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Rob

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About Me

I am a programmer/developer living in the greater Boston area. When not annexing countries or inventing pastry fillings, I can be found lounging in various establishments that serve beverages of a spirituous nature. I am also a licensed motorist.
Multimedia item of the week: Yay, Muppets:

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

The guy who put the bomp in the in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp, and the guy who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong

My Blog

Me, the Worm, and Hollywood

This pales in comparison to my tales of London and Belgium, but here goes anyway.I was down in South Florida last month visiting a college friend who lives in Hollywood (between Ft. Lauderdale an...
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 14:10:00 GMT

My first tattoo

I don't have any tattoos, but if I ever get the itch to sear my skin and inject permanent ink, this might be the artwork I choose:
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 10:32:00 GMT

The "other" March Madness

While most of your are filling out your brackets for the NCAA tournament, don't forget to take part in another fun tournament:Name of the YearThis year promises another fine competition.  Looking...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:46:00 GMT

Conclusion 2: Requiem to a Conclusion

A couple of things have come up since my last vacation post. For one, I uploaded my videos on YouTube, so I can link to them. First, here's my video of the Changing of the Guards at Windsor Castle (De...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:07:00 GMT

Conclusion: Lessons Learned

In the end, I can say that the good times I had made up for the major problems.  This seemed like a long shot during certain parts of the trip.  I persevered, though, and made the best of ba...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:06:00 GMT

December 15th: Why Delta Sucks

Largely, the trip back to Boston seemed uneventful at first.  I made my flight on time without paying anything extra, and they even accepted my overweight bag without an extra charge.  The i...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:37:00 GMT

December 14th: Party at the Loop

We woke up late, and Steve decided not to go into work that day.  We ended up going out to grab some lunch at a place called bbar (not a typo) near Victoria Station.  It's a very upscale res...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:06:00 GMT

December 13th: Regents Park and Abbey Road

After waking up, I decided to head out to Camden Town and check out the Grafton Arms Pub.  It was 12:15 PM and absolutely dead in there.  It seems more like a place that caters to the after ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:45:00 GMT

December 12th: Windsor, Stonehenge, and Bath

I had to get up very early to get to the Windsor/Stonehenge/Bath tour.  I was supposed to be picked up at the Marriot across the river diagonally from Big Ben.  With the amount of things tha...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:12:00 GMT

December 11th: Just Eating and Drinking

My first goal for today was to look into a trip to see Stonehenge.  Steve pointed me to SAR Travel by Victoria Station, but when I went there, it was very busy.  Besides, they seem to specia...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:11:00 GMT