Day 193

Good afternoon everyone! I am tired, so this will be short and sweet.

The first picture is me getting ready to nap. The second picture is where I'm going to take said nap, my awesome couch.

What makes it awesome? Its pink. Its comfortable (at least I think so and that's all that matters). It was free. As you see, its very awesome.

I still need a couple guest bloggers. Let me know soon.

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to sleep. Enjoy your day!

P.S. Sorry I had to miss the show dAN, I heard it was great. Congrats.

Day 192

I know what you want to do this weekend. Make this awesomosity:

Yes, that is a wallet made out of a Super Nintendo cartridge. Yes, it's awesome. Yes, it will hold your ID, credit cards, cash, and whatever else you carry in your current wallet. Yes, it is hinged with a larger compartment inside. Yes, it does have light up LEDs and plays sound effects. What could possibly not be awesome about this?

So, now I've got you hooked, right? Ok, go to this pretty cool website, called Instructables, where you can find step-by-step instructions to this and a bunch of other sweetness. Here is a direct link to the SNES wallet page. If you make one of these, please make two, I'll reimburse any costs involved.

I still need a few volutneers for guest awesomes next week while I'm gone. You can: tell me in person (like one Joe did), Twitter me (like another Joe did), comment on any post (which no one has done), shoot me an e-mail, give me a call, post a billboard on 44, whatever you want, but I'll need 6 total people, so come on, step up and tell the world (ok, so its only like 14 regular readers, but I like to pretend the whole world reads this) what is awesome to you.

Have a fantastic day!!

Day 191

Today's awesomosity is the most awesome thing I have had in quite a while. Remember a few years ago, when mash-ups were all the rage? For those that don't know, a mash-up is when you take two songs and layer them over each other. It is generally done with a rapper and a rock song, though I did hear some disturbing Eminem and Lynyrd Skynyrd once. This phenomenon was probably capped when Jay-Z (rapper) performed on MTV with Linkin Park (rock-ish band). It was pretty awesome hearing one band play their song and then hearing a rapper rap his song over that song. It's har to describe if you have never heard it.

Anyway, a few years back, a DJ/producer created this thing called the Grey album, which takes songs from the Beatles White Album and mashes it with Jay-Zs Black Album. I have not heard it, but from what I hear, it is pretty amazing. If you look hard enough, you can find it out there on the interwebs.

Yesterday, Sean and I are working and he's totally rocking out with headphones. Come to find out he's listening to something new he found, that turned into today's awesomosity. Do any of you like Radiohead (you should if you don't, they rock)? Well, he showed me this site, called Jaydiohead. It mashes Radiohead with Jay-Z (I have no idea why Jay-Z is so popular in these mash-ups). Anyway, it's awesome. And you can listen to it or download it for free (for the time being, it will probably get a cease and desist order before too long) at the Jaydiohead site. Enjoy.

Here I am looking happy because my business partners and I kick booty. Have a fabulous day!

Day 190

Now, I don't know how much tv ya'll watch (except Katie, who watches none at the moment, unless it's on a computer, then its somehow ok), but I saw this incredibly awesome commercial the other day, and I just had to share it with you.

ShamWOW!! I need to order 8 of those things so I get 64 of them! I can't imagine how I've lived this long without one (or 8). I think my favorite part of the video is when he says, "And it's made in Germany, and you know the Germans make good stuff!" Seriously!

If you really want to know more, visit their site at www.shamwow.com.

Two more things really quick:

Task o' The Day: Tell me about your favorite cheesy commercial. Put up a link if you can.

So, I'm gonna have guest bloggers next week. If you are interested in being one, let me know and I will sign you up and give you instructions.

Have a great day!!

Day 189

Great morning to you all!

So, my friend Joe told me to subscribe to this thing that is pretty awesome called Very Short List. It is a service that sends you a weekdaily email about something cool or special or unknown. I have been getting them for a few weeks, and I finally got something worthy of being awesome.

You may have all seen the Tribute to John Williams a capella Star Wars video. If not, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4. I recommend it. This is a response to that video:

That guy is French, and he can't sing, but I think that even makes it a little better, no?

Have a great day, I need to get back to work, lots of awesomes going on there.

Here I am at work, and yes that is a lit up Christmas tree in the background, and no, it's not mine.

Day 186 update

I was asked to give some examples of using fake trees to light creatively. I don't have the video footage, but here are some stills. First, light into tree, second, the shadow it creates, third, a subject in the shot.

I'll try post some video at some point. Have a great day!

Day 188

Even though I had breakfast for dinner last night (supreme 4-D at Uncle Bills at 10:30) I also had breakfast this morning and it was awesome.

Today's awesomosity is totally cold cereal, which has been awesome to me since I could eat it. This morning it was golden grahams (at least the generic equivalent, like Honey Golden Cinamon Squares or something) which are very awesome and probably my current fave.

Some of my other faves include: Life (which they don't make generic, boo!), Cap'n Crunch (which I've only had generic), Fruity Pepples (but only on occasion, I get sick of those pretty quick), and of course, the all-time fave, Lucky Charms (the generic doesn't hold a candle to the original).

I always have cereal in the pantry, and usually lots of it. I just rarely have milk. Here are 2 other essentials to enjoying a good breakfast of cold cereal, a big bowl and a big spoon. Absolutely necessary.

I hope you all enjoy cold cereal and have a great day!

Day 187

Today's awesomosity comes from church, which may be a surprise for some, since it is Sunday and I have been at church all day.

The big event was that we had a congregational meeting (the first I have ever attended) to vote on a new pastor of Worship and Creative Arts. That is incredibly awesome. We have been searching for this position for almost two years, and we now finally have one!!

After hearing him talk for a little bit in service and the meeting, he seems like a really cool guy that is going to do some really cool things with worship in our church. I am very excited. I would put up his name, but I'm not sure he has told his congregation and church of his new position yet, and since my blog gets such a wide readership, I figure I better not or the cat's out of the bag.

I know this is awful short today, but I am real tired and am going to take a nap. Have a great Sunday!!

Here I am at the congregational meeting: