Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Dagwood, part duex.

Jason snapped this gem yesterday of me going after the Dagwood...for a second time. I had impressed upon many co-workers the enormity of the sandwich before, but I'm pretty sure that no one expected what they saw last night. After last week's Thurman Burger attempt, (which Omar and Ryan handled problem free...I got sick of it), I wanted to see how they handled this monster as it is clearly larger than the Thurman burger, (twice as big...at least). Anyway, the above picture doesn't do it justice, check out the 365Maze blog link for more pictures. I found that eating it like a sandwich seemed to help me get trough it a bit easier...still can't do the fries though, (on take-out orders they give you potato chips). Bad news was Omar forgot about the Dagwood challenge and ate before they arrived...so Ryan and I we the only ones to go for it. He was faster, but we both were hurting afterward.

At least it's a good sandwich...

Friday, September 26, 2008

I've been busy...slackin' on the blog!

This was the house alittle less than a week ago right after the rest of the old siding was removed and the insulation was placed on the house. I came home late from work and snapped this picture in the morning when I noticed...
...wavy siding! I thought that was pretty cool, and very unexpected. After looking around I noticed a house down the street sporting the original wood siding, (why?), has a similar thing going on with their gable...but ours is way cooler. seriously.

Now we'll pause for a second with a word from my cat.
AAAACK! HAIRBALL!


Alright, moving on...
This is how we're looking so far today. Yea, it's looking pretty dang awesome. And to think the below picture is where we started. And apparently I rock...and roll...all day long when it comes to snapping pictures in practically the exact spot I did today as I did back in June when the below was taken. Right? Sweet Suzy? (Kung Pow reference).

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Waterdog

When you don't have a showerhead that doubles as a removable sprayer, and you have a skinkball for a dog...you get this.
He asked for some candles and incense...you know, to set the mood.
I said, "no way, dog."

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Words cannot express...


Stumbed upon this on the inter-nets. Yea... So what is her name...Darth boobs? Or perhaps Darth Rediculously Oversized Shoulderpads? Darth Orthopedic-Shoes maybe. Either way, this is about the dumbest picture I've seen all month.

I need some killin' tools.

This was the scene on one of those giant digital LED billboards near the station.
David Wayne and I thought it looked pretty interesting. It's not everyday you see a giant billboard with nothing but snow/static on it. So, getting back to the backyard...
Ahh yes. Here's the mess as it stands.
And here was a small tragedy I wasn't able to recognize in the dark. Thanks alot...tree. Jerk.

The only tool in my arsenal. I need some better killin' tools. Maybe a giant axe or some of the pruning sheers... Oh well, here goes nuthin...
And here was the scene when I got home today. Some minor progress in the siding department! My contractor seems to be finally realizing how long this job has taken and how seriously it needs done ASAP. I guess it wasn't obvious before as now it really seems to be hurting him. I'd feel worse about it if I didn't already know I've done everything in my power to help him when various snags have arisen. Hopefully we're done with everything in a week or so... Until then, my house wins the award for most varied forms of siding visible at one time...
What? No mitered(sp?) edge on the window framing?...

Monday, September 15, 2008

Ike...likes to blow stuff.

When you first walk down my street at night, things look kind-of okay. Once you get about half a block or so, you start seeing stuff like this:
And this:
ouch.
My house only seemed to experience some annoying stuff in the front yard. Mainly debris and whatnot everywhere since Robert has left alot of house construction trash everywhere, (one of my old windows which are propped against the porch fell over and shattered...nice). That is until you hit the backyard. The main victim is my fence gate. Mark and I were able to prop it back up as it was flat on the ground.
yea...it was a crap gate anyway...
The second victim was the tall skinny tree in the back. I bet he'll look great in the daylight. He got abused...
this limb is roughly 6 inches in diameter...

not bad for pictures in almost complete blackness.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

I must be a cool cat...

The computer room/office. It's a work in progress...but I'm thinking I might be able to concentrate on...well...stuff more effectively now that I have a room dedicated solely to this stuff.
Apparently this room is cool. Why you ask, well as you can plainly see...it's where all the cool cats hang out. I mean, I suppose the jury is still out on whether THESE cats are actually cool...for those of you who don't know, Izzy, (the calico), is kind of a dork, but still...

Ooooh...
Aaaahhh...squirrel...yum...
Yea, no cool "Lolcatz" for you. Strike a stupid pose and we'll see...

Friday, September 12, 2008

Gimmick? Maybe. Smart? Well, I don't see any Biden Action Figures...

And what exactly would a Joe Biden action figure consist of? Hmm...I'm not sure, but I'm thinking something pretty generic...since Joe Biden himself is...pretty generic. I felt compelled to write this post after seeing this on a website I frequent:
This first Sarah Palin videogame. It's obviously a lame flash game on the internet, but all the same it's a representation of this strange Palin obsession that has been sweeping...well...somebody. I'm not picking sides with or in this post. Those that know me know I'm currently sitting on the fence between candidates. However this certainly begs the question, WAJB?, (What about Joe Biden?)? Why isn't he videogame/action figure worthy? Is it because he doesn't score very high on the "Babe" factor? (Is it Babe "factor" or "scale"? I'm not sure which one of those is more correct...). Now I haven't played this "game", but I'm willing to bet Sarah Palin doesn't shoot nor has ever shot a Polar Bear in real life, (perhaps since it's highly ILLEGAL). I'm also pretty sure she doesn't dress in mini skirts or schoolgirl outfits, (outside of her bedroom anyway). So what EXACTLY gives here?
I suppose a Joe Biden game would have to be equally fabricated, yet still be relate-able to him in some way. When I say "relate-able", I mean obviously one can "sort-of" relate Polar Bears to Sarah Palin via Alaska. As for the mini skirt and schoolgirl outfit, (not pictured), you could say a good chunk of Palin's male fan base would like to see her in those outfits... So what would the Joe Biden equivalents be? Hmmm... Perhaps a game where your goal is to take Joe Biden to the dentist, (he seems to have extremely white teeth...and about 200 of them in his face from what I can tell), and perhaps his action figure would include...uhh...fisherman gear? You know, maybe a little pole and flannel shirt. It'd probably include a little brown hat with fisherman lures and flies on it. I mean, if we wanted to use the same logic for both potential VPs, Joe would have to be dressed in something people would WANT to see him in, (as with Palin's action figure). But what in the hell would anyone want to see Joe Biden wearing? Not a little schoolboy outfit. Certainly not something he would be wearing in the bedroom. Honestly, I can't think of anything.
I think they should market the VP candidates alittle differently with all this new information.

Sarah Palin, the candidate may potentially fantasize over.

Joe Biden, the most teeth you'll ever see.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Post slackin'

I wear my sun-glasses at work, so I can, so I can...sing lame 80's tunes and take pictures while bored at work... Yea.
Jason's son's homework. He copied and posted it on a cork board at work. It teaches us all a valuable life lesson. That lesson? Don't forget to button your shit.
Here, my house is becoming naked!! Robert started removing the siding today...or on THAT day as "today" is far from when he started.
and what did that reveal?....
A second door...interesting. I guess it'd be too much to ask that someone merely walk into the dining room first and THEN make your way into the living room. "F" that man, I want a door STRAIGHT into the living room....geez.
The old siding, up close and personal. Surprisingly, not in bad shape...until you look at...
THIS siding. Old Asphalt shingles, used as siding...wtf. We actually knew that was under the siding...but why? I guess that's just how they did it...whenever they did that. Why it's not on the very front of the house we can't say.
All the old siding is staying on the house...not much reason to take it off, (know of any reason?). It should provide for a decent amount of insulation...only problem is the stuff is pretty dry-rotted, and comes off quite easily just by picking at it. Of COURSE when we get the siding after a month of no rain, we get a lot of rain now...soaking into the crap dry-rotted siding...PERFECT. In the end it should be okay I think.... My guess is, even if it's still slightly damp once Robert starts putting the new insulation and siding over it, it should eventually dry and not be an issue. That is unless SOMEONE informs me otherwise...any takers?
And much to Megan's elation, we got her washer and dryer all hooked up and ready to go...for the most part. I swear the previous tenants/owners cooked some illegal drugs in this room... It was completely walled in before, (we took out all the drywall, insulation, etc.), and once we removed all of that we unearthed a smell so fippin' awesome I can't stand it! It smells like urine...yea. Maybe cat pee, maybe not. Of course, after all the "fun" things we've found in this room, I think it's pretty certain. At any rate, whatever nasty chemicals or "whatever" was used, (maybe they weren't making drugs, but stinkbombs!), have soaked into the sandstone used in our foundation. More importantly, it has soaked into the mortar used between the stones and bricks. I think a combination of age, and being sealed up with a ton of fiberglass insulation happened to hold a bunch of moisture right next to all the mortar joints, and most all the mortar is now pretty crumbley and useless. Last thursday I decided to slap a bunch of *NEW* mortar in and around the stones.
Looky there. Huh?! Pretty sweet...if a 5 year old were mortaring their basement. Oh well. It's more for function rather than aesthetics.
Although it does resemble icing...nasty icing.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Jason striking his Andy pose

Jason doing his best impersonation of Andy at work today...spot on!



here's the original.