QUIZ!

What major consumer product has the shortest shelf life? And how long can it stay on a shelf before going bad or becoming obsolete?

(the answer is in the comments)

As many of you know, the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones adventure is in the works. This week some filming was taking place in New Haven for the movie. The production crews stormed into town and replaced a bunch of store signs and such to make Church St. look a little more like it did in the 50’s.

As it happens, one of my co-workers was taking the ferry on Wednesday and came across a few old school cars that were being carted across the Sound.

He made some inquiries, and sure enough… they are for the movie!

Check it out!

Indiana Jones Cars:

What makes these cars even more exciting is that they are stunt cars. You can see hints of structural members underneath this car. These things are probably tanks underneath the hood.

So when the movie hits the theaters be sure to keep your eye out for these babies.

Some have said that my hair might be getting a bit too long.

“Instrument of Destruction!”

Vimeo just upgraded to Version 5. it’s snazzy and exciting.

If you ever find yourself uploading videos to the internet, I would highly recommend this instead of youTube.

A really fun escape game.

There are two endings, can you find both?

feeling sick.

World’s fastest zipline.

From Shaun L.

Last night was my last night of Fluids!!! I’m excited to report that I pulled off an ‘A’ on my last exam.

Only four classes left for the MS!

Ruth: i just rode my bike a short distance to the OTHER library, woods hole public library, in order to get Harry potter book 2 and my shame was twofold, one I couldn’t find it, so i had to ask a librarian where i could find “the harry potter books” and two, she took me to the very back corner of the children’s book room for them
Timothy: hahaha
Ruth: the shelves back there are only like three feet tall
Timothy: or wait! is it voldeMORTIFYING?

Here’s a file of 1001 books that you should read before you die.

of the 1001, I have read* 23.

*I define this as also remember. Example: I “read” Heart of Darkness. But I don’t remember it at all.

check out the newest sandwich blog:

www.delicioussandwich.com

Yesterday in the comments there was a discussion about whether ‘free shaving cream’ can counter any amount of extra Texas time.

we’ll let you decide. Check out this sweet cache of beard busting cream:

and some toothpaste to boot! Granted, the toothpaste won’t last very long. But 5 ounces of cream will probably keep me going for quite a few months. especially since I’m pretty stringent on cream usage. Perhaps… perhaps this supply will last until 2008.

That’s probably at least a 3-5 dollar savings.

My phone’s animations baffle me. from mikedidonato on Vimeo

Mike D gets to report to Jury Duty on July 3rd.

Despite some tickets (3 tickets on different airlines), I didn’t get home last night. And somehow, both of my business colleagues are on a direct flight to Hartford right now and my flight doesn’t take off for another two hours and has layovers through every city in the central time zone.

It sounds like time for some Fun vs. Funk.

Funk: I won’t be home in time for Kung Fu
Fun: Extra Holiday Inn points.
Funk: Extra day in Texas.
Fun: I got some free shaving cream at the hotel
Funk: My bags are in Detroit
Fun: I got to chat with the company big wigs over dinner
Funk: 12 more hours of travel are in my immediate future

Ahh well. Thankfully the airport process is seamless. So I’m all but guaranteed to get home today without any problems whatsoever.

There are two types of holiday inns. The first is the type that has Pantene shampoo in the bathrooms. The second is the type that has the shampoo that smells like cinnamon buns.

Frankly, that’s just not a smell I associate with shampoo.

I mean… right now my hair smells delicious. And I find that weird.

The T.Board.

When describing my seat on the airplane, my co-workers commented that I hit the jackpot.

And to some degree, I suppose that’s true. I had a window seat and an extremely cute chick in a tennis skirt sat next to me. She was hard not to look at. But… she was, at most, 18 and was with her Dad. They were checking out colleges in New England.

The age and trip purpose really made her seem less like a tennis vixen and more like a little sister.

I’m in Houston.
I’m also in a bad mood.

These two facts may or may not be connected.

I also broke my car key again this past weekend.

This is getting really annoying.

This week I’m going to be in Houston on business. As such, I can’t promise much for posts. But! who knows. we shall see.

My birthday weekend was pretty spectacular. Below, I’ve included some pictures of Tony and me climbing at Main Cliff in CT.

We only did two climbs as we started a bit late. First I lead Broadway, a CT 5.8 classic. It went pretty well, no real issues. I’m feeling more comfortable leading eights. Provided they have Good gear placement options.

In this picture, I’m just to the right of the overhang.

The weather was ideal for climbing. Just enough of a slight breeze to keep you cool but not overwhelming.

There’s a copperhead snake that has made its residence between two rocks up by the top of Carey’s Corner. we kept our distance for obvious reasons.

We’ve seen it there a few times, so if you happen to head out there keep an eye out for it. It’s not in the actual climb, but instead up past the permanent anchor over the top. Just watch where you step.

As I was leading Broadway I put in my number 1 cam a bit too tightly into the rock. Tony had a heck of a time taking it out. You can see that both sides of each individual cams are jammed against the side of the rock. While the piece certainly would have protected me had I fallen, it was a pain in the butt to remove.

After polishing off Broadway, I gave Tony an opportunity to lead a 5.4. He had no major issues. When setting anchor he dropped a rock the size of a softball down at me, but thankfully gave me enough warning (ROCK! HUGE ROCK!) so that I could run to safety.

We climbed until well after dark. Thankfully we’ve fallen into the habit of taking flashlights with us when we hike into the woods.

It was a really fantastic birthday.

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Thanks Mom and Dad!!