October’s Randomized Photo Challenge Wrap-up

Posted on November 2, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

The point of October’s life challenge was to take a critical look at my life outside of work. Originally I had planned on taking pictures every hour throughout the day but I quickly realized that taking pictures at my work … Continue reading →

Monday October 31st – Last Day of the Randomized 5-9 Photo Blog

Posted on November 1, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today marks the 31st day of my randomized 5-9 photo blog. I’ve taken on average 10 pictures every night after work until I go to sleep. On the weekends I’ve taken on average one picture per hour. There’s a few … Continue reading →

Sunday October 30th – Another Guitar Project and Other Assorted Errands

Posted on November 1, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

With the help of my buddy Tony I managed to close out one of my guitar building projects. I built an electric guitar last year but I put a pretty mediocre bridge on it. So sometime last year I bought … Continue reading →

Saturday October 29th – The Devil’s Chase 10K, a Halloween Nor’easter, and Hypothermia

Posted on October 31, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today was epic. Despite staying out on the town until 12:30am, my friends and I managed to pull ourselves together enough to get to Salem, MA for a costume 10k. The name of the race was the Devil’s Chase so … Continue reading →

Friday October 28th – Halloween in Bean Town

Posted on October 29, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Tonight was part halloween celebration and part celebration of not hiking in NH :) It was fun to be able to hang out with my friends without having to drive 2 hours north. Also I’ve felt like I’ve missed out … Continue reading →

Thursday October 27th – Saving My Worms, Whiskey, and Microsoft Excel

Posted on October 29, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Tonight was a pretty successful yet probably uneventful evening. I had to troubleshoot my vermiculture composting bin because my worms were freaking out trying to crawl out of the bin. So I did some research and figured out how to … Continue reading →

Wednesday October 26th – Door to Door Service with Burritos and Dental Hygiene

Posted on October 29, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I gave a presentation at a conference for work. It was pretty far out in Boston suburbia so I had to take the commuter rail for almost an hour to get there. Then I took a $17 cab for … Continue reading →

Tuesday October 25th – Books, Biking, and Blogging

Posted on October 26, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

In my experience I’ve found that great Monday nights usually turn into to pretty mediocre Tuesdays at work. Work was lame for most of the day and after leaving work I was pretty tired so I decided to stay in … Continue reading →

Sunday October 23rd – The (Anti-Climactic) Aftermath

Posted on October 26, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

After the dust settled on the next day, activities included eating a gargantuan meal at Tilton Diner, paying off some school loans at home, a nap, more food, a bit of indoor biking to test out my bike trainer, and … Continue reading →

Saturday October 22nd – Mount Carrigain my 48th 4,000 Footer!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I embarked from the Loj with three of my close friends to go summit my 48th 4,000 footer. It was kind of a surreal experience in that it felt almost no different than any of the other peaks I’ve … Continue reading →

Monday October 24th – Climbing at MetroRock and the MassChallenge After Party

Posted on October 25, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Tonight was probably one of my best 5-9 experiences throughout this month. I headed to MetroRock to do some climbing after work which by itself was awesome. Then on my way home I got a call from Sarah who was … Continue reading →

Friday October 21st – Heading to Base Camp at the Loj

Posted on October 23, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I headed out to my buddy’s house for a lift up to NH. I have three friends who are all finishing their 48th 4,000 footer this weekend. One via the Franconia Ridge and one via the northern and southern … Continue reading →

Thursday October 20th – After Work Workout and OUTDOOR GEAR

Posted on October 21, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I felt pretty energized after work so I stayed a bit later in order to work out. The lab I work in has a set of free weights and other various exercise equipment so I am super lucky to avoid … Continue reading →

Wednesday October 19th – Turning the Quarter Century; Sick and Rainy with Great Food and Presents

Posted on October 20, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I was born 25 years ago at 5:55am today. My life has continually improved since then in quality of life, quality of friends, and quality of adventures. I have high hopes for the next quarter century, although that’s frightening to … Continue reading →

Tuesday October 18th – Half Day at Work, Sleeping, Laundry, and More Sleeping

Posted on October 19, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

It turns out that I was right. I was indeed coming down with a cold. I’ve spent many nights in a row getting 5 hours of sleep, many weekends in a row hiking through cold streams, all my coworkers are … Continue reading →

Sunday October 16th – Mt Isolation, Peak #47 with Keith and Amy

Posted on October 19, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today we made a 14 mile hike to hit my 47th peak, Mt Isolation. As it’s name indicates, its kind of out of the way and it takes a while to hike it. The trail was fairly washed out due … Continue reading →

Monday October 17th – A Case of the Mondays; Maple Syrup, Blogging, and a Beer

Posted on October 19, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I was rocking a pretty decent calorie deficit from hiking on Sunday so I ate my weight in carbs at work. Then when I got home I was craving sweets so I added some maple syrup to my tea. For … Continue reading →

Saturday October 15th – Tufts Alumni 5k Costume Champions

Posted on October 18, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today we got up approximately 15 minutes before the alumni homecoming 5k race at Tufts, aka The Jumbo Stampede 5k. Still semi-disoriented from the night before and getting less than 5 hours of sleep, we put on our rock climbing … Continue reading →

Friday October 14th – Over the Hill and Under the Influence

Posted on October 17, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Friday was excellent. I got the chance to hang out with a lot of friends and in the process I carb-loaded for the Tufts Alumni 5k by drinking some really good beer. We went out to dinner and then hit … Continue reading →

Thursday October 13th – Happiness and Climbing

Posted on October 15, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I headed to the climbing gym after work to climb with Sarah. I got a few pictures from the gym but missed four alarms while I was climbing so there’s only 6 pictures on this post. I was initially … Continue reading →

Wednesday October 12 – Nutrition on Plaidurday

Posted on October 14, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today after work I headed to Tufts for a young alumni forum with a few Tufts entrepreneurs and a handful of undergrads. It was great to see some old friends, make some new friends, and to drop some knowledge on … Continue reading →

Tuesday October 11th – Coffee, Beer, Hockey, and Car Sharing

Posted on October 12, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today after work I was feeling motivated (albiet largely undercaffienated) so I headed to Boston Common Coffee after work. I had gone there yesterday on Columbus day and decided to give it a 2nd shot. Definitely scored at A+ again; … Continue reading →

Monday October 10th – My Once Every Two Years Shopping Experience

Posted on October 12, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I generally try to avoid clothes shopping like the plague but considering it’s probably been a few years, I think that it was about time to make the plunge. I wish that every weekend was a three-day weekend because it’d … Continue reading →

Sunday October 9th – Summiting Owls Head and Beer at the Loj

Posted on October 12, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

6:00 - Various foods for breakfast after sleeping almost 12 hours.

This weekend had easily the nicest weather I’ve ever experienced in the White Mountains; both days were 75F, sunny, and clear with a nice breeze … Continue reading →

Saturday October 8th – Heading to 13 Falls Campsite

Posted on October 11, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

It came to my attention (via my lovely girlfriend Sarah) that my month challenge of taking pictures of my non-work life happened to fall on a period of time where I was trying to finish my 48 peaks. Therefore, the … Continue reading →

Friday October 7th – Weekend Adventure #2 Peak Weekend

Posted on October 10, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I had a super unproductive day at work and after three unproductive meetings I decided to take off early to prep for the glory that would be my three day weekend. My gf and I planned a two-day hiking … Continue reading →

Thursday October 6th – Thirsty at Lord Hobo’s

Posted on October 7, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

In honor of it being the 4th day of the work-week, my friends and I decided to try this new beer bar near Central Square after work called Lord Hobo’s. They apparently have one of the best selections of beer … Continue reading →

Wednesday October 5th – Laundry and Packing for the Weekend

Posted on October 6, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Again, reading "50 Jobs in 50 States" while waiting for the bus after work.

Lounging on the commuter rail reading my book, much more pleasant than driving in traffic.

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Tuesday October 4th – Climbing at MetroRock

Posted on October 5, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Catching a ride to the train station on the way to MetroRock to do some climbing. Bought a Groupon a few months ago for a month-long membership, woot!

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Monday October 3rd – Final Touches On the Guitar

Posted on October 4, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today was my first weeknight for this month’s blog. Therefore, my phone battery probably works because I’m not in the middle of New Hampshire. I found an app for my Android phone that will randomly alarm between two set times. … Continue reading →

Sunday October 2nd – More Rain in the White Mountains

Posted on October 4, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today’s weather was more of the same, only there was just more of it. Luckily there was room in the lean-to for us to stay (instead of our tent) so life was a bit dryer than we had anticipated. We … Continue reading →

Saturday October 1st – October Rain in the White Mountains

Posted on October 3, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

The first day of this month’s challenge involved me hiking in the white mountains of New Hampshire. I’m dangerously close to finishing my 48 peaks in NH over 4,000 feet so I set out with two of my buddies to … Continue reading →

October 2011 – A Randomized Photojournal of My 5-9 Life

Posted on October 1, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

This October I turn 25, thus crossing over the first quarter century of my life :) In general I am pretty happy with how I have spent the past 25 years of my life; playing sports, enjoying the outdoors, going … Continue reading →