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Month: November 2008

  • Upgrade

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    Jake

    I thought it would be such a great idea this year, to take advantage of the Black Friday sales and buy some computer crap. Tadd and I went to the Microcenter in Boston around 10 A.M.. Finding a parking spot almost took longer than the amount of time we actually spent in the store. I…

  • Beantown for Turkey Day

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    We had a total freaking blast (as usual) in Boston for Thanksgiving. We drove up Wednesday evening, which didn’t end up being very bad, since we stayed clear of 95. Thursday morning I went with Tadd and played a little turkey bowl. I have learned not to travel on Thanksgiving without my cleats. There were…

  • Viva la turkey day

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    Jake

    Tonight we will be heading up to Bean Town to spend Thanksgiving with our Boston homies. Here is a picture from last year. My two best friends from high school both live in the Boston area. We are pretty bummed out about the prospect that this is most likely the last time, for a while…

  • La Musica Coolica #4

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    Jake

    I first discovered M.I.A. in one of my mens’ magazines 2 or 3 years ago. Corny, I know. It is actually kind of pathetic, the high percentage of my limited pop culture knowledge that is pulled from those tabloid rags. Eh, it’s better than watching any of the TV shows that cover that kind of…

  • Sorry, Cougar fans. I couldn’t resist.

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    My favorite part is “BYU Cougar, made with real fruit.” Hahaha. So good.

  • Visit from G-ma Baker

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    Jake

    Piper has been spoiled lately with all kinds of visits from cousins, aunts uncles and grandparents. Last weekend, Piper grandma Baker came to visit her. Apparently she had been saving up some tricks specifically for this occasion. It was the first time that we had ever seen Piper completely flip herself over onto her stomach.…

  • 12-0

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    Jake

    I haven’t even had a chance to sit down at the computer this weekend. I probably still won’t, until later today. But I couldn’t wait any longer to express my elation about the U of U football victory last night.That is why I’m being forced to post this not-so-great picture of us watching the game…

  • Love me some Google innovation

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    Jake

    Who else thinks that the new Gmail customizable themes are pretty awesome? Am I just easily amused? I thought it was so great when they released this new feature the other day. I, being a fan of street art, went straight for the graffiti wall background. I wanted to see the variations depending on which…

  • Fires and Sunrises

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    Jake

    Yesterday afternoon, I was in a conference room before a meeting and there was this huge plume of smoke out in NJ. I took this crappy picture of it with my phone. I read today that it was an overturned tanker. It was pretty crazy how much smoke was coming out of that thing. I…

  • Hooray for the weekend

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    Jake

    I’m not really sure why, but for some reason, it is already starting to feel like holiday season. I guess maybe because next week is Thanksgiving. I can definitely tell, though. I feel like the whole pulse of the city becomes slightly modified twice a year. It happens once for vacation season, in late summer,…