alt : The US vs. John Lennon Trailer I watched two documentaries recently, “The US vs. John Lennon” & “Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film”. Both were decent films, however the Hunter S. Thompson film was a bit shaky and had some problems, in my opinion of course. Maybe that’s [...]
Well, I sent off my first job application today. It was for a university job at Chonnam National University in Yeosu. I didn’t have as much time as I would have liked to prepare before the deadline. I guess we’ll see if I get a call. I’ll be researching and sending more off over the [...]
A buttefly shot at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. Black & white channel conversion with sepia toning in photoshop. It’s been a while since my last update. Things have been ok lately. Finished off the last of the TEFL requirements and the deep research and job hunting has started. It’s a bit overwhelming and mind numbing [...]
ok, so it’s now 12:46am and i just got home from washington dc. we went out to a bar on the georgetown waterfront after finishing our first week of TEFL training. we went out with our classmates, all except for Rhonda, she wanted to get home early. and i understand why! the first week of [...]
i know it’s been ages since i updated this blog… i’ve been busy. i’m still in philadelphia at the moment. things are going well and i’ve been getting out and about quite a bit. i hope to have some pics up soon from some of the latest adventures, but not at the moment… i logged [...]
it’s been a while since my last post. we’ve been in philadelphia for almost a month now. nancy’s parents didn’t have internet at their house and we’ve been out a lot lately, so not much time for posting. i just got a connection setup at the house now so hopefully i can catch up a [...]
digg_url = “http://www.davidcool.com/blog/2007/04/22/bgan-broadband-global-area-network/”; digg_bgcolor = “#1A2D3B”; digg_skin = “compact”; the inmarsat I4 satellite sits in a geosynchronous orbit (meaning they stay in one place relative to the earth). each satellite can provide coverage for roughly 1/3 of the earth. the high altitude of the orbit, roughly 22,200 miles, causes high latency, around 1 second. yesertday [...]
digg_url = “http://www.davidcool.com/blog/2007/04/18/technical-solutions-for-travel/”; digg_bgcolor = “#1A2D3B”; digg_skin = “compact”; i’m researching technology options for travel. it’s proving to be a difficult task, mostly because i’m picky. i’m trying to figure out the most streamlined, robust and versatile combination of devices. areas of interest include: 1) photography / video / audio – best methods to transport [...]
it’s been decided for a while now, but for those of you who don’t know, nancy and i will be moving to korea in the fall for at least a year! we are very excited about our future travels and adventure. here’s the plan: we will visit family up north in both philadelphia and pittsburgh [...]
yesterday we took a little field trip and went out to a coffee shop for a bit. we found a place that had organic, fair trade coffee online. the shop was in old norcross and a quick 5-10min drive from inbo’s house. i snapped the above picture of one of the streets in old norcross. [...]
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