‘Baltimore’ Archive
This entry was posted February 11th, 2008 and has 1 comment.
After a week in China, I arrived back in Baltimore on Friday evening. The trip was so much fun as well as being an amazing experience. This is a trip that I won’t soon forget.
So, now it’s back to normal life and back to work tomorrow. But for one last blog on the topic, I’ll share some of my favorite photos from the trip. Just click on the thumbnail to see the larger version.
There are more after the jump.
The full gallery of photos is now on Picasa.
Continue reading Home Sweet Baltimore
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, travel
This entry was posted January 12th, 2008 and has 5 comments.
If you were at Soul Cannon’s show last night at The Ottobar, it is very hard to argue that statement.
Continue reading Soul Cannon is the Best Band in Baltimore
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, music
This entry was posted November 29th, 2007 and has 9 comments.
I guess this makes it official. Last night I got my non-refundable plane ticket to Shanghai. I’ll be flying American Airlines, leaving on January 31 and returning to the States on February 8. This will give me 7 full days and 2 half-days to spend exploring Shanghai and Beijing.
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My flight there leaves at 7:40 am, goes through Detroit and arrives in Shanghai at 3:25 pm. But, with the time change, that 3:25 pm (China time) will actually feel like 2:25 am. So all tolled, I will be traveling for about 18.5 hours. Jet lag anyone?
Continue reading Got my Plane Ticket
Posted in Baltimore, China, Chris Walbert, life, travel
This entry was posted November 25th, 2007 and has 3 comments.
The best part of any holiday is the time we set aside to spend with family. Over the years, some of my best memories are of times spent with my cousins during the holiday season. I’ve been blessed with a large extended family, including 18 first cousins on my mother’s side. As I grow older, the relationships I have with my cousins also grow, even if the amount of time we spend together does not.
Growing up, my cousins Ryan, Ellen and Kathryn lived right around the corner from my family. Ryan and I were best friends and spent just about every minute we could hanging out, especially during the summer. Whether it was riding bikes through the neighborhood, building forts, or just exploring, there was never a boring day. Over the years as our lives got busier, the amount of time Ryan and I spent together diminished. However, the significance of that time never has.
During the most recent Thanksgiving and Christmas family celebrations, I’ve really been struck with one thought. My cousins aren’t little kids anymore, they’re all real people that are genuinely intelligent and interesting. I would be friends with them even if we weren’t related. These are the same people that I’ve spent so many hours goofing off with, but recently we all hit this point where we were able to relate to each other as adults. My cousins are now getting married and having kids of their own, going to grad school, and following their various passions in life.
Continue reading Thanksgiving with Family
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, life
This entry was posted November 13th, 2007 and has 2 comments.
No that’s not just a clever, metaphorical title, it’s actually what I’ve been doing over the past few days.
A couple of months ago, my friend Chrissy moved to Shanghai, China to take a job as the head of youth ministry for a church there. She’s anxious for friends to come visit, as I’m sure anyone who moves by themselves to another country is. So, her brother Ron and I decided we would plan a trip to go visit.
I’m really excited about the idea of visiting and exploring a country on the other side of the world. I definitely never thought this is a place I would go, but what an amazing opportunity. Plus, we’ll be there the first week of February, which is during Chinese New Year! This trip is definitely going to be an amazing experience and one that I’m really looking forward to.
The only downside is that there are so many things you need to do before you can actually go.
Continue reading Planning a Trip to China
Posted in Baltimore, China, Chris Walbert, life, travel
This entry was posted October 31st, 2007 and has 1 comment.
I just took a quick trip to Giant to get some Halloween candy for tonight’s trick or treaters. Today is absolutely beautiful. 65 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and a nice breeze.
Since I work out in the country a bit, and not in downtown Baltimore, I actually get to see trees on my way to and from work. It’s days like today that make me especially glad that I live in the mid-Atlantic where we get to experience four seasons. It’s been unseasonably warm so far this fall, but leaves on the trees are finally starting to change.
This weekend is the end of Daylight Savings. I cannot stand when it gets dark early. I’ll have to sit outside for at least 15 minutes every day this winter or I’ll go insane. At least this means that it will be cold enough to snowboard soon.
Continue reading The Perfect Fall Day
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, life
This entry was posted October 16th, 2007 and has no nomments.
After all of the drama surrounding the Chicago Marathon last weekend, it was a welcome sight to wake up to a beautifully sunny, chilly Saturday morning. The heat and humidity left Baltimore just in time for this year’s event.
I joined over 14,000 people, from other countries, 48 states, and of course throughout Maryland, for the 7th annual Baltimore Marathon. The weather was perfect, which helped fuel the tremendous energy that you could feel just walking (or running) through downtown.
Continue reading Baltimore Half Marathon
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, life, running
This entry was posted October 12th, 2007 and has no nomments.
If you’ve made it here, you obviously are aware that chriswalbert.com is the new home of my blog. If you are new here, thanks for checking it out. Hopefully you’ll find something that interests you. Leave a comment, and start a discussion.
A huge thanks and shout out goes to my good friend of many, many years Dustin Pfeifer for designing and implementing this site. As you can see, Dustin is a top notch front-end web designer. Additionally, he is a mastermind when it comes to CSS.
Dustin now runs a web development and marketing company. If you or your company need any work done, I highly recommend you talk with Dustin.
I’m very excited to have this new, more personalized blog up and running. Not that there is anything wrong with a Wordpress template, but it’s nice to have something that reflects me a bit more.
It is a beautiful fall day, so go out and enjoy it. Be sure to check back here regularly and update your bookmarks, links, etc. to chriswalbert.com.
Continue reading New Blog Site
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, advertising, business, marketing, technology
This entry was posted October 9th, 2007 and has 1 comment.
That’s right. The best show on television can be viewed on Comcast On Demand right now. Season 1 will be available until October 28. Then, hopefully they will continue playing the other seasons up until Season 5 premieres in January 2008.
I watched episode 1 last night. Even though I’ve seen it before, I still love watching The Wire. This show is just so well written and real. So much so that it can almost be hard to watch some times. Season 1 is really focused on the drug game and the battle between Avon Barksdale’s crew and the police. The most notable quote from this episode is when Carver, a detective, says this about the drug war. “You can’t call this a war.” Why’s that? “War’s end.”
Continue reading The Wire is On Demand
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, life, television
This entry was posted September 26th, 2007 and has 3 comments.
Let me run an idea by you. This is one of the things that I really enjoy about blogging. Sometimes you just need to get an idea down, and see if it’s worth pursuing.
As anyone who knows me in real life knows, each winter for the past 5 years, whatever house I’ve lived in has hosted a large, semi-formal Christmas Party. Each year seems to get bigger and even more fun. Last year was an absolute blast. Throughout the night we probably had 150 people in our Hampden duplex, each of whom was well-dressed, somewhat well-behaved, and definitely enjoying themselves.
An idea came to me this morning, as we have already begun planning this year’s party.
Continue reading Christmas Party Sponsorship
Posted in Baltimore, Chris Walbert, advertising, business, food, life, marketing, music, technology
