Over the past month my Dad and I have been working on redoing my bathroom. Before, I kept the door to it closed, because that is where I put my cats (the ones that are not outside) when I go to work or bed. Needless to say the bathroom was always a funky mess as that is where they would eat and poo and what not. Keeping it clean was a constant struggle that quite honestly, I was not up to.
So my Dad and I take out the seven-hundred pound cast iron tub, which I am still not sure what the hell I am going to do with. We tear out the remainder of the funky old tiles that were in there, fresh coat of paint goes on the walls and ceiling etc, etc. We are now ready to put down the linoleum. First however, the cats have to be introduced to their new habitat when I'm not around.
We put a door up to the basement and that was it for the day. I had to leave the house for a bit so I start chucking cats into the basement (not literally! I'm not a monster!) This is a job in itself because as I put one in, another escapes. Eventually I get them in there and they are not happy. I hear hissing and pissing going on in the basement and have to chuckle. Previously my cats had pretty much free roam of the house and I am slowly reducing the size of their kingdom, and they do not like this at all. A few years ago I enclosed part of the back porch and installed a pet door that goes from the basement to the back porch for the cats. This way they could just chill out back there and enjoy nature without nature enjoying them. Well, apparently, there is a breech in security back there. I go to leave the house and every cat that I had put in the basement is standing on the front porch looking at me like "You cannot possibly comprehend our power."
Now I am confused as to who the pet is, and who is the master.
-Twiz
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Band You May Not Have Heard of...
I am by no means a music guru, never pretended to be, but I know what I like.
I was never a fan of Creed, but the band Alter Bridge (which is made up of ex members of Creed) are good, and they have been for a few years. I like to think I am a singer, so therefore when I hear a fellow vocalist that has some chops I stand up and take notice. The lead singer of Alter Bridge has chops, and I appreciate it. So for your consideration...
I was never a fan of Creed, but the band Alter Bridge (which is made up of ex members of Creed) are good, and they have been for a few years. I like to think I am a singer, so therefore when I hear a fellow vocalist that has some chops I stand up and take notice. The lead singer of Alter Bridge has chops, and I appreciate it. So for your consideration...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Football....
It's back! YES!
The only sport I really watch that holds any interest for me is the NFL generally, and the *World Champion* Pittsburgh Steelers in particular. Summer time is the worst time for sports in my opinion. Baseball is bleh, and don't even get me started on NASCAR.
I'm hoping to catch another Steeler's home game this year. It's tentatively scheduled for December 6th, when the Oakland Raiders come to Heinz Field. Nothing is set in stone however, but I really want to go to another game. Fingers are crossed regardless.
The only sport I really watch that holds any interest for me is the NFL generally, and the *World Champion* Pittsburgh Steelers in particular. Summer time is the worst time for sports in my opinion. Baseball is bleh, and don't even get me started on NASCAR.
I'm hoping to catch another Steeler's home game this year. It's tentatively scheduled for December 6th, when the Oakland Raiders come to Heinz Field. Nothing is set in stone however, but I really want to go to another game. Fingers are crossed regardless.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Hollywood has no new ideas.
I was reading about some upcoming movies recently and this article absolutely infuriated me.
Basically the lazy asses in Hollywood have green lighted the remake of the 1984 classic, Red Dawn, which is one of my favorite movies of all time.
The last ten years or so have seen a plethora of retread movies that were already made. I get that the older movies don't appeal to everyone, but are there any new ideas out there? Are the writers in Hollywood so goddamned lazy that they can't bother to come up with an original idea? I will give them some kudos for bringing certain movies to the silver screen. Namely most of the Marvel comics movies as well as some stuff from the DC Universe but still, all the writers did for those movies was to take the basic storyline, dumb it down for ten year old's and morons, and voila! Box office bucks!
And don't think the mindless action movies from the 80's are all that are going to be hacked apart ladies. 16 Candles? Can't Buy Me Love? Pretty in Pink? All the classics that make you thirty-somethings still swoon and feel like a little girl are going to be turned into bubble-gum bullshit. If the powers that be in Hollywood decide to do a remake of The Breakfast Club I will definitely vent some serious frustration all over my keyboard.
I suppose I should be somewhat happy that a whole new generation of young people will get too see a movie based on Red Dawn, a movie that I liked. It's a different time however now in 20XX or whenever the movie gets released. Back in 84, the red scare was real. The Soviets were a threat, and the nuclear arms race was in full effect. The original Red Dawn wasn't exactly plausible, but the worry was there. They launch theirs, we launch ours, total annihilation for the human race. That, my friends, is the epitome of serious business!
-Twiz
Basically the lazy asses in Hollywood have green lighted the remake of the 1984 classic, Red Dawn, which is one of my favorite movies of all time.
The last ten years or so have seen a plethora of retread movies that were already made. I get that the older movies don't appeal to everyone, but are there any new ideas out there? Are the writers in Hollywood so goddamned lazy that they can't bother to come up with an original idea? I will give them some kudos for bringing certain movies to the silver screen. Namely most of the Marvel comics movies as well as some stuff from the DC Universe but still, all the writers did for those movies was to take the basic storyline, dumb it down for ten year old's and morons, and voila! Box office bucks!
And don't think the mindless action movies from the 80's are all that are going to be hacked apart ladies. 16 Candles? Can't Buy Me Love? Pretty in Pink? All the classics that make you thirty-somethings still swoon and feel like a little girl are going to be turned into bubble-gum bullshit. If the powers that be in Hollywood decide to do a remake of The Breakfast Club I will definitely vent some serious frustration all over my keyboard.
I suppose I should be somewhat happy that a whole new generation of young people will get too see a movie based on Red Dawn, a movie that I liked. It's a different time however now in 20XX or whenever the movie gets released. Back in 84, the red scare was real. The Soviets were a threat, and the nuclear arms race was in full effect. The original Red Dawn wasn't exactly plausible, but the worry was there. They launch theirs, we launch ours, total annihilation for the human race. That, my friends, is the epitome of serious business!
-Twiz
Saturday, August 1, 2009
9 Simple things women want... maybe.
I pop by yahoo from time to time and check out their "news" and this article caught my eye. Nine "simple" things women want that supposedly keep them happy. Here's the list:
It's stupid little fluff news columns like this that just irk me no end. "Here's what we want, but sometimes this might change so just roll with it." Bullshit. I'd like to see a guy say to his significant other "I'm being whackadoo today, so just deal with it." Yeah, don't say some shit like that in the kitchen or you are getting the matching corelle dishes with the ivy on them chucked at your gray matter!
-Twiz
- Respect
- Romance
- Time
- Dinner
- Communication
- Consistency
- Engagement (of the mental kind)
- Humor and Humility
- Challenge
It's stupid little fluff news columns like this that just irk me no end. "Here's what we want, but sometimes this might change so just roll with it." Bullshit. I'd like to see a guy say to his significant other "I'm being whackadoo today, so just deal with it." Yeah, don't say some shit like that in the kitchen or you are getting the matching corelle dishes with the ivy on them chucked at your gray matter!
-Twiz
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