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On Fire….

Erik — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:49:50 +0000

I had a good day today. I got up early, even though it’s my day off, and went outside to do some much needed yard work. I mowed, weed-whacked and burned some old brush that had been sitting in the back yard (left from the previous owner). I even filled in some low spots around the house (under the sidewalk, next to the egress, etc) with some extra sand from another project.

It was productive. I was “on fire” and my To Do list was dwindling to nothing.

We have one of those little, round metal fire pits that I used to burn the brush in. By about 10:30, there were no more flames, just some ashes. I let them sit there until about 2:45, when I decided to dump them into a ditch next to the tree in our back yard. This “ditch” was where the dry brush was left from the previous owner. The fire pit was cool to the touch and I didn’t think anything of it.

Until 30 minutes later.

Bethany had gone outside to meet the boys as they came off of the bus when a neighbor came up to her and said…”Do you know your tree is on fire?”

Apparently, the ashes were still not quite extinguished and with it being so dry, they ignited some of the leftover brush….and my tree.

It wasn’t too bad, but with it being so dry it could have become a lot worse.

Thankfully the Meadowbrook Fire Department was just a phone call away.

Below is a video of the damage.

o, christmas tree

Don’t Touch Me

Erik — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:46:08 +0000

We’re doing a series of messages at Cornerstone on the 5 Love Languages.

Today we showed a parody of the show “The Office” to introduce our 4th love language: physical touch.

The whole video was shot in about an hour by one of our students, Zach (he did a GREAT job).

I wrote the two page script (got the concept with help from @the_Kevon) and edited it.

Enjoy.

Parker Fighter 2

Erik — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:30:55 +0000

Yesterday I convinced Parker that we needed to make a movie. He was not thrilled about it. Probably because he really didn’t know what he was getting into. After some arm twisting, I got him to agree.

In my garage, I have a coin-op arcade version of Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition. I spent hours on this machine, working on combos and special moves. I love this game.

Fortunately, Parker and Kent have picked up an appreciation for it (though they haven’t quite figured out how to do the special moves yet). Anyway, I thought it would be fun to make a SF2 movie. Since Kent expressed ZERO interested in dad’s crazy idea, I decided to just use Parker.

The following video is the result of a few quick takes and a couple of hours of editing. It’s VERY rough (bad green screen, line down the middle, etc.), but I want my boys to catch a glimpse of the potential of what we can do. I want them to explore their creative sides and expose them to the creative process in general (from concept to completion). The idea is that I’ll add more elements in the future (character select screen, life bars, timer, etc.) if they want to continue with it.

Anyway, here’s our first take: Parker Fighter 2 (Round 1)

(By the way, the image attached to this post is a super-rad abstract display of the characters in the game.)

sword trick

Erik — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:13:18 +0000

I came across this today and thought I’d share it. I love it on multiple levels.

Swords? Check.Guy (Big Eddie) from Chuck? Check.
The promise of sword tricks? Check.
Cheesy accents? Check.
Bad acting? Check.

There’s one more thing, but you’ll have to stay tuned until the end for the big payoff.

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crazy leprechauns

Erik — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:26:37 +0000

This video has been around for a while, but I don’t think I’ve posted it here before. Makes me laugh every time.

My favorite part is when the guys shows the ancient leprechaun flute and humbly says, “I just came to help out.” — I’m sure his Irish great-great grandfather is proud.

Most of all, I can’t believe this actually aired on television.

And by the way, I think Lucky Charms is quite possibly the best cereal ever created.

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LOST/Office Valentines

Erik — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:10:04 +0000

I thought I’d dust off the old blog today and send a little love out to my friends who are fans of two of the greatest shows on television: LOST and The Office.

I hope you all have a great Valentines Day!

dancing with santa

Erik — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:28:45 +0000

Just a quick video of Kent dancing with our musical Santa. I walked into the room and found him like this. Once he realized he was being taped, he started the “shaking my butt” lyrics. The kid cracks me up! (pun intended)

mcdonald’s fail

Erik — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:27:00 +0000

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star wars retold

Erik — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:24:00 +0000

Came across this the other day. It’s the story of Star Wars as told by someone who hasn’t seen it (or at least all of it).

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
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street fighter 2

Erik — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:01:00 +0000

When I was in Junior High, I spent hours at the local arcade playing Street Fighter 2. I absolutely love the game. If you’ve been to my house and taken a look in my garage, you’ll find a full arcade version of SF2 Championship Edition. It used to be a standard version of SF2 (Guile’s handcuffs and blackout glitches intact) until the motherboard died and I had to invest in an upgraded board.

I came across this comic the other day. I realize it will probably make sense to 1% of my readers (and that’s only if Mike ever played the game). But I don’t care if it isolates you and is too “insider”. It cracks me up anyway.

(click on the image to enlarge)

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