The Club
This car is parked in the basement garage at work, which is only for higher-ups -- it's assigned parking. There is a huge oil spill under it that rivals that of the Exxon Valdez. It looks like it may have been through a war (or two), given the various holes and dislodged bumper. The paint is oxidized to hell, and I doubt it's been washed in at least 10 years.
However, the ever cautious owner takes the time to put The Club on the steering wheel everyday. After all, this is a classic.
Decorating 101
We received a new Dell 42U rack at work today, and since my office is fairly empty it now serves as the rack's new (temporary) home -- not my doing. The rack, in addition to the two new UPS's, have a way of making my office feel more homey -- if you're into that cold, black steel look.
My utilitarian office design philosophy stands in stark contrast to that of my home.
Paintings:
Fishing rod art installation:
Colorful kitchen things:
Couch and rug:
Creature collection (yes, a real alligator head):
Fridge spice rack:
Finally, jazzy pomegranate seeds (great on salads):
Oh, and did you notice the crazy kitchen tile? The 1920's at its best!
(This has been my attempt at a useless blog post, and I believe I've succeeded.)
Birthday Cake
Gingerbread man cake pans make wonderful, er, cakes. Kevin and his mad skills whipped together this white cake with homemade cherry icing for my birthday. Very tasty!
I took the liberty to add the cherry and orange face and nipples.
Note: It was also God's birthday.
Kevin Skinner: Mediocre Talent at Best
Kevin Skinner sings Garth Brooks's songs better than Garth Brooks. I think not. On my commute home a local radio D.J. made this assertion about America’s Got Talent winner Kevin Skinner. Nobody, I repeat, nobody, sings Garth Brooks better than Garth Brooks. Period. And, I will bet my Yukon, OK, acquired cowboy boots on this.
Miracle Diet: Small Spoons
A recent trip to Sam’s Club got me thinking. Most diets require you to change your eating habits. Instead, what if the utensils were all that changed?
Sheetz Worker Backtalk
The following conversation took place while attempting to purchase a large coffee with my debit card.
Worker: Card unknown. Let me try another way.
Me: Yeah, it’s starting to wear out.
Worker: Either that or you are so far in debt it can’t keep up.
Me: It’s debit.
Worker: OK, there it goes.
There’s nothing like being insulted by an incompetent Sheetz worker -- with dripping, infected piercing wounds -- that can’t even properly swipe a card before your morning coffee.
Fourth of July: red, white, blue, and glitter
Kevin had a small get together at his place to celebrate our independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. To brighten up the place, we prepared a few festive decorations.
Here, I sum up what Uncle Bob told me 2 years ago after having a few too many.
Kevin went with a more traditional message.
Being eco-conscience, we decided to reuse this St. Patrick's day hat by applying cleverly placed glitter.
Here, we used common blue balloons to let our guests know where the party was located. After all, ambiguity can kill the mood.
What do you do with a few left over balloons and fringe? Well, you fashion up an active art installation.
However, just remember common household items such as trash bags can be used as balloons in a pinch (glitter is not required, but desired).
To maximize space for the guests, Kevin decided to reduce the width of the easel using a common household saw.
To complete the theme, a red, white and blue cake was whipped together.
The evening was a success and ended with a lovely display of fireworks.
Flickr photostream
Twitter Feed
- Lovely: "Too many table names in the query. The maximum allowable is 50."
- Great run through @balboapark with @runwithgreg. Now time for some steak!
- Just ordered an Apple TV. It's the cheapest thing I've ever purchased from Apple. #fb
- Having a personality like a potted cactus is not a good thing.