http://www.dropknees.com/blog Dropping knees down slopes: Telemark Skiing & the Life of Brian Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:50:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Its been about a week now since the acceptance speech in Grant Park.  This was definitely one of the most monumentous things that I have ever partaken in.  It was certainly special to see such a segregated city come together and rejoice.  We were all at the center of the ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/11/11/obama/ I still dont know what happened to my october posts, so I am going to summarize. I went biking in Wisconsin and hung out in Racine, it ruled. I attended the Chicago Film Festival and saw one of the best movies ever: Hunger.  Its about Bobby Sands of the IRA.  Its a ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/11/11/october-gone/ I don't know, but I am pretty sure that I posted about 4 times. Being that I do not have an IT department to take care of this, I may have to summarize fast. http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/11/07/what-happened-to-october-posts/ Fridays are typically the days that I am most worked from work.  I usually come straight home and unwind.  This week, Josh gave me a call and I invited me to attend critical mass.  I road my bike over there to check it out and decided to partake.  There were ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/28/critical-mass-chicago/ This weekend included some music and food at the Hideout Block party.  It then moved to the Urban Lounge for a great show.  Johnny Flynn played and I have since downloaded his music.  And today was spent sailing on Lake Michigan on a 39' Swan named impulse. http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/21/september-weekend/ The family spent a week on Block Island.  I had to rush to get there for the Filiberto wedding on Saturday.  So, I flew in to NYC and took the train to New London, CT. and then cruised over on the ferry.  I arrived moments before the wedding.  The wedding ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/21/block-island-wedding/ Radiohead threw down one of the best concerts that I have ever seen.  Tony Hawk sat directly in front of me, that helps put in perspective how great our seats were.  I could have spilled my beer on him.  Regardless, this show was great and I will continue to try ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/21/radiohead-chula-vista/ One of my best buds, Joe Gaffney, eloped-ish in Peru. Basically, he gave us three days notice that he would be getting married while on vacation in Peru. So, I nominated myself as best man and put this diddy together and emailed it to the wedding party. Joe & ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/10/joe-elopes/ I was able to travel to New York and work from the Google office on Friday.  I then took off to CT for a Villanova/Laurelton Hall wedding.  The wedding was the complete opposite of the week before, no flip flops allowed at this ceremony and reception.  The wedding was for ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/10/connecticut-wedding-2/ I drove to Portland and Hood River for a few days after the climb and before the wedding. Unfortunately, I have no pics. But I have to shout out to Kate, Sadr, and the loveable Dawn for showing me such a great time. I was invited to ... http://www.dropknees.com/blog/2008/09/10/rainier-wedding-bells/