1st of all, the nice thing about realizing your problem is workaholism, that’s kind of cool… because for me it revolves around a passion (or need?) for creative problem solving… maybe it’s control issues, not wanting to be wrong… who knows (or cares)? So… when that’s the problem, I get to use it against itself– […]
Author Archive for CouchSurfingOri
Hi. My name is Ori, and I’m a workaholic.
Published by August 10th, 2008 in announcements and rant. 1 CommentI haven’t written much. I’ve started twice, and have those entries saved… it’s just that someone else’s life was involved since January, and it’s not really fair to put someone else’s life on public exhibition. I also haven’t been CouchSurfing all that much– although I did hit a few states on business, and made sure […]
George Carlin - we shall miss you! (He died for those who didn’t know)
Published by June 23rd, 2008 in announcements. 0 CommentsGeorge Carlin. What an inspiration. Heart failure at 71….
Gosh…. some would say I am so morbid. I haven’t blogged in forever… I did get to couch surf some, since my last post- but that’s another post. My last post was about my dog dying, and this one’s about George Carlin.
Some of my favorite George Carlin […]
Peanut Bengal will be missed forever. I have that Whitney Houston song stuck in my head… “And I… will always love you” complete with Saxophone solo. Peanut was a Shlepard…. 1/2 lab, 1/2 shepard. I got the call this morning from my parents. When they called last night to tell me, I had already passed […]
Hey you! Yeah you! Read this, help save a life!
Published by March 15th, 2008 in good deeds. 0 CommentsIsn’t he cute? I haven’t done video editing in a while. This was worth losing sleep over. We’re almost at half way– it looks like Sam’s going to get his surgery!
SAVE A LIFE! Very time sensitive!
Published by March 13th, 2008 in announcements and good deeds. 0 CommentsMy new friend Kristin just found out 1 week ago that her very best friend in the world, Sam The Poodle, has a medical condition, that if untreated will kill him. Sam is one year old, and her very best friend in the world! PLEASE, go to his new site and make a […]
Ever heard the term “Wow, you got a great deal on that! Did it fall off of a truck or something?” My new bed actually did!
Movie Reviews and Reminiscing - who we were makes who we are.
Published by March 5th, 2008 in movie reviews and rant. 1 CommentWhile watching many movies lately, I was reminded by one about my past. Skim past the movie reviews to get to it, or read the reviews, and then get to it!
Got a laptop? Shake things up at the Waffle House!
Published by March 3rd, 2008 in business, misc, rant and travel. 1 CommentWith over 36 streets named “PeachTree” and a waffle house on every 3 blocks of those, it’s easy to get lost in Atlanta. I’m glad I have my GPS, of course, but sometimes it’s nice to just “Get lost.” I found this Waffle House out of convenience… it’s across the street from Skizzy’s […]
Some days are better than others… sometimes it’s weeks…. Poor Angela.
Published by February 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 1 CommentI think I’ve been all right. I’m exercising often, eating fairly well, and have had an internet connection that’s steady. I haven’t been able to order internet from Comcast, Adelphia, AT&T… and AT&T had purchased Bellsouth as well as many other DSL providers that used to service the area. Frigging monopoly! […]
If anyone remembers my Road-Cappuccino-caused fatness story (basically, I drank them at every gas station, and when it got cold I stopped exercising, and then got to my fattest, and my dad even made fun of me and called me fat), I had gotten to 215 pounds without exercising, and even had one of those […]
Tetris + Dreams = Independent Lady Magazine decision.
Published by February 22nd, 2008 in announcements, business and summary. 0 CommentsRobert Stickgold and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School in 1994 actually proved that the Tetris Effect exists. You can read about it in Scientific American. The term can be seen in Wikipedia as well. What Stickgold and associates proved was a new understanding of what dreams are…. that the brain […]
I may have done something bad. What to do??
Published by February 21st, 2008 in business, design, opinion and rant. 9 CommentsI mention Independent Lady Magazine a little too frequently lately. Last night, (I still haven’t slept… though not just because of this) in the middle of the night, I decided that I’d set up a MySpace page for Independent Lady Magazine and then I went and designed a few mock covers… no false […]
You can make money with google ads?
Published by February 19th, 2008 in Information, announcements and business. 2 CommentsSo, I mentioned that I’m actually stationary for a tiny bit. One of the people I saw lecture while on the road was Joel Comm. This guy practically invented the internet (he DID invent what is now “Yahoo Games”), and is a god-like figure for people who believe in Google AdSense. What is it, and […]
Getting in shape! Mental and physical fitness go hand in hand!
Published by February 19th, 2008 in Information. 1 CommentI did mention that my new adventure is keeping me in one place for a little bit… One benefit of not being on the road as much is that I can exercise on a regular basis, and watch what I eat! True story– I WEIGHED THE MOST THAT I’VE EVER WEIGHED… Just last month!
My NEW adventure!
Published by February 19th, 2008 in adventure, announcements and business. 1 CommentWhere in the world is Couch Surfing Ori? That’s what the text message often says. Joe of Couch 56 sends it every month, sometimes more frequently. His wife recently took to Couch Surfing, and was even my 1st guest at my new place. So… based on the fact that you know my definition of adventure […]
Independent Lady Magazine - Here’s the man to hire as your editor!
Published by February 6th, 2008 in humor and rant. 0 CommentsSeriously! I did not modify this in any way! The punctuation, spacing, and spelling…. this is a straight-up cut/paste job. It’s a pretty long reply, considering that Mr. Independent Lady Magazine said not to write, ’cause my emails will not be read. So… he read my e-mail and replied. I simply can not get angry […]
Independent Lady Magazine - a case study in marketing and education
Published by February 6th, 2008 in Information, business and rant. 0 CommentsI’ve couch surfed for over a year now… and the whole time I was doing it, and even now, I kept educating myself. Audio books, books, online courses, forums, seminars with the best in the world, and conversations with the same. Most my education on this trip was about business and marketing. […]
Independent Lady Magazine
Published by February 5th, 2008 in Information, business, design, humor, opinion and rant. 2 CommentsIndependent lady magazine is the name of a project I was going to take on. I’ll tell you about it, since you know I hate having my time wasted, and this is a wonderful story of time wasting. Angela was looking for projects for me, and found someone on CraigsList.org that needed a magazine […]
A day of rollercoasters… a great deal… great movies… and mental struggle.
Published by January 4th, 2008 in misc and movie reviews. 2 CommentsI woke up today, after my 1st “full night’s sleep” in a long long time. I guess I really needed it. My running time had improved by 6.5 minutes, which is huge. Jeffery leaves movies looping for Charlie, his dog. When I got back from running, I noticed that one of my all time favorite […]
Again… spur of the moment! “When are you leaving? Or are you moving in?” “Hmmmm… I thought I’d leave.” “If you want to stay one more night, we can go to Magic Mountain… I was going to wake you up and ask… but I saw that you sent me an email at 5:30am- and I […]
I find New Year’s Resolutions to be a pain in the ass…I can remember being a kid, being slightly overweight, and starting every year with a list of new year’s resolutions… and then failing. The end result is that I lost belief in myself. I thought perhaps I can’t meet goals, or […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! And.. with the new year, comes a new year of Couch Surfing!
Published by January 1st, 2008 in opinion and summary. 1 CommentYes…. I’ve been doing this officially for 1 year today! There’s still so many things I haven’t gotten to tell you. Perhaps because it takes a long time to type, perhaps it takes a longer time to go through the photos. Either way… I’ll get to it eventually. This e-mail is to wish you a […]
Thanksgiving day parade pics are back up!
Published by December 21st, 2007 in announcements. 0 CommentsSponsors have a way of wanting things their way, and that’s understood. When I volunteered to work at the Ronald McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, I agreed to their terms. One of these was that all pictures had to get approved before being posted. I had not realized this, so had posted them quickly- […]
CouchSurfer smashes into concrete pole! Concrete wins! You can help!
Published by December 20th, 2007 in adventure and photography. 1 Comment*sigh* When I used to spin out, crash into something, get hurt, fall, or anything that scares most people… I used to say “Adventure!” and smile about it. Smashing into stuff is getting old. I might do it all day long, if it weren’t for the costs involved! I wrote about […]
Since I was bitching that there’s no Hannukah songs– check out this awesome spoof that Skizzy (Couch 24) sent me! Y’all heard of Soulja Boy, right (sort of hard not to, these days… it’s like the modern-day hip-hop Macarena)? Here’s Kosher Boy:
The future is here! Check out Kindle: Amazon’s amazing new reading device!
Published by December 12th, 2007 in Information. 0 CommentsI’ve read articles for a few years now about the new “thin-monitor / electronic paper” technologies that were being researched (and lead by NEC as I recall). Here’s what seems to be the 1st one out- Amazon’s Kindle. This thing lets you read books, blogs, the news, and wikipedia electronically — even in […]
crashing into a ditch… again!
Published by December 10th, 2007 in adventure, humor, photography and travel. 0 CommentsDriving from Chicago to Omaha in snow was scary’ish… I thought I was tough shit for driving through a snow storm. A snowstorm that had just started, and was flurrying. That is child’s play compared to the storm I drove through from Omaha, Nebraska to Salt Lake City, Utah. Oh my […]
Drove through my 1st snow-storm! Back in Nebraska!
Published by December 5th, 2007 in adventure and travel. 0 CommentsI’ve never driven through a snow-storm. I was definitely watching my thermostat this time. In January, I got smashed up pretty good when I drove on some black ice, got spun around, got hit by an suv, spun around 3 more times, and hit a concrete wall. Since then I had learned that you’re supposed […]
Happy Hannukah! Here’s a song for you.
Published by December 5th, 2007 in humor, music and video. 1 CommentHey everyone! Happy Hannukah! Yeah… You’ve been hearing Christmas sale ads, and Christmas melodies since like… I don’t know.. June this year? They didn’t even wait for Thanksgiving to start the sales-spam. So.. here’s a cool little song for us jews. I was actually going to make one myself! I came up with some […]
From the Designer of the CouchSurfingOri Logo!
Published by November 27th, 2007 in Information. 0 Comments Johnny Winslow, artist extrodinaire, funny guy, great friend, and my favorite person to eat Pho (Vietnamese soup) with is the guy that designed the CouchSurfingOri logo.
Johnny is an amazing artist, and has shown me many of his superb designs for clients. More exciting than his client work is his passionate artistic stuff […]
Time for some RAM! Speed up your computer. My new workflow- additional silver lining.
Published by November 27th, 2007 in Information and Tutorials. 1 CommentSummary: Ori’s computer is in the shop, and his rental couldn’t keep up.. until he upgraded it. Having the laptop in the shop gave him a chance to recreate how he does his work. Check it out (especially if you wonder how Ori’s pictures are so darn colorful)
I’m going to be on the Nick Digilio show!!!
Published by November 23rd, 2007 in Interviews and adventure. 3 CommentsIf you haven’t listened to him, check out Nick Digilio. You can listen live at WGN Radio tonight at midnight (Chicago time) . Or on Nick’s Podcast. If you have time to kill, check out his audio archives! This was how I killed a lot of time in Maryland.
Meeting Tomorrow — they saved the day!
Published by November 23rd, 2007 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsAll I have to say is that if you need a laptop, or projector, or meeting equipment… you need to check out www.MeetingTomorrow.com - it’s awesome…. they can ship your equipment overnight (with industrial packaging that’s easy to ship back). I’ve got so much to tell you about Brooklyn and Chicago, but I have had […]
I’m in love with a fat girl — Live performance by Couch 60
Published by November 16th, 2007 in Couches, humor, music and video. 1 CommentAt couch 60, the guys never stop! There’s always musicians or rappers coming through. They have “Vibe” sessions — where people just make lyrics up as they go… or music up as they go… Here’s one such session (I have a few more, but video takes a while to process, so… you’re […]
Ok! All right! Finally! I just deleted my site last night, and re-uploaded it , in order to set it up to be faster. It seems to have worked. I expected lots of errors, and feared to lose all my data. Thankfully, my technical skills were good enough to get this going. So… now the […]
CouchSurfingOri - influencing young minds!
Published by November 3rd, 2007 in Information, Press, business, events and photography. 1 CommentWhen I started this trip, one of my intentions was to speak to school children about adventures, about living your dreams, about photography, and of course about making sure you question authority! I have to admit that I’ve been sort of slacking in that department (pursuing the presentations), but as you all know, I got […]
