today is the 13 year anniversary of when aaron and i started 'going out'.
on that day, 13 lucky years ago, we went for a walk at the same park where we'd had our first date 3 days earlier- lake harbor park, muskegon michigan- and decided to become best friends forever. that park has been good to us (and so has our friendship).
i created a little quick tour map of that park for you to see, in case you're all sentimental like i am.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
volkswagen- joyride
you customize your vehicle, then the video is actually customized based on the exact features you select, very smooth- this internet thing kicks ass.
'let's get you back to the internet'
'let's get you back to the internet'
Sunday, June 11, 2006
swarm- what are people looking at online... right now?
this site is kinda neat- swarm.
summary from the site:
Swarm shows you what websites people are visiting, right now.
Swarm is a graphical map of hundreds of websites, all connecting to each other. It updates itself every second with where people are going and coming from.
As sites become more popular, they move towards the center of the swarm and grow larger. Conversely, sites that lose traffic move away from the center and grow smaller.
Website traffic is symbolized with thin lines. Each time you see a line appear, it means someone has moved from one site to the other. You can gauge how many people are swarming around based on the number of lines.
check it out...
summary from the site:
Swarm shows you what websites people are visiting, right now.
Swarm is a graphical map of hundreds of websites, all connecting to each other. It updates itself every second with where people are going and coming from.
As sites become more popular, they move towards the center of the swarm and grow larger. Conversely, sites that lose traffic move away from the center and grow smaller.
Website traffic is symbolized with thin lines. Each time you see a line appear, it means someone has moved from one site to the other. You can gauge how many people are swarming around based on the number of lines.
check it out...
weekend at the cabin
aaron and i stayed at our friend's cabin this weekend and we did a little pre-boundarywatertrip-fishing.
here is a little video with some fishing fun.
here is a picture of the big northern aaron caught that got away... =(
here are all the pics...
in other news- on friday, i recieved an offer from one of the companies i've been interviewing with...
here is a little video with some fishing fun.
here is a picture of the big northern aaron caught that got away... =(
here are all the pics...
in other news- on friday, i recieved an offer from one of the companies i've been interviewing with...
Friday, June 09, 2006
coors light- brave or lame?
what do you think of the new coors print ads that show gays and lesbians?
do you think it's a brave statement in our new world, or a lame attempt to seem cool?
Also, what do you think of the headline- 'Now's the time'
do you think it's a brave statement in our new world, or a lame attempt to seem cool?
Also, what do you think of the headline- 'Now's the time'
Thursday, June 08, 2006
when it rains it pours
it's raining a little bit right now, but just when i get used to the refreshing drizzle, it will dry up i'm sure.
send some good energy my way, if you can.
send some good energy my way, if you can.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
the national budget is edible
watch ben cohen (ben and jerry founder) explain the national budget using oreos.
it's pretty interesting.
it's pretty interesting.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
666- it's an evil day
today is 06/06/06.
aaron just pointed that out to me.
we'll need to do something evil today...
aaron just pointed that out to me.
we'll need to do something evil today...
terrible tragedy- fascinating story
There was a crash in Indiana about 5 weeks ago. Two girls were mistaken for each other. One was said to be dead and it was really the other. They are exuming the body of Laura Vanryn and bringing her home to be buried. Whitney Cerek, who was thought to be dead, is doing well in the hospital. They figured out the mistake after she woke up from her coma.
http://lauravanryn.blogspot.com/
amazing story. very sad.
http://lauravanryn.blogspot.com/
amazing story. very sad.
bwcaw- trip path has been planned
i know you've all been waiting to see where we are planning to go on our bounday waters trip, well wait no longer- the map has arrived! (click here to view for yourself)
some of the finer details that you should know:
we've never taken this path before, it will be brand new to all of us- woohoo!
my brother scott is flying in from australia for this trip, and his friend bob is flying in from pheonix.
we're gonna fish for a couple days on phoebe lake, which is rumored to be absolutely gorgeous.
it's called the 'lady lakes' route
difficulty- challenging
24 miles
13 lakes
2 rivers
17 portages
this is what the book says about it-
"this is a delightful route that stays on smaller lakes and rivers. from kawishiwi lake, you will first head north on the lakes and streams that compose the upper flowage of the kawishiwi river system. at lake polly, then, the route veers southeast and follows the phoebe river to hazel, phoebe and grace lakes. another 'lady lake' (beth) will carry you farther east to alton lake. from there a short portage connects to sawbill lake, where you'll end at the public landing, 20 miles by road from your origin."
"anglers should have plenty of time to wet their lines and they are likely to be well rewarded. good populations of walleyes and northern pike inhabit most of the lakes along the route, and smallmouth bass may also be found in the last 2 lakes."
this is what some people online say about it-
"The Lady Lake Chain is spectacular. I've been thru that chain twice and both times have caught many many fish. Phoebe is absolutely beautiful. It's surrounded by rolling hills and is dotted with beautiful islands. I'd suggest the SW site on the island for camp. Polly is a phenomenal Walleye lake."
"Phoebe River is very scenic with plenty of wildlife: moose, beaver, etc. "
good times- i've already started dreaming about waking up in a tent (one of my favorite things to do in the whole world).
some of the finer details that you should know:
we've never taken this path before, it will be brand new to all of us- woohoo!
my brother scott is flying in from australia for this trip, and his friend bob is flying in from pheonix.
we're gonna fish for a couple days on phoebe lake, which is rumored to be absolutely gorgeous.
it's called the 'lady lakes' route
difficulty- challenging
24 miles
13 lakes
2 rivers
17 portages
this is what the book says about it-
"this is a delightful route that stays on smaller lakes and rivers. from kawishiwi lake, you will first head north on the lakes and streams that compose the upper flowage of the kawishiwi river system. at lake polly, then, the route veers southeast and follows the phoebe river to hazel, phoebe and grace lakes. another 'lady lake' (beth) will carry you farther east to alton lake. from there a short portage connects to sawbill lake, where you'll end at the public landing, 20 miles by road from your origin."
"anglers should have plenty of time to wet their lines and they are likely to be well rewarded. good populations of walleyes and northern pike inhabit most of the lakes along the route, and smallmouth bass may also be found in the last 2 lakes."
this is what some people online say about it-
"The Lady Lake Chain is spectacular. I've been thru that chain twice and both times have caught many many fish. Phoebe is absolutely beautiful. It's surrounded by rolling hills and is dotted with beautiful islands. I'd suggest the SW site on the island for camp. Polly is a phenomenal Walleye lake."
"Phoebe River is very scenic with plenty of wildlife: moose, beaver, etc. "
good times- i've already started dreaming about waking up in a tent (one of my favorite things to do in the whole world).
billy idol- very young and hot up close
my friend amy shared this photo with me:
"Billy Idol pic from when he signed my record in 1983....so young."
brings me back to 5th grade with madonna and cyndi lauper...
thanks amy!
"Billy Idol pic from when he signed my record in 1983....so young."
brings me back to 5th grade with madonna and cyndi lauper...
thanks amy!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
aaron slides into 3rd base- video
it was only kickball practice on tuesday, but aaron couldn't resist- he had to pull off a full body slide to make some sort of point about being a fanatic i'm sure...
you can check it out here.
did you actually slide on the base?
you can check it out here.
did you actually slide on the base?
Friday, June 02, 2006
australia- where the bloody hell are you?
i like this new commercial for australia.
as you probably already know, my brother scott lives down under- going to vet school.
show us some pictures, scott.
as you probably already know, my brother scott lives down under- going to vet school.
show us some pictures, scott.
meth- not even once
working at crisis connection brings me in contact with a lot of families that are devastated by meth.
the first meth hit seals the addiction, every time. the newer drug is so much more powerful than the stuff from the 80's and 90's.
the families of meth addicts call crisis connection, and it's the only call that i get there where i don't really have any hope for the crisis. meth is tragic, and it's extremely rare for people to survive an addiction without serious brain damage and ruined lives.
okay, so i have my own personal connection with the terrible pandemic, which is probably why the ads at the montana meth site actually made me cry.
don't try meth, not even once. and give this message to the people you know, too.
the first meth hit seals the addiction, every time. the newer drug is so much more powerful than the stuff from the 80's and 90's.
the families of meth addicts call crisis connection, and it's the only call that i get there where i don't really have any hope for the crisis. meth is tragic, and it's extremely rare for people to survive an addiction without serious brain damage and ruined lives.
okay, so i have my own personal connection with the terrible pandemic, which is probably why the ads at the montana meth site actually made me cry.
don't try meth, not even once. and give this message to the people you know, too.
google notebook- i love it
so if you go to this link, you can get google notebook (beta), which is a great way to surf the internet and keep track of your travels and thoughts as you go.
it's a lot like del.icio.us, but you can make the notes while you're still on the page by using a little window at the bottom of your browser. you can also view them from that same window, wherever you are in the internet world. they've also made it easy to grab text from the page by adding a function to the right click menu too.
i do a lot of surfing, so this is awesome
it's a lot like del.icio.us, but you can make the notes while you're still on the page by using a little window at the bottom of your browser. you can also view them from that same window, wherever you are in the internet world. they've also made it easy to grab text from the page by adding a function to the right click menu too.
i do a lot of surfing, so this is awesome
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
dancing queen
my friend jules sent me this link to a hilarious video of a guy counting down the last few centuries of dance.
it's worth watching for sure, just for the few laugh out loud moments.
it's worth watching for sure, just for the few laugh out loud moments.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
neat photo zooming thingy
your first click is only the beginning... before you know it, you've clicked like 25 times, then 40, then 72 times!!
it's not that the clicking is scary, just that you never intended to click so many times, and now you're clicking again!!
[click]
it's not that the clicking is scary, just that you never intended to click so many times, and now you're clicking again!!
[click]
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
therapeutic massage by kat
my good friend kat mcgerik gave me a gift certificate for 1.5 hours of her therapeutic massage and i redeemed it yesterday.
she really is very very talented at what she does.
as i laid on the table being massaged, i had thoughts to myself like- ooh, she just grazed over a spot that i think could use some special attention, should i tell her?
then, without my saying a word, she would find that spot and work it with enough intensity to hurt really bad and feel really good, all at the same time. it was like magic. not one spot got past her, and i never said a word.
when she was done, she left the room and i stretched, curled into a fetal position and felt the most relaxed i remember feeling in a very long time.
this chick is the bomb!
she really is very very talented at what she does.
as i laid on the table being massaged, i had thoughts to myself like- ooh, she just grazed over a spot that i think could use some special attention, should i tell her?
then, without my saying a word, she would find that spot and work it with enough intensity to hurt really bad and feel really good, all at the same time. it was like magic. not one spot got past her, and i never said a word.
when she was done, she left the room and i stretched, curled into a fetal position and felt the most relaxed i remember feeling in a very long time.
this chick is the bomb!
brian's bonk
we played kickball last night, great fun for everyone.
brian amused us all by trying to catch a foul ball, only to be rewarded with a bonk to the head.
it was hilarious.
thanks brian!! (check out the video here).
brian amused us all by trying to catch a foul ball, only to be rewarded with a bonk to the head.
it was hilarious.
thanks brian!! (check out the video here).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)