That's a Double Hander

Two hands, two guns. That's a double hander. Check out the latest design on various apparel at Get Fresh Designs on CafePress.

I know, I'm slacking on the blog, but I promise, I'll be good!

I had a cow growl at me

True headline, on Sunday while traveling to my parents house we passed some cows close to the fence which was close to the road. Well we stop so my son could see them, maybe have them moo so he could hear them. I started mooing, well the few that were there looked confused, then out of nowhere a big fucking cow came up, well they were male cows whatever you call them bulls/steers. I call them all cows so shut it. Anyhow, he started like growling at me, then his posse came up beside him to back him up, it was a stare down. Of course I kept mooing while not laughing.

Onto the Steelers, about damn time they make an adjustment. The offense finally showed some life in this game after it disappeared last week. Sucks that the running backs are dropping like flies, wonder who they will pick up. And could the defense stop making rookie QBs look like all-pros??

Well to Steely McGnomes defense he wasn't put in his spot next to the TV until around halftime, and if you look at the score from halftime on. He was pretty close.

Steely McGnome Predicts

Steelers 18

Ravens 10

Things that are not fun

Riding a roller coaster in the rain, nothing like whipping around with rain pelting your face. The only good thing was we got to ride the new roller coaster at Hershey Park, Fahrenheit, just as the rain was starting and when are coaster came back. They announced that the ride was being shut down for the weather, haha suckers.

A rainy day at Hershey Park is normally not too fun, but we were kidless on this day so it was fun, plus we had free burgers, hot dogs, drinks, and ice cream from 12 - 4. My mom works for M & T Bank and it was their family picnic, $19 for admission into the park, then the food, can't beat that.

Food Count:
4 Hot dogs
3 Burgers
2 Bags of chips
2 Ice cream treats
Lots of soda

Although, I dropped the ball. It's M&T Bank, they sponsor some stupid stadium in Baltimore. I should have worn some steelers stuff. My bad, I felt dirty seeing all the Ratbirds stuff. I opted for the Led Zeppelin Squeeze My Lemon shirt.

Stayed tuned for Steely McGnome Predicts.

Fonts have different versions?

Apparently the answer to that question is, Yes. Guess what, the different versions do not really match either. Well, they still look the same, but the size is off which sucks donkey balls. I would have never known of the same exact font being different on two computers because the version of the font was different.

About 4 years ago while creating a form for work, that would be used by multiple people running Microsoft Office products, I picked out a font that was loaded on the base Windows and Office at the time. Since my computer has various fonts downloaded and added from different sources. So in other words, I did the right thing only to have it come back and bite me in the ass 4 years down the road. Since my position kind of went away and I accepted a different position (more graphics/images than forms/word docs), others in the department, and still me, would be doing the forms.

So when I went to show them the forms, I noticed the heading font looked off. I brushed it aside, check it out later. Well I did, guess what it's the same font, different fucking versions, I mean honestly what kind of an asshole has the same font with different versions and they don't match up?? I'm looking in your direction Microsoft, since your name is on the copyright. Fuckheads, I hate you.

The font in question: Gautami.
Version I have: 1.21
Version others have: 5.01

Wow, PETA has lost it

PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk

Uh....ok...use human breast milk instead of cow milk. sounds like the guy in Switzerland is using it as a gimmick and PETA should just shut the fuck up already. Just go away really, animals are there for us to get nourishment from. What is the next suggestion from PETA? Human mini-burgers at Ruby Tuesday's to ease the suffering of the animals? Why doesn't PETA help ease the suffering of humans, I mean there are plenty of people in this country who struggle everyday to make ends meet and PETA is out there worried about some fucking cow or chicken that is being raised for consumption. Get over it already.

The Force Unleashed

Finally. I think they started advertising this game last year, and pretty much was the sole reason i wanted the Wii. Just for this game whose release date got pushed back multiple times. I know it came out a week ago, but I didn't have the money last week, I had it yesterday. I like the game, yeah you 360 and PS3 people will say the graphics suck, but you're whiny bitches anyhow so what does it matter.

Tired

So tired, after coming back on Sunday from my trip, I didn't feel like doing crap, and I didn't I watched crap though. The Eagles beat the crap out of the Steelers Offense, great job Steelers O-line. Then the wee one decided to randomly cry throughout the night making the sleep even less, so that's why no post yesterday and shitty one today.

Steely McGnome really fucked up. And I know why, he was not in his usual spot next to the tv, he could not channel his gnome power. Oh well, look for another prediction next week, Monday night game, Monday prediction.

Steely McGnome Predicts

Steelers 41

Eagles 24

I'm too excited

Look, I'm going away for the weekend to the Mountains. I talked about it in an earlier post. I go to good old Smethport, PA twice a year with my friends and then again for Deer Season right after Thanksgiving. Deer season is cool, it's a bonding experience with my dad and uncles, but those guys are old, they got old right before I was able to drink legally. I mean, when I first started going Deer Hunting, at the ripe old age of 12 (Damn, 19 years ago, holy fuck I'm getting old), they all went to the bar and shut that fucker down. SHUT IT DOWN! Guess what I was right there with them, so was my brother, two under age kids in a bar until 3:00 AM, fucking awesome. Then they just got old, they'll drink up there, but they will get drunk and have fun one night. Which is alright, I guess I still drink and get drunk up there in Deer Season every night, it rules, I know.

But what? I got off the path I laid down in the first sentence, I'm going to the Mountians for a couple of care free days, grilling, drinking, and competing in various events with my friends. The best part is, when I tell people (family/friends) about what we do, I swear they look at me like I'm crazy. A 30 year old male, and similar aged friends competing against each other for a toy belt, some sweet medals from It's a Celebration, and just bragging rights between good friends. Whatever, I linked the photos on the page, we have fun and I love it and live for it.

So today is going to suck, I'm just so ready to leave and be there. Away from any worries (I don't really have worries, but you know). And you're all just jealous.

So I'm out on Friday, but no worries, Steely McGnome will have a prediction. Fingers are crossed.

The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser Families debuted last night.

I have to say, it was on, but I wasn't watching.

I mean, 2 hours of fatties whining about working out, then whining about the foods they use to eat?? This is an hour show that NBC is stretching into 2 hours. I can't take it, I don't care anymore. I use to like the show, but like anything good it gets ruined after a few years.

Plus I cannot take the trainers, especially the dyke. Yelling at them that shes going to freak out if the touch the treadmill, what are you 5?

The least they could do is bring this trainer back, then I might pay more attention.

Gas

So during the weekend, I knew I needed some gas for the new work week. I was getting low. Now gas was $3.41 on Friday at the local fueling station. When I drove past on Saturday, it was $3.59.

How and the hell does it go up 18 cents in one day??

Oh, Hurricane Ike shut down oil refineries off of the Gulf Coast. hmmmmm....I don't live anywhere near that area so why would that affect me so much??

Because someone wants lots of money and realized they can gouge me and no one will really care.

I saw/read/heard on the news that the production that was shut down was 25%. 25%?? Wait, you mean not all the oil is refined in the Gulf Coast area? So why the price jump when 75% is still being refined. I don't know about you but...

75% > 25%

I hate the oil companies.

Well..

Steely McGnomes streak of guessing the correct score ends at one, but still remains 2-0 on picking Steelers games, had Steely McGnome known the conditions, he might have at least picked a lower score. It was an ugly win, but a notch in the win column is all that matters in the NFL.

Steely will be back on Friday for another prediction.

Totally forgot about this

Burn Brownies, Burn.

Steely McGnome Predicts

Steelers 34

Browns 13

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended

You have failed me.

Over the past 8+ years I have been using Adobe Photoshop, I can say only a handful of times that the program crashed on me, and the reason it crashed on me was because I tried to apply a filter to an image, and it was taking to long and I clicked all over the screen or switched filters too fast.

I recently got my Adobe CS 3 Upgrade, like two weeks ago. In those two weeks Photoshop has stopped working on me twice, right in the middle of something. Guess how those happened?

Guess??

An Undo
A copy all.

WTF?? Simple tasks, and it crashes on me. I don't get it, this is why I'm posting this right now, I am so pissed, because I'm currently redoing the same image and I can't move on until I get this off my chest...

...nope, still pissed.

These go to eleven.

These go to eleven. Classic quote from a great movie, and it is exactly what went through my head when turning up my trucks radio volume last night on my way home trying to jam out to a Tool song. As I turned the volume knob, yeah it's a knob, up and up. I realized that the volume was no longer going up, but yet the knob still turned. Odd. The magical number it stopped on. 32.

32.

What the shit fuck is that? 32?? Why 32? Why not a number like 50? or hell, even 30. I don't get it, I was about half pissed. 4 windows down, I wanted to listen to the song, really fucking loud. But no, I stopped rocking at volume level 32.

I tried to get a picture, but my cell phone camera sucks. If I get one, I'll post it.

Brushing Teeth

No post yesterday, I was too busy checking out my fantasy football teams. Not a bad opening day, overall for Yahoo FF, 1-1-1, I'm in 3 leagues and the loss was by 1 point, fucking Jared Allen get a sack douche, and well a tie, I mean Ryan Grant can't score a TD, ass. 1-0 in the ESPN league.

Just an FYI out there for any parents, brushing the teeth of a two year old is not fun. But I have to say yesterday was the best day for doing that ever, no screaming in the morning or the night, did not have to sit there and hold him down while just trying to go across the teeth just once. Hopefully this trend of awesome behavior continues.

(not my kid or wife)

The Mountains

Just thought I'd let you all in on what the Mountains is, go here.

Now this is a work in progress, so check back to the page often. What can I, I'm a kid at heart and don't want to grow up, I'm a 30 year old male, playing games that the winner gets a toy WWE championship belt. Wait, why am I apologizing??? You're just jealous you can't be a part of it! Because I have fun running it and being a part of it, it rules, fun trash talking and pwning all my friends.

The Mountains owns you!!!!

Steely McGnome just PWND you

See this Post. Holy Shit, creepy.

Steelers Gnome Predicts

Steelers 38

Texans 17

2008 NFL Season

Last night started off the 2008 NFL season for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. The time said 7pm EST, I assumed that was all their pre-game crapfest. No it was on at 7pm EST, I was watching Sesame Street, yay. Why can't all the night games start at 7 pm EST? That was great, the game was over around 10! not Midnight. I could deal with that. Come on NFL do it, you got to fucking Europe to play a game. They like Soccer, yeah it's soccer not Football in my mind.

Toot Toot

That's the sound of me tooting my own horn yet again.

This week a #28 position on the top #29 at Cracked.com

Hey, it still made the list, and it's near the top of the first page, never a bad thing.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16614_terrifying-inevitable-future-advertising.html

Enjoy!

195

That's the current weight that I am, 195. At my lowest I was 182 in April 2007. I leveled off at 185 and maintained that for quite some time, but the past 6 months the food and booze have flowed. The weightlifting and cardio went almost by the wayside. I'm sure none of you know, I was anti-any exercise the majority of my life, and that meant at my heaviest 240. I was normally around 220 most of my life. No crying here like the fatties on the biggest loser. And I have never strayed from my favorites, fried chicken, pizza, beer, while enjoying my weight loss.

But that's the past, I want to get back down to 185, which I hope to have done by Thanksgiving, so I can but some Holiday weight on since there is entirely too much food around that time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. And if you read yesterdays post, you know I am taking this, kind of, serious. Waking up at 5 am. Yay fun.

5 AM

The past two days, my wife and I have woke up at this ungodly hour to go out to the garage and workout. Since our son is 2, I don't think the baby cage is going to work anymore.
(not an actual picture of my son)


So, we've decided he can sleep and we can wake up and go workout at 5am in the morning. I'll be fine, I just need to adjust. You know, maybe like not drink some beer when I am going to wake up to work out. Maybe.

Finally

This is the week, I've been waiting for the start of this since early March. I needed a few weeks off. The NFL season finally kicks off this Thursday, and Sundays go back to normal. Watching the Steelers play. I may bitch about a loss, or talk up a win, but don't expect any in-depth analysis. I'm not good at that stuff.

So, Go Steelers!!! oh, and I got a Steelers Gnome, pictures to come soon, when I get around to taking a picture.

Image from here