Blog archives

A collection of all the nonsense I've posted to the internet over the past 25 years of my blog life

  • My Bathroom Theory (No. 3): Urinals posted - 6 comments

    It may seem weird that I have so much to say about bathrooms. However, if you think about it, you spend a fair amount of time in a bathroom. Seriously, you're in there at least 5 times every single day. It's something that everyone does but never really talks about the politics of. This is the exact reason that I've written my "theories" or thoughts about things that happen in restrooms... read more

  • Shelves and 515 Alive posted - 1 comment

    My shelves are (mostly) done (again)!!! Haha. So yeah... Thursday, Rico and I finished spraying the shelves in my office - well, Rico did anyway. I just built the big ol tent and let the pro finish the work... read more

  • Webcam + Project Insanity posted - 3 comments

    So I finally hooked my webcam back up, ha. I'm not really sure why I have a webcam... except for the fact that watching me work is crazy-insane (or insane-crazy?). Besides that, things seriously are insane. I'm finishing my bookshelves, finishing the kegerator, getting ready for 515 Alive, doing Heelys demos, getting the house ready for a party Kari is hosting, entertaining guests, getting ready for my b-day, getting ready for Lollapalooza, etc... read more

  • 3 Weddings and a Graduation Party posted - 1 comment

    That's how many separate things I had planned for this weekend. Seriously, it was nuts. First I was supposed to shoot video at Cliff's matinee wedding in Dubuque. Then, I remembered that I had to go to Jordan's wedding in Indiana the same day. And since I've known Jordan much longer, I decided I should attend his ceremony... read more

  • MP3 Tagger (mp3 folksonomy) posted - 8 comments

    This is not about a program to edit ID3 tags. It's about tags in reference to folksonomy. (like flickr, del.icio.us, youtube, etc) I've been wanting this app for quite for a while now, and I'm actually quite surprised that I haven't found one yet. If I had time I'd love to write it but I simply don't... so here it is... read more

  • Riverbend Pizza posted - 11 comments

    Riverbend Pizza is this awesome place that I worked at from the time I was 15 until sometime during my senior year of High school. Aside from mowing my grandma's lawn, it was my first real job - and it ruled... a lot. So here's a huge collaboration of some of my memories. This is going to be long and I'm not a terrific writer, so I'm sorry if it sucks... read more

  • Sidekick 3'd!!! posted - 10 comments

    Supposedly the Sidekick 3 comes out July 10 and I just got mine - 4 days early, suckers. And what a great time to get a new phone - when I'm home sick. So needless to say, I've been playing with it a lot in bed, hehehehe. I really really like the SK3. The interface (both physical and soft) is much nicer... read more

  • A Sick 4th of July posted

    I have another freaking head cold. I hate being sick - especially on holidays... so stupid. However, despite my sickness, a lot of things happened this weekend anyway. Friday, Kari and I went out to "Yankee Doodle Pops" so that I could attempt to take photos of fireworks... read more

  • The Larson Wedding Weekend posted

    So Zach and Amy are married, heh. The weekend was pretty packed, lots of driving, lots of stops, and lots of events. Thursday we left town, dropped Ninja off in Cedar Rapids, dropped Cedric off in Iowa City to buy a Ducati (which was really nice), and finally continued onto my Parents house to have Riverbend Pizza and hang out. Friday, Kari and I drove to Peoria to meetup with the guys to get Tuxes for the wedding. I had forgotten my sidekick charger so I stopped by a T-Mobile kiosk to buy a new one... read more

  • Fathers Day 06 posted - 2 comments

    Oh man. I have successfully eaten 18 pounds of food again. I am about to pop. I hope that I fit into my tux for Zach's wedding, haha. I think I gained 10 pounds since I gave him my measurements... read more

  • Locked PC Wallpaper Display Problems posted - 17 comments

    OK, there isn't a whole lot of good documentation about this online, so here it is. If you change your desktop wallpaper with Windows systems (i.e. 2000 and XP) you will probably run into this problem at some point. Sometimes during startup or when you lock your computer via CTRL+ALT+DEL a previous wallpaper will be displayed even if you delete the file from your computer. This is an Active Desktop issue... read more

  • Friends, Lisa's Wedding, etc posted - 4 comments

    OK, so this weekend was nice, busy, fun, expensive, awesome, etc. Friday, Tara came into town to attend Lisa's wedding with us. We stopped over to Vicki's house to hang out with my cousins - who were in town for Vicki's hip hop recital, haha. I so wish I could have gone. Later, we had some people over, grilled out, hung out, etc... read more

  • Reboot, haha posted - 3 comments

    My home computer has been running pretty bad lately. It's obviously due to my lack of rebooting... but I have so many things open that I never want to reboot. So out of curiosity, I downloaded an app to find out the uptime of my home PC: 28 days 7 hrs 3 mins 36 sec. I think I'm going to reboot now, haha. read more

  • Sweet Summer Blues posted - 3 comments

    And it all begins - again. I have this love/hate relationship with summer. I love the weather, all the hanging out, skating, traveling, driving, partying, etc. But I hate hate hate how poor I get. And even more so, I hate complaining about how poor I get... read more

  • Memorial Day Insanity Again posted

    What is it about Memorial Day that is always insane? Last year it was Mt Vernon and Chicago, this year it is Des Moines, Dubuque, and Iowa City. Thursday before Memorial Day, Rico talked me into hanging out with him and the British kids that are staying at his house right now. It was a really good time, we all hung out, then went out. They are cool guys... read more

  • Expressive Expressive posted - 7 comments

    So I had this "working styles" training at work on Monday. Usually you take it your first year here, but I kept denying the appt and finally got made to take it, haha. Prior to the training, a survey is sent out to 5 people I work with, they answer some questions and based on those questions this company determines my working style/personality type. Then we learn how to work well with other personality types. The 4 styles are (feel free to skip these if you don't care): Analytical - Polite but reserved, logical, fact- and task-oriented... read more

  • 7 Months Later posted - 4 comments

    Thanks! Yeah, we got married exactly seven months ago and just sent out the last of our "thank yous" today. General wedding etiquette is six months max. But... well, you know... read more

  • Moms, Projects and Such posted - 1 comment

    First of all, I am 2 for 2 in polk city, haha. I drove through there for the first time since getting pulled over and got pulled over again, haha. Same reason, same spot, different guy, he let me off. I'm done driving through that town. There is no crime! read more

  • Don't EVER Answer the First Question posted - 7 comments

    Tonight I got pulled over and I broke the FIRST FREAKIN RULE IN THE BOOK. The FIRST rule. I seriously about smacked my forehead right in front of the cop. I answered the first question he asked me. That question that you are never ever EVER supposed to answer... read more

  • what the wtf posted - 12 comments

    ok. this is the most messed up, no-sense making trip ever. seriously, i am so baffled by it that i had to blog it, haha. kevi's gf is flying up here from florida and kevi is picking her up from the airport. this is where normality stops... read more