It is time for another entry in this series as I found myself going down a trail of odd websites... let's figure out how I started looking for the film style of "independence day", to this:

STEP 1:

I was searching for the film style of independence day, after talking to my wife wanting to do a photo series of a post-apocalyptic Ponca City. I got this inspiration after riding my bike yesterday past the old flour mill and thinking "this is what the post-apocalyptic scenes would look like"

So I talked to my wife and she said that the film style like "I am Legend" and "independence day" which brought me to google.

STEP 2:

I googled "post apocalyptic filter"

that brought me to this website, about how to make your videos look more like film:

Shoot Video to Look Like Film

good thing to keep in mind for my project, but I had to go a little farther down the google hole to find this:

Post-apocalyptic playground

The comment on that picture led me to google for "infrared filter" which brought me to :

How to shoot IR

where I found out that some cameras can see IR transmissions, like this example:



That helped, but the pictures there still didn't look post-apocalyptic. They looked more like black and white.

Then I found this site which talks about false-color infrared:

False Color Infrared Photography

Step 3:

By this point I just gave up and went to this blog search of "post apocalypse"

and found that picture above, along with some tips on how to survive post apocalypse, including:

1. Get a Dog
2. Stay Solo (not sure if I agree with this one)
3. Learn to make a fire
4. Stay away from dating websites like "zombie harmony"
5. Get a Gun
6. Learn to make biodiesel

Wow, what a waste of time, right? unless.... I need to know what to have in a post-apocalyptic emergency! Then I'll be the envy of all my... wait I won't have friends, I will the the only person alive. Other than my dog and my gun of course

Here is what kinds of things to buy for your OCC box. Here is a link on how to pack a shoebox, and check out the video below to see our shopping spree for OCC at the dollar store:

The beard off has officially begun here at the house fm!

so here's my entry - I call it the "You-man-chu"

BEFORE:


AFTER:

This is legitimate, I have done this for a year or so. It's called Secret Shopping, and you can get paid to eat, or just shop sometimes. You do have to fill out an evaluation, and it does take some attention to detail. But here is a website to find out more about being a "secret shopper"


http://volition.com/mystery.html

The one big thing to remember is you should never pay to join a mystery shopping company! That is the sign of a scam!

Not just a category on wheel of fortune, now a blog post topic!

Here is what my lunch looked like on the box:



And lunch after being microwaved:



It was good, though. Very spicy!

instead of having ant overlords?

If you want to feel like you have cut a huge pipe, and maybe somewhat interested in how messed up my backyard is, then this is the video for you!

I can post all the ads we did once and for all... Enjoy them!

Who says Kindergartners get to have all the fun? Last night was show and tell night on the House Party. Here's my entry:

I found this leaf in my front yard. It is pretty close to being the size of my big head. The leaf smells funny.

Here is Jentern's Show and Tell:



It is her with ZoeGirl, the original christian girl band. At least the first one I remember.

Jessica found me at the Festival of Light at Enid on Friday - and here is the only proof I tried to dress up as Rick Astley :


So I just look poorly dressed. I have another year to figure out something better I guess.