Brain Blenders

Hotel 21c Museum

This is one of the coolest hotels I have ever stayed in, and it's not in the middle of New York, or Vegas, or San Francisco. It's the Hotel 21c Museum in Louisville, KY. In this photo I am standing in front of the elevators looking at a GIANT video of myself with letters falling down on my frame bouncing off spelling out words like "justify" and "pandering" and "cheesy art props", kidding about the last one. It's just one more example of how 21c Museum Hotel has raised the bar on boutique hotels, and brought a very cool vibe into the otherwise, Holiday-Innness of the hotel traveler.

One of the things they highlight are these little red penguins. And by little and red, I mean 4 feet tall and flaming red. I am dedicating a picture album to the hotel and some of the things I have experienced here in the coming days. I am actually at the beginning of a several day trip that will culminate into several weeks of action. Look for all the documentation here on BrainBlenders. The a.brain North American Tour has begun - here's to hoping I can continue to run throughout my adventure.

Photo Album - with more pics coming in the next few days

Pac-Man's Skull

This is awesome! I know you'll love it, be creeped out by it, and ultimately hope that one day your own head would look this way - if you own head could be placed on display as a skull.
An artist collaborated with a paleontologist to recreate what the video game Pac-Man's skull would look like if it had in fact, existed and then died from apparent ghost-induced homicide. Kidding on the last part, clearly Donkey Kong did him in. This only further speaks to the fact that video games have been a critical part of our culture for some time...and it seems they will only increase in awareness. 

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Lap of Luxury

Every once and awhile I get the opportunity to travel on a private plane when a group of coworkers need to be somewhere without the hassle of going a day before, spending the night, eating dinner...and everything else that goes with it. Just a meeting, in and out!

Couple of weeks ago I went to Sheboygan, WI for a meeting in a small plane...and the ride was kinda rough. But, the great thing about the ride was that I was the steward during the flight on the way up. I have never desired to be an "air waiter", but found myself in the position of being the closest to the coffee during the flight.

So I served coffee and passed out bagels all from the back of the plane sitting on an igloo cooler. Not the most glamorous of travel...being a steward on a plane no larger than a custom van with wings. But, at least I'm adding to my resume. If anyone needs an air-clown on a tiny plane in the near future...contact me.

Love at first use!

People, let me tell you about my best friend...ok, well not my best friend, but a super-cool coffee maker called the Keurig. The Keurig is a single cup coffee maker that utilizes coffee pods to deliver the same, exact desired taste every time you make a cup. One of the best features is the ease of use. Simply drop the pod in the top of the Keurig and press a button - boom, coffee! It's hot, tastes great and the clean up is a simple as pulling the pod out and throwing it away. For those one cup situations this is the coffee maker to own.

We bought the cheaper one available at Target called the B-40. This more than meets our needs, but they have larger ones with varying sizes and neat little screens if you need more glowing screens in your house. But, as for me and mine the Keurig is taking top honors right now. Coffee-on!!