How Bloody Dare You?!?

By on Apr 19, 2022

  My youngest is a trip. She’s in elementary school. We’ve had to have a talk with her about accepting dares. A few months ago she pulled a Cool Hand Luke and decided to eat some hard boiled eggs at lunch. The eggs were really gross and, on top of that, she absolutely hates eggs. We found out about the dare because she promptly threw up shortly after the bet resulting in a call from the Nurse’s Office.     A couple days ago we picked her up from school and she was both relieved and exhausted. It was a little weird but we didn’t think much of it. Later during dinner she let us know about her day. From an early age she was able to pick up accents. It was the weirdest thing listening to her play with her dolls, shifting through Midwestern, Southern and British accents. Apparently before class started she took a bet where she would speak with a...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE’S NO WIFI?!?

By on Apr 13, 2022

Today was one of those days… About two hours before I made it to work I found out that we had a power outage. By the time I made it in power had been restored; however, I was greeted at the door with, “Good morning. The internet is down.”     On the way to my desk I was told 6 more times that the internet wasn’t working. While in the server room, attempting to get a handle on the situation, I was informed 2 more times that the internet wasn’t working. You would think, being that I was in the server room standing on a ladder holding a box with all kinds of wires coming out of it, that I might have a hunch something was wrong but…     Took a little while but everything is back up and running. I do have a few observations. The first is when the wifi is down it’s funny how many people know, and self report, dispite the fact that...

Drawing some more circles…

By on Apr 8, 2022

  Started a new drawing. Didn’t really have anything in mind so I just started drawing circles. I’m trying to do this a little different. A little lopsided. I don’t have a sticker or product in mind so I’m just trying to have a little fun with it. Just do some drawing and thinking. I’ve been a little annoyed lately. I think it is because of the local elections. All these new politicians springing up running for School Board and small town board positions. I think it was what spurred on that last Satanic Panic post. Some of them are very passionate yet very misguided and manipulated. They don’t have the experience or polish of an established politician. We have a saying around my house, “Make it better, not just different.” Some of these people have fallen for the propaganda and they just have to make things different. It...

Quick Pics (04.05.22)

By on Apr 5, 2022

Getting a Little More Complex with the Gundams

By on Apr 5, 2022

Wow, that last post was a doosey. Anyway, it’s another week so I picked up another Gundam. They sell these things at Target and while I love Target, their organization and facing can be a little lacking, especially in an area that gets very little traffic. There are various levels of Gundam models. They start at $10 – $15 and then the next tier starts around $20 or $25 dollars. So far I have been sticking with the bottom tier. I grabbed, what I thought was another bottom level model but when I was at the checkout it turned out to be a little closer to $30.     I was surprised at the jump in complexity this model offered. The last one wasn’t this complex and I got that online for a reduced price. I figured this one couldn’t be much different, but I was wrong. As with any hobby, there are all kinds of things you can buy to enhance your experience. There...

The Devil and… well I have some thoughts…

By on Mar 31, 2022

  Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s I was afraid of a few things. Dying in a house fire was one and being kidnapped was another. Closely tied to kidnapping was being sacrificed to the dark lord Satan. We moved around alot so the church offered instant community. It was like having a sports team that played in every state. Jesus was the MVP quarterback that everybody loved and instead of winning games we were winning souls. Nothing cements your love for your team than a good rivalry and the devil offered that in spades.     Groups like Focus on the Family told cautionary tales about how thousands of children were being kidnapped, abused and murdered all in the name of Satan. Satanists were lurking around every corner, hiding in preschools and daycares snatching kids to perform their rituals. Christian comedian Mike Warnke would end his routines with horrible,...

Another Week, Another Gundam

By on Mar 28, 2022

  Finished up another one of these bad boys. I ordered this one online. I don’t know if it was because I really wanted to work on that devil drawing or what, but it took a little longer than the last few. I can’t tell if it is waining interest or being distracted by other things.     I was more careful with this one, especially after the problems with the last one. I really wanted this one to work out because it looks pretty cool. So far I think this is the coolest one I’ve built. It also helps that it has a huge sword.  

Ol’ Scratch

By on Mar 18, 2022

  Hail Satan! There is just something about the devil in The Cuphead Show that I absolutely love. It’s too bad the show isn’t very good. My youngest and I have watched 4 or 5 episodes and while it looks amazing, the stories just aren’t that great.     I do adore everything else about the show though. It’s a real throwback to early animation. The character designs and animation are brilliant. I want to watch the whole show before panning it because the esthetics are so great but I don’t have real high hopes that the writing will get better. I am tempted to find out more about the game it is based on though.