Paramount Turns 100!

In honor  of Paramount's 100th Anniversary, they released their new logo today.  Hard to believe that an entertainment company is turning 100. Have films really been around that long? Seems like only a few years ago I saw all those Paramount 75th anniversary logos, and the 90th anniversary logos all over those VHS tapes that I used to watch so much.

Yes, Virgina, we are all getting older.

 

Here is a video of Paramount's logo history.

What is going to happen next that is going to make us do a double take and think "OMG has it really been that long? It seems like just a few years ago..."

Meanwhile.

   At least she's always available...

New iMac!

For those of you who know me well, my workhouse computer that I create everything on and store everything important to me is my beloved iMac from 2006 still running OS X Tiger. Ouch. It's never frozen up, but damn if it isn't slow running PhotoShop or rendering a video. And did I mention, I only have 200MB of hard-drive space left?

So I finally ordered a new computer that won't be obsolete, at least to my needs, for a while. I can't wait to have enough room for PhotoShop projects and a new webcam to record better quality videos. Which reminds me, I need to find my Canon camcorder battery charger. It's only a year old and I've already lost it. Sad.

Old House Dreams.

I recently came across a blog called, Old House Dreams (oldhousedreams.com), and it's a site where each posting is any historic house built earlier than the 1950s that's for sale is showcased, usually from listings from Zillow.com.

What's interesting is that most of these old houses are from around 1880s-1900s, yet some even go far back as 1690! A lot of these are in dire need of fixing up and are listed as low as $30,000, but some of these houses are fully restored to their Victorian grandeur, and look absolutely amazing.

For this post, I'm going to use an example of this 1895 Queen Anne home located in Barnesville, Ohio. It looks like it hasn't been touched too much except for hideous white-out paint and some wallpaper I wouldn't put on a 1958 single-wide trailer, but just think of what could be done to this house.

That staircase! That staircase! THAT STAIRCASE! OMG!

 

The original link can be found here, http://oldhousedreams.com/page/33/, but with each new posting, the links change in ascending order.

I've always wanted to restore an old house. Of course, I'd be hiring some slave labor to take care of that, because it's not like I'm going to hurt my back.

sources: [oldhousedreams.com]

To Celebrate My 100th Post

Mobley Road Has Washed Out.

It has come to light that the bridge on Mobley Road near my house has indeed collapsed.

The night before last, North Columbus received about 5 inches of rain in some parts in a 2 hour period, according to my rain gauge. The creek that is a branch of the Chattahoochee River that runs through Green Island, Brookstone, and out towards Double Churches Road obviously had too much water flowing through it, which damages the large concrete culvert that runs under the bridge, which caused the bridge and asphalt to collapse.

 This has greatly inconvenienced me since I live in this socially acceptable area. I walk down Mobley Road when I go on my walks. I have to detour through socially less fortunate areas just to get downtown. How very dare they.

 They better fix this problem fast and do it right.

image sources: [Ledger-Enquirer, WTVM, yours truly]

Bon Voyage.

Notice my matching luxury executive luggage with the genuine leather embellishments and initials. I do like to travel in style and let everyone know that I have in fact arrived.