By now you are all probably wondering, “Where are all those projects Scarydad promised?”
Guest post on Survival Punk website!
Hey there everyone,
I have a guest blog posted over at Survival Punk! Click the link and read what I wrote, then hang out a while and enjoy all the fun stuff they have over there.
Enjoy!
Scarydad Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
A really short story
I wrote a story the other night. You should read it. It’s not very long. In fact, it’s very short so it shouldn’t take too long.
13 Skills Update
Hello there everybody! How are you today? Me? I’m mostly pretty good, thanks for asking.
Today I don’t have much going on so I figured I’d update you on my progress on the 13 in 13 challenge I discussed last month. It also occurred to me that it might be a good idea to do an update each month to ensure that I keep up with the challenge myself. That way you can keep me honest… Well, not when it comes to the things in the crawlspace; just this.
I want this
Hello there everyone. Well, it’s that time again. Time for me to share with you all the awesome stuff that makes the world just a little bit better for your lovable old friend Scarydad. Tonight we begin with one of the best things you can have on your bookshelf: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. I don’t own the collection but I do have all the old books and I can tell you that this strip only gets better with age. One of the best and most honest social commentaries ever.
How I got the prettiest girl in the room
It wasn’t anything I could have expected, that’s for sure. Life had done a number on me earlier that year and all my energy had been going to merely keeping rent paid and the lights on in my old haunted place. Little did I know that the (somewhat irresponsible) decision to duck into a bar and have a quick beer would change my life forever…
Weekend project: Raised Garden Beds
Hello there my Minions!!! I know it’s been a few days since my last post and last week’s posts were half-assed at best. I know this, and it’s not because I don’t love you. It’s because for several days there I was sicker than pickled dog turds and the effort involved in doing anything but praying for death was too much for me to handle. Then when I did feel better I didn’t have much to talk about because I didn’t have anything I had been working on like I normally do. Then there was trying to catch up on normal day-to-day life and work stuff, so I was a bit out of the loop last week. It’s okay though because I have already forgiven myself.
So, what are we working on now? I’m glad you asked. You see, I’ve wanted to grow a backyard garden for as long as I can remember. I love the smell of soft, moist earth as well as the flavor of homegrown vegetables and herbs. Well, this past weekend I enlisted the help of a friend and we got two large garden beds built. And because I love you so much, I took occasional breaks to snap pictures so I could share the project.
The Adventures of Prince Vlad
A while back I joked on Twitter that I was going to turn the story of Vlad Dracula into a children’s book. After some encouraging words and a few cold beers I decided that it might not be a bad idea. Today I finally had some time with pad and pencil and this is what came of it. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.
P.S- I can actually draw, but I’m sorely out of practice. I haven’t drawn cartoons since high school. It’s been that long. But if you like this, or think you might like another one, I can get better pretty quickly. Just sayin’.
I Want This
Hello Minions, it’s that time again. Time for me to offer suggestions for offerings you may make to your favorite mad blogger as, well, I wouldn’t call it a ransom, per se… I guess I’m just saying that we like to keep Scarydad happy around here and the things on this list would go far toward accomplishing that goal.
Ok, first item up this week: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Alchemy. Now I’m not one to quibble over the sciences. The experiments I perform are pretty straightforward- I gather parts from graveyards, morgues, junkyards, and thrift stores, throw in a little Elmer’s glue and high voltage, and I’m usually done before dinner. The finer sciences, such as Alchemy, I have always left to the experts. After all, if making lead into gold was easy enough for any idiot to accomplish, I would think it would be a closely guarded secret. Not so, apparently.