Today started off awesome. I didn’t get to bed last night until like 2:30 am, so naturally, my ass slept in. I wake and sit and my computer to get a piece of fan mail from this lady telling me what an asshole I am. She apparently was a member of a website I run and she felt I am really full of myself so she cancelled as soon as she found out I run that site.

I read her email and thought…  full of myself? What?

It then became crystal clear that this woman was reading my blog and actually believing the shit she’s reading. Forgive me but what the heck is wrong with some people? This is the internet. Do you actually believe everything you read? Notice the button on the side of my blog that says ASSHOLE on it? When clicked, it takes you to a post that details that this is a BLOG and shouldn’t be taken too serious. I shouldn’t have to do this but maybe this helps some people get the joke.

Am I full of myself?

No more than anyone else is? When I write a blog and comment that I am pretty or something, that’s a joke people. A JOKE. When i am an asshole, the majority of the time it’s me ranting back on someone that was a ass to me. I’m not perfect and I might be a lot of things, but if you’re reading my site and taking it verbatim as who I am as a human… ack, I feel for you.

Do I think I’m a good webmaster? No. I KNOW I am a good webmaster. I say this not because I am full of myself, I say this because I am told it time and time again. I’m not the best, I’m not the worst, I’m somewhere in the middle but that doesn’t change that people tell me nice things about my work ethic. I’m not perfect, I can be lazy just like you… but usually, I am working, more than I care to admit. Hey, after 12/13 years doing the same job, you’re bound to be alright at it, aren’t you?

Do I think I am a good photographer? YES. I am not the best by far, a lot to learn and a lot to put into practice but when I look at my photos, yes, I am pleased with my work.  As are others judging from the forum posts, the emails etc. I can be better though and I am striving to be better.

Does this make me some guy that is full of himself? I guess that depends on where you are standing. If I tell you the dinner you made is amazing and one of the best dishes I have ever tasted, and you tell someone else… does that make you full of yourself? Wait, you’re just relaying what others have said. You’re happy with your accomplishments but heaven forbid you should take note that others like your dishes too. You;re totally full of yourself.

rolls eyes

It makes me laugh if I am being honest that some people could be so simple minded as to believe everything they read in this blog. If you can’t pick up a joke, or sarcasm, well, that blows. I want to make my blog idiot proof though, for the children out there taking things to heart (<—a joke people, relax) so from know on perhaps I should end sentences with moments like I just did

(<—a joke people, relax)

Maybe this will differentiate when I am telling a joke or being serious? I understand you don’t know me, so how would you know if I am being serious? Fair enough.

As for my rants, heck no… you have days where you rant about life, so do I. Difference is I say it online and you might read it when you’re having a HOLY SHIT ITS SUNNY! day and then you read  my verbal diarrhea and it offends you, it pisses you off. Wow, that guy is an asshole.

This is my blog, if it pisses you off so much, click that little X in the corner alright? Now you’re safe.

I created this blog to have some fun. To let lose from time to time and sure, with that I’m bound to make a few people cranky. If someone out there wants to cancel their membership because they read something that made them sad face here… yikes, perhaps joining adult sites isn’t something you should be doing. Such gentle feelings, ouch. This is the online world, surely I can’t be the roughest thing you’ve encountered.

I’m a normal guy like most of you. Difference, I am the guy writing this and as such, that makes me open to criticism. Fair enough. As a big boy or big girl though, you can chose to not read this if it’s upsetting, right? If I don’t like something, I either speak up and throw my two cents in as forum reader and frequent commenter Bill has from time to time (and I respect him for it) or I leave the site.

I’m no more of an asshole then you are. Fact. If you think different, read the past few pages. Find the areas where you thought I was a dinkus and drop me an email. james@jamesdot.com If you’re right and I was a dick, you’re right. However, if you’re just having a shitty day and you read something that was a joke and you took it to heart… sorry, can’t help you. Click that button in the top right corner that says ASSHOLE.

This is the internet people, don’t take everything to heart.

This ink work is pretty freaking sweet. I for one had no idea there is no muscles on my elbow. Who knew it was just a circle? Damn.

fruity boxers bro, update that shit or stay single

So every night before bed, I take Jack outdoors so he can do his business. I walk him around the condos we live in so he can stretch his legs, get some energy out before we deliver the line ‘bedtime Jack’ (he knows this phrase as, lay the fuck down, go to sleep).

So I am walking with him at 2:00am and I see this thing walking across the sidewalk about ten feet ahead of me. What in the fuck is that? It’s about 2.5 – 3 inches long, roughly the length of your middle finger, then several times thicker. Is that a BUG??? Holy sheeeeeet!

Jack was freaked the fuck out (as the look on his face dictates). Didn’t know what it was but when he got close to it, the bug, I later googled to learn it’s a Pine Sawyer Beetle, made this high pitch shrieking noise as if to tell him to fuck off. It was cool as hell! It walked down the cement wall to escape Jack. I ran inside to get the camera, came back and he was still chillin. LIKE A BOSS

 
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This was shot with a small camera, not the Nikon of course

These are harmless to humans, I later learned I could have picked the guy up and when done, throw him into the air and will fly away. Damn nature, you crazy! I guess they fuck forestry though.. meh, who knew?

So there we go, I just saw the largest beetle in the wild I have ever come across, now time for a shower, then bed. Brings new meaning to the that whole.. don’t let the bed bugs bite thing.

I wanted to love 3D, I did. Bryci and I went to Avatar in 3D, it was amazing.. until the headaches set in. We haven’t seen another movie in 3D since, and we refuse to. If a movie comes out in 3D only, fuck ‘em, they lose our sale.

3D sucks. You know it, I know it. The studios know it.

According to the latest stats, 3D movies are losing ground quickly so watch for the 3D fad to fuck off like it did in the 50’s. Hope you weren’t one of the suckers that jumped at a 3D television.

So I think 3D is here to stay? Hell no. We’ll have to deal with it for another 6-12 months at least though, studios have committed storylines in production until then. I mean for fuck’s sake, did they really need Jackass 3D? (coming soon)

Johnny Fiveminutesoffameville in Thee dimensions? No, I think not.

Ok, off to shower, it’s hot as Hades in this here office and a cold shower, followed by sleeeeeep.

Tomorrow is a busy day.

Stop reading my blog. Go to see this movie. No, I’m not joking. Go tonight if you’re able to. Thank me later.