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Poof Ball - what does it mean to you?
Date: May 15th, 2002 |
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The other day Ant, Chris and I were at Wal-mart picking up a printer cartridge. While we were waiting in line, Ant and Chris started giggling like a bunch of teenagers. They hand me little nerf-like ball that was called the “Poof Ball” - I didn’t get it at first and then [...]
[read more]A Shot at Glory and the World Cup
Date: May 14th, 2002 | 5 comments
With Ant outta town, we figured we go see a Soccer/Futbol movie today. (Ant is not much a fan of sports)
A Shot at Glory (2002)
A footballer from Scotland, Ally McCoist is actually in the movie and we figured it would help us get jacked for the upcoming World Cup. BTW, if you are [...]
Hostelling @ the end of a long day
Date: May 9th, 2002 | 4 comments
We had an excellent day today and it ended on a great note. Some folks from American Youth Hostels invited us down to their talk at the U of Oregon this evening called “World Travel 101″. It was definitely fun to listen to them and munch on free punch and cookies. Ant, [...]
[read more]Street Faire Photos
Date: May 8th, 2002 | No Comments
Now that the BootBlog is working again, I can post these photos of our booth taken by Nick and Sean. We reckon the booth turned out really good considering we only had two days to get it all organized. Click on the links below to see a pop up photo:
1. The BootBus was perfect for [...]
Last day at the street faire
Date: April 26th, 2002 | No Comments
It’s 9am and I’m sitting here about to depart for the 5 minute ride to campus for the last day of the U of O street fare. The last 2 days have been great, blazing sunny weather, tons of people and good vibes. Today will be overcast but that’s [...]
[read more]Booty Booth
Date: April 25th, 2002 | No Comments
Chris mans our booth as would be travellers wander closer for an explanation of what we’re all about.
[read more]Street Faire Part Deux
Date: April 24th, 2002 | No Comments
I am back for lunch and to be here when Tom fixes our BootBus, from the street faire…the weather is beaut, and we are having lots of fun. Pictures coming soon…
[read more]University of Oregon Street Faire
Date: April 23rd, 2002 | 1 comment
The trip to SoCal last week has all of us a bit tired. But we really have not time to rest. The U of O Street Faire starts tomorrow and runs through Friday. We have a booth, (we’ll be sure to post some pictures) and want to get out there to meet [...]
[read more]Going to California
Date: April 15th, 2002 | No Comments
Nick, Chris and I are going to CA in the BootBus today. The first road trip. Honk if you see us on I-5 going south over Mt. Shasta.
[read more]Coffee with Chris
Date: April 3rd, 2002 | 4 comments
Since Nicole and I broke up, I had to move back into the office with Chris. Yeah, it doesn’t sound like fun, but it is. This move also means that some of the basic things things in life, like laundry, need to be taken care of at other places than the OvalDoor, (my [...]
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