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Archive for April, 2009

30 Apr 2009

Tweet If I had been unsure of the time warp I was about to experience when some friends and I were preparing for the event by listening to 30′s jazz and modeling our hair after pictures of 30s icons, or if I wasn’t clear on what I was getting myself into when we later met [...]

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Tags: events, london, photos

iPhone Fun

In: Technology Blog

28 Apr 2009

TweetI have suddenly found myself in what is perhaps the most hectic week of my time in the UK thus far. A full recap of my somewhat excessive social life will be coming forthwith however I wanted to share my excitement over the recently released Spoonfed Events Radar Application for iPhones which is now available [...]

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Tags: gadgets, spoonfed, technology

Happy Birthday Mr. Shakespeare

In: London

23 Apr 2009

TweetToday is Shakespeare’s official birthday. By official, I mean it’s the day the officials decided he was born. While it is a tad bit unfortunate for Shakespeare scholars and fans that his birthday isn’t known for certain, it actually worked out quite well for purposes of symmetry and national significance – April 23 is also [...]

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Tags: london, shakespeare, theatre

Scotland: Edinburgh

In: Travel Blog

21 Apr 2009

Tweet Although I had a good five hours in Edinburgh between arriving in the city after my train from St. Andrews and my flight back to London, I found it was quite an awkward amount of time for properly exploring the city. It didn’t help that I had a 15lb backpack stuffed with four days [...]

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Tags: edinburgh, photos, scotland, travel, uk

Scotland: St. Andrews

In: Travel Blog

20 Apr 2009

TweetI’ve been less than 24 hours returned from my trip to Scotland – including St Andrews, the birthplace of golf and current hometown of a high school friend, and Edinburgh. There are places you can visit and trips you can experience that are so incredibly different from everyday life that you can’t help but understand [...]