I geek therefore I am.

This is a series of short clips edited together that depict some of my experiences on the Zero-Gravity flight. The still photos at the end were taken by Robert Holland.

The Zero-Gravity sequences are a bit chaotic. This is because they are chaotic but also because it's difficult to hold the camera in such a way as to capture video and control where your body is flying.

The coaches encourage participants not to take photos and instead focus on the experience. They have severa… Continue

Yes, I am indeed lip syncing (poorly) throughout. I do this because I record the audio and video separately and then put the two together. It’s one of the many things I’m still working on and learning about AV production.

Sing along (you know you wanna):

Won the Zero G flight
On geeks.pirillo.com
Gonna take me a flight on G-Force-One
Some people call it the vomit comit, I know
I don’t care, still gonna go

There’ll be dramamine in this system of mine
When I eat my lunch
It’s… Continue

An excert from an in-progress project. I still have the other guitar parts to record and of course the remaining vocals, but you can hear what I'm up to. Singing all three parts is definitely a challenge.

I learned this song 20 minutes prior to making this recording thanks to… Continue

Since I enjoy recording excerpts I thought it might be fun to find out if anyone can guess the song correctly from just a short phrase or melody.

Listen to this short clip I just recorded and take a guess. Can you name that tune?



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Guitar: Seagull Artist Mosaic

Micro… Continue

A double shot of espresso extracted with my Rancilio Silvia. The beans (zecuppa.com) were fresh ground in my Rancilio Rocky and I poured the steamed milk into a rosette. (No one was available at… Continue

This week's word is yet another from the Constitution of the United States of America:

The second clause of Article 1, Section 6, of the Constitution reads;

"No Senator or Representative shall, duri

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My company gave me 4 tickets and a parking pass to yesterday's NFL contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans. We're (my family) not really football fans, but we enjoy going to a game once in a while. Here's a summary of the fu… Continue

I'm a few days late with this one due to a World of Warcraft habit that has returned.

This word has been bantered about in the media a lot in recent weeks and it occured to me that people may not know what exactly it means.

Word of the Week: Socialism:

-Noun

1. a theory or system of social o… Continue

Grilled hamburgers, ice cold beverages, fireworks, live music and the beach; these are all great things that many people, includin

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My 9 year old son wrote this as a guest author at http://mattb4rd.com/eloi

Dinner on Elm Street

It was a dark and stormy night, much like this one. Three boys named Jack, Mike and James were having a sleepover. “You… Continue