Abyss of Silence

Front yard ideas

Hands

Weird observations...

Ruth Gordon's hands looked like my Grandmother's, whom I called Callo.

Meanwhile Patricia Routlege's hands look the way Grandma Paynter's used to.

What makes these observations weird is that I've never noted anyone elses' hand and how they resemble the hands of any other members of my family, just my grandmothers.

Decoration Ideas - Stairs (Exterior & Interior)

Spanish tiles for front of stairs (risers). Such as these.

Decoration Ideas - Bathroom

I love the tile work in this bathroom, plus it's in keeping with our 1920s house. Here is another one.

Decoration Ideas - Kitchen

Black & White Checkerboard floor tiles as seen in a house we bid on but didn't get. Love it!

Wilson Continued

Wilson

WTF?

Ok, so I haven't blogged in, like, forever. So why do these douche bags keep adding comments to my most recent posts?

Hey do you want your penis enlarged?
Hey do you want me to steal your identity?
Hey I know a great site where you can buy meat!
Hey I know a great site where you can see my meat!

Blah, blah, blah

I mean who falls for this shit?

And since this is going to be my most recent post, more douche bags are going to add these lame ad/comments.

Screw off!

If you have not seen this yet. Do yourself a favor and watch it.

How Long Would You Survive in a Horror Film?

Got this test from my pal Dana...

Your result for How Long Would you Survive in a Horror Film?

The Horror Aficionado

54% chance of survival!

Sometimes known as "the wise guy" or "the totally platonic best friend". This character is usually either the most likeable or most excruciatingly annoying character in the movie, because he's almost always the comic relief (or lack thereof). Sometimes he is the first to die because he figures out what's going on, tries to escape and is killed. However, the horror aficionado will more likely use his knowledge to devise the plan that eliminates the threat. That means he survives until the end where he ends up dying as a sacrifice so that the heroine can carry out the plan. Though he tends to lack a backbone, you do feel somewhat bad when he dies.

As long as people feel somewhat bad when I die.

FEAR ME!!!!

Why not? Everybody else does.

I don’t get it and I’m getting somewhat concerned about it. I seem to intimidate the shit out of people. The weird thing is I don’t try to and don’t understand what it is about me that people find so intimidating.

I don’t shout at people.
I don’t throw things.
I get mad at circumstances not individuals (generally).

I think it’s kind of a funny intimidation because my coworkers (often) make jokes about it but it seems like they also really don’t want to anger me.

So what is it? This is an honest inquiry.

What sparked this entry was someone who came over from our manufacturing plant and I asked if he had a check they had received yesterday. He said that [the guy who received it] generally freaks out with checks and wants to get them over here as quickly as possible so I don’t get mad.

I’ve never ever yelled at this person. I’ve been nothing but pleasant to him so how did he pick up on the idea that I’m so fucking scary?

If anyone who knows me has any idea, please let me know.

Holy Crap! I'm a commie!

I always thought I was a libertarian. Not according to this test. My dad may never speak to me again!

You are a
Social Liberal
(83% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(18% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Socialist

Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid.com: Free Online Dating

I'm Jean-Luc Picard... again

This is the second time that a goofy personality quiz has told me that I am Picard. The first time was a "Which Sci-Fi character are you?" quiz, it included may different SciFi movies and tv shows. So in the entire science fiction genre, I'm just this one dude. In case I doubted it, I suppose this was confirmation. Well... at least I'm consistent.

Wait, how am I 50% like Worf and 50% like Deanna Troi? I'm either crazy or really complicated!

Your results:
You are Jean-Luc Picard

Jean-Luc Picard		80%
Will Riker		60%
Chekov		50%
Worf		50%
Deanna Troi		50%
James T. Kirk (Captain)		45%
Uhura		45%
Geordi LaForge		45%
Data		37%
Mr. Scott		35%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)		35%
Spock		30%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)		30%
Mr. Sulu		25%
Beverly Crusher		25%

A lover of Shakespeare and other
fine literature. You have a decisive mind
and a firm hand in dealing with others.

Which Star Trek Character Are You?

Very Random Opinion

I was watching Erin Brockovich a few weeks ago and I had a strong reaction to Albert Finney in that movie, or more specifically to his face. I was struck by how kind his face is. He's seems so sweet, like a teddy bear. I mean, I found him rather creepy in Annie years ago but now quite the reverse. It's probably nothing a man would want to hear a woman say about him but well, there it is.

Strange.

I mean, strange. I have no idea why I had such a strong, random reaction like this.

Shoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA

I actually saw "Kelley" perform this before a Margaret Cho concert a few months ago.

It is probably the stupidest thing ever made and yet I find it hilarious.

I'm not well.

American Idol Geek Out Time

Last night's finale was fantastic and surprising. First of all (drumroll) for the first time my pick won! Holy crap! David Cook has been my favorite since before the final 12, and I am so completely pleased he won. I was shocked thinking the tweens would win the day and coronate David Archuletta. Happily I was wrong. In fact I was so convinced that the wrong David would win, when Ryan Seacrest announced David Cook the winner I let out a surprised yelp.

RECAP OF FINALE EPISODE:

In General: This finale was much better than last year's show. Unlike last year, the two-hours seemed to fly by. The performances were, for the most part, fantastic. And there wasn't the glut of religious songs that plagued last year's god fest show. While I got sick of it constantly being mentioned early in the season, I must agree that this year truly did have the most talented group I've seen in the 4 seasons I've been watching.
Mike Myers' Love Guru: Mike Myers was on to plug his upcoming movie. I generally bristle at this kind of stuff but it was actually quite funny.
Donna Summers: She needed help getting down the main staircase, but the woman can still sing. She was great!
Bryan Adams: He was looking older and very thin but the guy still can't sing. Well, at least he's consistent.
Visiting hometowns: They had remote cameras at gathering places in the finalists hometowns. Those segments could have been easily left out.
Graham Nash & Brooke: I'm not terribly familiar with the music of Crosby, Stills & Nash, however the song Graham Nash sang with Brooke White was really sweet. It was folksy and right up Brooke's alley, who it was really nice to see again. I was bummed when she got kicked off.
Guitar Hero ads: I almost skipped past them on my TiVo but there were two Risky Business-esque ads during the broadcast for the video game "Guitar Hero". There was a version with each finalist. Funny, the Cook one had the sexy aspect, while the Archuletta one had the cute aspect. I mean since Archuletta looks like he's 13 years old, it seemed more like a little kid playing a video game when his parents are out to dinner or something.
You Are My Brother!: Instead of giving the lunatics from the early audition episodes a whole platform, this time they just gave one a chance to sing his song. Preston and I had a field day with this guy and his song, so I was happy to see him again. Very goofy, but the guy, though weird, seemed sweet and genuine.
Jordin Sparks: Last year's (not my pick) idol did a song. She was good but her dress was tragic. It looked like a gold potato sack. Surely she has enough money now to get her dresses taylored!
Gladys Night & "the Pips": Doctored old video of Gladys Night singing "Midnight Train to Georgia" with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. as her Pips was cute.
Carrie Underwood: Blech! Enough of Carrie Underwood (another, not my pick). I found her country song attocious. It was the only part of the show I fast forwarded through.
George Michael: He was phenominal. As I had already mentioned to someone else he looked like Harry Dean Stanton with big sunglasses and a wig. According to Preston, he had a botched facelift or something. After I had gotten over the shock of the ravages that time and scalpel had on his once pretty face, I started to listen to the song he was singing. My goodness, it was so beautiful. He apologized about his cold after singing the song. Either I couldn't tell or it added to the raw quality. It was one of those tragic songs about growing up and being greedy and it's hard to love because there's so much to hate and all we can hope for in life is time. I got misty. First time I've ever been impressed by George Michael. In fact, I found a link to the performance. Judge for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZXE8Fohj8M

So the Pros of the night outweighted the Cons by a long shot. I liked the show very much. The intermittent group sings were fun and on the whole, it was a very enjoyable show. The absolute best was kept for last, the combination of George Michael and then minutes later, David Cook winning.

yay!

Photolog....

Below are photos that go along with the past several months of not blogging. I mainly put them up to go along with a long catch up email I sent to my pal, Amanda, whom I've been neglecting.

But I hope you can enjoy them too.

You may notice that I tend to take picture of scenes and things (and my cat) instead of people. I suppose I do this because I hate being photographed myself. So the few pictures I do have of people tend to be from a goodish distance.

And in defense of my taking so many pictures of my cat, all I can say is if you had such a cute and funny cat, you'd take a crapload of picture of him too. So n'yah!

Anyway, here ya go...