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Christopher Hammond
08.18.04
You know what I forgot when I redesigned the site a few weeks ago? A places to visit listing!
So I guess I need to come up with another way to do that now. I was reading Wil's latest entry about his vacation and it made me miss all of California.
There's so much out there to see and do. I haven't seen a lot of it in quite a long time. Ultimately I'd love to go out there with my significant other and drive around the state seeing various things. Of course I'd love to do that in my own car, there in lies the problem. Getting the car out there would take at least 2-3 days, then you only have a day or two to actually sight see, which is no where near enough time in California. So I guess I'll have to take it in steps.
Wil talked about the Jelly Belly factory, i've been there, funny thing is I swear I heard/read it was robbed the other day, too lazy to google that news right now though :)
Anyways, I've started a new category of places to see, this will be the first post in that...
Christopher Hammond
08.20.04
I was wondering if there were any cool olympian blogs out there the other day, guess now I know the answer.
According to the article Olympic atheletes are barred from posting any diary, personal writing, or blogs until after the games are completed on the 29th. I believe after that they can post those things, but they are barred from posting photos or video that they took themselves....
Imagine the insight you could get from an athlete on the games and everything that you can't see on TV? It's a shame such a restriction is in...
Christopher Hammond
09.03.04
If you are looking for a hotel on Priceline here are a few tips.
Bid early, if you know you are going somewhere months in advance, and know it won't be cancelled, bid as early as you can. After 72 hours of your first bid you can try again if necessary.
If you are bidding in an area that has 1-2-3 or more stars, always bid for the highest star. you can rebid afterwards by choosing a lower start. If you start at a 1 star though they will not let you bid again without changing your dates of travel.
If bidding on a car, bid economy. I bid $25 on an econ for 3 days in Phoenix, they offered me a $6 upgrade to a midsized car per day, I took that. With all the fees and taxes things work out to about $42/day for the car, but it's also unlimited mileage, through...
Christopher Hammond
09.20.04
I'm back from 9 days out of town. First I went to the SCCA Solo II Nationals in Topeka Kansas you can check out some of the photos from the ProSolo Finale http://www.solo2.org/gallery/albums/9.aspx and from Nationals http://www.solo2.org/gallery/albums/8.aspx
Thursday morning, after 4 hours of sleep, I drove back to St. Louis and caught a flight Thursday evening to Phoenix for Faye's wedding. Check out some of the photos from the wedding! http://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/49.aspx
Overall it was a good 9 days. Nationals didn't go as well as I had hoped, but it was better than last year. I did however get dehydrated one day and fairly sick, but after a few gatorades I was back to normal. Hopefully more details on the past 9 days later, I have work to catch up...
Christopher Hammond
09.22.04
I got 2 tickets to game one of the NLDS way up high, but hey, they are two tickets!
Still trying to get more, and better tickets. Buying online has been a pain so far, continuing my effort...
Christopher Hammond
09.28.04
If you haven't seen Shaun of the Dead yet go see it! It is an excellent movie. Funny as heck, and even a little jump out and scare you here and there. The movie is about two british guys who fight off a town full of Zombies, while the world faces an epidemic onslaught of Zombies. This is definitely a see it in theaters type of movie, or on DVD with 5.1...
Christopher Hammond
10.01.04
Well, I live in Missouri now, I came here aftering graduating from Vanden and have never left. Looks like another Vanden Grad decided just a couple of days ago to make the trek to Missouri. Under greatly different circumstances, and now living...
Christopher Hammond
10.01.04
MSH isn't about to erupt, it's being overrun by flies!
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Christopher Hammond
10.03.04
Scientists are predicting that MSH will blow sometime very soon. The forrest service's servers have been overloaded with all the activity this is generating on the internet.
The following VolcanoCam page with images updated every 5 minutes keeps going up and down. If you get a file not found try it again...
Christopher Hammond
10.04.04
Letting of a little steam? That's what the scientists are thinking. Check out some of the screen captures from the MSH Volcano Cam that I've collected and posted online.
http://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/52.aspx
Some of my other MSH postsMount Saint Helens readies the area for a show...Mount Saint Helens is being over run!Will Mount St. Helen's blow? ...
Christopher Hammond
10.04.04
You can view a couple hundred images...
Christopher Hammond
10.06.04
Was yesterday not the best day in Baseball?
The Red Sox beat the Angel in Cali.
The Yankees lost to the Twins in NY!!!
Oh, and I went to the Cardinals game in which they beat the Dodgers! Here are 250 photos I took, I got 3 of the 5 homerun swings I think, possibly 4 of 5, need to check....
Christopher Hammond
10.07.04
If you are looking for your Critical Mass passports for 2004 you can download them from ChrisHammond.com!
campassport2004.pdf (2.1mb)
campassport2004lr.pdf...
Christopher Hammond
10.08.04
If you're in or near Austin, go get Wil to sign a copy of his...
Christopher Hammond
10.16.04
Game is now 4-3! Go Red...
Christopher Hammond
10.17.04
They still have a chance, it's tied 4-4 in the top of the 10th right...
Christopher Hammond
10.19.04
Let tonight be a step into history, and tomorrow be the giant leap into the history books for the Red...
Christopher Hammond
10.19.04
Dirty yankees fans are making the field a mess. A-Rod, you were out, you swatted, let's get this game over...
Christopher Hammond
10.20.04
Looks like the momentum has shifted and the voting has changed a bit in this latest poll!
Vote: ALCS Best Ever?
Can Red Sox win in 7?
Thank you for voting. See below for the results from across SportsNation.Your responses in bold text.
1) Where does the 2004 ALCS rank among the greatest series of all-time?
51.3%
It's top 3
40.1%
It's the greatest ever
8.6%
It's good but not great
2) What is your reaction to Curt Schilling's performance in Game 6?
44.0%
Gutsiest thing I've ever seen
25.9%
Almost up there with Willis Reed
23.1%
He was tougher than I anticipated
6.9%
He's a good pitcher, so what's the big deal?
3) What was your reaction to Alex Rodriguez and the interference call in the eighth inning of Game 6?
63.9%
He was trying to cheat and should be embarrassed
36.1%
He just reacted in the heat of the moment
4) What will you remember most about Game 6?
38.0%
Curt Schilling's pitching performance
23.5%
Alex Rodriguez interference
17.3%
Curt Schilling's bloody sock
14.8%
Riot police taking the field in 8th inning
6.3%
Mark Bellhorn's home run bouncing off fan onto the field
5) Will Pedro Martinez pitch at any point in Game 7?
56.8%
Yes
43.2%
No
6) Who will be the MVP of Game 7?
39.8%
David Ortiz
16.5%
Manny Ramirez
12.8%
Other
8.9%
Derek Lowe
7.4%
Tim Wakefield
4.7%
Derek Jeter
3.5%
Keith Foulke
2.6%
Alex Rodriguez
2.4%
Mariano Rivera
1.4%
Kevin Brown
7) Who do you want to win Game 7?
89.7%
Red Sox
10.3%
Yankees
8) Who will win Game 7?
76.2%
Red Sox
23.8%
Yankees
Total Votes:...
Christopher Hammond
10.21.04
A few days ago I lied, it wasn't the best day in baseball. Up to this point YESTERDAY was the best day in Baseball!
We spent yesterday afternoon at the Cardinals game 6 VS. The Astros. I took a couple hundred photos that I am currently uploading, I'll link to them in a bit when they are all uploaded.
After the game I went to the Sports Page out in Columbia Illinois for Krista's volleyball game, and to watch the Red Sox win game 7 of the ALCS! Johnny Damon sure woke up yesterday, 6 RBIs for the hairy man, a 2 run shot, and a 4 run dinger!!!! Go Red Sox!
Hopefully the Cardinals will win Game 7 of the NLCS tonight and then the Sox/Cards series will...
Christopher Hammond
10.21.04
I've got the photos from the NLCS game 6 at Busch Stadium (10/20/2004) posted.
There are 463 of them. I didn't go through and remove the blurry ones yet, just made them smaller and then uploaded them. Check them...
Christopher Hammond
10.21.04
Can anyone tell me where Wil's headline for this blogpost is from? (Without reading the comments!)
“i shine, i'm freshly minted...
Christopher Hammond
10.21.04
Cardinals Red Sox in the World...
Christopher Hammond
10.23.04
I just got two tickets to see Papa Roach and Chronic Future at Mississippi Nights on Friday November 5th!
The last time I saw Papa Roach was in April of 2000 right before Infest was released, Greg and I saw them at Pops in Sauget. I missed Chronic Future last time they were in town at the Creepy Crawl.
This should be an awesome show! Now I need to find someone to go with...
Christopher Hammond
10.23.04
Here begins what could be a very interesting week for Red Sox fans everywhere!
I'll be posting my thoughts on the week, and my experiences here in St. Louis. I have yet to procure any tickets to the World Series, but I'll be going down the the stadium each night trying to get tickets on the street.
Today (Saturday Game1) I was walking in West County mall, into one store and right back out. I got boo'd when I was walking in, and on the way out an older lady told me she hopes the Red Sox lose!
I then went to Shop-n-Save on Lindbergh in Soco, where I was almost run over by an older lady in a sedan, who knowingly saw me... Inside the store one of the employees said “Does Damon play for the Astros? Oh, that's a Red Sox Jersey, I can't believe he's wearing that” I don't know if she thought I couldn't hear, or didn't care. When checking out another employee came up to me and wished me luck, said she was a Cards fan but her daughter lives in Maine and is a Red Sox fan. On the way out a lady was finishing her cigarette, in front of her 12 year old (guess at the age) daughter, “Red Sox????” I just said, Yes....
This will be a fun week!...
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