Sunday, November 06, 2005

Santa Progress....

Today, I got a little bit of work done on Santa. Not too much because we went to my niece's birthday party.... Here's Santa during the off season... He washed that grey right out of his beard... Here's the grey starting to come back in.... And a little bit of color in his suit... Here's my niece who is turning 15! Dang... She was born like last week? 15? Damn... I'm getting old! While we were at my sister's, I noticed that the bench I gave her actually does get used! Yay!

Latest Project

Here's the latest thing I'm working on.... I cut it out the other day and finally traced the lines over last night.... Next, I need to start painting.... Just in case you can't tell what it should be, here's the pattern I am working off of.... Should be cool to have some new yard decorations this year.... I have this pattern too... Hopefully I still have enough plywood in the garage to cut it out. I'll let ya'll see how they turn out once I get some paint slapped on...

Friday, November 04, 2005

Strange happenings in the Battle of the Blogs.....

Over the last few days, I have noticed some strange events over at Blog Explosion... For those who aren't familiar with Blog Explosion, they have a feature over there called Battle of the Blogs. You can wager credits and battle your blog against another.... I battle a lot. Anyway, the other day, I got beaten really badly by a blog that I wouldn't think had a chance of beating me normally. I kinda laughed it off... At least at first... It could happen, right? I could get totally skunked... Oh well... That is, until I heard that some people voted for me in that battle. Now, I really wonder what exactly happened..... Then today... I was in another battle... Same guy... People were voting, but the vote counter wasn't moving... Finally, after what seemed like an eternity... the battle ended... And here was the score: WTF? 0-0 ??????? How the hell did I win a battle with a score of zero to zero? Something is screwed up over in the battles.... (and yes... I did open a trouble ticket) Anyway... Just thought I'd point it out.

Answers....

Thanks to you folks who asked questions... Here are the answers... Not enough? Need more info? Feel free to ask some more... I can always add to this thing.... And if you haven't visited Joe from God Even Loves Idiots Like Me, click on the thumbnail on the top right... he's got a great site and would appreciate your visit! Have you lived outside of Texas? Yes I have... I lived with my dad in Witchita KS for about 6 months.... Will you stay there forever? Maybe, maybe not... My wife is from Kentucky, and what I have seen of it is beautiful... Have you patented the idea of making a little dictionary reference for yourself in Photoshop? Because, that rocks. I got the dictionary pic at the same place people are getting the Einstein thing... Try here there's an error in your dictionnary... damn... where's that picture again where einstein wrote "guppy's blog blows" I have never seen such a thing... I think Einstein was smarter than that... He knows my blog doesn't blow. What does blogging mean to you? Uh oh.... you want deep... It's a release... It's entertainment... It's a log of what I was thinking about... it's an ego feeder.. It's a boredom buster... It's a lot of things depending on my mood. What's your favorite food? Anything my wife cooks for me... ;) Have you always lived in Houston? No. I was born in Waco and grew up north of Dallas... I moved to Houston when I was 15 and have mostly been here ever since. Have you come across any new musical artists you really like recently? NO. Modern music pretty much sucks as far as I'm concerned... I guess I got old or something... Last "new" bands i really liked were RATM and the Black Crowes... Go figure.... how long have you been blogging ? and why did you start? and who got you started? I started blogging in January this year... I started just to see what all the fuss was about... I kept seeing the word blog all ove, so figured I'd try it and see. The name Guppyman's Rant Zone was actually chosen because i figured i'd end up with a political blog... I guess I was wrong. are ur guinea pigs going to start blogging again? Yes they will. I don't know when, but I've been told that they want to get on the PC again... I'll let you know when they do. I know you have an undying, unconditional love for your daughter. Tell us about when you found out you were going to be a father and how you felt. Also, if you can, describe how you felt the first time you saw her and held her. (I feel like getting teary eyed, gup) Also...yes there's more...tell us how the first meeting between your daughter and Stormii went. I know, I am so nosy. If this is a subject you'd rather not discuss..then tell us...what kind of deodorant you use. ;) I'll stop now. When I found out I was going to be a dad I was exstatic! I love kids and here I created one on my own! How cool is that? Anyway... When she was born I balled like a little baby... I called my sister at work and could barely choke out that I had a beautiful baby girl! One of the greatest moments in my life. She couldn't wait to meet Stormii... She had talked to her on the phone, on the PC, seen pictures etc... long before she met her... She hugged her as soon as she saw her. Right Gaurd Sport Stick Boxers or briefs ? Gotta be held tight, so briefs. Or none at all Who said you blog don't blow ? The dictionary. In five days the Earth is going to be blown up to make way for an intergalactic freeway. Donald Trump has just given you one million dollars. How will you spend your last five days on Earth? First, I'd make sure I had my towel.... No really... I'd want to spend it with my wife and daughter... Anything else would just be fluff.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

New renter

I have a new renter. Joe is an idiot, and he is using his blog to show that even idiots are loved by God. (Actually, joe is a great guy- he calls himself an idiot). Go visit "God Even Loves Idiots Like Me". It is well worth the trip! And while you are here, check out the next post... I have given you the opportunity to ask me anything you want to know about me... and only 2 people seem to want to know anything. :(

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Learn something about guppyman!

OK... I have decided to give ya'll the opportunity to learn something about me. What do you want to know? I've looked at the 100 things lists and I am too much of a procrastinator to do something like that, so figured this might be more my speed... So ask away! Here's your chance to find out what makes me tick... What do you want to know about guppyman....?

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Dinner and 'Rent My Blog'

Does my wife love me or what? Look at this dinner she made me today.... Country fried steak, fried potatoes, corn and cornbread! I am stuffed! I love that woman!
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I have been trying out the new Blog Explosion rent My Blog feature... If you haven't yet checked out my renter... take a look over to the right. Wendy is worth visiting. Anyway... I have noticed some things about Rent My Blog that I wanted to talk about.... 1. I have noticed a lot of people charging huge amounts of credits for rental space. If you look at their past rentals, they got one or two unique clicks. What justifies the huge price tag??? 2. I am not getting much in the way of hits from the people I have rented from so far. Not sure what I can do to change that, but just felt like bitching a little. 3. I decided to promote Wendy a little when her rental started and I think it helped... I made a simple introduction and pointed out where to go to see her blog.... I got her 24 unique clicks so far by doing so.... 4. I have decided that unless someone can show that they produce hits, paying more than about 25 credits is not gonna happen. Show me what I'm paying for folks! Anyway...Hopefully as the newness of it wears off, people will come down to reality and stop with the huge credit thing... I think Rent My Blog is a great idea, let's hope it becomes something that trully does benefit everybody.

Vacation is over....

Back to work... Back to the day to day same ol same ol.... yippeeeeee! Yawn.... is it 5 o'clock yet? I'm ready to go home....