tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67376382008-10-28T07:45:12.189-04:00Christian Michel's BlogCheck in to see what's going on in my life.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-14637756527033504882008-09-02T08:43:00.002-04:002008-09-02T09:15:24.464-04:00Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon - VA Beach
Ended the Summer in style this year. Bill and I went down to Virginia Beach and ran the Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon. We brought our families and stayed at the Cavalier Hotel on the beach. The surf was great and I got some body surfing and boogie boarding in for the first time in a few years. But first, the race:
The weather was really hot and humid! The first place finisher was about two Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-33464740054647350192008-08-13T22:34:00.002-04:002008-08-13T22:36:43.410-04:00Montgomery County Fair 2008Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-63222885099571291952008-03-21T10:57:00.005-04:002008-03-21T11:34:44.595-04:00NCAA March Madness 2008 - Round 1Marcus and I went to four opening round games at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, yesterday. The afternoon games were #3 Xavier beating #14 Georgia, and #6 Purdue manhandling #11 Baylor. The evening's game was probably one of the best of this tournament, and was almost an all-time upset. #15 Belmont almost beat #2 Duke. Belmont was up 1 in the closing seconds, but Duke got a rebound and Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-39171562696837279572008-02-21T02:03:00.005-05:002008-02-21T02:20:11.146-05:00Lunar Eclipse - February 20, 2008
Article on Space.comChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-68093368803942506392008-01-03T00:47:00.000-05:002008-01-03T00:49:15.486-05:00Wii Bowling at ChristmasChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-80048009027253585322007-12-07T15:40:00.000-05:002007-12-07T15:57:52.108-05:0010,000 Gamerscore
I wound up giving Half-Life 2 the honor of being my 10,000th achievement point. I got the "Blast from the Past" achievement, which is a nice tie-in to Half-Life 1. You have to simply find the HEV suit charger face plate from Half-Life 1 in Eli's scrapyard. Easy achievement, but has a historical significance, and represents what is, in my opinion, the best FPS family ever.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-72509290052952388882007-12-06T11:49:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:53:54.983-05:00On the verge of 10,000 gamerscoreMy gamerscore stands at 9,990. What game/achievement should earn the honor of being my 10,000th achievement point?
Contenders include: Bioshock – I could get 10 points for playing the slot machine and winningHalo 3 – I could get 5 for lasering a banshee, and 5 for mowing someone down on the mongooseGuitar Hero II – I could earn enough money to buy all of the songsOrange Box – my Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-30571332837976170382007-11-28T12:31:00.001-05:002007-11-28T12:54:36.081-05:00Dinosaur, Jr. at the Black CatSaw Dinosaur, Jr. last night at the Black Cat in DC. Fun show but very LOOOUUUUDD. Wish I had found some earplugs. My hearing is dull and my ears are ringing loudly today. Dead Confederate from Athens, GA opened, and Awesome Color played before DJ. Dead Confederate was pretty good, but Awesome Color was really annoying. The lead guitar player seemed talented but his stage persona turned me off. Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-83101789818435869502007-11-26T12:12:00.000-05:002007-11-26T12:13:01.257-05:00Ginger the DogChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-25778227655280878982007-11-12T10:02:00.000-05:002007-11-12T12:28:32.369-05:00Jersey DayYesterday was a banner day for a guy from Jersey. My buddy Larry and I went to the Eagles game at FedEx field, and saw the Eagles pull off an exciting come from behind victory. The birds were down in the fourth quarter and the Redskins were driving, when the Eagles forced a fumble pretty deep in Eagles territory. Yes!!! But on the next play, McNabb was sacked and lost a fumble right back the Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-62690939337824996242007-05-16T11:09:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:19:43.545-04:00Halo 3 Beta Code ArrivedMy Halo 3 Beta code finally arrived. I was checking the forums and many people have been complaining about not receiving their code email. Interestingly, most posters are either in the Beta through Crackdown, or the "Rule of Three" promotion. Very few seem to be in the phase 1 random selection.
Anyway, my email was not in my inbox before I left for work this morning just before 9:00am, but was Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1169574259930544732007-01-23T12:42:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:45:16.393-05:00Halo 3 Beta TesterI received an email yesterday that began with:
"Congratulations Christian Michel, you have been chosen to participate in the Halo® 3 beta."
Let me know if you are also going to be beta testing! My gamertag is MichelDad.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1161406926768192262006-10-21T00:58:00.000-04:002006-10-21T01:02:06.786-04:00Some pictures from the WeddingHere are some pictures from the wedding:
Rehearsal Dinner
Tent Construction
Getting Ready
Ceremony
Reception and Cocktail HourChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1161031156585992162006-10-16T15:49:00.000-04:002006-10-16T16:39:16.693-04:00DRM is Evil: A Practical ExampleI recently had a practical experience that illustrated the evils of DRM.
My wedding was Sunday, October 8, 2006, and in getting ready for the wedding, my daughter and I wanted to practice the "Cha Cha Slide." I looked for the song online, identified the artist, and finally found the song on iTunes. I was thrilled to find the right version available for download, and quickly paid $1.99 for it. A Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1160062062197562182006-10-05T11:25:00.000-04:002006-10-05T11:27:42.213-04:00Monster Mile at DoverOn September 16, 2006, Dave, Larry, Ray and I went to Dover, DE to test our abilities in a Winston Cup car. It was an absolute blast, and far exceeded my expectations. I can't believe they let me do that!
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Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1128402722863551782005-10-04T01:03:00.000-04:002005-10-04T01:14:07.960-04:00Black Crowes at the 9:30 Club
The Black Crowes played at the 9:30 Club in D.C. tonight. My friend Larry had an extra ticket so I got to go.
The show was pretty good.
One interesting thing about the show was the "Instant Live" CD available 10 minutes after the show. A 3 CD set was available for purchase, that included the entire show recorded directly from the sound board. The sound quality is so good it's actually betterChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1126586042343267832005-09-13T00:30:00.000-04:002005-09-13T00:34:02.353-04:00Owens Dance Will Have to Wait - Eagles Lose to FalconsMcnabb interception – bad pass (too high, up for grabs) but owens badly misplayed Abc going to LD… not a technical glitch, just a reminder of how much better HD is Goal line TD – would be nice to have trotter in the game Darwin walker forces fumble, and recovers 7:26 left 2d Q Warrick dunn – great run, but also great open field tackle by lito Sheppard Crumpler amazing catch – Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1126125771311034582005-09-07T16:29:00.000-04:002005-09-07T16:42:51.316-04:00Apple's New iTunes Phone -> Motorola CRAPROne word review of this announcement: LAME!
Apple made their big announcement of an iTunes phone today. The announcement was one of the worst kept secrets of recent times. Everyone knew Apple was announcing an iTunes cell phone and a deal with Cingular. Some of the details were still up for speculation. Unfortunately, the thing underwhelms in about every way possible.
Gee, let me spend $250 forChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1125669615600867932005-09-02T10:00:00.000-04:002005-09-02T10:00:22.090-04:00Price gougingChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374578843736648078noreply@blogger.com0