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If This Journalism Thing Doesn't Work Out
When I was killing some time while working on my masters program I downloaded a DJ program and started to mix some songs from my iTunes playlist. I came up with this interesting compilation. It’s only my first stab at mixing songs, yet the compilation is representative of my musical ADD. You can right click [...]
A Change of Heart and Home
Driftwood, Texas is no New York City. But for better or worse, it was my home for 18 years until I moved to Boston for my undergraduate studies. I have lived the majority of my life in the house that my father built. This year my return home during Christmas and New Years was not [...]
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The Hazards of Skateboarding
So I took my skateboard out for a spin after taking a three week hiatus and no more than 5 minutes after I took off, I hit a patch of gravel that twisted my board cock-eyed. The laws of motion sent me flying off my board and hitting the asphalt road hard. My primary concern, [...]
Also posted in Occurrences, Skateboarding, Sports, Writing Tagged Central Park, Elbow, Injury, Longboard, New York City, Skateboard 1 Comment
The Well of Death and the Power of Centripetal Force
Ah the carnival. Nothing would excite me in my youth quite like the thrill rides one finds at the carnival – the Tilt A’ Whirl, the Tornado, or even the tried and true roller coaster. But instead of wandering a field in Texas, cotton candy in hand, what if you came upon the Well of [...]
Posted in Blog Tagged Carnival, Centripetal Force, Houston, India, Longboard, Racecar, Speed, Splendora, Stunt, Texas, Well of Death Leave a comment
Two Roomies and a Typewriter
A couple of nights ago, my roommate Rick and I were drinking beer when we decided to whip out my typewriter, a 1964 Smith Corona Classic 12. Light Blue. Full manual. Rick and I are both writers – him the creative nonfiction type and me the reporter – so we decided to collaborate on an [...]
Also posted in Occurrences, Writing Tagged Broadway, Columbia University, New York City, Smith Corona, Typewriter, Upper West Side, Writing Leave a comment
Top 30 Tunes of 2009: Listen Here
2009 was a year where the norm was turned upside down. We saw a regime change in Washington, D.C. Michael Jackson’s death almost crashed the internet. And people lost their marbles over the flu. Music was no exception. We saw the formation of supergroups like Monsters of Folk, Them Crooked Vultures and The Dead Weather. [...]
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Justice – Served Cold with a Pickle and a Side of Chips
Two month ago, myself and three friends from the Columbia University chapter of the hash house harriers were issued a court summons before a run through the Cloisters. Officers Nunez and Silvano of the 34th precinct informed us that the brown-bag shields we were using to cover our beers were no match for their detection skills.
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Shows to Catch in the Spring of 2010