the thoughts and musings of Justin Thorp; the <strong>21</strong> year old college student...son...brother...child of God...friend...boyfriend...and internet geeknoreply@blogger.com (Justin)Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:36:11 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com232125http://thorpus.blogspot.com/en-ushttp://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/07/blog-moved-to-justinthorpcom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sat, 2 Jul 2005 22:14:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-112035692469975920My blog has moved to JustinThorp.com.Go there to see my thoughts on anything and everything.3http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/moving-soon-word-press-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:40:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111996260566519776I am in the process of migrating my Through My Eyes Blog to a different web host. I will also be using WordPress for my blog.I will also be at JustinThorp.com0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/apple-store-grand-opening-grand-rapids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:21:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111973089383343533 Apple Store in GR Originally uploaded by thorpus. This morning we woke up early and went to Grand Rapids for the Grand Opening of an Apple Store at the Woodlands Mall.When we got into the mall, we heard a roar of people. You would have thought that it was the opening of a new Star Wars movie or that there was a geek convention in town. When we got there there were 200-300 people in line.1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/grand-rapids-is-gearing-up-for-apple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:41:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111961715639628340Grand Rapids is gearing up for getting it's own Apple Store. The Grand Rapids Press writes about some of the preparations at the Woodlands Mall. They say the Apple Store launch will be their biggest store launch yet.I will be there. I won't be there when the mall opens at 7am. I will try to take some photos of the grand opening and post them.0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/panera-bread-sticky-hands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:48:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111940167248191513Panera Bread is easily my favorite place to eat.When I was eating there on Sunday with my family, my mom made the observation that at the stations where you put away dishes and throw away trash they should have things of sanitizer. Your hands get sticky when your throwing away the trash and you need something to clean them off with. So Panera Executives, work on that...0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/are-you-geek-enoughipod-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:22:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111927752235227746Apparently there is a iPod Linux Kernel out there. If you are tired of Apple's iPod OS, you can free yourself.Wow...this is too much, lol.1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/justin-thorp-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:15:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111924112343673298Check out my first podcast of the Justin Thorp Show. (.mp3 3.5mb)You can subscribe to it using my blog's feed.0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/movie-batman-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:03:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111915450278089284As my friends can tell ya, it takes a lot for me to stay into a movie. I will usually start to get really tired and start to doze off.The movie Batman Begins kept me into it everystep of the way. Christopher Nolan directed this series prequel. Nolan brings a stroke of excellence to what most would consider to be a struggling series. Recently, the last two Batman movies had received bismal 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/podcast-coming-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:23:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111913722329818531I am working on doing a podcast. It will probably just be ramblings about my life. Episode One should be coming soon.0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/chef-justin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111913664461307829I made dinner last night for the family. It was fun. With going back to Rochester in the fall I need to get better at cooking.I got a little ambitious and found some interesting recipes of the internet and didn't want to just make something simple. I made fetta cheese-stuffed turkey burgers. They are served on a pita with romaine lettuce and peppers.One other plus of being able to cook better 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/apple-store-is-opening-in-grand-rapids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:20:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111901724199534433There is an Apple Store opening in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on June 25th. I'm pumped. Who wants to go that Saturday morning and stand in line to be some of the first people that get in?If your part of the first thousand people in the store, you get a free t-shirt. They are also going to give a bunch of huge prizes away.0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/two-must-have-cds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:26:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111897304431138955Recently two cds have come out that have absolutely knocked my socks off.One day I was flipping through Apple iTunes, I must have been a little bored or something, I found Shawn McDonald. He has a very fun acoustic raw kind of sound. He is a very talented guitarist. His lyrics are pretty intense. It sounds like he had a pretty intense up bringing. Shawn McDonald's Live in Seattle album is a must 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/birthday-weekend-part-3-indianapolis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:08:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111888340114618922Sunday - June 12, 2005Sunday morning I woke up around 7:30/8ish. Krista had to be at church around 9am. She is the head of the first impressions ministry at her church. That is the ministry that makes sure everything looks good to people that might not necessarily go to church will feel comfortable. It was pretty cool. It was funny because Krista was the one giving orders. She ran a tight 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/birthday-weekend-part-2-lansingindy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:12:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111871302344348904Saturday - June 11, 2005Friday nite was mega hot out so I slept in the basement. I woke up to my dad telling me that I had a package that had arrived. Alex, my beautiful girl friend who is currently in Rochester, had sent my b-day present in the mail and it had just came. So I open it and she got me a copy of the Complete Hitchhikers Guide the Galaxy (all the books.) Our first date was seeing 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/birthday-weekend-part-1-lansing-mi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:04:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111871148619768529Friday - June 10, 2005So Friday was my birthday, I had to work. Work was fun. I had my W3C WAI EOWG conference call first thing in the morning. We are talking more about the redesign of the WAI web site. It should be launching in the near future. I'm excited. Later, the guys at work bought me lunch which was fun. We we went to Crunchies which is our favorite, whole in the wall bar/restaurant 1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/happy-b-day-to-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Fri, 10 Jun 2005 07:24:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111840272198632316I turn 21 today! Beer and Cake at my house tonite.1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/drink-slurpee-win-itunes-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Thu, 9 Jun 2005 13:19:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111833774468027338It has been really hot here in Michigan the last few days. It has gotten up into the high 80s & low 90s the last few days.Well to beat the heat you should go to Seven Eleven (7-11) and get a big Slurpee. According to iPodLounge, there is a huge promotion starting where on specially marked Slurpees you can get a free iTunes Music Song. They are giving away eight million songs...wow.0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/michael-jackson-trialwho-really-cares.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Thu, 9 Jun 2005 13:03:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111833661123976891One thing that has been the top of the news lately is that the jury in the Michael Jackson Child Molestation trial is in deliberations over the charges. I turn on Sean Hannity yesterday, expecting some good liberal bashing, what do I get? They are doing analysis of the different members of the jury.My questions is..WHO CARES? (Apparently not too many people.)I think we should pray for Michael 1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/apples-arrogance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:42:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111806892938892634 Longhorn: You'll find it in Tiger Originally uploaded by jmissig. One of the fun things about being an Apple user is their just blatant arrogance about their superiority over their competitors.The photo was taken at Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference which is taking place in San Francisco this week. Steve Job's keynote is in a couple hours. We will be able to find out if there is1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/credit-cards-starting-in-iraq.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111791372002062326A cool story coming out of Iraq. Credit and Debit Cards are starting to be distributed in Iraq. Getting people to use "plastic" in a very cash oriented culture will help to revive the economy in Iraq.USA Today - For first time, shoppers will have creditSome business owners say they are excited about the cards. The cards are "very useful for not only businessmen but for common people as you do 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/movie-cinderella-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Sat, 4 Jun 2005 11:24:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111789977864969899Yesterday I saw the movie Cinderella Man with Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti and directed by Ron Howard.This movie is about James J. Braddock, who is a depression era boxer. He is a man who was a great boxer but ran out of steam and lost all of his credibility. But during the depression, when everyone thought that all hope was lost, James Braddock was able to make a comeback 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/busy-busy-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111776463513087427I have been really busy lately. After my little trip to MIT, I have spent the last two days getting back into the swing of things at Michigan State. We have a couple of big projects on the table with them right now. One of them I'm in the process of wrapping up. I am kind of excited about it. I think their new web site is going to help them a lot.I am also excited about doing more of my work 1http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/06/back-from-w3c-mit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Wed, 1 Jun 2005 09:56:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111763483360010832Last night I got back in from Boston around 11:15pm.It was a really good couple of days. It was fun walking around the MIT campus and being able to see a little bit of Cambridge. I met with some people about work they want me to do for W3C WAI. One of the highlights of the trip was that I got to meet Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. I sat next to him at lunch yesterday 0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/05/my-hotel-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Mon, 30 May 2005 07:36:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111745297787317820 my hotel room Originally uploaded by thorpus. I got into Boston probably about 10:00pm last night and hopped into a taxi. After about a 20 minute taxi ride, I was in Cambridge at my hotel.The Kendall Hotel is pretty nice. I guess its restored from an old fire house that was built back in 1894. My room is pretty cute. It looks like something out of the 1890s but it has internet access,0http://thorpus.blogspot.com/2005/05/quick-trip-to-boston.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Fri, 27 May 2005 22:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240902.post-111724910073927717I found out today that I am going to Boston on Sunday. I am going to be meeting with some W3C Web Accessibility Initiative staff on Monday and Tuesday at MIT. It is a short trip but it should be a fun little break from my normal routine. It will be a great oppurtunity to meet and get to know some people better.Let me know if you want me to send you a postcard from Boston.0