Hardlessons

The authority on life's hard lessons and sweet desserts

God bless him

I’d love to hear what he was yelling about at that moment.

November 30, 2009 Posted by darth vader roller coaster | Beating Derek, Seriously | | No Comments Yet

My Day

Got up.

Fed the baby.

Ate.

Did a tiny bit of drawing.

Ran.

Ate out.

Went to Wal Mart.

Saw balls on a truck in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

Beat off to college volleyball.

Watched the Fedor fight on CBS…Fedor got another knockout.

Wrote a blog about this shit.

November 7, 2009 Posted by burkepercival | Beating Derek, Great job!, Guys, History, Pant Full of Bone, Screwing Around, Seriously | | No Comments Yet

These are the nipples. Somewhat old, but they seem to work well.

Mr. Walkway, I am sighting in your cannon tomorrow.
I found this video, and my thoughts progressed something like this:
“WHOA…3 SHOT POLE CANNON…….HOLY SHIT……..these guys are dorks…..this is NASTY CREW in 25 years.”

My favorite quote is “Whatever we did (?), it was deadly.”

November 6, 2009 Posted by darth vader roller coaster | Beating Derek, Great job!, Guys, Hard Lessons | | 2 Comments

Fedor

This guy is crazy.

I’ve actually been watching this MMA/UFC shit on tv more than I’d like to admit, these past couple of months.  It’s great to have on while I’m feeding the baby.

Any of you douches watch this too?

September 23, 2009 Posted by burkepercival | Beating Derek, Guys, Pinheads, Seriously | | 2 Comments

Cottontail codpiece- UNNNNGHHUHHHGH, so soft

I’ve been tanning a rabbit hide that I inherited from Mr. Walkway’s freezer. It was the first one I’ve attempted, so it was definitely a test run. I salted it and went through the chemical-treatment process twice (which is called “poisoning” in the taxidermy books I have). The hide dried out really quickly, which isn’t surprising. It came from a cottontail that was field-dressed, so it was skinned without having any eventual use for the fur in mind. Also, I recently learned that rabbits have really thin hide to begin with, so they’re generally not good for just starting out with tanning/mounting, etc.
So, anyhow, I have been mulling over what to do with the hide once I got it to the desired softness. So I just started sewing it up today, inside out like you might sew a pillow. The result is something that is a perfectly shaped codpiece. I had thought jokingly of that previously, but after patching the holes, and trimming the parts of hide that weren’t usable, it worked out pretty nicely.
The hide itself is beautiful, and I tried it on (that’s the tail on top). It’s super-comfortable and perfectly-shaped. I think I am going to get some straps so it’s actually wearable, though I don’t know when I’d ever actually wear it. It is sure to get me kicked out and probably arrested anywhere it appears in public.
Squirrel season starts October 2nd, so I’m going to try for a mount next time.

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September 13, 2009 Posted by darth vader roller coaster | Beating Derek, Sweet Desserts | | 1 Comment

They have the internets…

I know I already posted some of these on my FB, but I thought I’d also try out a post here. I’m going to get a blog just for Doha together soon, but for now…

The views are what I can see from the 24th floor balcony of  my “temporary” housing arrangement. I don’t know how “temporary” it is, but someone told me today not to hold my breath for my villa. I think I can make do with this.

The keyboard is of my new MacBook. Note the tiny shift and return keys. It’s a bit hard to get used to.

I’ll post more later. I should try and get to sleep. It’s nearly 1 a.m. here.

August 9, 2009 Posted by Mr. Walkway | Beating Derek | | 3 Comments