salad_barbarian

The reason for the season.


My favorite bunny is the big one in the middle.

It is time my friends. Come one come all, don't delay or stall!

Here it is...
RUPERT and SALAD BARBARIAN'S DAY of FUN!

Yep on Wednesday Rupert on I wandered about downtown Chicago taking pictures, meeting people ,and scaring a few passersby.
Behind the cut are several pictures of our adventure:( Read more... )

Well was it worth the wait?

I really enjoyed myself. I talked to a few people and got some exercise. Despite the migraine, it was so much fun! When the weather cools down I'll probably do it again. Having Rupert under my arm really helped me overcome my usual tendency to freak out when dealing with the public. Thanks to God for all of the kind people I met that day!

...for now anyways.

I am finally done with my web. ( Behold: )

Sorry the pictures aren't bigger. If you want to see the huge unresized versions just ask and I'll put those up.

Well I ended up buying more books both comic and non. From the thrift store I got "A birds eye view of Jewish history", "Sources of Chinese traditions", and "The long dark teatime of the soul". (I also found another wooden monk.) I checked out a different comic store than usual and instead of 50 cent bins they had $1 bins. There were so many boxes that I couldn't go through them all but I noticed that the comics were a lot more recent then the cheaper ones at the other store. Anyway I picked up Amazing Spiderman 537 (it's the one where Captain America gives a great speech), Atomic Robo: Dogs of War (parts 4 and 5). Then I paid full price for Fin Fang 4 Return and Galacta: Daughter of Galactus.

Let's see has there been anything else I've done? I've bought several strips of Taste of Chicago tickets in preparation for that starting this friday. I don't know if I'll be able to try all of the different foods I want but I make an effort. I just hope it rains on the days I go so it's not crowded.

Also I remember promising scans showing all of you the comic book called Protectors that had a hole in it. Well here's the cover: (Warning this is graphic)( Read more... )

That hole goes through the entire book, letter page and all. For those of you who don't know the 90s was a real bad time for comics. Almost every company was putting out special gimmick covers for speculators who were hoping to resell them at a latter time for a profit. It didn't work as evidenced by the fact that I bought the above comic for 50 when it was originally marked $2.95. I'm not an expert so I'll refrain form getting into a long rant against that era when everything had to be extreme with a capital X.

To get over that slight downer here is Brent Spiner in the role that made him famous:


Have a nice day!

PS. Is there anything that I can type as my location that google maps can't find?

After all this time waiting you finally get to see some of the photos fro the Shedd Aquarium: ( Read more... )

Well that's all of the good ones. I also updated gentle_john with a pic I took afterward. I carried him in my pocket the whole time waiting of a photo op but none came until the end.

I'm considering doing a video tour of my room. I've taken down most of my web but what's left is still imposing enough to keep out vagrants. The comic scans will have to wait until tomorrow.

Until next time world!

Since I've added a few new friends and plan on adding a few more I was inspired by oceancolors to write an introduction. So this is me: ( Read more... )

I can't think of anything else to write so if you want to know something just ask.

Ok where was I? Oh yeah I was spending too much time at work. But more importantly I now have all of the materials to make my coffin case. I have the wood all cut and mostly screwed together, I have a cotton lining for the inside and black vinyl to cover it inside and out. Also I've mostly figured out a carrying strap. The only downside is I haven't been working on it as much as I could have. Curse you laziness! *almost shakes fist but decides it's too much effort*

In other news my mom broke her leg. She was crossing the street and tripped on a really bad pot hole:

She has to use a walker to get around the apartment but some places are inaccessible because there isn't enough room here for a walker.

You may have noticed the date thingy on the picture. That is due to my parents buying me a new camera. My old one was ok except that the battery compartment wouldn't stay closed. Even tape wouldn't keep it shut. The new one is alright except that it sucks up battery power quick and it won't accept the full potential of the memory card. It has a setting for taking close up shots so Gentleman John will be getting more use.

I could rant on for a bit longer about several other electronic devices as well as having to work under the management of other security companies but I have even more work tonight so I need my "don't snap and set people on fire" sleep.

Until next time don't die of influenza.

With the economy in shambles and the country digging itself deeper in debt in an effort to spend our way to prosperity things look bleak. People are losing their jobs left and right. Live Journal communities are being hacked and Marvel is trying to get several others shutdown. The world seems to be roaring toward despair but remember ( tomorrow )

Now let's all turn those frowns upside down!