Book Review

This book really can't be classified as anything but porn.

I knew kind of what it was about when my sister gave it to me,

but I'd have to say it still shocked me with the

epic, dirty details.

I was unaware that a New York Times best seller could

have such graphic sex descriptions in it.

All that being said it was a great book and I never lost interest.

It starts off fast and keeps you glued to the pages the

entire read.

I'm looking forward to reading the next two books in the

series, but I think I'll take a break and read something that

doesn't require me to read in private for a while.

A little piece of advice:

This book is not something to read while

family members are in the same room.

Though, I know my mom and sister both read it.

I'm trying not to dwell on that too much....

Pretty much sums it up.

In other news, here's something I made for

my good friend Becky.

It was a house warming present!

They didn't come out exactly like I had planned,

but as long as she enjoys it, I'm happy.

Until next time...

Laters, baby.

Where Did The Time Go?

Wow.

I haven't written a blog since March 19th?

I guess I should catch this thing up to my busy life.

Let's see.....

I joined Powerhouse Gym and it was

going fairly well until the last couple weeks when work

picked up.

Hopefully when class ends I'll have some time

to go again.

BUCKET LIST 2012 UPDATE

I have....

Gone to the Science Center

Donated something to charity

Started a new tattoo

My "write more blogs" has significantly

gone out the window.

I will attempt to remedy that.

I have also read two and a half books and I have

a forth on my coffee table waiting.

So hopefully I'll be able to cross that off soon.

Short one today.

Writers block.

How I Became Friends With Your Mother.

A few months ago I started watching the very

good show "How I met Your Mother".

There are plenty of reasons to love this show but

there are also plenty of similarities between this show and

the greatest show ever made.

FRIENDS.

I'm not one of those people that think HIMYM is a rip

off or anything of the sort.

Merely a tribute while also maintaining some originality.

In case no one believes me, here are the facts...

Let's start with the obvious.

Both set in New York

Live above a bar/coffee shop

The classic "will they/won't they" relationship

(Ross and Rachel, Ted and Robin)

No one knows what Barney or Chandler does for a living

The "sleeps with lots of chicks" guy

(Joey and Barney)

The dopey guy that marries a hot girl

(Marshall and Lilly, Monica and Chandler)

Now to get more in depth.

The "last night" Ted and Marshall, Monica and Rachel

spend together before moving out is filled with fights.

Ted and Marshall each take a sword, Monica and Rachel

each take a candle stick.

Joey and Barney end up falling for best friends

ex girlfriend.

Ted and Ross both have fairly boring jobs none of the

other characters want to hear about.

They both end up becoming professors....aaaand

end up dating a student.

They have the worst luck with love.

Both bought cars and sold them shortly after.

Both correct grammar or pronunciation.

Ka-ra-tey and encyclo-pay-dia

Chandler and Marshall both wanted to do different things

with their lives than they ended up doing

Chandler and Monica, Marshall and Lily

go to Vegas/Atlantic city and chicken out on getting

married.

Then eventually both are married by the "ladies man".

Rachel and Robin both date a douchey

foreign guy.

Both make a horrible food dish the others pretend

to enjoy.

Both fly across the world to stop a wedding.

Both have a hard time making it in the city and

desire a glamorous job.

Both come from different background than the

rest of the group and are made fun of for it.

Joey Tribbiani technically invented the naked man

Marshall and Ted, Ross and Chandler

best friends after being college roommates.

Chandler and Barney come from a very strange

home life.

Thanksgiving is always a debacle

I'm sure there is a ton more but keep in mind, I've only

seen How I Met Your Mother twice through as

oppose the 806820347523 times I've seen Friends.

Both shows are great and I look forward to seeing where

they go with HIMYM.

Teejay out.

Things That Rock #5

Wow, I've really been neglecting my blog lately.

For shame.

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

BARNEY STINSON ESCAPADES

CATS BEING SILLY

MASON JAR CREATIONS

(Photo by Steven Andrew)

MAKING POTTERY

PLACES OF SOLITUDE

OUTDOOR MOVIES

SERIAL KILLERS PLAYING POKER

YO LANDI VI$$ER

FINGER FACES



Home Is Where Ohio Is.

People always seem to hate where they're from.

No one is happy where they are and wish

they lived some place else.

I want to know, why?

I have always loved Ohio and I could never understand

why everyone hates it so much.

Blah, Blah, it snows all the time.

So what?

I'm starting to think people hate it because it's the "cool"

thing to do.

This is where you grew up and it will always be where

you're from.

Embrace it.

These are the reasons I think you should love Ohio,

or at least why you have no reason to hate it.

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It's green and beautiful away from the city.

Peninsula bike path.

MELT bar and grilled

Snow. (I know people hate it and it can be excessive

here, but I couldn't live somewhere it didn't snow

on Christmas.)

Snowboarding

We have beaches and Lake Erie can look like an

ocean. Plus we've done a pretty good job of cleaning

it up so far.

No natural disasters. We have tornadoes, but come on,

when was the last time we actually had a bad one?

(Knock, knock, knock)

We're at the top of the food chain.

No alligators, big cats, or dangerous bears.

Better bars.

I've been a ton of places and the bars suck everywhere

but here.

Put In Bay.

Fatheads.

Rock Hall.

George Clooney and Ron Jeremy?

From Ohio.

Alan Cox Show.



Whips Ledges or any metro park area.

Playhouse Square.

Cleveland pride for their sports.

Cedar Point.

Haunted Ohio.

Hocking Hills.

Chagrin Falls, Ohio City, Lakewood,

and Tremont.

Football Hall of Fame.

(If you're into that)

Science Center.

No terrible traffic.

Muchos Buenos.

Four distinct seasons.

(Even though winter lasts a little longer)

Historic Zoar.

Art Museum and art schools.

The hot dog was invented here.

The Wright brothers and Neil Armstrong.

My family and people I love are here.

Low taxes and cost of living.

(Try paying $400 rent anywhere else)

A low number of tan, muscular, douche bags.

A Christmas Story.

No really scary bugs.

New casino.

(If you're in to that)

Mapleside.

Brew Kettle.

A high number of bearded men live here.

It smells like fresh air.

It says Oh Bye O when you leave the state.

There are so many more reasons

I'm just at work and don't have time to list ALL

of them.

Really think about it.

Is Ohio THAT bad?

No.

Into the Kiln.

My Zora Link is finally assembled

and ready to be fired.

He ended up being quite a bit taller than

Deku Link so  wasn't able to put Navi on him.

I'll have to make her separately.

Fancy heh?

He'll look better once he's painted.

On to the wheel!



January In Review.

Well I can't be too hard on myself with my list

considering it's only February.

So far I've donated to charity,

and I've read one out of my four books.

I'm off to a good start.

I should probably specify on the "make a friend"
part on my list.
I have no problem making guy friends and
I've made a couple already this year.
I just find it really hard to make friends with girls.
Sometimes you just need girls to talk to.
So I'd like to make one girl friend this year.
Sounds easier than it is, especially at my age.
Fingers crossed.

I've been discovering some new TV shows

that I'm really enjoying.

Specifically Being Human US.

It's really how supernatural creatures SHOULD

be portrayed.

Not battling it out over a girl or whatever they're

doing in books and movies these days.

Watching this show has given me yet another reason why

Sam Huntington is an underrated actor.

I've always thought he was but this show is just another

tally on the board.

I mean think about it...

JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE

DETROIT ROCK CITY

NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE
(the only good spoof movie known to man)

ROLLING KANSAS

FANBOYS

DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT

BEING HUMAN

Those are just the movies I've seen.

I'm sure the other ones he was in are just as good

Minus the Caveman TV show...but hey, every actor has one.

He is also ridiculously good looking and I am seriously

considering bumping someone to put him on my five...

Yeeeeea, swoon.

It's been real.
Out.



Ceramics 2

So it begins.

Of course I'm involved in another elaborate

project that will take forever to complete.

Here is the progress I've made so far...

Of course the figures look a lot better painted.

'Till next time...



Zombie Review

Well I finished my first book of the new year.

So if any of your are counting,

that means I only have three left to complete

that task on my list.

It seems easy but when you're as busy as I am,

it's hard to find time to read an entire book

let alone four.

This book only took me a few days since there's

not a lot going on at work and my class just

started Wednesday.

Yes I realise I used this picture in the last blog with

all the funny chapter titles but I need to use it in

this one too.

I also didn't want to give away all the chapter titles

in case someone wanted to read it so I only

did a few for fun.

Synopsis:

Sarah and David are trying to make their marriage

work but then find themselves in the middle

of a zombie outbreak.

Typical romcom structure with a whole lot of

zombies.

Anyways...

I'm having trouble rating the book.

It was very fast paced with a lot of zombie attacks.

There were some funny lines and some really bad

ones but overall I enjoyed it.

It wasn't the most amazing book ever but it was

a good fast read .

I'd have to categorize it like romcom movies,

you really enjoy yourself while watching it, but it's

not going to win any awards.

I would however recommend it for people who like the

following:

Zombies

Romcoms

Funny one liners

Awful one liners

Over abundance of swearing

Poking fun at hillbillies and religious cults

Overall, I will be reading the other books in

the series so take that for what it's worth.



A Couple Who Slays Together...

...stays together.

When living in the zombie apocalypse,

it's important to remember not to take your

partner for granted.

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Balance the workload in your relationship.

No one person should be responsible for killing

ALL the zombies.

Put the small stuff into perspective.

It's better to be wrong and alive than right but

eating brains.

Talk out your big decisions.

Hear both opinions before you decide if you're

going to flee the city or hole up with Campbell's Soup and

CNN.

Don't discuss your relationship problems with friends.

Zombie problems are another story entirely.

You and your partner are on the same side.

It's the side of living.

Never go to bed angry.

Terrified is okay.

Give each other compliments every day.

Even when the undead attack, it's nice to feel pretty.

Or bad ass.

Make requests, not demands.

"Please" kill that zombie, honey, I'm out of bullets.

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A little bit of advice from the book I'm reading.
I know what you're thinking, and yes,
it IS a romcom zombie book.
It rules all.

More awesome couples therapy advice
for living with zombies to come.

January 19th Already?

Well my "Write more blogs" portion of my new years

list has been greatly overlooked.

I haven't even been that busy so I really have no

excuse.

On a good note I have managed to complete one thing

on my list for the new year.

I sent $30 to St. Jude children's hospital this month.

I know it's not a lot, but I do have a house and car to pay for.

Although maybe I could have sent more if I didn't by myself

a couple of bookshelves but, hey, I'm only human...

Maybe I'll send more sometime soon.

I didn't think I gave myself that hard of a list to complete

but now that I look at it, it seems overwhelming.

I mean, where the hell am I going to find a flash mob?

Then again it's only January so I'll try not to get a head

of myself.

My ceramics class started yesterday and I've managed to

get myself into another elaborate project.

I couldn't really decide what to do so I came up with a bunch

of ideas and let my teacher pick the one he liked best.

He picked Zora Link.

It's nice because now I'll have matching sculptures,

but I couldn't even begin to tell you how long the last

one took.

This one is going a little smoother now that I know how

to do the techniques I need, but I'm running into problems

I didn't come across with Deku link.

So we'll see how it goes.

Well I'm off to find a flash mob!

(and by "find a flash mob" I mean get back to work)



2012 Bucket List

I know bucket lists are generally suppose

to be private, but I felt like sharing mine for fun.

These are things I'd like to accomplish this year.

See a flash mob in person

Make a new friend

Watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy in one sitting

Star Wars as well. Maybe all six.

Start to learn guitar

Go to New York

Finish my living room

Paint my bathrooms

Do something people will remember

Go to the Science Center

Read 4 books

Go snowboarding

Donate something to a charity
Find a new signature cupcake recipe
Write more blogs
Get a new tattoo

I hope that's not more than I can accomplish
in one year.
It always seems do-able until you're halfway
through the year and you haven't even started.

It's Been Real 2011

Writing about the end of the year is hard.
It's always "Wow this year has flown by!" and
"Man where did the year go?"
Both of which are 100% true but it's all been said
and everyone knows because they feel the exact
same way.

Closer to New Years you look back on the year
and then put it all behind you to start a new.
Here are some of my favorite blogs of 2011...

I'm Just Blowing In The Wind
Breath In, Breath Out, Sip, Repeat
It's Laminated!
Adventure Time
Cat Architecture
For My Dad
I Am Flawed
A Life Cleanse
A Proud Breed Of Nerd
For Eric
Gallery Show #1
Lobster
Adventures Of A Procrastinator


This year I celebrated my first real one year
anniversary, quit Hot Topic, started to live alone,
remodeled my basement, went back to school, had all kinds of
firsts, and found a couple of great bars to hang out at
with my friends.

Although this year was great, I'm really
looking forward to the next one and I hope it will be
just as awesome.
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New Years this year was quite successful.
Despite the minor mishaps we had at the beginning of the
night with the cab, we all ended up having a pretty
good time.
I could have done without all the vomit but at least I
wasn't the one puking.

Anyways, peace out 2011.
You will not be missed.
Time for a new year