July 20, 2010

It wasn’t much of a journey, but I traveled home earlier this month to celebrate Independence Day with my extended family.  Home is place called Hicksville, Ohio, consisting of 4 stop lights, 1 McDonalds, and 3500 people.  The main festivities took place at my Grandpa’s farm, where the only thing more delicious than the cows are the margaritas.        

Next up: London, followed by Grand Cayman, with a possible stop in Denver somewhere in between.  

May 6, 2010

Although quite tired and a little intoxicated, I did manage to shoot a few minutes of video on Queen’s Day.  Check it out. 

May 4, 2010
So… obviously I didn’t post anything fun from Amsterdam last week.  It’s not my fault, I swear.  But fear not, loyal readers (read: family members) - I’ll be adding a few posts as this week goes on and reviewing my trip in a somewhat chronological fashion.  Starting now.  I spent the first day walking around and getting a feel for the city, which was quite exhausting considering how hard the jet lag kicked my ass. I stopped by the Dutch Resistance Museum for a bit, which was very interesting.  Check out some picks:

So… obviously I didn’t post anything fun from Amsterdam last week.  It’s not my fault, I swear.  But fear not, loyal readers (read: family members) - I’ll be adding a few posts as this week goes on and reviewing my trip in a somewhat chronological fashion.  Starting now. 

I spent the first day walking around and getting a feel for the city, which was quite exhausting considering how hard the jet lag kicked my ass. I stopped by the Dutch Resistance Museum for a bit, which was very interesting.  Check out some picks:



April 23, 2010

Ch-ch-changes! // Hello, Holland.

Hey you.  How’ve you been?  It has been a while.  Let’s go over the things that have changed since we last spoke. 

I’m not living out of a backpack.  I’ll always miss the mobility, but not as much as I missed my guitars. Hooray for feedback! 

I live in Ohio again.  Columbus, to be exact. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a pretty good time. Pinky swear. 

I am gainfully employed.  ‘Interactive Art Director’ sounds sooo much more fun than ‘unemployed’.  Wait, no it doesn’t.

Whew, glad that’s over with.  Onto the fun stuff.

In approximately 36 hours, I will be in Amsterdam*.  This will be my first venture onto European soil and believe me - stoked is an understatement.  And kind of an odd word.  Anyways, I’m staying with my lovely friend Nicole and meeting up with some of the other kindred souls I met amidst last year’s travels. We’ll be celebrating (1) our good friend Dean’s birthday (yawn) and (2) Koninginnedag, or Queen’s Birthday. Other highlights include a mandatory tour of the Heineken factory, a quick stop at Experimental Jetset, floating down some canals, and yeah, ok, an afternoon or two at a cafe. I hear the coffee’s phenomenal. Wink.  

I’m there for a full week so I should have time to update your favorite travel blog once or twice, hopefully with some worthwhile photos and/or video. Vaarwel, wijfjes.

*Assuming the giant volcanic ash cloud hovering over Europe continues to dissipate.   

December 25, 2009

A Very McDonald Christmas.

September 26, 2009
People want to know things. Often times, these people want to know the same things.  Redundant things.  And in my unwarrantedly self-assured opinion, those things can usually be best addressed en-masse by the darling of the visual communication industry, the info graphic!  So here you go.  I shall henceforth be referring all questions of or relating to my time abroad to the image above.  In case you’re not Superman and you can’t read the laughably small detail type, you can download a big vector version here and zoom in to your heart’s content.  Now we can get back to talking about girls and high school baseball.  Did I ever tell you I was a pitcher?

People want to know things. Often times, these people want to know the same things.  Redundant things.  And in my unwarrantedly self-assured opinion, those things can usually be best addressed en-masse by the darling of the visual communication industry, the info graphic!  So here you go.  I shall henceforth be referring all questions of or relating to my time abroad to the image above.  In case you’re not Superman and you can’t read the laughably small detail type, you can download a big vector version here and zoom in to your heart’s content.  Now we can get back to talking about girls and high school baseball.  Did I ever tell you I was a pitcher?

September 1, 2009

Miss it already.

July 19, 2009
listening to "Grounds for Divorce - Elbow"

I’ve been working on a cocktail called ‘Grounds for Divorce.’

May 26, 2009
My outback trek ended at Uluru (Ayers Rock). The photo doesn’t really do it justice, but (1) I didn’t take it; my camera broke days ago and (2) whatever, just trust me.  It’s the religious and spiritual equivalent of Jerusalem for the regional Aboriginal tribes, and it really is an awe-inspiring piece of nature.  I did the base walk, which was about 10k’s.  I had the option to climb it, but (1) it looked like a super boring climb, and (2) climbing Uluru is uber-disrespectful to the Aboriginal people.  It’d essentially be the equivalent of pissing in the holy water at your best friend’s wedding, so I declined. I was too busy looking for the Dharma station, anyways.

My outback trek ended at Uluru (Ayers Rock). The photo doesn’t really do it justice, but (1) I didn’t take it; my camera broke days ago and (2) whatever, just trust me.  It’s the religious and spiritual equivalent of Jerusalem for the regional Aboriginal tribes, and it really is an awe-inspiring piece of nature.  I did the base walk, which was about 10k’s.  I had the option to climb it, but (1) it looked like a super boring climb, and (2) climbing Uluru is uber-disrespectful to the Aboriginal people.  It’d essentially be the equivalent of pissing in the holy water at your best friend’s wedding, so I declined.

I was too busy looking for the Dharma station, anyways.

May 16, 2009
Salties. Fucking. Rule. The minute these guys learn math, humanity’s reign at the top is over. So far, I’d have to say my favorite thing about Australia is the complete lack of safety regulations. At one point, I could’ve reached over the side of the (incredibly low) railing and pet one of these monsters. Or tossed him the little annoying German girl who kept bumping into me on the boat. More photos on Facebook.

Salties. Fucking. Rule. The minute these guys learn math, humanity’s reign at the top is over.

So far, I’d have to say my favorite thing about Australia is the complete lack of safety regulations. At one point, I could’ve reached over the side of the (incredibly low) railing and pet one of these monsters. Or tossed him the little annoying German girl who kept bumping into me on the boat. More photos on Facebook.