I smell a Blue Hen Hash-style Pub-Crawl in Pittsburgh. Assfinder, Kelleher, JLo, and Dali Nada: you in? |
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| Photos and Highlights of NYE |
[Jan. 4th, 2006|10:55 am] |
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| | Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove | ] |
Posted some photos of NYE, a hike in the Oakland (CA) Hills, and a snowy day in Pittsburgh to my flickr account last night.
Gina's photos from the Moustache Rock NYE extravaganza are here.
Some highlights of my amazing trip were:
- Getting to spend some quality time with Ginball (Gina and Kenball) (very very cool, that)
- The music at Moustache Rock
- Seeing all the various Funkateers and cementing relationships with a bunch of folks I've met once or twice
- Hanging out for a 4-5 hours with sirbooga, relax_bear, and Sam Greenfield (did the Peculiar Pub and a restaurant on MacDougal - excellent beer and even better CONVERSATIONS)
- Hanging out with my friend Terri from Baltimore
- New Year's Day Hash at Ian's
- MUTTER!
- Seeing Sissy's band rock the house
- Joel Wrangling
- Late night calls from cute girls at opportune times (garletoe)
- Midnight calls from hot jews (fu_urns) |
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| back |
[Jan. 3rd, 2006|07:35 am] |
Back in Pittsburgh after a 7.5 hour drive from NYC in the rain.
very tired and about to power nap prior to going in to work.
had an amazing time, too many stories to tell now.
night night and Happy GODDAMN New Year!
p.s. Ain't no party like a Funkcamp party cuz a Funkcamp party don't stop! Huh! |
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| Wow |
[Nov. 30th, 2005|12:10 pm] |
It's been a busy few days.
Last week I was pretty sick Mon-Wed and ended up working from home and sleeping a lot.
Thursday I did an Orphan's Thanksgiving with some hashing friends: very low-key and very nice. The food was great, especially the killer green-bean, pomegranite seed, and goat cheese side. I am also completely in envy of Swamp and Psycho's wine cellar. Oof!
After dinner Thursday night I picked up garletoe at the airport. ( more details on the visit )
Last night I dropped garletoe off at the airport then rocketed downtown to meet up with my old hashing buddy Steamer. I haven't seen Steamer in over two years and it's been way too long, especially now that we only live 4 hours from each other. We grabbed a few beers then trekked off to spend an evening with Phil Lesh and Friends, Searching for the Sound. Perhaps I'll write more on that later, but by the second set I was on my feet and dancing and loving it. Good 'ol Phil. |
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| Cool Stuff in Atlanta |
[Nov. 2nd, 2005|03:12 pm] |
Anyone have "favorite stuff to do in Atlanta"?
A friend is headed there now, and I will hopefully be headed there in March, so I was curious.
(and if you're up for it, we should grab a beer shmeilord) |
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