A Tripp and Tyler video from the Chick-fil-A Leadercast.
8 Tips on Writing (Not Typing)
May 11th, 2010 by Tripp | rantsAs someone who’s written over 50 book reports, 30 letters, 31 envelops, 18 poems, 5 journals and 1 constitution let me give you a bit of advice on writing.
You don’t have to have a high school diploma to use college ruled paper.
(Also don’t worry about a diploma if your windshield advertises your car stereo.)
Never write in cursive if you foresee using a capital Q. No one knows that’s not a 2.
A number two pencil is not something thin you leave in the toilet.
If your pen stops working, try drawing a lot of circles really fast.
If your pencil stops working, try using a pen.
If that pen stops working, make a paper airplane.
If your airplane sucks, God doesn’t want you to be a writer.
Shampoo. A poem.
May 10th, 2010 by Tripp | poetryYou’re the only one
Daily that I need
You’re the only one
Daily I long to squeeze
Without you my poor head
Becomes extremely waxy
I look like a different person
One who drives a taxi
Or if, even worse
I go two or more days without
My head looks freshly birthed
like I literally just slid out
Apricot Jasmine Mint
You leave the shiniest sheen
But what the @#$% do those things
Have to do with getting clean?
Now, compared to most women
I have very little hair
Still I fill my whole hand with you
It can’t hurt, and I don’t care
I like the way you feel
Slippery and Slimy.
Especially when your residue
Runs right down through my hiney
Twenty minutes later
After zoning into hot air
I can’t seem to remember
If I already washed my hair
Oh well, it doesn’t matter
As long as I still have heat
It clearly states on the bottle
is okay to rinse, lather, and repeat
And, my hair isn’t all
You are making cleaner
The longer that I lather
the cleaner I get each finger
Wait. Something doesn’t feel right
This I can’t believe
I somehow used the wrong bottle
What the heck is Summer’s Eve?
The Chick-fil-A Leadercast
May 7th, 2010 by Tripp | Uncategorized
Today I’m hosting the Chick-fil-A Leadercast with former CNN news anchor, Sachi Koto.
AS PROMISED – BUY THE SIGNATURE PACKAGE FOR 1 CENT LESS HERE!
Just go to the Giant Impact Storefront and use the coupon code: Tripp. It’s only a cent, I know. But if all 65,000 of you buy one here, then collectively you save 65,000 cents. I can’t even fathom that amount of cents.
I’m excited to post our videos sketches soon.
Back to the Future II (video)
May 3rd, 2010 by Tripp | catalyst, videosNot the one you’re thinking. Ours. From Catalyst West.
3D Announcements
April 30th, 2010 by Tripp | catalyst, videosA not-boring way Tyler and I have discovered to give announcements at events.
(if you have glasses, wear them. it does work)
I’ll be adding more episodes to this very post all weekend, so check back when you have a spare moment between reading all of my other posts.
How to Wake Up Happy
April 29th, 2010 by Tripp | rantsI’d bet my lukewarm coffee that in 1997 you woke up every morning to one of the following horrific sounds.
“Bee Bee Bee Beep… Bee Bee Bee Beep….”
or
“Bwaahhh… Bwahhh… Bwahhh… Bwahhh…”
Now, most of us have replaced our digital clock radios with our cell phones that offer less obtrusive sounds like a harp, a symphony, or a steamboat foghorn. But, let’s be honest. No sound is soothing enough to ease the pain of waking up suddenly. None of us have ever rolled over and thought, “What beautiful music. I’m so glad to be awake. I think I’ll immediately get out of bed and help a homeless person”
We spend the majority of our lives hating to wake up.
Not me.
I’ve learned how to wake up everyday at exactly the right time feeling good* with no alarm clock. It’s fantastic, but it takes some effort at first. Here are the steps I took.
1. Take all clocks out of your room.
2. Decide when you want to wake up.
3. Go to sleep.
4. When you wake up, get up.
5. Repeat this every day for two weeks (try to wake up at the exact same time every day)
That’s it. This method requires some faith and some trial and error, but it works.
You’ll be tempted to try this on nights that it would be okay to sleep in. Don’t do that, because you will. A healthy fear of oversleeping is the key ingredient your body needs to remember when to wake.
This isn’t a prank. I’ve been waking up this way for years, and let me assure you. Waking up naturally to silence is 1000 times better than having your unicorn dreams interrupted by a high pitched electronic scream.
Who’s willing to try this and report back?
NOTE: I still use an alarm clock on mornings after late nights or on mornings I have to get up especially early.
*exceptions: mornings after buffalo wings, mornings after someone I love dies, mornings Tyler has a better blog post than me, mornings I wake up in my parents bed
Friday Five
April 29th, 2010 by Tripp | friday fiveSix Flags Guy For Real
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AMAZING SPECIAL EFFECTS!!!!
Who Doesn’t Have This Already?
Fascinating
Inspiring
BROKEN IS BEAUTIFUL from PEOPLE OF THE SECOND CHANCE on Vimeo.
Top Moments at Catalyst
April 26th, 2010 by Tripp | catalyst, videosHere are some Catalyst West moments I’ll never forget.
1. Seeing my time machine for the first time.
Not a Delorion. A Fiero.
2. Telling everyone from stage to take out their balls.
I didn’t know how else to say it.
3. 3D Announcements
I’ll be posting these videos later.
4. Finding my car
One night I left my rental behind in a shopping center parking lot. The next morning I was a little nervous about having a ticket on my windshield or that my car had been towed. I never expected to find this.
5. mooning the catalyst staff
I thought it was a great photo idea, and all the girls promised to turn around. Liars.
6. Not being able to get rid of Tyler backstage.
It was impossible
