IQ Light

IQ stands for Interlocking Quadrilaterals because it is made up of several of the exact same shape which lock together. There's a few different designs you can make with the same shape. The 30 piece light is the most common. They have kits you can buy but i just traced and cut out the shape out of old mylar plans that work was throwing out. Here's the shape of the pieces and what it should look like when you're done. A few of the possible shapes All 30 cut out 1st row 2nd row 4th row All done, notice i have the youtube video on the tv in the background. I had to watch 2 different instructions a few times before i figured out how to...

More Baseball...Less Haircuts

While cleaning out some boxes from the basement i found some old pictures of when i was little.There is a theme to all of these pictures:# 1 is that i loved baseball.# 2 is that i hated getting haircuts...i still do.So this is me playing t-ball at Bulman Elementary.I mean come on, what's not to love about this? I'm happy, i got my mitt, i'm on my electric police trike and i'm wearing the shortest short shorts you've ever seen. Just lovin' life.This year i was apparently really fired up for Halloween. Things to notice: the awesome green carpet, the actual karate kid headband and the MSU football in the background. There's no doubt that i...

Still in the Closet...haaaaaaayyy

I had been meaning to build shelves in my closet for over a year now. It turns out that this was the day. It took about 5 hours and i still have to paint everything white.And no i didn't go with HOOKS. It didn't work for Jerry Seinfeld and the virgin and it didn't work for m...

Crazy people at Meijer

So now that i'm at home a lot during the week i get to go to Meijer any time of day. For example, Tuesday at noon. At this time of day most normal people are working at their jobs. That means that the only people there are me and the crazies.The obvious crazy person is: the lady who thinks she is the only one who exists on the planet.She is clearly recognized by leaving her cart in the exact center of the aisle while looking for groceries. Usually staring intently at the ingredients in a pickle jar. The first time i came upon her i kindly say "excuse me" as i narrowly squeeze by her. Then two aisles later there she is again hogging up the entire...

Jackson again...

Back to Jackson one more time this year. Ya i got poison sumac again all over my arms and legs, ya i got to hang out with donkeys, which by the way i could have bought, according to the farmer for $200. We also found an abandoned house that had some funny records from the 70's and a motorcycle exactly like the one i have, a 1972 honda cb500. Went to the Milan drag way one friday night and i almost brought a stray cat home that was living in the spare tire of our trailer. It was quite a trip.Oh ya and the day before i was sent out of town i was made part-time by my company. Now that i'm back it's gonna be time to start getting that government...

2 concerts in 2 weeks

Yep i'm super cool. One week going to Arts Beats and Eats in Pontiac to see Puddle of Mudd. Because we had VIP passes we got to sit in basically the front row. It was totally awesome. Then the next week i saw Darius Rucker aka. Hootie at DTE aka. Pine Knob.That officially brings the total number of concerts i have ever attended up to ...

I am retarded

Well as it turns out ... according to B. Dalton Bookstore, the books i am currently reading are officially at "kids" level.While trying to find the final book of Percy Jackson and the Olympians i had a little trouble. It wasn't in the Science Fiction section, not even Young Adult. It was in the section marked "Kids"I was so ashamed.So if any of you feel like discussing a great book you just read, know that my comprehension level falls somewhere between Dr. Seuss and some book about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire.How did i ever graduate college...

Squirrels -1

Well there's one less squirrel in my backyar...

License to kill squirrels ... by the goverment of the United Nations

Last week i noticed 3 cobs of corn were missing. It was a squirrel that lives in the tree in my back yard. Then the other day i saw him eating another corn cob on a tree branch.I plan on shooting him in his sleep. Don't worry ... he's been warned!!Bit the corn stalk in halfHere he is eating the corn on a tree branch, mocking me...he knows what he's doing.I feel exactly like Carl from Caddyshack.If you need me i'll be in my garage. It's time to fall back on superior firepower and superior intelligence. Goodbye varmint-kong....

Always Sunny

Now i know i told some of you last year to watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, saying it was a great show. It just so happened that the episode everyone seemed to watch turned out to be their worst episode ever. This thursday at 10pm on FX is the start of the new season. So give it another chance, it's a real funny show that no one knows about.Alright Katy, in response to your comment, watch this and tell me you didn't lau...

Kitchen Stuff

I've eaten at Boston's Restaurant a few times and ordered their crispy fish-taco. It's really good so i tried making it. Here's what theirs looks like.They use feta cheese which i didn't have so i used blue cheese. Then i cut up lettuce and tomatoes which i got from the garden I also added Russian Dressing, Thousand Island Dressing and onions. It was pretty good.I also painted the table legs, i think the color was metallic brow...

Exhausted

Only a small rusted exhaust came with the mower motor. It's really loud and might anger neighbors, so i tried making a new, quieter one.There's many types of exhaust styles. There are high-tech noise cancellation mufflers, but the one i chose, which was also the simplest to make was just a straight baffled design. That's where the inner pipe is drilled out and insulation is wrapped between that and the outer shell.Here's an example of the basic ideas i tried to follow After removing the old exhaust i connected steel plumbing pipes.Here's what the inner pipe looked like after i drilled out the holesThen wrapped it with steel wool and fiber...