Bryan's Thought of the Day

I think a switch to Tumblr is in order. I've grown tired of blogger.

It's whats cool

and eventually I'll be cool enough to use....

But until then....

BLOG ALL THE THINGS!

on Tumblr...(link to follow soon)

World's Skinniest House

 "At its most generous, the proposed place, in Warsaw, Poland, will clock in at 4 feet wide. At its narrowest, it'll be just 28 inches wide -- thinner than the average doorway."




Sounds cool if your 4 feet tall and can be thrown off your feet by a light summer breeze.

Car Slappin'

I've invented a new game. It's rather fun. It's called Car Slappin' and all the cool kids are doing it. Let me give you the background story to the game.

Lately I've been doing a lot of running. Like A LOT of running. In the last 40 days I've done upwards of 100 miles. Not too shabby. Gotta do something now that rowing doesn't consume my life anymore.

Anyway, running in Westchester County can be pretty strenuous. Apart from all the hills and busy intersections you have annoying motorists who could care less about the safety of anyone around them. Going back to this past Saturday I was running a normal 5 mile route that has the least amount of intersections and busy roads. The only time I have to worry about getting hit by a car is in the first half mile and the last half mile.

***Sidenote*** I believe in that Karma stuff. You give what you get. Literally every time a car waits for me or allows me to continue on my run without making me stop I give them a nice little thank you wave.


So finally here is what I came here to write about. I'm on my last two minutes before I finish at my apartment. I'm running on Pelhamdale and there is a little road that leads to apartment buildings before the Hutch bridge. I'm running at a pretty quick pace and there is always cars flying down this road. I'm gonna also note that I've rarely seen a car go into that apartment complex.

So, I'm about to step off the sidewalk and cross the road when I notice I'm about to have a standoff with a Honda Civic.We were never going to hit but I had to stop myself from running into the car. He couldn't wait an additional 1.5-2 seconds to let me pass. Then the genius does the most sensible think ever and slows down while he's in my way. Almost to a dead stop. That's when he earned the CAR SLAP. I give a nice little double slap to the trunk of a car that literally is causing me to stop running/slow down or almost ran me over during a run. It's my way of calling the guy and asshole and making sure he/she knew what the hell they just did. This guy was extra fun because following my car slap he beeped at me as if that was going to do anything. After the slap I carried on with my run and finished without getting chases and run down by said Civic.

I've only done 3 car slaps in my lifetime... Every time is an experience. If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, SLAP that ish.

"Enough For One" - Smash new video from the makers of Clues the Movie

Naturally this video is the result of the severe boredom suffered on one fateful afternoon last month. George did the directing and filming and I made a rare appearance on screen. What's not to love? Let me know what you think.

Feel free to check out my Youtube Channel for lots more hilarious videos.

Sweet Technique Bro

Courtesy of Barstool Sports Boston

A Human Home Run

I heard the promotion going down on Twitter recently and a few days ago it happened. It's got a nice ring to it and it literally is what you think it is. A guy was launched from a cannon over the right field wall at the Lowell Spinners game.(Single A affiliate to the Boston Red Sox) I haven't been to a game in quite some time but check out the video it's pretty cool. It even managed to make its way onto news stations across the U.S. and even on Sportcenter's Top 10!

Speaking of Twitter...Follow me! I make a lot more updates and re-tweet some pretty sweet stuff. What do you have to lose?

***Twitter - @b_mckeon***

Shout Out Central

Woahhhhhhhh, Jules Allen with the shout out from left field. Thanks a bunch. Granted it was a nice shout out but I feel like I was caught with my pants down so to speak. Not that I'm saying I didn't love the shout out. The reason I'm saying this is that I haven't had a solid post in at least a week. (Some people could argue I've never had a solid post...but that would be just down right mean.)

She's right. Followers is what it's all about. She's got 15 followers to my 4. She literally shits on my blogging life. Cheap Trick said it best. "I blog you to blog me" Something like that. Maybe if I had a direction with this blog or more interesting stories things would be different. But ya know what? I'm not complaining.

So going back to the shoutout on Jules' blog  http://laughingwalrus.blogspot.com/
"I'm hoping he'll reimburse me somehow for that complimentary shoutout : D"


You've won a lifetime of free guest blogs. Congrats! Free labor! And of course a shoutout. Give and you shall receive

Happy 4th of July if I don't see ya

Heading Upstate for a weekend of debauchery. 22 on Sunday! Go Gaels

Blog Name

Still Up for debate. Not totally convinced but definitely needed a change. Suggestions?

Summah Template

I figured I've gotten into a bit of a rut. Same routine day after day, with exception to this past weekend. Time to mix things up. I'm throwing a little summer flair into the mix. An ocean breeze if you will. You shouldn't have to look away in disgust when checking out my blog. So guess what? I did you a favor. It's sunny outside...It's sunny in my blogoshpere.

Keepin' that Summer Flow....

Keeping the city life flow going...

Saw this video on a friend's wall. Pretty funny and just another example of stupid laws and violations.

"What Happens When You Ride In The Bike Lane"



What Happens When You Ride In The Bike Lane - Watch more Funny Videos

Swimmin' in the River

Saw this article floating around the web today. Definitely check it out! I really hope they raise enough money to build this.

Swimming Pool in the East River

Foursquare hits 10mill? Oh yeah?

Cool Infrographic I found whilst perusing the web

Zombie Apocalypse complete w/research!

I'd just like to point out that the 3 types of zombies I outlined in my previous post Zombie Apocalypse were pretty damn accurate. I don't want to brag or anything but I hit the nail on the head. You give me 4 quadrants and I'm gonna give you 100% correct answers 100% of the time. Boom

Like a Boss

Sorry....I could't help but post this. It was bugging me. Enjoy! Again!

Best Contest Ever!

I am a huge advocate of FourSquare. I've blogged about it before and slowly but surely I've seen a jump in my friends list from 0-12. So people are getting the picture. Check out this new contest that 7-11 is running. You can bet your ass that I'll be checking into every 7-11 and chuggin slurpees LIKE A BOSS.

Last year, @Astro_Wheels was the first foursquare user to check in from space. Like many of you, we were super jealous. So, when 7-Eleven and the crew behind the new movie Super 8 proposed a contest to send someone to space, we immediately rigged it so that we… um… agreed that it was a great idea.

So, if you’re in the United States, get your 7-Eleven check-ins ready. It’s a pretty awesome contest. There are over 21,000 prizes: Every 88th check-in wins free Super 8 movie tickets (it’s in theaters beginning June 10th), every 88,888th check-in gets a free Zero-G Experience. And, buckle up your space suits, because if there are over 888,888 check-ins in June, one lucky winner goes to Space! Space!!! (the full list and rules are at http://checkintospace.com; make sure you connect your account there to win prizes.)

You’ve got the whole month to win, so head over to your nearest 7-Eleven (there are nearly 7,000 of them) to get started!

Massachusetts Tornado

There was a Tornado in Massachusetts today 6/1/2011. Springfield, MA to be exact. Not some small town either. I had to look it up to be exact, but it's the 3rd largest city in MA. (Lowell is 4th) I remember people saying there was Tornado warnings in NY but I was stunned to hear that one actually touched down and people died from this. Yikes. If Frank didn't ask me to help move a friend into the city, I would've been driving through that storm. I wouldn't have been going through Springfield, but I-91 and I-84 are a stones throw away. I don't think the Neon is that tough.

UPDATE: Imagine being on the water or at a boathouse on that river? Holy crap

Singin' in the Subway

I was in the subway on the way to my interview today and I was jamming on my I-Pod. It got me thinking. What were the subways like in the 80s? Were people smoking like chimneys and blasting their boom-boxes? Was it really a common problem that signs had to be put in every subway car in NYC? Subways are so boring anyways. Why couldn't a guy blast Pour Some Sugar on Me for everyone to hear? What a bunch of buzz-kills.

Blue Moon

Blue Moon in a can! Genius! Now if only I can fit the orange in the top...

Enjoy the Little Things

I couldn't help but think someone in my immediate family would do this for $10

Zombie Apocolypse

Ok, so some guy is saying that the world is gonna end on Saturday. Cool beans. Just got my degree and everything and gonna get roasted by the rapture. What shitty luck. Even if the rapture doesn't happen, it got me thinking of a zombie apocalypse. No amount of video games and movies could possibly prepare me for the mental strain and paranoia associated with a friggin Zombie Apocalypse. There would be so much to do and so much to prepare. Though I initially thought it would be fun to have anything at my disposal to use such as fortifying my house and loading up with a room full of ammo. This would depend however on what type of zombie we are talking about. I would like to touch upon these types of zombies.

1. I am Legend Zombies

OK. First kind is the one from I am Legend. Smart as hell, pretty damn fast, but their weakness in UV rays from the sun. This would be pretty interesting yet ridiculously scary. I could grill some burgers during the day and feed the ducks by the pond if I wanted. But come nightfall, I'm def. chillin in a bathtub like Will Smith did. 

• Advantage: Fortify house and hunt for supplies during the day with no chance of getting caught off guard by a zombie (for the most part)
• Disadvantage: At night, my house would have to be secure as hell. I want guns in the fridge, guns in the bathroom. Barbed wire and Steel doors. Can't be too careful!

2. 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later Zombies

Probably the worst of the worst. These guys/gals wander for days and weeks looking for any sign of human life. God help you if they spot you too cus they can run the 100 meter dash faster than Ussain Bolt himself. (Imagine him as a zombie? Friggin nuts scary!) Once you're caught too, you get demolished and eaten alive...Not the best way to go either.

• Advantage: If you survive long enough you may just live to see the zombie population die off. You would need to be in a remote location though, like in Vermont or something. How about a ski resort? You got your hot cocoa and ski lifts. Shootin zombies from the chairlift and then eating clam chowder at the summit lodge. Sick life.
• Disadvantage: You are constantly hiding and have to be in great shape to outrun these suckers. finding supplies would be life threatening and scary as hell.

3. Shaun of the Dead Zombies

You're pretty much in the clear and are gonna have a good time if you get these kind of zombies. You can be a fat-ass and still out run these guys. They are slow moving and dumb, and also easy to disable.

• Advantage:  Getting supplies and weapons would be easy as outrunning a turtle. With enough ammo, you could easily build a nasty defense shelter and take the zombie world by storm
• Disadvantage: If they do find your home base, they will all group together and stay there. They don't wander too much.

I hope none of you think I'm crazy for blogging about this, but instead thank me for it. People have fire escape plans and tornado warning procedures...so why not a Zombie Apocolypse scenario? 

Day 2 - A.G. (After Graduation)

Everything is cold. 

        Someone shut off the electricity and running water.

                      I've been sleeping in a hammock outside since Sunday

                                   I'm down to my last can of Spam

Is it weird of me to compare post-graduate life to a post-apocalyptic life? Eh. could be worse. Unless there were zombies of course....Which in that case I would buy this house to live in...

Yup....that's a drawbridge!

I think a zombie post is long overdue. Maybe I'll write one tomorrow. In the meantime send all job offers to bmckeon389@gmail.com. Thanks!

One more final and One more paper to go

Can I Graduate?

Yes Mr. Jenkins...

Yes I can.

6 More days

Powerpoint King

Just learned how to embed Youtube videos into a Powerpoint.

+1 for Bryan, #WINNING

Other kids in class can't compete!

I AM A TRIVIA MASTER!

#WINNING

2 for 2 and 2 straight wins for Team Sciffleberries. 

Chilly

Why is it always 10 degrees colder in MA?

It might as well be winter here.34 degrees tonight. Bonfire weather? No. That's "holy crap I have to make a fire just to survive this friggin cold" kinda fire. Ya know?

Warm weather is such a little tease too. I practically got a sunburn driving up the Mass Pike today and it wouldn't be the first time that that has happened.

NY State of Mind

I feel bad. I've had a solid decade of winning. Did I deserve it? Maybe. I'm talking about sports.

I went to Beechmont tonight to meet up with some people for the hell of it, but the Rangers game overshadowed everything. When I last checked, the Rangers were up 3-0 and I was a little impressed. I'm not too into hockey and I am a fair weather Bruins fan but I was pretty sure these guys could hold a 3 goal lead going into the 3rd period. By the time I got to the bar, it was tied. Oh to be a Rangers fan. Apparently it sucks. I don't know what they expect though. They are the 7 seed if I remember correctly. They shouldn't be having an easy time with a much better 2 seed.

The only thing I feel I can compare it to would be the Celtics before the big 3. They would make the playoffs every year for the most part but it was always one of the hardest things to do. Once we were in the playoffs we always had to play a much better and higher seed. For a solid few years I had to watch and pray that Antoine Walker could hit the last shot or Peirce could save the day. It never worked out though.

Back to the Rangers though. The fans are pretty damn dedicated, and I'm not gonna lie, I wanted the Rangers to win. I don't really consider them a NY sports team even though they are probably like the Yankees of the NHL (Not in a #WINNING way though....ya dig?) I guess this a sympathy blog for a team that couldn't finish the job and will probably end up losing to series as they usually do (apparently). Good thing I like the Bruins. Maybe they can take it this year, who knows? Ya know?

Easter Break has begun. Get it

Cruise Control

Hoping for the best

Let's get the remainder of this semester on cruise control.

Here's a video of a ticklish penguin. Right up my alley. It would be beyond cool to have a pet penguin to chill at your apartment right? I think so...

Wanted: New Music

Quality Beats

       It's been quite some time since I've heard some new music and I'm getting restless. The last full album I've listened to was Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon which was not too shabby. But considering I got the album a month or two ago, I've got this void that needs to be filled! Blame it on the IPhone. Maybe I'll blame it on the fact that Coach banned Steve Jobs from having an influence on our rowing season?
       The only thing I've been excited for music wise the last couple of weeks has been the announcement of the DMB Caravan! Sounds like a sick party bus right? Well, it's better than that. First of all. Dave is playing in 2011 despite prior announcements that the entire band was taking the year off. I guess I should have expected this from the band that had its final tour date set for Wrigley Field last September and then pulled a Fall Tour up out of no where.
      Long story short it's a deadly combination. DMB in Atlantic City for 3 Days...(and the concert is being held at an old airport.) That's some guitar hero sh*t if you ask me. Pretty damn cool. So grab your friends and head on down to AC June 24th-26th. Should be a good time!

Check out the lineup for anyone else you may know...OAR is a nice little addition for me and Dave and Tim acoustic set is something I thought I would have to go to Vegas for at some point! Success

Moving On

The Chin Strap is Gone

Back to looking like a high schooler and 

getting carded when buying lotto tickets!

On a side note...I had that thing since August. I'd say that's pretty damn awesome of me to have the will power and energy to maintain that glorious strap. That's almost 8 months! Gimme some credit. Half the freshman on campus haven't seen a good 33% of my face. It's like Christmas in March....You're welcome...

The Sequel

Llamas with Hats

Caaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

What did you do!

Happy 15th Birthday Tawney!

Too cool

Neon's aren't made to shift like other cars

My car isn't normal. A splash of water can change any trip to red mango into a nightmare. Last week it snowed and rained like every day pretty much and my Neon threw a fit because it didn't like the weather. (That means my transmission stops working and I can't get out of 1st gear) When it cleared up over the weekend, my Neon was wrapped in all that lovey sunshine double rainbow mumbo jumbo and my "check engine" light went off, much to my enjoyment.

Hell Round 2 was last night after watching Iona crush Manhattan (which they damn well should have). Driving back on Eastchester heading to Pelhamdale it was raining slightly. It was too dark to see but I hit this huge pothole filled with water. Must have been crazy deep because it sounded like someone took a Louisville Slugger to my car. It was gut wrenching. I prayed for an instant and quietly strained my eyes at the blank dashboard where the engine light is. Rubbing my rabbits foot, crossing my fingers, Hoping, wishing...All the above. 3 seconds later, the engine light comes on and I'm stuck in 1st gear cruising around New Ro. There is no hope.

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"...Should be written on the door of my Neon


5 bucks if you get the reference

A Burger for the Ages!

Michelle took me out to this place she went with her co-workers for our 1 year last week. Good thing she knows there is nothing better than a juicy burger! Gotta give it to a girl who was a vegetarian up until this summer (eats chicken only now) taking the ol' ball and chain out to a Meat filled Man Burger Bar Meat restaurant. We coulda done that whole Italian dinner with wine and whatnot but this was much more delicious! 2 Thumbs Up and grinning from ear to ear.

Moral of the story. I got the Entourage Burger which is a meaty 10 oz burger in between 2 Grilled cheeses! Praise the heavens! I know Friendly's had a similar burger but I never got around to trying it. This thing was amazing. Top 3 burgers I've ever had. The only other burger I think I can readily throw into my top 3 would be the Double Burger from Shake Shack in the city/Citi Field.

Oh, and the fries came in a little mini deep fryer basket. Too Cool. Too Cool. Burgers sat around anywhere from $12-$15 but they are worth every dollar. And for those classy individuals, they have $2 Pabst Tall boys to accompany your sandwich. No big...

Well This Sucks...

There seems to be a trend with New England teams falling short these days. Patriots lost last night to the F*$%# Jets of all teams. The Celtics lost to the Lakers in the Finals last year. Pats lost in the first round to the Ravens last year. Sox have looked like shit. I'll even go as far back as the Giants beating the Pats in the Superbowl but the Celts did take care of business that year. Just a lot of disappointment. Maybe the Celtics can cheer me up...or the Bruins for that matter. They've been looking good as of late.

So for now, life sucks. Let's Go Packers! My brother would be proud...

Song of the Day

A friend got me to listen to the album and I couldn't be more impressed by it. Check it out

New England

I live in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is in an elite club called New England. Crazy right? Being smack dab in the middle I want to call on a few points and determine just which states are better than the others.

1. New Hampshire
Pro's - Skiing, Tax Free!, "Live Free or Die" Motto, Awesome camping and hiking, Nice beach even though it has the smallest coastline of any state in the US., Liquor barns!
Con's - cold ass beach water

2. Massachusetts

Pro's -  Die hard sports (Pats, Celts, Bruins, Sox), Six Flags, Sick Accents, Awesome rest stops on 84 and 90

Con's - Western Mass. Totes the awkward turtle in the room

3. Vermont

Pro's -  Some of the best skiing in the Northeast, Maple syrup...duh even though I enjoy Mrs. Buttersworth

Con's - Tough to get around

4. Rhode Island

Pro's - Scenic coast and mansions

Con's - Small as hell

5. Maine

Pro's -  Some pretty elite ski resorts

Con's - It takes forever to drive through

6. Connecticut

Pro's - Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun

Con's - Gives New England a bad name

I'm moving to New Hampshire. Be back later.

Courtesy

I went skiing today at Gunstock in the lovely lakes region of New Hampshire. This isn't gonna be a skiing blog because I just want to touch upon a little thing called courtesy. One thing I've always liked about coming home is being amongst normal people. I get to hear the accents, people hold doors open and don't slam it in your face. I can't tell you how many times in New York that I go to hold the door for someone and the look on their face is of utter shock, as if I was handing them free money. Same thing goes for driving, no one beeps here. People will let you go and you will get a wave back. Good luck finding stuff like that in NY. People have their heads up their asses. I've come to that conclusion. Everyone is a stress freak and just being in Westchester reminds me of how unnecessarily stressful life has to be.

Getting back to Gunstock, I was heading back to the lodge to get some grub so I took of my gaiter (it covers your neck, kinda like a sick ass face turtle neck). Well after eating, I noticed it was missing. I figured I must have dropped it somewhere in the lodge. After searching everywhere, I headed back outside to face what was going to be a few more runs of face numbing wind burn. And as I step outside, courtesy smacks me in the face. Someone had taken the time to pick up my gaiter and place it noticeably on a ski pole rack. Now I know I may be a little crazy for taking something as silly as a gaiter and turning it into a blog rant but it made me stop and think of just how classy and cool people from around here are. Straight up chill. Just the way I like it. People in NY need to chill the f out and take a nice vacation or something. Do it for all of us. Take a deep breath. Goosfraba