June 2010
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Kayaking on the Catawba
The U.S. National Whitewater Center is outside of Charlotte and we spent a few hours there today. The complex is for kayaking, rafting, biking, climbing, hiking, & zip lining. It’s huge, popular, and awesome all around.
Beth has talked about kayaking for months and today we spent 1.5 hours on the Catawba River exploring. I assumed we would do a guided tour but the man behind the...
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I waited line for 10 minutes and the bitch in front of me took the last apple fritter. THOU HAS UNLEASHED MY WRATH!
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How much meat and beer do I need to consume to battle 2.5 hours of Sex and the City 2?
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My Friend, The Flyers
The highlight of my afternoon at Carowinds was a ride on Woodstock’s Gliders, the flyers that were horrendously transplanted from Kings Island. ;)
Right before I was about to choose my tub, the square guy in front of me expressed concern with the ride op about the slack in the lines that he noticed each cycle. I was laughing inside because I knew that I was going to fly my tub much harder...
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“I wouldn’t trust God if he told me code was bug free. He could speak from...”
– Me
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WatchTravis Graduates
Being alone in the office at 8:12 makes me think I missed an email.
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10pm
neuteach:
Ah my favorite time of the night! It’s when I crawl into bed with a book and read for a uninterrupted hour. I get in the zone. There could be a bomb in the room and I wouldn’t look up. Sometimes it seems that Tyler has to send up flares to get my attention.
It is definitely my favorite time of the day as well. I settle down with John Stewart, Tumblr, or other geeky tasks. I can be...
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“Your clients have probably devoted at least a couple days of their life to...”
– It’s A Big Deal To Your Clients | Doug Boutwell
The Boutwell’s had shoot of their own cancelled in a very unprofessional way. Doug’s strong words about this event have reminded me what it is like to be on the other side of the lens.
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'Rents
I love these two people. I get an ability to make weird faces from my Dad’s Mr. Ed expressions. I have the gift of giving disapproving looks from my Mom. Her expression in the photo below really isn’t “The Bierman Face” but its well on its way to the eye-quivering look that has made men cry.
I don’t have a planned date to return to Effingham but it will have to be...
The elevator smelled like a horse and my coworker agreed.
“Let’s rule out stupid shit I did first.”
– coworker
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Travis
I admire my brother for his resilience & strength. He has been dealt some very shitty cards in the past but has come out ahead as a better person. He has a job he is very excited about. I suspect he will also be excited about his college major’s curriculum.
It is easy for me to forget the lows in our past and take for granted how exciting graduating from high school is. We should...
I picked wooden stake my brother made while screwing off learning at school. I joked about stabbing a vampire and made a typical stabbing motion. Beth walked over, grabs the stake, and explains, with a straight face, that you have to stab upwards, under the ribcage, to get to the heart. I was overwhelmed with pride.
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My ass is sweating. I think a banana milkshake may fix it.
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Life Skills: Jobs
A young friend of mine will most likely be given a job offer shortly after accepting another job. He has never had to compare jobs or keep information, like a job offer, from an employer; it feels like an immoral place to him. Making a choice for yourself may feel selfish at his age and is harder to accept until you have seen strong actions taken by companies like firing an employee without...
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40 Questions I Ask Myself Before Hitting the... →
This list is longer than my own but it still makes the point that there can be many questions asked before creating an exposure.
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I created a handful of images around Germantown this afternoon.
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Lesson
Don’t go for a walk when you have diarrhea.
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May 2010 Flood Public Viewer →
Metro has released imagery and flood boundaries.
I have felt physically off all night. My legs are sore from exercise but my stomach is queezy. I am having trouble blaming it on lunch since I didn’t have problems for over three hours later. I had grand plans for my time before Beth got home and I spent that time on the couch.
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Tour de Nash Cancelled
The Tour de Nash has been cancelled, and converted to a cleanup effort, due to the involved greenways being damaged by the flooding. I was excited for the event and had even pre-registered. It was so important to me that I planned on participating even though my brother’s high school graduation was that evening. I had plenty of time to get home but there a risk you take on when there are...
I have caught up to the most recent episode of Breaking Bad. It feels great to not have to cover my ears at work when I hear coworkers talking about the last show.
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“While I am well aware of that fact, I never complain when it is reaffirmed.”
– Coworker when told that he was “da man”
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“In a truly tasteless move, right-wing country singer Charlie Daniels … not only...”
– Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America blog (via michaelbyrd)
An article written by Charlie Daniels about the flood was mentioned at the bottom of another article the conservative press’ “bad job” of covering the flood. People should read Charlie’s article themselves. He...
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Beth & I have been heehawing about Memorial Day weekend plans. I started pushing a trip to Charlotte but we didn’t have a strong urge to go until we just read that Wicked will be there till June 13. Done.
I am close to the day when I can’t (shouldn’t?) ride to work in the shirt I intend to wear all day.
Ruralality
Alex: #1 reason why working in a rural area > working in an urban area
Alex: can you guess it?
Tyler: You can step outside and piss off the patio without people seeing you?
Tyler: I have a feeling that tyler.rural != alex.rural
Alex: lol
Alex: not THAT rural