Stuff

Alright so the 4th went off okay, the float got 3rd but I can't take all the credit, especially considering I didn't really help at all, these people did all the work

also all the fireworks actually worked for the most part, minus a stick falling from the sky onto people(sorry Sam and Amanda). What I was amazed with is that both of are 4.5" shell made in off the ground, I don't have a before picture but here is what they looked like after they came back down.

as for other things my hand has finally came around for the better as you can see it wasn't looking to good a few weeks ago

I can basically do everything I could before with it, but still does hurt a tad if I squeeze to hard. Well thats all I got
-Steven

Fireworks

Okay so I got off work early today and since I'm waiting for some black powder from the ball mill I thought I would quit being such a slacker and write something. Alright so I finally started up my new hobby(firework making just encase someone didn't know), I've always had a fascination with things that go boom but especially with the fireworks making end of pyrotechnics. Now some people find this crazy, I guess the idea of someone(or maybe just me) making something that explodes is frightening and should be left to the Chinese. Now I'm not saying it's not but it's no more dangerous then hunting par se, a few wrong moves and your done, or at least missing something. But just like anything if you take the proper safety "techniques" you'll be fine, and it's not like I'll just out here making up how to do stuff, trust me I've done some serious reading. From the what's on the Net to actual Books I've bought, the resources are there, I mean here is a list of places one can learn about stuff

Passfire.com
Google Groups
Skylighter Archives
Chemistry of Powder & Explosives
Introductory Practical Pyrotechnics
Dan Williams
Wouter's Practical Pyrotechnics
UK Rocketry Forums

So anyway here is a little video of Shane and me from the few weeks ago, I finally got my Ball Mill made last weekend so I've graduated on from rockets and stupid M-60's we made in the video to Fountains, Stinger missiles, Whistles Rockets, Star Mines, and Artillery Shells. Actually yesterday I launched my first successful mine and artillery shell a few more experiments and I can go into full stale production for the 4th. That will be quite interesting I'm giving myself a 73.5% success rate for the 4th, even if they don't go off though it's still fun to watch them blow up.

http://www.streamload.com/lordsteven/Things_in_the_night.mov

-Steven

It speaks

I like to make up excuses and you know you do to, so I give you the Excuse-O-Mat a random excuse Generator.

http://www.zompist.com/excuse.html


Enjoy
-Steven

Come on Movie you use to be cool!

So I watched some of Shark's Tale this weekend and I have to say it is really bad, I say some cause we had to turn it off cause it was so bad. Now I know it could have got better but Pixar and their ability to actually know how to write a script has spoiled me. It seems Dreamworks just hires big name actors and hopes that brings in enough of a crowd to make up for the bad reviews they get from the critics. Now maybe it's just me but I seem less and less able these days to watch a crappy movie I just feel I shouldn't have to put up with it. Who are the morons writing these things better yet who are the morons allowing these movie to go forward into production. Has Hollywood run so dry on idea's that they can only redo old ones. I mean think of all the unused movie scripts that could be written, what was the last movie you saw about Construction workers, Glassblowers, or ever Train Conductors. Now name the last time you saw a movie about cops or some Prissy Girl just trying to make it to the top, it was Yesterday wasn't it. I'll I’m saying here is Hollywood needs to try a little harder and not steal from the old but create the new. Okay besides that, have I ever told you to go to deviantart.com and find new wallpaper for your computer desktop, cause I’m telling you a new background can just make your computer seem newer sometimes. Just head here to see there wallpaper collection and find yourself something real nice.
http://wallpaper.deviantart.com/

-Steven

Harp

So you know after looking at harps for quite a while now me and My mom have finally found the one we want

http://www.vaharpcenter.com/electric_big_blue.html

I give you the Camac Big Blue the nicest Electric harp Ever, Now all we need is some Donations. Now I don't know the exact price but it's somewhere between $10,000-$20,000 so you know when we start to get close to our goal I'll get an price quote from them. Mum and Me think this would be the perfect addition to the living room and think you think so also. So please send all money too

Jones Harp Fund
59 MT HWY 287
Ennis, MT 59729

Thank You
-Steven

Blindfolded Pianist

Okay just two things tonight, first I got a new Jam Pack for garageband today so I made this with the new loops

http://www.streamload.com/lordsteven/Jam_Pack_1_demo.mp3

Second along the same lines this video has been crossing the net but I thought I would share also.

http://qlink.queensu.ca/~3jj1/(www.gprime.net)____mariopianist2.wmv

It's a big download but well worth it cause this guy is just amazing
-Steven

OSX

Alright it has been almost a week now with the Mac and experiencing the power and Glory that is OSX. First I have to say OSX is amazing, I truly believe Steve Jobs was right when he claimed OSX to be the greatest operating system ever. Everything is just simpler to change than it is in Windows and has more options also, take for example how I can just drag&Drop in a new user picture something not possible in Windows. Another great thing is integrated PDF file support, which means not only does it read PDF files it can make them also, with zero effort might I add, just click a button and BOOM, instant PDF file. There is also this little thing called iLife that comes with it, I can honestly say that is almost worth the $500 in itself . The GarageBand Band program is by far the coolest but both iMovie and iDvd are fine programs as well. As of right now I'm basically just learning the OS and Trying to figure out which browser to use there are just to many to choose from. I'm thinking though that Opera is going to be my Browser of choice, I don't really like Camino or Safari and firefox feels kind of Slow but Opera is just plain out fast and I like the Features, who knows though I could change. So that's my opinion thust far I haven't even began to Play with the Unix side of Things. Okay that is all
-Steven