Random crap with Uno.

[Buster's Uncle]

Is your hand okay today?

[Unorthodox]

found me a macro kit lens for supercheap.  Sure it got stuck but I knew how to get it off once that happened, and I had to take it apart to make it work right, but it come with 2 even older cameras than the last one I got, and an even older 50mm lens than mine.  Gonna have to resell some of this stuff soon.  really nice old flash, and old school lightmeter.

[Unorthodox]

I needed stitches, they used the glue.  It didn't take now im screwed.  too late for stitches now.

[Buster's Uncle]

Ouch.  You never said what happened or how bad it was...

[Unorthodox]

cutting a squash.  It sprayed the ceiling.  This finger has diminished feeling anyway as it was crushed previously, and the fact I FELT it was bad news to begin with. 

 "it's not that  deep' said the doc, thus the glue.  Taking off the bandage tonight, it had bled through which is a bad sign, the glue come right off.  I could see my heartbeat throbbing ooze out of the cut tonight.  that's not good news either.  Boss is trying to reglue with her stuff. 

[Buster's Uncle]

Eek. 

Well, at least the Boss knows what she's doing.  Could be worse.

[Unorthodox]

I'm a first aid expert, and knew it needed the stitches.  Reminds me of hEt's appendicitis.  I diagnosed it immediately, but the hospital hummed and hawed for hours before deciding that's officially what was wrong.  Diagnosed her brother over the phone as well.  His was more serious, granted. 

[Unorthodox]

Pulled ANOTHER 25 lbs of tomatoes out of the garden today.  Already canned our salsa for the year (the goal planting the tomatoes we did), so thinking I might try to dig up gramma's spaghetti sauce. 

[Unorthodox]

So, I go to try out the new lens, and stumble on a turf war going on. 

Contender 1, my squash bees, whom, as you know, we adore. 



However...in a surprise, we have some leafcutters making nests in the corn. 

(that's a tongue, not some wicked mouth)



The latter could cause problems come time to chop that corn...

But wait, we're not done.  A Bumblebee queen (I've yet to narrow it to a specific species since this set of markings is not on the predominant Utah guide) is looking to make a nest on the side of the shed as well!  (here a squash bee harassing her)

[Unorthodox]

6+ hours yesterday, but that is some VERY nice tomato sauce I made/canned yesterday. 

Sorry I missed whatever was going on as a result. 

Taking stock, we have ~20 pumpkins I can count on, and a bunch more smaller ones that might make it.  Got lots to decide on.  With the trip timed how it is, do I pick and sell the week before (so Sept 23 or so) or wait till we get back, and sell the 2nd week of October? 

Problem is most of the sugar pumpkins I planted SPECIFICALLY to get smaller pumpkins, max size supposed to be 10 lbs, are 20 lb pumpkins.  Musquee, I have 2 solid pumpkins, and 4 smaller ones coming on.  Probably a dozen cinderellas, some pretty LARGE. 

1 lumina.  Baffled by the change from last year. 

Debating on planting large varieties for next year. 


Wiggles is cocooning.  If I can set up the time lapse, I will. 

[Unorthodox]

Dang it.  Looks like the battery died before Wiggles started, we get home and he's already half done.  Put a new battery in and started recording again. 

[Unorthodox]

Wiggles forming Chrysalis

Wiggles:

[Buster's Uncle]

Nicce.

[Unorthodox]

http://america.discovery.com/tv-shows/mountain-monsters

Mountain Monsters. 

Boys and I caught a marathon of this sometime late Sunday. 

It's no secret I'm a fan of the hunt for mysterious beast shows, mostly because I get to hear about different legends and whatnot I can use.  Still, I was very skeptical with this particular show given the channel and premise.

After watching a few episodes, it very apparantly falls into a routine.  Drive to location, interview, walk around at night looking for things, commercial break, come back with witness grainy video evidence, build a trap, try to hunt/kill whatever. 

Post production sound effects and whatnot make it feel incredibly staged at times, and some of the prints they find are way too perfect.  But, one thing they have going for them most shows of this type don't: 

Most the time, they are being called because something is supposedly eating someone's livestock.  Werewolf (woofman as they pronounce it), "lizard demon", whatever it is, they usually find something that's been supposedly killed by whatever.  Run around, build a Wil E Coyote styled trap, and shoot in the dark.  Forget collecting evidence, we want a dead body.  Chances are it'll be one of the people on the show...

It's no destination truth, but it's entertaining. 

[Unorthodox]

Hub network is hosting a costume contest, mrs america style (one winner from every state)...

Martha Stewart is judge. 

I think I'm gonna go throw up now.