tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57106272011-12-14T21:42:53.187-05:00Stuff I do... I'm interesting, I swear.Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.comBlogger2121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-55200362393694402582008-10-27T00:56:00.002-04:002008-10-27T01:00:47.246-04:00

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Last Sunday was the NYC Half Marathon where 10,000 people ran 13.1 miles (around central park, then out through 7th avenue and around times square, then down 5 miles of the west side highway to battery park).After Greg's awesome bachelor party weekend, which was white water rafting up in Saratoga Springs/Lake George area, getting very little sleep and driving a LOT, Jon and I managed to get back

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This past Thursday was one of my most productive days in weeks.First, my sister Laura and I went for a 6 mile walk in the morning around the central Park Loop. Then I met up with a guy from craigslist who wanted to buy my 13" TV/VCR for $15. You see, I am trying to get rid of a lot of the junk that has piled up in this apartment over the last few years. Before I even moved in there was a ton

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On Sunday night i cracked open 'time out NY' to see what was going on monday night. I never used to read it, but now i'm a huge fan of the magazine. it's all about NYC so it's cool and everything is mostly relevant to me, which is why it's a more useful magazine than, say, wired. some stuff is a bit too hipster, but whatever.So Augie march was listed for Mon night at mercury lounge (east

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I just finished season 2 of prison break... what an awesome show. It's themes and surprises got a bit repetitive but everything about it is SOOOO much better than crappy-4 (24), which I watched 2.5 seasons of and thought was the dumbest show I've ever seen. I can't understand why ppl like it. Anyway, PB has amazing acting, great writing, and is entertaining and watchable but not for complete

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Maddy's frozen bananas made me think of an awesomely awesome recipe idea. So frozen banana actually has the consistency of ice cream - it is a bit sweet, melts in your mouth and is creamy. I figured why not exploit that and use bananas as the "ice cream" base.I took a few bananas, mashed them up with a fork (til they unfortunately looked a bit like vomit), then added some peanut butter (because

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In the 'what are the odds of that??' department:I posted an ad on craigslist to sell off a lamp I have (as part of my craigslist blitzkrieg to try to sell of about 50 things in in my apartment that have been left over from past roommates or otherwise completely useless). Here is the ad: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fur/387010073.htmlAnyway, the first (only) response I got was from a girl I

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Maddy said her new favorite dessert was frozen bananas. So, thinking that would be a good idea, I pulled off a banana from the bunch that came with today's Fresh Direct shipment and threw it in the freezer a few hours ago. Uhhh. Whoops. Turns out, a WHOLE frozen banana is not a very edible thing. I just took it out of the freezer and realized pretty quick: you can't peel a frozen banana. So

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I went to the Dispatch concert at MSG on Saturday night w my friend Larry (MHS and JHU). It was an amazing concert -- Dispatch reunion, 25 songs (about 3 hours!), and proceeds going to Zimbabwe. The problem was, somewhere along the illustrious Dispatch history, they picked up half a million high school kids as fans. I'm not sure how, since I was in college back in 2000 when they were pretty

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wow, i put up an ad on craigslist last night. basically i'm trying to sell off a bunch of crap from my apartment: clothing that doesnt fit, electronics, furniture, etc. mostly good quality stuff, just not stuff i use anymore. the ad is here: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/gms/371212666.html . but i was very OCD with this and listed out EACH item including condition, price, category, size,

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i went to southhampton this weekend to visit my cousin who has a house out there. we went biking, jogging, chilled on the beach, and dinner w my relatives (his brother and his parents all have condos in the same complex, so it turned into a little reunion with everyone!).the hamptons is a whack place where you kinda need to own a german car or a lamborgini and be comfortable spending $20 for a

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I've been back in NYC for a little over 2 weeks now, and it is GREAT to be back. I didn't quite realize I lived in the greatest city on earth until I visited a LOT of other nasty cities. I feel like I kind of know something about the world now and can confidently say that NYC is really the best.I've been to:China - Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong KongPhilippinesThailand - Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ko

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Movie Rating Review the squid and the whale 3 this was a pretty good movie, à la the Royal Tannenbaums. It had a lot of great moments as well a lot of really awkward, bizarre moments, but altogether had a good script some great acting, and was pretty interesting to watch. Haven 4 cool movie about the Cayman Islands. At first it was kind of a

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last weekend, Maddy and I went to get some custom made clothing at a tailor on the other side of town. This turned out to be one of the coolest experiences I've had in China, just about tied with buying all the DVDs.basically, the place is a huge five floor building where each floor has literally hundreds of of little shops selling everything from electronics, DVDs, women's clothing, purses,

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My girlfriend Maddy and I have been living in Shenzhen, China (about 45 min from Hong Kong, in the south) for a while. A little bit too long, I'd say, because a lot of shocking things have become pretty normal around here. We put together this list to convey some of what we deal with on a regular basis....(20) Spitting on the table is OK: Chinese people love to spit. Walking on the sidewalk,

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Photos from the philippines:http://public.fotki.com/jeffnovich/philippines/enjoy!!

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China is the place to get a custom suit made. I went with Maddy to Luo Hu to meet up with John Chi the tailor to get fitted for some sweet shirts and suits that will make me look pimp when I get back to NY. $150 for a suit and $22 per shirt is pretty good.On the way over, I was watching my Cowon A2 video player - watching episode 1 of Knight Rider, actually - and a woman next to me asked how

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Living in China means cheap DVDs are just around the corner. Literally. about 10 different DVD stands dot the area just steps from my apartment, making it very tough to come home without a handful of new movies bought for just 60 cents each. Since i've watched SOOO much (sometimes 2-3 movies a day), i feel i need to write some short reviews of everything. A lot of the movies also tend to be

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Where to begin, it's been such a long time. Sorry for the long wait, I'm going to try to do my best to play catch up on all of the fun and interesting stuff that's been going on here in China, as well as be a little bit more consistent with writing stuff on my blog. There is a lot to report, but I guess I'll just start with the Philippines.That's right, Maddy and I decided to go to the

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Found a great link on all the different animals that will kill you in Australia... I feel honored that I got to pet a kangaroo and get very close to a koala and didn't die. http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?t=2430

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I just got this great link. It's "the chosen people" (like "the Village people") doing a rendition of "matzoh man" ("macho Man"). Hilarious.

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I came across this posting on Shenzheparty.com (a craigslist for Shenzhen)... this guy is "an air guitarist" and wants to be hired. He will perform a demo. I totally want to book him! Only in china.http://www.shenzhenparty.com/classifieds/detail.php?catid=33&siteid=18543

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The bitter herbs… Meant to symbolize the bitterness of slavery for the Israelis at the passover seder, it is traditional to use horseradish. It tastes like shit and it's hard to eat, but that's the point. Unfortunately, China has no idea what the fuck horseradish is. So I had to improvise. (Even if the supermarket downstairs actually did have it, I wouldn’t know for sure what it is, nor would

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Happy Passover! Last night, Maddy and I celebrated the first Seder here in China. It was a bit small, just me and her, but very comforting to get back to our roots. It is surprisingly difficult to celebrate Passover in Shenzhen because, surprise surprise, there are basically no Jews. So Maddy picked up a few boxes of matzoh and some assorted Passover goodies from a supermarket when she

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What follows is a comprehensive account of my 5 week journey through California, Australia and Thailand before arriving in China. It’s pretty long (about 20,000 words), but it is funny and interesting, I swear. There are 7 links to photo pages from each of the legs of the journey throughout the journal (and I tried to heavily edit the number of photos I uploaded so there weren’t a million).

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A word to the wise... do not put a soft-boiled egg into the microwave and then try to eat it with your mouth. It will explode in your face and burn your upper lip like mine is burned right now. Goddamn what a stupid idea. Maddy and I realized the hard-boiled eggs weren't toally cooked through so I figured nuking them would cook them through. Well, yes and no. Apparently it makes them volatile

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Hi everybody, I’m back! Actually I’m in Shenzhen, China, but I’m back in spirit and in blog. I am going to put together a cool slideshow/video/audio commentary about the last 5 weeks of traveling (which were awesome and productive) because I figure it will be more interesting than if I put up 500 photos with no commentary. Don’t worry, it will be entertaining. In the meantime, a few things

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Last night Brandon and Ben (his brother) took me out to an amazing dinner for my 27th birthday at Cafe Sydney, a fancy restaurant with an unbeatable view of the harbor. This was quite possibly the best meal I've ever had. I had seared tuna, a curry cod, and a lucious chocolate thing for dessert w their suggested dessert wine. Delicious!

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I forgot to mention... back in San Fran, Sarah and I spent Saturday sightseeing and doing touristy shit...we went to the Fisherman's Wharf, had an In&Out Burger and then immediately the car was stuck in the midst of literally 20,000 pro-life protester parader idiots who took up the entire street and walked down with their signs. This was cute and kind of funny for maybe 15 minutes but as the

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Pam made an amazing risotto/garlic bread/cheese and crackers/salad dinner for all of us (her roommates and some friends she invited) last night. I neglected to take a picture of that.Interestingly, her friend Reuben looks like the identical twin of my friend Tony from Hopkins. This probably bears very little interest for anyone reading this, but seriously, it's like meeting a good friend who

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Got to LA today to hang with Pam (college housemate) and others... The weather is perfect and I even broke out my sunglasses. We checked out Santa Monica, a fun walker-friendly place, and drove past the beach. Again, we opted for mexican food because, as I explained before, there will be no mexicans in China so i better get my fill now. (I've also begun taking photos of all the food i eat on

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Everything has gone well so far --On thursday, the flight to san fran was on time, and the trip passed quickly as i watched 5 episodes of Heroes,, a great show. the in-flight entertainment was crappy tv but had a few minutes of bobbly flay cooking something, which i found amusing.Randomly, it turns out my high school friend Alex's father was on the flight as I noticed him across the baggage

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I had a going away party / joint birthday party with Dave and Evan @ Kanvas on Friday. It was a pretty wild time and a lot of people showed up.My photos from that night, completely uneditedAvi's photos, taken at PM, a club in the meatpacking district that we went to after Kanvas...Teresa's photos...Funny story about Kanvas -- they kinda suck. I 'rented' their downstairs private room for our

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Funny story... first, read the story below about how my friend Joke (pronounced yoka) saw me in a National Geographic documentary about the NYC subway that aired in Amsterdam (where she and Anuj live). I worked on that doc as a production assistant and did not think I was ever filmed, but apparently I thought wrong.And apparently I am now something an international star...Two days ago, I get a

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New shows I need to 'obtain':-the wire-nip tuck-the office-heroes-the nine-top chef (recommended by a student)-dog the bounty hunter (recommended by my cousin)

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Two days ago I saw a stupid car accident... some guy tried to pull a U-turn on central park west and rammed into the back of a passing car. What a tool. The passing car was the hideous Chrysler PT Cruiser, possibly the ugliest car imaginable.

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another highly productive day:- went to B&H to say hi to the hassids and buy a case for my tripod-met up w my sister at Macy's to buy stuff for Maddy -- I'm going to smother her with gifts bought in NY that were ALL made in China. why not just wait til I get to china? Because maddy is expecting presents, and lots of 'em, when i see her- then we dined at a deli in midtown.- I dispatched my

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If, for some reason, you read my blog but did not get an email for Sushi on Wednesday, here is the invite:Hey all… it’s the final all-you-can-eat sushi night. Come and eat with me but don’t lay a hand on my tuna sashimi or I’ll smack you like when Qin Shi Huang put the smackdown on all the neighboring kingdoms in 221 BC and the Qin Dynasty unified China. Yeah, it’s like that. (I’ve been

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I had a wonderful evening with my two cousins - Dave (son of one of my dad's 2 brothers) and Lani (daughter of my dad's sister). It was a little Novich reunion at a kosher Deli. We gossiped a little, talked about our parents a bit, and ate some delicious food (cole slaw, pickles, french fries, bbq ribs, burgers, pastrami, and an amazing chocolate cookie pie thing at the end). It was great to

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Damn what a productive day:-I braved the crappy USPS to pick up a package they hadn't delivered properly. It seems every single person I meet behind the counter is slightly insane, a sociopath, and just the most obnoxious, rude piece of shit ever. Today's run in with the short woman behind the pick up window was no different. I walked up, passed my slip through the 72 inch thick bullet-proof

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I forgot to post about our kick-ass new years party my roommates and I hosted at our apartment. I guess there's not a whole to say that these photos don't already make apparent. Uh, people came. They brought a lot of booze. More people came. Booze was consumed. Happy new year.Actually we had quite a good turnout. Meinon (from hopkins) and Marionada (my old college housemate) came, which was

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On my run today in unbelievably warm 70 degree NYC winter weather, I ran/bumped (whatever) into Joke (pronounced Yoka) and Anuj (pronounced a noodge). Joke was the first attractive girl I met at Hopkins and Anuj was the first student I met at Hopkins (right when I got out of the car just before orientation began). I haven't seen them in over a year and a half at least. They're married and

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My computer speakers and my roommate Paula's cell phone have a little love affair going.Basically, my speakers start humming feedback, like a buzz or white noise interference, and then immediately after they go silent, Paula's cell phone goes off... it is the WEIRDEST thing and just started happening today (or that's what I noticed. )And it gets more interesting. Seems the buzz that hums in

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A few years ago, after the coldest couple of days ever in New York, I vowed I would leave the city during the winter months for warmer climes. It simply wasn't worth it, I reasoned, to deal with the horrible New York City winter, the frigid air, my stubbornness against wearing 10 layers, and the negative degree windchill. I would plan to go somewhere warm, like Peru or Florida. I'd live there

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USPS still sucks...if you remember, i tried sending maddy a package to china. i insured it for $200 because i wasnt too sure of the post office people and it was an expensive gift. of course they ended up losing it. i filed an insurance claim. the way it works is: the USPS sends an inquiry letter to china asking the whereabouts of the package. then china (nobody in particular, just the entire

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-18935423499441337972006-12-23T02:49:00.000-05:002006-12-23T03:00:13.034-05:00

Tonight I went with my cousins and aunt and uncle to the Jazz Standard at 27th and Lex to see the Robert Glasper Experiment. I have an interest in jazz whenever my cousin Ben (a real musician who is touring with "Hairspray") comes to town and wants to see a good show. These guys were just a little too far out of my comfort zone to be enjoyable. I like traditional jazz, but I just don't have

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-32851152231825067472006-12-22T18:33:00.000-05:002006-12-22T19:12:47.444-05:00

I've been doing some reading. I know, crazy. I just read Ray Anderson's "A Mid-Course Correction." Here is a guy who is the CEO of the world's largest carpet manufacturing company and he decided to convert his business (which generates huge pollution and is pretty much the worst type of business next to paper-making for the environment) into a wholly sustainable one -- eliminating all

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-6894077149436685462006-12-17T02:24:00.000-05:002006-12-17T02:55:32.132-05:00

On Thursday, I went with Hoff to see Dick Valentine (frontman for Electric 6, one of my favorite bands) perform at Joe's Pub in the village. It was a pretty intimate show, not even close to sold out, and Hoff and I sat comfortably at a table. One of the songs he played was, I believe, one he wrote (not a cover) and one of the funniest songs I've heard in a while -- impressive, since every

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-22860550879346295742006-12-14T13:32:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:37:50.971-05:00

My ebay auction - go me, my LG eNV phone closed for $325. I only paid verizon $50 for it! Sweet.Only problem is, I still only have my old Kyocera slider phone that works well, but really doesn't work that great. It works well as a phone, but, for instance, text messaging is a tedious exercise in patience. You punch out a few letters and then stop to wait for the puny microprocessor to catch

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-4210059172233395782006-12-14T13:30:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:32:11.760-05:00

Music:I've been listening to this new Aussie band "The Mars Volta," and they are unbelievable. They sound kinda like Rush with a little Scissor Sisters mixed in and really high energy with songs that go on for 10 minutes. I gotta get my hands on more of their stuff...

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-53322704962268084112006-12-12T12:19:00.000-05:002006-12-12T12:28:39.680-05:00

The other night I had a little sushi night of my own. Instead of going out to the typical all-you-can-eat place on the upper east side, I decided to make sushi myself. It turned out well, as you can see from how content the people look in these photos. People were very impressed with how good the fish and rolls were. I even got ginger and fake crab. But I forgot to get wasabi. Oh well.I had

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-43962265334892543122006-12-10T00:55:00.000-05:002006-12-10T01:02:32.660-05:00

A wasted night -- sort of. There was a party tonight at Jen's place. She is going to Australia for a semester (law school) and this was a holiday/going away party. It started really early, around 5, but of course I decided to read up on tax forms and before I knew it, it was already 9pm. Figuring on a plan B, I called pete who lives in the lower east side too. He said he was hanging out at

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So I got a funny email the other day. It was from my buddy Dave, a guy I went to college with. Turns out, he wanted to make good on his promise to "pay me back" for a Jethro Tull concert ticket I picked up for him back in 2000 when they played Baltimore. Yes, he wanted to remit payment for a ticket I completely forgot about, 6 years afterwards. How ridiculous! I just got his paypal payment

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-2131669216124317192006-12-07T00:38:00.000-05:002006-12-07T00:41:56.387-05:00

While re-editing the piece for turnhere.com about running in central park, I found a nice little clip of me explaining how I started running, which I discuss... while I am running. how self-referential. Enjoy.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-40641335764455705292006-12-06T12:28:00.000-05:002006-12-06T12:33:57.032-05:00

Neostem... A month ago, I shot a short intro interview of the CEO of this adult stem-cell company for use on their website. I totally forgot to put it up. The company basically takes your own adult stem cells and freezes them as "bio-insurance" so if you get sick and need them, they're there to rebuild your heart or whatever organs. Pretty interesting. I rented some lights and lit up the

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-84269139821049571202006-12-05T10:54:00.000-05:002006-12-05T10:56:08.800-05:00

It looks like i'm not the only one selling the Spongebob Squarepants hat I got with the NYC Marathon goodie bag. Someone just put one up on ebay... dammit, competition.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-20373794326016980782006-12-05T01:22:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:15:03.374-05:00

I was going through some footage of a central park video I made with a friend a few months back. We needed to get some footage of the Reservoir so my friend went and shot some while I stayed back on the road and hung out with the rickshaw driver guy we had hired for the day (long story).Anyway, I'm going through the footage today and I notice a familiar guy's back running away from the camera on

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-21788274567918390342006-12-05T01:07:00.000-05:002006-12-05T01:14:49.694-05:00

USPS is the worst place/company/gov't business ever. I sent a package to Maddy in China. They led me to believe that they could actually ship it there and get it to her. They had me fill out a form, a customs declaration and I added insurance to it. They said it should arrive 4-10 days.It's been almost 2 weeks. I just checked on the package.According to the

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Last night I went to a TURKEY FRY, hosted by my buddy Chip in Brooklyn. You might be asking, wtf is a turkey fry? It's basically when you get a huge vat of boiling oil and put a whole turkey in it til it turns golden brown and tastes amazing. When you take it out, you have a big vat of oil to use for deep frying ANYTHING -- oreos, potato chips, socks, whatever. We stuck with onion rings and

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-41953257697908795412006-12-03T22:24:00.000-05:002006-12-03T22:46:28.257-05:00

It's time to try to make money on ebay by selling my old crap.Here are the two auctions I just started. One is for a lighted coaster that looks kinda cool. The other is for a spongebob squarepants hat that was included in the NYC marathon goodie bag. Let's see if anyone pays up.I think I'm going to list some balance bars that taste disgusting and are expired. (I accidentally bought them on

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-53996895565982011662006-12-02T12:54:00.000-05:002006-12-02T15:01:51.394-05:00

TAXES:Oh my god, taxes suck. And no, they don't suck like "oh man, this is annoying, I have to find 2 slips of paper and give them to H&R."They suck because I am self-employed and have a lot of extra paperwork and stuff to fill out. I also am stubborn and refuse to have to pay someone to do my taxes -- it is so beyond me how the gov't could set something up that EVERYONE has to do (including

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-87957682014168110622006-12-02T12:33:00.000-05:002006-12-02T12:51:37.853-05:00

Yesterday, I taught 2 math classes at the Spence School as a substitute teacher. It was pretty fun, actually! I was very nervous the night before -- the real teacher had sent me a lesson plan (wtf is a lesson plan??) and said to try to get through it in the period. So I went over it several times- it was on how to graph rational functions. And I braced for my first teaching experience in

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Oh yeah, last weekend I went up to the Berkshires for an engagement party/weekend retreat thing for Benny and Keryn at a friend's house. There were 10 of us or so and we mostly ate and drank but also took a little hike through a trail. Here are the photos from that (I didnt have my camera but Dave took some sweet photos). This is benny and me.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-8986149406926172522006-11-27T10:14:00.000-05:002006-12-02T14:53:05.589-05:00

I finally scanned my slides I shot when Maddy and I were in Europe. Here's a link. There are about 100 photos.They were shot on slide film, a format that is a pain in so many ways. Most places need to mail them to a lab to develop them (they can't do them in house), and when you get them back... what the heck are you going to do with slides? You can barely see them and the price of scanning

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-59248257106400119192006-11-24T19:03:00.000-05:002006-11-24T19:28:26.289-05:00

This morning (EARLY this morning, I woke up at 6am), I shot a piece for Forbes.com about Black Friday with my Journalism school friend Annalisa. (you can watch it already) We went over to Macy's and she interviewed the CEO of Federated Department Stores, Terry Lundgren, about shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Personally I'd call it 'super busy friday' because 'black friday' connotes

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-73697575826413233302006-11-23T12:40:00.000-05:002006-11-23T13:04:32.543-05:00

I wanted to send a package to maddy in china. I decided the post office would be cheaper than UPS but far more of a pain in the ass, but I figured I'd go with them anyway. Sure enough, it was.I walked in with my box and tried to get on line. The 104/amsterdam post office is so insanely disorganized and inefficient, to the point wher ethey need a woman who's entire job is to walk around and

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-66654546552891512562006-11-22T01:18:00.000-05:002006-11-22T01:33:54.700-05:00

What a super productive day today...First of all, I woke up at 12:30, checked my email, and these are the things that were waiting for me:1- the director of a school in shenzhen is interested in my science teaching skills when i get over there. maddy had told me he was looking for teachers and it might be a good opportunity. sure enough, he was very interested in my travel plans.2- a fellow

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-18254239993771431222006-11-20T13:46:00.000-05:002006-11-20T13:53:53.790-05:00

Last night I went over to a student's house and we began our typical session. Within a few minutes I heard music that sounded like it was coming from another room just beyond view. It was Electric 6's new album! I knew the girl has an older brother and thought "cool, this guy has good taste in music!" The album played in full and all I could think was "wow, this is going to make a great blog

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-81857500240052822362006-11-20T13:35:00.000-05:002006-11-20T13:45:42.409-05:00

Forgot to mention ... Last week I scored some free tickets from my friend Alisa to a Broadway show: "The Little Dog Laughed." I brought Zak and Chung and we actually sat in the very first row! The show was a 4-person comedy about an up and coming movie star who is about to go bigtime with a new movie, but can't come out of the closet because he would jeopardize his role. The guy from "that

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-24827239975808376272006-11-17T12:46:00.000-05:002006-11-17T13:54:44.797-05:00

My girlfriend Maddy is a looker. When we first started dating (wow, almost 8 months ago), I would talk about her incessantly to whoever I was with. After all, it was a rare thing for me to have a girlfriend. Early on, I was convinced Maddy looked just like Angelina Jolie, only smaller, and not insane. And jewish. I was emailing my favorite journalism school professor, Julie, and mentioned

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-57054461937018681572006-11-16T23:18:00.000-05:002006-11-17T01:47:07.129-05:00

Today was a highly productive day...Before the day even began, zak came into my room and woke me up at 8am asking which switch on the circuit breaker goes to which part of the apartment. Zak had blown a fuse in the kitchen and cut power to everythign in the apartment from trying tofigure out which switch was for the kitchen. Agh.1- It's 9am. I am sleeping. I wake up to a loud drilling noise

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-90194236489492407412006-11-15T15:22:00.000-05:002006-11-15T15:25:46.035-05:00

On my way to the museum, I ran into my aunt and uncle! Totally random. I'll be seeing them next week for Thanksgiving.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-39566123210640442142006-11-15T15:02:00.000-05:002006-11-15T15:17:11.259-05:00

I went to the museum of natural history last night with Dave to see a discussion with Ann Druyan (Carl Sagan's widow) about the search for god. Druyan transcribed a lecture series Sagan gave in the early 80s and published it in a new book called "A personal view of the search for god." The talk was pretty much a re-hashing of all the arguments trying to reconcile science with religion. That

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-26348533060702483782006-11-14T01:43:00.000-05:002006-11-14T13:16:29.479-05:00

Oral B is OK in my book... I bought one of their electric toothbrushes a few months ago and just recently it started acting strange. Basically, when I take it off the charger, it turns on. Period. It doesn't know how to turn off unless it is back on the charger. It's the weirdest thing. Even smacking it on the sink doesn't turn it off.This is how the previous one I had broke, but I just

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-1174825489720429552006-11-13T15:29:00.000-05:002006-11-13T15:45:19.412-05:00

I got back a few hours ago from the Chinese Consulate to apply for my visa to China and had the most pleasing experience there! I had heard from several people that it would be miserable, that lines are long, that the place is mobbed from the second it opens to when it closes, except for the 1 hr lunch break everyone goes on.A few days ago I went to the website to find the documents I'd need to

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-29205798603544277642006-11-13T02:40:00.000-05:002006-11-13T02:41:39.162-05:00

Whattup Sushi lova’s…I know you’ve been having the craving, the itch, and I’m here to give you your fix. I’m your sushi dealer and I’m hooking you up with enough rolls and sashimi to keep you going ‘til next week. (Ok, well, not exactly me… more like the trained sushi chefs at the restaurant, but whatever. I’m the enabler.)You can try to say no, but face it, you’re not ready to go cold Ahi tuna

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-5378573383155403282006-11-12T03:22:00.000-05:002006-11-12T03:32:40.789-05:00

It's 3am and I just finished the last episode of Season 1 of "Lost". I know, i'm a few years behind on TV. I'm catching up. I've been watching TV shows on my iAudio incessantly on the subway and bus. These days I pray the bus gets stuck in traffic just so I can watch another 10 minutes of whatever episode I'm on. I don't mind waiting for the trains just as long as I can watch Hurley and Jack

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-34600937633802078542006-11-10T14:02:00.000-05:002006-11-10T14:06:22.993-05:00

Hmmmm.... this guy looks so familiar. Yep, it's Bobby "10 minutes behind Jeff" Flay. haha.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-43297796595938225232006-11-10T13:44:00.000-05:002006-11-10T13:47:40.193-05:00

Where did Gallagher come from?It's "where's waldo," but Jeff instead of Waldo.Marathon photos baby! Yeehaw, mile 20!

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Funny things people do with website names...So I was looking up website names for a site idea I had. I looked up tutortv.com and it is taken (nothing is on the site yet, it's just "parked" and unused), so I did a "whois" lookup for who actually owns the domain. It is a woman who runs an upscale tutor company in ... you guessed it... NYC, called "Stanford Coaching Inc." I found an article

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-77983523968311885372006-11-08T20:31:00.000-05:002006-11-08T20:48:21.189-05:00

Last night I filmed Nicole Baguer's performance at Crash Theater. (Nicole is a friend and fellow JHU Alum and she has some of the most amazing vocal cords ever, plus she's hot and puts on a sick show!)Check out her album through her website, or listen to some songs online at RhapsodySee for yourself...

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-43104811103072907712006-11-08T20:23:00.000-05:002006-11-08T20:27:09.511-05:00

So Electric Six came out with a new album. I went to download it on Allofmp3.com but I have no money in my account there, so I have to credit some in. Turns out, VISA (the only credit card I own) has stopped paying shady overseas companies like this one (a Russian version of iTunes -- way cheaper and a much larger library of music). So I'm screwed. If I have no way of crediting my account

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-88135378548774387472006-11-08T20:17:00.000-05:002006-11-08T20:22:33.322-05:00

On Saturday I randomly bumped into Dan on the UWS. He's from Westchester, my age, and doing well as a radio producer. Incidentally, I've been filming my father's house-calls each week in an effort to document his work for use in a possible documentary. Last week we went to see Dan's grandma (who lives in Westchester), so he mentioned that when I saw him.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-42535525228522110372006-11-08T20:15:00.000-05:002006-11-08T20:17:56.594-05:00

I forgot to mention... last week I did a shoot for a company called NeoStem. I lit and filmed the CEO giving a "intro to our website" message. Check it out at www.neostem.com. Robin (the CEO) is quite funny and very nice. Her company basically provides 'bio-insurance' -- they take adult stem cells from you and freeze them for later use if something goes wrong. Pretty neat idea and apparently

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-43543072324046928952006-11-06T17:38:00.000-05:002006-11-06T17:40:06.877-05:00

So cute... Teresa's photos from race day and the weekend.

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Well, I finished the marathon… in 4 hrs and 56 seconds. Let’s just round it down and say I did a 4 hr marathon. Hell yeah.OFFICIAL RESULTS:Here’s my official time breakdown:Place: 12,495 (out of 37,000)Official time: 4:00:56Pace: 9:11/mileHalf marathon: 2:00:55RUNDOWN:The run went well. It was perfect weather. Cool, mid 40s to start, clear day and sunny. The first 10 miles were fine but I realize

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I’m running in the NYC Marathon this Sunday. You should all come out and watch, it should be a lot of fun. This will be my fourth marathon and second NY Marathon. I’ve trained a lot for this one and I’m feeling better than ever. I’ve gotten rid of some of the summer weight I gained while tanning (burning) in Barcelona eating tuna and guzzling barrels of wine and wheels of cheese with old college

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-5152636640789796362006-10-31T20:23:00.000-05:002006-10-31T20:56:44.337-05:00

I started watching "Lost" on my awesome non-ipod MP3 player that played video 7 months before the video iPod did... and it's a kickass show. It's nice to get lost on a desert island while standing shoulder to shoulder in rush hour subway traffic or sitting on a crowded bus. I really ought to read a book instead, but damn these TV shows are addictive.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-11015638172276130742006-10-31T17:23:00.000-05:002006-10-31T17:27:30.630-05:00

Wanna know what it's like not to have heat or hot water for 3 days? It smells and it's damn cold. It smells because you don't shower. It's cold because there is no heat to warm you up. It just sucks, all around. I had to turn on the oven and hover around it for 20 minutes to heat up my face and my blue fingers. I had to wear a sweater to sleep, under a down comforter and a regular blanket.

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-23599973070957339402006-10-29T09:59:00.000-05:002006-10-29T10:05:37.152-05:00

Wow, I didn't realize how much SUVs suck... I ended up driving 478 miles, and filled the tank twice, so a total of about 27.7 gallons. With the interstate speed limit at 70 and pretty much everyone going 80, mileage is not so good. My average MPG was 13.5. That is pitiful. I spent $60 or so on gas. WTF? And that's with gas at $2.20/gal.When I arrived to drop my car off in Orlando, I

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-58822473933460487672006-10-29T09:55:00.000-05:002006-10-29T09:59:03.926-05:00

Florida is over... it was a great trip. I got to see eagles, all kinds of birds, ride on a boat, ride on an airboat through Lake Okeechobee, see aligators, wild turkey, a shitload of cows, orange groves, and interview a bunch of really nice and interesting people. I'd say it was a successful shoot/vacation.Unfortunately I have no photos, but I shot nearly 7 hrs of video, so that should cover the

Jeffrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14310596539519433973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710627.post-27171983356284952582006-10-25T22:46:00.002-04:002006-10-25T22:48:53.053-04:00

I'm staying at a Best Western...when you turn the TV on there is only a thin horizontal line of ligh. One of the two beds feels like it is literally made of springs and nothing else. Outlets were tough to find. But other than that i'm sure i will sleep fine. Also, internet is free, so can't complain there.

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I did my first story for Yahoo News today. It's about how the Tampa Port does construction in collaboration with Audubon to avoid disrupting migrating birds that nest on nearby islands. It's a pretty neat story, mainly because most environmental stories typically involve an industry or company that violates environmental regulations, but in this case the Port is actively collaborating and keeping

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I love GPS. I hate driving, but god it's so much more fun with GPS. I didnt have to look at directions at all. The device I have is basically a Nextel Cell phone that speaks directions and shows them on a large black/white display. To input your destination address, you have to actually call a person and tell them the address. You'd think it'd be cheaper to have a good input device or some voice

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Airplane security is the most backwards thing I've ever experienced. They still don't allow liquids on the plane.I had a bottle of water – actually, a fiji bottle (see my previous post about bottled water), but it was filled with tap so i'm ok. The guy says no liquids. I said, but sir, I'm DRINKING it, clearly it is not a) volatile b) poisonous or c) explosive. It also is not a snake. And it

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Alas, today is the final day of Iron Chef America season 4... my stint as Bobby Flay's stand-in is just about over. It was a fun time and I enjoy doing this each time. I think the next time (assuming this show is not cancelled) will be around May-ish. We'll see.Meanwhile, I snagged a cool shot of "Mr. Chairman" (Mark Dacascos) and me. Mark was in a bunch of movies, usually as a villain. His

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Today was another super productive day:1- did iron chef america at 8am2- tutored for 2 hours3- went home and took a nap4- got up and called one of my contacts in florida to figure out what story i'm going to do when i get there.5- ran 3 miles6- tutored another 3 hours7- watched the adam sandler movie "Click" that came out a few months ago -- on my iAudio on the bus/subway rides. it's a

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On Sunday, I ran in the Mysic County Marathon in Mystic, Connecticut with my two sisters and my father. The four of us managed to finish in 4:17... not bad. I did the last 2 legs of the 5 leg relay, about 10 miles, in just under 8 minute pace, so I kicked ass. It was a fun family outing with the whole family including our dog, who posed in a few photos as well. Our team was "The Novich Attack

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I saw a funny accident waiting to happen -- I was waiting for the 1 train at 23rd street and noticed a dollar bill sitting in the middle of the track. I think everyone considered the pros and cons of diving into the track to recover that bill and jump back up on the platform and what risks would be involved with that decision, and what benefits would be reaped. But a dollar for liklihood of

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Such a productive day today:1- did my stint as Bobby Flay's double. In and out of the food network in about an hour.2- went home, called people, emailed people, bought my TICKET to australia3- watched 2 episodes of "weeds" on my non-ipod X54- went to the UN to visit a friend of a friend. She is a lawyer and Israeli and working as an intern at the UN for 2 months. Apparently the UN hires 200

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