YouTube - Pi Kappa Alpha - Anchorsplash 2009 (Virginia Tech)

Done with NYC and leaving back to Chicago , it was nice to be back in NYC but it is bad/weird/ or wrong that I recognize so much and can navigate on my own around there?   Is it also wrong that I've pretty much lost track on how many times I've been to NYC now?  It seemed not that long ago that I was naive to the large city, lets just say that a lot has change!

I am on my way back to Chicago early in the morning!  I also talked with US Olympic Athlete Matty Reed while I was there.  Crocs sponsors him and he uses our recovery shoes after he's done racing, so that's my relation with him.  Probably the most embarrassing moment I had was when I "thought" he had left, so I grabbed a donut, as I turn around to put the donut in my mouth, here comes good ol' Matty Reed and was like "ayy!" haha, BUSTED/embarrased/ and left ashamed when an US Olympic Athlete calls you out at the NYC Triathlon !

I saw this video at the hotel that I am staying at right now, and I thought that it was cool enough to share if with you guys!


Pi Kappa Alpha - Anchorsplash 2009 (Virginia Tech)

YouTube - Pi Kappa Alpha - Anchorsplash 2009 (Virginia Tech)

Team Astana Trivia

What country is Astana from?


*hint*    Borat!     hahah

Crazy Basketball Tricks | Viralskool

These are some seriously crazy basketball tricks, trust me, you do NOT have to be a basketball fan to appreciate these skills!

Crazy Basketball TricksFor: Spread Me

Crazy Basketball Tricks | Viralskool

Freire pushed air-rifle pellet out of his leg - Cycling - Yahoo! Sports

Seriously?  I've been to the Tour De France, I am first to admit that the people on the sidelines have NO respect to the riders!
They barely clear the course, literally MINUTES before the riders come through and are always yelling, screaming, booing, and spitting!  POOR SPORTSMANSHIP!

Freire pushed air-rifle pellet out of his leg

Freire pushed air-rifle pellet out of his leg - Cycling - Yahoo! Sports

Behind the Scenes with Lance - Photos - SI.com

When did Lance get so ripped on his upper body?

Behind the Scenes with Lance

Behind the Scenes with Lance - Photos - SI.com

Theme (Children) Submission WINNER! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Yes!

So I am as happy as can be! I just received an e-mail tonight saying that I have officially won my first photo contest!
This weeks them has begun, and voting for last weeks will start late on Monday afternoon ! :)

BONUS - As a winner I get to pick a theme, any suggestions!?



Theme (Children) Submission WINNER!

Theme (Children) Submission WINNER! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

YouTube - Tour de France 2009 - Stage 4 - Crash Jurgen Van den Broeck (Silence Lotto)

I JUST saw this crash!  The dude STARES at the front wheel while he is sliding, ROLLS out of the way, then stands up while wearing cleats!?

Tour de France 2009 - Stage 4 - Crash Jurgen Van den Broeck (Silence Lotto)

YouTube - Tour de France 2009 - Stage 4 - Crash Jurgen Van den Broeck (Silence Lotto)

The One and Only WiseCracker

I don't drink, but I think that this is a great idea! haha
WiseCracker Bottle Opener

The One and Only WiseCracker

Monavie Cannondale » Blog Archive » Monavie-Cannondale @ The BC Bike Race

Check out this sweet video that Tinker Juarez just posted on his blog!
Tell me if you see something there that rhymes with Orange? ;)

Monavie-Cannondale @ The BC Bike Race

Monavie Cannondale » Blog Archive » Monavie-Cannondale @ The BC Bike Race

Theme (Children) Submission on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Theme (Children) Submission on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This was my photo submission for last weeks theme (Children)
I have a pretty good amount of votes already since voting opened late last night!
I think I might actually have a chance, and am very excited! I've recieved some genuine comments also and I'm not worried if I win or not :)

This weeks Challenge is (Abstract) I've taken several photos and I've submitted an entry already. All entries can be changed until the photo submissions close early Monday!


Let me know your ideas, and thoughts!

the Bean Bike on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Now that you know about my photography weekly "Challenges" last night in the middle of the night this weeks Theme appeared on FlickR. The Theme was or is "Abstract" I had a couple of ideas and wanted to test some shots out at "The Bean" in Chicago, I wanted to get the view of the city reflecting off of the bean as "abstract" I messed up in two ways, one I found out really fast that I brought the wrong lens, and two, after I took the photos I took the photos in RAW instead of JPEG. RAW is supposed to be the more superior format, but I don't have the software to open it. Luckily not all was lost since I was able to convert the formats on the camera.

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So as I am riding my bike around The Bean, a security cop yells at me to not RIDE my bike to get off the bike and walk it. I ignore him and of course continue to ride off in the night. This was a security cop on foot, and not segway, those segways are pretty fast! The cop by foot had NO chance of catching me while I was on the bike.
hmm, maybe I should have passed him on his left? I am hoping to back tonight and hope to have everything lined up for for a better adventure and even better, to get the shot that I am looking for!

the Bean Bike on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

stolen bike

This Crazy Ad I came across on Craigslist in the Chicago area!

stolen bike - $4 (humboldt?)

stolen bike

On Your Left Recap

I know this is really bad and I probably should not blog about how I "honestly" felt, but I might as well have titled this blog post karma!

So here is how the story goes, I am on the bike path cruising around with my g.f.  we are riding around just fine, and people are passing us no problem,  "GOOD" no one is saying "on your left" which you guys know by now is a big pet peeve of mine.

So we are going up this small hill casually as a hear the screeching words on a chalk board "ON YOUR LEFT"  of course he's riding a mountain bike with skinny tires on it and he is probably feeling jolly about himself,
the thing is for me is that they NEVER tell my g.f. on your left.  I feel like they go out of their way to say it to me!

Anyway, I have strayed off the path again, as I watch him go up this rolling hill, in my head I am thinking how much I hate it, and I am just going to ignore it and not let it bother me, haha when
the guys left crank literally fell off while he was riding! I know this is mean, but it looked pretty damn funny!  Since he was clipped in, the pedal kept smacking the ground and bouncing back up and he tried to keep from crashing and clipping out of his right foot at the same time!

This is probably one of the zaniest things that I have seen while out cycling!  Anyway, I was the nice guy and stopped to offer my tools to help him put his bike back together! hahah

So all I can say is when is cycling, the wheel does make a full circle!

Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in - Yahoo! News

Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in

Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in - Yahoo! News


This is really really bad!  The article is worth reading.