Last Saturday was a project, but cleaning the house doesn’t make for a good blog post. On Friday night I was supposed to meet with a guy from whom I was buying a circular saw from craig’slist, but he never showed. That said, I did finally get that saw. I don’t think I’ll be using them right away this Saturday. I intend on making a couple frames from some wood I have here. Jean has a pirate map I made her last year. The map is in a cheap frame that is dramatically too big, and the frame is now warped because it sukt. New saw = new frame. I’m also about to order a couple portfolio prints from various companies to determine the best quality provider before listing my photos online. I’ll need to frame those too.

I also have a really good idea for making a window bench for an apartment with pets. In New York our apartments are very limited on space and it is difficult to keep a cat in your house and keep your house clean too, but Jean really wants to bring her cat to our new apartment when we’re married. With that in mind, and the fact that Jean likes sitting by the window in the morning, I have come to a eureka moment. I’ll build a window bench that incorporates two hidden compartments. One directly under the bench lid in which to store the cat food and other pet related supplies, and one opening from the side that provides access to the hidden litter box. Of course, there will be a arch door for the cat to walk through and a plastic-grass patch between the door and the litter on which the cat can involuntarily brush off its littered feet before re-entering the world. Put the litter box with grass on a sliding tray and we’ve got easier clean-up too.

Any thoughts?

As many of you know, I do a lot of Photography in my spare time. As such, the jondeckerphoto.com website has been pretty sparse the last couple months. But now, the gallery has all sorts of new photos to peruse. Also, sometime in the coming month, most of the portfolio will be on sale, too. I’ll let you know when to look for that. Anyhow, it’s 5am now. Time for bed.

In the late hours of Thursday evening two evil engineers toiled over a plan for microcosm domination and thus was a brilliant object of long reaching, epic proportions devised.

Introducing the SMURF IN CARBONITE!!!

Not long after, a smurf version of Luke Skywalker sneaked into our lair and tried to free Han Smurflo. We were forced to tie up the would be assassin.

Thus concludes our story…for now!

Mwah, ha, ha, ha, haaaaa!

Today, at work, my mind focused. Yes, that’s unusual. In this amazing spout of focus, I not only got my work done, but came up with some really good ideas that I unfortunately do not have the proper contacts to implement. Therefore, I am posting some hints here.

(1) Arc Attack (there’s a link in the column), if any of you guys read this, I’ve got some really good Ideas for increasing your stage presence, for a more “Rock star” show.

(2) Discovery “Planet Green” channel, thanks to a conversation at work I’ve got a whole stack of suggestions for ways to better reach your desired audience and bring higher quality programming into play.

(3) Concerned film industry moguls, I have another stack of ideas regarding viable ways to offer mobile movies for download, free of charge to the user, while still generating income for the distributor — this could also apply to indie producers.

So, if any of you are reading this leave a comment and I’ll get in touch. It’d be worth the time.

This past Saturday rendered mostly home improvement labors as I prepare for a big move later this year. However, in the vein of projects of a more dubious note, I have acquired a smurf. I’m keeping him alive, for now… but J has plans. Anyone know a good place to read up on handling tar?

P.S.

…anyone know where I can order live baby chickens (yellow chicks) from for cheap, with a return policy?