Internal Frost
Feb/100
I have to say, I think today is the first time I’ve ever had frost on the inside of my windows…but maybe it’s happened before and I didn’t remember it.
I got home last night from Mom’s house and decided it would be a good idea to start the van and scrape it off some so I didn’t have to spend 30 minutes doing it Monday morning. As it turned out, it was pretty well stuck in it’s spot too. I spent 10 minutes last night rocking it back and forth until I got it out of the parking spot. I scraped off all the windows, freed up the windsheild wipers, and got as much off the roof as I could reach.
This morning I go out to find frost on the outside AND the inside. Unfortunately my heater doesn’t heat up quick enough and it’s hard to scrape the inside of windows…but fortunately the frost was spotty and only in some areas and didn’t affect my ability to see. It was mainly at the top…which I was still able to see traffic lights, but I’d have a hard time if I was trying to chase a helicopter.
So today we’re in the single digits…not looking forward to the constant bone-chilling cold.
Ohayocon 2010
Feb/100
Well, even though I’m a little late on my recap, here it is anyways. On Jan 29th, 2010, Travis and I attended Ohayocon in our Ghostbuster gear. Normally Ohayocon is an “anime” convention. Referring to the Japanese cartoons. But there were a lot of non-anime costumes there. I saw quite a few video game costumes as well.
We only went for the one day, but had a great time. We arrived at 10am and stayed until about 6pm. We spent the day walking circles around the convention and stopping to pose for photos with folks every few minutes. For lunch we trekked over to North Market with fellow Ghostbuster Jeff for a meal. Folks there had no idea there was a convention going on a block away and were thoroughly confused and amazed to see the Ghostbusters arrive.
After lunch we ended up chasing Stay Puft Marshmallow man and Beetlejuice around the convention floor with the crowd cheering us on. Overall it was a fun time, but definitely tiring on the feet with all the walking.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-05
Feb/100
- Snowpocolypse has begun… #fb #
- Marshmallow Blaster…read my review at epionions! http://www.epinions.com/review/Marshmallow_Blaster_Blue_Red/content_501890780804 #fb #
- One green angle-head flashlight for me…they were out of alice clips however. #fb #
- A free month of SWG? Thanks SOE.
#fb # - Updated my calendar with a few events/conventions in local Columbus for the year. Not sure which ones I'll be able to attend or not. #fb #
- Well, it's "sunshine day". If the sun is out, then it's 6 more weeks of winter. If the sun is covered, then winter is ending soon. #fb #
- I can't help myself…why do I always have to make fart noises when women giving birth are told to "push now" in movies? #fb #
- Wife is watching Star Trek again. #fb #
- Now on the lookout for Hot Wheels Ecto. Orange number 25. $1 a piece, if you can grab three I'll pay you for them. One for each kid. #fb #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-29
Jan/100
- Armor repairs done…box packed for tomorrow's event…time for bed. #fb #
- Found my nerd glasses…may wear them on Saturday in my GB gear. #fb #
- Gotta go find me some black elastic…. #fb #
- Wishing a happy birthday to my middle son Cameron today. #fb #
- feels good about his plans for Friday night. Gotta pull the costume out from storage. #fb #
- Working on a costume. (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/bHtr) #
- Did some work on timelord collar, watched Forrest Gump, cleaned up the dining room and kitchen and loaded the dishwasher all before 12. #fb #
- Bambi stew for dinner. #fb #
Out of Hibernation
Jan/100
So, with a very special last-minute event coming up this evening I pulled my Mandalorian gear out of hibernation last night. I actually find it quite amusing with this week being the “State of the State” and “State of the Union” addresses on TV I felt like I was doing a “State of the Armor” at home.
Literally my goal was to pull the storage tote out and pull out every single piece of armor and inspect it. Over the last couple of events I have had issues with pieces falling off or needing repaired that I have given the “quick fix”. I wanted to repair any of these that I could in last night’s time so I wouldn’t have any issues tonight.
The main things I was running into came down to this list:
- -Helmet needed sticky residue removed from cheeks from where old padding.
-Backplate had a part that was falling off and needed secured.
-Left shin keeps twisting when worn and needed reshaped near the bottom.
-Right gauntlet magnet closure was coming loose.
-Gloves needed replaced.
-Wookiee braids needed re-attached to the vest.
-Codpiece needed elastic strap added to the bottom point (aka “Boba Thong”)
-Boots needed to be pulled out of my GB gear and placed in the Mando box.
-One knee needed a bit of glue to reinforce a hairline crack and some flexing.
-Repaired electronics in right gauntlet.
As I was going through my stuff I was reminded of eventual upgrades and stuff I would like to add in the future as well.
- -Need to finish new helmet
-Need to reinforce both knee armor.
-Want to swap out nylon pouches with leather eventually.
-Want to add holster(s) outside the kama.
-Want to weather the kama more.
-Possibly redo gauntlets.
-Possibly add handguards.
It has been a while since I last put on the armor…it’s going to feel good to get back into it. As much as I have been doing other costuming things, I still look back at this armor being my first set and have always been proud of the work I have put into it.
Happy Birthday Cameron
Jan/101
Well, today is my oldest son’s birthday. He turns 5 today. It’s amazing to see how much he’s grown and how much he’s learned. He can be a little hard to work with at times, but he’s a pretty goofy guy when he’s having fun.
With his sister at school all day for the past two years, he’s becoming the role model for Magnus…which I still haven’t determined if that’s completely good or not. But it’s cute to see him leading Magnus around and teaching him things.
As with any boy of his age…he sure likes his potty humor. Even though mommy and daddy have to remind him that farts and burps are not something we talk about at the dinner table…it still amuses me to hear him burst out laughing every time someone farts.
Here’s hoping for many more good birthdays down the path of life.
Call Me Insensitive…
Jan/100
…but with all this talk on the news and in the papers about Haiti this Haiti that, millions of dollars raised to help out Haiti, clothing drives, shoe drives, food drives…what about Americans?
Don’t get me wrong…it’s great that we help out other countries in need…but shouldn’t we be helping ourselves first? Americans will donate $10 to Haiti relief funds, but complain that welfare is a waste of their tax money and homeless people shouldn’t be allowed to live within the cities.
Am I wrong?
Back Up
Jan/100
For god’s sakes…when someone in front of you can’t make it up a small incline when the ground is iced…BACK UP when he shifts his vehicle into reverse…don’t just sit there.
Retards…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-22
Jan/100
- Work problems now rolling over to Monday. Yay….. #fb #
- Always amused by levels of grammar knowledge (or lack thereof) of "trucker talkers". Double negatives, mis-congugated verbs, etc. #fb #
- It's Friday. Just have to make it through the work day. #fb #
- Think I may hit the sack early tonight…or maybe take a movie to bed. #fb #
- Getting very frustrated with customers at work today….. #fb #
- Gotta pump some caffeine into myself today. #fb #
- Decided to prune my follow list a bit. #
- My FAVORITE. http://pk.gd/lkS #
- Geared up and ready to help build some timelord armor. #fb #
- http://twitpic.com/ysjfd – #
- Cleaned up the desktop a bit…can see my wallpaper now. #fb #
- Since there's nothing to do…then I'm heading to bed… #fb #
Try Now, Pay Later
Jan/101
I was reading through my Twitter messages this morning and found a blurb from the creator of a podcast I used to listen to. He recently switched his podcast over to a “pay to listen” service. I was a little taken back by this…but it got me thinking.
I guess the major thing that irked me about it was the fact that for 5 years straight they had produced this podcast and distributed it for free. They created a “brand loyalty” by giving you the content you wanted every week. But then to switch to a pay service almost seemed like a slap in the face to all those listeners.
But should it be? Am I just being selfish? I guess you could say that. I mean in 5 years the show has been running I never donated any money to them at all. The creator does make a good point that he was paying $2400 a year on server costs and only received at most $1000 in donations over that time.
I guess if it weren’t for the fact that they took a long haitus while they moved and dealt with family situations and then dropped this…it wouldn’t have felt so bad. But because they let their listener base dwindle while we all just waited for new casts that never came, we became out of touch and never saw the pay service coming.
Eh, I suppose that nothing is really free in life anyways. Look at all these web services that offer you to try out their products and then later down the road start charging for them. Netzero had done this with their free online voicemail. I had been using it for a year when all of a sudden they discontinued the free service and wanted to charge for it. You as the “free user” feel mad about it, but in the honest truth they own it and can do whatever they want with it.
It does limit their user base, however. Because now they will only get paid as long as there are people out there who are looking for that service AND are willing to pay for it. In the end, folks like me will just keep moving on and finding that next big thing until we can’t use it anymore.