Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
White water rafting in Natahala NC
This is a Kodak photo kiosk copy from 10 years ago off of my sisters actual photo from (???) 14 years ago? I think the pic was taken in May of 1995? I should really know that, because of everything else going on then. Hmmm. Yea, 1995. For definite sure. So the color is whack, and elements is not helping at all. Sorry William. It is what it is. Hope you find your original copy. (Its funny, you can see where the pic was shielded from the light by the frame around the edge.) So, video of the trip, and the rest of the story. . .some other time.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Bailey
Ok, i twitpic'd this, but i have to put it here too. This is Bailey, getting ready to go to Kendra's party, dressed up as "Super Leia"
Friday, April 10, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
google ads
i would like to point out that the google ads (all 6) on my site have turned into clogged toilet ads because of the post from syd's blog :0 thanks syd :) better than last time at least
The view from the room at the Blake Hotel
Ok, so yea, theres a lot of parking lot in the scene. I wish I had remembered to shoot some photos from Black Mountain, but I didn't.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
This is from Sydneys Blog
She typed this all in, I am presenting it here, just in case you dont have access to her blog. Enjoy. . .
Okay, me, Mom and Dad were sitting at the kitchen table with Bailey and Bryson, filling out this sheet of paper I made for our Friday Activity at the Comic Circle, whitch was entitled: Lame Heroes or Villans plus Sidekicks. We had to think of six names: 2 for Villans, 2 for Heroes, and 2 for Sidekicks, all lame. They were so funny I had to tell you them and their discriptions! Here they are! Villan: The Procastinator: Do you know what the word 'Procrastinate' means? If you do, you'll get this. Hero: Mr Slip: He give people a slight lunge forward with his power. Not garunteed to make them fall of drop their stuff, but still might. That's all he can do. Sidekick: Trip Boy: Same power as Mr Slip, only with tripping. Villan: Coffee Thief: Steals coffee. Hero: Action Phrase: Just shoots action phrases. Like "I'll be back!" and "Let's roll!". Just like a talking doll, you know? Sidekick: Pun Boy: Tells puns. Everyone gets so sick of his puns, they turn themselves in. Villan: Toilet Paper Thief: Steals Toilet Paper. Hero: The Plunger: His catch phrase is "Unclogging the toilets of evil of sinister poop!". Sidekick: Lego Lad: Shoots legos at people. That's it. Group(because they're all connected): Villan: The Copper Thief: Steals copperfrom air condisioner coils. Hero: Evaporation: He makes it so that like half of a villans drink disappears and they have to go get another one and get distracted. Sidekick: The Condenser: His job is to basically put the drinks back. Villan: Laxman: Makes people have diarrhea. Hero: Mylantaman: Cures the diarrhea. Sidekick: Peptokid: Just in case Mylantaman doesn't work. Alternate suggestion for a sidekick was 'Bidet Boy' Villan: Q and AAAH! Man: Asks everyone annoying questions and drives them crazy. Hero: Lazy Lad: Just sits around and does nothing. Sidekick: Jerry Noodllegg: Is it pronounced 'Noodle Egg' or 'Noodle Leg'? Nobody knows. Not even Jerry.
Okay, me, Mom and Dad were sitting at the kitchen table with Bailey and Bryson, filling out this sheet of paper I made for our Friday Activity at the Comic Circle, whitch was entitled: Lame Heroes or Villans plus Sidekicks. We had to think of six names: 2 for Villans, 2 for Heroes, and 2 for Sidekicks, all lame. They were so funny I had to tell you them and their discriptions! Here they are! Villan: The Procastinator: Do you know what the word 'Procrastinate' means? If you do, you'll get this. Hero: Mr Slip: He give people a slight lunge forward with his power. Not garunteed to make them fall of drop their stuff, but still might. That's all he can do. Sidekick: Trip Boy: Same power as Mr Slip, only with tripping. Villan: Coffee Thief: Steals coffee. Hero: Action Phrase: Just shoots action phrases. Like "I'll be back!" and "Let's roll!". Just like a talking doll, you know? Sidekick: Pun Boy: Tells puns. Everyone gets so sick of his puns, they turn themselves in. Villan: Toilet Paper Thief: Steals Toilet Paper. Hero: The Plunger: His catch phrase is "Unclogging the toilets of evil of sinister poop!". Sidekick: Lego Lad: Shoots legos at people. That's it. Group(because they're all connected): Villan: The Copper Thief: Steals copperfrom air condisioner coils. Hero: Evaporation: He makes it so that like half of a villans drink disappears and they have to go get another one and get distracted. Sidekick: The Condenser: His job is to basically put the drinks back. Villan: Laxman: Makes people have diarrhea. Hero: Mylantaman: Cures the diarrhea. Sidekick: Peptokid: Just in case Mylantaman doesn't work. Alternate suggestion for a sidekick was 'Bidet Boy' Villan: Q and AAAH! Man: Asks everyone annoying questions and drives them crazy. Hero: Lazy Lad: Just sits around and does nothing. Sidekick: Jerry Noodllegg: Is it pronounced 'Noodle Egg' or 'Noodle Leg'? Nobody knows. Not even Jerry.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
So, I've done a lot of stuff
And in typical fashion, the only way to find out what that stuff is is to just read the twitter timeline. So i'm lazy, that something i already know, so you telling me doesn't teach either of us. :) I have some pictures from NC! and they are on twitpic, so already available, and time coded thanks to the twitter timeline
so, my work here is done. thank you and good night.
And seriously. Guy in the hot tub, thats just freaking creepy. And, to elaborate on something i mentioned in tweetspace --twitter---Hot tub guy is in our class and is gonna be mad at me cause i stole his elevator. And then i spilled apple juice
10:34 PM Mar 30th from txt --end twitter--- i had gone down to the lobby to nuke the calzones, and while there, mr hot tub came and filled his water bottle with apple juice. i said to myself "hey, free apple juice" so i filled up a cup, finished up with heating up the calzones (he looked at mine and said "my, doesn't that look good") and then he goes to the elevator. he pushes the button and then goes to the front desk and says "i notice the pool says it opens at 8 but our class in there starts at 8 is there any way i can get it opened up early?" so i walk into the open elevator as i hear him say "well, thats suprising. . . " because the front desk clerk had apparently said "no" and i pushed the button for floor 2. as the doors close i hear hot tub guy say "ok, thank you" and i realize he had pushed the button, seen the open elevator, and then walked off and i stole his elevator. i figured it was going to now be an uncomfortable day in class the next day. we were sitting in the front, so theres no telling when he might throw his leg up on the table between me and simone and demand to know why i stole his elevator, and why i felt i had the right to tweet about his private activities (because of course he uses twitter, and nightly does a search under the term "hot tub" just to see whats going on).
So anyway, the elaboration of the story hasn't actually happened yet. that was the lead in to the elaboration.
so i had two take away boxes stacked on top of each other, with my calzone box on the bottom, simone and connies box on top. on top of THAT was a full glass of apple juice. and as the doors closed and i realized i was going to have to keep my guard up in class the next day, and as the elevator got to floor 2 it does some weird kind of drop that tips the cup of apple juice toward my shirt. so i get bathed in apple juice (instant karmas gonna get you, if i dont get you first) well not bathed so much, i got some apple juice on my shirt. unfortunately, most of the apple juice went down the cracks on the side of Simone calzone box and i had to (i'm sorry housekeeping staff, that was me) tip up the box and dump like 7 ounces of apple juice onto the floor of the elevator. and Simone enjoyed an apple-juice infused calzone. well, maybe enjoyed is too strong a word. sorry.
so then the next day, hot tub guy is sitting across the aisle and one row back. we happened to being going back into the classroom at the same time sometime in the morning session (he was eating heck out of the hotel apple supply) and i said to him "hey, i'm sorry i stole your elevator last night" <----- thats me trying to make things right. trying to be an honorable man. taking responsibility for the course i chart in life and the human wreckage the lies in my wake. and guess what? he looks at me like i'm some old guy in a black speedo standing with one leg on the floor of the hot tub and the other leg thrown over the edge doing creepy leg stretches. IM NOT THE WEIRD ONE FOR APOLOGIZING FOR STEALING YOUR ELEVATOR. i guess i shouldn't have mentioned it. so then later ---twitter-----Getting gas somewhere sc
10:13 PM Mar 31st from txt ----end twitter---- and ---twitter---Walterboro
10:14 PM Mar 31st from txt ----end twitter---- i'm coming out of the gas station and simone is doing weird leg stretches on the thing that keeps you from driving into the gas pump outside. so, when the CDC traces the epidemic back (of the leg stretching thing) thats the point of orgin. Quality Inn and Suites Biltmore South in Arden NC -----twitter----Guy doing odd looking leg stretches in the hot tub with connie and simone
10:07 PM Mar 30th from txt ----end twitter----
and its funny with the calzone connection because simones last name makes me think of cheese
so, my work here is done. thank you and good night.
And seriously. Guy in the hot tub, thats just freaking creepy. And, to elaborate on something i mentioned in tweetspace --twitter---Hot tub guy is in our class and is gonna be mad at me cause i stole his elevator. And then i spilled apple juice
10:34 PM Mar 30th from txt --end twitter--- i had gone down to the lobby to nuke the calzones, and while there, mr hot tub came and filled his water bottle with apple juice. i said to myself "hey, free apple juice" so i filled up a cup, finished up with heating up the calzones (he looked at mine and said "my, doesn't that look good") and then he goes to the elevator. he pushes the button and then goes to the front desk and says "i notice the pool says it opens at 8 but our class in there starts at 8 is there any way i can get it opened up early?" so i walk into the open elevator as i hear him say "well, thats suprising. . . " because the front desk clerk had apparently said "no" and i pushed the button for floor 2. as the doors close i hear hot tub guy say "ok, thank you" and i realize he had pushed the button, seen the open elevator, and then walked off and i stole his elevator. i figured it was going to now be an uncomfortable day in class the next day. we were sitting in the front, so theres no telling when he might throw his leg up on the table between me and simone and demand to know why i stole his elevator, and why i felt i had the right to tweet about his private activities (because of course he uses twitter, and nightly does a search under the term "hot tub" just to see whats going on).
So anyway, the elaboration of the story hasn't actually happened yet. that was the lead in to the elaboration.
so i had two take away boxes stacked on top of each other, with my calzone box on the bottom, simone and connies box on top. on top of THAT was a full glass of apple juice. and as the doors closed and i realized i was going to have to keep my guard up in class the next day, and as the elevator got to floor 2 it does some weird kind of drop that tips the cup of apple juice toward my shirt. so i get bathed in apple juice (instant karmas gonna get you, if i dont get you first) well not bathed so much, i got some apple juice on my shirt. unfortunately, most of the apple juice went down the cracks on the side of Simone calzone box and i had to (i'm sorry housekeeping staff, that was me) tip up the box and dump like 7 ounces of apple juice onto the floor of the elevator. and Simone enjoyed an apple-juice infused calzone. well, maybe enjoyed is too strong a word. sorry.
so then the next day, hot tub guy is sitting across the aisle and one row back. we happened to being going back into the classroom at the same time sometime in the morning session (he was eating heck out of the hotel apple supply) and i said to him "hey, i'm sorry i stole your elevator last night" <----- thats me trying to make things right. trying to be an honorable man. taking responsibility for the course i chart in life and the human wreckage the lies in my wake. and guess what? he looks at me like i'm some old guy in a black speedo standing with one leg on the floor of the hot tub and the other leg thrown over the edge doing creepy leg stretches. IM NOT THE WEIRD ONE FOR APOLOGIZING FOR STEALING YOUR ELEVATOR. i guess i shouldn't have mentioned it. so then later ---twitter-----Getting gas somewhere sc
10:13 PM Mar 31st from txt ----end twitter---- and ---twitter---Walterboro
10:14 PM Mar 31st from txt ----end twitter---- i'm coming out of the gas station and simone is doing weird leg stretches on the thing that keeps you from driving into the gas pump outside. so, when the CDC traces the epidemic back (of the leg stretching thing) thats the point of orgin. Quality Inn and Suites Biltmore South in Arden NC -----twitter----Guy doing odd looking leg stretches in the hot tub with connie and simone
10:07 PM Mar 30th from txt ----end twitter----
and its funny with the calzone connection because simones last name makes me think of cheese
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sound Waveform Bracelet
As someone who is very interested in sound and sound related vibrations, this is really cool, check it out its a sound waveform bracelet. Basically you go to their website, record some vibrations from behind your teeth, and they turn the picture of those vibrations (peak, trough, frequency, amplitude, propagation) into a bead bracelet! way hoopy cool! and its like 18 dollars from your own six seconds. its build as like an anti-drug bracelet you can give your kids so they can always have your sage words close to them, on their pipe arm, but they don't discriminate if you just want to make fart noises for your bracelet. Seriously, you can even pick what color you want your exhalation to be represented as and what color the string that reprents the baseline is. I wonder if they would just send the string if you wanted to do like a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel or something. or maybe you are a fan of Lamentations 3:28. thats really cool/weird. I know there is some song called "(i cant remember the duration) of silence" where, the (i cant remember the duration) part is a duration that i cant remember, and i thought off the top of my head it was 3:28. but when i google "3:28 of silence" it pointed me to lamentations 3:28, which has an admonition for silence. so that worked out. if the song isn't really called "3:28 of silence" (consisting of 3 minutes and 28 seconds of silence) that would have been a much better name and duration for it. i think at least. check out the bracelet link, then a good use i think would be to generate the DTMF tones for your phone number and make a bracelet out of it, that would be cool. so if the technology ever comes out to transform a sound wave representation made out of beads into actual noise you could dial your own number from your bracelet. not useful AT ALL, but thats why its a cool idea, and thats why it escaped from my head.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Cool Free Fonts
Ok, if you are as interested in installing 309 fonts that are super awesome and free and that you will probably only use 2 of twice each, but that are super cool and free anyway, go here and get them. they are theme fonts, so like the font from the matrix, or lego, or pez or you get the idea, super cool
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ok, everybody calm down.
Did a Senator actually suggest AIG bonus receivers should kill themselves? Really? Seriously, what is the major disconnect here? If AIG gives out millions, who cares? What percentage of 170 billion is 165 million? Because thats what the "Federal" Reserve gave AIG. So who cares what they do with it?
By the way, 165,000,000 is what fraction of 170,000,000,000? .09 percent or so. who cares
oh, hang on a second, i'm sorry, what am i doing talking about a mere 170 billion?
The Federal Reserve still refuses to answer specific questions about where $2 trillion in bailout funds has gone, a subject that Bloomberg News sued the Fed simply to try and discover.
so, 2 trillion compared to 165 pitiful million? its 12121.2121 times bigger. Thank you Mr Bernake.
By the way, 165,000,000 is what fraction of 170,000,000,000? .09 percent or so. who cares
oh, hang on a second, i'm sorry, what am i doing talking about a mere 170 billion?
The Federal Reserve still refuses to answer specific questions about where $2 trillion in bailout funds has gone, a subject that Bloomberg News sued the Fed simply to try and discover.
so, 2 trillion compared to 165 pitiful million? its 12121.2121 times bigger. Thank you Mr Bernake.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Whoo hoo!
I just passed my course for insurance. Now I have to wait until i'm cleared by the FBI based on my prints, and I have to somehow pass the actual licensing test, not just the 40 hour schooling test. Also, please look at the Vimeo video feed on my blog page for bailey's "yoda dance" its very funny
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Space Shuttle Discovery Launched
Whew! Heres a question for you? What is the next thing NASA does after they launch what they announce is "the last night launch ever for the Shuttle program?" Answer: they do another night launch. This one was originally supposed to go up wednesday at like 9:30 but was scrubbed until tonight, and its a TWILIGHT launch, not a night launch. Most of the pictures are as per expected, blurry crap, but i've got one that i imagine that i can see the shuttle and the two external tanks separated after they dropped off. thats what i'm saying it is. at least its not a street light.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Pi day!
Hope everyone has a good one! We will possibly be having 13 or 14 people over to enjoy some pie later on. Wish you all could be here!
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Friday, March 13, 2009
pi day
if you follow @khakitaco or @piday2009 on twitter, you are sick and dang tired of hearing me talk about it. but, its pi day tomorrow. happy pi day.
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