There’s a slight delay in the development of the Neverending Nights Season 2 DVD (because of some data issues) – but also because Adam is going off to War.
No. Not the real war. He’s not going to Iraq.
No, he’s going to don on some weird looking armor. Get a sword made out of plastic and tape. And run around and bash other people.
In a sense, it’s LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) – but he and his “Posse” (Team Ravioli, or something like that) make it “cool” by calling it “War.”
But it’s still LARPing. But apparently there’s also excessive drinking and other … activities that happen.
Here’s a quick video of what it sort of looks like:
Yes, their hot chicks stand around and applaud their great performances.
So here’s hoping Adam and Team Ravioli have fun this coming weekend!
The count down has begun and the deadlines be fast approachin’ mateys!
But ye got nothin’ to fear! I will lead ye to the treasures that ye will be soon needin’! Talk Like A Pirate Day is rapidly approachin’ (Sept 19th for those of ye not savvy in the ways!) – and not everyone can always fully dress in Pirate Attire – but a Pirate T-Shirt can certainly make a statement for you!
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Yarr! Hell week continues at work! Systems crashing, re-images failing, upgrades not working! Yarr! Ever feel like you’re on a sinking ship and you realize it when the water is already three feet above your head?
Anyway! Aside from Hell Week at work (which continues its relentless assault since Monday) – some cool things.
I am not sure what it was – because Zak’s vocals always seem to rock – but on these two CDs… the emotion wasn’t there.
Well, he found the emotion and the band found their sound with their latest album. This album is definitely an amazing piece if you’re a fan of metal (and especially if you enjoyed Savatage). It’s got a Savatage sound on a lot of the songs, but the majority of them are definitely a unique sound to CircleIICircle that is really, at long last, a great set through and through. There’s no “Skip” for me on this CD. Every song I look forward to hearing.
You can download it on iTunes, or get it off Amazon (especially if you do the MP3 downloads, which is what I linked) – it’s cheaper than iTunes! Less than 9 bucks!
I also picked up Warrel Dane’s solo CD entitled Praises to the War Machine. If you’re not familiar with Warrel Dane’s vocals, he does the powerful vocals for Nevermore (which to many is an acquired taste). Warrel’s solo CD definitely has a flavor of Nevermore – but this CD is a lot more… personal. Far more passionate. You can tell there’s a lot here that Warrel’s dumped into the lyrics from his own personal life.
Now these guys always seemed to be into LSD (they make enough references in their older stuff that you couldn’t help but notice – with songs like Long Since Dark, Timothy Leary, among others…
But apparently Nevermore “cleaned up” (note: didn’t come clean, simply cleaned up) – and Warrel Dane did an interview while discussing his new CD, and he mentions that people destroyed by drugs are a waste and shame (or something to that degree)…
He’s scarey looking, yes – but check these out - WARREL DANE INTERVIEW #1:
WARREL DANE INTERVIEW #2:
So when I finally left today – traffic on the freeway was horrible and I figured it was an accident. And it turned out to be something far more interesting.
What’s that I see in the distance?
Is that… water?
Seriously… that looks like water?
Um, those most definitely water…
Yes… Yes it is.
So yeah that was at least interesting. No one appeared to be hurt (could see the cops on the otherside), which is nice (since an accident, someone’s usually hurt). I am guessing someone hit a fire thingie. (Yes, that’s the technical term in case you didn’t know).
So anyway – that wraps it up. Check out CircleIICircle and Warrel Dane!
We are in desperate need of a team builder… Speaking of that – Check out the 2007 Team Builder at Dave & Busters.
And because I love The Crow here’s two videos I did…
And to lighten the mood (Gods, I need a laugh)…
And this one makes me laugh. We were going to make a comedy series called “PC vs Console” but we only managed to make one episode. What cracks me up is the people in the comments section actually debating what’s better – PC or Console…!
And this one’s amusing – because at a Christmas Party for a previous company Paul and I worked at – we did a blue screen thing for Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”…
Here’s the normal version (we still laugh at the backgrounds happening because it has nothing to do with the song!)
And then here’s the “Insane Chipmunk Mode” I did post edit…
Got to appreciate the weekends. Even though Saturday started off as what I like to call an “Epic Fail” – it later turned out all right. For example, Alm was kind enough to purchase Pan’s Labyrinth for me. However, another movie that Aim ordered (one of those disposable DVDs… weird… anyway…) had come in called The Orphanage (although, little did we know the irony it’s made by the same company who made Pan’s Labyrinth – so it’s also in Spanish with American Sub-titles). It was a good movie, if not somewhat predictable (once it start closing in towards the end). As a matter of fact – Tomas, from The Orphanage – is on the Pan’s Labyrinth website – which leads to their official site, if you want to check out the trailer.
Anyway, Sunday was nice. We went and saw Tropic Thunder, which went on to prove my dislike of 99% things Ben Stiller and more so Jack Black. However, Robert Downey Jr. stole the show – he had all the best lines. After that, we took Odin and went biking at Fiesta Island. Then had dinner at San Filipos in La Mesa and Poppy joined us – which was nice. (Even if she was on a two beer buzz).
So yesterday I got off work at 3:30pm and dashed home. Got changed, grabbed Odin and the bike and headed out to Fiesta Island to do some riding. Odin and I did two mini-laps around the dog park area before calling it. As we were leaving there was a pit bull that Odin suddenly felt inclined to play with – so I let him take off – and of course, he chased the pit bull right into the water. The two of them played in the water for about 10 minutes, before Odin was done and tired and came back to me.
I don’t know why but sometimes that water really stinks… And when Odin came out – he was stinky and very, very muddy.
As you can see…
But it was a fun time. I came home and he and I showered – then Aim came home after 4 days of being away at a Toyfair for work. Odin was very, very, very happy to see her.
He knocked out on the couch though and settled down after a bit. I think this whole Fiesta Island thing is working out.
The downside is the gas. Driving an XTERRA is not very gas friendly. And Fiesta Island is a good distance from my house. But it’s worth it I suppose for Odin and I. Sort of like a monthly fee to a gym is how I look at it.
So the other thing – this morning when I got up and dressed and crawled out of the house – I noticed something…
You ever do that thing where you jab some sticks through a potato and then put it above a glass of water and watch it grow roots? Well I had done that with two potatos – one did not do well (it essentially turned to smelly moosh) – the second grew roots out of control. So finally I took it out, got some soil, shoved it in a pot – and buried it – thinking, “I have never grown a potato… no idea what’s going to happen – if anything.” I was sure it was going to die.
Well the other day I saw some parts poking out – to my amazement. Then today – it’s like tripled it’s size and there’s a mess of other tiny ones now – so the potato is clearly growing in the sand – but I have no idea what to expect…
Those were taken with my cell phone. So then I walked out to my car – and I don’t know what it is with the spiders around our house but they apparently have big plans to capture a human in their webs one day.
It reminds me of that Farside comic strip.
Anyway – when I walked out there was a HUGE, complex web by my car (not attached to my car – but to the plants) – with a spider boldly waiting in the middle. You can’t really see it (because again, it was with my cell phone).
Today was a late day at work, so got home late – and unfortunately by the time I clawed my way through traffic the sun was already setting in the distance. And by the time I would have gotten changed, got the bike, got Odin and rode to Fiesta Island – it would have already been dark. The other bummer is tomorrow I have an early morning video conference – but that also means leaving work early. Unfortunately, because of the early morning VC I won’t be able to drop off Odin at Doggy Day Care. However, since I will be coming home early, we will probably go biking, since there should be plenty of time. A few other bummer things through the day, but nothing major.
So today, after work I went and picked up my dog from his Doggy Daycare (you can check out a review on Yelp’s page) – and brought him home and fed him. While he was eating I changed into shorts and a shirt. I wanted to see something. Yesterday, I felt like I had wasted part of the day – and felt like I should have taken Odin out. So today, I decided I was going to go ride at Fiesta Island again with Odin. (See my previous post: Accomplished for more).
Well after he ate and did his… doggy business, I loaded him into the car along with the bike on the bike rack on the back of my car and headed for Fiesta Island. When I got there I snapped a quick picture of how Odin looked (mind you, this is after spending all day at Doggy Day Care too!)…
He’s definitely looking like he’s ready and not tired. So we had arrived there about 5:45pm or so. We ended up riding around Fiesta (well I rode, he ran next to me) – and it was non stop running for him – except once when he found another (very beautiful) Husky to play with for about 10 minutes. Then it was back to riding till about 7pm, at which point we left (because he was barely able to keep up with me – other than a nice, even trot – but the spring was definitely out of his step and he wasn’t running anymore).
He was clearly tired when he got in the car. The awesome part is – I got to spend some time with Odin, and not only that – biking around the area made me feel good about myself. So it was a double bonus. I am hoping I will be able to keep this up several times a week (there’s going to be some weeks when it’s just not going to happen, either because of traffic or having a bad day, or just alternate plans, of course). But I am hoping I can do this a few times a week with Odin.
… my Husky/Australian sheppard, who is the love of my life.
But I want you to meet a new Odin…
My boss sent me a series of pictures he had come across of a White Bengal Tiger (extremely rare in the world) – who went by the name Odin. The reason he sent them to me (aside from the fact that the pictures are stunning), is that my own Husky is named Odin. Anyway, he sent the pictures along – I googled it – found more pictures and a small little video. I took the pictures, then took the video, added the music from The 13th Warrior, a song named Fire Dragon from the musical score – and threw it together and made this…
With the most beautiful fiery red hair, to match her fiery spirit, Monica modeled her PirateBooty gear!
Here’s Monica on her crimson bike (notice, they kindly match her sleeves! Even a Pirate Maiden knows how to match!)
Monica runs into some local Pirate trouble, demanding a piece of her booty!
And when she said she wouldn’t hand over her booty, she got into a little trouble…
Monica poses with some local Pirates (my personal favorite from Monica, thus far!)
If the Incredible Monica has spiked your interest in purchasing PirateBooty gear – feel free to head into the PirateBooty Store! We have shirts for men, women – heck, even pregnant woman! Anyone who loves pirates or has a slightly twisted sense of humor should be able to find something there!
If you have a MySpace page, please come by the PirateBooty MySpace page and send us a friend request! And if you’re interested in checking out the beautiful model for these photos – swing by Monica’s page and let her know PirateBooty sent you her way!
Here’s some things you can find in our store currently! (And this by no means is all of them!)
For the Ladies:
FRONT: BACK:
Some of the ladies complained that they didn’t want a HUGE pirate skull on their chest (though most didn’t mind it if there was a pirate on their chest… if you know what I mean). At any rate, we listened and developed new shirts for the ladies that bare a smaller logo… Here’s some examples:
FOR THE MEN:
And these are by no means all of the shirts available! There’s plenty more! There’s some for men, women, pregnant women, and whatever else you can put a shirt on! So come by the PirateBooty.net Store and pick something out for yourself or a fellow pirate lover!
