If you read my blog from the actual site http://heylookitsart.wordpress.com, you have noticed I have a new banner. It is no longer the standard blue this-and-that that comes with a free Word Press account. I cropped the image all by myself and even added text! I have done this all for free.
To crop the image, I used a combination of the Mac programs Preview and iPhoto. I then discovered that Word Press has a cropping tool built into its back end and realized I wasted an hour trying to figure out how to crop to a specific size using those free tools.
I got the text on there by using my favorite find of the day: Picnik. I'm probably pretty late to the party on this one, but this is a free, web-based basic photo editor that lets you actually add text and stuff to your photos, as well as resize, crop, mess with colors, etc. It's pretty easy to use.
Also, you'll notice new punctuation on my blog name. It's no longer a statement of excitement. Now it's supposed to read like an embarassed explination.
The image I used is from when I ate 12 chicken strips at Applebee's one day. That's what I looked like right at the end. Unable to hold my head up. I'm only moderately satsified with this image, so I'll probably find a better one and throw that up there some time. But for now: Full of Chicken Strips.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Good News Everyone!
I was at the delicious barbecue restaurant Hickory Park in Ames, Iowa the day after Christmas to have lunch with some of my dad's side of the family. My mom and I got there early (yes my parents are divorced and I was having lunch with my dad's family with just my mom--don't ask) and we were wasting time waiting in the big lobby of this kitchy restaurant.
One of the numerous crazy-crap-on-the-walls-style items they had sitting around was an old scale that, if you paid it a penny, it would tell you your weight. It was obviously out of service, but it did give me one very happy surprise: according to the little sign on it, per Army standards at whatever time this scale was put out, a 5'10" man (my height) should weigh 165 pounds (my weight). This is fantastic news!
In case you didn't know, until I moved back to Minnesota in the spring of 2007, I never weighed more than 145 pounds. When I was at shool in Boston I walked everwhere, and this helped faclilitate my consistant slenderness, despite what was obviously a vast reduction in my metabolic rate.
This resulted in me putting on 20 pounds and having a slight jiggle belly for the first time in my 22 (at the time) years. I felt fat. So it is quite reassuring to know that in fact I am not fat. I am simply normal.
Although, I'm sure the Army expects those 20 pounds are muscle. let's just not bring that up, how about.
One of the numerous crazy-crap-on-the-walls-style items they had sitting around was an old scale that, if you paid it a penny, it would tell you your weight. It was obviously out of service, but it did give me one very happy surprise: according to the little sign on it, per Army standards at whatever time this scale was put out, a 5'10" man (my height) should weigh 165 pounds (my weight). This is fantastic news!
In case you didn't know, until I moved back to Minnesota in the spring of 2007, I never weighed more than 145 pounds. When I was at shool in Boston I walked everwhere, and this helped faclilitate my consistant slenderness, despite what was obviously a vast reduction in my metabolic rate.
This resulted in me putting on 20 pounds and having a slight jiggle belly for the first time in my 22 (at the time) years. I felt fat. So it is quite reassuring to know that in fact I am not fat. I am simply normal.
Although, I'm sure the Army expects those 20 pounds are muscle. let's just not bring that up, how about.
Look What I Can Do
People in my family have had a talent I have always thought was pretty routine: we can hang spoons from our noses. A spoon was brought to a bar I was drinking at about a week ago, so I put it on my nose. Some of my friends were able to do this too (I was actually not even the first one to dangle the spoon from my nose that evening). Other of my friends thought it was weird. It's not weird:
And just in case you think this is some sort of optical illusion, check it:
There is no chin-resting. That is all spoon-on-nose friction holding that sucker on. And just in case you think this is something that requires me to sit perfectly still, no, it is not that either. I can walk around, turn my head from side to side, and even sing God Bless America at the Uptown VFW:
I look forward to hanging a spoon from my nose in many new and exciting locales. I will even teach you how to do this yourself... if you have the nose for it!
And just in case you think this is some sort of optical illusion, check it:
There is no chin-resting. That is all spoon-on-nose friction holding that sucker on. And just in case you think this is something that requires me to sit perfectly still, no, it is not that either. I can walk around, turn my head from side to side, and even sing God Bless America at the Uptown VFW:
I look forward to hanging a spoon from my nose in many new and exciting locales. I will even teach you how to do this yourself... if you have the nose for it!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
My sister: Kyah [our mom's dog] poops whenever she's mad! She's such a... *pause* ... well, I don't want to say, because feelings will be hurt.
My mom: You don't want to say "bitch"? Because she is. She's a total bitch sometimes.
My sister: No! I don't want to say... (whisper) "bad dog." Kyah might feel bad right now, and I don't want her to.
Me: You could just say she's a canis horribilis.
My mom: You don't want to say "bitch"? Because she is. She's a total bitch sometimes.
My sister: No! I don't want to say... (whisper) "bad dog." Kyah might feel bad right now, and I don't want her to.
Me: You could just say she's a canis horribilis.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Guess Who's Coming to Twitter
Last night I got an unexpected email in my inbox:
This is really neat! What the Tiwtter feed gives you is little updates on what the actors are doing. For example:
This might seem kind of pointless and stupid, but I actually really like it. I actually wish some other shows would do this. Like, if Star Trek TNG or M*A*S*H had feeds like this I'd follow them.
Oh, and then there's the question of how the Cosby Show knew to follow me on Twitter. A quick search.twitter.com excursion finds one two three tweets that contain the word "Cosby."
Also, if you've spoken to me in the past month and a half you know that it's all I can do to wait until Christmas Day to get some Christmas Monies so I can go to Best Buy and buy each of the eight seasons of the Cosby Show for $20 each. Heckuva deal! But getting this email connected for me (for some reason) that I could buy this show on Amazon, and it'd probably be even cheaper. And it is! The Cosby Show: 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (1984) $89.99
I cannot wait.
Hi, artallen.
thecosbyshow (thecosbyshow) is now following your updates on Twitter.
Check out thecosbyshow's profile here:
http://twitter.com/thecosbyshow
This is really neat! What the Tiwtter feed gives you is little updates on what the actors are doing. For example:
thecosbyshow Phylicia Rashad (Clair) Nominated for Best Actress SAG Award for playing Lena Younger in "A Raisin in the Sun" - http://tinyurl.com/9tclts
This might seem kind of pointless and stupid, but I actually really like it. I actually wish some other shows would do this. Like, if Star Trek TNG or M*A*S*H had feeds like this I'd follow them.
Oh, and then there's the question of how the Cosby Show knew to follow me on Twitter. A quick search.twitter.com excursion finds one two three tweets that contain the word "Cosby."
Also, if you've spoken to me in the past month and a half you know that it's all I can do to wait until Christmas Day to get some Christmas Monies so I can go to Best Buy and buy each of the eight seasons of the Cosby Show for $20 each. Heckuva deal! But getting this email connected for me (for some reason) that I could buy this show on Amazon, and it'd probably be even cheaper. And it is! The Cosby Show: 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (1984) $89.99
I cannot wait.
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