We Superbad August 24, 2007
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Hey everyone, been a little while since my last update, so here’s what’s been going. I’m home now, back in Connecticut. I had a great time in the Pacific Northwest and Las Vegas and I miss it already (especially considering that school starts a week from yesterday). So what do I do? Well, I spend all my time with friends, so that’s why I have not been able to update. Past couple of days have been lacking in sleep but chock full of insanity. Yesterday was really spent just hanging around my neighborhood catching up with people, and today, today was the day I finally got to see Superbad.
If you are a fan of The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, or anything that is guaranteed to get you to laugh, you need to see Superbad. The movie was created by Seth Rogan (Knocked Up, 40 Year Old Virgin) and it is brilliant. There’s plenty of summaries of the movie out there, and the previews have been airing for a while now, so I won’t bore you with that. The movie has been out since August 17, and I was unable to see it on vacation, so I was thrilled to get the chance when I got home. It’s a great movie though, it’s nasty, it’s outrageous, it’s teenagers being teenagers. And, it really works. See it!
Well, I’m going to keep it brief, I’ve got a lot to do, including more packing. Once again I am leaving, this time for Maryland. I’m shooting down there tomorrow to see an Orioles game with some friends, really looking forward to that. I’ve been to the park at Camden Yards on a school trip, but have never seen a game. We’ll see what happens with that. Sunday I will be helping my friends brothers move into the University of Maryland, so I probably won’t be around at all this weekend. But, I will definitely update my Twitter page with the latest.
And as to my previous article about my iPhone update issue, oh what fun that was. I had to re-input all of my contacts because I never actually save my contacts in Outlook or anything, I’m not a fan, and I do not sync my iPhone with my Macbook. It was a painstaking process, but what can you do? I hope no one else had the same issues I did with the new update, but let me know if you did.
Later!
Links, Flying Spurs, Mello, A Good Last Day In Vegas August 21, 2007
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Ah, it’s my last day here in Vegas and I’m gonna miss it. I’m ready to head home though, but I certainly made use of my last day. To begin I went out and played 18 holes at Steven Wynn’s famous golfcourse here in Vegas. This was my second time playing at the $500 per round course (we had our round comp’d) and it really is quite an experience. If you ever get the chance to play at the course, take it, it’s really quite amazing. It literally is an amazing first class golf course smack dab in the middle of the Vegas strip. It’s unlike anything you will probably ever see. You walk in, check in, then the incredibly kind staff takes you to the locker room, lets you rent clubs, and basically aids you with whatever you may need. Before heading out they cleaned my golf shoes, re-laced them, and got us water and drinks. You really do get the service that you pay for at the course. Because of the high price, its easy to get tee times and there usually are very few people playing at one time. And, the best part is you get a caddy to ride on the back of your golf cart and help you out. Our caddy today was a really nice guy, name’s Alexio (sorry if I spelt that wrong!). He was a great help, and had good excuses for whenever I messed up a shot (and that was often). My personal favorite would have to be, “Oh you just had a terrible lie, that’s all” when of course I had a perfect lie. So even though I didn’t play well, I shot a 109 in 18, it was a good time. And, Alexio was good for conversation, because he too is a Mac and iPhone fan. So that lightened the mood when I was basically hitting the ball every direction but straight. Sure, just talk about blogging after you slice a shot, perfect cure. So yeah, that was a pretty good start to the day. We finished 18 in about four hours, finishing up around 2PM, not bad. Especially considering that Alexio was telling us stories of groups that took seven and a half hours to play 15 holes of golf. Can you imagine? Why even bother playing?! I don’t get it, but whatever. Good start. (more…)
Sleep, Spam, Haircut, and More Room Service August 19, 2007
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Ah, another day completed in Las Vegas, and it was yet another good one. So following my late morning search for WiFi (a failure) at the Wynn hotel and casino, I had a great day. With the help of two cups of coffee from the Wynn’s coffee shop, I did alright considering three hours of sleep, if that. Like I said in my last post, had a good lunch followed by an awkward elevator ride with Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant. Saw those guys a few more times over the course of the day, so that was pretty cool. So after that we just hung out in the room for a while, watched the Giants and Ravens preseason football game. I really don’t know how the Giants managed to win. Sadly, they’re going to have one rough season I think. Oh well, what can you do? (You can fire Tom Coughlin!) We’ll see how it all plays out once the regular season starts. So, before the end of the game I went downstairs to get a haircut. As you can see in my welcome page pic, my hair was long. I wanted to get something different from my typical plain long hair or buzzcut, and you can see the damage above. I find myself in the habit of flicking the hair out of my eyes even though it’s no longer there. I must look like a complete idiot.
WiFi Where? And Awkward Elevator Rides. August 19, 2007
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I’m currently running around the Wynn Las Vegas looking for a WiFi connection, no luck so far. Nothing in the coffee shop and nothing in the VIP lounge. Come on people, no WiFi in a coffee shop? I’m already paying for internet access in the room, just give me a little bit of freedom here. Guess this will be up when I actually find a signal. Be warned, Wynn coffee shop is without WiFi =(
So following my search for wifi I went to lunch with the family. A deli at the Wynn, good burgers and such. So from there we headed back to the room and who did we wind up waiting for the elevator with? Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant. That was one awkward elevator ride. Surrounded by insanely tall NBA all stars…
Very cool regardless. More later!
And, On To Vegas I Go August 19, 2007
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Alright, new day, new city. Well this actually is my first full day in Vegas, but I spent a good portion of my day yesterday here as well. How can you go wrong with Vegas. Even at my age, when I can’t gamble or really do anything that is truly the Vegas experience, it is really a lot of fun. Surely the added benefits of being 21 would be nice, but I’m doing just fine. This is the third time I’ve been to Vegas, and it gets better every time.
I’m staying at the Wynn resort, and it’s amazing. Thanks to my parents love of the slot machines, we stay almost completely free of charge, making it far from a problem to spend most of the night in one of Wynn’s suites with access to food and such without charge. Which is what I’m doing right now. As I write I am waiting on a grilled chicken pizza as a little post midnight snack while watching “The Invisible”. It’s a good movie, when it comes out you should definitely rent it. So, life’s pretty good here in Vegas, that’s for certain.
Earlier today my family and I took a cab to the Las Vegas outlets to see if we could find anything. My sister needed golf shoes, and I’m a big fan of Polo, so it worked out well. There’s plenty of big name stores at the outlets, everything from Nike and Adidas to Coach and Lacoste. The stores are busy and there’s a food court if you want to get away from the 104 degree heat and have a drink. So that killed part of the day that started at around noon. From there we returned to the Wynn and made one of my favorite stops. I’m a car nut, especially when it comes to Ferrari’s, and have been that way for years. The Wynn is notorious for having a Ferrari dealership attached to it courtesy of Penske and Wynn (more…)
Seattle: Coffee, Music, Kicks, and NO Rain August 17, 2007
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Alright, first entry, to start, my vacation in Seattle, summed up with coffee, music, and kicks. What did I do all week? There’s actually plenty to do in a city usually renowned for it’s rain, and the space needle. Yes, I did take the elevator ride to the top of the space needle, and it was worth the money. The view from atop the needle is amazing, a perfect 360 degree view of the city, which is surrounded by awesome bodies of water. Though I did not have the chance to eat there, there is a rotating restaurant in the space needle that slowly rotates as you dine. And of course, when (more…)
