The musings of a madman...

No intro on this one, y'all know how I operate. Getting started: Engine panel in and door panels on, back glass in: Interior mostly assembled, as this one has a single seat and a cage: Decision time, brushed or chrome: I'm going for the chrome this time, we're all finished: Opened up: Now, wipe her down and put it back in the box: Yeah, I think I like it well enough. Immediately in the top of the closet next to the others in wait for the next.

I will likely only be offering contributions to these on Sundays, as that is the day that I have time at home to be in the kitchen for any extended amount of time... Today's contributions is jambalaya (sort of). Growing up poor will instill in one the means of making shit happen where another just might not be able to. Becoming a clear-thinking and well enough off adult will make such a lesson INFINITELY applicable. One time a few months back, I assessed what was in my fridge, threw the dice and came up with a winner. When attempting this at home, pay attention to WHEN I say to add things, adding the shrimp too early will make it rubbery, adding the tomatoes and celery too early will make them mushy. Let us start with a tool kit... Good ol' cast iron pan: Big knife: ... and spoon: ... and spatula: BIG pot (you'll need a more than gallon-sized one for this): Cutting board: Of course, folks, you will need some food, as well... Celery (stock photo, lol): (dice this up the sam

I was up this morning and bored, so I went ahead and assembled the Chrysler ME Four Twelve. Took about no time flat, as there were no extraneous parts (lights, grilles, etc...) that had to be put into the body, just snap some pieces in place, 2 screws and finito. Start to finish... Unopened box: Open everything, assess the task and read the instructions before opening anything: Hang interior door panels on doors, slide dash on under windshield, and place seats/cover on interior: Decision time, chrome or brushed?: In the face of my brown-people sensibilities, I selected brushed, unlike with the CLK-GTR, they go on BEFORE the body: Sit body down on frame and twist 2 screws, car is assembled: All opened up: Get back in the damned box, you!!!: Total assembly time, less than 20 minutes. It took all I possessed to not take it back apart and paint that interior black instead of the camel that it came in, but I will refrain in the name of leaving it as it is. ... I think I need another.

**********Sometimes...********** I mistake Donald Faison for Todd Bridges... ... fuck, I guess black people DO look alike. **********NEVER!!!********** Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Count toothpicks to your cards. Autistic, sure. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Then there was Sean Penn in ‘I Am Sam.’ He went full retard. Left the Oscars empty-handed. You went full retard, man. NEVER go full retard. **********Maybe I'm Dwelling...********** ... but maybe I am fed the fuck up, d'yathink??? I mean, I had my issue with "single ladies," but now this dizzy broad is claiming "a diva is the female version of a hustler"? I mean, perhaps I have been wrong all my life, but my understanding was that "hustlers" got the fuck up, got ou

So, the lady got me a couple of model cars for Valentine's, and I decided that I would set about the task of putting one of them together this morning at work... Enter, Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR: Step one, open the box and realize just how few pieces the kit consists of: Step two, hang doors, snap in windshield and roof scoop, exterior almost done: Next, install front grille and head/city lights: Place steering wheel into dash, then dash into interior, then interior onto frame: Body onto frame, twist 3 screws: Choose silver wheels to mount instead of gold because the gold looked silly on the silver car (I MIGHT use them for the Chrysler ME 4-12 she got me though, it's black) Finito: Total time - about an hour, all while actually working... I probably could have knocked it out in 15-20 minutes uninterrupted. I like it a lot, I am already having thoughts of copping a few more in the near future.