Got a great load this week~! Talk to you all this weekend... Later~!

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Noteable Things

I spent some time last night with my great friend Phil. He is a talented author and I learned very quickly that he also has a talent for voice acting. I asked him to read me some reviews of movies that he had written, and some of the great articles he has on line. After a few of them, I said "Come sit here and read them!". So it started.


He is hilarious! I was really stunned that, for the most part, he was a one take guy, totally unflappable under stress, and completely able to add lib at the drop of a hat. I know I am going to have a lot more work with him in the future. It was way too much fun. As soon as I master the files we recorded, I will get permission to have them posted here for download.

I got turned on to this artist by a friend a while ago. Blotch is actually two artists working as a collaboration to create work under one name. The art is brilliant, the facial expressions are incredible, and I really enjoyed reading some of the stuff Blotch has put out. A new project called "Nordguard" is in the works. Apparently it is a "blog following the development artwork for Blotch's graphic novel trilogy" and it looks fantastic. I look forward to seeing the work done. Great art comes in all forms, give it a chance!

Speaking of great art...sometimes that art happens to be words.


I don't know who this person is.... but they are surely hilarious. There is some serious humor going on here and I can see this just getting funnier and funnier. I was surfing around blogspot, checking out some of the "newest" blogs that had been created. I was bored and needed something to talk about, so that is where I started.... Excellent reading if your in a weird place, you will end up in a weirder place. Great movie reviews, observations, and thoughts on life.

Finally there is this:


I don't know what else to say about this...

That is my random for the week, talk to you all later!

When it hurts to type...

It had to be done, and now everything hurts.

Years ago, we lost a garage. Every tool, every material, every screw, nut and bolt...got piled in a small storage area and left to die. Every time we needed to do anything in the house, even if it was just a 5 minute job, the time it took to find the things you needed for the 5 minute job was 2 hours. It was a mess. This is the pile, and as you can see....disaster.

The room is small, and the tools we really need are far less than what we used to have around. But like so many things in life, you live with what you have and make it work for you. So a few gallons of paint and a lot of bending over, the room was painted with drylok sealant paint, and cleaned out. Remember this small space had all this stuff just thrown in it for years.


So we started early, worked hard, everyone had a job to do. We sorted and pitched, hauled and lifted. The door is only 4 feet and some inches tall into this room, and so is the ceiling. I managed to smash my head on the roof and doorway about 5 times yesterday. My head still hurts.


When we were done the pile was gone. Anything that was not important was thrown out, and everything that was important was sorted and duly put in a place you could easily get to it.


The room, is much nicer now, and doing any repair work, project, or other work around here will be as easy as walking in (banging your head for old times sake) grabbing what you need and going to work.


Isn't that the way its supposed to be?

Back on the road again today, after a really nice weekend. Looks like the week is shaping out to be pretty nice. I will try t

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Technology = Fail

I love technology. It can be the best thing that ever happened if you use it correctly. If you become dependent on it, however, it can be your worst nightmare. Any of you out there who believe that our devices that we love so much are just things, and not living breathing beings, let me be the first to say that you are dead wrong.

My sister in law came over last week with a new version of my phone (pictured here) to show me. I really loved the fact that it had a sliding cover with a full keyboard. I have a difficult time with my phone (pictured here) because the touch screen is nice, but it is a bit touchy. I have a hard time texting the right letters when I am sending messages. I said "Wow this is really nice, I should get one of these when I am ready to upgrade.' That.... was a huge mistake.

I grabbed my phone to compare hers to mine. I touched the screen, nothing. I tapped it, nothing. I powered it on and off, nothing. I tried and tried to get my phone to work......nothing. It was dead.

Apparently, my phone "heard" me talk about upgrading it, got mad, and just stopped working completely. Worse than that, years and years of contact information for work and friends, were gone. There was no hope of retrieving it. I could not get the phone to open the menu for the address book, because there was no way to touch the screen and get the numbers to show up. I could not even write them down. I was screwed.

I got the phone replaced under warranty at no cost to me. That was good because the replacement cost is terrible. The bad news is that there was no way to get any data off the phone. I lost all my numbers and was really upset because some of those numbers I could not replace. Luckily, the most important contacts I have in other locations so I am not at a total loss.

The rest of the week was stressful in some aspects. Mom and Dad's finances now that they are on disability are not nearly as good as we had anticipated. There is a $3000 a month discrepancy that we are facing. Luckily we are in a position to be flexible enough to handle it right now. For a short while this week, we were panicked that we were not going to be able to make it. It seems now, however, we will. I can honestly say that I was freaked out about that.

Work was good, and the weekend is going to be short again. I am leaving out Monday to cover for someone on vacation. I am glad to have the job and the hours that I have right now, so you won't hear many complaints from me.

Today my daughter has a parade with the marching band. We are leaving in a little bit and won't be home until later in the evening. I am looking forward to some fun, rather than stress for a change.