Midnight Cheese

Facebook served me up a nice targeted ad today. Apparently I’m really into toilets. But not just any toilet, the DUALIE of toilets: The Dual Flush Toilet. For when you need that extra flush.

A few photos from the beach at midnight.

Our dog Belki passed away this weekend. She was a good dog. Her favorite thing to do was chase motorcycles. From a distance she could always tell the difference between a motorcycle engine and a loud truck. Belki will be missed.

NaNoDrawMo requires its participants to create 50 drawings in 30 days. I’ve had a little empty sketchbook sitting around for some time now that I thought would be perfect for this exercise. I’m doing quicker sketches rather than finished drawings which seems to fit better in the smaller space of the book.

I started with some renderings of objects but have started to move into faces and characters. More to come!

My Dad and I went to Savage Gulf for some last minute fall foliage shots this weekend. The color was excellent, but unfortunately the height of the bluffs doesn’t come through the photos very well. Savage Gulf is one of the more beautiful Tennessee parks I’ve been to. We hiked from Stone Door almost to the bottom of the canyon, but had to turn back due to time. Definitely want to get back to Savage Gulf soon.

This afternoon I went through all my service and repair records and added up the total cost of owning my 2000 Jetta over the past 6 years/107,000 miles (145,000 total). The total cost was just under $7,300. That comes to approximately $1,200 per year and $100 per month.

A lot of that cost is normal maintenance such as tires, oil changes, battery, etc. Some of the bigger repairs have included a throttlebody replacement, water pump, 2 catalytic converters, and axle replacement.

The engine and transmission themselves have been fantastic on this car. It’s been the surrounding components that have developed the most issues over the years.

The “Late Night” shows have always been my favorite TV shows to watch. As a kid I’d watch Carson and Letterman, and after Carson retired it was Letterman and Conan.

Leno did a good job but I was always a Letterman fan.

I always felt Letterman got a bad deal not getting the Tonight Show after Carson left. Letterman was obviously Carson’s favorite.

Conan is great, because like Letterman, is able to come to the celebrity guests as a more of an outsider who doesn’t mind calling them out on their obsurdities.

So with Letterman and Conan coming on at the same time, it’s really going to be unfortunate to have to split my time between the two.

Jimmy Fallon has been on for a few months now. He’s getting better and it’s great how he involves the audience in the studio and viewers at home through the internet. And what he’s doing with Twitter is great. Friday night, after Leno’s final show, Fallon Twittered along with his show, kind of like a director’s commentary. It was quite dynamic and very interesting. There are some brutally awkward moments, though. Especially between him and his announcer. But his show is still very new, and has a lot of time to develop.

Here are some classic clips of Letterman on Carson. Letterman was really fired up back in the day.

Letterman on Carson talking about NBC choosing Leno for the Tonight Show. (Part 1)

Letterman on Carson talking about NBC choosing Leno for the Tonight Show. (Part 2)