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I can’t stand it when I see people litter.  Just today, I watched a guy drive past me house in a pick-up truck and try to toss his Big Mac container in to the box of the truck.  He was driving at the time so the container didn’t even come close to hitting it’s mark.  I see people just leave their empty bottles/coffee cups on the bus all the time.  They just get up and walk away from them like they didn’t own them!  I even see people just drop trash on the ground as they wait for the bus!  Grrr!!!

The other issue I have with litterers is with me.  I never say anything to these people.  I just let it happen.  I don’t care for confrontation so I just let them get away with it.  I guess I’m afraid of them yelling back at me or maybe getting stabbed (worst case scenario).  Others around me don’t stop them ether.  Everyone just lets it happen.  I realize that no one gets hurt with littering.  It’s a pretty minor offense.  I just hate that some people think they’re free to do what ever they want and no one stops them.  I mean, have some respect for the place we all have to live!  Would it kill ya to hang on to your trash until you got to a garbage can?  GRRRR!!!!

Have you ever stood up and said something to a stranger regarding littering (or any other annoyance?)

Today my wife surprised me with a DS game!  I’ve been looking to get Sola to Robo for some time now and she was able to track one down in the city.  A new copy none the less complete with the soundtrack too!  What makes this story awesome is that I surprised her with a shirt that she’s been wanting for some time now.

Aren’t we so adorable to present each other with gifts on the same day?  Yes… yes we are. ^_^

I’ve found that since I started this Tinkerbell folio I’m constantly on the look out for other Tinkerbell merchandise.  Mostly to see how other artists have drawn her.  I’m noticing that all artists seem to draw her a bit differently.  Which is understandable… I guess.  You’d think that who ever approves these at Disney would have a more critical eye when it comes to illustrations of one of their key characters.

During my study of Tink, I’ve noticed that there are now two different versions that Disney markets.  There is the classic one which has some attitude and sex in her.  She’s marketed to adult Disney fans.  Then there is the CG one that is marketed to kids.  This version is cuter, friendlier and more helpful to other characters around her.

The one that I’m basing my folio after is the CG one.  I find the appeal much greater then the classic one.  Plus she comes with a whole troop of friends in which to have fun with. ^_^

As for the fuzzy little Tink in the top picture.  I found her at a Toy’s R Us clearance table for only 25 cents!  Well, I couldn’t just leave her there, so she came home with me and is now the supervisor on the folio.  I better get back to it… she’s a real slave driver.

So my other shirt on Threadless is all done.  I don’t know if it’ll get printed or not.  I’m not sure if they even tell you if you’re a loser.  Anyway, thought I’d try it out again since the last one was fun to do.  Since gaming is a pretty big part of my life figured I’d do up a retro gaming shirt.  This design is more subtle and then the last one, but I generally like my stuff like that.  I don’t usually care for things that are all in my face.

So if you’re a retro gamer like me, then please wander over to Threadless and vote on my shirt.  Thanks again. ^_^

I’m always looking out for game deals.  I love finding a game that’s been marked down to a crazy low price so I don’t have to shell out $40 bucks.  With that in mind, you’d think that I’d be all over the games on in the Apple’s App Store.  Nothing could be further from the truth.

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So during the day at one point I catch my wife watching a documentary on the king cobra.  I didn’t see all of it but the part that I did see made me appreciate the fact I don’t live in the wilds of the animal kingdom.

Here’s the set up, guy cobra moves in and makes his move on a lady cobra.  They check each other out, like what they see and proceed to do the snake nasty.  After the deed has been done and they’re done smoking their after sex cigs, another dude snake comes along.  He likes what he sees in the lady snake and challenges the first guy snake to a fight.  There are rules to the fight with the number one being no biting the other snake.  The challenge ends with the first snake losing and so he slithers off.  The winner then goes to the lady snake looking for a little wining action, but she’s having none of it.  She’s already satisfied from the first snake and just wants to be left alone.  So do know what happens next?  Do you know what the jerk guy snake does?  He bites her and chokes her to death!  She fights back, but she just can’t win with the other snake on her neck and pumping venom in to her.  But it doesn’t end there… oh no.  After she’s dead, he then eats her.  Holy crap!  I couldn’t believe it (and couldn’t watch)!  I know there are bugs and such where the lady eats the guy after sex and such but I’d never heard of this before.

I’m so glad that having some jerk face killing my wife after sex or my wife killing me even!  I know, I’m not saying it’s impossible… I’m just saying it’s way down on my list of things to worry about.