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We will miss you Conan!

Coco for short

Posted by outkastz on Saturday January 23, 2010 2:31 am

Well, its over. The last episode of the "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" aired tonight. It was just as funny as the first yet the saddest thing to watch in ever. Yes, in ever. I've been a big fan of Conan since I first started watching Late Night back in 2001.  I've got the Conan DVDs (including Triumph!) and an autographed "got milk" picture of O'Brien. Tonight was a very very sad night for me. As sad as it was, it couldn't have ended any better. Conan strapped up and played lead guitar along with ZZTOP in a final performance of "Freebird" featuring Will Ferrell as lead vocals and lead cowbell. Although the final show nearly put me in tears, it only makes me long for September. (September being the earliest Conan can have his own show again) It was a great 7 months in my opinion. NBC Universal really screwed this one up. Here's to hoping Jay Leno won't want to become a Java Programmer anytime soon. As always, I'm with Coco.

OutKastz.Com Next Level Event

THE OKDC GETAWAY CRUISE - IM ON A BOAT REMIX

Posted by outkastz on Saturday January 16, 2010 9:29 pm

So far nothing official has been set....BUT.... OutKastz.com is planning an official event. This isn't the ordinary go to Universal Studios crap either, this is the real deal. So Eric Gotti, put down the Droid (nice phone btw, and why do both Erics have Droids?) and pay attention. Here is the deal, OutKastz.com will be taking over a cruise, well....not officially taking over, but it is an official event (that counts doesn't it?) No cruise ship or date has been picked yet, but just from the look of things it will most likely be for 5 days and headed to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Cozumel, Mexico during one of the breaks in the 2010-2011 school year. (Leaving out of Tampa, FL of course)

After doing some research, I've found that Carnival cruises will be the most affordable, which brings me down to the most important part: the cost. Here is how I see it, Cruises are expensive. Can't really hide that. Although they are expensive, if planned properly they can be somewhat affordable. Here is the break down, cruises require a non refundable deposit 3 months in advance to lock in the lowest rate. Since we are planning over a year ahead we should have no issues getting that money together. Currently the going rate of the cruise that we are looking at is roughly $279 + tax and gratuity based on double occupancy. (should be around $422.01) What does that mean for us? It means we will need to put away $50/month until the cruise. Leaving us with a good $600+ by the time of the cruise. Meaning all expenses will be paid and money will be left over for shore excursions and/or casino ;-)

Although not all may commit, making sure the money is somewhere we cannot touch it is crucial to the success of this cruise. All of us will need to be held accountable and certain options might be put in place, such as an OutKastz.com savings account that only one person has access to remove money, yet all have access to view or something like a safe to store the money in. I'll do my best to create an online account tracker/checking system so that all monies are accounted for. 

I personally would like all OKDC members to attend this event. (You hear me O'Callaghan?!?)

OKDC Event - Universal Studios Mardi Gras

Akon- March 6, 2010/ Flo Rida - April 10, 2010

Posted by outkastz on Saturday January 16, 2010 3:11 pm

It seems that this event has become a tradition of sorts. Universal Studios Mardi Gras has been an event on OutKastz.com for the last 4 years now. Past artists include Sean Paul, LL Cool J (2) and Nelly. Other Mardi Gras trips have happened yet those weren't official, This year we are planning two trips. First to go see Akon on March 6th and then Flo Rida on April 10th. Normal details below - Sorry! Team Member Comp Tickets are not valid for these event dates. OKDC Recommends purchasing an annual pass to Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure here (Yes, they have flex pay - no credit check required)

 

• Who - OKDC Crew and others
• What - Universal Studios MardiGras Concert Event
• When - March 6, 2010 and April 10, 2010
• Where - Universal Studios Orlando, FL
• Cost - Depends - No OKDC Pricing for this event.

OKDC Event - Birthday Party

Over 6 Years In The Making!

Posted by outkastz on Monday December 14, 2009 4:05 pm

Its hard to believe but OutKastz.com indirectly turned 6 years old in November! I can only say its indirectly 6 years old  because I haven't really had the domain "OutKastz.com" for 6 years but the same 1337 content has been up on various servers and various domains for 6 years and counting. The first few years didn't even contain a dot com domain, I was a subdomain (chad.Eric1207.com) and was learning macromedia flash. From there I ventured into the .tk "domains" and had survived off of free hosting from serv.xignahosting.com while running the first version of "Griggy.tk" after the site grew out of the .tk redirector it had moved on to the free .be domain with mspaint.be. Why MSPAINT.be? Well, mspaint was/is a running hacker community joke in which a "script kiddie" asks how one hacks a screen name/anything. The hacker then responds with some sort of mspaint plugin/proxy support to make the little nub go and search around for a non exisitant tool. In anycase, the .be domains were free so I snagged "chAdZ.be" and ran with that domain for some time. The year was up and the domain was expiring so I renewed it for another year (Price gouging, the domain renewal was $36.00 or something crazy expensive) so I needed to look for other options. I decided to bite the bullet and purhcase some hosting and a .com and do it right, but what domain? The first screen name I had ever cracked/hacked on aim was "OutKastz" and so the domain was born and has been online since the end of 2006. 

 

Enough of the boring stuff, back to the topic so I flipped my phone. OutKastz.com is sponsoring another Universal Studios party! Typical information to follow below:

• Who: Who else? The OutKastz.com crew and friends
• What: OKDC:The Birthday
• When: Sunday, January 3, 2010
• Where: Universal Studios Orlando, FL
• Why: 6 years!!!
• Cost: Ask GottiBoy or $20
• Transportation can be provided

Hurry and buy your ticket as they are limited.

OKDC Camping Trip Update

As seen on kellydani.com

Posted by outkastz on Monday December 14, 2009 1:14 pm

Great success! Despite a few minor setbacks, the first official OKDC camping trip was a blast. We got a later start than planned (not surprising to anyone, I’m sure) and had to set up the tents in the dark, but Chad managed to get a good fire going, and Alyssa had Christmas lights which we strung up across the camp, which helped with the lighting. When the ranger came by, we were told we had too many tents on the site, but GottiBoyTellEm managed to smooth things over, and we were good to go for the night. Once set up was complete, we enjoyed hotdogs and Chef Boyardee for dinner, and s’mores for dessert. Quiet time began at 11, and we did our best to keep our voices down, but after we decided to turn in for the night, we were invaded by raccoons. Chad and David did their best to chase them off, but they kept returning, chattering and whining, throughout the night. Chad had a little too much fun scaring them off, but it must have worked, because they didn’t give us any trouble the next night. Saturday morning we awoke and discovered a large bird walking around the campsite. He walked right over to GottiBoy’s tent, clearly ready for his walk. Later, we had brunch consisting of bananas, bacon and eggs, and more hotdogs. After we ate, we piled into the van and headed to the birdwalk. We didn’t see too many birds, but we definitely watched as GottiBoy birdwalked next to the birdwalk sign. From there we traveled to the nature trail and enjoyed the canopy walk across a bridge suspended 25 feet in the air, right through the tree tops. After crossing the bridge we climbed the tower and enjoyed a spectacular view of Myakka River Park from a dizzying height of 75 feet. It was a perspective we don’t often get to experience, and though the swaying of the tower in the wind was a bit unsettling, the view was well worth the venture. After completing the nature trail (and seeing a disappointingly little amount of “nature” along the way), we headed back to camp. I was still a little shaky from the tower, so I laid down for a nap, while the rest of the group explored the lake and concessions, then made a trip in to town for provisions. When they returned we started a fire, not as easy a task as it had been the previous night, and had an old-fashioned campfire cookout of hamburgers and (more) hotdogs. We considered attending the seminar on spiders at the main campfire, but ended up staying at our campsite. As quiet time approached, and the mosquitoes started biting, we turned in for the night. We awoke Sunday morning to rain beating down on the tents, and quickly began packing up. Fortunately, by the time we had the insides of the tents packed, the rain ceased, and we were able to break down the tents and pack up the campsite without getting too wet. Though it was an earlier departure than we had intended, I think we were all happy to get home and showered, and back to bed for some.