I'm not much of a person for midnight releases... of anything; movies, black Friday stuff, etc. But when I heard that every Toys "R" Us was going to be doing a midnight release event for the new Star Wars Force Awakens toys, I was intrigued.
Disney Running Coast to Coast
If you had asked me 10 years ago if I thought there was a chance I would run back to back 10k and half marathon, on two different coasts, at two different Disney resorts in consecutive months, you would probably have gotten a blank "what the hell are you talking about" stare. But that's what just happened.
Disney Star Wars Race Weekend
I'm not a great runner. Honestly, I still haven't found that thing about running that many people love. However, I do love Star Wars, and to an only slightly lesser degree I love Disney. So when they announced the inaugural race weekend in Disneyland, I didn't figure I'd have too much trouble convincing Dani to agree to sign up for it.
Groot O'Lantern
I hadn't carved a pumpkin the past few Halloween's. I thought it'd be fun to resurrect that old tradition with one of my favorite new comic characters. After searching around on the web, I found a nice pattern that I thought I would try of our good friend Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.
Smiling Hill Farm with the Gilligans
his past weekend, Dani and I took a trip up to Portland to visit our good friends the Gilligans. First stop Saturday morning was to Smiling Hill Farm to pet some animals, ride a tractor and pick a pumpkin.
Tech Recruiters, Don't be Stalkers
To preface this post, I'd like to state that in general I don't have issues with technical recruiters and the work that they do. I've used them several times in the past to find jobs. And while there are certainly ones I like more than others, they do serve their purpose.
Chicago and C2E2 2014
I just got back from a much needed vacation to Chicago. For the third time since 2011 , I attended the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. C2E2, as it's called, has become one of my favorite comic events to attend.
May old 2013 ever be forgotten
As I sit here in the closing 36 hours of 2013 the first words that come to mind are, "thank fucking goodness this year is over!". While this year has had it's highlights, those have been largely overshadowed by a couple of pretty crappy events.