Jim Goings

I Love Portland

jimgoings — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:55:47 +0000

Where else can you get serenaded by Elvis on your way to Baja Fresh? Awesome. This particular Elvis had some mild body odor, but it was probably due to the heat from the stage lights.

2008 Hood to Coast

jimgoings — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:38:27 +0000

I drove van 1 of the Jive 2008 Hood to Coast team this year. It was 30+ hours of driving in two days, but totally fun.

Jive 2008 Hood to Coast from Jim Goings on Vimeo.

I posted a bunch of Hood to Coast pics on Flickr too.

Sophie Grace - First Pictures

jimgoings — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:56:44 +0000

Horses

jimgoings — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:27:27 +0000

Yeah, this is dorky, but I must proclaim my excitement at having finally acquiring a horse in Lord of the Rings Online. My character, Gesariel, is on the left (with the shield). Mirluin, one of my gaming buddies, is on the right. We got our horses at the same time.

Random Pics

jimgoings — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:28:30 +0000

I had a few pics that I meant to blog and kept forgetting. Here they are in no particular order or relevence.

Nate and Michelle at Aura for happy hour.

Wreck on the 26. I don’t think anyone was hurt.

Jive recruiter doing his thing. I hear his pitch and questions to candidates about 5 times a day. I think I could recite it all from memory.

Miriam singing on Rock Band!

Remodeling Levi’s Room

jimgoings — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:50:37 +0000

Beck and I spent the last 3 days remodeling Levi’s room entirely. We even put in a new door. We aren’t quite done, so I won’t go into detail in this post. Here’s a sneak preview of the work we’re doing though…

Blogging From My iPhone

jimgoings — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:51:05 +0000

I’m blogging from my iPhone which is awesome. No more saying, “I’ll have to remember to blog about that later.”

Trask River Camping

jimgoings — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:28:42 +0000

We set out to go camping this weekend at Jones Creek and even left work a little early to beat the rush. Jen came with us and brought her two dogs. The dogs did great together in the van. Nate and Michelle set out first and by the time we got to Jones Creek, it was full and Nate and Michelle were nowhere to be found. Luckily, we spotted them on the highway and flagged them down.

We headed to Tillamook in hopes that the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center would help us find another place to camp. We got there at 5:01, just after they closed. Jen called Joleine who was helping us look for alternative sites online. Everything seemed full already. Luck was on our side though and Nate spotted a flyer with a list of campgrounds. He started dialing for dollars. He finally reached a place that had two spots open right next to each other. We didn’t ask any other questions and headed straight there.

What we got was the two worst spots in the place, right next to the entrace of the park and near the highway. The good news was that it was remote and traffic was very light. However, it was an OHV park and there were lots of dirt bikes and quads making a lot of noise.

On the upside, we had lots of room (literally about a hundred yards) to ourselves, shady trees that kept the tents cool all day, and not much to complain about. The noise stopped at about 10pm when the red necks turned off their country music.

We explored the river a bit and let the dogs run around in the water. It was a great trip despite the rocky beginning. Thanks to Nate for finding a place at the last minute - he saved the weekend!

You can view the entire set of pictures on Flickr.

Hot Day

jimgoings — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:11:27 +0000

Chibby and I went to see Hancock earlier today. It was pretty good, but the first half was way better than the last half. I wasn’t a fan of the plot twist and thought the movie lost focus. Charlize Theron is easy on the eyes though.

On the way back, we stopped at Home Depot to get a much needed sprinkler for the front lawn. After I mowed the lawn, the kids played for a bit.

Karate Belt Test

jimgoings — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:41:59 +0000

Yesterday, my brood all tested for new belts in Karate. Check out the video below. You can also watch this video in High Definition on Vimeo.

Karate Belt Test from Jim Goings on Vimeo.