tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75142092008-04-05T13:08:17.124-04:00NicholasBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514209.post-1131150316406940732005-11-04T19:23:00.000-05:002005-11-04T19:25:16.420-05:00allright allright, i admit it... this is utter chaos. i have been moving back and forth between this blog and my discussion forum with all my family's recipes... but i just can't decide the best venue for such important discussion. for now, i am going to ask that everyone post recipes and cooking advice here. gracias.Nicholastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514209.post-1124142519784175182005-08-15T17:45:00.000-04:002005-08-15T17:48:39.790-04:00i thought i needed a post about some good music ive been listening too recently...<br /><br />Four Tet - Smile Around the Face<br />Feist - Secret Heart<br />Foo Fighters - Virginia Moon<br />Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok<br />OK Go - A Million Ways<br />Tracy Byrd - Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo<br />Robert Plant - All the King's Horses<br /><br />...the songs arent all the same genre. we have some rock, pop, country, etc.<br /><br />-nickNicholastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514209.post-1122002729278256262005-07-21T22:40:00.000-04:002005-07-21T23:33:25.436-04:00so for 3 and a half weeks in may and june, europe got a taste of dave mead and nick feakins.<br /><br />the next few replies will offer a glimpse into our adventures...<br /><br />before you start reading, however, i want to share with you our top (we wanted to get ten but ended with more) reasons WHY AMERICA IS BETTER!<br /><br />1) its free to pee.<br />2) none of our cars go zzzzweeeeeeeeeeeeee!<br />3) ketchup? free. always.<br />4) street signs? yes, we have them.<br />5) see a letter in a word? pronounce it.<br />6) american music, is the only music.<br />7) cheap beer.<br />8) steps are where they should be.<br />9) doors do not require advanced degrees to operate.<br />10) phone call... just dial the number. done.<br />11) a meal means youre no longer hungry.<br />12) breakfast is more than bread.<br />13) Benelux? are we Mexamercan?<br />14) we speak English, so does everyone else.<br />15) we understand that graffiti is something you clean up.<br />16) our currency comes in useful denominations.<br />17) we accept credit cards... even at mcdonalds!<br />18) we are smart enough to know that NYC does not represent all of america.<br /><br />Top 2 Beers from the trip...<br />Tripel Karmeliet - Bar in Brugge, Belgium<br />Black Krusovice - Bar in Prague, Czech Republic<br /><br />PICTURES! http://www.invausa.com/cgi-bin/photo/index.cgi?mode=view&amp;album=/Travel<br /><br />read on for a daily summary...Nicholastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514209.post-1122000042937489342005-07-21T22:36:00.000-04:002005-07-21T22:40:42.943-04:00Nicholas Paul Feakins... May 22nd, 2005 - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Engineer in Training Certification from the state of Virginia.<br /><br />next stop? Perot Systems in Glen Allen, VA.<br /><br />perge!Nicholastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514209.post-1112505476680638522005-04-03T00:09:00.000-05:002005-04-03T00:17:56.680-05:00well today seemed like as good a day as any to start this thing going...<br /><br />with graduation coming up and everything, ive been doing a lot of random thinking. and i thought i could use some place to put it all down. so i am gonna use this blog to do just that.<br /><br />over the next few months, and maybe even years... i hope to put down as much as i can. memories are quickly forgotten, and i want to keep mine as long as possible. so read on, and feel free to comment if you like. right now it is open to my friends and family (email me if youd like authorization).<br /><br />you never know what you might read... the next big investment trend, funny stories about friends, drunken ramblings, explanations of engineering concepts. just about everything is fair game.<br /><br />in a few months, who knows what ill have.Nicholas