New iPhone back:

I made a custom Gelaskin for my iPhone 3GS. Easy to apply, easy to remove, no air bubbles, very soft.

The iPhone is sitting in my Xtand.

Note: The design came from the artist.

New iPhone background:

This replaced a picture from one of my favorite spots in Vegas… Shadow Bar in Caesar’s Palace.

Chibi version of Dave:

I found an artist online to draw me. What a great experience. I mentioned that I was a Starbucks junkie and an Apple fanboy. I showed her some pictures of myself and described what kind of clothes I wear.

Well, here’s the result.

Full body version of Dave:

Here’s another drawing by the artist. Again, a Starbucks cup appears in the background next to a laptop showing my website.

I love it.

Outside Fenway Park:

John, myself, and Cara waiting outside the stadium in front of some unusually tall people. Yes, that’s my new Armani Exchange hat. No, I can’t believe John is wearing a Dartmouth hat.

My trip to Boston was fantastic even though it began with a red eye flight and virtually no sleep. I got to hang out with Gilganeshman, his cool lady friend, Kelleher, and big Putt. John took me around Harvard Square, Brookline, and a bunch of breweries. I had no idea how fancy beer was in Boston. They take it seriously. I didn’t see any Bud Lights.

I was also impressed by the pervasive Jewish culture in Brookline. After lunch at Zaftigs, a Jewish deli, we walked over to a bakery where I had a delicious hamantaschen.

John somehow became an amazing chef in the past few years. Briscuit, frittatas, etc.

I forced John and Cara to watch Jersey Shore. I hope they forgive me so I can return on a future vacation.

Funny story:
When the guy next to me on the plane sat down he asked if I lived in Boston. I said I was going there for a vacation. He laughed since vacation usually doesn’t include extreme cold.

Note: This picture was not taken with my camera.

John Harvard’s statue:

You can see more pictures like this here:
www.flickr.com/photos/tehdik/tags/humping/

WiFi + Google beanbag chair:

I’m comfortably waiting for my flight back to San Francisco on a Google beanbag while surfing the web. Google supplied free WiFi on both the Virgin flight and in the Virgin gate.

Note: Taking this photo was tricky. I used the 10 second timer.
1. Push button
2. Leap onto beanbag
3. Make adjustments
4. Look up

Calves and Daves at Whistler:

Awesome picture taken halfway up the mountain.

The trip began with an unusual encounter with a customs agent in Vancouver. Here are the details.

We woke up early to make the surprisingly short drive to Whistler from Calves’ fancy Vancouver apartment. Naturally we stopped at a Starbucks for breakfast. I was shocked when I learned they do not accept the precious Gold Card. Sad face.

We spent the first day on Blackcomb Mountain and the second day on Whistler Mountain. We focused on intermediate courses the whole time. The one black we tried was really icy. No thanks. We (read: Calvin) tried the terrain parks while I watched and encouraged.

Skiing in Canada showed me how much of a joke Tahoe is. Tahoe is California cold. Reaching the top of the mountain in Whistler was a whole new level of cold that 5 years in Ithaca did not prepare me for. My soul was shivering. I seriously thought I was too weak to ski down. Fortunately we made it to the next level down where it was somewhat comfortable again.

We ate at a great steakhouse the first night and that’s how I learned my other lesson of the trip. Don’t drink excessively after a long day of skiing when you have to wake up and do it again the next morning. Brutal.

After the second day of skiing we drove back to Vancouver and walked around the downtown area for a quick Calves tour. We ate at a delicious Thai restaurant. When we got back to the apartment we looked up directions to the airport. The return trip was out of Bellingham, WA instead of Vancouver. We were told it was a half hour drive. Nope. 1 hour and 40 minutes… to make a 5:20AM flight. OMFG. That meant we were up at 2:45AM and out the door at 3AM. Did I mention OFMG? We made it though.

I can’t wait to go skiing again. Although, I’ll probably snowboard again next time. Everyone says it’s better (more comfortable boots!).

Note: I used an HP Photosmart C4280 with default settings to scan the picture. The company that took the pictures charges $100 for a sub-megapixel digital version even though they use a Nikon SLR. Ridiculous.

We took two jumping pictures. This is the one where I was in the air.

Seriously though. The cutie Australian girl told us to jump so we did.

Note: I don’t own a single piece of clothing you see in this picture. I really need to purchase my own gear.

Note 2: I used an HP Photosmart C4280 with default settings to scan the picture. The company that took the pictures charges $100 for a sub-megapixel digital version even though they use a Nikon SLR. Ridiculous.

1.2 inch thick LED TV. Badass.