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First Time’s Always Special

Oct24
2009
Rob Written by Rob

“Bored. I want to shoot stuff.”

“We have a library of games, babe. In almost two years, you’ve never played anything but GTA4. So let’s shake things up with a first person shooter.”

“Those things make me nauseous.”

“Only because you’re not in control when I play. It’s like driving – you don’t get carsick if you’re the one driving.”

“Hmm.. o-kay. So which one should I start with?”

“We have a library. Half Life? HL2? Deus Ex? Red Faction? Dead Space? Fallout 3?”

“NOT PORTAL. That game makes me crazy.”

“You don’t have to play Portal, babe.”

Picks up a PS3 game case sitting atop the TV, flips it over. “Hmmm.. okay, let’s try Bioshock.”

.. eight hours later ..

“Is that a camera? I hate those cameras.. hey, who’s shooting me? TAKE THAT – ohcrapimoutofammo WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?? OHMYGOD THAT THINGS COMING AFTER ME! Do I shoot it OH CRAP I SHOT IT AND NOW ITS MAD. RUNNN!!

“Hey. It’s dark outside!”

Posted in Diversions, Everyday Life

DIY Nirvana, aka Instructables.com

Oct20
2009
Rob Written by Rob

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Instructables.com? Every time I go browsing over there, I get the urge to start messing with stuff.

Lots of people out there doing a lot of really cool things with stuff that’s just sitting around. If you ever wondered how to make a nifty rubber band powered cat feeder out of basically stuff you were throwing away anyway, or how to build a fairly detailed and complete Ghostbuster costume for Halloween.. or hell, just about how to do anything, Instructables has an article for you.

There are two things though I really love about this site. Even if none of the projects happen to strike your fancy (and if so – keep looking, there’s a lot there!), the tricks and tips and ideas that come up in them are pretty useful in their own right. Instructables is where I learned about Rub-n-Buff, for instance. If you have any inclination at all to build, shape, arrange, construct or design things yourself, you’re guaranteed to find something interesting every time you check in.

The other thing I love is that the site is sort of a jumping off point for finding people around the Internet who are doing REALLY cool things. Like making steampunk keyboards:

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Or how about a complete, working steampunk laptop?

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Now that is some hard core cool computing, folks.

Posted in Projects / DIY

Dresser Detective

Oct19
2009
Rob Written by Rob

Now that the dresser is home and finished and looking good and everything, I’ve been meaning to do some detective work. I kinda dig on history – particularly digging into the small nooks and crevices in between the history everyone knows – so I took some time this afternoon to see what I could find out about this dresser’s origins.
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Posted in House and Yard, Projects / DIY

Overheard, Part 16

Oct19
2009
Kristi Written by Kristi

Outside of our house where a large limb of our city tree still sits, awaiting cutting and disposal by the city.  Participants are unknown to us.
“What’s wrong?”

“I don’t know!”

“Did we hit something?”

“Oh. My. God!”

“What?  WHAT?”

“We’re parked on a fucking tree.”

Gee, what was your first clue?  The illumination of said tree by your headlights? The feeling of going off-roading while on a paved city street?  The loud crunch of wood?

Posted in Everyday Life
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