Due to a horrible streak of boredom today, and a hint of inspiration from NMN, I give you: A Taste Of Wisconsin. Sounds exciting, right? Of course it doesn’t. It’s about Wisconsin. What good ever came out of Wisconsin? Nothing. I shall start with a tour of my home, and will later add more of the craptacular town in which I reside. So strap on your seat belts and keep your hands in the vehicle at all times. There’s some crazy shit ahead.
Firstly, we must get ourselves situated. Where are we talking about, exactly? We’ll start here: The United States. Excuse the watermarks. Mapquest has failed me.
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And now, a closer look. Notice the farmland, the vast, vast amounts of farmland. It's ridiculous.
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Yet an even clooooser look. I bet you’d never guess the circled house is mine.
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And now to look inside the home. We shall start at where I’m sitting right now: In front of a computer monitor.
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To the left of the monitor, we have a conversation between NMN and I. Interesting, eh? They’re always informative and very philosophical.
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Here I sit, for hours on end, writing stupid shit like this.
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A slight detour, just for UT’s sake. You truly need one of these, UT. It’s a night and day difference between broadband and dial-up.
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Turning to the left in my chair, one can view our living room.
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And a turn in the opposite direction reveals one of the most important areas of the house: The kitchen. As I’m a big fan of food, the kitchen is one of my favorites.
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Directly behind me lies the rest of the kitchen. Not very exciting.
http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/ThereIsNoMatrix/Picture_Dump_6-30-04_026.jpg Adjacent to the kitchen is the dining room. Everything BUT food goes in this room. I think we’ve eaten in it 6, maybe 7 times. Oh well, while the mother is out grocery shopping I’m living it up eating a cookie in the room. Yeah, I’m a rebel.
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Here we have the front room, off of the dining room. That couch is great for sleeping on.
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If you continue scrolling down, you’ll be forced to follow me upstairs. Up we go.
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This would be my room. Everything is cast a strew. The comforter is in the wash, so the bed is bare. You can all now successfully threaten me by saying, “I know where you sleep.” Go ahead and say it. Bastards.
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Here be my pathetic, and utterly nerd-like, DVD collection. The bottles are some old liquor bottles from my Uncle’s bar. One is from the 1910’s I believe. Cool stuff. Approved by the king and queen of Scotland, too.
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My window and plywood board directly across from my bed. I’m thinking of making a dart board on the boarded up window there.
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This is why the window is boarded up - A roof was somehow plopped in front of it.
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It is at this time that I shall take a slight detour. Hat.
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No hat.
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Hat.
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Hat!
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Right, back to our normally scheduled route then. One side of the hallway outside of my room leads to me brothers’ room. We will not venture into that neck of the woods. It’s hazardous to our health.
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And the opposing side of the hallway. To the left is my sister’s room. It’s far too pink to enter. Straight ahead, in the middle, is my parent’s room. To the right is a bathroom. Oh, and the baby buggy is mine.
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Down to the basement we go. Come on now, don’t be afraid. Nothing down there will bite you… Too hard.
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Here we are. We just began to finish the basement. Just began to finish. I like that. Anyhoo, check out my wicked basketball skills.
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Off we go to the garage now. As you can see, the vette hogs all the garage space. Look past the car though, and you will notice a great deal of things. For instance, the deer, circled in red. Is that not the gheyest thing you’ve ever laid your eyes upon? I tell my mom that every year, yet she always sticks it outside each winter. It needs to be doused in kerosene and lit up.
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Let us now make some lunch and tour the outside a bit. Here’s the only thing that I cook with: The grill.
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Here’s me at work. Good times. Don't mind the jungle to the left.
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Cheddar! It's fancy.
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String cheese!
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Oh, oh… Watch out… It’s nacho cheese! In a squeeze bottle, too! This is just too much.
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And finally, cheese pizza!
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Ok, Ok, enough exciting cheese footage. I don’t want to unload it all on you in one sitting, it’s just too much. Let us check on those hamburgers. Got an action shot going on here.
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Preparation time. Have all the essential ingredients here - Mustard, ketchup, buns, burgers, onions, lettuce, and Cheez-Its (See that? I threw a curveball there. The cheese shots prevail.).
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The fruit of my labors.
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Look at the time. Several hours have passed with no pictures taken. Guess this is where the tour ends, for today. If I feel compelled, I may venture outside to show you some good ol’ Wisconsin farms. I know, that means I have to go outside, and away from my backyard. Scary shit.
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FIN. lol hat. no hat. hat. no hat. hat!
Great pics, TINM!
You know where I like to go for my cheese? Mars Cheese Castle. :p Holy crappers, I live like 20 minutes away from a Mars Cheese Castle. Good stuff, I must say. Glad you enjoyed the trip. Indeed 'twas fun. You seem to have a very exciting life.
The food bit was my favourite :D Man, TINM, that was some good stuff. The detour on the hat was my favorite. Those burgers looked sooooo good. I am hungry now. You bastard. That conversation was good as well. Assfuck. Yes... Very exciting life, too exciting at times. If you think my house is a blast, you should see the anarchy that goes on throughout the town. It's craziness.
I figured you'd get a kick out of that detour. The burgers were good. Damned good, at that. Asshat. NO HAT!!! lol
As I said before, thans for tour, n not sharing them burgers :( lol *Gets up off the floor where she fell onto from laughing holding her belly* Oh...I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while. Excellent. I'm glad you guys got a kick out of it. I might take the camera outside tomorrow and show off the open farmland. Then again, I'm lazy, so I might not.
Hat. mmmm cheeeese. You sure do have a lot of it.
Nice basement too, i don't have one of them
no hat Lazy bugger.
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I want...I want.........*insert drool here*.
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LOL.
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The mighty goatee! Nice.
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'I need my cheese!' - Tom Green
http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/ThereIsNoMatrix/Picture_Dump_6-30-04_011.jpg My friend and I went up to summerfest yesterday. She has a message for you, TINM:
"Cheesehead. Packers suck. Anyone who likes the white sox is an idiot. Wisconcin is the boring-est state on the face of this earth."
lol lol lol
Excuse me while I run really far away from you. Summerfest, eh? What bands did you see? As for your friend:
Cheesehead, eh? Yeah. Can't argue that. Packers suck? You couldn't be any more right. Da Bears! I'm an idiot for liking the White Sox? Them be fighting words. And finally, no. Wisconsin is AMONG the most boring, but it's not the worst. Try Kentucky. Iowa, too.
Where are you from anyways? If you're from Illinois, I take it you're Cubs fans. In that case, it's into the oven with you two. Originally posted by ThereIsNoMatrix
Summerfest, eh? What bands did you see?
Maroon 5 and John Mayer. Parent's treat for my birthday.
As for your friend:
Cheesehead, eh? Yeah. Can't argue that. Packers suck? You couldn't be any more right. Da Bears! I'm an idiot for liking the White Sox? Them be fighting words. And finally, no. Wisconsin is AMONG the most boring, but it's not the worst. Try Kentucky. Iowa, too.
Where are you from anyways? If you're from Illinois, I take it you're Cubs fans. In that case, it's into the oven with you two.
CUBBIES RULE!!!!
Illinois isn't exactly on the tope ten list of most exciting states, either. The are as many farms, if not more (I live next to one). The only good thing (for her) is Great America, but I hate rollecoasters.
She's quite blunt, isn't she? *shakes head* :rolleyes: CUBBIES RULE!!!!
Blasphemer! Repent now! I bet you're happy that the MILWAUKEE BREWERS are beating the Cubs in their little face-off. Hopefully they'll win tonight and put those Cubs in their place. I mean, really... The Brewers... How much worse can it get to be a Cubs fan?
Great America is good fun - I was going to get a job there for the summer, but that plan sort of fell apart. Oh well, I enjoy sitting on my ass all day much more. Originally posted by ThereIsNoMatrix
Blasphemer! Repent now! I bet you're happy that the MILWAUKEE BREWERS are beating the Cubs in their little face-off. Hopefully they'll win tonight and put those Cubs in their place. I mean, really... The Brewers... How much worse can it get to be a Cubs fan?
NEVER!
It can be dissapointing, but we don't care. Besides, it's been three generations of Cubs fans in our family. I ain't breaking it. LOL. Small world. My aussie mate Amanda is married to one of the Nelson (sp?) brothers who is in the MILWAUKEE BREWERS. I don't know what he does exactly, it's been a while since I've watched the game. Now Kara, it's never too late to turn from the dark side. Don't let your family stop you. They'll slowly see the light, too.
Really, UT? Small world it is. I only know of one Nelson that's with the Brewers, and that's Brad Nelson. However I'm afraid he's not the right Nelson, as he doesn't have a brother... Only a sister. Perhaps Nelson isn't the guys name? Lol
I have more pictures to add, sitting on my computer right now. I just need to force myself to upload and post them...
EDIT: Brewers just swept the Cubs! Woo hoo, good times! Nope, sorry.
Besides, I'm a sucker for losing teams. For example, the Anaheim Angels. We've supported them for a loooooooong time. Remeber that movie, "Angels in the Outfield"? My parents were there for the day they tried to film the arm waving scene, except there weren't enough people. And look what happened to them. Won the World Series in 2002. So, no matter what, I'm sticking with the Cubs. I asume you guys are talking about baseball, being english I wouldn't know. I don't know if any of you has the time but what are the rules of the game, i just don't understand 3 outs per innning, 9 inning games. Each team gets to bat in each inning. Hit the little white ball with the wooden (uncorked) bat and run around the bases. Each time you get BACK to home plate (where you bat) after getting on base, your team gets a run. The object is to score more runs than the other team. The rules are pretty simple, but managing a team is a different monster altogether Yep, DPD virtually summed up the whole game right there. It's a great sport - Besides football (American football), it's my favorite.
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A Taste of Wisconsin: Boredom In Illinois
I snapped a few pictures at my grandma’s house last weekend, so it’s time for another tour. Here we are, in Willowsprings, a suburb of Chicago.
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As we zoom in, we come upon this house, shrouded in foliage.
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We’ll start out in the backyard, on the deck. You can see the freezing cold pool there. To the left of the pool is a shed. There’s a fire pit in front of the shed, hidden by that blasted tree.
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Down we go, below the deck, as we head for the entrance to the basement.
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Bug zapper next to the door. Not much more to say.
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Now we enter the most kick ass basement I have ever set foot in, with its own bar and all!
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On the other side of the basement we can spot the two tackiest pieces of decoration to ever be hung on a wall. Really, this kind of stuff should be outlawed. Who has wooden eating utensils hanging next to their doorway, with odd engravings and the whole bit?
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Back to the bar, the highlight of the basement.
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The neat little display set up behind the bar… Perrrrty.
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Underneath the table, the sink and supply of glasses.
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More, older stuff.
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Still more.
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The mythical garbage can that dispenses beer. I think some call it a keg.
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Just another little detour here… Thought you would like to see what happens when you combine a box of matches, a can of WD-40, two bored kids, and an isolated basement.
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It’s coming at you…
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Look at the concentration in my cousin’s face there… That’s dedication.
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Here we have me trying to put on a depressed alcoholic look. I must say, though, I appear more retarded than drunk… Looks like I have a bug in my cup or something.
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My cousin, trying to sport the same look.
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And so we come to the end of the line. The basement and backyard are really the only areas of my grandparent’s home that matters. Sorry for the crappy tour. I haphazardly took the photos. Hopefully next time will be better. I shall leave you with my cousin and I playing poker. Good day.
http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/ThereIsNoMatrix/P7050035.jpg What a lame tour. It sucked, thoroughly. I did, however, enjoy the flame throwing. Your cousin did look lik he was constipated, and you did look like you were looking to see if you had a bug in your cup. LOL Thank you for the reassurance. Fire is cool. Naughty naughty. And I have seen worse tours. Keep em coming.... Thank ye, FYM.
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A Taste of Wisconsin: Heights
Here be some pics looking down from the tallest building in the United States: The Sears Tower. I didn't take the shots, my parents did. I wasn't even there, but it's all good.
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As far as the lens can see...
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Lake side.
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More water... and lots of boats!
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The Chicago River... I guess. What am I talking about? I have no clue.
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Oooooo, Ahhhh
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Buildings and a loopy highway.
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And the last pic, which this tour shall end on. Pretty nifty, eh?
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But that's just me.
JK. Not really though. Ok, maybe. Well... Good, go there yourself then. And while you're visiting, jump off. Maybe I will. It's called base jumping. No parachutes allowed. It's against building regulations. Originally posted by ThereIsNoMatrix
Really, UT? Small world it is. I only know of one Nelson that's with the Brewers, and that's Brad Nelson. However I'm afraid he's not the right Nelson, as he doesn't have a brother... Only a sister. Perhaps Nelson isn't the guys name? Lol
Nope, his name was David Nelson. I'm sure of it. Hang on and lemme check this out more. Damn, the name Brad rings a bell too. Are you sure they're not brothers? As I recall he had a lot of brothers who played major and minor league. They also played for a team here on the Coast called the Daikyo Dolphins. Ok, I've gotta do a search on this or I won't be able to sleep lol.
EDIT: I've found him LOL. Ok I'm old, so sue me. And it was Nillson not Nelson lol.
Here's the Nillson brothers cards from the Daikyo Dolphins.
http://www.e-wire.net.au/~eb_graym/ozsports/dn9091fut1.php
And Davids list. Big list lol.
http://www.e-wire.net.au/~eb_graym/ozsports/nilsson.php
And him playing for the Brewers.
http://janesbit.tripod.com/mlb/brewers/brewersnilsson.html
http://www.australianbaseballhistory.webcentral.com.au/ABH/Baseball%20Web%20Pages/End%20of%20Claxton%20Shield.htm Yes, that was the Chicago River TINM. I think. :p
Meh. I wanna move to New York.
BTW, do you have pics of Great America? I don't, but that's due to the fact we don't go, even though we're so close. Maybe I'll be adventurous and go down the street today and take some pics. I sincerely thought I posted here, or am I bugging???
Anyway cool pics, just stop playing with fire because eventually u guys will get burned. Loved the pics from the Sears Tower, seeing them pics reminds me how much I miss the Twin Towers.
Anyhow good pics. UT: Oohh, Nilsson, I gotcha. Wow, truly is a small world. That's great.
Kara: It is? Goody, I'm right. No pics of Great America... I'll snag some if we go anytime soon, though. Around Halloween time they always have a GIANT spider on their American Eagle ride, and you can see it off of the highway by it. Pretty cool stuff.
Niva: Hmm, you posted on MH, maybe that's what you're thinking of. I've gotten burned, a many times... Thanks for the comments! Kara: It is? Goody, I'm right. No pics of Great America... I'll snag some if we go anytime soon, though. Around Halloween time they always have a GIANT spider on their American Eagle ride, and you can see it off of the highway by it. Pretty cool stuff.
You want to know something sad? We named the spiders. The big one's Spot, and the baby's are Spike, Spooky, and Spidey. Creative.
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