I went to Charleston with some friends for spring break in 2009. This video is just of a couple of guys climbing on each other.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Random Tasty Video #1
Ok, so this video was shot back in 2007 at a friends birthday party at my old house. We threw her a birthday party and somehow this video was shot with no sound. See if you can decipher what is said here.
Here's the picture that was taken:
Closer to becoming American, and farther away from Alien
In a couple of days, I am heading down to Charlotte to get fingerprinted so I will be on DHS's registry. And of course cross-reference me just incase I'm a criminal of some sort which will prevent me from becoming a US Citizen. Boy, I sure hope they don't find out too much ;) Anyway, it's exciting, because it seems like they are very on top of getting this citizenship thing processed. I just want to hurry up and get my citizenship done so I can be protected by US laws. Right now, if I were to travel outside of the states, I wouldn't be considered priority in an emergency situation. Which would kinda suck if we were ever in a hostile state. Soo, I'm anxious to see what happens next. So far, in just 1 month, they've acknowledged that they received my application, cashed the $700, and now I'm going in for fingerprints. So far so good. I didn't expect to get fingerprinted for at least 2 months.
The rules of this citizenship thing is that I "surrender" my alien card. I'm kind of sad that I will be losing my card here soon. But I guess that's what happens when you're not an alien anymore.
Here's what they look like.
Anyway, wish me luck on my journey to becoming a real life American. :D
The rules of this citizenship thing is that I "surrender" my alien card. I'm kind of sad that I will be losing my card here soon. But I guess that's what happens when you're not an alien anymore.
Here's what they look like.
Anyway, wish me luck on my journey to becoming a real life American. :D
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Yard Sailors
Our neighborhood had a yard sale yesterday - a massive, chaotic, yard sale. I witnessed some characters who just wanted to attact attention to themselves. Here is a list of what happened yesterday:
1. We didn't set out the night before, and got a late start in the morning. Scott spent most of his time pulling stuff out of the house and throwing it onto the lawn, while I set it out for sale and tended to the customers.
2. We sold almost every light fixutre we had, including allowing people to come into our house to see which ones they liked, and if they liked it, we would take it down for them.
3. We had a sign that said, "kitchen cabinets & appliances for sale inside".
4. We had several groups of people come into our house to check out the cabinets.
5. 1 guy haggled us on the cabinets, and scott said, No. We ended up selling it to a couple in Kingsport, who is coming over next weekend to take them down.
6. We had alot of friends and a few co-workers stop buy to see the house. Even Scott saw some people he worked with stop over.
7. I saw a guy in black skintight leather pants in a sailor hat wearing a bra with a gold disco top on riding a bike and singing out loud, "Blackwater" by the Doobie Brothers, with a few of his very frat-ish/hippie friends.
8. A group of kids had caught a wild squirrel in my yard and put it in a bird cage. Then I told a few bystanders they caught a squirrel, and a woman immediately yelled out loud, "You're gonna get rabies!!"
9. This really obnoxious kid from across the street, yelled "SHAVED ICE!! COME AND GET YOUR SHAVED ICE! IT'S JUST A BUCK FIFTY YA'LL!" over and over and over again, and by noon, I was soo hungry, I almost went over there to get me some.
10. My neighbors sold kitchen countertops at their yard sale. They were also trying to make some money by selling random furniture stuff for like $400.
11. My neighbor from down the street worked for the neighborhood organization and she made me pay her $8 for the yard sale. She also told me she made $700 on Friday alone!
12. People always wanted half of whatever price I quoted them.
Customer: "How much you want for this christmas tree?"
Me: "Well, I dunno, how about $2 for that 6ft Christmas tree with lights and a stand, with various decorations included?"
Customer: "How 'bout I give you $1 for it?"
Me: (Without hesitation) "Sure, why not, you wouldn't be getting a deal at $2, but at $1? Absolutely."
13. My boss's mom and church talked me into buying a blue chair with an ottoman for $5. But I paid them $10 instead.
14. We sold 2 bikes for $18. Now that's a deal on a bike.
15. A woman came over and asked Scott about a set of blinds and asked him if they worked, and Scott said yea of course, then he picked it up, pulled the strings and it fell out. Needless to say, she left.
16. I received several business cards and phones of people who do housework. I'm going to call them next week.
17. We currently have no lightfixtures in our house except the kitchen and bath. Because we sold them all.
18. I wish I had of taken some photos of the sale. :(
1. We didn't set out the night before, and got a late start in the morning. Scott spent most of his time pulling stuff out of the house and throwing it onto the lawn, while I set it out for sale and tended to the customers.
2. We sold almost every light fixutre we had, including allowing people to come into our house to see which ones they liked, and if they liked it, we would take it down for them.
3. We had a sign that said, "kitchen cabinets & appliances for sale inside".
4. We had several groups of people come into our house to check out the cabinets.
5. 1 guy haggled us on the cabinets, and scott said, No. We ended up selling it to a couple in Kingsport, who is coming over next weekend to take them down.
6. We had alot of friends and a few co-workers stop buy to see the house. Even Scott saw some people he worked with stop over.
7. I saw a guy in black skintight leather pants in a sailor hat wearing a bra with a gold disco top on riding a bike and singing out loud, "Blackwater" by the Doobie Brothers, with a few of his very frat-ish/hippie friends.
8. A group of kids had caught a wild squirrel in my yard and put it in a bird cage. Then I told a few bystanders they caught a squirrel, and a woman immediately yelled out loud, "You're gonna get rabies!!"
9. This really obnoxious kid from across the street, yelled "SHAVED ICE!! COME AND GET YOUR SHAVED ICE! IT'S JUST A BUCK FIFTY YA'LL!" over and over and over again, and by noon, I was soo hungry, I almost went over there to get me some.
10. My neighbors sold kitchen countertops at their yard sale. They were also trying to make some money by selling random furniture stuff for like $400.
11. My neighbor from down the street worked for the neighborhood organization and she made me pay her $8 for the yard sale. She also told me she made $700 on Friday alone!
12. People always wanted half of whatever price I quoted them.
Customer: "How much you want for this christmas tree?"
Me: "Well, I dunno, how about $2 for that 6ft Christmas tree with lights and a stand, with various decorations included?"
Customer: "How 'bout I give you $1 for it?"
Me: (Without hesitation) "Sure, why not, you wouldn't be getting a deal at $2, but at $1? Absolutely."
13. My boss's mom and church talked me into buying a blue chair with an ottoman for $5. But I paid them $10 instead.
14. We sold 2 bikes for $18. Now that's a deal on a bike.
15. A woman came over and asked Scott about a set of blinds and asked him if they worked, and Scott said yea of course, then he picked it up, pulled the strings and it fell out. Needless to say, she left.
16. I received several business cards and phones of people who do housework. I'm going to call them next week.
17. We currently have no lightfixtures in our house except the kitchen and bath. Because we sold them all.
18. I wish I had of taken some photos of the sale. :(
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Got my teeth cleaned today! Yay!
I went to the dentist about 4 weeks ago, shamefully, it was only my second visit ever. Anyways, I blame it on my parents although I shouldn't be ashamed of it - they never took us to the dentist because we were poor and didn't have dental insurance.
Needless to say, I was due for a good cleaning. I went in today to finish up my cleaning. Last time all they did was debridement, and they spent 2 hours just knocking off tartar buildup. Man it feels soo much better with all that stuff knocked out. It was painful a bit, but I stuck it out. I didn't ask to be gassed. Besides the multiple cavities (five to be exact) my dental hygienist said that my teeth weren't as bad as they could have been. The cavities weren't so severe that I needed 5 root canals, or whatever other major restorative work would have been needed. She did say that I brushed my teeth well, and to keep it up. :) I feel like such a kid in there, because the rooms have animal prints and cartoons all over the walls and equipment. Not to mention, I could tell the staff was very used to seeing kids by the way they spoke to me.
Well, I have a few more appointments set up to fill in all of my cavities. Yay! Next step after this may be braces.... ;) My gaps are so big I could stick a pencil in between some of them!
Needless to say, I was due for a good cleaning. I went in today to finish up my cleaning. Last time all they did was debridement, and they spent 2 hours just knocking off tartar buildup. Man it feels soo much better with all that stuff knocked out. It was painful a bit, but I stuck it out. I didn't ask to be gassed. Besides the multiple cavities (five to be exact) my dental hygienist said that my teeth weren't as bad as they could have been. The cavities weren't so severe that I needed 5 root canals, or whatever other major restorative work would have been needed. She did say that I brushed my teeth well, and to keep it up. :) I feel like such a kid in there, because the rooms have animal prints and cartoons all over the walls and equipment. Not to mention, I could tell the staff was very used to seeing kids by the way they spoke to me.
Well, I have a few more appointments set up to fill in all of my cavities. Yay! Next step after this may be braces.... ;) My gaps are so big I could stick a pencil in between some of them!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Almost done with the living room!
Ah! I'm so excited! This chaos has stressed me out for 3 weeks. We're almost done, just a few little things, and then we'll be able to move furniture back into it. We have the brick almost completely painted. It just needs a few top coats, and it will be ready. Besides trimwork, and the lighting (we're getting a new ceiling fan and a set of sconces for next to the fireplace), the entrance door is the last thing. It needs to be removed, sanded and varnished/shellacked, then hinges replaced. And the doorway casings need to be painted, the weatherstripping needs to be replaced, and then it should be ready.
Here's what it looked like before -
Here's what it looked like before -
We removed the wood above the fireplace - and put up 1/4" drywall over it.
Here are some photos of the progress:
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Design Ideas
Here are some photos of what we're going towards. Unfortunately, these pieces are incredibly expensive, so we're going to find similar ones to fit the style.
As for the bathroom, we found an espresso colored vanity that is very similar to this one with a tan marble sinktop. I'm still searching for the hinged mirror. We will not do sconces, because that would require rewiring. We'll just get a nice 4 bulb light fixture to go above the mirror. We already have the glass toiletry shelf.
As for the bathroom, we found an espresso colored vanity that is very similar to this one with a tan marble sinktop. I'm still searching for the hinged mirror. We will not do sconces, because that would require rewiring. We'll just get a nice 4 bulb light fixture to go above the mirror. We already have the glass toiletry shelf.
This is the color we are doing for the kitchen. We do have a small section for floating shelves that I will install for cookbooks, and decorative kitchen stuff.
We have a ultiliy room that goes to the backdoor, and has our laundy machines. We will put up wainscotting just like picture, and molding around the window. This room will be painted blue like the kitchen. Right next to the backdoor, there is a great little spot for those organization pieces.
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