Realization

I read this quick three-liner and thought it was kind of cool:

real eyes
realize
real lies

It was scribbled on a wall in one of the pictures on Pictures of Walls. I think the Pictues of Walls site is kind of cool, but I must warn: it has some graffic language and images that some may find offensive.

Go West, Young Man.

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This past weekend I was out in San Francisco, California, with my college friends, the newly wed RJ and Danielle. They took me around the city and the Bay Area on my first trip to the West Coast.

I had a fabulous time! I got to see the Golden Gate Bridge, The Rock - Alcatraz (from a distance), Cable Cars, eBay, and... Apple!

The best part was getting to see RJ and D. There are two cool kats who I like hanging out with and who I missed.

RJ & D: Congrats on your marriage, and I am so happy for you! And thanks for the hospitality!! Oh, and AOMN - you two can figure it out. ;o)

Exit Row Seating

Click here to read an article regarding the emergency exit row on airplanes.

For those who don't know, I am 6'6". This poses significant problems in area of leg room. Thank goodness for the emergency exit row on airplanes!! I have made it my home for many of flights.

On the red-eye back from San Francisco (see my next post for pictures :) to Philly I was stuck in the "regular" seats because the exit rows were all taken. I was quickly reminded why I try to show up extra early for the exits. I don't fit - well, technically I just barely fit - in the regular seats. Needless to say I wasn't comfortable enough to sleep.

I am sure it would be a comical sight to see me squished in the tiny seat. I should have taken a picture :)

Anyway, after I got home I read the article referenced above and felt vindicated - it was actually kind of ironic. (To be honest I thought about going to the exit rows when I was getting on my plane and calling out all of the people who would not meet the qualifications :)

Not to belittle short people, but next time you guys feel the need "leg room" on a flight, think about those of us 6'6" and above you are truly desperate for a few more inches for our knees' sake. Thanks.

Pittsburgh 4th of July

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Happy Birthday, Matt!!

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This past weekend Matt and Molly came out to my mom's house in Pittsburgh, along with my Grandmom and me. We celebrated Matt's Birthday in style with cook out on the back patio, some music, and a surprise visit by his grad school roommate, Obi. Matt got some nice presents (if I do say so myself :), but the one he seemed to like the most was the $2.00 wood & rubber band plane. I have to admit it is fun to play with, and I am tempted to go buy a couple for myself.

My mom went all out on the decorations - you can see Matt's crown in the pictures and Molly's tiara. After all, no king should be without a queen. Matt also got to take home some b-day balloons too.

I hope Matt had a good time. He sure enough looked like it :)

Happy 25th Birthday, Matt!

(There will be more pictures of the Pittsburgh 4th of July weekend in the next posting.)

A little ping-pong, anyone?

This was a fun day with Keren in NYC at the playground in her apartment complex. They had ping-pong tables, and I just couldn't resist :)


PS I don't really wear my shorts like that...
it's just my ping-pong get up ;)

Happy Mother's Day!

I want to wish a Happy Mother's Day to my mom and to all the mothers out there.

The older I get the more I realize how much my mom has done for me. As a kid I appreciated what I saw her doing for me -- the sacrifices and the love -- but I didn't really understand the full story (and I still don't know the half of it). I was talking with her in the kitchen this weekend, and she was retelling some of the stories from when I was a little kid and what she did (and didn't do) to make things happen for me. I was amazed by how oblivious I was as a kid, but she was all the while working to keep me straight, to help me get to where I am, and to prepare me for where I am going.

As much as mothers may get on our nerves, we owe a lot to them -- at least I know I owe a lot to my mom. When I think back to times when I felt the most annoyed by my mom, they were invariably times when she pushed me to be the best that I could be and enabled me to excel. I truly appreciate her effort and her love.

Thanks, Mom.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Anniversary

Today marks Kelley's and my third anniversary. She has truly been a blessing in my life.

I love you , Kell.

Brooklyn Trees

Here are a few pictures I took while chilling in Brooklyn with my friend Keren a couple weeks ago. The weather was lovely; we decided to walk across the Willamsburg Bridge into BK (and no, we didn't get any cheesecake :)

Click on the photo to see more pictures of the spring flowers on the trees. (I figure out a way to display photos that doesn't need Flickr - stinking 10MB/month upload limit. Maybe next month I shouldn't try to upload 5MP photos that are like 2MB each :)

New Blog Template

I just felt like a change :) Tell me what you think.

Valley Forge, PA

Kelley and I had a wonderfully chill day last weekend in Valley Forge, PA. Click on the photo to see some more of the pictures.

(There are only a couple of them here because I exceeded my Flickr upload limit so I can't upload any more pics until next month :o)

Updates to Q's Homepage

I added some new content to Q's Homepage:

A new dance sensation that is sweeping the nation:
Do the Kelley Dance

And couple other comical clips:
Other Movies

PC's are good

To all of those Mac-lovers out there who swear by Apple and abhor any thing with a Microsoft OS and an Intel chip-set, here is proof that PC's are very useful!

Security through Obscurity

:0)

Irony II

Need I say more?

(see Irony )

The Company You Keep

I feel compelled to take a moment and highlight some of the things my friends are doing. I must say, I am truly blessed to have driven and talented friends in my life.

My girlfriend, Kelley Nicole, and her band are doing big things. They are off to Jamaica next week to shoot their video with Bounty Killer (for those not into the dancehall reggae scene - he is big time). The track they have so far is hot and it doesn't even have Kelley's vocals on it yet! :)

Check out Soulfege.

And my boy Shu has put together a funky debut sampler CD of original tunes. He is amazing. He is a Harvard grad turned Rhodes Scholar who has written a funky soul music album and is touring around the eastern USA, around England, and around other spot in Europe. Oh!, and he is still going to Oxford at the same time.

Check out www.shusic.com. Make sure to also hear his single Once Again! It had me rocking for days.

I have many more friends doing big things too. I will keep you all posted.

The New PowerBooks!

Tell me what you think of the PowerBook with a transparent screen!! I just picked up one the other day. What will Apple think of next???

(Okay so maybe this a little less than a new PowerBook, but the effect is still cool, no?)

Easter 2005

This is a picture of Matt, Molly, Kelley, and me after a delightful Easter dinner at my Aunt Marcia's house. The weekend was wonderful.

Kelley made the trek from Beantown to Philly on Saturday. That night we met up with Molly and Matt for a double date. Playing the gracious host and hostess, they cooked marinated pork tenderloin with roasted potatoes and dill and a fresh walnut and strawberry(!) salad and some red wine (well, I guess they didn't really cook the salad or the wine ;-) Afterwards we hit up a comedy night in NE Philly where we enjoyed quite a few belly laughs. The evening was a good time had by all!

Big shouts to Matt and Molly for Kelley's and my first "couples" exeperience: wonderful double date :)


You can also check out more Easter pix at http://homepage.mac.com/qecurry/Photos/PhotoAlbum21.html

D&B 2005

This is me - in a bubble :)

I was chillin with Molly and Matt at Dave & Buster's down in Philly a couple of weeks ago, and Molly got a shot of me "in the bubble." Needless to say, I was a little too big for the bubble, and besides that, I stunk at whatever video game it was. But we did have a good time down at D&B (and I was good at other video games :)

Molly and Matt are getting married!! I am so happy for them!!

Check out mfreyer.blogspot.com

Irony

I recently joined Bally's Fitness, and as I was walking in today I noticed something I thought was ironic. We were all going to work out, to get fit, to burn calories. But, outside everyone was driving around for five minutes to get a parking spot close to the door so they could save thirty seconds to a minute of walking. Now, granted it is cold outside, and I can understand people not wanting to walk in the cold. But, something tells me that it isn't a seasonal condition. ;-)

Keren

Keren in NYC.