Recovering

September 21st, 2009

I am feeling a little better every day after my 2-for-1 gallbladder removal and hernia repair surgery on Thursday. I’m hoping to be back to full strength in about a week. My new snuggie is keeping me going.

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Sharp-dressed man

September 9th, 2009

I bought two suits tonight at Brooks Brothers bringing my total number of suits to 2.

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TAMU 41 – UNM 6

September 5th, 2009

The Aggies looked like they gave a damn for the first time in a while tonight. I love the HB combo of Cyrus Gray, Christine Michael, and Bradley Stephens. WR Jeff Fuller is a megabeast. The defense got after the ball and played physical.

The negatives are too many penalties and shaky OL play, but I’m not expecting a miracle this season. I hope they keep some momentum through Big XII play.

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I Am T-Pain

September 4th, 2009

I Am T-Pain, an iPhone app by smule, is awesome. It’s basically a cranked up autotuner for $2.99, but the results are sweet. I expect the novelty to wear off in about an hour, but I got my 3 bucks worth already. Check out my attempt at “I’m On A Boat” here.

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Vegas Recap

September 1st, 2009

I got punished everywhere except the Wynn this trip. The Saturday afternoon no-limit poker tournament at Caesar’s was moderately successful. I finished 7th out of 77 after my QQ fell to a river Ace. I might go for less blackjack and more poker tourneys in the future.

We celebrated fellow MBA Emily’s birthday, watched the Mac King comedy/magic show, and saw The Beatles’ Love. I’ve decided Harrah’s is a dump and next time I’ll pay a little to stay at Paris or CP.

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All you need is Love

August 28th, 2009

It was a mild 108 degrees in Vegas when we arrived midday. Lunch at the always awesome Joe’s Stone Crab at Caesar’s was a nice way to kick off our short vacation. I snuck in a couple of shoes of blackjack before we met Emily and Carter for dinner and a show.

We opted for a prix fixe menu in the Mirage at Onda and that place is onda “places to avoid in Vegas list” now, joining the gondolas at the Venetian and Bobby Flay’s shitacular Mesa Grill. It felt like every course was picked from a Hungry Man dinner.

After Onda, we saw The Beatles Love which is one of the Cirque du Soleils. While I really liked it, Love is my least favorite Cirque. It’s Kathleen’s favorite so go figure. There just seemed to be less jaw dropping athleticism than Ka, O, and even La Nouba.

After the show, we ushered in Emily’s birthday with drinks at a patio bar. While everyone else got fancy, I was drinking a piña coloda that would make Rupert Holmes jealous.

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Augmented Reality with Yelp Monocle

August 27th, 2009

The latest rage on the iPhone is augmented reality (AR) for Yelp. You may already know that Yelp is my favorite app, so I’m stoked about the upgrade. To sneak AR past Apple, Yelp included the “monocle” feature as an Easter egg. Download the latest Yelp app, released yesterday, launch the app, and give your 3GS three good shakes or so. A button for Monocle appears in the upper right. It uses camera mode but overlays restaurant information in your vicinity. I like the prospects.

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Pretty boy

August 26th, 2009

I caught James in the act of getting a manicure at La Nails. Is that nail polish?

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Better than James

August 24th, 2009

My victories over James in the Grand Station arcade have been immortalized by these photos. Documentation of our air hockey match and subsequent basketball games has been conveniently omitted.

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Random Austin

August 22nd, 2009

We’ve been having a great time in Austin. Today we went to Lake Travis, went to the best back-friendly furniture store, ate at the amazing Eddie V’s, and saw Kat Edmonson at the Elephant Room.

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