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FIRST VIDEO BLOG

READING, PLAYING AND LISTENING PART 2

I know everyone is just DYING to know what I've been up to lately, so here is my second installment of Reading, Playing and Listening. Here we go!

READING

A great read from one of America's premiere writers of mainstream fiction. It is the story of Timothy Carrier a mason who becomes entangled in a murder for hire scheme. In Koontz tradition there are many twists and turns along the way as his characters reveal hidden traits that the reader never suspects. Rating A.

Jack Knife is a first novel by Virginia Baker. It is a time travel tale involving Jack The Ripper. Researchers travel back in time and inadvertenty change the course of history in Whitechapel, England that has surprising repercussions involving Jack The Ripper. I just started this book, so I can't give it a rating, but anything with Jack The Ripper has to be good!


PLAYING

Lately I picked up Tiger Woods 2008 and Nascar 2008 for the Playstation 3. Both games offer terrific graphics as well as superior gameplay. The one thing I want to mention about Tiger Woods '08 is the new feature where you can upload a picture of yourself to use when creating a new golfer. Unfortunately, EA Sports was not prepared for the overwhelming response to this feature as demand crashed the site. I have my pictures ready to upload. Now it's up to EA Sports to get on the ball.


LISTENING

Three KICK ASS albums that will get you up off your feet and dancing, moshing or running on the treadmill at a ferocious pace.

Airbourne is straight up AC DC rock and roll. Favorite Song: "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast".

Hanoi Rocks is a hair metal band reminiscent of Motley Crue. If you like The Crue, you'll love Hanoi Rocks. Favorite Song: "Hypermobile".

Five Finger Death Punch is exactly what their name implies. A blow to the auditory system of the most avid music listener. Formed from members of Motograter, this band is the one I like most out of the three. Vocalist Ivan Moody has the perfect hardcore voice able to switch from melodic vocals to gut wrenching screams at will. Favorite Song: "The Bleeding".

Ok, that's it for this month's READING, PLAYING AND LISTENING.

Later!

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE TERRY AND MANDY?

With only a video as a clue, I have deduced where Terry and Mandy are. If you stare out into the horizon in the video you can faintly see a small island in the background. It's the name of that island that gave it away.

NAW! I'm kidding! What gave it away was his Jaiku that said he was going to see NIN. Their schedule puts them in...are u ready?


HONOLULU, HAWAII

P.S. I should be a detective.

SWEET!


All you people who have OLD Ipods...you know who you are. Now is the time to upgrade.

OOH! THAT'S A STIFFY!

Well it's Labor Day weekend and living in Toledo there ain't much to do. Should we go downtown and watch the parade? Nah! How about the Fulton County Fair? Nope! Go see a movie? Are you kidding? We've got enough movies at home to watch! Well that leaves only one thing left to do...

GET DRUNK!


Here's a little concoction called "Whiskey Slushes". Even though I'm not much of a whiskey drinker like my son Kevin, these were fairly tasty and had some kick as well.

Here is the ingredients list:

2 small cans of frozen Orange Juice
2 small cans of frozen Lemonade
1.5 cups of sugar
4 tea bags (Lipton)
1.5 cups of water
2 cups of whiskey (Black Velvet)
7 cups of water

To start bring the 1.5 cups of water to a boil and insert the tea bags until dark brown. At the same time bring the 7 cups of water to a boil. In the pan that holds the 7 cups of boiling water add the rest of the ingredients including the 1.5 cups of tea and the 2 cups of whiskey. Stir until everything is thoroughly mixed.

Pour the above mixture into a 1 gallon plastic pitcher with lid. Stick in the freezer overnight and consume heartily the next day. If the drink is a little strong, you can fill your glass 3/4 full and then add a little 7-up or Sprite to take the edge off.

If you live in Toledo this is the best way to spend the Holiday weekend!

See ya!

SIMPSONIZE YOURSELF

If you haven't checked it out yet, get on over to Simpsonizeme.com. If you have a picture of yourself no smaller than 640 x 480 this website will transform you into a citizen of Springfield. You can take the transformation with a grain of salt...it won't be a perfect likeness, but you can still have fun modifying the end result.

Check me out as a Simpson character:

And check me out at the newest Itchy and Scratchy movie:

So get on over to the website and see what you'd look like as a Simpson character!