Sunday, June 28, 2009

I’d make a joke here, but that would be too easy…

Welcome to Stupid Quiz Sunday, in which I'll take an online quiz that may or may not be stupid and post the results.

You Are the Bedroom
You are an indulgent person. You enjoy rest, relaxation, and pampering.
You know how to find peace in a crazy life. You are good at unplugging.

You tend to be very private. You don't let just anyone in.
You are also a romantic. When you have someone, you tend to be very couple oriented.

If there’s anything in those results that’s blatantly wrong, it would be that I tend to be very “couple oriented,” whatever that means. A man needs his space!

Have you taken this quiz? Have a quiz you want me to take? Leave a link in the comments.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

FAIL of the day: Please tell me this isn’t the one in Beaumont…

There’s one of these hotels here… they now have the old Hilton.

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Just so, so wrong…

Friday, June 26, 2009

Out in the Gulf

Welcome to Friday Photo, a new feature where I share photos that I've taken with the world.

This, folks, is what the Gulf of Mexico looks like 20 miles out.

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Which is a lot nicer looking than the ugly brown water right at the shore.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Video of the day: Blind dog plays catch

When I saw this, I automatically thought of someone and their dog.

They know who they are.

This video, of course, found on I Has A Hotdog!

HOT!!!

Yesterday it hit 102 degrees here in Beaumont.

Not fun.

I swear, I’m going to blog about the fishing trip eventually.

Really, I mean it.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Well that’s funny, considering I live somewhere where we have snow once every 20 years.

Welcome to Stupid Quiz Sunday Monday, in which I'll take an online quiz that may or may not be stupid and post the results.

This posting on Monday wasn’t my fault. I’m one of the Blogger users affected by the buggy scheduled posting.

You Are Snow
You are peaceful and calm. You are able to enjoy each moment.
You have a pure, gentle spirit. People automatically trust you.

You have a playful, adventurous spirit. You still feel like a kid.
You are able to find the joy in any situation. You are blissful.

Have you taken this quiz? Have a quiz you want me to take? Leave a link in the comments.

About that dinner…

I mentioned in my last batch of random thoughts that we the choir at church is preparing for an opera-themed dinner in September.

So, I decided I’d post some YouTube videos of a few of the songs we’re doing for y’all.

The first is Va, Pensiero, which is just incredibly beautiful:

This is the humming chorus from Madame Butterfly, which is just brutally high:

And the Neighbors Chorus from La jolie Parfumeuse:

We’ve got some other pieces, but these are the three that stick out in my mind.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Fishing trip photo

Welcome to Friday Saturday Photo, a new feature where I share photos that I've taken with the world.

As y’all know, I went fishing yesterday. Here’s our catch:

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That’s eight kihgfish, two shark, and seven red snapper.

Full post coming in the next few days.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Blogging will be light today

Blogging will be light today because I’m not leaning over the side of a charter fishing boat puking my guts into the Gulf of Mexico.

At least I hope I’m not.

My cousin invited me to go deep-sea fishing with some family that’s in town visiting from Corpus. Something I’ve never done before.

We’re going on a charter boat out of Galveston. In fact, if we’re not already in Galveston by the time this publishes, we’re probably very close.

I’m planning to take some motion sickness pills with me. Hopefully I don’t need them, but I’d rather be safe than sorry.

I’m also holding off on Friday Photo this week so I can post some pictures from the trip. I’m bringing along my point-and-shoot digital camera for that purpose.

Regular blogging will resume tomorrow.

FAIL of the day: All the best

Uh… oops:

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Now why’d I schedule this for closing time? Hm….

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Has it really been 5 years?

Today’s my 5th blogiversary. Not that it really means anything to me.

I was trading emails with @Falahime yesterday when she mentioned that she’d like to write a coherent blog post for once.

By the way, she writes Everything I Need To Know, I Learned From Anime, which I find interesting even though I know next to nothing about anime.

Anyway, this is what I replied:

My blog is five years old tomorrow. I still don't think I've written a coherent post...

So, now I have a goal for my blog.

Sometime in the next five years, I will write a coherent post.

I’m not setting the bar too high, am I?

Funny caption of the day: Because even I can laugh at a good joke about Dubya

This one did give me a laugh:

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Throwing a link

I’m throwing a link Houston Keys’ way because I think his post on his visit to the Mustangs of Las Colinas is funny as hell.

So, check out the post.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Science wasn't exactly my strong suit. Then again, I don’t really remember what was…

Welcome to Stupid Quiz Sunday, in which I'll take an online quiz that may or may not be stupid and post the results.

JustSayHi - Science Quiz

Created by OnePlusYou - Free Online Dating

Have you taken this quiz? Have a quiz you want me to take? Leave a link in the comments.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

LOLdog of the day: We don’t talk like that

Well, that’s what this dog says anyway:

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Yea, I know. I need to do more real blogging.

I will.

Eventually.

Friday, June 12, 2009

The internet is for… recipes?

I’ve fallen in love with the internet again. This time for the recipes I’ve found on there.

Last night I fixed pork chops with apple stuffing from a recipe I found on cooks.com.

In one word: awesome.

My favorite picture from the snow

Welcome to Friday Photo, a new feature where I share photos that I've taken with the world.

This, another photo that was featured before when the format was smaller, had to be my favorite picture from when it snowed back in December:

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There’s just something about snow on palm trees that’s really cool.

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Are you saying that I smell?

Welcome to Stupid Quiz Sunday, in which I'll take an online quiz that may or may not be stupid and post the results.

You Are the Sense of Smell
You appreciate the smaller things in life that few people notice.
You notice subtle changes just as they happen.
You're the first one to know if the seasons are changing or if the cookies are done.

You love new environments, and you can recall all the places you've been.
You have a sharp memory, and you are often nostalgic for the past.
You enjoy traveling internationally. You have an easy time taking in a new place.

Have you taken this quiz? Have a quiz you want me to take? Leave a link in the comments.

Friday, June 05, 2009

The bird is not being flipped

Welcome to Friday Photo, a new feature where I share photos that I've taken with the world.

Ever since I adopted this new, wider template I always find myself wanting to show off old pictures, many of them ones I’ve featured before, that the smaller size really didn’t do justice.

I guess that’s a good thing.

This is a shot from about a year ago:

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When I featured this shot a year ago, I cropped down the shot so y’all would be able to get a better look at the bluebird sitting on the fence, this is the full frame.

I shot this with my Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom lens zoomed in all the way at f/8 for 1/500th of a second.

If you’re wondering, those orange-ish things in the background serve as a barrier to keep boats from getting too close to the hydroelectric plant that the lake feeds.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Random thoughts

I’m not dead y’all. I promise.

I think I’ll leave y’all with some random thoughts. I haven’t done that in forever.

So… what’s going on in the world?

  • Well, there was that abortion doc that was murdered. I don’t get it. Defending the sanctity of life by killing someone? Yea, that makes all the sense in the world.
  • Conan’s made his re-appearance this week. Thankfully, he hasn’t missed a beat.
  • GM’s filing for bankruptcy. I owned a GM car. Not that I was trying to or anything, but let’s say that I didn’t cry when I totaled it and I don’t miss it.
  • Summer officially began a week or two ago. I consider summer to begin the first time we hit 90.
  • It’s hurricane season, so I’d better check Weather Underground. Nothing to worry about. Yet. Good.
  • We’re doing non-religious music for choir at church. We’re doing a fundraiser dinner in September we’re calling “Pasta and Pucchini” or something like that. Basically we’re going to serve spaghetti and sing opera choruses. We’ll probably pay some voice majors from Lamar to come in and do some pieces too. It should be interesting.
  • I don’t know why, but I’ve been wanting a massage really bad lately. I’ve never had one, but I’ve got a friend that does them. Maybe I shouldn’t talk to her as much. But she’s awesome and fun to talk to, so that won’t happen.

That’s all I got.