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New Year’s Eve in NYC

8BitKid — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:05:44 +0000

I continued my tradition of spending the holidays back east remembering what the cold feels like. It was great to spend time with family and friends, and to ring in the new year on the right coast.

In NYC!

8BitKid — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:05:32 +0000

Howdy all. I survived last week in San Francisco, and have made the trek to New York City for some more geek adventures. Right now I’m enjoying a nice cup of coffee at “Joe – the Art of Coffee” breaking in my new EVDO card and catching up on e-mail. I’m around for a bit, so if you’re in the city (or live in the city) drop me a line.

Viral Video Fridays: NYC Comic-Con Edition

8BitKid — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:01:27 +0000

This morning I arrived in NYC courtesy of a JetBlue redeye. This weekend is going to be filled with family, friends, and, by a lucky coincidence, comics. That’s right, New York Comic-Con happens to fall during the same weekend as Passover, and so I’ll get to enjoy both. After the great time I had at the San Diego Comic-Con I am excited to see what this will have in store. I do know that the creator of my favorite web comic, VG Cats, will be there. Enjoy this video featuring Leo and Aeris from his strips.

Back in Your Head…

8BitKid — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:41:08 +0000

While I was in NYC over the holidays, one night was spent at the bar “Rififi” in the East Village. When Common People by Pulp came on I had to hit the dance floor with my friends, since it holds a special place in my heart as one of my favorite rock anthems. Apparently this guy felt the same way:

Later, during the brief interlude during which I actually was motivated to break out that rare “Engel shake”, this song came on. I had forgotton about this ditty until last night, when it popped back in my head, and I dug it up online by doing a lyrics search. I have decided to take this rambling post as an opportunity to test out the new, most excellent Yahoo! Media Player (DISCLOSURE: I work for Yahoo!, but I think this is rad independent of my paycheck). It is a great piece of webware, and my apologies to Lucas and Ian for sullying their player with this cheesy song (it seemed a lot better at 3am…).

Farewell NYC…

8BitKid — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:58:12 +0000

Well, I left New York City yesterday. I closed out the trip with an excellent day filled with lentil soup, the board game “Power Grid”, and a stop by “Pomme Frites”. It was great getting to catch up with family and friends, and thanks to everyone who rocked along with me in the city.

Here is a smattering of pictures from my visit.

New Year’s Day Rockout: “Wild Record Collection”

8BitKid — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:23:07 +0000

Happy new year and welcome to 2008! I have been spending my time recently in NYC, and during the past week I discovered the show “Wild Record Collection” on New York public access:

These stuffed animals sure know how to rock, and I actually had a “Snuffles” of my own (although mine did not have such eclectic music taste or dance as furiously).

I hope everyone is recovering well.

Changes: I’m (about to be) in NYC, the Site is Running on WordPress

8BitKid — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:02:59 +0000

Greetings readers! On a personal note, I am going to be in NYC for the next week. I will be in Williamsburg for the next several days, and then staying midtown. If anyone is going to be around, definitely drop me a line. I am planning at least one visit to one of my favorite watering holes, “Barcade”, which combines my love of vintage arcades with my fondness of microbrews. I am coming in from Vermont, and about to board the train in Albany, so I’ve gotta dash in a sec…

Also, you may have noticed that the site has gone through a major overhaul in recent days. I have been spending my vacation migrating everything over to WordPress so I can update it more frequently since I am no longer tied to software on my home Mac. I promise to update more regularly now :-) Please keep checking back, as I am still working out some new features, such as my photo galleries, better mobile integration, and more.

Happy Holidays!