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January 28, 2012 6:33 pm
Lionel on vinyl is crushing it at GK4EVA (Taken with picplz at GK4EVA in Philadelphia, PA.)

Lionel on vinyl is crushing it at GK4EVA (Taken with picplz at GK4EVA in Philadelphia, PA.)

January 24, 2012 10:56 am
bijan: arainert: Amazing. Love how much it looks like a vein/neuron. (via Twitter Traffic Map of New York — ANIMAL) Incredible

bijan:

arainert:

Amazing. Love how much it looks like a vein/neuron.

(via Twitter Traffic Map of New York — ANIMAL)

Incredible

(via rawsond)

January 22, 2012 2:19 pm
French Toast domination today. My inspiration in the kitchen is on fire this week. Sure to end soon.

French Toast domination today. My inspiration in the kitchen is on fire this week. Sure to end soon.

January 20, 2012 10:58 am

Things I Love Today

Guess who’s back? Time to get things cranking, I can’t tell you how good it feels to be in 2012. 2011 was such an amazing year. Highlighted by the biggest day in my life thus far - tying the knot with KCV. Lucky me. I have lots to be thankful for and I plan on busting my ass again this year to keep it going. Onto the list:

  • Learning to cook (stressful night the other night but managed to pull off a real dish)
  • Chilling at home in my apartment
  • Impending ski trips
  • In-law visits which inevitably include non-stop good eats and good times (Hi Pam)
  • Cleaning out my closet
  • The “nerds” of the internet combining to fight against the draconian SOPA
  • Great news from my parents

I hope everyone is off to a great start in 2012. What are you loving today?

10:48 am
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  • 744 Plays

fred-wilson:

Leave Me Alone (New Order cover) - Destroyer

happy friday cover day everyone

shared from exfm

Great lift on a Friday. Tremendous cover

January 19, 2012 12:05 pm

thepersonalnetwork:

We are delighted to be partnered with Nike and the new Nike+ FUELBAND to journal your daily activity on Path. Share life and #makeitcount. Coming soon. Learn more here. 

This video is making me want to both workout and also sit on my couch and watch movies all day. Impressive work there

January 12, 2012 2:54 pm
Already thinking of when I can.come.back. Tetons are just amazing. Targhee and JHMR don’t disappoint

Already thinking of when I can.come.back. Tetons are just amazing. Targhee and JHMR don’t disappoint

January 8, 2012 7:24 pm
Andy Frasco band. Solid shirt off effort (Taken with picplz.)

Andy Frasco band. Solid shirt off effort (Taken with picplz.)

January 6, 2012 9:26 pm
BRYCE DOT VC: Here Come The Tweens

brycedotvc:

Over the holidays I had a chance to spend lots of time with my two oldest daughters. They’re in that awkward phase of life where they’re not really little kids anymore, but they aren’t adults, or even teenagers yet either. It’s a phase marketers have come to call “tweens”.

Wedged between these…

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January 4, 2012 10:15 am
This is my brain with hyperconnection. This is my brain on a deserted island. I just got back from my honeymoon with KCV and despite a couple of days with limited connectivity in Cartagena and Panama City we were off the grid. At no point were we more off the grid then when we were in the San Blas Islands (the location of this picture) and I cannot describe how relaxed my mind felt. I was in the anti-zone, just chilling out and it felt so damn good. This NYTimes article explains the “Joy of Quiet” nicely but for me it wasn’t the absence of techno clutter that allowed for deeper thinking, it was the absence of techno clutter which gave my mind a break to re-charge and come back strong in 2012. I’m so excited about everything right now (even with the omnipresent and soul crushing 2012 elections looming) and I have to think that a lot of this energy and excitement is due to that time off. I realize that a deserted island isn’t feasible for most people ever and certainly for me on a regular basis so I’m trying to think of ways that I can replicate this experience and a few solutions come to mind in short, medium and long term versions. Short - Pull up pictures from that trip every once in a while (1x a week?) and try to get a bit of inner peace while going through intense days/weeks. Medium - Turn off the computer and phone for a day/weekend to focus more on the people and things around me. Long - Take more vacations out in the wilderness. Kate and I prefer them 2:1 to larger cities, etc. anyway and they won’t be convenient when we have kids so now is the time. Anyone else have any great ideas?  Side note: If you haven’t read Devil in the White City I highly recommend it. Really looking forward to his new book which is on my bedside table.

This is my brain with hyperconnection. This is my brain on a deserted island.

I just got back from my honeymoon with KCV and despite a couple of days with limited connectivity in Cartagena and Panama City we were off the grid. At no point were we more off the grid then when we were in the San Blas Islands (the location of this picture) and I cannot describe how relaxed my mind felt. I was in the anti-zone, just chilling out and it felt so damn good. This NYTimes article explains the “Joy of Quiet” nicely but for me it wasn’t the absence of techno clutter that allowed for deeper thinking, it was the absence of techno clutter which gave my mind a break to re-charge and come back strong in 2012. I’m so excited about everything right now (even with the omnipresent and soul crushing 2012 elections looming) and I have to think that a lot of this energy and excitement is due to that time off.

I realize that a deserted island isn’t feasible for most people ever and certainly for me on a regular basis so I’m trying to think of ways that I can replicate this experience and a few solutions come to mind in short, medium and long term versions.

  • Short - Pull up pictures from that trip every once in a while (1x a week?) and try to get a bit of inner peace while going through intense days/weeks.
  • Medium - Turn off the computer and phone for a day/weekend to focus more on the people and things around me.
  • Long - Take more vacations out in the wilderness. Kate and I prefer them 2:1 to larger cities, etc. anyway and they won’t be convenient when we have kids so now is the time.

Anyone else have any great ideas? 

Side note: If you haven’t read Devil in the White City I highly recommend it. Really looking forward to his new book which is on my bedside table.