Archives: August 2008

12 of 12 – August 2008

What is 12 of 12?

Enjoy the photos below and be sure to click the link above if you are wondering what “12 of 12″ is all about. The 12th this month was spent at work and then running my cousin around town before his flight out of PHX back to school in NY.


I had to setup my TiVo to record upcoming Olympic events.  I’m just a bit obsessed.


Work, Work, Work!!


Wow!  Almost 10:30 and it’s not 100 yet!  Amazing!


My friend Jenie.  She hates it when I take photos of her.  This is her “no photos please” pose.


Get out and vote (or do it from home)!


A trip to the Apple store to pick up a fixed macbook.  Did you know they’re expanding the Biltmore location?


Another stop at Unique on Central.  My cousin wanted to get some underwear.


Dinner at FEZ with the cousin and his friend.  I love this place!


What?!  Martinis are only $5 today?!  Yes please!


Just pulling some files off my system restore disc…


Dropping the cousin off at the airport.  Ithaca, NY via PHX-CLT-PHI = good times!


My TiVo decided to reboot in the middle of the Olympics!  WTF!!!

The Olympics Begin!

Yesterday the 2008 Summer Olympics began in Beijing.  As some of you probably know, I’m an Olympic nut!  I’ve gone to the past two Winter Olympic Games and I watch as much of the Olympic coverage on TV as I can.  This is both a good thing and a bad thing, especially since NBC has upped its coverage this year.  There will be more Olympic sports on TV this year than ever before.  So far, here’s how my viewing has gone.  Last night I watched the Opening Ceremonies (after spending a night out with some friends).  When I was done with that, the sports coverage on USA had already started – 7 hours of it!  I watched a women’s sabre fencing and started watching women’s badminton singles before going to bed (at 2am).  I woke up this morning and finished the badminton from the night before.  Already on my TiVo, I have 14 hours of Olympic coverage recording and I’ve gone through the Universal HD coverage from last night (men’s singles badminton and beach volleyball).  Currently, I am watching women’s beach vollyball and I believe there will be some fencing on later during this USA coverage session.  So yeah, can you say obsessed?  It’s okay though.  This only happens every two years.  What sports are you most excited to watch?

Another Video?

So, I had to share these videos.  These were taken back on August 4th at the Cubs/Astros game in Chicago.  The game was suspended for severe weather.  The videos below show what it was like before and during the almost tornado that hit the area.  The loud sirens in the background are the tornado warning sirens going off.  The announcer at the game told everyone in the stands to seek immediate shelter.  The entrances were closed and fans were kept from leaving for their own safety.  Kind of crazy.

Bored?

I’ve been posting a lot of videos.  I hope this isn’t boring any of you.  I will start again with more text based posts soon!

Thanks for sticking with me and continuing to read!