Posted by fasteddy77 on Jun 24, 2009 in
Uncategorized You know you’ve had this happen to you… Someone hijacked a great thread on a FB status..
You’re going along with others posting comment after comment and it’s getting funnier and funnier by the minute and then a FB pirate comes along and HIJACKS the thread.
Out of middle of nowhere, they post a comment that is TOTALLY off thread and it makes the fun come to a screeching halt faster than crush test dummies hitting a brick wall!
BAM!!! Then, the silence gets as bad as someone farting in church. You have NO IDEA what to do.. Should I just ignore that comment? Should I just try to continue the fun or is it too late??! Did Debbie Downer step in and destroy the fun? (SNL character –> check it out here –> http://www.hulu.com/watch/68225/saturday-night-live-debbie-downer)
If you ever run into a situation like this, just post two words ‘FACEBOOK PIRATE’ and then continue posting as if the comment wasn’t even there! If you’re lucky your status’er (is that even a word?!?) will delete this comment and you can continue having your fun..
GAME ON!! Arrrrgh to you … you PIRATE!
Tags: facebook, facebook faux pas
Posted by fasteddy77 on Jun 18, 2009 in
Uncategorized K.. So this will be the first of (hopefully) many posts regarding Facebook Faux Pas..
You know.. Those tweets, those posts that once there… set in text.. you think twice about whether or not you really should have posted. As you hold your finger over the left mouse button (or I guess the right mouse button for you left handed people out there that have discovered you can switch your mouse to the opposite side of your keyboard) getting ready to click the big X near your latest status update / comment / etc…
You know you think about it.. Hmm.. Should I really post that picture of my keg stand at the last company picnic, or was it such a good idea to update your facebook status right after you got pulled over for DUI coming home from a happy hour, or is it a good idea to post how much you hate Murphy in the office because he doesn’t quite get the whole philosphy behind cube etiquette when he’s talking on the phone?
Anyhow.. Here’s Facebook Faux Pas #1 – Getting too political in your posts…
You know you’ve done it.. You get all pissed off about something and think that you are all of the sudden marching into Washington with 15 million people! Then, the facebook hangover sets in. You anxiously wait for people to comment.. (Oh yeah, people are going to comment. . Oh yeah this is a goodie.. Oh yeah..) Hmmmm.. 15 minutes pass, 3 hours pass, no one comments.. WTF?! That was a GOOD status! Dammit!! Why aren’t people responding?!? Facebook is supposed to be that social network that you can just micro-blog about anything that you want, anything that you feel, without reprehension. Umm.. Or is it? My ‘golden rule’ when I post a status is.. ‘would I say this to a person out loud. . Face to face?’ If I would then go right ahead, otherwise, I’ll just keep this little wit and or ’soundbite’ to myself.
Here’s what happens on the other end after you post that message…
[Ahhh, Ed just posted a message.. {reads the message} What?!? Ahh, there is no way in HELL I'm getting involved in THAT conversation.. Wow.. I'm almost embarassed for him.. Why the hell would he post that?!? uuughh. I'm going to steer clear of this post.. ] You have just created an eyesore in the ’social network’ society. You can relate this to something like a begger on the street corner or Rupaul.. It’s just so repulsive that no one will even get close to it, let alone justify it’s presence with a [like] thumbs up.
So, rule # 1. Steer clear of the political update if you’re looking for some lively facebook status comments.
Tags: facebook
Posted by fasteddy77 on Jun 17, 2009 in
Uncategorized Campalooza ‘09 is rapidly approaching and the Charles’ household is fast and furious in our planning. Like Santa and the elves preparing for Christmas we have our lists and are checking them twice (and thrice and four times and.. well you get the picture)
14 days of living off the grid! WOO HOO!! The way the weather has been recently, we are preparing for anything.. Snow, freezing weather, or just 14 days of pure rain.. (Let’s hope not!) Sara has pushed her ADHD and OCD into full gear with lists of lists of lists.. Spreadsheets of what to buy, what to make, who’s doin what, which day, what night.. For those of you that we have sent our camping list to in the past, let’s just say that these lists are our normal lists (which are extreme already) to THE MAX!
I cannot wait for the massive time of being away from computers, Internet, cell phones, txt messaging, twittering, Facebooking… That doesn’t mean I won’t update from time to time, as we can travel to the ‘higher elevations’ of the farm to get some semblance of cell phone service.
So you may ask, “what the HELL are you going to do for 14 days with the girls?” Well, nothing is planned at this point. They’ll be able to keep themselves busy, trust me, for that extended amount of time..
Let us know if you’d like to stop by sometime!
Can’t talk too much.. Gotta get back to the planning…
L8r
Posted by fasteddy77 on Jun 11, 2009 in
Uncategorized So I hit an unbelievable creative roadblock with this year’s invitations, but I still fulfilled my duties by getting out a semi-informative invite to the funnest party east of the Mississippi…
Take a look below.. (It’s a really crappy scanned version of the invite and the cut out T-shirt paper that was included to order your reunion t-shirts)
So I was surfing the wild wild Internet whenever I came over the picture of the rusted out truck. My first thoughts were ‘TIIIINNNN ROOOFFF.. RUSTED! ” (Which would be a reference to Love Shack and one of the best Karaoke songs you can sing with a group at the reunion!) Once this sunk into my brain worse than an elephant in quicksand, I couldn’t shake the idea, so I had to just run wit it.
So, for all of you that got an invite, can’t wait to see you there.. For the rest of ya, Sorry.. Members only.. check your sanity at the door!
Tags: invitations, reunion
Posted by fasteddy77 on Jun 10, 2009 in
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Ah, I’m finally getting around to blogging about camping trip # 5 for the season…
Our first outing to Jellystone after the pool was open! The weather was AWESOME (one rainshower in the middle of the night on Saturday that DRENCHED everything we left out)!
Here are some pics..
Hamlet Chillin' on the bed
Sara hanging some towels from swimming.One of the best things to bring with you camping.. A drying rack..
Opposite side of the campsite
The girls out of the pool...
Maybe a little close to the speakers??The girls listening to poker face. OMG.. Seriously, can we move on from this song already?!?
It's Hammie!!
The infamous shelf!
Okay, so it really needs thicker shelves, but it works and that’s all that matters at this point! We really needed the extra space!
The hayride!
My girls enjoying ice cream!!
Sara & Becky enjoying the fire
Posted by fasteddy77 on Jun 2, 2009 in
Uncategorized Camping Trip #4 for the Season
I think this trip will be fondly remembered by our friends Amy, Mark and their son Ethan traveling up from DC in the motorhome to spend an awesome fun weekend in the wild woods of western PA.. It’ll also be hard to forget Rusty and the boys, Al & John, and the snake that decided to make his appearance 2 hours before our departure from a 5 day getaway. Here are some highlights from the trip!
- The empty Firepit!
The Firepit all cleaned out from the last trip and ready to be filled to the rim!!!
- Sara Under the Pavillon
Sara under the pavillon with everything setup and ready to enjoy a wild woods weekend!! Gotta love the blue tarps!! HA HA!
- It’s me enjoying the setup!
Woo Hoo.. Excited to be at the farm..
- Tally UP!
It’s the first offical hanging of the chuck wagon dinner bell of the season. There is an amazingly AWESOME story behind this dinner bell (Sorry Mom *smirk*) Let’s just say that there was a drinking game involved with this ‘Christmas in July gift’ which got a little too.. umm.. intense and well.. I’ll leave the rest of the story for verbal folklore…
- The Girls eatin’ under the pavillon
- A Pic of Sara’s Mountain Pie cozies!
- Hammie and Mia Chillin
Hamlet and Mia getting ready for a fun filled trip around the farm hanging out the back of the SUV.
- It’s the AMAZING FOUR
I love this picture! It soo reminds me of a superhero type pose from the fearless foursome!
The krazy krew eating some grub!We've got Ethan, Mia, Jake, Hannah, and Jenna taking a break from getting dirty to get some nutrition.It's the MOORE-mobile
A blast from that past and that bad boy made it down a pretty steep incline of logging roads to find it’s memorial day resting place at the farm. Sure, Mark and Amy had a little ‘delay’ in Bedford, but they made it in one piece…
The back camp...
Here is a bigger picture (L to R – Mark & Amy, Al’s camper [Al/Tony/Rusty/Tony/Chris], Missy & Brian Jake & Jenna)
Let the dead black dogs lie...
I’m not quite sure how we tired the dogs out like this, but once that sun came out, it was time for the black dogs to take a littl’ siesta.
Priceless…. [I Love Camping at the Farm"]
The kids decorating their tableclothWe got the kids to stand still for about 15 minutes (I'm not joking.. It was probably more like 10 minutes) to decorate a tablecloth for their table..."
A good 'girl power' picture
L to R –> Mia, Amy, Missy & Jenna
A wideshot of the campfire
Now that’s a nice shot of the campfire…
Hannah Smoooring..
Mia
Jenna & Ethan showdown
I love this picture, cause it looks like they’re both havine a staredown…
Nana and her girls
Jenna just doesn't like that big brother!
Mia and the BigWheel
YEAH! A truck ride on the farm!
Mia and I on the 4 wheeler
Hannah and I on the 4 wheeler
SHHHHhheee llliiiikkkkeeess 4 wheeler rides….. lol
Jake and Mia
Main road on the farm
Mia & Hannah hiking on a side road...
The girls acting KRAZY!!
Posted by fasteddy77 on May 28, 2009 in
Uncategorized So before we trekked off for camping trip number 4 for the season, Sara and I made some ‘additions’ to the camper.. Sara started with a little storage bag compartment to hang on the outside of the bathroom in the trailer and some cozies (sp?) for the Mountain Pie irons and hot dog cookers. That way whenever you put them back in the camper, you (or should I say ‘I’) don’t have to clean all of the soot off of the storage compartment walls.
The Girls watching Sara sew...
Almost completed storage pouches...
I liked that Sara added the snaps on the bottom pouch so you could have two smaller pouches or one large pouch. The entire unit hangs off of two ‘over the door’ hooks. I’ll try to add an ‘in action’ picture soon….
A completed mountain pie cozy
Ahh! The completed Cozies.. BTW, Sara even sewed in some elastic at the top of each little bag so they wouldn’t slide off.. NICE!
Completed Cozies in their real life application!! LOL
And just to top things off, I made a ’shoddy’ shelf that colapses during travel so we could have more storage space on the counters in the camper…
Painted shelf with the top on..
Okay, so I realized that I don’t have a completed picture of this either, but it’s done and works AWESOME! I’ll try to get an ‘in action’ picture of this as well. The whole idea behind this was to have something to gain the maximum amount of storage space on the small amount of counters in the camper and yet still pack it down so it didn’t take up a lot of room during travel. The shelf unit itself is still a little wobbly, but it works pretty nice….
The three additions worked AWESOME over the memorial day camping trip and I will hopefully show some more pictures throughout the rest of the camping season on the ‘improvements’ in the background!
Tags: camper shelf, camping, cozy, hot dog cooker cozy, mountain pie iron cozy
Posted by fasteddy77 on May 22, 2009 in
Uncategorized Boy,
I should learn to keep my big mouth shut and trust the system of life. Like something out Pleasantville, I was notified today that my CO2 tanks for my Soda Stream would be on my doorstep when I arrived home for our massive Memorial Day camping trip.. WOO HOO!! Gotta love that Just-In-Time processing.. Now if only all of life could be this organized!!!
Tags: JIT, Soda Club, Soda Stream
