<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:39:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>James VanValkenburgh</title><description>Completely Random</description><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (james)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>415</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-1033574491421220958</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-08T18:39:34.316-05:00</atom:updated><title>Holidays 2</title><atom:summary type='text'>I am still around.  Times are changing and with sites like Flickr and Facebook the need for personal blogs might be coming to an end.  Time is the real issue I guess.  Who knows, perhaps someday I will be back a bit more than I am now.</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2009/01/holidays-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-1904290352923343484</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-08T18:38:01.106-05:00</atom:updated><title>Holidays</title><atom:summary type='text'>    </atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2009/01/holidays.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-6807577813851586087</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-09T07:43:45.551-05:00</atom:updated><title>Joel's Wedding</title><atom:summary type='text'>


Charlie Dances, kinda

Joel's Wedding pics.

Charlie!

Pre Wedding</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/11/joels-wedding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-1951501092633619711</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-07T19:57:16.939-05:00</atom:updated><title>More pics</title><atom:summary type='text'>



    </atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/11/more-pics.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-7251423904142150777</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-03T08:53:03.005-05:00</atom:updated><title>Test for Nakornping Thai Portland</title><atom:summary type='text'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=956u_ykB3Po

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sswbeMR42lY&amp;feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muoL5OkjM_c&amp;feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFxZDZKoQME&amp;feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9f2XYX_RAg&amp;feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnSw-0Ut0jk&amp;feature=related







</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/10/test_30.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-4135506780208691755</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-24T09:14:59.718-04:00</atom:updated><title>SNL</title><atom:summary type='text'>This has got to be the most dead on SNL impersonation ever:

</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/10/snl.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-5272789516616763640</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-04T22:09:11.252-04:00</atom:updated><title>Joel and Kelley's Wedding</title><atom:summary type='text'>    

More pics.</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/10/joel-and-kelleys-wedding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-437147297296224754</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-03T22:25:59.160-04:00</atom:updated><title>Hot Pocket</title><atom:summary type='text'></atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/10/hot-pocket.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-5844410234939247093</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-10T22:40:06.382-04:00</atom:updated><title>Andrew Zimmern in Maine</title><atom:summary type='text'>I was watching the fun Thailand episode of Andrew Zimmern last night. he went to Phuket. Next week he goes to Sicily, then Goa, then Paris.  Anyways on November 18th will be the Maine episode.  I am curious what Maine has to offer as odd foods.

I can't wait to see it.  The show airs on the travel channel after one of my favorite shows, no reservations.


</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/09/i-was-watching-fun-thailand-episode-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-4696823917281923531</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-10T07:34:10.726-04:00</atom:updated><title>Man says he's eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972</title><atom:summary type='text'>FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A 54-year-old man says his obsessive-compulsive disorder drove him to eat 23,000 Big Macs in 36 years. Fifty-four-year-old Don Gorske says he hit the milestone last month, continuing a pleasurable obsession that began May 17, 1972 when he got his first car. 

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's </atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/09/man-says-hes-eaten-23000-big-macs-since.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-8071895345276502250</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-07T23:31:27.515-04:00</atom:updated><title>St Louis</title><atom:summary type='text'>My 12th trip for business but I actually took a picture!

</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/09/st-louis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-246984923743098795</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-09T19:36:26.087-04:00</atom:updated><title>Lake Day</title><atom:summary type='text'></atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/09/lake-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-7441000708194060300</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-30T10:19:17.218-04:00</atom:updated><title>Spaced Rave Scene</title><atom:summary type='text'>Spaced just came out for DVD here in the US.  This is a pretty classic scene to a very good show.

</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/08/spaced-rave-scene.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-2721014914476006832</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-25T22:08:39.423-04:00</atom:updated><title>Monday Silly Kitty Video</title><atom:summary type='text'>Cat Calculates Risk @ Yahoo! Video</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/08/monday-silly-kitty-video.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-3722982821277853432</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-18T19:23:21.423-04:00</atom:updated><title>Keeping with my recent Turtle obsession!</title><atom:summary type='text'>More Turtles!</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/08/keeping-with-my-recent-turtle-obsession.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-4002735339689794308</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-17T22:30:46.817-04:00</atom:updated><title>Picture Test</title><atom:summary type='text'>

I just realized I can link pictures from my Flickr account.  This is much easier.
It looks a little off but seems ok.

We had a nice day at Nannie's today.</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/08/picture-test.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-3090342277708743938</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-01T07:33:17.339-04:00</atom:updated><title>Killer Turtle</title><atom:summary type='text'>Killer Tortoise @ Yahoo! Video</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/08/killer-turtle.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-8717861912919707663</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-29T22:27:21.708-04:00</atom:updated><title>today's junk!</title><atom:summary type='text'>Police?

Know how to walk?

Honey, I'm going to take the tank.

classic

And the freakout pic....</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/todays-junk.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-4131314772349792138</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-18T07:07:06.819-04:00</atom:updated><title>25 Classic Death Scenes</title><atom:summary type='text'>EW has a list of 25 classic death scenes. These are pretty good.

List</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/25-classic-death-scenes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-3925741223082265485</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-14T23:23:28.902-04:00</atom:updated><title>May and Ton</title><atom:summary type='text'>Below are some pics and videos from a wedding I went to. This was a fun time.
I wonder if Karaoke is the norm?

Here are some pics.





    </atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/may-and-ton-my-first-thai-wedding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-3891296476426747758</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-10T22:51:57.669-04:00</atom:updated><title>Where is Matt is back</title><atom:summary type='text'>This is his third video I believe. I love these things.

Much better Here.

</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/where-is-matt-is-back.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-8848076951290010138</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-07T23:25:24.163-04:00</atom:updated><title></title><atom:summary type='text'>    </atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-5674899957391099977</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-05T11:49:11.890-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Beehive</title><atom:summary type='text'>
     



This guy had a fun Beehive video.</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/beehive.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-5544732051758412849</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-01T19:51:08.226-04:00</atom:updated><title>July</title><atom:summary type='text'>

July is here. I went to visit my grandmother with Grimmay and his Fiancee. I also just returned from a long weekend in Acadia. We had afew good hikes between the rain.

</atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/july.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229067.post-3076417725333627748</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-01T19:44:12.610-04:00</atom:updated><title>Point Break on Blu-Ray</title><atom:summary type='text'>

To quote Aint it Cool News:

This film is pure retarded bliss. Casting Keanu Reeves as a surfing detective… well, it’s mad genius of the obvious sort. That said – Patrick Swayze owns this movie. He’s a god. He’s one of the absolute coolest bad guys of all time.
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I agree. I always loved this film. It has an energy that Reeves eventually matched with Speed. I </atom:summary><link>http://jamesvanvalkenburgh.com/2008/07/point-break-on-blu-ray.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (james)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>