Krispy Kreme Challenge 2012
[singlepic id=7291 w=320 h=240 float=right]The premise sounds simple - run from the belltower at NC State to the Krispy Kreme eat a dozen doughnuts and return in under an hour. Approximate distance 5 miles give or take. This isn't the first time we're been to or participated in the challenge and while it is much harder than it sounds - it is likely the most fun race in Raleigh. Congrats to Mark, EdG, Eileen/iLean, BobG 11.75, Zach, Nick, Lisa, Bentley, the rest of the DC crew and anyone else I may have missed that we saw. Special congrats to those runners ...
Rembrandt in America at the NC Museum of Art
The Rembrandt in America exhibit at the NC Museum of Art uses the slogan "You know the name. Now find out why." And much in the same way that I had heard of Genghis Khan I could have told you very little about our other museum guest in the city. Namely he may have been French (not true) and he didn't have a Ninja Turtle named after him (this one is true). Rembrandt in America is the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in an American exhibition and the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting history of ...
Genghis Khan at NC Museum of Natural Sciences
[singlepic id=7209 w=320 h=240 float=right]The name Genghis Khan is probably a familiar one even if you don't know who he was exactly. Before going to the exhibit at the NC Museum of Natural Science I had a very vague idea of who Genghis Khan was and something of a concept of who he was historically but knew very little about the role he played in history. Genghis Khan is famous as the ruthless Mongol warlord who conquered half the known world. Under his rule, the Mongol Empire grew to be four times the size of the Roman Empire at its largest ...
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From the better late than never category comes this year’s Lego Christmas Village which might technically be last year’s but that is only so 2012 can have a new village.
The delay was partial procrastination and partial waiting for Cara’s Christmas present (a flash for the big camera). She took most of the pictures after the jump with the exception being the last five (she put her toy down and I played with it for a minute). If either one of us improves on using the flash before the village gets dismantled I will post again. From what I have seen so far it may take a while for us to get there. Although I can’t complain – it does pretty good right out of the box.
The village this year includes the Star Wars Nativity, a train (yes – we light rail before certain cities I know), all the recent seasonal sets and a first look at the Lego Superheroes collection starring Wonder Woman, Superman, Bat Man, Cat Woman and Lex Luthor. This year the Nativity scene grew into a larger part of the display with several building representing the city of Bethlehem. This village also showcases a RV park and of course Santa showering.
Yes – this is the “greatest. post. ever.” and possibly one of the great dreams a dreamer could ever have.
Just when I think Facebook is completely jumped the shark this happens and makes it interesting again.
In a word? AWESOME.
Thanks to Travis for the image to the right. Yes – that is supposedly a real campaign in France. No – I don’t know if I would eat a hamburger on a black bun. At the same time I wonder why the Jedi Burger isn’t green for Yoda or at least covered in guacamole.
A little research shows that Quick (the restaurant) is pretty much a French McDonald’s (of Belgian origin) that oddly enough does not salt their fries. “Plus ou moins salés: à vous de décider”
That’s really as far as I can stretch this post. If you happen to be in Belgium, France, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Andorra, Luxembourg, Spain, Russia or Armenia where Quick is located drop a Jedi Burger in the mail. Odds are it will look like a Dark Vador Burger by the time it reaches me.
UPDATE: And why exactly is THIS coming out AFTER Christmas? (THX BobG)
We made it – or rather survived 2011. And now – with the Raleigh CAT buses sporting our name – we’ll jump head first into 2012.
I’ve made no resolutions and no real plans for this year. That means we are about to crash your party. After the jump are all the pictures that were cleared for publishing by the individuals in charge. The big New Years Eve bash downtown included a mini-Eiffel Tower, an over-sized Light Brite and a moderately-sized Ferris Wheel. We also met Daniel Boone/Davey Crockett and may have had more pictures had I remembered to use the camera.
Hope your New Years Eve was less interesting that mine and yes that is a blessing – not a curse. Here’s to 2012 – if you see a NO SVC out and about send it in. We’d love to have it in our collection.
We did this last year and it was more popular than I would have guessed so here we go with another “best of” list in the form of a Top 10. Again we’ll start with number 10 and work our way up to the number one post/memory/action of 2011. The list encompasses my personal favorite memories, posts that were well commented on or saw more than average traffic.
10. Def Leppard - possibly the best part of this concert was the solemnly sworn agreement that we would sit “front row” the next time they came into town. The post also let me pull up this picture from when we met the band in 2006.
09. Charleston, SC – with a mandatory stop at South of the Border. We were there for Thanksgiving and while the trip was short it was fun and much like Savannah, GA this is a place I would like to go back to with a lot more time to explore. The weather was great and it was easy to capture some great photos. Best of all – it wasn’t crowded.
08. Caffeinated Wild Turkey American Honey BBQ Sauce was #5 in an article titled “8 Fantastic Delivery Methods for Caffeine” on Topless Robot. What started as a joke of sorts (yes – I really made the sauce) took off to become one of the most viewed pages of the year. Traffic was high for almost a month after TR ran their article with a daily spike of over 1000 visitors.
07. New River Camping Trip – I’m not sure how this made the list because I am fairly certain it didn’t really happen. There is no way we would go camping in the rain (again). Do you believe in golf cart Jesus? They really did leave that in the store and the New River Campground has already ordered four cases for next year. We’ve quit our hooping and hollerin’ and yes your picture will just end up on my damn website.
06. Another brick in the wall? 2011 brought us LegoPalooza, Brick Magic, Lego Kidsfest, and Mystery Bricks. It was a good year to be addicted to bricks because the Triangle had more than a few opportunities to see some awesome Lego displays. Thanks again to BobG for finding and grabbing the now oldest bricks in my collection and the only ones made in the United States (by Samsonite).
05. In the Kitchen with Nick (I, II, III) if the world were a fair place we’d have a cooking show based on the premise of Nick going in and taking over kitchens at weddings and bar mitzvahs. The world is a cruel mistress and we’ll probably never see the concept come to life. I blame the camera guy and the intro music. And since imitation is the most sincere form of flattery we should mention this In the Kitchen with BobG created at his 40th birthday party.
04. Maine – we took a vacation to Maine and it resulted in a few posts. My favorites? Lobster (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) and Whale Watching – there were a lot of highlights from the trip but I would go back for either one of those experiences.
03. NCAA Tournament Charlotte – yes Raleigh > Charlotte but we ventured down for Rounds 2 & 3 of the NCAA Tournament to watch two Triangle teams dominate their respective fields. Highlights included a glimpse of Micheal Jordan in his box and Charlotte’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. If we had known we could have had the crew down for a second run in the Queen City. I mean we had already won one parade – why not try for two?
02. NHL All-Star Weekend in Raleigh – I skipped the game but didn’t miss the party. It was awesome to have the NHL All-Star game in Raleigh and great that Southern-fried Hockey got stellar reviews. Thanks to BobG for live pics from the game and behind the scenes and yes that is the Stanley Cup.
01. St. Patrick’s Day Vikings – if you haven’t ridden a rocket, the S.S. Minnow or a fire-breathing dragon down Fayetteville St. then you might not understand how this is better than the NCAA Tournament, the NHL All-Star game and really anything short of a shuttle launch. It is something you can’t understand until you’ve done it and once you’ve done it you are unable to explain it. It is like being dead or famous – once you are there it is too late to explain it to anyone else.
So how are we going to raise the bar on 2011? Check back next year.