Just Another Day…

Author: Thomas Tomchak

  • Vacation Start


    Off to a somewhat slow start to a long day. I’m not complaining, just being factual.

    The ship we are scheduled to take (the Carnival Magic) was nearly 5 hours late docking this morning due to heavy fog, so not only are they still unloading the last of the 4,000 people, buy at the same time they’re trying to load 4,000 more. Needless to say, there is a bit of chaos.


    It’s 5:30 and the last boarding was supposed to be 4 pm with a 6pm departure, however the last thing I heard was maybe a 9pm departure.


    Regardless of this minor setback, we are on vacation and will enjoy this par of it as well. I’m trying to remind myself it’s about the journey, even when the journey takes you off course.

    Location:Galveston TX

  • 12/11

    Well, I give it my best shot. I’m 12 hours away from the trip, and 11 lbs from my goal. But I did lose a full 15 lbs. Maybe I’ll be the first person to ever lose weight on the cruise and come back even closer.

    I did however come at just the proper weight to show off my new bathing suit on the cruise. So at least I’ve got that going for me.

  • Exported from Dearborn

    One of the best Super Bowl commercials from 2011 was the “Imported from Detroit” commercial with Eminem. The music was cool, the VO was cool and the overall look of the commercial made you want to run out and buy a new car from Detroit. This is the original spot.

    Not long after that we took one our our usual trips to Detroit and we decided to make our own modified version of that, but based on the fact that I was “Exported from Dearborn” to Chicago. So, on a whim we shot a bunch of footage with our iPhones while driving, and then a lot more footage with the GoPro camera that we just happened to have on that trip with us. I have all the footage to Brenda and the audio track, and she created our own version. This is what that one looks like (if you have not seen the original, watch that one first).

    Exported from DearbornDownload
    Original CommercialDownload

  • New Book: The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman

     

    The Areas of My Expertise

  • Two turn Four – Happy Birthday Boys!

    Happy New Year, and happy Birthday to our little boys Andrew and Max who turned 4 years old today at 8:02 and 8:04 am.

    We had a great family day complete with a field trip to see holiday trains and cake and gifts. I wonder what this day will be like for them when they turn 21 in 2028.

    A few more photos are on SmugMug.

    Some had mixed feelings about the birthday celebration.

    Andrew, being a little teacher to Sydney.