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LEGO Final Fantasy Black Mage

By ⋅ February 22, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

Over the years, I’ve created quite a few characters from the 8 bit Nintendo era out of LEGO. From Mario to Link to Samus Aran and others, I’ve built some of my favorites, but one group of characters that I’ve been drawn to but never built until now were any of the mages from Final Fantasy. The first one to be immortalized in brick is the Black Mage.

Review: Snuggbuds SB-X and Marvericks

By ⋅ February 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Running can be a solitary activity, and as such, having music or books to listen to while runs can help motivate a runner. Just as important as what the runner listens to is what he or she uses to listen to it. The choice of headphones is as important as the device itself that is used. With that in mind, Snuggbuds sent me two pair of their headphones to test out.

Must Have Apps For the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G

By ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

The Nexus phones have always been Google’s flagship line of Android phones and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G is the first in the line to utilize Verizon’s high speed LTE network. Utilizing a 4.65 inch HD Super AMOLED display for vivid displays and a dual core 1.2 GHz processor with 32 GB of memory to run even the most demanding of applications.

Amazon Kindle Touch 3G

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Sometime last year, I started reading books on my iPad. While it was convenient to have a book collection that I could carry everywhere that took up much less space than my bookshelves, it was tough to read on the iPad for multiple reasons, so I decided to get a Kindle to contain my books.

Recap: The Walt Disney World Marathon

By ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ One comment

I started running after a brunch in February 2010 then ran my first half marathon in January 2011 at Disney World. A year later to the day, I ran my second marathon around Walt Disney World and through its theme parks for another 26.2 miles.

I Am Running The Walt Disney World Marathon

By ⋅ January 6, 2012 ⋅ One comment

On January 8, 2011, I came down to Florida to embark on my most ambitious run to date. For 13.1 miles, I ran around Walt Disney World and through the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT to complete my first half marathon. It was an amazing experience that drove me to run three more half marathons over the course of the year and the NYC marathon. Now I’ve returned to Florida to run the full Walt Disney World marathon.

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