The Weekly ScottyD

Somedays

2011-09-20T13:17:00.001-07:00

I am having one of those days. I anything to workout I can't concentrate. My desire level is a little low as well. So I almost feel like this picture.

I decided to take a break and write this. I made this picture a while ago on my iPad. It made me laugh so I kept it.

Ever have lots of ideas but haven't got the energy or desire to act on those ideas? I have. A lot. Now my task is to find a way to act on these good ideas.

What do you do to get yourself to act on your ideas?

Flash Animation

2011-01-15T12:17:00.001-07:00

Doing a flash animation tutorial and so far it is looking pretty good. Here is a picture of my character. More to come as it develops.

2011 Begins

2011-01-06T22:27:00.002-07:00

Well pertaining to my last post I found a good sourdough bread that I am happy with. It ended up being at the local Grocery store. I had looked in there bread section with no luck. A different day I was near the deli and I noticed they had more bread there. And there it was California Sourdough Bread. It makes for a good sandwich and toast. So that quest is complete.

My next quest is to learn Adobe CS5 to the best of my ability. I have downloaded a bunch of tutorials. I have basic knowledge of most of the products. It well be nice to have a better understanding of them all. I have a few project ideas I will write and mention as time progresses.

It is time for me to get ready for bed so I will close for now. Until next time. Peace Out!

The Search for a Good Sourdough

2010-12-20T14:30:00.002-07:00

So lately I have been wanting to find a good sourdough bread. I have gotten a few places to try on a list. I have tried one place in Springville near the walmart. It was a Mild Sourdough. It was good but not exactly what I wanted. So my search continues. I heard Harmon's has a decent bakery so I am going to try them out. I also need to try the Provo bakery and see what they got.

MANATU

2010-10-30T08:57:00.000-07:00

Working on a shirt Design for a friend and listening to this song. the Shirt has this word on it and it is this band. a songo from the movie Johnny Lingo I guess. I like it.

Symphony of Science- Glorious Dawn

2010-10-21T08:50:00.002-07:00

My roommate should me this video and I liked it there are a couple more that I may post.

Utah State Fair

2010-09-16T08:50:00.008-07:00

Got to go to the Utah State Fair last night. I had a lot of fun.

Bacon!

Beef!

Goats!

Horse Pulling was awesome to watch! Old school monster trucks. :)

Also saw a Hypnotist show which was entertaining.

Geeky Times

2010-05-12T00:27:00.000-07:00

Recently I have been thinking back to some of my past geeky experiences. I wrote them down and thought it would be fun to share them. I am sure we all have had geeky moments. Here are some of mine. I hope to share more in the future. Enjoy.

Back in 1987, I was in junior high school computer club. We had Apple IIe computers. We would always be programming on them and write little menus for our disks. At the time we thought it was awesome. This was about the time I got into Ultima. When I couldn't play it at school I would go to the public library and checkout time on their computer to play it. Another cool thing about computer club was that we had a turtle robot and used Logo language to program it. We would make it do all kinds of crazy patterns. We also took it to a local state college and competed against other computer clubs. Junior high was a great time for my interest in computers. I even did my final paper in social studies on the history of computers. Good times, geek times!

One of my more geeky moments was when a buddy and I wanted a song from Star Trek 4 the Voyage Home. The song was the punk song that was played on the bus while Spock and Kirk were riding it. Spock ends up giving the punker the Vulcan pinch. Anyway we did some research on the internet and found the name of the song and the band. But we could not find it anywhere for download or purchase. Somehow we found the lead singer and called him. He was very friendly and nice to talk with. Turns out he sang the song and also was the punker on the bus in the movie. Anyway he told us the song was owned by Paramount and not available anywhere. Though we didn't get the song it was fun geeky experience.

Outside Time

2010-03-17T14:06:00.002-07:00

I got to spend sometime outside today. Such a nice day. I was glad to get some sun. Good for the soul. If you get a chance go outside today.

New Video

2010-03-02T09:49:00.001-07:00

The Gorillaz are coming out with a new Album soon and this is one of the songs off it. Interesting video with Bruce Willis.
Stylo Video

Busy Busy

2010-02-24T10:42:00.002-07:00

I have been really busy lately with work so I havent been able to write anything. So just a quick note. I am still around. Working and living. I have a few things I may write about later. So check back. :)

This is kind of cool.

2010-02-07T22:43:00.001-07:00

More snow

2010-01-26T12:16:00.002-07:00

Trying out the New WoW Armory features

2010-01-14T15:55:00.000-07:00

Happy Newest Year

2010-01-08T20:08:00.002-07:00

Down in California for a couple days. nothing but work. But hopefully a little fun before I go home on Saturday. I eat to much when I come down here. I have had fish tacos, Patrami dip sandwich, chili cheese fries, and Philly cheese steak sandwich. The weather has been really nice. It has been around the 70s. Sure beats the low 20s in Utah.
Saturday if we have time my co-worker and I are going to try and go to Universal Studios. I havent been in a long time so that should be fun. I will try and tweet about it and blog when I can.

Piglet Flu

2009-11-17T07:59:00.001-07:00

Pizza Pie Cafe

2009-10-30T13:49:00.006-07:00

I ate here today for lunch and have to say it was good. This is a new place that opened up in the old Tony Roma's building. It is buffet style pizza, salad, and pasta. Everything was tasty. It had a clean atmosphere and never a shortage of different kinds of pizza. My favorite was the Buffalo Chicken pizza. The Oreo dessert pizza was really good also. I totally recommend this place if your down for some buffet pizza.

Pizza Pie Cafe… real american pizza
2235 N. University Parkway, Provo, Utah, 8460
(801)373-5561

Halloween

2009-10-26T08:35:00.003-07:00

So what are you doing for Halloween? Tomorrow I am going to church party. Trying to figure out what to dress up as. I will have to stop by the store and see if I feel up to getting all dressed up.

Fat Princess

2009-10-21T08:40:00.003-07:00

I just downloaded this game yesterday and it is great fun. I beat the story campaign which helps you learn the ropes. Multiplayer is great fun. If you have a PS3 I highly recommend you get this. And look me up on PSN: ScottyD_Utah

Roy Grimroid

2009-09-25T12:12:00.005-07:00

A video that a bunch of Multimedia classmates did for a friend. I was lucky enough to particapate in.

A chat I had today with a friend.

2009-09-01T15:16:00.000-07:00

Kevin: I dreamed last night that I found out you were a murderer and since I knew you I was given a gun by the authorities to kill you with.

Scott: lol, bring it
we can have a shoot out

Kevin: I shot you twice but it didn't seem to do anything and you went over to your computer and put on facebook that you had been shot twice.

Scott: that's funny

Kevin: I then shot you four more times (I only had 6 shots) and you shot me twice. The bullets didn't actually go in all they way. They were like cartoon bullets.
Weird stuff

Scott: indeed

Kevin: I went on to other dreams but I always had those two bullets sticking out of me for the rest of the time.

Scott: to funny. did you eat something or watching domething werid before bed?

Kevin: I had some chinese food.
Maybe that was it.

Scott: must have had MSG

Kevin: =)

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED

2009-08-31T13:31:00.000-07:00

A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share so here it is.

Men are just happier people . . .

What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don’t have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work – more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $3500 – Tux rental $75. People never stare at your chest when you’re talking to them. New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time.

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Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $3.99 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes – one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can ‘do’ your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a moustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24th in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier!!

New Order - Blue Monday '88

2009-08-17T12:50:00.004-07:00

One of my all-time favorite band and song. I remember hearing this song when I was in Junior High. It lead to my interest in a lot of New Wave / Punk / Alternative bands. Brings back some good memories. And hey it's Monday.

Impressive Video

2009-07-22T14:55:00.003-07:00

A friend emailed this to me today and I wanted to share.

Rainy Projects

2009-06-23T10:28:00.002-07:00

Well I this last weekend I was going to work in my backyard and get rid of weeds and whatnot. But for the last several Saturdays that I wante dto work in the backyard it has rained. So instead I worked in my upstairs bathroom. For the longest time it has been driving me crazy that there was carpet in my bathroom. It is a pain to clean. So I finally did something about it. It tooks about six hours with a few breaks in there to rip out my carpet and put in some tiles. It turned out pretty good. I have a few things to finish and fix but overall it turned out great and I am happy with it. Maybe this saturday I will get to the backyard.

3-day Weekend

2009-05-26T22:05:00.004-07:00

So this was a nice weekend. i pretty much took it easy. Did a little yard work. Had some BBQ. Monday i got to hang out with my Sister and her family at my Brother-in-law's family home in Midvale. It was a nice visit. i played a lot with the kids, they are a lot of fun. After i left there i stopped by some Friends in Lehi and had a nice visit with them. Played with even more kids. By the end of the day I was wore out. So I came straight home and went to bed and had a nice long sleep. The End.

Somewhat Busy Good Friday

2009-04-10T22:18:00.003-07:00

Well since I had the day off today I decided to sleep in. Staying up late helped that. But I didn't intend to sleep in till 11am. By the time I got up and ready it was almost noon. So I had a little shopping to do as my twin nephew's birthday is next week. So since Kmart was close I decided to look there. Boy was that a mistake and a waste of time. I am always amazed that Kmart is able to survive. So I decided to travel a little farther. I ended up going to the Springville Wal-mart. While on the way on the Freeway there was construction and the off-ramp was packed, so much that I didn't get in line fast enough and ended up going to Spanish fork and back. Though I almost think that was faster than getting in that off-ramp line. Anyway I got my shopping done and head to the UPS store in Provo to ship my nephew's gifts as well as a computer for my parents. Next on my list was to go work on a new computer and get it ready for use at my church building. Got it to a good point, have to do some more with Church tech support but can't do that till next week.

During all this I went and saw Monsters vs Aliens. I thought it was fun and entertaining. They story was fun and not to crazy. Though i had fun with it, it probably isn't one that i would buy for re-watchability.

To close the night I just took it easy and watched some TV. Watched the season finale of Terminator. I am a little bummed as it seems it may be the series Finale. I hope not but who knows it is Fox.

Maybe Tomorrow

2009-04-09T09:29:00.001-07:00

Just a quick note. I have been busy and have neglected to post here. I have tomorrow off so maybe I can come up with a few things.

Joke

2009-04-02T23:43:00.001-07:00

Hi There!

2009-04-01T12:12:00.003-07:00

Going Back to Cali

2009-03-24T14:34:00.004-07:00

Going down to the California off to do some work and meetings. Should be a nice trip. The hotel looks nice. :) Flying on Jet Blue tomorrow. I have never flown on them but heard good things.

Really impressive lecture by Adam Savage

2009-03-20T12:38:00.001-07:00

Eat Less Sleep more.

2009-03-05T09:06:00.002-07:00

Article- Interesting article about sleeping and eating. I might try it out and see if it makes a difference.

Me versus the other guy.

2009-02-25T11:53:00.006-07:00

The other day we were moving some furniture and in the hallway I happened to run into the drinking faucet before I saw it and pinched my hand real good. As you can see in the pictures. I don't think either of us won.

President's Weekend

2009-02-17T15:39:00.002-07:00

So this past weekend was busy and not so busy. It had it's ups and downs. Saturday I went and did a bunch of shopping and browsing. I did so much walking around my ankle didn't like it and I had to go home and rest it. I tried shopping some more to the same result. I got most of what I needed to do don so that was the good part. Sunday was a busy day at church meetings from 8:30am till 4pm. After that I took it easy and just lounged around the condo. Monday was nice, I slept in. Then later that day I helped some friends empty their basement in preparations for them to finish their basement. When I got home from that I was sore. It turned out to be a good workout. That evening I played on the computer and watched the movie The Rocker. It was pretty funny and I enjoyed it. So that was my weekend in a nut shell. I hope you all had a good weekend.

Hey Now

2009-02-04T10:06:00.000-07:00

RULES
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10 friends (make me #11 so I can see your results).
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
"Somebody Said Goodbye" -Enya

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"I lost on jeopardy" - Weird Al Yankovic

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Only In California (Clean)" -Snoop Dogg

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Crawling In The Dark" - Hoobastank

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Love and Pride" - King

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
"Why Can't You Be Nicer To Me?" - The White Stripes

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Stupify" - Distrubed

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Forbidden Zone" - Danny Elfman

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"The Garden" - Guns and Roses

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
"Enth E Nd" -Linkin Park

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Nothing's Impossible" - Depeche Mode

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Chocolate Explorers" - Willy Wonka Soundtrack (Danny Elfman)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Somebody To Love" -Queen

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Life is Killing Me" - Type O Negative

WHAT DID/WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Suicide & Redemption" - Metallica

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Pilgrim" - Enya

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Ache" - No Doubt

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Every Rose Has It's Thorn" - Poison

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Believe" - Cher

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
"Drop It Like It's Hot (Extra Clean Radio Edit)" - Snoop Dogg

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Broken, Beat & Scarred" - Metallica

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"Hey Now" - Xzibit

That was fun to do. Made me laugh several times.

There and Back

2009-01-26T13:34:00.002-07:00

Well the last two weeks I was in California. My boss and I went down to our office down there. We got to learn about all their IT needs and fix a few things. We were very busy, several days I was really wore out. We did have a break from work during the 3-day weekend. We went to Disneyland. My friend's family surprised him and came down for the weekend. We had a good time. I hadn't been at the land of Disney in a while. They have a new Toy Story interactive ride/game that I liked. It was in 3D and you got to shoot stuff. Having 3 days there was nice, gave us a chance to get everything we wanted to do in. It was a lot of walking but still fun. Though it wasn't easy it was nice to go down to California. The first night we stayed with my parents. Had a nice little visit with them. I am glad to be home now. two weeks in a hotel is not as nice as your own home.

Well

2009-01-06T09:44:00.002-07:00

I wanted to post some pictures but was having a challenge with my phone camera so it will have to wait. Anyway I had a pretty good holiday. My parents came up from California and my sister was also in town. We got together the day after Christmas and visited and excahnged gifts. I had to leave to go to my friend's wedding. The wedding was also good. It was nice to see my friend happy.

The day of Christmas I took my parents and went to a friends house up north of me. It was an interesting drive because of all the snow. It had snowed all week long. For a little while I thought maybe we might get stuck up north, there was a lot of snow. But all was fine. We had a nice visit and dinner with friends.

New Year's day I went over to my friends house again and had dinner and hung out. Played some WoW and card games. We have been playing this one called Bohnanza(we call it the bean game.) It is a fun card game where you have to grow beans and harvest to get money. Good times.

My family had a safe drive home, but one of their dogs did not have a good day. He got hurt and ended up losing his eye. He is now doing better. They have been taking good care of him.

Today it is once again snowing and it has me a little wore out. I am tired and it is going to make it hard to get a lot of stuff done today. My eyes are bugging a little also. So for now this is all I write. i hope to post some pictures soon.

The Holidays are over.

2009-01-05T10:43:00.001-07:00

Wow I survived the holidays once again. Though I haven't taken time to post in a while so today I plan on posting a few items. So check back later if you like.

The Instance

2008-12-18T10:40:00.002-07:00

TV Tunes

2008-12-16T11:38:00.002-07:00

http://www.televisiontunes.com/index.php

This site has a bunch of Audio file of TV Show Theme music. Fun stuff I might make some of these phone ringers.

Train that Chick

2008-12-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

Rexburg

2008-12-08T16:21:00.002-07:00

I got this shot while up in Rexburg Idaho. It was pretty to see in person.

Fail

2008-11-25T10:04:00.001-07:00

see more pwn and owned pictures

I found this on a new site I heard about. Well it's new to me. Fail Blog There is some funny stuff on there.

WoW Nerd Fest 11-13-2008

2008-11-18T13:29:00.008-07:00

On Wednesday night I walked over to the mall and got in line with 500 or more people to get a computer game. The new expansion for World of Warcraft came out. So I went about an hour or so before midnight and got in line. I was suprised to see so many people there. Once it hit midnight the line went really fast. I got my game went home installed it then watched the opening movie and then went to bed.

Though Friday I went over a friend's house and we played quite a bit.

If you know the provo towne center, I was waiting in linein front of Mario's used games. The line went from Gamestop, down to sears, around the corner. It was quite a site.

Mentos

2008-11-18T13:25:00.003-07:00

While in Texas I went with my Grand mother to Hobby Lobby and they had this fun little toy. I had see something like this on Mythbusters and YouTube but didn't know they sold it. Would be a fun little stocking stuffer.

Texas Photos

2008-11-17T16:10:00.002-07:00

100_0177, originally uploaded by ScottyD0.

I finally upload the rest of my Texas photos if you would like to see them you can go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottyd0/tags/08/

Home home on the range

2008-10-26T06:32:00.002-07:00

I Made it to Texas. I took a little walk around the ranch. Today going to visit with family. The internet here is really slow so not sure how much I will be online.

Texas here I come.

2008-10-24T08:18:00.003-07:00

Tomorrow I will be in Texas. I will be visiting with my grand parents. I will probably also get to see my uncle and his family as they don't live to far away from my grand ma. Not sure what i will be up to there but it will be a nice break. I will try and take pictures and blog while I am there.

Couped up!

2008-10-13T15:32:00.002-07:00

Not quite done yet but I have been helping some friends build a chicken coup. It has be fun. Hopefully it warms up the next day or two so it can be finished.

Panaroom

2008-10-13T15:20:00.001-07:00

Tyring out the panoramic feature on my camera. Turned out an interesting picture. If you click the picture you should get to see the full version.

I got a dell dude!

2008-10-13T15:00:00.005-07:00

Well my old computer was getting close to dying. It was so old that it would be a real pain to upgrade. So I got a Dell XPS system and I am quite happy with it. It has 4gigs of memory 600 gig hard drive and a really nice video card. I am still getting used to vista but I do like it so far. So far this machine has been able to handle anything I try and run on it with flying colors.

Are Space Science Fiction Shows Dead?

2008-10-06T08:34:00.004-07:00

I started thinking about this last night after watching a new show on the Sci-Fi channel called Sanctuary. I ended up turning it off. It was not my cup of tea. Anyway I am a big fan of the stargate universe of shows and those soon are coming to an end, which makes me sad. Seems as though there are no space scifi shows to watch anymore these days. Firefly is dead, Star Trek is dead except for movies, Battlestar Galactica will soon be ending. Sure there is a prequel but is it in space? Looks more like a drama than a scifi. The only shows I could think of that are in space somewhat is Doctor Who(but is it really?) and the new Clone wars series. Neither of this are particularly interesting to me.

It seems to me scifi has gone the way of Horror and Scare Tactics(pun intended). And to tell you the truth it really stinks. My only hope is that the new Star Trek movie does well and that something new may come from that.

Is there something I am missing? Have we lost interest in space?

The Financial Crisis...Simplified

2008-10-01T16:19:00.000-07:00

Sick of Being Sick!

2008-09-25T16:05:00.002-07:00

This last monday I woke up sick with a sinus cold. So this whole week my nose has had a mind of it's own. Today I am actually starting to feel better and my nose is letting me breath more. Tonight I am going over some friends to enjoy company and some new seasons of TV start today. Should be fun.

Mickey Dee's

2008-09-15T13:56:00.001-07:00

Fair, Laundry and Returns.

2008-09-15T08:29:00.005-07:00

Ok so 2 weeks ago my washer broke. So I went shoppiung and found one that I liked at Sears and it was on sale, so great right? I scheduled delivery for thursday the 11th. I bought it on the 6th. They said they had to get it down from Salt Lake. So Thursday comes and they call me and say they didn't get them from the maker. I said whaaaat? Say the least I was a little bummed and called the salesman that sold it to me. He said they got one in stock at that store which upset me even more. So I told him I was coming to get it. So I tried calling people that might have a truck to help move this washer. No Luck. I ended up renting a Handtruck from home Depot and hauled my new washer from Sears to my house on a handtruck. I wish I had pictures. It was funny rolling down the street. Luckliy Sears is only a block or two away.

Saturday I went up to Lehi and saw some friends that had been out of town for a couple of weeks. It was nice to have them back. That night we went up to the Utah State Fair. It was fun walking around looking around at things. Note to self wear shoes next time not flip flops. I got to see a bunch of animals, a freak show and had a funnel cake. Good times.

Paid Off!

2008-09-08T08:09:00.002-07:00

Today I paid off my car. It is nice to have that paid off and now will have a little extra money.

I bought my Mercury Sable 2002. It has been a good car. I only have 64000 miles on it so I hope to make it last quite a while.

This Jingle has been in my head all day.

2008-09-04T14:31:00.000-07:00

This week in Scott.

2008-09-02T09:08:00.004-07:00

Well lets see what have I been up too? Well my washer died Thursday night. Saturday I went and did a little shopping at Sears for a new Washer. I haven't decided on what to get yet. I think this weekend I will make a final choice. That same Saturday I saw the movie Traitor. It was really good. It surprised me a few times which was cool. Some movies are predictable and this one seem to having me guessing a lot more. But anyway I found it very entertaining. If you like the Bourne movies you might like this one.

That same day I went over to my friend's house and did my laundry and watched the BYU football game. BYU won and they played ok. They have a few things to work on so hopefully they keep improving.

Sunday was busy with Church stuff. Then of course Monday was Labor Day. My roommate and I went up to the Imax and saw the Dark Knight. It was pretty cool seeing it really big. And I enjoyed it again. Then later that day I moved a new desk into my computer room. It is nice and spacious.

So there you have it my exciting weekend.

This November should be fun.

2008-08-27T08:41:00.004-07:00

The long awaited expansion to World of Warcraft has a date? I hope they stick to this. I remember when Burning Crusade had a date it ended up getting pushed back. We shall see.

The cut back

2008-08-18T14:13:00.004-07:00

So I have decided to cut back on fast food visits. I am trying to get in the mindset of making stuff at home or work to eat. After losing weight doing our Biggest office Loser, I have gained a bunch of it back and I blame myself. I hurt myself playing racquetball and took a break from the gym. Too long of a break. During that break I didn't monitor what I ate. I was out of control. So I so no more and back to the gym with me. I played racquetball last week with a friend. Today I am hitting the Eliptical machine. Remind me I need to charge my iPod. I will most likely let you know of my progress here on the site. Here is to having focus and not giving into temptation.

USB 3.0 on the way

2008-08-15T09:05:00.003-07:00

Intel has announced details of USB 3.0, the next generation of the universal serial bus interface. Read whole article.

I am glad to see some advancement in USB technology. I like to use USB devices and I think it would be great to see them faster. Now I just need to upgrade my 6 year old computer.

Muppets

2008-08-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

Many things make me laugh and give me joy and this is one of them.

Fun Web Series. Captain Blasto

2008-08-04T20:43:00.002-07:00

I found this from www.myextralife.com. It is a good idea story wise and I find it entertaining. Give it a peep.

Vacation and other stuff...

2008-08-04T09:58:00.003-07:00

Well last week I got back from a week in sunny Hot California. I got to hang out with my Parents, Sister and her Kids. It was fun. I also got to do some tech support on my parent's computers. I am jealous of their Fiber Optic Internet. It was really fast.

During one of our outings there was an Earthquake, but I was in the water and didn't feel it. I guess it wasn't a big deal but it sure got a lot of press. When I lived in California I have felt a lot of Earthquakes so I guess it doesn't fade me as much.

I took a lot of pictures and hopefully I will put some up soon or link them. Being back I had the opportunity to see some more movies. I have seen Wall-E again, X-files and Space Chimps. Wall-e is good in many ways, I think it has something for everyone. X-files felt like a TV episode nothing special. And Space Chimps was just sad Animation. It did have some funny bits, but it wasn't pretty to look at.

Work has been keeping me busy, working on revamping projects as well as new projects. The revamping is a little challenging, but I keep at it.

For my Birthday my Grandmother got me Adobe Photshop Elements 6. So I have been playing with it. A friend gave me one of those learn it in 24 hours books. So I have been reviewing that. I have used photoshop and photoshop elements but have never been able to afford them. So most of my experience is in Paintshop Pro. So I am trying to learn the Adobe products.

So that is a little update what I have been up to. Time for me to get grinding. Take Care. I will try and get more up soon.

Nerdtacular 2008

2008-07-19T16:02:00.008-07:00

Just got back from Nerdtacular 2008. We saw The Dark Knight. It was very good. Yes it was a little dark, but I think it was good that way. Heath Ledger did a great joker. I totally recommend seeing this if your into Batman, but not sure this a good for kids.

After the movie we went over to a park and had a BBQ. The food was good and it was nice to meet people. I had a chance to talk with some people of which I listen to their podcasts. I met Blake Snow from Infendo.com, I met Brian Ibbott from Coverville.com, also got to meet Randy "Deluxe" Jordan from theinstance.net and of course I said hi once again to Scott Johnson from Extralife Radio and the Instance.

I also got to meet Bronco, Reggie, Old Man Franks, and Samantha Jane from Extralife/Instance forums. It was good times.

Another cover

2008-07-18T08:58:00.003-07:00

A friend of mine, Kevin. Made this album. My buddy Jeremy also made one but I forgot to save it.

My Debut Album

2008-07-15T08:42:00.003-07:00

I made this with these instructions below. I got them from a forum I read every once in a while. Give it a try and see what you Debut Album would be. If you do try it send me a copy. If you can't Photoshop it I can help you do that also.

1 - Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Random quotations: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

If you want to do this again, you'll hit refresh to generate new quotes, because clicking the quotes link again will just give you the same quotes over and over again.

3 - Go to flickr's "explore the last seven days" http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Put it all together, that's your debut album.

The last week.

2008-07-10T08:48:00.003-07:00

Well what have I been up too? Well I saw a few more movies. I saw Get Smart and thought that was fun and entertaining. I wouldn't say it is the greatest movie ever but I had fun with it. I also saw Wall-E. I enjoyed it. There was not a lot of talking but everything else made up for it. The visuals were great and Wall-E was just awesome. I also saw the Newest of the Narnia films. I thought it was good, though I think the first one was a little more exciting for me. If you haven't seen it, It would be a great renter.

The fourth of July came and went. It was nice to have the Friday off. I went and saw Hancock. I liked this movie also, but I would have to say even though I liked it, it wouldn't be one that I would want to see again. Some movies I enjoy for the one time and I don't get an enjoyment out of a repeat watching. I would have to say that Ironman and Hulk are better than Hancock. Later that night I hung out with some good friends and played some Wii and lit fireworks.

Today I turn 35!

2008-06-26T08:35:00.005-07:00

Today is my 35th birthday. Yesterday I was thinking of things I have accomplished and activities I have done in my past. I thought about stuff I did in High School like Track and Field and hanging out with friends. I thought about when I turned 19, That was a packed weekend. Friday the day before my birthday I had my Eagle Scout court of Honor. I received my Eagle Scout there at the last minute. I don't know why I waited till the end to get it but my mother encouraged me to finish so I did. And I feel that was a good accomplishment. The next day was my birthday and the following day was my mission farewell. Tuesday I came to Utah for the first time. At the time my uncle lived here. They picked me up and I stayed the night with them and then the next day they took me to Training Table and I had a yummy burger before entering the MTC. I find this amusing because 2 years ago I took my cousin to the MTC but before that I took him to the Training Table to eat before that.

One of the other things I thought about was all my time going to colleges. I say colleges because I went to 4 of them before I was done. Before my mission I took a class or two at the Community College in San Bernardino, California. After my mission I tried to go to BYU but couldn't get in. I then went to Rick's College. I really liked it there. I did have a time that I got burned out, going all year long with no breaks can do that. But after 18 months I finished their and returned home. I then attended some classes at Cal State San Bernardino. I can't remember why I decided to leave California and move to Utah, but I did and after several years I finished School with my Degree in Multimedia Communication Technology.

These are just a few things I have done in the Last 35 years. It has had its ups and downs but it was all good. I have a great family and some awesome friends. I love all you guys and gals. Here's to the next 35 years! :)

Vote for me!

2008-06-22T12:10:00.002-07:00

Press play to see the video.

Summer movies I have seen so far.

2008-06-19T09:01:00.003-07:00

Well I haven't seen this yet but it will be the next movie I want to see. So far this summerish time I have seen:

You Don't Mess With The Zohan. This was my least favorite Adam Sandler movie of all time. It was very crude and just not very funny. If you have seen the trailer those are the best parts. I suggest you save your money and not see this one. This movie has tainted me from seeing anymore Adam Sandler movies in the theatre.

What Happens In Vegas. I liked this movie. It isn't the best movie ever but it was entertaining and funny. Some of the humor was a little over the top but still I found it fun. This one would be a good movie to rent.

Iron Man This movie was very good. It had a great story. It had great acting. As this is Marvel's first movie with full control they did a great job. Robert Downey Jr. did a good job as Tony Stark. I recommend this as a see in theatre. I will be buying this when it comes out on DVD.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. Ok I went into this movie having seen the other 3 and loving them, with great hope for another great one. But it left me disappointed. If you haven't seen it yet I won't try and spoil anything but my major issue with it is that it went from adventure movie to Sci-Fi movie. I like a lot of parts but then a few parts were pretty corny. I would wait to rent or see when it comes on TV.

Kung Fu Panda. This is the best animated movie this year so far. I am expecting Wall-E to be really good. Anyway I am a big Jack Black fan and he did a great job as the voice of the panda. This movie tells a simple but good story. The humor fits the story well. The visuals are great probably Dreamworks best looking animation so far. This movie was fun and from what I hear kids dig it also. I was joking with my roomate but I see a sequel coming. I don't want to though out spoilers so I will leave my sequel story for another time.

The Incredible Hulk. Another hit for Marvel. This one was as good as Iron Man. Story was done well. Acting worked for me. Edward Norton did a good Bruce Banner. The CGI was good unlike the last Hulk movie, which I didn't like much. It was a fun Hulk movie. If you liked Iron Man you will probably like this Hulk.

I still want to see the new Narnia movie. I have heard good stuff about it. I liked the first so I am hopeful it is good. So for now that is all I have to say about movies.

New stuff

2008-06-17T16:12:00.003-07:00

Well here I am sporting my new glasses and haircut. Don't I look dapper?

Jillian Michaels has a Wii fitness game in the works

2008-06-14T15:49:00.004-07:00

Celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels is joining the exer-gaming trend. The Biggest Loser star is developing her own fitness game for Nintendo Wii. Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 will incorporate Wii's Balance Board into a fitness program. Michaels will provide health advice and exercise routines. She has already released a book (Making the Cut) and a workout DVD called 30 Day Shred.

See full article here

It really is that simple.

2008-06-13T10:01:00.000-07:00

Tired and weathered

2008-06-12T11:00:00.002-07:00

So this week I have been a little tired. I think the weather has factored into that a little bit. Allergies and the what not. I haven't done my exercising this week and I have missed it. I am starting to feel better and I am determined to get back on the horse and get back to some good working out. I recently purchased Wii-Fit. I have enjoyed it and I am planning to try a daily work out routine with it. I am thinking I will blog about all my experiences on the wii-fit to kind of document weather it really does help and in what ways. I will post more about that. I am going to start a daily routine with it on Saturday. I am planning on using wii-fit along with going to the gym so a combined workout of an hour 30 minutes on each. So we shall see how that goes.

Piano Recital

2008-06-03T09:40:00.002-07:00

I went to my friend's daughter's piano recital last week. She played 4 songs I think. The recital went very fast but she did a really good job and it was fun to see her do this. A couple of days later I helped them start a garden box in their backyard. It looks nice and they are hopeful that things will grow.

DS demos

2008-06-02T13:11:00.003-07:00

Something new, on the Wii if connected to the Internet you can get the Nintendo channel setup. On it you can get DS demos that are playable. It transmits from your wii to your DS through Blue tooth. These are the current games that are available for download. I will be trying some more of them soon. So far I have tried the crosswords, it was ok if your into that. The game play was fine just not into crosswords I guess.

Brain Age 2
Brain Age
Flash Focus
Crosswords DS
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Worms: Open Warfare 2
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Cake Mania 2

Sunday with the kids

2008-05-28T08:33:00.001-07:00

Sunday with the kids, originally uploaded by ScottyD0.

I went to Rexburg for Memorial Weekend and played with my neices and nephews. Sunday we played around and took some picutres. I had fun, but was sick so I was a little wore out. We played alot of Wii and DS. We even go outside a little when it wasn't raining. I took the kids to McDonalds for the Happy Meals and playland and they had fun with that.

Playing with my new webcam

2008-05-18T01:36:00.000-07:00

Handicap Hummer

2008-05-12T13:25:00.001-07:00

Photo0211, originally uploaded by ScottyD0.

My last visit to IKEA I saw this Hummer in a Handicap parking space. I just I found it funny that a Hummer would be in a Handicap spot. But I guess it is possible. It just seemed out of place to me.

Clever Video

2008-05-12T08:15:00.001-07:00

Mario Kart Wii

2008-05-02T14:07:00.005-07:00

I picked this up on Monday and it is a lot of fun. The Wheel attachment that comes with it is pretty cool and fun to drive with. I also enjoy that you can play with friends or random people online. Their is also a tournment that you can join.

My Mario Kart code is 3737-9961-6669. If you add me let me know and I will add you.

Golf

2008-04-28T08:51:00.006-07:00

So I am trying to learn to golf. I am not very good but I am having fun, most of the time. Some of my bad hits are frustrating but then I just try and remind myself to relax and have fun. I got my own clubs from a Shopko clearance. Normally they were $120 but I got them for $40. So far they have been great clubs. I have now played more golf the past 2 mouths then I have in my whole life. It has been nice to get out side and get a little exercise walking around. I think I will be playing again tomorrow and maybe take some more photos. These two were from a place in South Jordan called Mulligans. Lately I have been golfing at Eastbay, "The Reserve"

Classic

2008-04-16T08:40:00.001-07:00

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Rockin' UVU

2008-04-09T09:05:00.007-07:00

So Last night I got to go to a concert at UVU. The Bravery, Story of the Year, The Brobecks, Ludo, and Josephine Connection played. It was quite a show. It seemed to get progressively louder. Not sure if was the bands or my ears. Anyway the first band that played while we were coming in was Josephine Connection, they were ok. I could understand or hear any thing they sang. Next up was Ludo. I thought these guys were good. I had never heard of them before so it was nice to hear something new and like it.

After those two bands the main show started off with the Brobecks. They are a Utah local band and they have a good sound. I only cared for one song. Supposedly they are working on getting their CD and hopefully going to get signed. Story of the Year followed them. Wow, these guys have a lot of energy. They were all over the place. It was cool to see wireless equipment to let them move around the stage so much. At one point two of the guitar players did a flip off the drum stage which was entertaining. I really dug two of there songs. A new one called Wake Up which will be on their new CD coming out in two weeks.

In between each band they had to setup for the next band so there was a little downtime. But x96 was there and they had some prize give aways. Someone won a car from Ken Garff. And a few other people won scholarships to help celebrate UVU.

The last and final band was The Bravery. I was fairly familiar with this band has I have heard most of there songs from the first album and a few from their newer album. My favorites of theirs was Believe, Honest Mistake, and Just want Love. Overall it was an entertaining show and it was free which made it even better.

You've been Rick Rolled - Muppet Style

2008-04-02T09:45:00.002-07:00

Q: What is Rick Roll, Rick Rolling, Rick Rolled?

A: (courtesy of Yahoo! Answers)

An internet prank or joke. Rick Roll, Rick Roll'd or Rick Rolling is an internet spam trick in which people post a link to a Rick Astley video on Youtube, but say the viewers of the video are being led to another video, usually proof of unconfirmed gaming news or trailers.

The Smart Car

2008-03-31T11:45:00.003-07:00

I saw this car while in Vegas. My roommate had told me about them some but this was the first I had seen of them. I think it is a nice looking car and takes a step in the right direction for better fuel efficiency and safety. Some FAQ stuff can be found here. FAQ

Vegas Trip Part 3 - The Last Part

2008-03-28T10:27:00.008-07:00

My father, my buddy Jym, and I went to the Bodies Exhibit at the Tropicana. For those that haven't heard of it here is a little quote from their site.

"These Exhibitions--which feature actual human specimens--allow people of all ages access to sights and knowledge normally reserved only for medical professionals. Take the opportunity to peer inside yourself, to better understand how your elaborate and fascinating body works, and how you can become a more informed participant in your own health care." - www.bodiestheexhibition.com

It was very interesting and I learned a lot. Almost a sensory overload.

We had dinner in the Rain Forest Cafe and saw the Lion Den. We were a little wore out from a lot of walking and stuff, but it was good food.

After dinner we went and saw "Ka", oh my goodness what a fantastic show. This show was very good from performances to costumes and the stage was a character in it self. The stage had moving platforms and they moved in all kinds of different angles letting the performers do all kinds of crazy things. This show was well worth the ticket price.

Vegas Trip Part 2

2008-03-20T09:51:00.004-07:00

Saturday morning we went to the Mirage and had some brunch. They had many foods to choose from and they were all tastey. I started off with some breakfast. I had an omelet, pancakes, and pizza. Then moved into lunch with some crab legs, chinese, and prime rib.

We then did some walking. I mean a lot of walking along the strip. One stop we made was to the Coke store. Their we saw all the many coke products as well as try Coke drinks from all the world. Some of those were good and some were not so yummy. I loved the coke icee.

Another stop we made was to the M & M store. Four floors of M & M stuff. We saw a little 3D movie. It was ok. Kids might find it more entertaining. It looked like they tried to be a startours kind of thing.

Vegas Trip Part 1

2008-03-17T10:19:00.007-07:00

So this last weekend I went down to Las Vegas with some friends and met my parents down there as well. We stayed in old downtown Vegas. In a hotel called the Plaza. I don't recommend it at all. Unless you are looking for cheap and don't care about your room or service much. To say the least this hotel has been marked off my list. The first night we went and checked out Fremont Street. It has a lot of old time casinos and what not. There were a lot of performers and vendors.

One of the performing acts that I thought was kind of cool was the Thunder dome. It was a dome where guys rode motorcycles around in. It was cool to see them go spinning around in the dome, but the most impressive part was when all 3 of them rode in the dome at the same time. I thought to my self I bet that took a lot of practice and a mistake would hurt.

Along the whole Fremont street the was an LED roof. The was millions of LEDs. They had a show on it every once in a while. That was quite impressive.

I want to try this.

2008-03-06T10:13:00.005-07:00

So I found this how to video for making a glow stick out of mountain dew. It looked cool and I almost wanted to try it out until I found out it is a fake. You can check out what I was looking at here: http://www.snopes.com/photos/food/mountaindew.asp

Polaroid your picture!

2008-03-03T10:21:00.003-07:00

So today I came across this fun little site that converts a picture to a polaroid version. Above is the result. If you would like to play with it you can at http://www.instantizer.com

A new summer game.

2008-02-29T10:08:00.004-07:00

So I usually don't get too excited over video games, but this one has me somewhat excited for this summer. http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/ One of of the things I really like about this game is the style and design. I love the cartoon look. I know I am a big dorky kid but I love it. The next thing that interest me about this game is that it is free. They are using a advert model where the ads our on their website and not actually in the game. Then I guess they will also have things to buy for your character but not give you a weapon advantage. I like this quote: "The game has a "cartoon-feel" and has been made simpler to play, with more emphasis on participation and fun than skill and strategy. " I am a big fan of fun. One way they will do this is only pair you up against people with the same ranking so you have more fun and aren't always getting slaughtered. So come this summer everyone can give this a try.

Happy Monday!

2008-02-25T09:44:00.004-07:00

Well this is just another sketch I turned into a vector image in flash. It has nothing to do with Monday. Today starts a new week. Hopefully it will be a good one. I hope to get some good exercise in this week. I only lost 1 pound last week and I would like to lose more than that this week. I was sick the previous week but luckily it didn't hurt me to much. Not sure what else I got going this week. My buddy Jared has a birthday this week so we will probably go to lunch for that. I hope you all have a great Monday.

Spiderwick

2008-02-19T11:25:00.003-07:00

Yesterday I felt a lot better so I went out and watched Spiderwick. I had heard of the books but never did get a chance to read them. But I have to say I enjoyed the movie a lot. I will be sure to add this one to my collection. My only concern is that is is a children's book and it has these scary goblins and orcs. So for some kids I think it might be a little scary. The story was good and the visuals where excellent. I totally recommend this one, but just be warned it might be scarey for the young ones.

Happy Birthday Presidents!

2008-02-18T01:43:00.003-07:00

What are you doing on your day off? I have been sick all weekend. Though I may escape my room tomorrow and do something. I guess I will wait and see how I feel in the morning. I hope you are having a great 3-day weekend.

Feb 14th

2008-02-14T16:15:00.002-07:00

Re-Learning Flash and having fun

2008-02-06T00:18:00.000-07:00

So I decided to get back into flash. I used this sketch from one of my favorite artists Scott Johnson. It was fun recreating this image and coloring it in Flash. I hope to do more and also I am working on my own little webcomic just for fun. I will share more of that later.