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Mr. Hollywood
The Meddlesome
Level 5: 655 points
Last Logged In: February 11th, 2011
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Everyday Life by Mr. Hollywood

January 14th, 2009 9:28 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Don't go to work. Don't go to school.

Well it seems that this task fell into my hands today. The previous night I was thinking to myself "I really don't want to go to school tomorrow", but I figured I would anyway. Then, early this morning I was woken up by a strange phone call originating from inside my house and directed to my cell phone. It was strange because one: My mom leaves for work 2 hours before I wake up and my dad is in Germany, and two: the phone call lasted 2 seconds and then ended. I have a very active imagination so I was thoroughly convinced that someone was about to burst into my room with a knife. After two minutes of sitting in fear my mom called and told me that there is no school due to the extreme ice which was a bit of a relief because it meant that I did not have to go downstairs. Within minutes I had pushed away the ridiculous thought of a murderer in my house (still not sure how the call was made) and fallen back into a slumber. Several hours later I woke up and enjoyed a delicious breakfast of cake bread with chocolate pudding and whip cream on top. After my breakfast I figured that I should make today at least a bit productive so I started by moving all of the trash on our back deck to its proper place in the large trash bins. The snow was deep, cold, and wet. I was clothed in dress pants and a t-shirt. It was not a fun experience. On my way in I smelled something horrible and looked at the dogs sitting so innocently in their kennels. For obvious reasons I did not take pictures of this part. After much mopping and scooping I went upstairs to my room and frowned. Needless to say, it HAD to be cleaned, but the time for that was not now. I had to have a bit of fun on this free day right? So I hopped on my four-wheeler and rode to my friend Josh's house. Everything really was EXTREMELY iced over and exciting to drive on. I got stuck once and had to lift the four-wheeler with all my strength to get it out. When I arrived at my destination I went straight to the "Man Room" and vegged on some Left 4 Dead" for a few hours. The Man Room you may be wondering about has five computers, a mini-fridge, an arcade machine, a big screen TV, and many game consoles. When I got tired I said my goodbyes to Josh left. Somehow in the few hours I had been there it had gotten icier, darker, and a strong wind had started up. The journey back was like a game of pinball and I was the ball. I got stuck a few times but luckily made it back in one peace. There was a delicious grilled cheese sandwich waiting on the counter for me which I quickly gobbled up and now here I am imparting my story to you. I think I should get some well deserved rest.

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Bed Head
Cake
Trash
:(
My Four-Wheeler
The mountains
Driving along
Watch for ice
Finally
Man room
Dark
Today was fun

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posted by Stark on January 15th, 2009 7:36 AM

Okay, this is pretty good. Taking advantage of the opportunity to stay home, and taking some pains to document it. I suppose we could ding you for cleaning up trash (i.e. doing work) but it's fine. The pictures of the environment you went thru on your adventure are good! Habitual documentation: lean on it, keep doing it. Self-consciousness! Self-consciousness! Self-consciousness! (this catchphrase needs work, it lacks the ring of Glasnost Glasnost Glasnost!)

And be honest: there's functionally no difference between "bed head" and "normal head" for you, is there? :-p

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posted by Mr. Hollywood on January 15th, 2009 8:29 AM

I took the tasks meaning as more of a 'If you didn't go to school/work on a day that you planned to what would you do?' and what I did was felt that since I can't be productive at school because I am not there perhaps I should get some long needed work around the house done. And the comment about the hair... you have a good point my fine fellow

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posted by Sham Wow on January 15th, 2009 6:11 PM

lol snow garbage

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posted by Absurdum on January 20th, 2009 2:07 AM

That cake looks obscene!!

Nice 4 wheeler, they really do rock for snow trips - why didn't you go in the snow on the sides of the road to get traction?

Hmm, this is about the 4th task of yours I've voted for today - you really have been spanking this game lately - keep it up.

wow
posted by evilweavil on February 1st, 2009 8:43 AM

that scenery is absolutely beautiful!

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posted by Raizekiel Malbrandt on April 9th, 2009 1:39 AM

How come I didn't see this sooner? Great job on documenting the trip, no one really gets the extent of Alaska's roads until they've seen it.

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posted by The Hammer on February 24th, 2010 6:02 PM

My vote on this is based entirely on the mischievous gleam at the end of the day, versus the stalwart gleam at the beginning, in you eyes.