The last few months I’ve been trying to get outside as much as possible and this past weekend Jeff Rosenberg and I borrowed a car and drove out of the city to Bear Mountain. We got sandwiches from a deli on our way and ate on top of a rock looking out over the Hudson. Pretty great that all you need is a view to make a 5 dollar turkey sandwich the most delicious thing you’ve eaten all week.
Despite a great lunch on the way up, the summit of Bear Mountain was slightly disappointing- apparently there’s a paved road that runs to the top. When you spend 2 hours hunched over cold rocks and dirt you don’t want to reach the peak only to see a bus full of Asian tourists, infants in strollers and overweight people in motor scooters. Still, the view was amazing and my love for getting out of the city is unfazed.
One thing I resolved to do on this last hike was to try and be more patient and stay in the moment. I think one of my biggest flaws is my inability to be satisfied without looking forward to the next satisfying thing. I realized this as I was walking through the woods telling Jeff how “In the Spring, we should do this every weekend.” There is no need to look forward to the Spring when I’m hiking up a mountain on a beautiful Fall day, right? Right.
PS, I realized there’s an unforeseen bonus to all this hiking lately- having really sick pictures taken of yourself.
Dave “Sticks” Fishel - pictured above with Vinnie - is the director behind some really nice looking Jake and Amir’s like “Bless You” and “Sleeping Pills.” He’s participating in a film contest and deserves your vote.
Go vote for his film! (It’s called A Treatise on the Nature of Friendship)
Hey guys, sorry if you think my new facebook group is rude but I couldn’t just sit around and do NOTHING anymore.
If you’re a Pat Cassels fan you should probably be loving the front page of CollegeHumor right now. Four thumbnails!
As much as I disagree with pretty much everything McCain stands for, this is a cool thing for him to do. Videos like this one are truly terrifying for intelligent people no matter which candidate you support.
The Jake and Amir trailer contest is over, and man was it awesome. (Here’s my favorite, but you should watch them all.) It’s funny to think that our fans are actually more talented than Amir and I are. But the editors aren’t the only people who did something really cool for us, a dude named Stephen sent us this epic poster about a week into the contest.
So now we have everything except an actual movie. Two for three is pretty chill though.
This weekend a few of the guys from work and I went hiking. We took the Metro North train about an hour towards Poughkeepsie and got off in Cold Spring. I always love an opportunity to get out of the city and be somewhere where I can see real horizons, feel the sun on my face and pee against a tree. Typically, I break up the monotony of city living by going home to Connecticut. And while I can appreciate the escape of being in my own town, it sometimes feels like I’m leaving one routine for another.
It was really great going somewhere new.
Also, one little piece of advice. Kevin has a tradition for when he goes hiking: When he’s done, he eats ice cream. I highly recommend that this fall everyone hikes up a mountain and then drinks a chocolate milkshake.
I really like this video on CollegeHumor.
Get excited, Jake
Get excited, world. I can’t wait to post about this when it’s ready.
Can anyone tell me what song this is?
