Friday, October 30, 2009

No monkey business here

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

I’m using this photo as my desktop wallpaper right now.

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If you’d like to use it, you can click on the above image for a 1440x900 version of it.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Halloween costumes

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 Should Dress Up As a Bunny
You are bouncy, cute, and a bit hard to catch. You are usually very caught up in doing your own thing.
You attract a lot of attention, and to be honest, a lot of it is unwanted. You're a true introvert, and you prefer to be left alone.

While you may want to fade into the background, there's no chance of that happening any time soon. Everything you do is charming and adorable.
You move quickly through life. You are always changing, learning, and evolving. And you're not about to let anyone slow you down!

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

Friday, October 23, 2009

Twitter lists: Great idea, but useless so far

Yesterday, I became one of the five percent of Twitter users to get the new “lists” feature, which allows you to sort the people you follow into groups and view all their tweets separately fron the normal timeline.

Just one problem, though. As far as I’m concerned, the feature is useless.

You should just be able to check a box and, BAM, they’re added to that list. Well, it doesn’t work that way. A good portion of the time I’m having to check the box multiple times for it to take, if it will take at all

So, Twitter, please wait until a feature’s ready for prime time before you roll it out.

kthxbai!

Making a pit stop

We made a stop in Houston on the way to Wimberley and, well, Frankie’s just too cute to not take pictures of:

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Big kitteh

Yesterday morning I had an eye doctor’s appointment in Houston. When I got out, I decided to take a trek, with my camera, to the Houston Zoo to take some pictures.

It was a hell of a lot of fun, I’ve only really got one gripe about the whole experience and that was the weather. It was cloudy with a little rain and I would have much preferred sunny weather so the animals’ colors would have a little more pop, but oh well. The cloudiness does eliminate harsh shadows, though, so that’s a win.

Anyway, here’s a preview:

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That, of course, would be a leopard. The same one I sent a cell picture of to TwitPic yesterday.

Look for them to start coming next week.

Monday, October 19, 2009

In which it’s determined how “Texan” I am

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.

I would have thought I’d score higher, but I guess the evil influences of Louisiana got me.

You Are 52% Texas
At first, you seem Texan... but just because a chicken has wings don't mean it can fly.

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

Friday, October 16, 2009

The cypress

This is a cypress tree along… you guessed it… Cypress Creek in Wimberley:

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Or at least it used to be one.

Monday, October 12, 2009

No more!

So, today is my first day without carbonated beverages.

That’s right, I’ve decided to just give ‘em up. I’d been thinking about it for a long time, but I finally decided to take the plunge and do it.

If I’m really cranky towards the end of the week, you now know why…

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Austin? Really? Have you ever been there?

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 Austin
A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.
You're totally weird and very proud of it.
Artistic and freaky, you still seem to fit in... in your own strange way.

Famous Austin residents: Lance Armstrong, Sandra Bullock, Andy Roddick

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

Friday, October 09, 2009

Moving a couch, Texas style

Last week I told y’all about helping my cousin move to Wimberley.

Well, while loading the truck, this scene broke out and I just had to take a picture.

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Hey, if it works it works.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Twitter just got a whole lot cuter

cotc Today Bruiser started his very own Twitter account.

You can follow him at @Sir_Bruiser. I’ll put a feed for him in the sidebar sometime soon.

Monday, October 05, 2009

My crazy picks for the MLB playoffs

Here goes nothin’:

• Tiebreaker game:

Twins over Tigers - Twins are 7-2 against Detroit in The Met, need I say more?

• ALDS:

Yankees over Twins - I think this one will go five games.
Angels over Red Sox - The Angels do us all a favor and save us from the hype of another Sox-Yanks ALCS.

• NLDS:

Cardinals over Dodgers - The Dodgers limped into the post-season, and they'll limp out. Cardinals sweep.
Rockies over Phillies - Rockies are hot, Phillies closer situation is a mess. Rox in 4.

• ALCS:

Angels over Yankees - They split the season series and Yankees have home field, but the Angels are playing for Adenhart (who they must have *really* liked) and I'm thinking that might be enough to push them over. Well, that and I hate the Yankees. I'm looking for this one to go six or seven.

• NLCS:

Rockies over Cardinals - Rockies went 6-1 against the Cards, including a four-game sweep at Busch. Rockies sew it up in five.

• World Series:

Angels over Rockies - This has the potential to be a good series. When the teams met in the regular season, the Angels took two of three in Anaheim. Angels gt it done in six, I think.

Of course, what I'd love to see is a Dodgers-Yankees series that ends with Joe Torre beating his former team. But that'll never happen.

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Go figure I get the fat one

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

Found this one on Facebook. Here’s the link to it.

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

Friday, October 02, 2009

Pictures from Wimberley

Over Labor Day weekend, I took a trip to Wimberley, TX to help my cousin move. I forgot my good camera, but I shot some pictures with my cell.

Like this one. I was sitting on the back porch at their new house when I took this.

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That’s a real cactus.