Handstands Across America

Hot Springs, North Carolina

Sam E. — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:48:24 +0000

We went to Hot Springs, NC to go camping over the Memorial Day weekend and had a great time. Here are some photos.

Our friend we found:

This bunker looked like something out of LOST, was kinda crazy how much so.

As soon as we got home, it POURED, luckily we just missed it

Website Improvements

Sam E. — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:40:44 +0000

You can now:

Navigate through handstands by clicking the “Previous” or “Next” buttons.
Access the newest handstands from the homepage.

Ben Folds & “NoDa” – Charlotte, NC

Sam E. — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:23:20 +0000

Our weekend in Charlotte was great because I got to get off the computer, and went somewhere new. I haven’t done either of those in a while so it was very appreciated.

Friday night entailed the “ditch a car in a parking lot and hope no one tows you game”, followed by a Ben Folds show at the Fillmore. The Ben Folds show as AWESOME. I have seen him twice before in Blacksburg, VA and then later that week in Charlottesville, VA when he was with a full band and was blown away. This past show was Ben Folds playing solo. It was definitely different, but was not disappointing. The highlight is definitely the fact that we were the first crowd he ever tried Chatroulette with . He put his laptop on top of his piano and then logged into this random video chat program called Chatroulette. Here is the video he recorded on his computer that has gotten millions of views on YouTube:

Now that Ben Folds show was a complete success, we only had one other “must do” item for the weekend. That was to hit up Cabo Fish Taco, one of our favorite dining establishments in Blacksburg, VA that we knew had a second location in Charlotte. The Charlotte Cabo was just as awesome as the one in Blacksburg, and their margaritas were just as good too. The time we spent in the North Davidson (“NoDa”) district of Charlotte was our favorite. I even tweeted about it.

Because I was more in relax mode I didn’t carry my camera around with me at all during the weekend. What this meant was no handstand picture… I realized this before I left town, so I went ahead and pulled off on a random street while it was raining and did one. I hope to return to Charlotte and get a cool handstand in “NoDa”, but for now I have a handstand in Charlotte!

Lost Handstand Found! – Natural Bridge

Sam E. — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:28:44 +0000

The Handstands in Virginia were looking a little thin, so I looked into it and found that I was missing a Handstand from Natural Bridge! Sweet!

Table Rock Summit – Pickens, South Carolina

Sam E. — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:40:14 +0000

New Handstands from Table Rock State Park in South Carolina!

12 of 12 – January 2010

Sam E. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:30:22 +0000

I took a few pictures today, not quite 12… 6 to be exact. I wrote 2 other posts last night however, so that will have to do!

Scalin’	Breakfast of Champions
Skype, with Jared	My favorite book yesterday
Hope they don’t mind that it got ripped…	Frustration, how can I make this work on my machine!

My 12 of 12 Archives.

Check out the Uri! Zone for his 12 of 12.

I’m on a plane!

Sam E. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:01:52 +0000

For those of you that have not heard, I gave in and got the motorolla droid phone. Having an internet enabled phone with the ability to run applications is a HUGE gamechanger. I personally love it and even though it is slightly less “slick” than the iPhone, I love the fact that it has an open application market and runs on a non-proprietary OS (correct me if I am wrong). I have already had multiple moments where this phone has been invaluable. So, what am I saying? If you have it within your means and love technology, I highly suggest getting a phone capable of running Android 2.0 or higher this year. I love the iPhone, but would definitely reccomend getting an Android based phone because 2010 will be FULL of them I would guess that android will have the best market and will be neck and neck with any iPhone features. Plus.. free gps with always up to date info. Anyways… I digress from the subject some, but it comes down to the fact that I am writiting this ON A PLANE! w00t.

This week we’ve got san antonio and you KNOW that means new handstands, so watch out! Also, I will be representing www.samedwardsphotography.com this Saturday for the St. Mars wedding unofficially. I was actually offered the job as official, but I want to make sure I am confident I will get the shots that a bride wants and that comes from experience!

Anyways, watch out, and keep handstanding!

Blog is Fixed!

Sam E. — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:53 +0000

I’ve noticed for quite a while that the main page of the blog was showing up oddly. I finally took the 15 minutes to track it down today. It was a missing tag. Go figure.

Where is the love for this blog? I know I haven’t been to loving to the Handstands Across America blog lately, but I haven’t been traveling anywhere new lately. We do have some handstands coming up in San Antonio, Texas soon so watch out for those. Also, Saturday is a 12 of 12!

Paris Mountain South Park – Sulphur Springs Trail

Sam E. — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:20:03 +0000

The Sulphur Springs trail at Paris Mountain State Park in South Carolina was a fun, short trail taking us about an hour and fifteen minutes to complete the 3 mile loop. This handstand is at the trailhead. I would have preferred to get one up at “Mountain Lake”, but will have to get that next time we are there.

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12 of 12 – November 2009

Sam E. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:04 +0000

A full day of working from Arlington, then meeting up with people for Richard’s Bachelor Party.

1 of 12: suitcase livin [Flickr]	2 of 12: favorite coffee cup at home [Flickr]
3 of 12: no desk in arlington anymore. luckily for only 1 workday [Flickr]	4 of 12: moved office downstairs after lunch [Flickr]
5 of 12: Architecting! [Flickr]	11 of 12: waitimg forever for a check [Flickr]
6 of 12: cheese quesadilla [Flickr]	7 of 12: bachelor [Flickr]
8 of 12: lighting here sucks [Flickr]	9 of 12: round of shots [Flickr]
10 of 12: larry and rich. soooo dark in here [Flickr]	12 of 12: finally made it to shellys, a cigar bar in D.C. [Flickr]

Check out past 12 of 12s here.

OIL – Gas Prices

Sam E. — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:19:11 +0000

I don’t know what’s really going on with this whole oil thing, but the fluxuation in Gas prices over the last year has been insane.

In July of last year before my roadtrip, I commented on how cheap $3.76 a gallon was.

Does this help fuel (no pun intended) the argument that everything is relative?

Nashville Tennessee Weekend

Sam E. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:16:42 +0000

Kristen and I checked out Nashville for the first time this past weekend. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Our favorite part of the trip was the Bluebird Cafe.

Here is a picture from the General Jackson Riverboat with the AT&T a.k.a. “Batman Building” in the background.

Handstand for Food

Sam E. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:06:57 +0000

You may have thought by the title of this post, that I would be dedicating myself to helping world hunger, but currently that’s not the case. It’s simply dedicating a handstand for free food! The Shrimp Connection officially made an offer for me to handstand their store at 14735 Bristow Road in Manassas, VA, 20112, in exchange for a free delicious meal there. I think this is fantastic and I will be chowing down the next time I can swing by! See the offer here.

The Shrimp Connection

The Offer

Awesome NSFW (Not Safe For Work) Handstand Video

Sam E. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:25:48 +0000

You can thank Steven and his dad Kerry for this one…

What’s New?

Sam E. — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:10:23 +0000

I…

Joined the YMCA
Joined a Soccer Team and first practice is today… first game on Tuesday
Am heading to Nashville, TN on Thursday for a 3 day VACATION (You heard me right, not weekend, VACATION)

So life is good, but blog is not feeling the love. This update is for Uri! so I don’t drop off his list