Head Pigeon

headpigeon @ 2009-08-27T06:00:00

2009-08-27T11:00:06Z

12:13 #winMBP @taptaptap is giving away a $5999 ColorWare STEALTH MacBook Pro to celebrate launching Convert for iPhone! taptaptap.com/+Mtq #

headpigeon @ 2009-04-08T06:02:00

2009-04-08T11:02:56Z

07:23 @wolftone I made it out 4 times. Seems like a lot of work when AT gear will get me what I want. #

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2009-03-19T11:03:19Z

08:03 @wolftone where are you going that high altitude sickness is a concern? #

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2009-02-23T12:02:14Z

08:27 Backcountry access gate at 9990. "You can die". Gotta love that. twitpic.com/1mqz9 #

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2009-01-24T12:14:06Z

10:22 i see snowflakes... it has been two weeks without. Snow makes me happy. #

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2009-01-23T12:21:43Z

16:30 could seriously use a powder day about now #

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2009-01-16T12:09:55Z

16:52 yay ... i love vacation days where i have to be in the office all day. suk #

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2009-01-12T12:09:47Z

15:44 ski patrol update - after one toboggan run on a groomer, we now only run the steep mogul runs. Hiked up Murdocks yesterday. Can't walk now #

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2009-01-03T12:08:19Z

16:24 This week is way to short to be soooo long! #

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2008-12-27T12:16:20Z

15:37 @snowboardbunny fat yo #
15:39 has been skiing 6 out of the last 7 days ... my legs are sore, and I have patrol training tomorrow... what a rough life. #

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2008-11-05T12:33:27Z

12:31 twitpic.com/jz73 - The view from my office #
16:16 twitpic.com/k0zj - Ahh. The newest viewfrom my office. #

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2008-10-17T11:06:01Z

08:57 @arnicas i hope he said good things :) #

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2008-10-16T11:04:45Z

08:52 @arnicas Hey... we work with David. Small world. #
12:59 @arnicas david patton #
13:01 @arnicas dur... i am a duffass. Make that jeff patton (brain was thinking david span for some reason) #

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2008-09-07T11:03:28Z

17:25 twitpic.com/aj3o - Wasatch crest trail and desolation lake. Mountain biking at 10000 ft hurts. #

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2008-08-27T11:03:17Z

20:28 twitpic.com/95xm - Shaun White at a movie premier #

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2008-08-23T11:03:30Z

20:26 twitpic.com/8ok8 - Blues traveler at deer valley #

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2008-08-10T11:10:37Z

10:36 werkin on a saturday morning... joy #
19:12 Trombone shorty playin marvin Gay -let's get it on. Awesome. Old people dancin'. Wish you were here. #

Sailing in BVI

2008-03-27T23:08:38Z

Well, we finally made it to our trip around the British Virgin Islands. Here is a quick recap of the week along with the track from my GPS:

We used Horizon Yacht Charters out of Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola and sailed a Bavaria 36 named 'Bonjour Matelot'. We arrived the night before the charter, met up with Jos and Tish, stumbled to the Peg Legs restaurant at the marina and had some drinks and dinner before an early night.

Day 1 - 'This really shouldn't take this long':
We had a little breakfast then went to the charter shop right after they opened. Someone beat me there, so I had to wait about 30 minutes for them to finish their paperwork. By the time I finished mine, it was 10ish, but they said come back at noon for boat and chart briefings. The chart briefing started around 1, and by the time we were done with the boat briefing and fixed the provisioning mistakes, it was about 3. I wasn't too happy about losing 3 hours since it meant we weren't going to have time to snorkel on the way to the first stop, but we set the sails, and everything got better.

We set out south for Norman Island. We originally were going to stop at Pelican Island, but no time, so we sailed into the bight at Norman, found the last mooring ball and had a beer. The last mooring ball was broken, so we had to tie up directly to the ball, but no worries. It was also right next to the floating bar which graced us with not so good music until midnight, but we survived. Tish, Jos, and I went up into Kelly's cove for a quick snorkel, then got back and Kristin had made us a really nice African peanut stew for dinner. Jos mixed up some rum punch drinks and we kicked back and enjoyed.

Day 2 - 'All about snorkeling':
We set out really early to get around the point on Norman to hit the Caves before they got crowded. Next we headed up around Peter Island to the southwest corner of Salt Island where the stern of the wreck of the Rhone is located. There was a pretty good current coming around Salt Island, but the wreck was great. The propeller and stern section is about 20 ft deep, and it is huge. Excellent snorkel, and we saw our first turtle of the week.

Next we headed for Cooper Island for the night. We got there around 1pm and got one of the last moorings. We took the dinghy over to Cistern Point for a snorkel, then sat on the boat the rest of the afternoon watching boats fight for any moorings that opened up (not many).

I made a stir fry for dinner that night which went very nicely with the rum drinks... doesn't everything go nice with rum drinks.

Day 3 - 'Too much stuff for one day'
We set out early again to get to the Baths on Virgin Gorda early enough to catch a mooring. We again found one of the last two available, ate some breakfast, then swam ashore to walk through the funky rock formations. On the long snorkel back to the boat, Tish got some great pictures of me swimming with a turtle, and we saw a pretty large sting ray.

Once back on the boat, we sailed to Road Town to pick up a few provisions from the hippie store, then sailed north up to Mariner's Cay. Unfortunately, we got there pretty late and had to drop anchor. The second attempt took, but I dove down to check the anchor anyway. We cranked up the charcoal and grilled some tofu and veggies. I wasn't real happy with the results, but it fed us.

The wind was a bit heavier that night, so the boat was a little rocky which didn't make anybody too happy, especially me since we were on anchor, but it held just fine.

Day 4 - 'Uhhh... those waves are kinda big, aren't they?'
Got up and made some banana rum pancakes that were fantastic if I do say so myself. Had some late risers, but got going and headed out to Monkey Point on Guana Island. The wind was really whipping from the North which made catching the mooring an adventure... so much so that the handle came off the boat hook and the hook dropped in the water. Tish jumped in after it, and someone in a dinghy helped us out with catching the ball since Tish and the boathook were in the water.

Once tied up, Tish and I went to look for fish, and we found lots. The most impressive were a couple of Tarpin that were probably 4 or 5 feet long, and the octopus that Tish completely pissed off. I thought the octopus was cool because Tish was bothering him so he kept moving and changing colors to adjust for the different rocks or coral he was on. Eventually he flared out and went completely white, which we interpreted as him getting pissed, so we left him alone.

After the snorkel, we headed SW for Diamond Cay on Jost Van Dyke Island, and we found the waves. As I mentioned, the wind had really started hitting us from the North, and the waves followed. I figure the winds were 25-30 knts, and the waves at their worst probably reached 15-20 ft. I had a blast, and we only got spray over the stearn once.

We made it to Diamond Cay, picked up a mooring, then Tish and I went to shore and hiked to the 'bubbly pool' which is just a little inlet that the waves crash into creating... yes... a bubbly pool. The surf was spectacular, and on the way back we watched the pelicans and brown boobies crash into the water to get fish... mesmerizing.

For dinner that night we had a Sweet Potato Curry that rocked.

Day 5: 'More wind... yippee'
We set out south to head back to our first stop on Norman Island, but this time we were aiming for Kelly's Cove. The winds were shifting back to the east, but were still 20-25 knts, so the trip was quite fun. We managed to get to the cove early enough to catch one of the 5 moorings there, and watch a couple of giganto yachts pull up next to us. Had a quick snorkel, but not much else.

Dinner was a split pea stew, and we somehow managed to make oatmeal raisin cookies from a chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Day 6: 'Cookies for breakfast'
So, we only made six of the cookies the night before, so we spread the rest of the batter out in a pan and cooked it for breakfast. Then we poured maple syrup on it to make sure it was sweet enough, and called it breakfast... yum.

Headed North for Nanny Cay, and hit our top speed of the week at 9 knots. Pulled into the fuel dock, fueled etc., then turned in the boat.

Jos and Tish caught a cab so they could get on a ferry to Virgin Gorda for a couple of more days, and we just hung out. We did get a tour of a couple of catamarans... those things are huge! I must have one. Next time.

For dinner, we found the only vegan place on Tortola, 'Mellow Moods Cafe' in Road Town. I was very happy with the food there.

That about wraps it up. I'll post when I get Tish's picture location since she took the majority, but here is a link to the handful we took:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowboardbunny/sets/72157604201586248/

Any UI developer/designers in the house?

2008-03-03T12:09:50Z

Well, for those of you who haven't heard, we are moving out to Park City at the end of the month. I am ready to go like yesterday. We just got back from house hunting, and we think we have found a place (still need some paperwork signed), so hopefully that will fall into place, and we won't have to sleep on the street once we get there. Should be fun.

Anyway, my new gig is looking for a good web UI designer/developer. Let me know if you know anybody who might be interested.

Here is my new tattoo

2007-01-24T00:58:04Z

Grand Targhee ... possibly too much powder

2007-01-22T22:10:52Z

So, we headed out to Grand Targhee, Wyoming at the beginning of the month for the first snowboarding of the season (and my first time out west). They said the conditions weren't great, but I had never been in that much powder, so it was great as far as I was concerned.

We flew into Idaho Falls, which I recommend if you are going to Targhee since the drive is all on good roads as opposed to flying into Jackson Hole and driving over the mountains to get there.

We stopped in the little town (Driggs) before heading up the mountain to stock up on coffee and peanut butter at the hippie grocery store. Who knew Wyoming would have a hippie grocery store? Anyway, we got checked in and heard that the Targhee Steakhouse had a vegetarian entree, so we headed over there for dinner, and it was quite good. The second night we showed up, the chef actually came out to talk to us about what he was thinking of for the next night to make sure it was ok with us. All in all, we ate really well, which was a pleasant surprise.

As for the snowboarding... dood! We went out the first day, and on the first run, we got stuck in waist deep powder and had to dig to higher ground to get moving again. I took the 'mountain tour' that they offered which was great since the general manager was doing the tour, and I was the only taker. He kicked my ass. We took about four runs through powder, trees, steeps, you name it.

The second day I spent most of the day in the trees as it was so foggy/snowy that I needed the trees to get some perspective on whether I was moving and if so, how fast. At the top, it was brutal... totally blind. I got quite good at navigating the glades in powder though. At first it was a little nerve racking since you can't turn on a dime like I am used to, but I got the hang of it, and managed to avoid scaping up any of the aspens there.

All in all, I think I took to the powder a bit more than snowboardbunny (she likes her groomed runs). Now if we can just get some snow here.

Brave new world

2007-01-16T00:36:25Z

It has been awhile, but I don't think anyone is reading this, so I guess it doesn't matter all that much.

I finally made the leap from vegetarian to vegan. It was inevitable. Once I started reading about it, I didn't really see that I had a choice. This happened back just before Thanksgiving, so, just about 2 months now.

I don't really miss much. Everyone says cheese is the toughest, but that didn't really hit me. I have a craving for Joan and Eds white cake occasionally, but then I remind myself what is in it...

Cream in my coffee was tough too, but Silk makes pretty decent soy cream, so I am content.

Hiring - Web Devel, DBA, and Linux admins

2006-11-03T21:42:20Z

We are looking to hire a web developer (html, php, css, etc), a database administrator, and a general linux systems administrator. If you or someone you know is looking, send them my way.

Rock Star

2006-10-17T12:34:24Z

OK... maybe not, but we spent last Saturday in the studio for about 5 hours and put down 12 songs on video and audio. The audio is being mastered, so I'll get the results of that in a couple of weeks, but the rough cut is on the video which got uploaded to google video. A few of my favorites are:

This one seems messed up (video), but I like the song, and I had a fun solo back and forth with the keyboard.
Bad Boy

I did pretty good with the solo in this, although not one of my favorite songs.
Just One More

This one is just fun... Frank on the wah peddle is a nice touch.
Gotta Be You

We play this one every week for the show, but this is one of the better recordings I have heard
Going On The Road

Probably our favorite. Nice metal sound, and fun.
Get In The Bushes

We are hiring

2006-09-21T16:26:24Z

If you or someone you know is looking for a DBA and/or Systems Administrator position, drop me a line.