Friends

Lisa's 4th of July Party - 2012

Lisa threw a 4th of July shindig where I took some photos. Thanks Lisa for the party! One theme of the night is that Heather resisted photography.

Family

Buffalo Family Visit

My sister Jen said "I'm going back up to my HS reunion, and our cousin is having a bachelorette party / wedding shower". This seemed like a perfect opportunity to combine some family visits with the brief time where the weather in Western New York is pleasant.

Friends

Cisco Live 2012 in San Diego

Another catch up post here about a trip to San Diego straight from Hawaii for Cisco Live 2012. Seems like the weeks and months have just been melting away recently so I'll do my best to keep things brief on summary while hitting the high points. It'

Friends

Excellent Hawaii Trip

This is a super belated post about the trip I took to Hawaii back in June with 7 awesome friends. I have to admit being invited in the first place was quite a surprise to me! Heather told me there was an extra spot and that the collective decided I

Friends

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.

Family

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

Friends

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

Movies

Heard this song on Californication.

I've been watching a LOT of Californication. I really enjoy all of the interesting human interaction. It's smart, funny, depressing, joyful.. all of the things I like... Anyway, this song came on and I really liked it

Friends

Draw Something

Thanks to my friend Shawn I discovered the awesome game Draw Something. Come play! You can find me through the Facebook integration.

Celebrity Crush - Mary Steenburgen

Just finished watching the latest 30 Rock. The Valentines Day episode. I have a new celebrity crush.. this one is a bit different because usually they're a bit younger. After seeing her in 30 Rock and Stepbrothers though.. /shrug I guess my love of cute brunettes knows no

Music

All Work. No Play.

Makes me a dull boy: Every weekend of mine is planned out until March 16th. I have either Saturday change windows, Friday windows, or on March 11th a full on 14 hour session starting at midnight and going all day Sunday. Maybe the worst part is I chose this schedule

Music

The Kills - Tape Song

Normally I don't post this frequently, but I was rocking out at work listening to Pandora. It decided to spit out one amazing song after another! I've heard this one before and wish there was a bigger Thumbs Up button that I could hit. If this