Summer of Dan

Awesome Random Picture Friday - Part XLVII

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Your partner disconnected. Reconnecting...

The Niff and I were talking yesterday about Chat Roullette and how there is pretty much zero point to randomly chatting up strangers, especially since 85% of the people on Chat Roullette are guys that expose themselves to their viewers.

But sometimes. Just sometimes, cool/out of the norm things can happen.

Enter Mr. PianoImprov aka Merton.

This dood randomly makes up tunes on the spot, to whoever he happens to connect with.

Take a look, he's funny as hell and it's definitely worth the watch. This video is gaining some steam around the world, mostly because it violates a ton international terms of service and whatnot so it's banned in many places. It's a harmless video though, just weird international laws.

And it gets better.

Because once Ben Folds saw the video he decided to do an Ode to Merton. Pretty damn cool.

Turning something super creepy into something creatively awesome is always good in my book.

Off like a prom dress

The Niff and I are escaping up towards the mountains to North Conway for the weekend. Good times will be had, good food will be eaten, shopping will be done, adventures will be undertaken. We're meeting Mark in a bit for some pre-getaway sushi.

What a great way to start the weekend. And it does get better.

Because swimming in a 95 degree outdoor pool while looking at people skiing down a mountain is fucking awesome.

Awesome Random Picture Friday - Part XLVI

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My crazy face is almost as good as my poker face

The other day my boss and I ventured to a place that hosts a copy of all our servers in case anything happens to our building where we work. We were processed and needed to get visitor badges made up for whenever we need to get in there to touch the servers.

 
 

I obviously have a thing for making stupid faces whenever there is something that needs my face on it. Therapy could be the only way to fix this.

Six years with me

Six years ago I asked the Niff to be my girlfriend. I knew her since we were little, but didn't know until later in life that she was the peanut butter to my jelly. We're both Irish, and I waited until midnight and asked her out and she said yes.

She probably doesn't realize it but I'm the lucky one. I realize she puts up with all my crap - extensive football trips/commitments/functions, being a slob all the time, being half deaf and needing to turn the volume on the TV up to 50, and generally acting like a 12 year old.

 
 
But she's my best friend, she's my soulmate, she's my #1. She gets me like no one I know does. She can look past my flaws and find a couple gems in there. And she can laugh at how dumb I can act. She puts up with my excessive TV watching, my general laziness, and my computer tech geek that defines me.

 
 
She drags me on all sorts of adventures into the woods, up mountains, to the coast. She encourages me to try new foods, listen to new bands/artists, and to read more. She supports me in everything I do. All the time. She's not just my girlfriend, she's my bestfriend. I can't say that enough.

So Happy Anniversary, Niff, Happy St. Patrick's Day, Happy 6 More Years with me.

 
 

Look at these nuts

After working out this morning at the gym, I'm pretty sure if I ever forgot my iPod at home I will have no problems driving back to get it.

Aside from SportsCenter, the only thing that was on TV were infomercials.

BAD ONES.

I don't hate on infomericials because without them I wouldn't know who Billy Mays was, what product is linked to "Set it and FORGET IT!!!", and how awesome your nuts are when you use the Slapchop. 

But holy shit. Informercials that are selling books on the secrets to fat loss, a total full body 3 minute workout, or how to keep your dick hard for a month and a half just don't appeal to me, especially when I'm trying to workout.

Would you like some Pi?

Pi Day falls on March 14, which is also Albert Einstein's birthdayThe true "randomness" of pi's digits -- 3.14 and so on -- has never been provenThe U.S. House passed a resolution supporting Pi Day in March 2009

via www.cnn.com

The Niff is going to kill me for mentioning this but I can't wait until March 14th, 2015 since it will be 3.14.15. Even better - at 09:26:53 on that day I'm throwing her a giant party.

Because she remembered 75 places of Pi in the 7th grade, the year I met her. [insert geek swoon]

Definition of hotness right there.

Awesome Random Picture Friday - Part XLV

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She makes me shine

 

 As soon as I saw this picture I knew it wouldn't be in the ARPFs this Friday but rather in it's own post.

I say at all the time to her but not to other people but the Niff has influenced me more than just about anyone I can think of, including both my parents. I'm a better person, I'm a more thoughtful person, I'm a smarter person, I'm more compassionate, I'm the best me I can be and it's all because of her.

That is when you know you are in love. When you know you've changed on the inside, for the better, and became a better person on the outside as a result of the person you are with. She's opened my mind to so much. She does make me shine. I always strive to be a better person every day because of her.

I love you, Niffkin.