Happy Birthday Jim and Hunter

Today is Jim and Hunter Kelly's birthday. Hunter turns 8 today. Shortly after birth, he was diagnosed with the disease Krabbe. Read more about it here.


A picture of Hunter. Hang in there champ.

The Game Keep

Anway, Brent and I figured we should probably familiarize ourselves with Dungeons and Dragons before attempting to produce a film about the subject. So after some heavy research (the yellow pages), Brent finds a game of D&D taking place in Hermitage, TN in a place called "The Game Keep".
So we left about 6:00pm from Watkins on our journey across town to play a little D&D. But our first obsticle we faced was a familiar one, for me at least.



I tackled this problem pretty swiftly.
Finally, we get there.

Now, I can't speak for Brent...but this place was everything I dreamed it would be. And more. It had everything you would expect from a role player's heaven. Plenty of board games, action figures, dice, pretty much any object that would surely repel any girl that would you would possibly run across. The men were pretty much all the same. Middle aged, balding, obese, homosexual (maybe just one or two). There was an area in the front where things were sold, and then an area in the back where the gamers were. Brent smartly asked if we could observe these guys in action. They indifferently made no objection, so we sat down at the table next to them.

At first, I couldn't keep from laughing. The way these guys (actually there was one woman who Brent said smelled nice, however she was obese as well) spoke to each other while keeping their characters was something to behold. As time went on, Brent encouraged me to begin trying to pick up character traits that these beasts possessed so that we could then use them in the movie. We picked up a few things here and there but Brent wasn't satisfied. The kid was relentless. He told me to take some pictures. Now, I didn't have the guts to pull out my Canon G90 and snap a few pics for the guys back home. It would be far too insulting. These poor people are just trying to have some fun. What was this, a zoo for crying out loud? There was no way I'd pull out my camera. However, Brent had no problem with it. I discreetly handed him my camera and by gosh, if that kid didn't snap a few right before my eyes. Now, he's brave but he's not stupid. He made sure to keep the camera out of plain sight, so the pictures aren't the highest quality of photography. But for the situation we were dealt, these will do.

This was the first picture...it didn't come out very well. Brent must have been nervous.

Oh yeah...now we're getting something. There they are.

Watch the two at the end of the table. They are both men.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. (sorry, overused line alert)

This is the only picture I took. Two miscues on this one. 1. I took a picture of my jacket. 2. The flash went off and startled the Clan.

We stayed at "The Game Keep" for about 2 hours...watching, waiting, listening, watching more. Overall, it was a fruitful journey. I left with a Dungeons and Dragons Starters Kit so that I can learn the basics. But nothing can compare to watching the game being played live. Luckily, Brent brought a sound recorder and picked up some priceless audio clips that I can share with you as soon as Brent sends them to me. So stay tuned.

Grandma Cathy

My grandmother is a crazy drunk woman. That's why I love her.

See?

Same shirt; same girl

Not sure if anyone noticed this but the picture of Rob in the post below about him borrowing $30 bucks AND the movie starring Rob, "Brotherly Love" (2004) has Rob wearing the same exact shirt! NOT ONLY THAT, but the girl who co-stars with Rob, Sarah Everson is now Rob's girlfriend. While filming Brotherly Love, the two were just friends. Who says there aren't happy endings in Hollywood? So far, they've lasted longer than Ben and Jen! Big ups to Rob.

Here is the picture taken yesterday. Same shirt; same girl.

Keep an eye out...

There is an up-and-coming blogger on the horizon that could overtake the top spot as the best blog in town. That blogger in which i speak is none other than my brother, and the star of "Brotherly Love", Robert Ferguson. His blog is pretty bare right now but keep him on your radars folks cause this one is gonna be a hoot. Check it out here.

Steve gets frozen (opposite of burned)

It's a pun, give me a break. Anyway...in case you missed it, my brother Steve recently proposed an idea of an anti-microwave: a device that instantly (or very quickly) makes something cold, the same way that a microwave makes something hot. Well, he should have known than to try and stump a certified chemist, Joseph Ferguson. Enjoy the hilarious results for yourself here.

"Your best bet is frozen carbon dioxide, known to the non-chemist as "dry ice". It's dirt cheap and it freezes any aqueous mixture instantaneously. It's what they use to ship perishable food items in the mail. Dry ice has a surface temperature of -78 degrees Celsius (-109 degrees F). For more info go here:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question264.htm

In conclusion, I win."

"Brotherly Love" (2004)

Today was my brother Rob's 6 month anniversary with his girlfriend, Sarah. (happy anniversary guys) Anyway, he comes upstairs and hands me an index card with "I OWE U 30$" on it I didn't know what exactly that meant until he told me how he needed money to buy Sarah dinner for the big celebration tonight.

An hour later, he gets home with his 6 month anniversary Pancho's Take out. Not only did he buy Sarah food but also bought a 6-pack of IBC rootbeer.

Kudos on the IBC, but a strange purchase with my 30 bucks.

Oh well.

"Fandemonium" - Daily Video

"Twosome" - Daily Video

"Joe Rage" - Daily Video

Stolen...

My brother Steve recently made a Blog...so then I made a blog to compete with his. But if you think that our blogs look strikingly similar, it's because Steve blatantly stole the "Theme" that I choose for my blog. Steve originally chose this really professional looking theme that worked great for him but it just wasn't my style. Well, now that Steve has stolen my theme and thus removed the uniqueness of my blog, I am writing this post to complain. A bit petty you may say...but then again...what are blogs for if not to complain about petty grievances?

A picture i took for my black and white photography class. I call it: "Best Pals"

I don't want to be left behind

with the recent addition of Steve into the blogging community, i have decided to throw my hat into the ring as well. why? because.

and so it begins.