Camp Blood

Monday, July 09, 2007 Renovate & Rejuvinate....

I've been remodeling my upstairs room since Independence Day. It's technically a guest bedroom, but we use it as a media room to watch movies on a projector screen. It's really looking great, but I am worn out now. The project has been ongoing for days now. Craig & I moved everything downstairs & ripped out the nasty carpet from the previous owners. EWWWW!!! We then painted the ceiling, walls, & doors. Over the weekend, we installed a new laminate wood floor, which looks fucking fantastic!!! And it saved us a ton of cash by us installing it ourselves. It's a good thing I bought those kneepads this time, plus they may come in handy in other situations.... I've replaced all the hardware & lighting, except for the new ceiling fan, which I'll be installing today after work. I also got a Bjursta cabinet from Ikea to store all my media components. The sofa & loveseat should be delivered weekend after next.

The room is pretty much ready to have everything moved back in, so now I'm ready for a break. And just in time for that is the upcoming Friday the 13th weekend!!!! Craig & I rented a cottage at Caddo Lake. We always have so much fun there exploring the sloughs & bayous of the swamp. YAY!!!!

I'll try & get some before & after pics of the room up soon, as well as an entire post from the Caddo Lake adventure...

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 DISCO DISCO DISCO!!!!

I don't know if the gays have fully taken control of the company I work for, but the music in the lobby downstairs has been DISCO DISCO DISCO for weeks now. It's Raining Men, YMCA, I Will Survive, I'm Coming Out, & Xanadu have been in high rotation. I always get this weird sense of Deja Vu when I come into work & it throws me back to Sundays at the leather bar I used to DJ at. It also makes me want to put on some roller skates & blow my disco whistle while waiting on the elevator & getting my boogie on to KC & the Sunshine Band....

Monday, June 25, 2007 Hummer Happening 2007

On Father's Day we went on our annual Hummer Happening off-roading event. Craig & I took our friend Chris with us this time. We had a great time in the H3 sliding through the mud, climbing steep hills, and generally getting mud drenched. It has rained so much here the past few months so everything was quite slick. The event was held at Rough Creek Lodge, a luxury resort & business retreat. The place is neat, but it's in the fucking middle of nowheresville and it is way too expensive. At least it's free to the Hummer group once or twice a year. I've been to this place twice now, so I hope the next event is at another location.

I've posted some pics from the day & also a couple of REALLY shaky videos.

DISCLAIMER: Before anyone gets all anti-Hummer on here, let me tell you that I don't just drive the beast around for day to day activities & shit. Gas is way to expensive for that. I use it on the weekends to tow a boat & a camper. I have a great economical Scion XB for daily driving & I carpool to work. Besides, if you really look into it, the H3's MPG is no different than most full size trucks & SUV's out on the road. In fact, the inline-5 engine in it is the same that is in a Chevy Colorado & GMC Canyon. And when NASCAR stops driving hordes of cars around in a circle all day wasting gas for entertainment you can then get back to me. LOL

Also, here a funny little story about the Toyota Prius

Thursday, June 21, 2007 Beware of the Birthday

Everyone head over to Beware of the Blog to wish Todd a very happy birthday...

Have a great one Todd!!!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Goodbye Element...

This past Friday I traded in my 2003 Honda Element, The F13. I will miss that car. It was so much fun.

However, I got a 2008 Scion XB to replace it. I didn't like the old Scion models at all, but they have completely redesigned the XB for 2008. So far it's been great & I'm loving it! I'm averaging 28-30 MPG so far & that should get better as I break it in. It drives great & comes pretty much fully loaded, plus the safety features are fantastic!