jcollie719: (Collie Wink)
2024-02-22 04:20 pm
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Never "OUTATIME" to have a few drinks

One of the singles groups I'm in held a meetup at a new bar called Lebowski's Taphouse. The bar and its menu are themed after the movie The Big Lebowski. One wall of the bar has replicas of license plates that were either seen in TV shows and movies or have references to the shows.License plate replicas at Lebowski's Taphouse
jcollie719: (Airplane Johnny unplug)
2024-02-07 09:40 pm
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Delayed luggage gift



This amenities kit was given to me before my 2016 cruise in Grenada and St. Vincent & The Grenadines. My flight from Colorado Springs included stops and plane changes in Dallas and Miami. According to the airline, my suitcase made it to Miami, but the airline forgot to put my suitcase and another cruiser's suitcase on the plane to Grenada. I was given this amenities kit at the Grenada airport. It contains a toothbrush, toothpaste, a combination brush and comb, and small containers of deodorant and hair spray.

I had a two-day stay in Grenada before my cruise. My suitcase finally arrived on the morning before the cruise departed.
jcollie719: (Hi JCollie)
2023-10-27 06:51 pm

Recharging my memories

I bought a new battery for my Coolpix camera today. The camera wouldn't turn on and I couldn't get its old battery to charge. I also found the camera's USB cable to upload some of my vacation photos to my Photobucket account.

I turned up my thermostat a bit since there will be winter temperatures the next few days. Sunday's high will only be 25° F.
jcollie719: (Collie Wink)
2023-10-06 09:38 pm

Nature calls in nature

Calendar titled "Dogs Pooping in Beautiful Places"
https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Pooping-Beautiful-Places-Calendar/dp/B0CGF88NK3

There's plenty of similar calendars as well. I didn't realize the market for pooping dog calendars was so high!

The light bulb in my bedroom lamp burned out this week. I wouldn't make a big deal out of that normally, but the lamp uses a specific type of bulb instead of the ones most light fixtures use. I ordered a box of bulbs which I hope will actually fit the lamp. The lamp's warning label said to only use an S11 bulb, but that's the type of glass. I don't know if the base of the bulb is the right one, but it looks like the old bulb.

From now on, I'll get any needed injections in my right arm. I got my COVID shot in my left arm, which makes it difficult to sleep on my left side.
jcollie719: (Weird Al Headbanger)
2023-09-27 08:34 pm
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That's a spicy chip



These chips certainly "Paq" some heat! They're not as hot as actual ghost peppers, but they are definitely spicier than jalapeños.

As for the sauces from Tuesday's Meta Burger order, I didn't feel any heat or spice in any of the sauce cups I got.
jcollie719: (Collie Wink)
2021-07-28 10:35 am

Lighter morning

 
This morning, my bathroom scale had a reading I haven't seen in several years: 299.6 pounds! Yes, that's less than half a pound below 300 and having a light meal will put me above 300 again, but this was a goal I wanted to reach before the end of the year. I'm actually surprised I lost weight since I had fast food with actual meat for lunch yesterday. I guess the exercise I got with DoorDash deliveries afterward helped burn off some of those calories.
jcollie719: (Default)
2021-04-19 07:39 pm
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Random radio logos I came up with

103.3 Southern Colorado's Album Alternative logo103.3 logo with Joe Strummer It's a rockin' world quoteRF 103.3 rock's finest logoWelcome to Colorful 100.9 FM logo, using the Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign 
The first three logos are for either an adult album alternative (Triple-A) station or a freeform/adult hits station (like Jack FM.) The "Colorful 100.9" logo using the "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" signs at the state line is for a low-powered repeater near the Colorado/New Mexico border. I imagined using another station's HD2 signal to air a pop/adult contemporary format.
jcollie719: (Jerzei head)
2021-01-18 04:10 am

My first FC photo

FC2021-FursuitGroupPhoto-FullRes
Further Confusion published its "fursuit photo" for 2021. Participants merely gathered on Zoom and the staff compiled screen captures of everyone. I'm in the fourth row down and third from the left. I was happy to find I was put next to Cassidy Civet! I also recognize Joe G. Bear further to the right, who I met last year at Furry Fiesta.

I ordered the "Saturday Morning Cartoons" CD, which has rock/pop covers of cartoon theme songs. Romeo has played at least two of the covers (Underdog and Spider-Man) on the Rabbit Hole.
jcollie719: (License JCollie719)
2020-11-11 04:29 pm

Yay, it's not a flat tire!

My car began making a strange noise during one of my deliveries today. I was worried I had a flat tire and pulled into a nearby parking lot. My tires were alright, but the rubber molding above one of the wheel wells had come loose. I pushed the molding back into place and drove on.
 
I learned how to add "alt text" descriptions to my Twitter photos. I'm trying to post fewer tweets with pictures, but this option will greatly help my visual posts be read/understood by the blind or visually impaired.
jcollie719: (Default)
2020-10-18 02:06 pm

Fun mountain meetup

I had a singles meetup yesterday at the Blue Moose Tavern in Green Mountain Falls. I wanted to use my dashcam to record the trip through the mountains, but the dashcam wasn't charged. I ordered two jack-and-cokes, some cheese curds and a small "blue buffalo" pizza: bleu cheese sauce, buffalo chicken, bacon and peppers. Thankfully, the menu didn't include raccoon balls dipped in soy sauce (Saturday Rabbit Hole reference!)

Kijani Lion's game show stream is happening now on Discord. I didn't qualify for the Press Your Luck game, but I should be able to play Furry Feud a bit later. The stream had an early start this week, so it shouldn't overlap with The Rabbit Hole like it did last time.

This coming Tuesday, the "Hops and Chasers" group will meet again at the Smiling Toad bar. I sent Boomer a picture of the bar's funny announcement about the requirement to wear a mask.


jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
2020-04-03 09:50 am

Hoping to de-wasp soon

It snowed last night. I see at least 2 inches of snow outside my front door. I'm not sure if this will affect an appointment I made today.  A company will look at my chimney (and the rest of the condo) to search for wasp nests.

A plastic drink carrier I ordered was delivered yesterday afternoon. This should be more secure for making food deliveries containing large drinks.

I've been looking through the recipe e-mails I saved to find recipes using only 3-5 ingredients. I figure I could get the ingredients the next time my dad or I go shopping, or I have groceries delivered.

The Furry Fiesta parade photo was just released! Most of my head is visible; just my mouth is obscured.
jcollie719: (Jerzei head)
2019-08-11 08:25 pm

Hot and fuzzy weekend

The furry photo shoot before FoxTrot had a good turnout. Seven suiters and a few more non-suiters showed up. The shoot happened in a park near I-25 and Speer Blvd. so the downtown Denver skyline was in the background. The parking lot we were originally going to use was closed due to being used as overflow parking for the Rolling Stones concert that night at Mile High Stadium. The photos turned out great, though I was slightly embarrassed about seeing my shirt partially un-tucked. That's what happens when I can't wear glasses under my suit and/or don't have a good friend as a handler.

I had forgotten my cooling vest again, so I only suited at FoxTrot for about 15 minutes. The promotional video for FoxTrot was shown at the meet. The brief footage taken of me dancing in suit didn't make the final cut. A few minutes ago, I bought a ticket for the end-of-September FoxTrot being held at the Roxy theater.

KRCC's time card site either didn't work correctly or my password has expired. The payroll office is closed for the weekend, so I hope I can get help on Monday. I split this month's phone payment into two in case this month's SSI check isn't deposited before Friday.

A hybrid car is one of the items I'd like to eventually own. Of course, I'd also need a home with a garage so I could recharge the battery.
jcollie719: (Jcollie license)
2015-12-20 05:40 pm
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Work and play photos

A picture of some of the furries at this month's FoxTrot meet. This was taken on the back patio at Hamburger Mary's.

KRCC pictures )
jcollie719: (Birthday Cake)
2015-12-01 05:58 pm

Happy Birthday, Dad!

I'm taking advantage of the slightly-warmer weather this week to do some of the things I've been putting off. I finally got my car's oil changed this afternoon. I'll get a haircut and renew my passport either Wednesday or Thursday. The passport expires next week, and I'd like to have a photo without Doc Brown hair.

100 days until Furry Fiesta!
jcollie719: (Collie Wink)
2015-03-18 04:00 am

On my knees counting stars (TFF picture/video link)

I uploaded most of my pictures and videos from Furry Fiesta to my Photobucket page:
http://s427.photobucket.com/user/jtr115/library/Furry%20Fiesta%202015?sort=3&page=1

For some reason, some of the videos uploaded sideways.  Also, two videos which exceeded Photobucket's 500MB limit are on Dropbox.
Bucktown Tiger and Pepper Coyote performing "Counting Stars": https://www.dropbox.com/s/joh3oi5seejlnq3/BT-PepperCountStars.mp4?dl=0
Matthew Ebel performing his song "Mr. Abrams" while J.D. Puppy dances (and accidentally disconnects some of Matt's equipment!): https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmei1jkbelxmrgq/Ebel-JDPuppy.mp4?dl=0
jcollie719: (lunchiesdogangl)
2015-03-11 06:08 pm
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Now with our famous hot gravy!

All this talk (from an online show last night) about biscuits and gravy made me hungry. I went to a local fur meet at a Village Inn restaurant afterward and got some breakfast/dinner.
BiscuitsGravy

I'll be making some chicken and dumplings tomorrow night. I found a crock pot recipe for the dish last week.
jcollie719: (I Ruff You)
2014-05-23 09:24 pm
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Second time's a delicious charm

I made another batch of bacon chocolates this week. I used thicker-cut applewood bacon this time, which I can actually taste over the rich chocolate. Some of the molds didn't have enough of the chocolate pushed all the way down, so they look a bit rough but taste wonderful!

BaconChoc

I'll be making a third batch shortly before my vacation, using a smaller mold so the chocolates aren't as thick.
jcollie719: (Default)
2012-06-17 04:04 pm
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Doggeh! *sniffles*

Gunner dog

I'm still a bit stuffy today. I had forgotten to take any allergy medication yesterday, when a couple of people brought dogs to the studio. It looks like there may be a third weekend of pledging since the drive started on a Saturday instead of a Wednesday. While I'd love the drive to end sometime this week, going until next Saturday or Sunday would also add more money to my July 15th paycheck.

Last week's calorie average: 1,880.9
Days above 2,000 calories: 3 (2112, 2045 and 2150)

I was able to balance out the excess-calorie days with four well-behaved days (1,500-1,900 calories each.)
jcollie719: (Jcollie719)
2011-03-03 03:47 pm

Pictures and videos from Furry Fiesta

I made an album for the pictures/videos I took on day 3 after my camera decided to erase everything from days 1 and 2.

http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/jtr115/FurryFiesta2011/



Today I filled out the registration for Rocky Mountain Fur Con (162 days away!)