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Dear Kindle Kvetchers,

Question. If you get something for free and it's not exactly what you expected, do you really think you have a right to b*tch about it? I understand that the wording was misleading, possibly intentionally, possibly not. But you didn't pay a damned thing for it! The fact that you have gotten many kindle books for free doesn't seem to pacify you. In fact, you seem to think that you are OWED free books. You are not. Frankly, your whining and sniveling makes me want to b*tch slap each and every one of you! What makes you think you are ENTITLED to such freebies? Why can you not be grateful for the good things you do get?

Seriously, what is happening to us as a society?

Ever since I can remember, I've always been intrigued by fully enclosed, open air courtyards that can sometimes be found in Roman and Spanish architecture. I never thought it would be possible to have a house with this feature, but now that I've heard of cargotecture I think it's entirely possible. In a nutshell (and totally taken from HyBrid's Architecture's site) cargotecture describes any building system built entirely or partially from ISO shipping containers. To find out more about cargotecture, see the HyBrid Architecture's page. It makes sense. After all, a shipping container is pretty much just a big metal box built to exacting specifications and manufactured to take the beating of the open seas. They're STRONG. So strong that you can actually build an atrium on the roof (which is what we would do).

Mr P. and I have been daydreaming of what we would build if we ever decided to go this route. Today, as I've been bedridden with a very strange case of vertigo and nausea (it's like being drunk and hungover without having the enjoyment of the drink) I decided to create a model of my dream house complete with enclosed courtyard. The pictures can be found after the cut.

The house looks big, but the enclosed portion is only 1600 square feet. The courtyard itself is around 372 square feet. If I'm going to dream, I'm going to dream big, so I've included a hot tub, and sauna to the floor plan. The sauna can be accessed from both the master bedroom and the courtyard. Think about it. Time in the sauna followed by a cool (outside) shower and then a dip in the hot tub to round out the night. You know you wanna try that out. The stairs in the courtyard go up to what would be the roof top atrium which would cover all of roof surface. This would act as added insulation to keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. There are many, many windows, so the house will have a light airy feel. Also, almost all rooms have a sliding glass door which connects to the courtyard itself. And since they are all interior doors, we can have them open for airflow without too much worry about someone trying to break in. Um... Why aren't more houses built like this? In addition, Mr. P wants skylights, which he shall have (dreams are a wonderful thing).

Did I mention solar panels? I mean, why not. Hey, if you look closely in the dining room, I think some of you may find the rug to your liking. (You'll have to click one more time on the basic layout to get the largest image).

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I am at work.

I am on hydrocodone.

I am at work on hydrocodone.

Any questions?

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The day started off with massive amounts of drugs, then I was drilled for at least an hour, later a full six inches lay on the floor and red splatters ended up EVERYWHERE!

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Today clayshaper  and I had all sorts of fun taking photos. We worked on Getting shallow and large depth of field (DoF), capturing motion, and spinning the camera to create interesting images. The below image is of Somebody's Baby (aka Baby) whom some of you may have heard of. Yup, this beautiful lady is the equine child of clayshaper  and thatcaptjim.



More images can be found here.

Happy anniversary to my beloved Mr. P.

And you thought your co-workers were bad.

I don't know if it's just me, but there seems to be a bunch of naked criminals out there. In the last weak I've either heard of or read at least 5 news stories involving naked people perpetrating some sort of crime. WTF?

And in other news, water is still wet. http://tinyurl.com/mqkcej

You know.. I think she's starting to get impatient.

As some of you are aware, I do not consider myself pagan. In fact, I don't affiliate with any one spiritual path. That being said, there is a particular Greek Goddess who has been trying to get my attention for a very long time. I think it's time to pay her a little more attention.

For the record...

Pouring Hershey's Dark Chocolate syrup into freshly pitted cherries IS as good as it sounds.

My assignment to RR..... COOK!

http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/global/moroccan/recipes

http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/global/greek/recipes

http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/global/middleeastern/recipes

http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/global/mediterranean/recipes

Me: I still think "Road Head" would be an excellent name for a band.
Him: *...*

For Rimrunner

Kung Fu Kitty Wins Again

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• The exhaust must smell Gooood! RT @Discovery_News: One of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories.
• What surprises me is there IS such a thing as chocolate waste. I mean, who ever heard of wasted chocolate? tinyurl.com/clp5jt

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Mine was pretty good. The Mr. and I bundled up the dog-children and went on a mini road trip. a good day to be turning 30-11. Now on to dinner.

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• RT @weirdnews: hah.. best quote on H1N1 "We're seeing epidemic spread of a non-serious illness." Dr. Mitchell Katz - SF Pub. Health Director

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