Meeting MSNBC's Ashleigh Banfield in Chicago on her 'Across America' Broadcast!

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Meeting MSNBC's Ashleigh Banfield in Chicago on her 'Across America' Broadcast!

A real news anchor, a 'real' person.

Three for three! First there was Bea Arthur, then Tina Wesson from Survivor, and now Ashleigh Banfield from MSNBC. All three girls, who I have admired on TV, are now like friends after meeting them in person.

Every night and day I have watched MSNBC, ever since the last presidential elections. On September 11th, 2001, I was reintroduced to a reporter, Ashleigh Banfield, who covered the live events of the terrorism attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Ever since, I’ve been following Ashleigh Banfield as she risks her life on the front lines from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel and back to New York City and the rest of America.

What differentiates Ashleigh from all the rest of the reporters is how she speaks our language, covers the story adequately, and remains a ‘real’ human being throughout the good and bad times she faces. She speaks to us as a friend on television, and now after meeting her, proves that she is not only doing her job, but also doing a humane service to us all.

On August 12th, 2002, after a well deserved two week vacation, Ashleigh Banfield started traveling across America with her crew in a well marked bus, asking Americans how the events of 9.11 has changed their lives. I knew then, that she had to be coming to Chicago soon, for Chicagoans had also dealt with the effects of the terrorism attacks. Sure enough, while watching her show last Thursday from Oklahoma City, she announced that the following Monday she would be in Chicago at the Sears Tower. There was no way that I would miss this opportunity to meet Ashleigh.

At first, I assumed that Ashleigh would be outside of the Sears Tower, doing her show. However, I called the Sears Tower to confirm, where I learned that she would be doing the show from the Skydeck within the Sears Tower. That meant that I couldn’t just waltz up to her during the show, instead, I would have to go through the tourism trap of the Sears Tower. Long lines, more lines, sit through a 15 minute movie about the Sears Tower and Chicago, and then more lines. Nevertheless, it would be worth it all just to see and possibly meet Ashleigh.

Monday night, a friend, my boyfriend, and I got our tickets and headed up to the Skydeck. As we rounded the corners of the Skydeck, we were relieved to only see a few people, most of whom didn’t know what was going on. We found a well open spot in front, around the cameras and portable stage they had set up. Then to our delight, we spotted Ashleigh stuffing her face with a sub sandwich. She then left to the bathroom, and on her way back, she started taking pictures with some of the people. Not wanting to lose our spot, we waited patiently for her to come closer. Matthew jumped out and introduced himself and asked for a picture. She then introduced herself to us… like we didn’t already know who she was! We took a few pictures and then she ran back to get ready for the show.

The actual taping of the show seemed quite relaxed. Ever so often her assistant would count down and she would then start her intro or interview. There were no monitors to watch the live show, so the footage that had been previously taped would play, and we would just stand around while Ashleigh pleaded with the security guard at Sears Tower to smoke a cigarette.

15 minutes before the show was to end, an assistant asked the crowd if anyone wanted to speak about any of the subjects that she quickly listed off. The subjects were relevant to the footage that had just been shown. I remained standing, feeling comfortable to just wanting to get my head on television, but no need to actually speak. I know myself, and I crumble when trying to speak to more then five people at one time, let alone to a whole nation on live television!

As we went live, I could feel that I was on air, in the background and was completely content with that. She then moved to the other side of where we were standing, stepping on Matthew’s foot, to ask the opinions of others that previously said they would talk. To my surprise she kept getting closer, asking a question to my friend Brian that was standing right next to me. He did a great job answering the question and appeared very comfortable. At that point I tricked myself into thinking that she would skip over me and either ask Matthew or someone else the next question, just to break up the space. So I remained relaxed. Unfortunately or fortunately, I was completely wrong. She went right to me. As always, my heart started pounding so loud to myself that I thought I was going to have a heart attack on live TV. I had to remain focused on the question that she was asking me, for all I could think about was that I’m on live, national television and everyone in the room had all their eyes on me. Remember, I’m not good at all speaking in front of a group of people… I’ll be the first one to admit that! But, then midway through, I realized that Ashleigh was asking me a question and it was like talking to her and not the rest of the world. She didn’t rush me, nor take the microphone away, so that calmed me down some. [You can watch me freak out by clicking on the animated graphic at the top of the page. I’m the guy in the green shirt]

Next, I thought for sure that she was going to talk to Matthew, who was on the other side of me, but unfortunately she passed over him. The show soon ended and we were done! She still had a little work to do, that we had to wait for before she signed photos and took more pictures with the crowd. She sat down and recorded all the voiceovers for the next days show that took place in Dearborn, Michigan. After she completed that, she took questions from the audience and then signed photos and took individual pictures with everyone.

When I arrived to her to get my photo, she said that I did a good job. I replied like she was crazy, saying that I almost had a heart attack. She then explained that the more I do it, the easier it gets. So, did this mean that I’m going to be doing this often, I wondered! She then explained the real job is remembering and getting everything organized for what you are to be talking about on the shows. Again, like a life long friend, she was very easy to talk to and a delight to be with.

So, even though I almost had a panic attack on nation television, the whole experience was a true delight! I was so honored to have finally met this incredibly courageous woman that I have been following for the past year. I wanted to thank her for helping me through this whole ordeal over the past year, but never got that chance too. Hopefully, I can the next time I meet her!

Kev!

[08.28.02]

Bad Timing :: The CTA train ride that could have been a lot worse.

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Kevin Buckstiegel • August 3rd, 2001

Had an interesting morning today (Friday, Aug 3rd, 2001).

After hearing that the train that I usually take to work was going to be delayed for 17 minutes, I decided to take a train that I normally would not take. Two stops away from where I was going to be getting off, the train stopped, which it does normally. Then out of no where KABOOM. Another train behind us never stopped and slammed right into us. Still don’t know why exactly. I was sitting right in the back of the last cart on the train. After being hit, I found myself in the next seat beside me, half underneath the person that was sitting next to me. All the people standing were flat on the floor, on each other. Then the lady next to me start gushing blood from the back of her head.
As a lady got up from the floor, she fainted and went back down hitting her head. At that point all I could think was that the worst wasn’t over... We could still fall off the platform which is two stories high. Luckily we didn’t, otherwise I’m not sure if I would be here.

It sucked and it was very scary, to say the least.
Ended up stranded for two hours waiting for rescuers to get the seriously injured off the train. They realized that the train was actually still on the track, so we could be moved to the nearest stop where we finally got off.

So luckily I wasn’t hurt (minor back ache), just a little shook up as you can imagine. They said that if the train behind us were going any faster, we would have been derailed and possibly have fallen off the platform. This had happened back in 1977.[see picture to the right]

A guy in my cart took out his video camera and recorded some of what was going on... If you notice, I have quite a grip on my bag. My computer was unharmed :)


ARTICLE :: Elevated Trains Collide in Chicago

More than 140 Injured

One packed commuter train rear-ended another on the elevated tracks just north of downtown during morning rush hour Friday, sending more than 140 people to hospitals and stranding hundreds of commuters for hours.

None of the 1,200-plus passengers suffered life-threatening injuries and neither train derailed or toppled to the busy streets below.

But dozens of passengers got off the trains bloodied, bruised or at least frightened by the experience. Most of those taken to hospitals, by ambulances and city buses, had minor injuries, but a few were listed in serious condition.

"I heard the impact and there was smoke, soot and dirt everywhere. Things were flying down from the ceiling. There was a moment of chaos on the train; people were yelling to see if anyone was hurt bad," said Michael Cohen of Chicago, a passenger in the rear car of the train that got hit. "The conductor of the other train was sitting there, 10 feet away from me, with his head down like, 'What just happened?"'

The Chicago Transit Authority spent the day trying to answer that question.

Normal rush hour congestion had one of the trains stopped on the tracks between stations when the other train, rounding a curve at no more than 6 mph, struck it from behind at about 9 a.m., said Frank Kruesi, president of the CTA.

"There was a really loud boom and there was smoke everywhere," said Yvette Pughsley, who was walking nearby when she witnessed the crash. "The cars were rocking and I thought 'Oh my God, it's going to turn over.' If it was going any faster they would have turned over."

Kruesi said regardless of speed, the burden is on train drivers to keep a safe distance. "It shouldn't have happened; we're trying to find out why it happened," he said.

Both trains' operators and the worker directing traffic from the control center were tested for drug and alcohol use, standard procedure after crashes, he said. None will operate trains or direct traffic until the CTA determines what went wrong, he said.

By late afternoon, a spokeswoman said the CTA was not likely to provide any further information about the crash or suspected causes on Friday or any time soon. "This is one of those long-term investigations," Maria Toscano said.

The Chicago Fire Department said at least 141 people were taken to area hospitals. The most serious injuries appeared to be broken bones, Chief Dennis Gault said.

"There were no serious injuries; there was a lot of whiplash and stuff like that," Chicago Fire Commissioner James Joyce said. "These people got bumped around, and they were plenty scared."

After the accident, passengers could be seen standing in open doors of the trains while rescuers with ladders helped them down to the street, about 20 feet below. By late morning, the trains involved in the crash were moved to a nearby station so more passengers could be removed and examined.

Other trains were stalled on the lines and left powerless for more than an hour after the accident, leaving hundreds of commuters to swelter in packed cars with no air conditioning. The line was reopened by late morning.

The crash evoked memories of Feb. 4, 1977, when a train rounding a curve rear-ended a stopped train at a North Side station. Four train cars toppled 20 feet to the street below. Eleven people died and 183 were hurt, the worst crash in CTA history.

Meeting Tina Wesson - Winner of the Survivor: The Australian Outback

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Meeting Tina Wesson - Winner of the Survivor: The Australian Outback
07.02.2002

Friday, before I went to work, I was watching the Fox morning news and happen to catch a quick interview they had with Tina Wesson, the winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback. Matthew and I have been huge fans of Survivor ever since first watching the second season. I always found how funny it was to be so obsessed with the show, being that I completely dismissed the first season. At the end of the interview they mentioned that Tina would be speaking at a free Rheumatoid Arthritis seminar that was going to be at the Marriot Hotel the next day. Later that day I told Matthew about it and we decided to attend the seminar in hopes of seeing or possibly meeting Tina in person. We normally do not do such a thing, except when Bea Arthur was in town, but we both admired Tina so much that we felt it would be worth it.

Saturday morning we got up and went downtown to the Marriot hotel. As we walked onto the fifth floor where it was held, I saw a picture of Tina up on a screen with tons of decorated tables all around inside a side room. At the tables sat all older people which instantly made me feel out of place. I then said to Matthew, if he was sure that he wanted to go in. We started to walk past the doors a bit. Right then he turned around and yelled “Tina” as I was looking the other way. “Well, hello guys!” There came Tina walking right out by herself, greeting us like we were long time friends that hadn’t seen each other in a few years. Of course we were so excited, but replied back like she was a friend who we hadn’t seen in years either. She was such a pleasant person I can’t even begin to describe. I have never felt so comfortable with someone I have never met, let alone a celebrity! We then asked if we could take a picture with her, which she granted without hesitation. She then asked if we were going to the seminar, which we were being that both of us have family members that have Rheumatoid Arthritis.

After the seminar was over (by the way if you have any questions on Rheumatoid Arthritis, I’m now a over night expert), Matthew took our copy of Survivor DVD up to Tina and had her sign it. Yes, we planned in advanced. Again, a true delight to talk with! Matthew explained to her that she had made his week having met her, for he had found out of a death of a friend of his that he used to work with at CentriFUGE. Tina was well aware of CentriFUGE for that she had worked with a similar group. You would never know that she had ever dealt with fame, for none of it has gone to her head.
After leaving the Mariot we decided to stay downtown for a bit and go shopping. As we crossed the street sometime later, Matthew spotted Tina crossing the street, even after she changed her outfit and was almost impossible to spot in a crowd. He darted over to say hi again, but someone else yelled out "hey are you Tina from Survivor?" and she replied politely, "why yes I am". So Matthew didn’t get to say hi, but was still content with what happened earlier.

Here is the scary part. About an hour later, we started to get hungry. Well, of course, I knew of this, well hidden, Taco Bell and food court up on the 8th floor of this building we were near. So, we decided to go there. We laughed saying Tina would be there. But there would be such a slim chance, being that its not a well known place, and not a typical Chicago icon to eat at. As we got off the elevator, I turned to Taco Bell while Matthew went to Sbarros on the other side of the food court. As I got my food and went to sit down, I decided to sit in another location than I normally do. As I walked over, there sat Tina with her mother and daughter. Instantly, I went in the opposite direction and sat away from her waiting for Matthew to sit impatiently. I was so worried that Tina would think we were stalking her if she saw us. As soon as Matthew sat down, I told him about Tina sitting over there. After he finally believed me after seeing her with his own eyes, we sat very still. We could barely eat. We planned to wait for them to finish eating and leave before we would leave, hoping that she wouldn’t see us. Matthew could still see her from his vantage point and said that they were getting ready to leave. He then started to narrate to me their every move. Suddenly Matthew said that they were facing right towards us, as I declined to believe. Then walking towards us. Then, as soon as they rounded the corner out of his vanishing point and into mine, Tina noticed us and said while laughing ‘hey guys... Are you following me? We explained the pure coincidence. She then introduced us to her mother and daughter and we chatted some more before they headed out.

This event reminded me of the fascination I have in coincidences, which I first started to pay attention to after reading the Celestine Prophecy books. Tina carried around that 'glow' that you only see in very few people these days. I think that is what made this experience so much fun. I'm sure to her, it was just another day in the life, but to us... it made our month!
As an interesting follow up and addition to this story. Matthew waits at a downtown restaurant. That Monday, almost expectantly, out of all people and places to go, Tina with her daughter and mother, went to that restaurant and was even sat in Matthew's section. This time Tina was following Matthew :)

We look forward to seeing Tina again...

Kev!
[07.02.02]

Matthew Rush - More Than Meets The Flesh

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Matthew Rush - More Than Meets The Flesh
06.01.2003

For those of you who don't know who Matthew Rush is... to be blunt, he is a gay porn star. How else can I put it. However, after meeting him and doing some legit research on him, I realized that, Yes, Matthew Rush is a award winning porn star, but Greg Grove (Matthew's off screen; real name) is nothing more then a normal person with the same wants and needs as any other person.

Why was this interesting to me? Simply because I have never taken the time to actually find out what goes on in a porn star's life, until now. I'm afraid that I just made the normal assumptions... they are whores and better yet, get paid for it. Well, some may actually be that, but learning about Matthew opened my eyes about this stigma.

To learn more about Matthew how I did, please visit this web site where they give one of the best interviews with this 'real' person!


Kev!
[06.01.2003]


Update!

On May 14, 2004, we got another chance to see and meet Matthew Rush on stage, in his award winning birthday suit! He brought his new theatre event to Chicago, Making Porn.

Harder Better Faster

How can I not post this...



:)

Kev!

Testing Seesmic Fun Fun

iPhone blogging

Thinking about mobile blogging today, so basically this is a test
message. Included is an image pretending that I'm actually mobile and
outdoors when in reality I'm just in my office listening to
construction that is coming through my dirty ass window!

I want my HDTV

Now that we 'officially' know that BluRay has won the HD format war (as I hinted to in a past post), I have been thinking about... if I had the money... what I would need to do to get caught up. I love quality, so that is why it is so interesting/important for me to think about the HD era. Sadly, when talking about it to my friends, I feel alone, as they don't really care about the quality... story of my life... yet I continue on, alone. Here is my list of what I would need to buy to get caught up... and this is at pricing out the best prices for the exact technology that I want. I do try to save money honey ::

- 42" Flat screen LCD screen at 1080i resolution (must have 1080) - starts at $1200
- PlayStation 3 (also the BluRay player) - $400
- Upgrade in cable box and subscription - additional $25ish/mo.
- A few PS3 games and BluRay movies - $250+
- LCD wall mount - $150
- No social life - Priceless!

Est Total :: $2000-$2500

I know I'm forgetting something, but that gives you a rough idea. Now with the LCD... I've seen a 32" (which would be ok size for short term) with 720p resolution for only $500. But, I know that I wouldn't be truly happy unless I had at least the 42" 1080i/p. So, I rather save. Eventually, would like to add an Xbox 360 to the list too, but I am going with the PS3 first when I do enter the next gen video game world.

O' shit, I owe a ton for taxes. I'm self employed, hello! I can't get anything... well I do feel a little better buy at least writing this out for everyone/myself.

Ok, back to work, darn it (grumpy face going on now)

Kev!

Promises

No, no... I'm not going blog about my promises to you... sucka! Rather, I had to share a movie I just watched via Netflix's free streaming movie service called Promises. It is a documentary about 7 kids that live about 20 miles from each other over in the Middle East, yet have such different lives. I clicked on it simply because I thought one of the kids on the front cover looked very unique. After reading the description, I ended watching the movie instead of getting work done. I'm not going to say anymore about the movie other then, just rent it, stream it, whatever. Must see (as they say). Afterwards, I did some more research online about the movie with the question, "Where are they now?". It's been about 10 years since the documentary was shot and to my surprise, that same boy on the cover is now 22 and living in the US! I even found his (Faraj) Myspace page, however, I couldn't add him as a friend, as he seems to have things pretty well blocked... but there are some new photos of him. Seems like an average 22 year old kid... lucky for us, we can find out that there is quite an intense past to him.

So, as always, I like to keep things brief... but I hope you can get the chance to see this documentary. It is now one of my favorites, along side with another favorite documentary that I re-watch more then I would ever admit, Frontline: Country Boys. (Must see too!)

Kev!

Twenty Eight

Just a couple weeks before I was going to make the life change of moving from a small town to the big city of Chicago, a tradegy happened in the life of my future roommate... her brother was killed crossing the street. He was 28. Fortunately, we still continued with our plans and ended up in Chicago delayed by a few weeks. The thing that stuck with me at the time and over the years was how his life was taken at only 28. I was 23 at the time, but I always remembered the number 28. So five years later when I turned 28, I thought it was my own destiny too. I don't know why, but I did. I also noticed how some other people, that had a wonderful life ahead of them, were also taken away at 28. These people were famous, so that is how we know, but I'm sure anyone that was taken at the age of 28 are just as important. So, when Heath Ledger died yesterday, the first thing I thought of was that damn number 28. Brandon Lee, who I felt Heath resembled with his makeup on when playing the role of the Joker, was also shockingly taken at 28. The list goes on, but 28 still remains. I though of Jim Morrison too, however, he was 27... close enough for me though. What about Kurt Cobain? Well, 27... but again close enough. Anyway, rest in peace Heath and all of the too young to be gone. I need to focus on something else now!

John Galliano's Fall 2008 Men's Fashion

I follow men's fashion like I follow how many times I clip my friend's toe nails (what?) BUT (butt), after running across John Galliano's fall runway, I got excited... excited enough to blog it baby. So, check it out... guys are hot as expected, but the fashion is beyond what I thought what they would do in today's fashion scene... I hope they do more of this obscure, yet fetish arousing apparel!

men.style.com

Enjoy!
Kev!

A Declaration of Love

A Declaration of Love
Originally uploaded by mattymatt.

If I had a car... you know I would shell out extra cash for this :)

Blu-Love

I don't know why I'm so interested/excited about this... but now that the Blu-Ray format is winning the war of HD formats, I feel estatic in my earlier decision a couple years ago to choose Blu-Ray over HD-DVD. Here is the sad part. To this day, I still do not have a HD television, nor do I have an Xbox 360, PlayStation3 or standalone HD disc player/recorder. So, therefore, I still don't know why I'm still so passionate about this.

When Microslut decided to choose the HD-DVD format for their Xbox 360, I wasn't that worried or interested. At the time, I knew that I never wanted an Xbox 360 based solely on the fact that it was created by Microcrap. Since then I have changed my mind and now really really really really want an Xbox 360! Their HD-DVD add not needed to play games, so therefor, I still do not have to subscribe to their decision in the format wars. Just like the previous decades before in my own video gaming history... why choose one system over another... buy them all! So, eventually I hope to also have a PlayStation 3. Fortunately, PS3 comes with a Blu-Ray player built right in. At $400, its worth the investment even if you don't play video games. Win win.

Another reason why I find the format wars interesting is because I been through it before. I remember around 1985 when it was VHS vs. Beta. I remember thinking that Beta was cooler because of the smaller form factor. However, we did make the decision to by an VCR at the time because the rental stores didn't have as wide of selection in movies for the Beta format. Phew! We all know what happened there. So, I am blessed in a way that I couldn't be an early adopter with this new war, because I would hate to sink money into HD-DVD format when it could possibly be obsolete in a few years time.

Finally, everyone knows how big of an Apple fan I am. So, it is no surprise that knowing that Apple plans to use the Blu-Ray format in their computers is another huge ass plus in my book. I can't wait for the day to backup 50gbs onto a single disc.... mmmmm :)

I had to laugh recently because I was trying to explain all of this to a friend of mine. He said, "well, what is so great about that... you have to be within 10 feet of each other to transfer data". I screamed in return, "That's Bluetooth, not Blu-ray you !@%$#*"!

Though that was funny, it still is important part of the continuing format wars... there are still a lot of people out there that don't understand what the whole HD revolution is... by the time they do, a new standard will probably be announced. Case in point my mom still looks for things on VHS and tries to rewind DVDs before she returns them to the rental store!

Yes, I'm a proud geek!

Kev!

What is Blu-Ray :: http://www.blu-ray.com/info/

The 15 Most Badass Bald Guys

I don't know why I didn't make the cut... I'm bald... badass... perhaps it was just an over site :) I forgive them this time ::

Neon Bible... you can touch it

Hello!

Touch it ::

WOW... I mean WoW... I mean trouble

This about sums it up...

World of Warcrack - Documentary of a World of Warcraft Addiction

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Today Miles Levin left

I'm posting this as a personal bookmark in my own life. No need for me to explain to you.

The above was a metaphor.
This was Miles. An Article.

Videoblogging vs. YouTube... huh?

Well, my ADD is coming through... but I was trying to vent my feelings about old school/original rise of videoblogging and the YouTube generation... then combining the two, yet keeping separated. Good lord. I make a statement about video bloggers being more passionate about their work versus YouTubers and more I think about it, that isn't fair to say... so advanced apologies :)

Podcamp Chicago

Something else to look forward to... well next year... PodCamp Chicago! Now, I don't do audio podcasts anymore on the LimeBlog, but I think video and audio podcasters get along more now days (I hope) and either way I'm always interested in the technology, people and of course RSS feeds... So I'm definitely looking forward to such an event! So if you are in the Chicagoland area check out podcampchi.com or if you want to check out if there is an PodCamp near you check out podcamp.pbwiki.com

See you... well... next year.

Kev!

Don't sit on my table

O shoot, please don't tell anyone... but there is actually something that I think is cool and its from... shhhhhhh... Micros**t ;) Check it out if you haven't seen it already!



Kev!

Meeting Rue McClanahan

All I could say was "It's is REALLY nice to meet you"... who knew! Anyway, I uploaded some crappy photos and video if you want to check them out! She is a very cool lady even though she claims she is not a 'Blanch' (we all know better then at). I look forward to reading her book... I may just finish it! (I say that not because of her, but because I never finish books)

Flickr photos



YouTube Video Clips
Chicago, Michigan Ave. Borders Store, May 17, 2007

Kev!

Petoskey Sunset Timelapse

Sunset photos and videos might get repetitious, even though not one are ever the same, but I have found for myself, that when you take them yourself, they mean even more then their own natural beauty. Here is an 18 minute video (in 41 seconds) I took of the sunset at the ridiculously odd named 'Sunset Park' in Petoskey. It would have been longer if I hadn't run out of tape, but still glad that I captured it. It also reminds me of spending quality time with my dad at the time, which is also something to always cherish. So, here it is, for the 1st or 4,234 time that you might have seen the sunset!



UPDATE :: This guy added his own sound to my video... thought that was kind of cool!

Kev!

Petoskey

It's been long over due... almost a full year since I have visited my home town, Petoskey, Michigan. I try to come here at least twice a year, but that doesn't always go to plan. So, that being said, I'm so happy to finally get out of the city madness for a week and chill at my dad's house. I love to spend time catching up with my dad and visiting my grandmother who is going on 98 years old this October. I don't do much when I come up here like I used to a few years ago. I make sure never to tell anyone I'm coming up, so that I can just take it all by ear and make sure I get lots of time in with family first. Hopefully that doesn't sound rude to my friends, but I think they would understand. I did contact a couple on Myspace today, so I may end up seeing a couple long lost friends after all. I have and will be uploading some pictures of the beautiful town on my Flickr account so do check them out!

On a side note, to people wondering what is going on with the LimeBlog, videoblog... we'll nothing at the moment, but that doesn't mean anything specific. I hope to get some new videos up within the month, if not, then no longer then the end of June, I promise! So stay tuned to that as well!

Kev!

Good to be an Apple user right now (with some cash)

Though I can't run to the store and get these products... Think of what all is possible if you have a semi to very powerful Mac and then spend about $3500 on software (much less if you only have to upgrade) on two recently released suites of software; Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection and Apple's Final Cut Studio 2. It's absolutely mind boggling! I can't even begin to list all of the possibilities. What costs hundreds of thousands of dollars just a few years ago can now be accomplished on your Mac for so little. Still, I don't have the money to get these, but knowing that it is something obtainable, it is definitely something to get excited about and work for in the future!

Kev!

RIP da PowerBook

RIP da PowerBook
Originally uploaded by vectorlyme.

O gosh I'm just not ready to say goodbye. TiLime got me through a lot over the past 6 years. Just not fair... why... why....