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Today I really wanted to share this photo that I took. I liked the colors and depth of field. But, a post that was nothing more than just a photo saying “look at me” seemed a little silly. So, why not have a contest?
Be the first person to leave a comment telling me the name of the game in the photo below and I’ll throw $10 your way via Paypal.
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Contest #2: Domain Name Dilemma
You may or may not know this about me, but I LOVE buying domain names. A couple years back I owned about 50 domain names and started feeling very overwhelmed and unproductive, so I sold the bulk of them to Jason. Since then I’ve slowly built up my stable of domains again and am back to owning about 40 domains. You would think that my previous experience would keep me from doing this again. But you’d be wrong.
This weekend I won an auction on eBay for a new domain name. I’m a sucker for 4 digit domain names already, but when I saw this one was about to expire and nobody had bid on it, I just HAD to throw my $0.99 at it. And now I’m the proud owner of pssw.org.
I was sitting around thinking to myself, “what will I do with this new domain name?” Nothing good comes to mind, so I thought I’d leave it up to my readers in the form of a contest.
The contest is simple. Come up with the best idea for a site (or blog) to use on pssw.org and win $10 via paypal. Once again, I’ll be the only judge here. Leave a comment giving me the basics of your idea. If you send the winning entry, I’ll pick your brain (as needed) for additional details. And, if it turns in to a viable money making project, I will also give you 10% of the profits for the first 12 months.
If you feel your idea is too good to share in an open forum such as the comments, feel free to email it to me at john [at] johnhawkinsunrated [dot] com.
All entries must be received by Midnight, Sunday, October 5th.
Good Luck!
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Procrastination and the Faux-hawks
pro·cras·ti·nate
[proh-kras-tuh-neyt]
–verb (used without object)
1. To defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
–verb (used with object)
2. To put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
WHY do I put things off so long? Hey, that was supposed to be rhetorical.
But seriously, I do it all the time and it just makes no sense. I like to consider myself a slacker, but at the same time, I like to think that I can get things done when they need to get done. So why is it, exactly, that I can’t seem to go to the doctor’s office when I first realize I need to? Instead, I put it off until I’m at the point where it’s a toss up between doctor’s office visit and emergency room.
Current situation: Rock Band Injury.
Stop laughing. It’s not funny. OK, it is funny, but can you hold your laughing until I’m not arround? It’s only polite.
I was playing Rock Band 2 the day it came out and I was kicking ass on some drums. However, I was playing drums on both hard and expert modes which means there is a LOT of foot pedal involved. The shorts I was wearing let my wallet rest below my butt cheek. When I sat down behind the drum kit, the wallet was under me, but still, no concern.
The following day I notice that my leg is a little bit sore. The day after was even worse. Rather than doing anything about it, I simply ignored it thinking the problem would go away on it’s own. Once again, I was wrong.
Yesterday I gave my massage therapist a call and asked if he’d come over to see if he could help massage the issue away. I explained the cause and effect and instead of saying, “Sure, I’ll rush right over”, he says, “Go see a Doctor… Tomorrow!” He’s a genius, why didn’t I think of that.
I went to the doctor today and he thinks I may have a touch of Bursitis. He gave me some samples of some anti-inflammatory drugs and sent me on my way. Had I not procrastinated for nearly 2 weeks, I’ll bet I’d be all better by now. Instead I have to worry that I’ll be fine in time for our drip to Disneyland next weekend.
Oh yeah, I mentioned faux-hawks, too, didn’t I?
For those who don’t know what a faux-hawk is a hair style worn by dudes who have a full time job that would frown upon them having an actual mohawk but want to look bad-ass when they hit the clubs. If you look it up in the dictionary, you may find it right next to the descriptions for “popped collar” and “douchebag.” While these three things don’t always go together, it’s amazing how many times they do.
Tonight we went to see the Foo Fighters in concert. They were fantastic. However, I could not get over the amount of faux-hawks in the crowd. I’m a big fan of the Foo, but never realized that they had become the Band De Jure for the faux-hawk faithful. I felt seriously inadequate being around such a collection. Am I not a true fan if I don’t have a faux-hawk or popped collar? To make sure I fit in, whenever possible I tried to be a douchebag to make up for my follicular shortcomings.
I hope I don’t need to turn in my fan club membership card if I’m found out.
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Caption Contest Winner
… and the winner is…. [drum roll please]
Jason for this awesome entry:
Your $10 is on the way.
Thanks for all the entries. There will be another contest starting next week.
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JHU Caption Contest
Recently I ran across a great site that cracks me up to no end. GarfieldMinusGarfield takes the Garfield comics, removes the orange cat and anything he says and just leaves Jon there looking crazy and talking to himself. I find the comics so much funnier without Garfield in them. I can’t explain it, you’ll just have to check them out yourself.
As I was checking out GminusG this morning, I came up with the idea for a caption contest. The idea is simple; start with a photo of me, add a caption, make me laugh, win money.
Rules (yeah, there are always rules):
- Download the photo above and add in your own funny caption
- Upload the file to flickr (or anywhere else you can store a photo)
- Leave a comment on this post and include the photo (if you aren’t sure how to add a photo in the comments, just leave the URL where you uploaded the photo)
- All entries must be received before 11:59 PM, Sunday, September 14, 2008
- The caption that I find the funniest wins $10 via Paypal
- You can enter as many times as you want.
{Please note, I reserve the right to remove any comments with vulgar captions. I have no problem with vulgar captions, just don’t post them on my site. You can send those directly to me at john [at] johnhawkinsunrated.com. 
No, the vulgar captions can not win the contest.}
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