December 3, 2008
If you're happy i'm
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer is playing on TV and I'm sitting in front of our new Christmas tree getting in the Christmas mood. This year we purchased a 12 foot tree to place in the living room....yeah it may be a tad bit too big, but it's fun. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are enjoying the Holiday season.
So Regina and I are planning another trip. This time to Canada where we will stay at the hotel de glace an all ice hotel. Now I'm not a big fan of cold weather, but come on this sounds crazy enough for me to check out. Now when I say all ice hotel I'm talking ALL ice. The beds, bar, chairs, rooms, everything....all ice. We booked the hotel for some weekend in February and are both very excited.
So I know I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I would end with a Hack I read about. As soon as I showed the hack to Regina she was sharing it with everyone...it's a pretty easy useful one if you have a Comcast DVR.
Comcast remote hack (aka how to program the remote to skip ahead 30 seconds on recordings):
-Choose an unused button on the "silver" remote, "A button" is a good one to pick.
-Press the "Cable" button at the top of the remote.
-Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
-Type in the code 994. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
-Press (do not hold) the "Setup" button.
-Type in the code 00173.
-Press the button you want to map the 30-second skip command to.
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August 26, 2008
ugh broke a finger
Can't see it very well in the x-ray, but trust me it hurts really bad!
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July 27, 2008
hi my name is....
Wow, it's been a wild couple of days.
-Wed July 23rd
Regina and I attended the digg meet up in Chicago. This event was held at the Smart Bar in Wrigleyville. I really had no idea about what to expect as we don't get many web 2.0 meet ups happening in this area. I'm a hugh fan of digg.com and was excited to attend an event hosted by them. So here is the crazy part....as soon as we entered the venue we spot Kevin Rose (founder of digg). I look over at Regina and kind of freak out. You see one of the things I hate most when we go out is when someone else is dressed like me. (Example: If Regina is wearing a red shirt, I will not. If hanging out with friends and someone is wearing the same shirt as me I leave and change.) The reason I freaked out is that Kevin and myself were wearing a very similar shirt. Regina comments to me that I look like him (shaggy hair, both around 6 feet tall, and similar outfit) and am bound to cause confusion as the bar was very dark.
Regina was correct as all through the night people mistook me for Kevin. Some would walk up notice I was not Kevin and move on. Many others would approach, notice I was not Kevin and start up a conversation with me. This was pretty cool as I probably would not have met so many people otherwise. In fact Aubrey from digg at one point mistook me for Kevin. I then used that funny experience as an opening for talking to her later that night. Very cool chick, and I hear she is single for all you single guys out there...she is for sure very cute!
Kevin and myself 1
Kevin and myself 2
Kevin and myself 3
Sara (awesome chick we met that night) and Regina
-Thurs July 24th
The following digg article hits the front page of digg.com:
http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_s_Chicago_Town_Hall_Pics_sub_Diggs_Tribune_strategy
Are you kidding me! Too funny!!! Valleywag.com, a site that I often visit, also linked to the article. In fact they asked the photographer (Rachel, super cool chick) if it was alright if they use the photo for an article regarding the mix up. I don't think they will actually do the article, but I do find it really funny!
Fri July 25th-Sun July 27th
Front row tickets to the Hootie and the Blowfish concert!
Regina and I traveled up to the Wisconsin Dells for the weekend to catch the show. We stayed at the Ho-Chunk Casino which I believe is owned by the Ho-Chunk Indians/Native Americans. The Concert was pretty cool although they played way too many cover songs. I'm guessing because they didn't think the audience would be full of Hootie fans. After the show we got to chat with Mark (lead guitar) and get photos with him (non digital...photos to appear on this site soon).
Tomorrow July 28th
My birthday! I plan to relax and enjoy the day.
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June 16, 2008
Sneakin out late, tapping on your window....Cause it's late and your mama don't know
So it's been awhile, how y'all doing?
I'm in one of those odd moods tonight. I've been listening to Country Music, even playing some on guitar. I've got to say if all Country Music was like Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood I would probably listen to a lot more of it...ok maybe because they are cute chicks....don't tell Regina ;)
Best live performance I've seen in awhile:
I guess Country is "in" now? Sure why not.
Darius Rucker:
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