How's this for a dilemma - my mother wants me to drive down to my sister's place in Charlotte the weekend of the 28th for my nieces' birthdays, but I need to get out of it because Brent Everett is appearing at Cobalt that Friday. Guess I could always fly on the 29th..

And really, this description of him from Wikipedia is too good not to share:

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Well THAT was lucky. Same day that I get my $600 Apple gift card is the same day they announce a $200 price drop on the iPhone. That was enough to seal the deal for me, and I am now one snazzy touchscreen phone richer. As an added bonus, I still have $200 to blow at Apple, which will either go to one of the new fancypants iPod nanos that play ( Read more... )

Some of you may recall me blathering on about getting a free iPhone over the last few months. Wellsir, guess whose ship has come in? Well, technically, my reward came in the form of a $600 gift card for Apple, which brings me to something of a dilemma. I can't honestly say I love the iPhone, but I do need a new cell phone (most recent is the ( Read more... )

So I'm officially taking NYC off of my 'places I like to visit but wouldn't live there' list and adding it to my 'places I would live if they did something about the the smell and the homeless' list. I had a fab time in the city and, for the first time, really felt like it was a place I could live. In terms of land area, the city really isn't ( Read more... )

Soo my little impromptu trip to NYC is back on. The friend I'm going with agreed to subsidize my hotel stay a bit since his tastes are far more extravagant than mine (seems impossible, I know). I'll be at the Maritime, which makes it super convenient to go to Hiro on Sunday. However, I'm still looking for someplace decent on Saturday night. I' ( Read more... )

Wellsir, I've come to my senses. I'm using my pants flight to go to LA. Or at least that's what I'm hoping for. Basically you have to give them three choices of cities and three choices of dates - I'm shooting for LA/SanFran/Vegas on Columbus Day/week after/2 weeks after. Yay west coast! Who ever heard of a travel whore that's never been to ( Read more... )

Well it's been a positively crazy couple of weeks. Surprisingly little in the way of debauchery has taken place, but just a carefree good time with good friends in lots of fun places.

Week 1: Charlottesville, VA

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This Friday will mark my first-ever trip to Chi-town.  Based on a composite of various movies and television shows I've seen through the years, this is approximately what I can expect:
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You may remember me blathering on about pants a while back. Wellsir, all that blathering has come to fruition. I now have a free flight to any of these fabulous cities:

Boston
NYC
San Francisco
Dallas
Las Vegas
Orlando
Los Angeles
Chicago
Miami

The ones in bold are the only ones I'm considering. I've never been to any of them, and I've always ( Read more... )