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Sure, you can kidnap and rape her, just have her back in time to make dinner
09.04.10 | Permalink | Comment?

A while back Holly did some modeling for her brother and his wife, who are developing their own photography business. They specialize horror, and in my opinion they do a great job. I think the reason I like their stuff so much, is that they give you a minimal amount of visuals, but what they show you is highly effective in getting the message across and evoking that feeling of terror.

The above photo is featured in their first calendar, along with some others Holly appears in (or at least parts of her!). If you’re interested in seeing more, head over to their site and their Facebook page. Everything they have posted looks amazing.
Photos, Random, Sketchup
Coincedence or Cobra clairvoyance?
09.01.10 | Permalink | Comment?

A little over a year ago, I made a card for the man above and his bride to be (now wife) for their wedding. I had modeled some items that were within my capabilities, which I felt somewhat represented the things they are passionate about. Ryan loves cycling, but I couldn’t at that time wrap my head around making something as complex as his super expensive bikes (too many round/cylindrical parts for my skills at that time). I chose to instead model a penny-farthing. Just a week or so back, Ryan’s wife Amber, posted a few images of Ryan rolling around their ‘hood on a real boneshaker!
Random, Roanisms, Video
Cobra camera co-op
08.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Last week, when Gage went to his friends cottage for a few days, I lent him my old camera (the one that has no flash and constantly flashes an error code on screen) which still works for videos and photos in bright places. When he got home the other day, I asked to see his photos. He said he had forgotten all about it, and had only taken “two really cool videos” with it. I was excited to see these “really cool videos” so I turned the camera on and hit play. Both videos were about 35 seconds long, and both were videos of him and Mac playing Call of Duty. Neither was “really cool”, and it seemed like a waste of taking a camera up north for a week.

Later, Holly and I were watching tv, and Gage came to ask if he could use the camera to film Roan. I said sure, then forgot all about it. Yesterday I woke up miserable, and stayed that way for most of the day. Then I saw my camera sitting on the table and remembered that Gage was using it the night before. I hit the play button to see what he’d recorded and it instantly brought a smile to my face.

The first video is the best. It reminds me of me as a kid. I had a stuffed bear that was about the same height as me, and I would wrestle and toss him all over my parent’s house right up until I was probably Gage’s age. The video got even better when Roan started teabag’ing his stuffed animal and Gage chimes in – making his presence known for the first time – by saying “You go Tiger!” in his attempt at a lisp-y voice.

This second video is just Roan trying to convince Gage to make a funny video with him, but Gage isn’t willing. Roan then tries to get Gage to take a picture of him in a cool pose, which then turns into him smashing the chair with a broom handle repeatedly. Not as great as the first video, but it still makes me laugh.

I’m definitely going to have to let them use that camera more.
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If you suspect you’re a bit nuts, you should read this.
08.17.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Holly recently posted a story on her blog about some crazy things she had to deal with at work last week. I did a google search for an appropriate image to accompany this post, and came up with the above. It’s fancy.
Love, Random
Can’t we all just get a blog?
08.13.10 | Permalink | Comment?

The other night, Holly decided it was time for her to catchup to the rest of the planet and get herself a blog. She set herself up on blogger.com, and spent the evening customizing her layout and fonts. She has a few posts up right now, and lots more to come I’m sure. I highly recommend spending a few moments a day learning more about the lady who loves your favourite cobra. It might also help fill in the gaps between my ever lessening updates, for all you comrades who can’t get enough cobra.

Next stop – Aggravation Station!!!!
Random, Video
Guess who’s getting what for xmas!
07.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

This made me laugh so hard when I saw it. I couldn’t even believe it was serious.

Now this model I see the potential in. It’s not being bought by women who care about their arm fat. It’s being bought by dudes who think they can pull some sort of Pavlovian brainwashing over on their wives.

- Honey, I can’t find my Shake Weight anywhere, and I always work out after Oprah – she’s so inspiring!

- Haven’t seen it dear. <shoves Shake Weight further into golf bag>

- Have you got anything lying about that fits comfortably in my hands and I can shake above my chest for 6 minutes?

- Uhm, let me have a look… In my pants!

This is also sort of funny, and relevant.
Random, Roanisms, Video
Cobra Car Conversations Chapter One: Crackhouses
07.24.10 | Permalink | Comment?

This is the first installment (of many hopefully) of a new segment I call Cobra Car Conversations.

In this chapter we discuss the shitty neighbourhood we travel through on the way home from soccer practice, crack houses, meth labs, grow-ops, steroids, and Roan’s lack of growth and appetite, as well as his desire to get “fatter”, and how Gage was a dick at his birthday party.

My favourite parts: Josh’s misunderstanding of what goes on at a crackhouse, and his attempt at sneaking his seatbelt off while no one is looking (even after Roan showed him the proper way!!).
Angry Art, Random, Sketchup
Paradax
07.08.10 | Permalink | Comment?

The other day I was working on some accessories for my brother’s model of Mighty Felix when my friend Shawn dropped by for a visit. I had just finished making an ax and was working on a set of arms to hold it when Shawn pointed out that from our point of view it looked like a dude was holding an ax, but HE IS the ax! I quickly saw what he was talking about and we decided to call him Paradax (get it?).

A warning to Sketchup’ers out there: Smoking pot while modeling can result in lengthy conversations about questions without answers, and ridiculous renderings of things that don’t make sense. However, it’s also awesome.
Angry Art, Random, Sketchup, The Mighty One
Mighty models
07.06.10 | Permalink | Comment?

I’ve been trying to go see my nephew for the last few days, but it never seems to work out. I was supposed to go on Sunday, but my brother and family weren’t home in the morning, and we were at Holly’s parent’s all evening. Then I wanted to go last night when Holly got home, but after reading numerous updates about how little sleep the new parents have been getting I was hesitant to call for fear of waking anyone up.

Possibly tonight I will have a chance, but we’ll see. My brother has an interview in the evening with some union or something, but I’m hoping afterwards he’ll have time for us to visit. I know he’s dying to see the UFC from the past weekend (which I have) so perhaps I can bribe him.

I also need to give him the M.F. Loomis model I made for him. I want to make some changes, and my brother had a few requests so I will spend a few minutes this afternoon fixing it.

Above is a new X-family portrait.

I really wish I had a rapid-prototyper.
Animals, Random, Video
Cobra controlled burns
06.30.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Last night I went outside for a moment, and noticed a massive pile of ants on the back patio. We don’t own Raid© so normally Holly will pour a pot of boiling water on them. I figured if I was going to commit insect genocide, I might as well do it with some pizzazz. I grabbed the camera and lighter fluid, and one minute and ten seconds later I not only had the infestation issue solved, but also a nice warm snack.

Originally I was going to post the video with it’s natural soundtrack, but the crackling of souls is deafening. I then attempted to overdub some Bon Jovi, but quickly aborted when I realized it was more effort than 5 clicks on youtube. I decided to go with the free easy stuff that is catalogued over on youtube, and chose a track based on two criteria: no lyrics, relevant name.

So please enjoy these horribly violent images, and the musical styling of two random dudes who could very well be ant rights activists but because they named their free song on youtube “Into the Flames 2″, they are now part of the global ant roasting machine.

*Disclaimer*

No ants were hurt during the filming of this production – they had their souls incinerated on a sub-molecular level, which I assume is painless.