Chasing Summer Tour

NY to CA

2011-09-03T14:14:00.008-10:00

After a few months off, Chasing Summer Tour was back at it. A road trip from Long Island, NY to San Diego, Ca. Our route was: New York, New Jersey, Penn., Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and finally California. Not the most direct route, but we had a few necessary stops along the way. It was one of the best trips I have ever been on. For more pictures check out my flickr page.

North Shore

2011-01-19T16:58:00.001-10:00

Another pic from the North Shore.

Cromwells

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There is a beach down at the end of a very nice neighborhood, in the Diamond head area. I went down there the other day and found a nice spot out of the sun. Who doesn't love a fort.

Sunset Beach, North Shore

2011-01-14T21:33:00.002-10:00

The pictures do the waves no justice.

North Shore

2011-01-12T20:44:00.002-10:00

When I was visited a year ago, I noticed this platform raised, probably 15-20 ft in the air. I figured it was for a house, but couldn't believe how high it was. It reminded me of a tree house at the time. I remembered where it was and took a drive by this past weekend. Pretty cool house. Yes that is the ocean you see underneath the house. It is right on the water and I guess that is a garage on the right.

Bellows Beach round 2

2011-01-09T17:09:00.003-10:00

I went to Bellows Beach again and this time I had the beach all to myself.

Swap Meet

2011-01-04T11:26:00.003-10:00

On Sunday, I went to the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet. Vendors set up around the entire stadium and they have everything from wooden frogs, stickers and t shirts to laser teeth whitening. I was mainly interested in the t-shirts. 8 for $20, who can compete.

Maui Christmas

2010-12-29T10:53:00.003-10:00

Had a great time with friends in Maui, for the holiday. Here are a few pics from our adventures.

Makawao forest

2010-12-29T10:45:00.003-10:00

Christmas day we went for a hike in the Makawao forest.

Merry Christmas from Maui

2010-12-25T06:40:00.001-10:00

Wednesday.

2010-12-22T18:58:00.002-10:00

After some fine tuning in dreamweaver, all morning, I went out for a drive and took a few pics.

On the hunt.

2010-12-18T18:05:00.005-10:00

Today, I was on the hunt for the Banzai Rock Skatepark. I saw clips of it on tv and thought it looked real cool. So I headed to the North Shore and stopped at all the usual places on the way. Haliewa, Waimea Bay, which was like a lake, Pipeline, which still has the Pipe Masters stuff up, Sunset Beach, quick stop at the sunset beach elementary school for a local fair and all while trying to keep an eye out for the skatepark. I asked one guy at Sunset Beach if he knew where the skatepark was and he was helpful and told me it was right before the foodland on the left/South side of the road and that it was hard to see. Then I asked some other kids at the elementary school and they said it was across from the beach... as you can tell I passed a few beaches.

Finally...

2010-12-18T17:57:00.004-10:00

Finally found the Banzai Rock Skatepark. It was a pretty cool location. Off the main road in a field behind some trees and bushes... if you didn't know it was there, you would pass right by it. Got stared down pretty hard as I walked in, but still snapped a few shots. There was a girl with her little brother and both of them were ripping. Finished off the trip with a Matsumoto's shave ice. Grape and cherry with Vanilla ice cream at the bottom. I think this is the girl I saw.

Today

2010-12-17T19:17:00.005-10:00

Here are a few pics from my day. I was at Sandys and a helicopter was practicing rescues in the water and then dropping them on land. Then the dock down the road was jammin. A few boats, canoes and a stand up paddle boarder.

More Pics.

2010-12-17T18:49:00.002-10:00

Night Snorkeling

2010-12-14T17:09:00.004-10:00

So last night I was asked to go night snorkeling. Sounded like a good idea at 4:30pm. Once we got there at 7:30 I thought differently. First off the beach isn't the best place to be at night. Shady people about. We went in to the left of Sandy's which is very rocky and just as rough as the normal part of the beach. We had to walk over the lava rocks to get in and then get passed the breaking waves. We then got out there for about 15 minutes and my snorkel detached from my mask. My friend was very helpful and was trying to fix it for me but it just wasn't working. We were in about 25 ft of water out in the ocean, and I was feeling a little sketched out. I was getting nauseous from the water surges and then getting out was even harder then getting in. Waves crashing on you and I was trying my hardest not to lose my footing on the rocks or getting smashed up against one. I was extremely thankful I got out with minor cuts on my feet. Could have been a lot worse. I think I was a little out of my element. Here are a few pictures of where we went in during the day. The first picture is pretty much how it was last night.

China Walls

2010-12-13T18:32:00.003-10:00

I went to the china walls today, which is a spot at the end of a neighborhood, with rock cliffs. You can jump in the water and then you have to climb up a rope attached to the rock to get out. You have to time it right with the waves on your way out, otherwise you will be stuck half way up the slimy rock, clinging to dear life. Little wild.... I have only done it once and dont feel the need to do it again. I took this picture of the house that over looks the china walls. Imagine that was your view every night.

2010 Honolulu Marathon

2010-12-12T17:29:00.005-10:00

Today was the 2010 Honolulu Marathon and it was right down the road from me. It actually blocked me in all morning. I live right at mile marker 14. I put a red star on the map. Here are a few pictures of the runners.

Got to love the rain

2010-12-11T17:52:00.004-10:00

Yesterday it rained all day so I didn't go to work. Instead, I got a lot of stuff done that I have been holding off on for a while. Updated my portfolio site, went to the gym, went to the movies, and of course went to Sandys. Today was supposed to rain, but turned out to be great. Here are a few pics from the day.

Man of Wars

2010-12-09T20:21:00.005-10:00

Man of Wars swam into Hanauma Bay today and 15 people were stung. I was surprised they didn't close the beach down. They did, however, have an ambulance on the scene. It rained a little in the afternoon and made for some cool pictures. The first three are from Sandys and the last one is from the lookout at Hanauma Bay. I guess the news of the Man of Wars spread quick because no one was in the water at Sandys.

Hawaii Kai Shopping Center

2010-12-07T17:38:00.004-10:00

Im not sure of the actual name of the shopping center, but it is in Hawaii Kai and about a 5 minute drive from where I am staying. It has a lot of good stores like Jamba Juice, Koko Marina 8 movie theatre, Local Motion, Teddy's burgers and the gym I go to. It must be a popular center because I have seen two "famous" people there so far. Tim "Youngblood" Chapman from Dog the bounty hunter, and "Jin-Soo Kwon" Daniel Dae Kim from Lost and the new Hawaii Five-O. I didnt want to bother either of them with a picture, so here are some I found online.

Sandy's

2010-12-06T18:18:00.008-10:00

After a ruff day at "The Bay" I went to the Sandy Beach or Sandy's, for an afternoon swim. It was a nice end to a wild day. It was super clear today and you could see Maui in the distance. Little hard to see in the picture, plus I took it late in the day, but its right in the center on the horizon, almost looks like a cloud.

Cutthroat island

2010-12-05T17:11:00.003-10:00

This weekend we were out in full force at Hanauma Bay, or better known as Cutthroat Island. My table is second from the right.

Bettah

2010-12-02T18:25:00.005-10:00

Well, today was a lot better then yesterday. I fine tuned my bungee cord situation and got some shirt cover so the sun doesn't damage my shirts. Still too windy to put up my umbrella though. I have to say my table was looking a lot bettah. The tour buses, snorkelers, rooster and chickens were in full force today. I even got a late swim in at Sandy Beach, which might have to become a regular thing.

1st stop Hanauma Bay

2010-12-01T17:46:00.004-10:00

Well today was the first day selling at Hanauma bay. It was an experience to say the least. High winds, tour buses and even roosters. Bungee cords helped hold the day together.

Permits and I.D.'s

2010-11-30T16:34:00.003-10:00

Today everything came together. I got all the permit's needed and my I.D. card for tomorrows adventure. I did a test run to work all the kinks out.

Lets get it started...

2010-11-29T16:16:00.004-10:00

Had a little starter trouble yesterday. So today, I put a new starter in the Integra. This time I did the work outside on the street, instead of in the Costco parking lot.

Bellows beach

2010-11-27T22:01:00.002-10:00

Diamond Head Beach

2010-11-26T18:32:00.002-10:00

Hi...

2010-11-22T20:59:00.000-10:00

Finally, I made the move to Hawaii. Seems like I have been planning this forever. I have been here just about a month and had quite a few experiences already. I am going to try and be better at capturing and sharing them. Here are a few pictures of my travels so far.

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1 year

2010-09-07T10:10:00.000-10:00

WOW. I havent posted in a year. Time has been flying.... After 2 years of planning, Chasing Summer Tour is upon us. October 15th marks the official start of chasing summer tour.

In other news: This summer has been the breakout summer for the CarlEton, LI (Long Island) fish shirts. They are currently available @ the CarlEton website www.thecarletoncollection.com.

1963 Buick Riviera

2009-09-02T04:06:00.000-10:00

1963 Buick Riviera at the Bald hill Car Show 8/31/09. The blue and the other black one are just other pictures I found online. At the bottom is the 2008 concept Buick riviera.

Bald Hill 8/11/09

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A few good ones.

Bald Hill

2009-08-05T02:36:00.000-10:00

Two vans from the Bald Hill Car Show (Farmingville, NY). Mint condition.

Next on the list.

2009-06-25T10:43:00.000-10:00

Uncrate has a cool post on the Piaggio MPS 500 Scooter, 55-57 mpg and a top speed of 89mph. I got the Honda Elite up to 40 mph the other day. Im going to have to get one of these. The only problem is they dont make it in Laguna Blue

Lovely...

2009-05-28T10:40:00.000-10:00

A link to www.lovelypackage.com, was emailed to me today by the lovely person behind t.rex+me. There are a ton of great ideas and packaging. Its great.

Cant beat a good deal

2009-05-14T13:44:00.001-10:00

87 (Chasing Summer Tour Blue) Honda Elite 80CC.

Coming Home

2009-05-14T04:32:00.001-10:00

If anyone else wanted to know the song that is in the new Lincoln MKZ commercial, it is by Shiny Toy Guns and is a remake of Major Tom ( Coming Home). Here is the commercial. Here is the song.

A better small boat

2009-04-17T02:40:00.000-10:00

On the uncrate site they posted about a boat company called Caillou. Any of their boats would be cool to sail around in. They also just introduced the "boat bike."

The power of the internet.

2009-04-16T06:49:00.000-10:00

After a visit to carl-eton.com and seeing my review, the admin at E4E decided to give me a refund on the Solar Panel System ebook. I was told he had not received any of my emails and this was the first time hearing anything about this.

...So I have decided to take down the free .pdf that was posted. But, If you are looking for it send me an email and I will give you a link.

"Quote Happy"

2009-03-26T02:59:00.000-10:00

3 "Concept" Hybrid Coupes that are due out in the next few years.

Honda CR-Z Hybrid

Toyota RWD Hybrid (they are calling it the "CR-Z Fighter" or "next generation MR2")

and the Cadillac Converj "Concept"

BUY BUY BUY

2009-03-18T14:25:00.000-10:00

Sirius/XM Radio stock is on the rise. Just wait for the Sirius iphone app. to drop. LETS GO SIRIUS!

Trash to Treasure

2009-03-02T04:19:00.000-10:00

Max Wallack, a 12 year old from Natick, Ma is the Grand Prize Winner of Design Squad "Trash to Treasure" contest. Max won with his design of the "Home Dome" which is a shelter for the homeless made from plastic, wire and packing peanuts. Thedesignblog.org did a great job of covering this story.

Masta-Link

2009-02-23T16:52:00.000-10:00

A few websites I use and checkout daily:

teamlibmx.blogspot.com

Old Photo's

2009-02-20T05:00:00.000-10:00

There is a good link on wooster collective about Relleno De Mono and his old photo's.

Google Life

2009-02-18T15:32:00.000-10:00

I was emailed a link today by the very talented person behind t.rex+me, the link was to a LIFE Magazine photo archive hosted by Google. There are millions of photographs in this archive stretching from the 1750's to today. check it out. If you want to skim through a few good pictures check this website out

Actress Marilyn Monroe at home.

Hollywood, Ca

Photo by: Alfred Eisestaedt

Snow covered train tracks, rooftops and arches of Brooklyn Bridge seen from the rear of a train during the blizzard of 1888.

Brooklyn, NY.

Photo by: Wallace G. Levison

Surfing in Hawaii

Photo by: George Silk

Windmill in Southampton, NY

photo by: Wallace G Levison

Windmill near Bridgehampton, NY

Photo by: Wallace G Levison

Solar power for everyone.

2009-02-17T12:49:00.000-10:00

In response to the LACK of response from earth4energy I am posting a FREE copy of their e-book "Make and install a solar power system"/"Build your own windmill." This is a good deal for free, I unfortunately paid $49.97 and aside from a few good tips on how to get things for cheap , like batteries and solar panels, you could have found everything else online. The book does a poor job of explaining how to actually build a system and their 2 videos are in no way "step by step instructions" on building either solar or windmill systems. Their customer service is non existant and their 100% money back guarantee is completely worthless.

A

2009-02-08T14:48:00.000-10:00

Back from Hawaii (Oahu and Maui). When your on Maui watch out for the spiders.

One of the best gifts I got this year. Quiksilver "drifter" bag.

at the top of Haleakala "house of the sun"

Cane Spider

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2009-02-08T14:45:00.000-10:00

Haleakala, about 30 minutes before sunset.

O

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Maui hike. Looking down towards Paia.

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2009-02-08T14:39:00.000-10:00

1 hour and 35 minutes to get to the top, 32 minutes to get down.

A

2009-02-08T14:33:00.000-10:00

Oahu,

Maui

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, start

2009-01-07T05:22:00.000-10:00

A friend from work emailed me this link today. I actually just put my nintendo in the basement yesterday, so this is perfect timing. vNES / www.virtualnes.com has all the classics: Contra, Excitebike, california games and many more. Check it out when you have a few minutes.

Suck UK

2008-12-30T16:24:00.000-10:00

Suck UK was brought to my attention today. They are a London based design company with a ton of good ideas. I said "dam why didnt I think of that" a few times looking over their site. A few of my favorites are the message tape and the terrorist tea pot.

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-26T03:53:00.000-10:00

28 more days until HAWAII

Byroglyphics

2008-12-05T06:21:00.000-10:00

UK Artist/illustrator Russ Mills online gallery Byroglyphics. Check it out.

Richie Jackson

2008-12-01T15:05:00.000-10:00

Sick skateboard part that was on thecomeupbmx.net check it out. Richie Jackson

Refresh

2008-11-26T03:24:00.000-10:00

Just added a random image generator to the index page. Every time you visit the site it will have a new picture up. You can also just hit the refresh button a few times.

t-shirts and trails.

2008-11-19T05:41:00.000-10:00

Emptees.com is a great resource for anything to do with the t-shirt business, lots of info. Also check out TEAM LI BMX for some LI trail riding footage.

the site is back.

2008-11-09T13:01:00.000-10:00

The site is back and so is the integra. Here are a few pics...