Oh so blue

Guess where this is.

Better bed setup

My buddy Jim decided to make a post to feature his bed setup to accompany my bed setup. He has claimed in a comment from my previous bed setup post that his is superior. I disagree. And to prove so, I have taken the time with my state-of-the-art computer graphics software to develop a stunningly detailed representation of my bed layout with notes on why it is clearly better then Jim's.

Bed setup

I have 4 pillows for my bed. Up until about 2 weeks ago, I would push 3 into a corner, and just use 1 for my head…. possibly using another to wrap my arm around. Now, I surround my self with pillows on my queen bed. I used a really hi-tech graphics program to illustrate as you can see above. The body is me, and those small rectangles are my pillows

Red tree

Find Gustad

Click pic and find me

Hearst tower

Hearst tower

Tree to sky

Zubin and Cyrus

flower on water

Great Dane

A beautiful great dane I spotted in central park earlier today in the park. Notice how its head is well above the woman’s elbow height. I’d guess she was about 5 foot 9.

Why can’t my colleagues at work figure out how to take a picture of me?

A bus passes by

screws and rods

My cousin Alyssa just went through an amazing long corrective surgery for her scoliosis. It’s been less than a week since she has gone under the knife, and she is already walking on her own… she is so strong and brave, it’s really amazing. Another remarkable thing is this X-Ray of her back after the surgery…. 5 screws and 1 rod later. Click the picture to enlarge

Sweet ride

Oh Porsche, how miss ye

Here's looking at you

my eye

My eye, with lots of water on all the hairs.

Roughing the intense weather intense weather in my glacier glasses

Keep on trekking.

Edvarch Munch

A pic i took when at MOMA durring the Edvarch Munch exhibit.

Toby Maguire spotting

I got to see Toby Maguire filming Spiderman 3! I took this pic at Lex and 57th, at the “Oscorp” building around 3:30 pm today.

This is a new friend I made in some side town on the way to Chimborazo in Ecuador. He took a liking to me after seeing the food I purchased on the street, and following me for several blocks before I had to get in my van. Poor little guy.

Alien life form or AMS stricken Gustad?

So I had first experience of altitude sickness while attempting the summit of Cotopaxi in Ecuador. And it really sucked. I really should have allowed several more days of acclimatization. AMS = Acute Mountain Sickness. Large headache as if my head was going to explode, slightly bloody nose, easily run out of breath (I would get so out of breather after packing my bag, I would need to take a break from it!), and worst of all Loss of appetite!!! I lost about 8 pounds on the trip.

Anyway, this is me coming down from Cotopaxi totally warn out, and with some bad sunburn on my nose. Don't get me wrong, the climb was amazing, and i had a great time.

I’m back. This is one of my favorite pics form my Ecuador trip. I took this pic at an altitude of about 18,000 feet while climbing Cotopaxi of the sun rising. It’s one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen… and the pic doesn’t do any justice to the real thing.

That fence kind of ruins the pic. This is beside the “mall” central park.

Smacked the fly out of him

This huge fly was doing what it does best (flying of course). So I used my cat like reflexes to knock it out of the air with a whip.

David Blaine or super 13 foot tall giant?

Quick summary for those of you who don’t know what’s going on in this pic. Magician David Blaine, put him self in his personal aquarium filled with about 2,000 gallons of slightly salty water at 96 degrees for 8 days. It was in the center of Lincoln Center in New York City for the public to see at any time of the day or night. On the 8th day he attempted to hold his breath for close to 9 minutes to beat the world record, but didn’t make it… he was able to hold his breath for a little over 7 seconds. I think it’s because he was in such pain from the liver damage, skin problems, his liquid diet, and inability to sleep properly at night.

So, I was wondering… what would happen in say 50-100 years when everybody forgets (hope not) about this magician… or if aliens come to earth and see this picture. They will think it’s some freakishly large human (see how large he looks compared to the other people near him) being kept in this embryonic like fetal state. It must be the only way we can keep this freakishly large 13 foot giant alive. And it seems they are keeping a fire alarm in the tank to…

The field reflecting off my glasses at the Yankees / Blue Jays game today.

George Lucas sighting

Across the street of my apartment is a bar/restaurant. A few days ago, I was looking out my window, and who do I see… George Lucas!

600 ton crane

So I look out my window and I see this MASSIVE all-terrain / movable crane.
The Liebherr LTM1500 Crane
Telescopic bomb goes to 276 feet… then the lattice jib can be another 300 feet its self, but I think the one on it is about 150-200 feet. It weighs in at about 211,640 pounds. Able to lift almost 600 tons. That’s 1,189,000 pounds. Just the 3 counterweights I saw on it were a total of 45 tons.
It has 8 axles, and 7 have independent steering. I was able to find one for sale at 2.2 million bucks.
See more of the pics I took here. Don’t get confused by my camera lens… look for key objects to compare sizes with such as the cars, and people in the shots. (notice in this pic the size of the building behind it)

water drop high speed camera

A water drop I caught on cam… this is the drop after it hit the water in the bowl, and creating several times the volume of water to rebound upwards.

hope it's not windy up here

I was in Connecticut for the weekend. Did some hiking.