Jon, Angelina, Taylor and Ethan » Miscellaneous

Mancation 2010

Jon Sung — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:49:25 +0000

I just got back from a weekend spent up in the north woods of Michigan for some snowmobiling and skiing. This was the annual “mancation” that started back in 2005 during my Vegas bachelor party. For the past number of years, “mancation” has always been at Vegas. This year, we decided to rough it out with winter sports up in Harbor Springs, MI and the Boyne resort area. It was the first time I went snowmobiling and it was amazing. We rented snowmobiles for 4 hours and traveled all over the area through the north woods of Michigan.

Here’s a clip of the action that I took on my iPhone.

Tailgating

Jon Sung — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:51:56 +0000

Another annual event I look forward to every year is catching a Miami Redhawks football game with a group of my buddies. For past 3 years, we’ve always gone to a popular German bar on campus prior to kickoff to enjoy a couple beers in traditional steins and their well known soft pretzels. This year we decided to change it up a little and actually do some serious tailgating at the fields outside the football stadium. We brought the grill, corn hole sets, a Heineken mini keg, the whole nine yards…Miami was playing Bowling Green, one would think that the in-state rival game would draw a significant crowd for some tailgating action. I mean, what college doesn’t tailgate during football season?

Well, to our surprise we were completely shocked and deflated when we drove onto the tailgating area right outside the stadium (after paying $10 bucks to a couple of ROTC students dressed in fatigues) to find out that we were not only the FIRST ones to show up for some tailgating….but the ONLY ones to tailgate! To all Miami students, you should all be ashamed of yourselves…where’s the love of the game?

From November 2009

This was the student section at the game:

From November 2009

How do you spell OHIO?

Jon Sung — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:28:05 +0000

I’m all about doing things in life that lead to great stories. Here’s one worth telling because I’ll never hear the end of it from those who know me. On Saturday, Sept 19, my good friends Coop, McNew, Cupp, Plunkett, Daley and Blackburn attended our annual trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan to catch a Michigan football game. Needless to say, this has become quite an event we look forward to each year for some tailgating in the morning, lots of beer, football, great food and company. Well, being that all of us are Buckeye fans (with the exception of Coop, which is the reason we get to go to the game in the first place), it never feels quite right to cheer for Big Blue. Well, this year we decided to pull a fast one on Michigan soil. We decided it would be awesome to get a picture by spelling out O-H-I-O in front of the block M at the Stadium. Now, when you combine the risk of getting your butt kicked because of what we were about to do along with being hammered, a lot of confusion and fear sets in, which can cause a guy to lose sight of where and what to do…

This first photo was our first attempt and as you can see…I was supposed to be the “I”.

From September 2009

Our second attempt was a SUCCESS, except this time, I was told to be the “O” so I wouldn’t screw it up…

From September 2009

Laugh it up….again, I live to be able to tell stories

Any Given Sunday

Jon Sung — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:49 +0000

The Cincinnati Bengals are finally having a year that’s been a long time coming. First place in the division and a 7-2 record going into Week 11 of the 2009 season. Clearly I attribute the team’s success to the newly appointed cheer squad. They come out in full uniform every Sunday ready to root their team on! WHO-DEY!!!!!

From November 2009

Cooking for the Masses

Jon Sung — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:12:45 +0000

Every year, I volunteer cooking chicken and grilling corn with some of my closest friends at a local high school fundraiser called AlterFest. This festival attracts thousands of people every year and the Chicken Dinner has become quite famous at the event. The event is held throughout Labor Day weekend. Quite ironically, the event raises money for a private Catholic school system by providing gambling and drinking (kinda funny – “Gambling for God” is what I’ve heard the locals call it). Below is a documentary I took this year on the chicken grilling experience. Nothing like a keg of beer, mass quantities of food, grease and fire to make a man happy!!!!!

Here’s a shoutout to Willie Bruns and Coop for always making it a great experience! Thanks guys!

The video was taken in 5 Parts, so you’ll need to start with Part I by clicking on the thumbnails inside the video player.

This is an event I