I have been going through some sort of early (hopefully) mid-life crisis. I have felt restless with my work, started becoming way more politically active, started concerning myself with the world and had bouts of unintentional self reflection. I have been questioning many things about the way I live my life; how I became the […]
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Why I stopped networking and started making friends
Published April 2nd, 2008 in Travel and blog. 2 CommentsHotel Cafe Tour at Parish for SXSW in Austin Texas
Published March 24th, 2008 in Entertainment and Travel. 2 CommentsOf all the music events at SXSW this year, The Hotel Cafe Tour is the one I really wanted to get to. First off I should say that this was a marathon of a show. It started at 7PM and went on through to 2AM. I was lucky enough to have one of the very […]
Four year ago my friend Russ, who at the time worked for me, asked is the company could send him to SXSW. After looking over the website I thought it seemed like a good show to attend myself. I was growing tired of the industry shows like Ad:tech and Search Engine Strategies. Plus, I had […]
21, Harold and Kumar, The Visitor and RSO at SXSW
Published March 10th, 2008 in Entertainment and Travel. 1 CommentI have gotten out to see 4 films so far at SXSW; 21, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanmo Bay, The Visitor and Registered Sex Offender. All have been excellent.Â
I go to Vegas often, and when I do I usually book through Vegas.com. I booked a trip a couple weeks ago for this next weekend. Recently the Monte Carlo hotel caught fire. It happens to have been the place I was scheduled to stay. I watched the fire on television and heard that the […]
Michael Grimm Brings Something Special to the New York New York in Las Vegas
Published January 6th, 2008 in Entertainment and Travel. 0 CommentsI’m on my third Vegas trip in a 45 days. I have made the Big Apple Bar in the New York, New York my regular hang out. I love the 80’s cover bands and the laid back feeling of the place. But on my first visit of this trip, I was surprised to see something […]
Most who know me know that Las Vegas is my favorite travel destination. So what better place to bring in the new year?
I have been trying different hotels as much as possible. This time I stayed at Mandalay Bay. The price wasn’t bad considering how expensive Vegas gets on New Years. After checking Vegas.com, I […]
After my trip to Costa Rica, I realized that I needed a new laptop bag. I was using the Booq bag, which is a great bag (especially for a MacBook Pro), but it just screamed “laptopâ€?, and was not really very versatile. It meant that everywhere I went with my laptop, I needed two bags. […]
As some people know I decided to travel more this year. I have spent a lot of time traveling domestically the past few years, but no real international travel. So this year I made a point of planing a couple trips. The first to Costa Rica, and the second to Hong Kong.
I planned […]
What is the deal with all the pirated DVD’s in Hong Kong?
Published November 17th, 2007 in Entertainment and Travel. 4 CommentsAfter a quick trip to the Temple Street Night Market in Hong Kong, I was able to easily find a store selling hundreds of pirated DVD’s. They had everything from the number one movie right now, Bee Movie, to TV shows that just wrapped up the season like Californication, and even movies that are […]
