Chicago and My Broken Camera

Howdy,

Thanks for holding my calls.  I made it back from Chicago mostly intact (I lost my voice) and that is thanks to you, dear reader.  I know I owe you all tales of adventure, but I just wanted to take this brief moment to point out that my camera is truly broken and dead…yes this is Chicago-related.  So when I was at the American Museum of Natural History with Liz yesterday I had to rely on my iPhone OG (original gangsta) for photo duty.  Only about three pictures came out decent.  Here’s one.

American Museum of Natural History

*sigh* Pour one out for my fallen camera.

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Chicago

Oh, don’t you worry, there will be stories about this Chicago adventure.  The flight there took about six hours and a couple planes.  Awesome.  I’ll have more for you when I get back, but here are some of the photos.

Delta waiting

The WIld Blue Yonder

Sears Tower

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Patriots

On the porch

On the porch

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Off to Chicago

Hold my calls

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Oh, You Wanted a REPLY to That E-Mail?

Oh…

Oh, Did You Want a REPLY to That E-Mail?

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Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day, Mr. Dad!
Family-types

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CAT scan fever

The Cat is in the Bag
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I got a CAT scan of my sinuses this morning.  You may be asking yourself, “Why?” (No?  You’re not?  Okay…)  About ten years ago I was diagnosed with a deviated septum: basically I was breathing out of one nostril all the time.  We didn’t do anything about it then because I was still a teenager and there was a chance that I would grow out of it.

I didn’t.

However since then I have done exactly nothing about it.  This changed about a month ago when I went to see an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor (An Otorhinolaryngologist if you nasty).  She confirmed the original diagnosis: Deviated septum.  But, my insurance has insisted that I get a CAT scan to confirm the diagnosis.

So I did.

Now I wait for the results of that scan (which only took fifteen minutes of my time.).  Assuming the CAT scan confirms what I’ve known for a decade or more then I will have surgery (Septoplasty): They will scrape some cartilage out of the inside of my nose, place some plastic splints in there, and then remove them several days later.

Wait…why did I want to do this?

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Midnight on 32nd street: Ghostbusters

Ghost Bustin'

These are the kinds of things I encounter on my commute: Ghostbusters. In their defense the new Ghostbusters video game was coming out and they were standing in front of a GameStop. But I prefer to think they dress like this all the time.

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Mount Olympus

Olympus Corporation ?????????
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Olympus has announced a new camera, the E-P1, and it is sweet. Super sweet.  I want one.  Since it hasn’t come out yet the reviews haven’t popped up: the camera could be terrible.  It doesn’t have a built-in flash, for example.  Also it costs about $800.   All signs point to awesome, though.

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Not so funny are you, guy?

I have to say that I have been disappointed with my performance in improv 401 so far.  I need to step my game up if we are going to have a good show on the 6th.

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401

I start my 401 level improv comedy class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre today.  It is a bittersweet moment: this will be my last class in New York.

Lafayette Avenue

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Yet Another Boston University Update

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The journey to Boston University inches ever closer.  As of right now I have registered for classes, applied for a graduate assistantship, and gotten my financial information in.  Of course I still need a BU-area apartment.  Baby steps, people.

Baby steps.

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Improv Show Post-Mortem

The show went awesome.  Special thanks to all of you who made it to the show.  You are all very attractive.

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Registered

I’ve officially registered for classes at Boston University for this coming Fall.  Apparently I have Thursdays off.  In entirely unrelated news I have my next improv comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre tomorrow May 30th at 4pm.  Tickets are $5.

Registered for Classes at BU

Registered for Classes at BU

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Happy Birthday Sean and Patrick!

My younger brothers (who are twins…in case you couldn’t figure it out) turn 24 today!  Or a combined 48!  Happy birthday little brothers!

Sean, Stanford Class of 2007

Sean at his Stanford graduation

Patrick, Stanford Class of 2007

Patrick at his Stanford graduation.  Yes, these events happened at the same time.

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Punch-Out!!

Punch-Out!!

That’s right I picked up the new Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Wii.  I haven’t even cracked it open yet because of work, work, and work and the fact that I just got it.  But, as soon as I have a chance to play it I’ll let you know what I think.

Because you care.  So much.

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Evil Text Message

I have a way with women.

Evil Text Message

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I Was in Boston Last Week

I was in Boston last week to start the apartment search.  I didn’t find anything, but we got off to a good start.  Hopefully I find some place to sleep before school starts.  That would be nice.

Despite having my camera with me I didn’t take many photos while I was there.  Plus amongst the few photos I took even fewer were any good.  Here’s one:

Massachusetts State House

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My New Favorite Text Message

My new favorite text message

So crass.

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New York Sprung a Leak

New York Sprung a Leak

34th Street Subway Station.  A/C/E Line. ~12:30am

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I Don’t Get the Amazon Kindle

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I don’t get the Amazon Kindle.  I don’t understand why I should want one or why anybody would want one.  When the iPod first came out, yes, it seemed kind of ridiculous that anyone would need a thousand songs with them at all times (a number that seems laughably too small these days), but it’s basic concept was sound: people listen to a lot of music on the go.  A song runs about three minutes long on average.  During your daily commute you could go through plenty of ‘em.  However, books run in the hundreds of pages.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t read six pages of one book then switch to another book and then to another…all of which I am carrying with me at all times.  That’s just silly.  But that’s what the Kindle seems to be for: take your whole library with you.  I don’t get it.

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I’m tired of the Swine Flu

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I’ve been sneezing and coughing all day.  I’m tired of the Swine Flu.  When are they going to bring back SARS?  On the upside I found an opened bag of M&Ms I forgot I had.  So the day ended up going in the plus column after all.

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Free BU Swag

Look at what came in the mail (er…FedEx).  A free BU School of Communication track jacket.  I’m a big fan of free stuff.  Lemme tell ya…

Free BU swag

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The 4-Month Plan

Libby's 26th Birthday Party: My feet
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Since The Geoff Ross Farewell New York Tour™ has officially begun I have to decice, you know, what that’s going to be exactly.  For the rest of the week during those two seconds of free time I have I will decide on what it is I plan to accomplish over the next four months.  This will probably involve nudity and filmmaking.  Hopefully not together.

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Boston here I come!

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It’s done.  I have officially accepted Boston University’s offer for admission into their master’s film production program in the school of communication.  Come September 2nd I am back to being a student.  For two years.

Then I’m back to being a layabout.

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That’s Better

New York County
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I finally got some sleep.  Feeling a whole hell of a lot better.  Just in time for the weekend.

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Tired

I have not been sleeping well.

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Sleepy Geoffrey

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I work two different shifts at work: A day shift and a night shift (imagine that!).  Of course I don’t work the two simultaneously.  I get a little time off between each time shift.  I’ve discovered it is easier to adjust my sleep schedule from the night shift to the day shift rather than the other way around.  Right now I’m doing, “the other way around”.

GeoffRossisTired.com

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XBox and the Easter Bunny

I was at my parent’s house for Easter weekend.  Like most of you Easter is a holiday for the three F’s:  Family, Food, and video games.  What’s that?  You don’t include video games?  And it doesn’t contain the letter F?  Screw it.  I was there to get my XBox360 on.

My younger brother, who I’m going to call Patrick because that’s his name, owns an XBox360.  His older brother, me, does not.  His XBox lives at my parents’ house for some reason while he lives in the San Francisco bay area for some other reason (presumably both reasons are witchcraft).  This is to my benefit.  From time to time while I’m at my parents’ house for some reason (again, witchcraft) I have been known to play a round or 12 of Mass Effect or Grand Theft Auto IV.  That’s me.

That’s just how I roll.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I discover this weekend that the Xbox is missing.  Vanished!  Stolen by a a cabal of witches, no doubt.  After torturing the neighbors for several hours it turned out that last thought was false.  Oh well.  Sorry about the fingers, neighbors.  Instead, it seems that Patrick had his XBox sent back to him at his apartment in the San Francisco bay area.  Poppycock, I say.  POPPYCOCK!  That isn’t even a real place!  Needless to say Easter was ruined.

For everyone.

Everywhere.

Children in China were devastated, I didn’t get my XBOX360 on, and Jesus was crying because that’s how things work.  Good work, Patrick, if that’s your real name, but maybe now you’ll remember that third F: Geoff.  Don’t ask how that works just accept its genius as is.  What I’m trying to say is, “Gimme your XBOX.  Now.”

Happy Easter.

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Just a small update

Boston University
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Boston University is making a very compelling offer to go to school there.

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Boston

Card from Boston University
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Boston University provided free food and drinks yesterday for those of us who we’re accepted in the New York region. Free Food. Free Drinks. They are making a strong argument.

In other news it is 37 degrees this morning.

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Grad School Part 17 Trillion And One

I got waitlisted at NYU. What the fudge?!

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