A part of my life that really lives in the shadows is something I used to do in college. During my first year at UVA I had a bit of cash left over from selling my first car and decided to put that towards starting up as a DJ. I played for a good number of parties, UVA organizations, the UVA football team and even a wedding. The time came though to sell all of that and put the focus back on school. Now though, I want back in!
Thanks to a push from Jenny and my friends, I’m now officially a DJ again. To celebrate, I made this mix of my top 29 songs from 2009.
Continue ReadingI’ve had a lot of questions asking me how I keep my status updates in sync across my different social networks. In this video I detail how I go about keeping my Twitter status, Facebook status, GChat status, iChat status, AIM status and my LinkedIn status in sync.
Continue ReadingI’ve been incredibly excited to tear into DJ Hero, the same company that is responsible for Guitar Hero. Today I received my game in the mail and opened it up for everyone to see then began putting it through the paces. The result? This is a fantastic game! It may take a little more coordination and concentration than Guitar Hero but the result is an entire game full of club bangers and party pumpers that will keep you entertained for a LONG time. I put together a little review/demo/unboxing for you here:
Continue ReadingHow I Met Your Mother is really something special. It’s a show where all the writers, actors, and production team seem to really like the characters, and do their best to keep the show as grounded in reality and in these five people as possible.
Continue ReadingIn this video I talk about my problems with finding a Halloween costume I like. Halloween for many girls is an opportunity to strip down. What do you do if you’re not a “mostly naked in public” kind of girl?
Continue ReadingAs I head into my qualifying “exam” for graduate school, I find myself craving comfort food often. Sadly, most of those foods aren’t exactly conducive to a healthy diet. Happily, many other people have worked out delicious, healthy, comforting foods like this quinoa breakfast bowl that I’ve been eating for breakfast, snacks, dessert…you name it.
Continue ReadingIt’s important to us that we balance both of our families. It’s difficult, because my family is in Ohio while Brad’s is an hour away. It’s also complicated because we both want to be with our own families at Christmas, while not wanting to be apart.
The solution we came up with is not ideal, but it will work.
Continue ReadingWe were sitting on the couch earlier and Bdub decided he was interested in the puppies that were on TV. Ten minutes later he was in the exact same spot so I decided to capture it. He did this for a solid 15 minutes. It was crazy. Between baseball, football and now the animal planet, he watches lots of TV.
Continue ReadingYes, it is true. In case you haven’t heard, Jenny and I got engaged last night.
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