Crazy Crash

Take a gander at this video: http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/27/and-they-walked-away-department-joey-hands-mid-ohio-adventur/

Just Crazy .

Photoshop work

Just wanted to post up a picture I did from Gran Turismo 4. First is the untouched original image. Second is my work done in photoshop. For those wanting to know, the car is a Shelby Mustang GT350. I'm quite happy with the results.

updating...

Well, not much going on as of late. Deck isn't quite finished but should be next week as I'm taking a week's vacation. I'm planning on getting the wiring finished in the basement as I've been putting it off for too long now. Work is busier than normal for this time of year, which is great, but can be stressfull when there are 10 things to do at the same time.

Anywho, other than that, not much happening, so I'll finish with a picture of the newly introduced 2007 Chrysler Sebring. Not a huge step forward in design, but still has a bit of the Crossfire influence.

Dance Dance Revolution

Well, some of you know that I have a couple different Dance Dance Revolution games for my PS2 and Scott has had the luxury(lol) of playing the game with me. Well, this five year old makes the both of us look like monkeys

http://www.break.com/index/boycandance.html

Sad News

I was quite shocked to come home today and find that my Jack Dempsey Cichlid, Ham, had died. He was almost 5 years old and quite the spectacular fish. I'm not 100% sure why he died but it may have been caused by the new filter I bought which may have caused the tank to cycle. I tested the water and while ammonia and nitrate levels were low, nitrite levels were a bit above where they should be.

It's a little strange because Ham has had no problems with being in a cycling tank before. Hell, he's been through seven moves in his life, each time cycling the tank himself. I guess this time was too much. I noticed a few days ago he started twitching a little. Then two days ago he got pale (yes, fish can get pale) and this morning he was looking a little better.

RIP Ham

More deck

Stairs are on now. Just have to finish the landing (ie: put in the concrete patio stones). It took almost the whole day yesterday to do these stairs. We bought pre-cut stringers from home depot and they were a pain in the ass to push and pull into alignment. They did eventually go into place. The second picture is what you see when sitting on the deck. Yes, I know, I need to cut down the weeds. I started today but my trimmer broke.

So final steps now are to finish the landing, add stair rails and balusters and then skirting.

Now I'll say it's almost finished

The railing is up on the deck now and almost all the balusters are in place. Next step is doing the stairs and then figuring out what to do for skirting. Sorry for the picture quality as it's not the best. It's a nice thing to be able to go out on the deck after work and relax.

Along with the back of the house we've also attempted to do a little with the front. We're not going to be putting any grass down until next year so we need a little something. Just some river stone, a few big rocks that we had in the lot, a plant, some lights and a couple trellis'. We like it.

Free in the Harbour

Well, it's blackfish at play in Hermitage Bay
From pushthrough across to Bois Island.
They Broach and they spout and they lift their flukes out
And they wave to a town that is dying.
Now it's many the boats that have plied on the foam,
Hauling away! Hauling away!
But there's many more fellows been leaving their homes,
Where the whales make free in the harbour.

It's at Portage and Main you'll see them again
On their way to the hills of Alberta.
With lop-side grins, they waggle their chins
and they brag of the wage they'll be earning.
Then it's quick, pull the string boys, and get the loot out,
Haul it away! Haul it away!
But just two years ago you could hear the same shout
Where the whales make free in the harbour.

Free in the Harbour; The Blackfish are sporting again
Free in the Harbour; Untroubled by comings and goings of men
Who once did pursue them as oil from the sea,
Hauling away! Hauling away!
Now they Calgary roughnecks from Hermitage Bay,
Where the whales make free in the harbour.

Well, it's living they've found, deep in the ground,
And if there's doubts, it's best they ignore them.
Nor think on the bones, the crosses and stones
Of their fathers that came there before them.
In the taverns of Edmonton, fishermen shout
Haul it away! Haul it away!
They left three hundred years buried up by the Bay
Where the whales make free in the harbour.

- Stan Rogers
Found on Northwest Passage