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I spent some time reorganizing my game shelves the other day. I was really trying to get stuff to fit onto two shelves. I’ve mostly succeeded, I’ve got a side shelf which mainly has stuff I’ve marked for trade or flea markets in the future, as well as harboring some party games and the small OSBG library. I was due for another collection picture. So here it is:

written by Chris \\ tags: Boardgames, Game Collection, Pictures

It seems over the last month or so, I’ve developed a real liking to a new game. No, not a board game. The game of Disc Golf.

I had started playing golf again a couple of months ago, while Valerie was away a lot during the summer. But it does get expensive.

Well, a friend of mine (MA) told me that I should try disc golf. He started explaining the game to me, and telling me that the rules are essentially the same as golf, but the idea still sounded kind of dumb to me. I mean, really, you’re playing golf with a frisbee.

Anyway one night he came to game night and showed me his disc golf bag and a few discs. It opened up my eyes. These aren’t normal frisbees, they are discs with all kinds of different flight characteristics, and will fly differently based on how you release them, etc.

So sometime toward the end of July, I decided to drive to Tupelo and give it a shot. I would say that mentally and physically as challenging as golf, but insane amounts cheaper, as there aren’t any greens fees. And the courses end up being everywhere too. There’s one fairly close to work I’ve been able to play a few times. It’s one of the ‘shorter’ courses and is only 9 holes, but still good enough to get some practice on.

Anyway. It’s a fun game, if any of you have ever thought about trying it. Give it a shot. I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but I’ve been enjoying it. Sadly, the cheapness of the sport is about to get more expensive, as I find myself eying one of those cool disc golf bags I see around.

written by Chris \\ tags: addiction, disc golf, frisbee

I went out to Mow, and apparently Photo Booth was open on the computer when I came in, so I decided to take a look.

This album contains some incriminating photo evidence.

written by Chris \\ tags: Kids, Mac, Photo Booth, Pictures

Summers coming up on us quick. I know this because my wife and kids are about to leave me for like a month or two. They will be here for a couple of days at a time or so during the duration of June and July, but not very much. I always get so bored, it also tends to be the time I buy something big out of that boredom. Of course, I already bought the iPad this year, so I doubt I’ll be getting anything this summer. But I do have some projects that I’d like to do and work on. I want to list

• I will be removing our backyard koi pond. I know that I’ve said this in the past, but I really do think that I might be able to get to it this year. I’ll be working on it slowly over the span of a couple of weeks, but eventually by the time they get back, I think it will be gone. I need to look into buying some dirt to fill in the hole. Anyone around Oxford got some leads on dirt?
• I want to build some new boardgame shelves/tv shelf/entertainment center for the office. I’d kind of like to get the boardgames a little bit under control. I’ve done really good this year with purging and all, but my collection is really really tight right now, and I can’t find a whole lot more that I want to peel away from it at this time. I’ll look more critically at it in a different discussion, but I’d like to build some 16 inch deep shelves to put them in, I also want to build a 16 inch deep shelf for putting the Television, Xbox, DVD player, Bose Wave Radio, etc. in that lies between my two game shelves. I also want to increase the width of them a little bit as well. This collection pic is from July of last, year, but it gives you an idea of what I currently have if you’ve never seen it.
• I’d also kind of like to build an ‘emissary‘ type game table/breakfast table for our kitchen. I had so much fun building the table last year, I’d kind of like to do it again, but with a bit different of a project. Though I can’t decide between the shelves and the table. I may eventually do both this year, but I may not, there are other things that have to happen…
• I’d kind of like to build up my ‘workshop’ a little bit more too. I don’t have a decent air compressor, I can’t run a nailer or a sander or anything. I need to get an air compressor. There are some nice ones for good prices at Harbor Freight in Tupelo. 2 hp, 110 v 20 gallons. I think that should be powerful enough for the stuff I want to do with it. I also really need a good circular saw, and a compound mitre saw as well. Both of those things have to happen before either of the two upper things get done. I could borrow the saws, but the air compressor is nearly a must.

That should keep me busy till the wife and kids return for good toward the end of the summer. There are little things here or there that I need to do as well (killing those freaking azalea’s that keep popping back!!!!), but the koi pond removal is near the top.

written by Chris \\ tags: Kids, projects, summer, Valerie, Woodworking

Hey Gang.

Just a quick note to let you know the reasoning for my lack of updates. I have basically stopped using the web site for the last several weeks and only wanted to post in a limited fashion, because a couple of days before we went to Nashville, I was told by my web host that I needed to move the files and database to a different server. I took a backup of the web site at that time, and I didn’t want many changes to the backup and such until after it was done.

Well, it should be finished now, there may be something screwy here or there, but for the most part, everything is changed over just fine. I have a few more things I need to work on, but as of now, nearly full functionality should be good on here. And I’ll get back to fairly regular updates (as regular as they used to be anyway) to those of you that care.

written by Chris \\ tags: technical data, wordpress