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Nanuet Mall Last Call (241 photos)

Now it's official. Effective December 31, 2011, the mall is closed. While the anchor stores remain open as planned, strangely, the two barber shops have apparently decided to occupy the mall and remain open. This led to an unusual situation as we discovered we'd actually broken into active businesses. Also like the best explorations, it involved hiding from security on multiple occasions.

Protforio (47 photos)

Nothing to See Here (35 photos)

Move along

KHAAANNNN!kord Resort Hotel Leftovers (49 photos)

In 2008, the hotel at this location was demolished; the plan was to re-build the site with a billion-dollar race track and casino (big surprise). Despite that, the hotel's main buildings were concrete and steel construction, the owner spent millions demolishing the place and building new foundation pads for the future casino. None of the contractors got paid, so the work stopped abruptly and the empty lot is a "brownfield" to this day. A few buildings remain, and we explore them.

Goodbye Hotel (22 photos)

What a waste. After being away for 5 years, I came back to this. Truly the end of an era for exploring and for Catskills resorts. With the Pines Hotel now gone, with one less Catskills resort in the world, hotels in the Catskills are fading into the past faster than ever. But their time was long ago, and at last memories can rest in peace.

MBUSA @ 23A AKA/BHB&B (34 photos)

Elsewhere described here as the Blue Hill House, this dutch colonial home has stood empty since ca. 1996. Formerly located next to at least 2 other homes on a short dead-end spur of a county highway, all the properties adjacent to the street were purchased by a foreign car manufacturer who has yet to occupy the site for over a decade. The other two homes were demolished ca. 1997. Featuring late 1800 / early 1900 wallpaper and architectural flair. This building was possibly once a bed and breakfast, judging by (now missing) numbers that years ago adorned the interior doors.

Graffiti (208 photos)

Lollapalooza 2011 Day 3 (88 photos)

Lollapalooza 2011 Day 2 (32 photos)

Lollapalooza 2011 Day 1 (86 photos)

60 bands I've never heard of followed by Afrojack, OK Go, and Muse all at the same time.

Lollapalooza Westbound (80 photos)

The road trip to Chicago was fairly uneventful but did include photoshopped vaginae.

School's Out With Fever (32 photos)

I am a sucker for active construction sites. A white hard hat and dust mask go a long way in life. I go elevator surfing on a new MRL elevator. Then I drive out to see my old friends Jennie and Steven who have been feeling ill lately...

TS Merge (344 photos)

TS Marilyn Photos (288 photos)

Waterhouse Website (526 photos)

Lance TS Photos (56 photos)

BINGO (48 photos)

Elevators (107 photos)

Photos of elevators, hoistways, machine room components, controllers, and more. Everything an elevator fan could ask for.

Escalators (22 photos)

Photos of escalators and people movers from around the world

Tomahawk Resort Hotel (56 photos)

Returning to a famous abandoned resort nestled deep within an "Indian reservation". The day began with a rather ominous encounter with a group of scrappers, and ended with the caretaker's unleashed Rottweiler pursuing us until we left.

Lance 5/13 Photos (602 photos)

Bare Mountainin' (53 photos)

Not at all abandoned in fact, the famous Bear Mountain Inn is now a very active construction site. It sat vacant and disused since 2005 to the dismay of many park lovers. After walking through the active construction site, which was far more active than any explorer would prefer, I headed down to Iona Island, practically right down the street, and experimented with some panorama techniques.

Strahan Existing (140 photos)

Bla

Ultra 2011 (all days) (257 photos)

Photos from the other 3 sets in one place for maximum convenience.

UMF 2011 Day 3 (124 photos)

UMF 2011 Day 2 (72 photos)

Photos from Day 2 of Ultra Music Festival, March 25 2011, Bicentennial Park, Miami, FL.

UMF 2011 Day 1 (62 photos)

Florida 2011 (155 photos)

I spent a week in Florida for my annual pilgrimage to Ultra Music Festival, saw a lot of old friends, ate and drank way too much, and generally had a great time. Includes photos from Port St. Lucie and Miami that were not part of the actual Ultra Music Festival.

PAX East 2011 (602 photos)

The second annual PAX East was held March 11 to March 13, 2011 in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The total attendance was reported at 69,500, making it the largest PAX to date.

Cusp of February '11 Randoms (28 photos)

Photos taken at the end of January / beginning of February 2011. Everything was covered in snow as you can see.

Knickerbocker Ice Festival (104 photos)

Once a year, the Knickerbocker Ice Festival draws visitors from afar in celebration of Rockland Lake's ice-making history. The event featured an igloo-building contest, a ton of history, and of course, ice sculptures.

Waterhouse Uploads (160 photos)

Nothing to see here.

Commodore Hotel Ruins (6 photos)

Not really sure what to say about this one, the Commodore Hotel was long gone by the time I got there. But there was still one gutted building that looked like it still served as a frequent hang out & skate spot for local teens.

Highview Playground 1st Meeting (5 photos)

Nearly 250 people showed up to learn more about efforts to rebuild Nanuet Highview Community Playground.

Post Ice Storm Jan '11 (7 photos)

After a rather unusual set of circumstances led to an ice storm, I snapped these shots of my car encased in various levels of ice.

Philadelphia 30th Street Amtrak Station (59 photos)

Watching "The Terminal" was a bad idea as it jinxed us and we wound up getting stuck in the Philadelphia 30th Street Amtrak Station due to the winter storm that pummeled the entire east coast at just the right time.

Viva Las Vegas (222 photos)

If you like casino gambling, hookers, and lack of open container laws, Vegas is the place to be.

Park City, Utah 2011 (131 photos)

Utah is good for three things: Mormons, skiing, and watery beer. We were there for the skiing.

Christmas 2010 Randoms (8 photos)

Just a bunch of junk from the holiday season in 2010, including a random post-blizzard shot or two.

Waterhouse Wallhangings (1088 photos)

Recently I've been taking some product line photos for Waterhouse Wallhangings, manufacturers of a variety of high-end historical wallpaper reproductions. This is a small sample of those but will likely grow into the full lot of photos.

Yet Another Letchworth Fire (21 photos)

An administration building that once was used for storage of old PCs burned the night prior to these photos. Someone acted quickly to seal the buildings up and prominently post a "no trespassing" notice. Strangely, there is not a single "POSTED" sign that complies with applicable trespassing statutes.

Black Friday 2010 (20 photos)

Messing around at the Palisades Center on Black Friday morning 2010.

Thanksgiving 2010 (5 photos)

Thanksgiving is very big in Sicily on the account of the large number of Sicilians who came to this country and were kicked back out. Turkey cacciatore... sweet potato parmigiana...

OMG Digital (32 photos)

Pictures of my friends taken with my first digital still camera.

Family, friends, and fatty foods (28 photos)

An alliterative description of Thanksgiving time.

I stay at Stackwyck (11 photos)

My digital camera meets my dorm and some of my school mates.

Tradgedy of the Commons bathroom (4 photos)

Actually, it was quite a nice bathroom. It was the bathroom that inspired the RPI Bathroom Review, a comprehensive architectural and functional review of bathroom design at a premier engineering school.

5318008 (3 photos)

Boobies! At an engineering school, this is as much boobies as most students saw in four years.

Subterranean Sage bathroom (4 photos)

A bathroom below ground level in the Russel Sage building.

Stackwyck reprazent (10 photos)

Gangsta mofo's up in this dorm.

Bathroom bejeezus (6 photos)

The VCC was formerly a church, if that wasn't completely obvious by the Gothic architecture and ornate stained glass windows. The bathroom reflects this.

Chillin' with the Clarkstown Crew (22 photos)

That's how we do.

Cleaning out crap (7 photos)

Making room for new crap by discarding old crap. Digital photography lets me preserve the memory of all my old crap.

Pere Kermann's Absinthe (5 photos)

Thanks, Mr. Kermann!

Discovering randomness (4 photos)

Still getting used to the joy of digital photography, and its ability to capture even the most seemingly plain happenings.

Christmas with close ones (13 photos)

Photos from around Christmas time in 2003.

Hunt for Red December (8 photos)

Experimenting with color filter gels from a surplus flashlight.

Grand Summit at Mount Snow (19 photos)

A most excellent journey to Mount Snow for some winter sports.

O hai pizza (7 photos)

Around Nanuet in the final days before the return to RPI.

(RP)I am back (25 photos)

Back at the 'tute for the Spring '04 semester.

Lucifer wears a hoodie (44 photos)

Satan, is that you? Also featuring more RPI bathrooms.

Bathrooms, Bongs, BANG (41 photos)

An eclectic view of college life seen from six separate bathrooms at RPI.

Strange views of Stackwyck (22 photos)

An atypically still-life set from around Stackwyck. Although, this gallery notably features my boots seen outside the laundromat dryer I'm stuffed into.

Night and day (10 photos)

Random shots of work life and club life at RPI, featuring an unusually high number of female subjects.

Prospect Park Pool (9 photos)

Prospect Park was designed by Garnet Baltimore, the first African American to graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. On February 19, 1903, the city bought the land from the Warren Estate for $110,000. The City Parks Commission hired Baltimore to design the park, paying him $2,000 in annual salary. He designed pathways, a pond, tennis courts, a bandstand, flower beds, and a scenic lookout from which visitors could see a 25-mile panorama of the Hudson River and Valley. The Warren home became a museum, and the Vail home became a snack concession. Prospect Park is a unique gem in the middle of the city: it provides spectacular, 20-mile, panoramic vistas to the south, west, and north. Rare species of trees, like the Catalpa, European Beech, Hawthorne, and Magnolia grace its grassy expanses; and its history goes all the way back to Uncle Sam.

Counting cracks in the ceiling (3 photos)

The theme of this gallery is things attached to the ceiling.

Are we on our way there yet? (3 photos)

No, still in Rockland, counting down the hours until the trip to Puerto Rico.

Bienvenido a Puerto Rico (35 photos)

The first order of business was jumping into a waterfall in the middle of the rainforest and losing my glasses into the infinitely deep abyss.

First night in PR (19 photos)

We made sure to set the tone properly on our first night by getting completely sloppy.

Cliff jumping in Arecibo (26 photos)

Perhaps the most adventurous part of the entire trip was the completely unsupervised ocean cliff jumping we did in Arecibo. But we're badass.

A night in Old San Juan (20 photos)

Taking in the private beaches on the bay of Old San Juan.

Bacardi Fundo (5 photos)

"El ron de los reyes, y el reye de los rons."

Old San Juan in daytime (11 photos)

It sure looked a lot different sober, and in daylight.

DANCE! (28 photos)

"Estoy grabando!"

Swimming in the Outfalls (14 photos)

Swimming near the outfalls of a defunct nuclear power plant, and getting to know the local constabulary.

Adios, Puerto Rico (20 photos)

Our goodbye party, celebrating the completion of a highly successful trip to Puerto Rico.

Mid-Spring '04 RPI Randoms (30 photos)

One of the more candid RPI random galleries, filled with good memories.

Prospect Park, Troy (4 photos)

One of Troy's more well-known and larger parks, Prospect Park is also the home of the giant Hollywood style "Troy" sign.

RPI Adventure Club (30 photos)

From assorted trips into the woods of Rensselaer County, NY.

Random parking spot (4 photos)

That is not a parking spot. The owner of the vehicle claimed that he was teaching a girl how to drive. Plus some random shots around RPI.

Williams College Ski Area (9 photos)

Exploring off-road trails close to and across the Massachusetts border, and discovering the old Williams College Ski Area.

Late Spring '04 Randoms (22 photos)

Random photos from the end of the Spring '04 semester at RPI.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah (13 photos)

A dual bar/bat mitzvah for, Lindsay & Joshua, my cousins who are fraternal twins.

Starting summer '04 (6 photos)

Chillin' with Joe, and taking inventory of the expansive mess that was my room.

Does it always do that? (15 photos)

No, it does not. Also, douche bags I know tag up rocks. Whoa! Watch out!

Magic card Mayhem (34 photos)

For sale. No joke. You see something you want, you got it. Contact me. I don't care if I get "below fair price". Just take these damn things from me so I don't have to burn them for home heating.

Mid-May '04 randoms (34 photos)

The theme of this gallery is the marked lack of a coherent theme. Random shots are hard to group chronologically.

Let's buy a van (20 photos)

Or not. My brother and Charlie were trying to get a great deal on a van, but ended up just wasting a lot of time driving to some random dealership in Elizabeth, NJ, to find out the van was a hunk of crap.

Ruminant rigor mortis (8 photos)

Random shots from my first days at Manhattan College, plus shots of me dealing with roadside debris and poorly manufactured beef jerky.

Exploring Manhattan College (7 photos)

Probably my worst exploration ever, although I did find an armored courtesy phone, auto-flush urinals, and a pigeon inside a building.

Not the Pines (2 photos)

Pines Trailers had an eerily similar logo to the Pines Hotel. It's like they were both thinking of logos related to pine trees or something.

Reverse Albino Squirrel (3 photos)

It's certainly no Eastern Grey. Actually, it is.

Random choppers and hockers (9 photos)

Ripoff batteries, empty bottles, spit, choppers, and marketing bullsh1t.

Blue Hill House entrance (4 photos)

Usually it's a code of ethics thing to not post the entrance to locations, but it's hard to miss this one: it's an abandoned county road. I'm still a bit baffled how they can just close off a county road like this, when we're still paying to maintain the darn thing.

Rockland PSYCH! (19 photos)

One of the lamest locations ever. I would have been better off exploring a supermarket.

Very early June 04 randoms (19 photos)

So random, they weren't even in the Early June 04 randoms set.

Mahwah Sheraton (5 photos)

This was where my Senior Prom was. On that note, we were here to pick up David's tuxedo so that we could return it.

Blaisdell Road (24 photos)

It's rare to find an entire road abandoned, but effectively, that's what happened here for a brief period of time as Rockland Psych underwent some transformative growing pains.

Exploring the Blue Hill House (30 photos)

Lacking any better name for this place, this late 19th century Dutch-style home was a fascinating destination to me because of it's mystery. The house is nice, why let it rot?

Early June 04 Randoms (25 photos)

Not that June 2004 lacked a coherent theme: I spent a considerable amount of time working on my Organic Chemistry class at Manhattan College. But that's probably why I wasn't out shooting all the time. Includes some shots from class!

Seaside with Ally, Joe, Risa (32 photos)

Couples only day at the beach as Joe and Risa enjoy a day at the beach with Allison and I.

Great parking spot! (2 photos)

Here's a tip for anyone ever visiting midtown Manhattan. That parking spot that you see open probably isn't a parking spot if it's open. Amazingly, I parked illegally for hours in some kind of taxi/press/diplomat/handicapped spot and no one ticketed me. Chalk it up to luck in this case.

Northbound Nike Ln (23 photos)

With a quick stop to the more active side of the base. Literally any visit to this area is sketchy now, because the area has gone from "mothballed" to "inactive". It's a big distinction.

Randoms of mid-June 04 (13 photos)

Including a classic shot of me wearing a clown nose at Best Buy to appease the clearly homosexual cashier's fantasy.

Nike Ln (51 photos)

A tour of the defunct Nike missile base on Clausland Mountain.

July 04 Randoms (22 photos)

Blurry photos, ferris wheels, celebratory streamers, clouds, and of course random car accidents.

$PF \$

PF "Lucky" Chang's (16 photos)

For some reason I kept calling it PF Chang's, which is apparently something much different. I figured maybe Lucky was a middle name. I escorted a group of teen girls. Dear diary: jackpot.

Awfully cold in here... (3 photos)

The FT test team's lab was freezing cold because the thermostat was broken, causing the A/C to keep pumping ice cold air into the room. It was a brisk 55 degrees for the first few weeks we were there. It got me very sick.

Dead end at Rockland Lake (11 photos)

The fake dead end at Landing Road leads to Nyack Beach. The dead end is a great place to park to access the trails often forgotten in the park but park police arbitrarily support the no parking rules back here. Once I parked back here and got a $10 parking ticket. Pay it? No way! I spent almost a year fighting it and won.

Random Rockland Signs (3 photos)

Weird signage and a random bus

Fields of NY Life (3 photos)

Another fire drill during my internship at NY Life.

Base active (21 photos)

Shots from the active buildings at the Clausland Mountain Nike base.

Summertime, easy living (15 photos)

Heavy machines, dogs, and random shots of us on heavy machinery abound. Plus some early shots of the Saloman House.

Buzz of Summer (14 photos)

Around the house, around the town, and around local parks.

Brief tour of Tweed's Tunnels (10 photos)

The Camp Bluefields tunnels are a popular attraction to ghost-hunters and other people looking to be creeped out.

Abandoned Asbury (77 photos)

Tour of the Asbury Park boardwalk area, during a quick detour on our way to Seaside Heights for the weekend. This gallery includes shots of many infamous and now non-existent buildings such as C9.

Arriving at Seaside (9 photos)

With no reservations, we took a chance finding a place to rent, but actually had no trouble in the end. Although the room was small, Ally and I had a great time.

4th of July in Seaside (42 photos)

Shots from the boardwalk and beach at Seaside Heights, NJ, on the 4th of July weekend in 2004. Ally and I were at the scene.

Time to bounce (27 photos)

The final morning in Seaside after a pleasant 4th of July weekend.

Ally's yard (2 photos)

Two random shots from around Ally's house.

Two million for this hole? (30 photos)

Exploring an unfinished multi-million dollar single family home in Old Tappan. This probably sold right before the housing bubble popped. I wonder if the mortgage has gone sour?

Relax, we're insured (2 photos)

The New York Life building at 1 Rockwood in Westchester had some glitches with their fire detection and suppression systems during the growing pains of moving into the newly renovated building. You can trust that insurers generally take steps to avoid loss. But insurers are usually well insured anyway.

One Long Island iced tea is enough (2 photos)

Visiting Manhattan College for drinks with the organic chemistry alum! I drank way too much and embarrassed myself greatly by passing out very early. But it was a great time!

New New York Life building (6 photos)

Helping the unpacking process at the New York Life building in Sleepy Hollow.

Pigs at the Palisades (1 photos)

It really brings my piss to a boil when people litter, but at least these pigs had the courtesy to litter at the Palisades Center which is already a sh1th0le.

287: The Butter (4 photos)

Random shots while driving on 287 in New Jersey for no good reason. Plus an amusing crop of a movie poster.

Saloman House (part 1) (105 photos)

A rare opportunity to step into a time capsule. These photos were from my visit on July 13, 2004. The owner died a month or so prior. I stress to readers that vandals did not cause this damage -- this is how he lived for 20 years. The experience cannot be adequately described by a Flickr gallery description.

Grandma's flowers (5 photos)

While visiting my grandmother and Ziet I noticed their beautiful flowers.

Rockland to PA (10 photos)

A random trip into PA resulted in significant win-ness. Also some shots from around the roads of Rockland.

Pines Hotel Summer '04 (69 photos)

Visiting with Jess, the one time we were actually allowed in, thanks to having hooked up with Lance. I left something behind.

Flood that (11 photos)

A downpour turns the roads of New York into a deluge.

4th Annual Gallon Challenge (33 photos)

From the makers of the 5th and 6th Annual Gallon Challenge, the 4th Annual Gallon Challenge.

311 at PNC Bank Arts (63 photos)

Ally and I went to a 311 concert. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan, but it was a good time.

Day after a night in Jersey (8 photos)

Ally and I stayed in Jersey after the 311 concert, and spent a day at the beach.

Roadside randomness (6 photos)

Other vehicles, pedestrians on the bridge, and mis-printed guide signs.

Boat ride to Belmar (86 photos)

Navigating down the Hudson river from Croton to Belmar, NJ.

Beaches of Belmar (22 photos)

The classy folks like my dad huddled around a blanket and played C-lo with the dice which they of course had handy.

Around the marina (21 photos)

We stayed in a nice private marina, far exceeding the niceness of Half Moon Bay.

Boating back from Belmar (36 photos)

The boat ride back after a long weekend of hard drinking and drama.

Saloman house (part 2) (16 photos)

Exploring the mysterious time capsule that has since faded into dust.

Road trip begins (14 photos)

Ally and I set off on an adventure of epic proportions, using her grandfather's car.

Centralia, PA (41 photos)

The story of Centralia is one which fascinates me. It is too great a story to fit in a Flickr set description. Google Centralia to find more.

PA to OH (56 photos)

The quick, painless drive through PA to OH, in photos.

Cleveland rocks (38 photos)

It's true; it's not just the theme song to the Drew Carey show.

OHIO! (26 photos)

Yatta! Taking the long way to Michigan, through OHIO!

Kalamazoo, 8 Mile, and Tyler too (45 photos)

Michigan: only the strong survive.

Chillin in Chi-town (87 photos)

Checking out the amazing views from the Sears Tower. Did you know, the Sears Tower is owned by Sears?

Through the deep south (69 photos)

We explore the "flyover states" like KY, OH, WV, VA, and more.

Our nation's Capital (114 photos)

The focal point of our trip was Washington DC, where we engaged with the local wildlife, including squirrels, geese, and tow-truck driving monkeys.

DC to PA (11 photos)

We GTFO of DC and go through MD to PA.

Hershey Park (round 1) (6 photos)

Arriving slightly too late to fully enjoy ourselves, we tried to enjoy ourselves.

Roads of rural Pennsylvania (15 photos)

A quick stop to check out Intercourse before heading to Hershey Park for round 2.

Hershey Park laser light show (67 photos)

Fun times at a laser light show at Hershey Park. I remember I was unimpressed with Hershey Park at first, but would up having a good time.

Motel 6 Fix (3 photos)

We asked for the finest room in their establishment. We got a hot tub. We were pleased.

Philly back home (24 photos)

On the way back to New York from Pennsylvania, with a stop in Philadelphia to soak up some brotherly love and cheese steaks.

President of the U.S. of C. (2 photos)

Made in China, of course!

Exploring Nanuet Pavillion (15 photos)

Although seemingly uninteresting, I found it somewhat exciting to do this since like any active site, there are always challenges. Plus a view from the roof.

Wild turkey (1 photos)

Turkeys appear at Thanksgiving, and periodically throughout the year.

Jean Traina's wedding (12 photos)

With a lovely reception practically in our backyard (at the Elk's Lodge).

A day at Amherst (2 photos)

Visiting Allison at UMass Amherst. Always interesting.

Joe's early birthday (3 photos)

We donned leis and got the free cake we deserved for our trouble. Joe enjoyed his second birthday.

Randoms 'round RPI (4 photos)

Photos that defy a cohesive organization by chronological sorting structure.

Abandoned car adventure (4 photos)

Troy is an interesting place in general, but the unofficial off-road trails on the outskirts of Troy are especially interesting, thanks to abandoned wrecks like this. Note that it probably got stuck in an off-road adventure attempt, as opposed to say, a multiple homicide, although knowing Troy, either is possible.

Corn of the children (5 photos)

A cornfield, which reminded me of Children of the Corn, perhaps.

Meet the lamp family (11 photos)

A breeding ground for portable gas powered high-pressure flood lights.

Pre-constructed concrete carrier (4 photos)

An over-length load parked, probably waiting for an escort.

Home, I'm Honey (41 photos)

A rather bizarre and random dilapidated house in the woods.

Trespass Trek through Trees (4 photos)

Random night shots of trees seen while off-roading.

RPI fields at night (5 photos)

Up to trouble as usual, hanging out on the bleachers at the fields.

Boston's bizarre signs (9 photos)

Boston always struck me as a form of hell on Earth, but at least the signs were kind of interesting.

Rainy day at Ben's (4 photos)

It was raining, so instead of adventure, we just hung out upstairs.

ZOMGTV (3 photos)

Despite that the price of flat screens dropped rapidly as the picture quality improved dramatically, this was a great investment. At the time, everyone who saw it ogled and said, "ZOMG that's so cool!". So yup, I started the trend of flat screen TVs.

That's a car, not a lane (6 photos)

How not to drive, as demonstrated by two otherwise unsuspecting motorists. I advised them to move their vehicles from the roadway and wait for police.

Both live amongst trees (2 photos)

Two random shots that didn't seem to fit between the other two chronological galleries.

Albany Farkfest '04 (6 photos)

"I thought you said you were here for the f#ck-fest!"

Danger in dreaming (4 photos)

Sometimes, the location in a dream is familiar but cannot be identified. Looking at these photos produces that dreamlike memory impairment. So I'll never be able to return.

Sanford Sharpie? (4 photos)

No, this is Heng Bao Sharpie! Classic Chinese counterfeiting.

Barberville Falls in Fall (16 photos)

One thing that always struck me about this location was the bizarre mechanical system that appeared to feed into the water. It looked to be like some kind of runoff treatment system.

Get high at Grafton Lakes (26 photos)

High in the trees, I mean! We climbed stuff, like trees and water towers. Come on, don't be silly.

Geocaching with Ben (8 photos)

Although we didn't do it often, we found that geocaching provided a great deal of fun. This day, however, was marred by the sloppy crossing of a cold stream, during which I broke some glassware.

Can't spell Schenectady with out Shady (4 photos)

The iconic GE building in Schenectady.

Stackwyck past Sunset (5 photos)

Photos from around my dorm during my upperclassmen years.

9W NY (5 photos)

Following 9W from Bear Mountain to Albany.

HERF cube (1 photos)

The HERF detecting cube, by Slava

Guitar string's revenge (3 photos)

I can't believe this didn't hurt more than it did. WIth two other random shots.

The less visited parks (12 photos)

Although we frequented other parks more often, we tended to explore anything just for the sake of adventure.

Connecticut is Incredible (4 photos)

Actually Connecticut kind of sucks. But these are some photos from my only trip to Heasman's home.

RIP Fred (1 photos)

You still inspire and puzzle me to this day.

Something's wrong (6 photos)

What is going on here?

Fark party reunion (6 photos)

Sandra threw a rager at her place in Albany. Fark.com was on the scene.

Berlin Mountain Ski Trails (17 photos)

We tried a crazy hill climb at Toyota Hill near the old Williams College Ski Area by Williamstown, MA.

RPI LITEC car (6 photos)

This one actually wasn't mine; a classmate wanted these photos to remember how tightly he wound up the wires. My LITEC car barked.

Grafton Peace Pagoda (56 photos)

One of the few of its kind in the world, the Grafton Peace Pagoda is also home to some Buddhist monks. They weren't there when we visited, but the temple was unlocked and inviting to peaceful visitors.

Troy's fall colors (28 photos)

Not all in Troy, but generally around Troy. Some shots around Edelmann's for sure.

Proper funneling (19 photos)

Proper demonstrates proper funneling technique.

Parks of Rensselaer County (39 photos)

Journeys through the beautiful and never dull parks of Rensselaer County, NY. Includes Grafton Lake and Barberville Falls.

Turning Stone lobby (1 photos)

Nothing exciting here, just the lobby to Turning Stone. I was standing in the lobby because I'd already blown a couple hundred bucks.

RPI random delivery (10 photos)

Yes, more random shots around RPI. This is how the rest of RPI parties.

Happy birthday to me (8 photos)

Celebrating my 21st. This night was ridiculous. We didn't focus much on the camera, maybe we should have. Over $300 in alcohol, over 2 police-breakups, making out with at least 3 girls, and at least 200 people in my apartment. Shit, that was fun.

Outer reach road trip (21 photos)

We would drive as far east as we could and see what we'd find.

RPI Randomness (6 photos)

More randomness from RPI, focused around the Union, with a shot of the desk from the DCC.

McDonald's Monopoly pieces (3 photos)

An unimpressive collection of McDonald's Monopoly pieces. Collections from the following years would be far more impressive.

Bad kitty (6 photos)

For some reason, Geneva and crew were close with some old woman named 'Kitty'. I was never a big fan, but we spent a few nights here and there drinking beers with them.

Fog over the TZB (13 photos)

A foggy night looking towards the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Welcome to Letchworth (7 photos)

Geneva forced me to go to Letchworth for the first time. Was I sure glad she did. I didn't stay long this time, but I'd be back.

Best Buy dealbreaker (4 photos)

Being the dick that I am, I tried using all my McDonald's Monopoly coupons at the "no cash" line on Black Friday at Best buy. For more info about my fascination with Best Buy and McDonald's Monopoly, check out: ineedattention.com/business/2004/10/15/mcdonalds-monopoly...

Dimmed lights at Letchworth (58 photos)

Days are growing shorter, not unlike my patience.

Squirrel shot (1 photos)

What a well behaved squirrel.

Back at the Tute (4 photos)

Thanksgiving is over. Enjoy the winter. Armstrong, what are you doing on that poster?

Dinner at Boca (3 photos)

Boca Di Beppo was a new concept to me, but I found myself having an unexpectedly good time, likely due to the Long Island iced teas I was drinking.

UAustin Powers (6 photos)

Touring the tunnels under UAlbany. We were kicked out by campus police, who were less than pleased that my car was loaded with fireworks.

We party hard (3 photos)

Random shot of a Zetes party, plus random shots of Geneva and I partying.

Liquid still life (7 photos)

Liquid crystal displays and liquid sexy.

Christmas in Troy (15 photos)

Plus, a leaded fuel pump as a bonus.

Hit the road home (16 photos)

Home for the holidays after another semester.

Mystery photo (1 photos)

I honestly have no idea what this place is or where it was. Usually this doesn't happen to me.

Light in the tunnel (10 photos)

This would prove to be one of the last times I ever hung out with them, due to an unfortunate series of events.

Good thing that's not beer (6 photos)

Wait, then what is it?

Calm Christmas Eve (2 photos)

Daytime winter shots in Rockland county.

Connecticut Christmas (50 photos)

Christmas Eve, to be precise, in Connecticut.

Colorful Christmas celebrations (23 photos)

Christmas lights from Bergen and Rockland counties.

Routine days in Rockland (15 photos)

Well, except for my affinity to electromagnetically charged devices, these photos were just from hanging around Rockland, with some focus on the Palisades Center.

A snowfall set (10 photos)

Snow is far more fun than any other form of falling frozen water vapor that I know.

Winter day with Joe (15 photos)

As much as I love the freedom of driving, sometimes it's nice not to drive, especially during the winter. Tonight was one of those nights.

Whoa! Way whitewashed (4 photos)

Turn down that flash, there, captain overexposure!

Snow covered cat (6 photos)

Actually, Jewel was of course white naturally, but tonight her snow matched the weather.

Palisades Center's privates (37 photos)

Up in that like a colonoscopy.

Beer bottle bottoms (2 photos)

Pretty self explanatory.

How-to: see rainbows (10 photos)

This rainbow also brought bitter storms.

Back at the 'Tute (3 photos)

Upon arrival, I photographed examples of the snow, and the hamster tubes that traverse campus.

Pizza Hut: Makin' Me Hate (7 photos)

Little bit small for a pizza, don't you think? Also, photos of a bush outside the Pizza Hut. For full story see: ineedattention.com/business/2005/01/25/pizza-hut-makin-me...

Welcome back (13 photos)

Returning to RPI for the Spring 2005 semester, one of my personal favorites.

Albany high-rise housing project demolition (17 photos)

I am fascinated by the abject failure of high-rise public housing, so I felt compelled to document the demolition of this domicile, one of many which stand bleakly in the foreground of Albany's skyline seen while passing through on Interstate 787.

RPI knows how to party (20 photos)

We party at the library, in the bathroom, and over a nice game of Scrabble.

Turning Stone tragedy (9 photos)

The tragedy was how much money I lost, although Alan walked away with fat pockets.

ALOLbany (2 photos)

Random shots from around Albany

RPI Hockey band (7 photos)

What would an RPI Hockey game be without a brass section?

RPI Randoms (10 photos)

Telephone cross-connects, delicious beer, shockers, spiders, and more delicious beer.

Falls of Troy (9 photos)

Waterfalls are abundant in Troy, a result of it's naturally hilly terrain.

Speed Limit 3 (1 photos)

An unusual speed limit in a Verizon truck yard

Exploring UAlbany (25 photos)

Exploring the underbelly of undergraduate education.

On-the-scene reporting (5 photos)

A news van involved in a wreck on I-90

Strung-out squirrels (2 photos)

Fact: Squirrels are the #1 human predator on RPI campus.

Nothing to see here (8 photos)

You clicked here anyway? Well good show! Here are some photos of me satisfying Geneva's urge to find out what I'd look like with makeup on.

Lussifer strikes again (1 photos)

It's not a typo.

We don't talk about that (2 photos)

So this guy is all "you two better get out of that bathroom now," and I'm all like, "yea right dude"

Seriously strange survey (9 photos)

"Thanks for your feedback, Peter."

Goodbye cruel world (3 photos)

The prominent Comfort Inn sign committed suicide during a day of high winds.

Stratton with Keizo (49 photos)

Stratton is a great place to ski, it's even more fun to go when you go with friends and family.

Ecstasy or marijuana tablets (4 photos)

What's a marijuana tablet?

Life in the projects (5 photos)

A quick look at some NY public housing projects. I didn't stay long for obvious reasons.

Duck duck goose (3 photos)

No idea why this giant duck was in Shoprite, or how these diner seats got so bad?

Traveling the Thruway home (3 photos)

With focus on a winter-dead apple orchard.

EMPAC crane (44 photos)

So what if we didn't belong there; that crane was ours to climb as far as we knew.

RPI on acid (1 photos)

Obviously you can't give a camera acid, but I assure you, this is a close approximation.

Cliff jumping falls (16 photos)

With heavy snow melts creating a ton of water, it was unsafe to jump today, but this is where the magic happens.

Barberville Falls in Spring (29 photos)

The melting snow adds a great amount of runoff water to the falls.

My moth moment (2 photos)

Random moth sighting in my car.

Exploring Route 2 (14 photos)

Sights seen during a drive down NY Route 2 east from Troy.

Crane Mountain (96 photos)

RPI's finest trek up Crane Mountain to experience the incredible vistas.

Exploring around Troy (13 photos)

Although not all the shots were from Troy, they were mostly taken around Troy.

Freaks from Fark (7 photos)

Myself included! We got burritos and blazed.

RPI randomness (2 photos)

The first photo was just a joke, to distract the focus of the photo. I turned the flash all the way up, just so it would blind him while he was talking. Also, that chopper is illegally parked.

Weekend in Boston (5 photos)

Visiting Boston for a weekend, bumping into Zipcars, bizarre statues, and duck tours.

Beer wall grows (5 photos)

Our wall of empty beer bottles continues to grow at a relatively quick pace.

RPI pole vaulting (26 photos)

My roommate Jay was quite the pole vaulter.

Tahawus mine (88 photos)

One of my favorite exploration journeys ever. One I will never forget.

RPI Holocaust memorial (1 photos)

Actually, I took this photo because I thought they were marking underground utilities for some kind of excavation.

We drink beer (3 photos)

The massive collection of empties was then converted into more filled bottles of beer. The cycle continues.

Exploring the DCC (9 photos)

Includes shots of the 3rd floor women's bathroom foyer.

Frozen scotch (2 photos)

I didn't know scotch could freeze easily, but when the temperature is sufficiently lowered, while the water content is sufficiently raised, this is what happens.

Chillin' with Barb and Dee (13 photos)

One of my first times chilling out with Barb and Dee at their farmhouse.

File under 'M' (7 photos)

For miscellaneous, that is. Photos of the Palisades Mall, public urination, the public water supply, and a rather expensive fill-up.

Chillin' with Joe (3 photos)

Joe and I chat over a beer at his house

Geneva's puppy (3 photos)

A 'morning after' at Geneva's. The funny thing was, I used to have to sneak in and out of the house, symbolizing how the whole relationship was sneaking around anyway.

DARE van (1 photos)

They still do DARE? You'd think they'd realize what a waste it is by now.

Bowels of Briarwood (13 photos)

The "gangster car" spot in Clarkstown. This is a bizarre paper road that seems like it was maybe caught up in some court proceeding or other dispute. Otherwise it seems like a waste of awfully prime land.

Ramapo randomness (8 photos)

Random shots of Geneva, her dog, and her pigs.

Survey pro (2 photos)

For a short time, I was literally a professional survey taker. The job was perfect for me because I have opinions on everything.

Rainbows and roads in Rockland (9 photos)

This is not madness. This is Rockland.

Family dinner (4 photos)

A quiet family dinner with the men of the family plus Grandma.

David Banach Pizza Hut adventure (6 photos)

For more on this story, see: David Banach: eat your heart out

A message for you (3 photos)

A collection of amusing messages, each over-communicated in its own way.

Rich kid party (4 photos)

Geneva and I partied with a bunch of rich kids who proceeded to run amok on one of their school's fields.

Fern gully (2 photos)

Nah, just kidding, I didn't go to Fern Gully, but I did find these ferns up on Tweed Blvd.

Police pepper Pete's commute (4 photos)

Police in Westchester were very busy today.

Birds and butts (7 photos)

Geneva shows off her butt to get my attention since I was otherwise enthralled by the nest of birds outside.

Pool party (5 photos)

Near my favorite place, we went to a pool party at a nice house on Clausland Mountain. The girl's parents loved me because I gave them financial advice (I told them to continue to refinance down into the declining rate environment).

Geese near Geneva's (4 photos)

This flock of geese decided to stop by Geneva's neighbor.

John at the Palisades (1 photos)

We bump into John L at the Palisades Mall, and just couldn't resist the photo op.

Capturing commuting (2 photos)

Randomly ugly vehicles and accidents seen while commuting from Rockland to Westchester.

Abandoned auto plant (5 photos)

The site of the former GM plant in Tarrytown. It's now 'luxury' condos.

Summer lovin' (7 photos)

One of the last times I would ever go out with Geneva, plus some other random shots from my commute to NY Life.

How to: flood Westchester (16 photos)

Route 9 became a parking lot as intense rain waters backed up onto city streets.

Yum, yucky sushi (2 photos)

Seriously, what kind of idiot names their restaurant something that can be pronounced 'yucky'?

Slava and I kill time (16 photos)

Slava and I spend a day driving around NYC and the Palisades Parkway to avoid experiencing the feeling of boredom.

Crime scene: scene of the crime (2 photos)

My neighbor died one day under semi-mysterious circumstances, so the Clarkstown CSI (CSU) came out to investigate. Ironically, it was cops from Westchester that killed him.

The definition of miscellany (17 photos)

Random shots from the first week of June 2005 that lack any coherent theme.

FT Test Lab (3 photos)

The NY Life field technology test lab in all its glory. I worked here for months.

Receiving End of Sirens at Club Crannell (15 photos)

My first time seeing Receiving End of Sirens. They were pretty sweet.

Tappan Fire House (9 photos)

Eugene invited me for some beers at his fire house. How could I turn that down?

Work day witnessed (6 photos)

Random shots seen during my commute to New York Life's Westchester headquarters.

Slava samples a strobe (11 photos)

Experimenting with strobe light photography, trying to get multiple but discrete images mixed by superimposition.

Ride through Orange County (15 photos)

Slava and I tried to get ourselves lost. After driving nearly 50 miles Northwest, we succeeded at feeling lost, then tried to navigate home.

Animal eyes (17 photos)

Slava's cats, Slava and I, and the mutant ants found at Slava's house.

Flood of '05 (10 photos)

Great rains brought the water element out of submission. Just kidding, it just rained too hard for drainage systems to handle.

Mr. HERF (13 photos)

Slava was to be featured in various magazines for his work on the HERF gun. The first photo in the gallery was used by the story in U.S. News & World Report.

Traffic light eye of death (1 photos)

This is a follow-up to an earlier photo of Nyack's traffic light eye of doom.

A/Cs and animals (10 photos)

Around the house. The A/C burnt out, and literally let out smoke when we opened it up. Also, some pictures of some ugly ass baby birds.

Cars seen commuting (4 photos)

Random vehicles and sights seen during the commute home from Westchester to Rockland.

5th Annual Gallon Challenge (58 photos)

The Gallon Challenge Foundation's 5th annual gallon challenge, held at Rockland Lake State Park, NY.

Recursive photography (3 photos)

Can you figure out why this set is so especially awesome?

My bro's car TP'd (5 photos)

What made this extra special was the fact that they also put chocolate syrup on the windshield, and then wrapped the chocolate syrup in a saran wrap covering.

My bro's first tat (3 photos)

The first of many to come.

Sajan's 21st (35 photos)

A bunch of cool kids from Nanuet traveled to Delaware to celebrate Sajan's 21st birthday. These are photos from the trip there and the trip while we were there. My camera broke this night when it fell out of my pocket as I was doing a keg stand.

Just hanging around (44 photos)

A series of random shots of Rockland. Just hanging out like a spider, nothing too special here, besides the girl that's a boy, crazy cats, preying mantii, and lot's of juice. This was the first set of shots from my Powershot S70, since my S50 has recently broke at Sajan's party.

Lonely at Letchworth (108 photos)

Sometimes I'll explore buildings even if no one joins me. This was one of those times. This gallery is notable because it contains numerous shots of Stewart Hall before it was burned to the ground by punk kids from Nanuet.

Bodies in motion (15 photos)

Capturing the action of the Tappan Zee bridge from a flyover on the Rockland side.

Palisades Center rumble strips (2 photos)

The ring road at the Palisades Center apparently attracted a lot of speeders. The peculiarly low 20mph speed limit is practically unenforceable, so mall management had the brilliant idea to install longitudinal rumble strips on both directions of traffic. However, whoever installed the rumble strips failed at life, because they are easily avoidable if drivers ignore the pavement markings. Since drivers routinely ignore the markings, and cross the center and edge lines, the danger is increased dramatically.

Pieces of me (2 photos)

When body part over a certain size falls off, I feel compelled to study the nutrient transport networks that power the cells.

Piermont station pre-renovation (9 photos)

Some might be surprised to hear that I was not happy when they renovated the Piermont station stop. They took all the history out of the place, and left its empty shell. What the hell? The place was like a time capsule all on its own right.

Mur's mall magic (6 photos)

Just taking some candid shots of Mur in his own element while I was visiting my brother at work.

The other Orange County (4 photos)

We were supposed to be going to a party. When we got there, the kid was like, 'Take your shoes off, we have to be quiet because my parents are home.' We could hardly contain our laughter. We left shortly after arriving and having a few beers.

And death smiled (2 photos)

Random graffiti on a disused water tower at Nike Ln.

Rx Bandits at Starland Ballroom (11 photos)

Awesome show, except that I got separated from my group and didn't see them again until the very end of the show.

Summer sun sets (2 photos)

Random shots of the skyline during the summer.

Cute kitty (2 photos)

Sure, it looks cute, but this thing could rip your eye out with one claw.

Insomniac interests (35 photos)

Slava and I were never particularly good at sleeping during normal hours. We enjoyed some beers, went into the mountains, then checked out the pier in Piermont, before going for a hike near Seven Lakes Drive.

James TeLOLese (2 photos)

It wasn't exactly as exciting as the time the four of us hung out in the stolen Audi, but this night was pretty fun also.

Motorcycle parade (13 photos)

So one early Sunday morning, I go for a spin. I pull up to a stop sign, when a biker cop rolls his bike right in front of me, stops, puts his kick stand down, gets off, and approaches me. 'Crap,' I thought, 'the Terminator has found me.' But in fact the officer advised that there would be a short wait while a parade went by.

Don't drink and sign (5 photos)

Amusing examples of bizarre signage, plus Allison caught taking a leak.

Vehicular vestiges (6 photos)

Traveling on the NY Thruway

The Shocker (1 photos)

Not exactly the shocker I'm used to thinking of, but amusing nonetheless.

Chris's basement (8 photos)

Only one man I know has a Lego model of the starship Enterprise, or a cat this cool.

Motorcycle wipeout (2 photos)

Notice the driver of that motorcycle is nowhere to be seen... Note to self, avoid wrecking bikes on the Thruway.

I love food (11 photos)

Random shots around RPI, with an odd focus around food and light trucks.

How not to manage IT resources (11 photos)

For our MITR class at RPI, we were supposed to work with this part supply company upstate and redo their website. The project fell through though because they couldn't establish clear requirements for what our team would actually do.

Ultra: denied (19 photos)

The day got off to a bad start when I dropped my laptop and the screen shattered. Then, I totally got cockblocked from Ultra in Central Park because I didn't buy tickets in advance. The scalpers were making ridiculously high offers, so I said, fuck it, I'll just call Slava and hang out with him.

Random RPI shots (30 photos)

Not all actually taken at RPI, but they were taken around RPI.

Just grab a razor... (4 photos)

My Physics professor (Prof. Dwyer), was a pretty rad dude. One day, we were doing an experiment with liquid nitrogen. I asked if I could take home a flask so that I could freeze off a wart on my foot. His reply: "Oh, you don't need liquid nitrogen. Just grab a razor, and carefully slice all around the wart, maybe a millimeter or two deeper than the epidermis, it'll bleed and it'll hurt, and once you got a nice perimeter cut around the wart, take a pair of pliers, get a good hold of the wart, and just rip it out. But I'm just warning you it'll hurt like hell." He was right, it hurt like hell, but the wart never returned!

Random rescues (5 photos)

Seen on the way home during my trip to pick up the police car.

W00t, w00t, that's the sound of the police (2 photos)

Actually that's the sound of the Pete more appropriately. I can't believe I bought this on eBay.

Stackwyck's shady areas (14 photos)

Exploring the equipment rooms in a typical Stackwyck apartment building at RPI.

Not Catdoofus (1 photos)

Snickers, not to be confused with Catdoofus, the only cat I know that owns its own domain name. See also: www.catdoofus.com/

Around RPI's Ricketts (5 photos)

Exploring the Ricketts building after a class

Pete ruins Paintball at the Pines Hotel (121 photos)

I can't say exactly how I ruined the day of the douchebags playing paintball there, but rest assured it was a tough ride home for them. Thanks for the opportunity to get revenge, assholes.

Delicious overpriced tap water (1 photos)

We lived approximately 5 miles away from Latham, NY, in Troy, NY, yet Pepsico felt it appropriate to bottle our municipal water and sell it back to us at exorbitant markups. They do this everywhere. Read your labels.

Random RPI shots (6 photos)

Exploring the DCC's back areas, and some random shots of views around RPI.

Michelob brewmaster's collection (2 photos)

While we love beer, there was a very specific reason we stocked up on these beers. For the price of a 12-pack of much cheaper beer, each 12-pack of the "brewmaster" collection included free pilsener glasses. I still have the glasses.

Barb's RPI tour (11 photos)

When Barb and I were still getting to know each other, one night she graciously allowed me to ride-along with her. We explore West Hall, and an automatic alarm at BARH.

Didio's Halloween party (3 photos)

Not a bad party! Pretty self explanatory.

Boston for a night (8 photos)

After eating a hedgehog and driving down one major road, I decided to turn around and go home.

Finger-sized flakes of flesh falling off (2 photos)

After receiving a nasty blister, the flesh eventually fell off in a solid chunk. The aftermath was notably large so I photographed it.

Police procession (1 photos)

An unusually old Troy police car parading down Hoosick street after a car fire or something.

Pass the vape (4 photos)

The vape was a herbal vaporization device developed by an engineer from Georgia Tech. This was an early prototype.

RPI Infrastructure Tour (37 photos)

I promised I wouldn't post these. But sufficient time has passed. This was the great RPI Infrastructure Tour of '05.

RPI Parking Enforcement (7 photos)

One of the most ridiculous days ever was the day someone thought a car has a counterfeit parking pass. Everyone agreed it was counterfeit, but it turned out not to be apparently. We couldn't figure it out. I still think it was counterfeit.

Edward 40-hands (1 photos)

Some of my roommates and buddies play Edward 40-hands before an RPI hockey game.

Really red 'round here (2 photos)

A very fall-themed tree seen on the way downstate.

I can mash potato (1 photos)

And I can do the twist. I'm quite a renaissance man.

Parading around with Mr. Persion (41 photos)

Slava and I went to the pier in Piermont after a ride through Times Square at 100mph.

Plasticraft (1 photos)

These kids said they were testing a design for something that was supposed to go into space. I kind of laughed it off, but then again, what the hell do I know about space travel.

Bridgey burning (2 photos)

Bridgey shows how to calibrate a waterpipe like a true champion.

Monopoly money (1 photos)

I bought a computer with Monopoly money, which is why I'm actually happy to be at Best Buy.

Pines shirts (3 photos)

Even though a bunch of other rat bastards stole the whole lot of them, I took enough just for myself.

Katie Blaze (2 photos)

Met this girl at a show in Jersey. I thought she was into me, but I was wrong.

Around my room (3 photos)

Looking into my hard drive and my mirror

Manhattan College redux (13 photos)

In retrospect, this was one of the most pointless trips to the Bronx ever. Katie Blaze wasn't into it this time for some reason unknown to me.

Santa? (2 photos)

Nope, it's just my dad.

Pic Aziz (6 photos)

My buddy Aziz was working alone on Christmas, so I stopped by to hang out and keep him company for a while.

I love Beetlejuice (3 photos)

Chris has an awesome cat.

Bleak day at Letchworth (2 photos)

Random shots of prohibition signs at Letchworth Village

Xmas lights (2 photos)

Random shots of a house with decent Christmas lights.

Peculiar people and products in the Palisades (10 photos)

An odd collection of photos taken around Rockland on New Year's day.

Mt. Snow with Keizo (6 photos)

Keizo and I went with my parents up to Mount Snow for some boarding during our winter break.

Weekend at Stratton (15 photos)

We love to ski and snowboard, so we went to Stratton the next weekend, although Keizo didn't join us this time.

Puppies and Pretzels (7 photos)

Checking out puppies and pretzels at the Palisades Center with my brother and Amanda.

Exploring my car (12 photos)

Yep, I leave a laptop up in my car all the time, because I think I'm really important when I'm not. Just kidding, that's my iPod.

Road hazard ahead (1 photos)

Unusual signage on Old Mountain Road in Nyack while its guide rail was being replaced with a concrete embankment.

Stratton's Stickers (1 photos)

Gondola and chairlift graffiti always amuses me.

Yum, quesadillas (1 photos)

I prepared chicken quesadillas with my special salsa and guacamole on the side.

RPI Vagina Monologues (12 photos)

Surprisingly, there are girls at RPI, and they even have a sense of humor.

Iona Basketball (18 photos)

The first basketball game I ever saw live, amazingly. It was pretty cool overall I guess. At the end, people stormed the court, and the cops went into riot mode, so we got the F out.

Evil funeral home twins (1 photos)

Quite an interesting name for a funeral parlor.

Smoking kills (8 photos)

Kids lay on the grass in front of the Sage building to protest death.

M&M's: Live (5 photos)

After a night out at the movies, Will, Maria, and Nicole demonstrate what M&Ms look like when they're trapped.

Dunkin Donuts cares (1 photos)

They want my opinion on coffee. Now. Wait until they hear my opinions.

A whole watt of wires (2 photos)

A sneak peak into the behind the scenes A/V wiring in the Lally building.

Crossgates flyover guide signs (1 photos)

The Crossgates Mall uses some interesting traffic control devices, including this unusually detailed guide sign indicating the dashed pavement markings almost exactly as they appear.

Adult Swim (1 photos)

We got cockblocked at the pool because there was no one able to supervise us diving.

Freeze! Public Safety! (4 photos)

We were the most bad-ass Public Safety officers ever. New kids at school better know.

Rockabye Kyle (1 photos)

Kyle assed out on our couch

RPI 4/20 flash mob (3 photos)

That's a whole lot of hippies concentrated in a small area. Get a job!

PSC and Badfish at Northern Lights (13 photos)

It was the 4/20 show, of a Sublime cover band, and the crowd reflected that. I won the tickets by calling in to WRPI. I invited Celia, but she declined. I went alone anyway, she missed a good time.

Random robot poem (1 photos)

Wrote this on a white board in the Carnegie building. I figured the psychology majors would pore over it for a few minutes before concluding I'm crazy.

Fuck. (12 photos)

The sad demise of my 2000 Impala 9C1.

Around the apartment (2 photos)

One of my last days in good ol' Thompson house.

The Tattle Tales at Opus (22 photos)

My brother's not in the band anymore, but I was always a fan. For music, see www.thetattletales.com/

Trips at Grafton Lake (15 photos)

Raul and I enjoy the walking trails around Grafton Lake.

Ryan's Room (16 photos)

I lived in Ryan's room while he wasn't there for the summer. The original plan was to pretend like I wasn't living there, then move his things back to the exact same position they were in, but he knew I was living there so the joke value dropped dramatically.

Dickoff's puppy (2 photos)

John brought over his adorable new puppy for everyone to adore.

Fresh baked bread (4 photos)

I tried to make Italian bread fresh from scratch with mixed success. It was edible though.

Men u do (1 photos)

Oh, menudo, right. Not to be confused with the boy band by the same name. I was a little hesitant to try it, but as they say -- Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno!

GE HQ road trip (4 photos)

During an IMLP road trip to the GE HQ, we take in some random roadside scenes on the highways of CT, including a ridiculously old gas pump.

Holy crap huge spider (2 photos)

I've never seen a spider this large elsewhere (in a domestic setting). I was afraid of making a mess by squishing it, so I chased it out of my apartment.

OMG LOL (6 photos)

Pretty self explanatory. Saw this near my office. Plus some other views seen during my commute to GE's offices at Great Oaks.

Bus route signs (1 photos)

An example of unusual albeit correct bus-route signage.

Albany's bus station stop (15 photos)

Some random shots of the old buildings around the Albany Greyhound terminal.

The Maven of New Haven (3 photos)

I went to New Haven and got to meet Sukh Grewal. He never liked me, seemingly because I rejected some of his technical suggestions and defended my project. Later during and interview with GE, he was an interviewer, and I called him out on his B/S during the interview. I didn't get an offer, surprise, surprise.

NBC, NYC (25 photos)

GE sent the IMLPs on a field trip to NBC studios in NYC. After taking some touristy photos, we enjoyed the festivities. I "did the weather" during the studio tour. Afterwards I stayed in Brooklyn for the night. Mike and I watched someone on his street blowing glass.

Two from the Thruway (2 photos)

A very graphical vehicle and a random guardrail shot.

Talladega Nights gloryhole (2 photos)

Taking a moment to enjoy the promotional materials at the Crossgates theater.

IMLP Six Flags New England Trip (18 photos)

I got kicked off a ride and was refused an alcohol sale. Good job, Six Flags. It was raining anyway.

Kiosk BSOD fail (2 photos)

Seen at a random rest area on the way downstate from Albany.

Thoughts and thanks for trips (1 photos)

See photo description for more.

Faster than Fashion at Valentine's (44 photos)

Faster than Fashion playing a show at Valentine's in Albany, NY. See also: www.fasterthanfashion.com/

Water tower on watch (17 photos)

This water tower had what I would consider unusually high security. A telephone link seemingly provides telemetry but it's not clear how the cameras or motion sensors are set up to monitor. The camera follows motion, however. I literally danced around for 15 or more minutes watching the camera watch me.

Letchworth Village idiot (67 photos)

The decaying power plant at Letchworth Village, plus a quick stop in some of the admin and storage buildings.

Bulletproof (1 photos)

Going for a jog in Troy is already quite challenging because of the steep hills everywhere, but I'd challenge myself more by running while wearing this bulletproof vest to increase my core weight.

Will we leave Worcester? (12 photos)

After a trip to Cecilia ("see Celia"), I walked around Worcester in the morning because she didn't wake up as early as me. Plus some shots of signs seen on the way home.

Palisades over Hudson (2 photos)

A quick trip up the hills leading to the Hudson River's palisades.

Atypical Trailer on the Thruway (1 photos)

An amusing example of the impressive towing capacity of a Lincoln Towncar.

Anna Nicole Steph? (1 photos)

I swear, this looks exactly like a 40 year old blonde version of my friend Steph.

Escort operation (3 photos)

Oversized loads sometimes require escort vehicles. I'm certified to drive escort cars so I find it interesting when I see active operations.

Tweed things (3 photos)

Pines bumper sticker? Wow, you're cool, mystery person. I left a note on your car, but I never heard back from you. Blumpkin accomplished.

Sometimes scummy (3 photos)

Some of the most flattering photos ever

Nights in Nanuet (3 photos)

With nothing to do, we try shopping. We found a strangely offensive magnet set, and called it a night.

Hudson river from Rockland (2 photos)

High-up view of the Hudson river seen from Hook Mountain area.

Rockland parking lots (3 photos)

I get bored while waiting in a parking lot near the mall.

Failure to yield indeed (5 photos)

I got a ticket at this intersection for "failure to yield entering the roadway". Clearly, there is no stop nor yield nor any traffic control sign besides a solid line on the ground. Ironically, when I came back to take the picture, I grabbed a shot of a state trooper blowing through the intersection just the same. In court, I was able to establish that the officer ticketed me because I didn't come to a complete stop before entering the roadway. In fact, there was no requirement that I stop. The "failure to yield" violation should have only been issued if I had failed to stop, thus causing an imminent danger of collision, which I did not. The judge ruled in my favor and the violation was dismissed completely.

Lil Bex (2 photos)

Just grabbing some coffee with Rebecca.

US 9W in NY north to Albany (35 photos)

Forget the Thruway, take the scenic route, and waste a few extra hours taking in the real New York. Driving north on Route 9W from the traffic circle at Bear Mountain all the way to Albany.

What weak Wendy's (2 photos)

A rather unimpressive jalapeno burger from Wendy's. We didn't eat from this Wendy's much anyway.

RPI rollin' deep (4 photos)

Some of the last days at RPI, chillin' with my peeps.

Doesn't get much more random than this (8 photos)

Someone really should have thought a little harder before making that 'neat' novelty NYC skyline trinket. Random shot compilation.

2007 New York New Year (29 photos)

As winners always do, we celebrated New Year's with drinks, exotic food, and late night subway rides. We met strangers this night with the classic, "What's your favorite kind of shark, and why?" intro.

Through CT with Foster (9 photos)

Foster shows me where he'll be working. He didn't seem too thrilled.

Random roadside shots (10 photos)

One thing you can count on, if you're with Ian, you're going to spend a lot of time thinking about exotic cars, and if you're with me, you're going to spend a lot of time thinking about what Veteran's Affair K9 units do.

Exploring the elevator room (2 photos)

The elevator room in the Long Trail hotel at Stratton

As viewed in Vermont (7 photos)

Shots around Stratton Mountain and the Manchester Outlets.

Signs seen after snowboarding (3 photos)

Random road signs seen on Vermont's highways.

Keep off the tracks (27 photos)

A trip to Brooklyn just for fun, with stops in Times Square for good measure. Crazy protesters, sweet police cars, strange signs, and a woman's ID on the tracks for the L train.

Nice ceiling (2 photos)

Actually, the ceiling is just base white paint, you're just tripping balls.

All aboard (7 photos)

Actually, that's what they say on trains, not planes. Excited for my trip to Florida. The flight attendant was very flirtatious and we exchanged business cards.

Cancel that rental (5 photos)

I rented a Crown Vic online as part of the planning process. Needless to say it never happened because Priceline sucks it hard. However, the timing worked out oddly to provide the shot included here of the porta-potty truck losing it's load (yikes). Find out more about the Priceline BS here: ineedattention.com/business/2007/01/24/pricelinecom-sucks...

Chillin' with Barb & Dee (5 photos)

Around the house with my two favorite cops.

Florida State Fair (77 photos)

I have to say, this was a pretty sweet state fair. From farmstock to spam, they had everything.

Drive to Universal (10 photos)

Scenes from Florida's highways.

Universal Studios, sorta (32 photos)

We got to Universal Studios a bit late, so we just decided to get smashed at Margaritaville.

Escape from Universal (22 photos)

After leaving Universal Studios, we started the drive towards Miami Beach.

Miami Beach mamas (65 photos)

Spending the day in Miami Beach with Barb and Dee, checking out the beach, the stores, the bars, and the fountains filled with Cheerios.

Flying home (6 photos)

Shots from the plane on the landing approach towards New York.

Frank's Tire (1 photos)

"Frank's Tire!" That's how they always answer the phone. And the guy that runs the place is always wearing this stylish hat.

Big Tex (1 photos)

Actually, it's not the Big Tex that I know, but it also is called Big Tex apparently.

That's a lot of pee... (1 photos)

The full story is available here: ineedattention.com/government-politics/2007/02/04/urine-l...

The ride there (1 photos)

Random shot of another car, likely one that was driving poorly as usual, on the ride to Stratton, VT.

Mixed message method (1 photos)

An interesting illustration of "speed limit change ahead" combining a yellow warning template with a pictogram of a speed-limit sign, including its full text, assisted by a directional arrow to indicate "ahead". Despite that this is non-standard, I believe it is superior to the far more vague "End Speed Limit" or "End Speed Zone" signs that fail to indicate what the speed limit is changing to.

More of the Metropolis (6 photos)

Another evening spent at Mike's in Brooklyn. One of the last times I saw Pauline before her going-away party.

Heart attacks for hire (5 photos)

Also known as Wendy's. Maybe they tried the Baconator.

Hair today, gone tomorrow (2 photos)

Random kiosk at the Palisades Center, plus a random storage area underneath the mall.

Farm League at Opus (15 photos)

My brother's band at the now-defunct Opus at the always-defunct Palisades Center.

Five of 59 (5 photos)

Five random shots around Route 59 in Nanuet and West Nyack, NY.

Someone spilled (1 photos)

I took this photo, with a flash, to catch the attention of the girl whose heels are photographed. She spilled her drink all over the floor, and myself, and continued on with her drunken escapades. I wanted to remember this moment forever.

Vehicle in Vermont (1 photos)

Don't remember why I snapped this, but I'm sure he was driving like a tool if I did.

Nyack to Nanuet to Nicole (6 photos)

Nyack, Nanuet, and random graffiti by Nicole, all in one gallery.

Sushi with Ally (6 photos)

Enjoying rice balls and kaiten sushi with Allison at East.

New job in New York (13 photos)

Still nervously starting my new job in New York... It's a very well respected firm, so what could go wrong?

Piper of Port Authority (2 photos)

Random shot of a guy with bagpipes and a kilt at Port Authority (it was St. Patrick's Day).

Pearl River patriot (2 photos)

A real-life Patriot from GTA4 as seen in Pearl River, NY.

Trippy tweed pics (6 photos)

Shooting through a garage on Tweed.

A bit overbuilt? (1 photos)

The pedestrian path over 303 is a bit over-constructed IMO. This thing looks like it could handle a passenger train.

Thanks, ICE (2 photos)

Customs felt it necessary to steal my junket LED flashlight. Maybe they thought it was bacon.

Train technology (5 photos)

From the powerhouse, to the outhouse, we explore NJ transit physical plant.

Sushi, stop, sir (18 photos)

Couldn't believe it, but three of us left the bar, and only two of us made it to survive the night drinking in Union Square, or was it Central Park.

MTA macro (3 photos)

An in-depth look at the advertising, signage, and automated vending machines of the MTA (and or NJ Transit).

It's just random (5 photos)

You can't make sense of it, not unlike the warning label on a guitar hero controller.

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