I spent the better part of my afternoon digging a hole in Papa Smurf's back yard, specifically underneath his fire pit that I 'finished' last week or so... Apparently he now wanted it to be recessed into the ground and only appear to be a foot & a half tall. No problem, right? He wanted me to come over, take 4 rows of the flagstone off from around the pit, and dig out INSIDE the pit. This part worked out well enough (if not for taking 3 hours to do, and that it was a bit of a hassle to do inside a large metal ring that comes up to your hip), but when it came time to 'push' the ring DOWN INTO THE GROUND, I ran into a problem.
You see, the ring was already buried about 8 inches underground, which meant that there was a bit of pressure pressing against the outside of the ring, keeping it in place. I had to dig OUT from under the ring and hope enough of that dirt would fall down into the hole I'd dug so that I could wiggle the thing down into place. I fgured this would happen, so I went into his garage and pulled out the big old sledge hammer to pound on the inner sides of the ring to help loosen the dirt up... It worked like a charm!
I managed to loosen the ring up enough that I could push it down level with the flagstone rings, and proceeded to put a bit of the dirt back into the hole to keep it level. Now I hope noone goes running through and thinks that it's a 'normal' firepit, since it's about between 2 to 2 1/2 feet deep, and might break an ankle (or cause some head trauma if they smack their head on the other side of the ring... But hey, that's what he's got Home Owner's Insurance for, right?
Anyways, about 5 minutes before the Late Show With David Letterman came on, I noticed a thread on TFW2005 which made a reference to Optimus Prime being on the show... I'd guessed it was for the Top Ten List, but wasn't sure until I spied the opening credits... Boy am I happy I did!
David Letterman had Optimus Prime on his show doing the Top Ten List. A CGI render of Prime came out on the stage and proceeded to read off the Top 10... You'll forgive me that I missed most of them, I was laughing too hard... I'll try to fill them in (or link to the inevitable Youtube posting) once they become available...
[Edited! Thanks to a "SuzyPrime" on the TFW2005 boards who'd DVR'd the list!]
10 Things That Sound Cool When Spoken By A Giant Robot:
10. Jergens Lotion leaves my hands silky smooth
9. Do you have these khakis in size 114?
8. My perfect night involves a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season three of "Sex in the City"
7. Man, do I love me some 'taters.
6. It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts.
5. You seemed a little pitchy, Dawg
4. Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook.
3. Live from New York, it's Saturday night!
2. My parents wanted me to be a rabbi.
1. All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'!
Anyways, I'm going to figure out if I'm going to sell a one of my Rhino G1 DVD sets for cash, or if I'm intersted in doing a trade for the TRU Reissue Powermaster Optimus Prime W/ Apex Armor. I'm leaning towards the figure (since I don't have a PM Prime, and always have wanted one), but it's ultimately up to the person who's doing the buying...
No comments:
Post a Comment