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February 19, 2009

Rando Photo: Missing One Coat Wearer

So there we were, just walking down the sidewalk one evening when BAM!!!! I wake up the next day, unable to move. I knew I was outside, and all I could see is dirt on the ground. I'm pretty sure it was cold outside and that the wind was blowing. Wait, was it blowing?

Yup. The wind was definitely blowing because one second I was trying to count the number of rocks in the dirt, and the next, I was on my back looking up at the sky. I still couldn't move.

Day turned into night. And night into day.

That next day, someone picked me up and put me on a stack of white bags. Before too long, another man picked me up, threw me on the ground, and then TOOK the white bags I was laying on. The rest of the day I spent laying on the ground, looking straight up.

This morning, some dude with an iPhone took a picture of me. And here I sit. Next to the curb of a street, I think, just waiting for my original wearer to come pick me back up. Dude's gotta be cold.

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February 18, 2009

Rando Photo: Lindsay Was Here

Back before my good friendLindsay left town to work in the big apple, several of us from work went to a party at David Morris' studio. Upon arriving, Lindsay grabbed a drink, came over to where we were, spilled her drink and then walked away. As only Lindsay could do, she didn't even return to clean up the mess. Classic.

We miss you Linds!

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February 17, 2009

Rando Photo: OX?

While in McDonald's a while back, I noticed this poster. I think they meant it to say, "X O," as in "kisses and hugs." But I'm guessing they went with the real way you say it, "hugs and kisses" since the poster clearly says, "OX." Who knew oxen were that lovey-dovey.

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February 16, 2009

Rando Photo: The Nikki Jessica Action Figure

One of the things I love to do while visiting in Hutchinson, Kansas (where Ashlee is from), is head over to Hasting's to check out all of the action figures they have. I've never purchased any of them, but my inner-geek really shines through when I wander the aisle for half an hour.

I stumbled across this "action figure" and just had to take a photo of it. For those of you out there that watch Heroes, I'm sure you know who this is -- Nikki, err, Jessica. Nearly everyone on the show in the first season had a power. Some could fly, some could teleport and some could create fire. The powers were vast and usually cool. And then Nikki, err, Jessica came along, whose power was ... wait for it ... a split personality. That's right, she had multiple personality syndrome and would change into a sexier, more evil, version of herself.

That's why her action figure comes with a mirror, a handgun and an alternate Nikki head. Cool eh? No. Not at all.

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February 15, 2009

Rando Photo: The Hall of What?

*Putting on childish hat for a second* Uhhhh, what's in THAT room?

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February 14, 2009

Rando Photo: Cookbook Cookboob

For the holiday season, one of Ashlee's nieces made everyone a cookbook as a gift. It was really thoughtful considering she suffers from Celiac's Disease (an allergen to gluten, which is found in almost every food you eat). Now, we have a cookbook that tells us what we can make for her when she visits.

The funny thing is when she was asked to write the word "cookbook" for the cover, she wrote "cookboob" over and over again. She even ended on an exclamation mark -- nice style. Now THAT'S a recipe I would love to see. Sorry, that was dumb.

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February 13, 2009

Rando Photo: College Night

When we have friends over for a porch party, things are usually good. When Ashlee is posing for a picture and DeShawn has on my Arkansas Razorbacks high-top slippers, things are usually REALLY good. Until, that is, the next morning.

A while back, several of us attended a friend's wedding reception and decided to take the party home with us. We stayed up until 3:00 am, drinking, smoking cigars, and eating popcorn that expired in 2005. The night was fun. The next day ... not so much.

We're SO not in college anymore.

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February 09, 2009

2009 Snowboard Trip, By El Numeros

Another year, another snowboarding trip. Sadly, this time there were only two of us. But when it's January, it's time to head to the mountains and so that's exactly what Eric and I did. This year's trip took us to Keystone, Colorado. We usually take a shuttle, or taxi, from the airport to our final destination, but this year with only two of us, it was around $100 cheaper if we just rented a car.

What we didn't know about Keystone is that it's called the "Donut Hole" of resorts. It's called that because when the other local resorts are getting tons of snow, Keystone ends up with a very minimal amount. After a record snow-fall in December, the yield wasn't as plentiful in January. Luckily for us, the snow came back the night we arrived and each morning there were 2-4 inches of new snow to ride. Keystone is one of the smaller mountains we've been to, but it was really cool and a lot of fun. Two and a half days on the mountain were about perfect.

We also rode Vail for a day due to some special with our lift tickets. Last year, I thought Steamboat was the biggest mountain I've ever been to. Without comparing number of trails between the two, I'm willing to bet that Vail has more groomed acreage than Steamboat. The mountain was gigantic. Not only did the normal peaks have groomed backsides -- but at the base of one of the backsides, you could hop another lift to ANOTHER mountain. That's a LOT of ground to cover in one day. Unfortunately, for as big as Vail is, there are a TON of roads, and that makes snowboarding sometimes difficult.

Just as I've done in the past, here is the trip breakdown, in numbers:

Basics

...dudes on the trip: 2
...snowboards taken: 2
...laptops taken: 1
...phones with internet access taken: 1
...iPods taken: 0 (unless you count the iPod Phone)
...some other MP3 players taken: 1

The Flights

...bags checked: 3
...times asked if we had received our free t-shirt by signing up for a new credit card with Capital One: 4 times in 30 minutes, wtf
...hours spent in airports: 2, if that
...number of seats empty on both flights (total): 67
...correct answers on the "difficult" crossword puzzle: 28
...sudoku puzzles worked: 2 (one "warm-up," one "expert")
...pages of Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2) read: 170
...times we said, "who on Earth would buy that," while looking at SkyMall: 17

The Rental Car

...minutes to get from Denver's International Airport to car rental facility: 15
...miles between Denver's International Airport and Keystone Resort: 98
...number of seconds the central console would tell us the car was a Ford Focus when we started the engine: 5
...number of car radios capable of interfacing with an external mp3 player: 1
...number of cords to hook-up said mp3 player with car radio: 0
...minutes it took to realize we had satellite radio: 35
...times we didn't realize we were listening to a pro-GOP radio station and then promptly changed it: 4
...times Eric drove the car: 0
...miles of stopped traffic going back to Denver while we were on our way to Keystone: 15
...average miles per gallon inside the Focus: 45ish (yeah, seriously)

The Condo

...bedrooms: 1
...beds: 2 (one normal, one hide-away)
...WiFi connections found: 3
...WiFi connections able to use: 2
...average number of minutes before WiFi connection stalled: 8
...hot tub visits: 1
...guys that worked on the mountain and REALLY wanted to go to Loveland, ride their sleds and get some "footy": 3
...times we asked what sleds and "footy" was: 1
...inches of snow that fell while in the hot tub: .25
...episodes of Extras watched: 6 (only had season 1, sorry Eric)
...episodes of Lost we missed: 1
...episodes of Lost we really didn't miss after all: 1
...minutes of Lost we missed due to thinking we missed it: 4
...documentaries watched about Ted Haggerty: 1
...times we felt sorry for Ted Haggerty and his now-crappy life: 13

Keystone, Dillon and Breckenridge

...cases of beer purchased at liquor store on a SUNDAY (yes, Sunday): 1.5
...grocery store visits: 4
...beers consumed during lunch at Breckenridge Brewery: 4
...Breckenridge Brewery beers purchased to take back to condo: 6
...Breckenridge Brewery beers that busted in the condo garage: 4
...hours spent in Borders Books while waiting for the movie: 1.75
...movies watched at the Dillon Trans-Lux Theatre: 1 (it was that one movie about dirty animals and a really, really rich guy)

Meals of Food

...dinners cooked at home: 5 (chicken salad, beef salad, spaghetti, roast beef, pizza)
...roast beef wasn't really that good, at all: 1
...items we left behind because we didn't finish them: 3 (not bad at all)
...lunches on the mountain: 3

Keystone (see map)

...days on the mountain: 2
...nights on the mountain: 1
...times I had to remove my lift ticket to be scanned: 0 (I LOVE RFID)
...times we went down Elk Run (or started on it and went wherever the snow took us): 9
...days it took us to find the best run on the mountain: 1
...times unbuckling on “roads”: 2 (I think)
...minutes spent digging out of incredibly deep powder: 0
...times older ladies told Eric that they "really liked his jacket": 2
...hours we spent in the A-51 Terrain Park: 1.5
...rail sliders we did in the A-51 Terrain Park: 15
...times I forgot you can't really jump off an edge while on a box: 1
...times I ate shit because you can't really jump off an edge while on a box: 1
...slightly bruised tailbones, ribs and asses: 1 of each

Vail (see pdf map)

...days on the mountain: 1
...minutes it took to get to Vail: 65
...times I was white-knuckled while driving on snow/ice to Vail: 11
...minutes to find a parking spot in the parking garage: 2
...dollars it cost to park in Vail all-day: $24
...times we said, "damn, Vail is huge!": 7
...roads we had to skate on because Vail is so huge: 7
...trails we went on before finding one we liked: 14

Misc.

...balaclavas purchased: 1
...new jackets I really wanted to buy: 2
...new sets of gloves purchased: 1
...times we wish we had more Session beer after we ran out: 6

Conclusion

...times I was glad to be there: around 1,000

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February 06, 2009

KC Recycling Just Got More Better

For those of you that live in Kansas City and have curbside recycling, I have good news for you. The city now allows the recycling of plastics 1-7! That's right, 1-7. No more trying to figure out what that little number on the bottom of your plastic bottle says anymore, because most plastics fall between 1 and 7. It's about time and it's about really awesome. Nice job KC! Way to win.

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