Archive for July, 2008
New House, Week 2: Emptying Boxes
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Week two of the new house was full of much less surprises and excitement than last week…no water on the ceiling, no leaky pipes, and the [long] grass was made shorter. This week we unpacked a whole ton of boxes and tried to find a home for everything in the new place. As of Thursday [...]
New House, Week 1: What We’ve Learned so Far
Friday, July 25th, 2008The first week of new home ownership sure has been busy. Due to lack of internet you’re going to get a quick list of notes and no new photos. Stay tuned for further updates… What we’ve learned so far: ALWAYS remember to put the bonnet nut back in place before turning the water on There [...]
Hey, Would you do me a Favor? It’s Quick and Free! (And Legal!)
Monday, July 14th, 2008The abridged version goes something like this: Join this Facebook group Sign the wall with: “I hope you win the Klondike contest, Joel! 1 point for Jonathan Lepolt.” Tell all your friends! There is no step 4. The long version goes something like this: A friend of a guy I work with entered a contest [...]
What Would “Happy Joel” do for a Klondike Bar?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Apparently Klondike is running a contest to see who can come up with the best commercial depicting their slogan, “What would you do for a Klondike Bar?” A guy I work with (Yan) has a friend that submitted a video in an attempt to win $100k. Yan has been asking pestering everyone that he knows [...]
28,000 Feet Below Cruise Altitude
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Where does 28,000 feet below cruise altitude put you? For the sake of argument, let’s assume that today your plane will be cruising at 28,000 feet. 28,000 feet below that puts you in Terminal A of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. That is exactly where Abi and I got to spend a great deal of time [...]