Handstands Across America » Virginia http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog Doing Handstands Wherever I go, Why Not? Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:00:52 +0000 en hourly 1 Lost Handstand Found! – Natural Bridge http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2010/03/18/lost-handstand-found-natural-bridge/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2010/03/18/lost-handstand-found-natural-bridge/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:28:44 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/?p=1048 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!

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2010/03/18/lost-handstand-found-natural-bridge/feed/ 2 National Lampoon’s Family Vacation – Natural Bridge, VA http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/08/15/national-lampoons-family-vacation-natural-bridge-va/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/08/15/national-lampoons-family-vacation-natural-bridge-va/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:34:18 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/?p=831 I’m embarking on the first trip in a LONG time with my whole immediate family. We’ll be going to Natural Bridge, VA in the morning and then down to Greenville, SC for Sunday and Monday.

I have driven by Natural Bridge probably more than 100 times on I-81, and never figured it had much there. My mom has heard much about it, including some caverns there and something else at night. I hope that it has something exciting that I never knew about! Anyways, family time is good, it is especially good to get off the computer since I have been on one since Monday morning practically. Here’s to a good weekend! *Cheers*

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/08/15/national-lampoons-family-vacation-natural-bridge-va/feed/ 0 Always Another Voyage Just Around the Corner http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/08/04/always-another-voyage-just-around-the-corner/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/08/04/always-another-voyage-just-around-the-corner/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:56:18 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/?p=726

Averaging 2,000 Miles/Month

I got my car worked on this weekend and right now I have 117,000 miles on it. As of July 2nd last year, I had 91,052 miles on my car. That equates to a whopping 25,948 miles in the past 13 months… Which (if you allow me to round the numbers) would mean 26,000 miles in 13 months.

Average Mileage per Month = 2,000 miles. How ridiculous is that??

Coming to D.C.!

I’ll be coming up to the D.C. area yet again! I leave tomorrow morning and will be coming to the D.C. area by way of Blacksburg, VA. I’ll be in town until early Saturday morning (the 15th) when I’ll drive my parents down here to South Carolina to check it out! It will add a little over 1,000 more miles on the car. I’ve got a bunch going on, but if you’d like to hang out, let me know! Right now I’m really only free possibly on next Wednesday, Thursday and possibly on Friday.

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/08/04/always-another-voyage-just-around-the-corner/feed/ 2 July 2009 – 12 of 12 http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/07/13/july-2009-12-of-12/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/07/13/july-2009-12-of-12/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:11:21 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/?p=571 The majority of the time…

I’m driving, According to my 2009 12 of 12 stats (3 of 5 including this one). Approximately 1150 miles of documented driving on the 12th’s of the month in 2009!

Driving

Chillin’

July’s 12 of 12

1 of 12: 10am – Coffee to get me started. [Flickr]

2 of 12: About to get on I-395 South in Shirlington [Flickr]

3 of 12: Passing Potomac Mills [Flickr]

4 of 12: This pretty much sums up Richmond, VA. A SunTrust and a 7-11. [Flickr]

5 of 12: Diet Coke in Richmond [Flickr]

6 of 12: Quiznos Sub for Lunch right before the North Carolina Border.  Diet Mountain Dew not shown. [Flickr]

7 of 12: Still trucking it on I-85. [Flickr]

8 of 12: Mebane, NC – Sheetz Iced Coffee, Caramel.  Delicious. [Flickr]

9 of 12: Intersection in Charlotte, NC.  I always saw signs on the interstate for “Cook Out” but here is one! [Flickr]

10 of 12: Diet Dr. Pepper for the last leg! [Flickr]

11 of 12: South Carolina! [Flickr]

12 of 12: 7:30pm – Back in Greenville, SC!  Had to take Kristen to pick up her car, and we recycled on the way, how green we are! [Flickr]

What the heck was this 12 of 12?

It’s something that I saw Brian doing, and I started doing too. The idea came from Chad. Check out his site for more info.

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/07/13/july-2009-12-of-12/feed/ 1 Did you know? http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/20/did-you-know/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/20/did-you-know/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:53:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=171 Milepost 159.15 is where the chesapeake bay watershed ends on I-81.

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/20/did-you-know/feed/ 0 Foreign Affairs http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/20/foreign-affairs/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/20/foreign-affairs/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:09:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=170 What is foreignaffairs.us? Exit 213B on I-81. I would guess an auto shop?

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/20/foreign-affairs/feed/ 0 Packing for the Move to Greenville, SC… http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/18/packing/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/18/packing/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:38:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=167 Greenville, South Carolina! It’s crazy, but I’m pumped ]]> Almost done packing! Will finish in the morning, and Monday morning it is bon voyage! Blacksburg, VA -> Greenville, South Carolina! It’s crazy, but I’m pumped :-)

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/18/packing/feed/ 0 Backyard Life http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/13/backyard-life/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/13/backyard-life/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:34:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=164 I took a lunch break and took some pictures in the yard today. Then tonight, I played around with a few, and here they are.


Pretty Flower [Flickr]


Perched Robin [Flickr]

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/13/backyard-life/feed/ 0 April 2009 "12 of 12" http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/12/april-2009-12-of-12/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/12/april-2009-12-of-12/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:19:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=163 April’s 12 of 12 was on Easter Sunday. I mostly spent the day cleaning, and hanging out. It was a nice and sunny day, although it was slightly chilly at the same time. My cell phone failed on me and the pictures I did take didn’t save correctly. This means no picture from playing tennis around noon, and no picture of Dan I jamming around after dinner. In any case, here is my official 12 of 12 for April. It was created using a new php script I just wrote!


10:10am | Breakfast [Flickr]
Mom was so nice to have made breakfast and left it for us lazy kids who slept in!


11:17am | Dad and “Kitty” [Flickr]
They have a understanding.


1:16pm | A well used piece of plastic. [Flickr]
I attempted to organize my electronics using this dresser because I have them scattered all over the place!


3:37pm | Grapes, a healthy snack. [Flickr]


4:35pm | Catnap [Flickr]
It definitely seemed like this would be a good idea, but I never got a chance to take one.


4:50pm | Dirty Car? [Flickr]
Today was overall cleaning day, and car cleaning was not left out.


7:27pm | Sunday Potluck [Flickr]
The food is always delicious and bountiful. It is always a highlight of the week :-)


7:29pm | Running away from the camera [Flickr]
“J” wanted to run away from the camera, and thoroughly like this game. He didn’t like the idea not being able to play with the camera himself though.


7:32pm | Dan and Conor [Flickr]
They are always up to something.


8:17pm | Light games [Flickr]
Dan shows his perfected skills of light painting after dinner.


8:24pm | “Kids” [Flickr]
Here are most all of the kids of the Sunday potlucks. Lots of fun.


10:08pm | On the Bluetooth for a late call [Flickr]
I found my Bluetooth headset today while cleaning and put it to go use!

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/04/12/april-2009-12-of-12/feed/ 9 March 2009 – 12 of 12 – Blacksburg, VA to Greenville, SC http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/03/12/march-12-of-12/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/03/12/march-12-of-12/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:51:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=160 Well, I woke up on an air matress, in a house where the owner’s girlfriend ran the car through the garage the night before… Didn’t get a picture til I got to work though, cause I forgot it was the 12th! I didn’t keep track of exact times the pictures were taken… Not really important I suppose, because I’m making this a “12 on 12″.

Zach and I worked together ALL morning on Project Schedules

Went for a Business lunch in his pimped out KIA

Panera was Delicious. Got the Smokehouse Turkey Panini and a Asian Sesame Chicken Salad

Jared went running in the office in the afternoon

Monkeys and monsters were held captive at my desk for the day, thanks to the previous tenant

Chick-fil-a for dinner on the way out of Christiansburg

Driving my boat full of my bed and many other things (cause I’m moving soon!)

I-74 and I-77 Junction (I chose I-77)

Mountain Dew to the rescue for the 270 mile drive

Driving on I-485 (which apparently not a road, even on google maps right now)

Welcome to South Carolina, wee!

I have made it, time to move in with my dresser and backpack!

Successful day. “12 on 12″. Done.

Don’t forget to check out Brian’s and Mike’s… They probably did theirs too! (or will post tomorrow)

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/03/12/march-12-of-12/feed/ 3 Scanning Pictures http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/03/09/scanning-pictures/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/03/09/scanning-pictures/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:51:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=159 Wow, Scanning pictures. Sounds like what someone did in 1998 when scanners first came out… However, i spent a good 5 hours yesterday scanning hundreds of pictures. It was a cool blast from the past, and my attempt to get all my (or a lot of my) pictures in one place (flickr). Most of these are “private”, but here are a few!

Here are 4 for your enjoyment.

Jackson Hole, January 2005, Virginia Tech Snowboard Club, Chris and Travis

My first snowboarding trip ever in January 2004 at Massanutten with Marsh, Travis and Chris

Back in High School, I was good at sports and used to win awards with Richard and Semere

Last May, Kristen and I got to go snorkeling in Cozumel Mexico!

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/03/09/scanning-pictures/feed/ 0 Stump – A New (To Me) Tailgating Game Review http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/11/07/new-tailgating-game-stump/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/11/07/new-tailgating-game-stump/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:09:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=145 I was introduced to a new tailgating game called stump… it was pretty fun :-)

Players 2+
Age range Legal drinking age
Setup time 5 minutes

Equipment:

  • 1 Hammer
  • 1 Tree stump or flat portion of tree trunk
  • 1 2.5″ – 3″ Nail per player
  • Beer

It involves flipping a hammer, earning the right to strike nails and keeping your nail as the last one standing!

Check out the offical rules on Wikipedia.

(Image taken from Wikipedia)

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/11/07/new-tailgating-game-stump/feed/ 1 Hokies win, 23-13 over Maryland http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/11/07/hokies-win-23-13-over-maryland/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/11/07/hokies-win-23-13-over-maryland/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:49:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=144 So, it’s been awesome being down in Blacksburg the past week. I’ve got to hang out with a lot of friends I haven’t seen in a long time, get re-checked out on the Cessna, and work from the office.

Got to go to the game last night, which rocked. I met up with my Steve and tailgated. Cops were going a little crazy because they gave someones dad a ticket for drinking in public ($25 ticket), and then I heard that during half time they started coming and towing cars out of their yard… The landlord showed up, drunk people were yelling, cops were working things out, tow trucks were messing up cars trying to get them out…

Anyways, the rule was, put your drink in a cup and you will be fine.

Didn’t get a turkey leg this time, but they are delicious.

Steve!

Maroon and Orange on the face, need to go full face/chest next year cause this looks a lil… lame.

We win!

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Jason (Shacks Beach, Puerto Rico):

Brian (“The Summit”, Not quite sure):

Jill (Roosevelt Island, New York):

Rebecca (Cove Campground, Gore, VA):

]]> http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/11/01/other-handstanders/feed/ 1 Blog Mashup 3.0 http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/07/21/blog-mashup-3-0/ http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/blog/2008/07/21/blog-mashup-3-0/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:21:00 +0000 Sam E. http://www.handstandsacrossamerica.com/wordpress/?p=66 Handstands Across America + Guys Eating Stuff =

Dual Handstands!

A mini-carrot snack.

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