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Tag: Travel

  • Virginia for a day watching Horse Races

    Time for a trip in the WAY BACK machine. Here’s a thing we did back in April on an awesome late spring weekend. Zach knew a dude who lives around Middlesburg, VA to we headed out there from DC to watch Steeple Chase and then visit a winery. Group shot: This was a great weekend…

  • CCIE Voice Written Recertification – Passed

    I passed my CCIE Voice Written last Friday. My CCIE is now recertified. There was some new material I hadn’t seen before, but I still managed to squeak by with an 827/1000. Passing was 790/1000. To celebrate I went to the beach (Emerald Isle) with Kenneth and friends. We had a pretty amazing time, although…

  • CCIE Voice Written Studying + Bayside

    I’ve been studying like crazy lately. The CCIE Voice Written has become more difficult since the last time I attempted to pass it for recertification. Every two years I have to pass the multiple choice part to keep the certification active. I’m at a bit of a disadvantage because I’ve heard a lot of the…

  • New Years Snowboarding in Vail, CO

    I spent my Mandatory PTO / New Years in Vail, Colorado. I really wish the snow could have been better – but the front side of the mountain was open and it was an awesome time! The place is huge. I went with Pete, Kenneth, Paul Harvin, Pete’s friend Brandon, and Kenneth’s brother Jeff and…

  • Coffee and blog posts

    I’ve taken to making myself breakfast and coffee on the weekends. Turning into an adult is actually pretty awesome (even if it took me a LONG time to start the process). When I was a kid everyone was like “you’ll have to work so much” and “you’ll have bills to pay!” Now that I’m actually…

  • Raleigh Apartment and Esther’s House Warming

    It’s been a month since my last update. That sounds about right to me. The first big change is that I moved to downtown Raleigh. I’m in an apartment building called “Hue,” which is pretty nice. The view is awesome. My Jeep and the FZ6 are living at Pete’s house, along with power tools and…

  • Snow Boarding and Mardi Gras Motorcycling

    I’ve been extremely busy being eXtreme lately. Here are some pictures of a snow board trip I took to Tahoe with Brendan, Kurt, Lauren, and Marcy. I also rode 1000 miles from Raleigh, NC to New Orleans, LA and back. I tried to get my Iron Butt certification (1000 documented miles in < 24 hours)…

  • Winter Jeeping

    As usual it’s been forever since I’ve updated my site. I went to see all of those shows in the previous post and they were awesome. Especially Menomena and The Thermals. Say Anything was pretty sweet too. I finished a simple Android app that can be used at work. I don’t use it. I’m trying…

  • Awesome Concerts: Who’s with me?

    I’m pretty frickin excited about some upcoming shows. I haven’t yet bought tickets because I think I’m the only one that expresses any excitement. I’d prefer to drag someone along with me so here is my sell: Menomena – Thursday, October 7th @ 8PM @ Cat’s Cradle. Menomena is phenomenal. They thrive on an interesting…

  • Buffalo Visit – Tiffany and Don’s Wedding and other great friends.

    This past weekend I went up to Buffalo for Don and Tiffany’s wedding. You can find some great pictures of the wedding here: I drove the Z up on Thursday to stop by and have dinner with my dad, and to go see Jaime. That’s an interesting story because I “met” her at my HS…