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Heather found this...

I've never seen these before...

Sunday I received a voice mail from my manager at work, John.

This is what I was talking about:




Fun car. It has a bit more room in the boot than the standard hatch, but for some reason I think the width area in the boot was a bit narrower.

I'll have to go look again. :)

Slip of the Knife - Denise Mina
Obedience - Will Lavender
Duma Key - Stephen King

While Heather and I were living in England I picked up an Airzooka.



If you're not in the know:

Airzooka is the 'fun gun' that blows a harmless ball of air towards any object, person (or animal!). The airball will travel up to thirty feet and beyond...


Technically it is not a "ball of air" persay, but a ring of air (a vortex), but in the end who cares. It is a good bit of fun.

Yesterday, The Internets told me of a daring group of people who imbiggened the Airzooka. To blow out birthday cake candles. At 120 feet. And beyond.

The nutters over at Erbert & Gerbert's (a sub sandwich chain which I've never heard of) decided they needed to do something extravagant and over the top for their 20th Anniversary "Blowout". What they came up with is absolutely brilliant. The best part is the last shot. I dont' want to spoil it for ya, but it's a good bit of dramatic sound editing. Good Stuff.

Check it out:

So a friend of ours, in a roundabout way, acquired a really interesting ceramic dish.

Mmmm fresh picked melons... I mean apples...



While the face of the dish is quite interesting on many fronts, the obverse takes the cake.



Apparently the peaches are better.

Now here's where it really gets strange. Check out the inscription on the outer edge.

"To My Father : From Rob"

That's not painted on. It seems to have been etched into the dish, before it was fired. So was this made by some kid in shop class and given as a Father's Day gift? Has anyone seen one of these before?

I've found a French Bronze tray that is similar, but nothing on the one in hand.


**UPDATE**

Well after a little more searching I found it.

The piece is called "Cherry Picker Surprise" (Link is NSFW) Apparently the dude in the overalls wasn't looking for peaches in an apple orchard after all. He was in the correct orchard & was looking for a ripe cherry.

Overheard in the store today:

Customer: What's the difference between D-2 and D-4?
Me: Uh. Two.
Customer: [Quizzical Look] No, this one says D-2 and this one says D-4. What's the difference?



Me: [Preschool Teacher Voice] This one has twoooo. And this one has Fo-wer.
Customer: Oh. Do you have an 8 pack?




Come on people!


Ah Ah Ahhh....

Happy Birfday Foo!

For my homies.

A good friend of mine lost his dog today after a long spell of illness.

Here's to you Rosko!

Smack me.

I DO NOT need to drink double espressos after 9pm.
I DO NOT need to search ebay motors, high on caffeine, looking for Classic Mini's in a 200 mile radius...
I REALLY should open the window and tell the drunk college girl next door to SHUT THE HELL UP.
I REALLY should win the PowerBall so I can buy said '74 Mini & the Ferrari 430 Challenge racecar I found... And the '68 Bullitt Mustang Convertible for The Wife, Oh yeah, and the '08 Formula Atlantic.



The Cars:

The Mini


The Ferrari


The Bullitt


The FA Swift


Cheers!!

P.S.
Yes. I know how to drive the Swift.

To tell you what I did today. Can't say yet. Don't want to get anyone in troubles, ya know.

Let's just say it:

• Has a lot of "Get-Up-And-Go"
• Is quite sporty
• Is a little tail happy if you stand on it while NOT in a straight line
• Has very cool amenities & styling
• Takes the original look and gives it a 30 year facelift
• Is Blue & Silver (you might have seen us on Hwy 17 around lunchtime)



Nah na na nah nah

:P




Currently playing in iTunes: Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive by Men At Work

I like SoBe products. Really, I do. Green Tea 3G, Power, Dragon, and Adrenaline Rush are my favorites. The thing is, the new SoBe line Life water, well, it sucks.



They had a great ad during Super Bowl XLII (Thriller parody) so I thought "Why Not?"

I'll tell you why not. Have you ever had Kool-Aid that doesn't have enough sugar and only half the necessary amount of kool-aid?

That's what this tastes like. And maybe a Hint of Nyquil aftertaste. Oh! And there's no witty phrase under the bottle cap. Isn't that a SoBe staple?

I know it is vitamin ehanced. I know it only has 40 calories per serving. I know the sugar is sugar and not high fructose corn syrup. I know it has taurine & ginseng. Yes I know it is called a "water beverage".

It still tastes like ASS. I'll stick with my Cherry Kool-Aid Single serving packets.

What. Like you've never read the newspaper while riding the elevator...



More Pics from the Disney Trip. Well, the ones I have uploaded... And yes, we're still in WDW. :)

For Saturday to be over. For two reasons. One is a long term(-ish) goal, and the second is more immediate.

The Long Term(-ish):
1. I'll be done with work & on my way to catch a plane to The Happiest Place on Earth.

The more immediate/annoying reason:
2. The South Carolina Republican Primary will have happened.

I'm quite tired of ignoring the ringing telephone with 800 numbers and New York area code prefixes. Apparently the GOP thinks I am a registered Republican (which I'm not) or that I may swing vote to the dark side (which I won't). They've called 3 times tonight. In the span of one TV show. Luckily at La Casa Púrpura we have Caller ID, and it shows up on the TV. But still, it rings and rings and rings and rings until voice mail picks up. And then I have to go check the message just to make sure it wasn't someone I need to ring back.

"blah blah blah, Ron Paul has the best blah blah blah" -=press 3 to delete message=-

3

"Senator John McCain blah blah more blah" -=press 3 to delete message=-

3

-=CLICK=-

It has gone on for 2 weeks now. Thankfully we'll be in Sunny Florida when the SC Democratic Primary rolls around next week. That's all I need now is Clinton and Obama going at it on my voicemail. Hilary already called twice last week asking for The Wife. Didn't want to speak to me either time. Bitch.

One good thing has come out of all this nonsense: I know my dog isn't a Paultard. Seems that Ron Paul and his Lemming Flock of Paultards stole a blimp last week, painted "Ron Paul: Who is He?" on the sides and buzzed the downtown peninsula for 2 days. In the rain. And high winds. I was letting the dog out to take a crap Sunday afternoon and she went ape-shit barking at that damn blimp. Not like she does when she wants the squirrels to come down out of the pecan tree so she can eat 'em. It was like she was trying to intimidate a grizzly into backing out of a mauling. Greatest thing that dog has ever done. Well besides eating her own poop when she shits in the house so I don't have to clean it up.

The dog might really be a Republican (she is a dog after all, what does she really know) but I at least know she's not a Complete Idiot.

3 Days... The last load of laundry is in the dryer. Soon I'll have another ticket to add to my collection. Here's the most recent one (from May 2007) -->

Things were going so well today. Slept in until noon. Got out of bed with no real back problems. YES! Must have been the NyQuil. My mutated cold seems to be going away. Now I'm left with only the congestion to get rid of. Went around to Charlie's to get a Cherry Coke, smokes, and a Cheerwine for The Wife. Made a pepperoni & cheese (goat) sammich. Sat around watching something on TV that I can't remember. Went outside and cleaned the windscreens on both cars with Dirtex and a razor window scraper. Crystal clear now! Drove over to the local auto parts store for oil & oil filters for both the Camry & MINI. Did the oil change on the Camry in 15 minutes. Not a drop spilled anywhere, with either car.

That should have been my first clue. I normally come out with black, oil coated hands.

The MINI took a bit longer. It needed to cool down from the drive for supplies. Once I got going on the Cooper S, it only took 20 to 30 minutes. Didn't even have a problem with the oil filter. In the past that thing has been a complete ass to get back on.

So that should have been a clue as well.

Put the tools away, got a few different bobs & bits out and fixed my shower door. Right as Rain. Went back downstairs to fix a coffee mug I haven't used in years because of a broken handle.

My first thought: "Why are you fixing this, Now?"

That's when I should have known.

The handle was only broken away at the bottom. I couldn't get the glue to seep in enough because of the tiny crack. So I figured, "What if I brake the whole handle off and glue it in both places."

Bad Idea.

Handle broke clean off. And promptly sliced through my left thumb, opposite the knuckle. Deep. In the space of 2 nanoseconds, I pinch it off with the other hand, stand up, say "SHIT" and place said injured-pinched thumb over my head. The Wife looks over and says, "Do you need to go to the Hospital?"

No "Are you ok?" nothing like that.

Do you need to go to the Hospital.


hehe

She knows me pretty good.

So here I type with one thumb stuck out like The Fonz using MarsEdit for the first time letting you guys know how my day went. I should have stopped with the Oil Changes. But ya know, visible accomplishments always feel better than the ones that are behind the scenes.

Visible mistakes on the other hand (or thumb) DO NOT share that feeling. In fact, quite the opposite. So I guess if my luck truly has run out for the day, you'll never know because MarsEdit will loose this piece and I won't feel like typing it back out. Or it will work, and I can sleep better for that. :)

See the timer? :)

Hopefully my cold will be gone by then. I had it around Christmas, passed it on to The Wife. She was so thankful, she passed it back. Mutated. Great.

According to Nikon, my camera has been repaired and is in final billing. :eek3: I've already seen the estimate before work began and hopefully it isn't much over that. What is the likelihood that I'll have it back in time for the trip? I'm not holding my breath, but I'll definitely cross fingers.

Oh yeah. You guys have to check out one of my latest purchases. Just so you know, I love playing cards. I picked up 2 decks at a new magic shop in town. Very cool. They have a couple-o-three gaffed cards, but those got thrown out. I haven't done card tricks in Years. I bought these two decks, well, cause they're cool.

Anyway, here's a pic of one of the decks:

The Black Bicycle


The other deck is yellow.

I'm a slacker.

Too Many Holidays
Too Many Parties
Too Many Rabbids



Tomorrow. I promise.

I did actually do something productive this week. Finally sent off the Nikon to be repaired & cleaned. I hope it will be back before we head down to WDW. In 2 weeks. :eek3:

If you really need something to do, teach the SlackMistress how to do something Survivorish over at The Post-Apocalyptic Workout.