Mardi Gras 2013

Wow!  Finally was able to break the Im never gonna fly rule I gave myself a long time ago..Wow am i happy  I Did!!! Sooo much fun to be had! One of the more recent adventures was Mardi Gras!! Finally!! The Parades! The Partying! The Boobs!  (yep its true ya see em lol)
Everything is an amazing bowl of wow that you have to experience to believe...the time and money that goes into the parade floats must be huge!! They are so many elaborate designs and soo many people thowing beads, stuffed animals, cups and soo much more!!!  here is a few pics from the parades!!

A New Love! Horror Conventions!!

I've found a new Hobby/ Event to attend, Horror Conventions!!!  Depending on where you live or how much you can or want to travel they happen all over the place!  If you are at all a fan of Horror movies, you have to attend at least one!!!

  So far I've been to Blood at the Beach on VA beach and to Days of the Dead Chicago!  I have alot of em lined up for 2013 so far!!!

The list for 2013 is as follows

Days of the Dead Atlanta Feb. 1 - 3
Monster Mania March 8 – 10 (Cherryhill NJ)
Horror Realm March 15 – 17 (Pittsburgh, PA)
Mad Monster Party March 22 – 24 (Charlotte, NC)
Blood at the Beach April 19 – 21 ( VA Beach VA)
Canon T3 12.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens - (Google Affiliate Ad)Spooky Empire May 24 – 26 (Orlando FL) 
Monster Mania Aug 16 – 18 (Cherryhill NJ)
Monster Mania Sept 27 – 29 (Hunt Valley MD)

Here is a Pics of me and people I've met

Me as a Zombie...

Almost every Zombie walk I go to, I dress as a Different Zombie.  Here is a couple of pics of the ones I've done in the past!  I'm always looking or taking suggestions on new looks or effects!

Horror Time! New Jersey Zombie Walk

Gonna post a few post here just to update the BLOG and what I've been up too Lately..fall/winter came up so fast, summer was soo much fun I Hardly updated at all

So 1st thing I've done it visit the New Jersey Zombie Walk Its the largest Zombie walk around, usually with the most creative and amazing Zombies anyone could ask for here's some of the highlights!

Whats with all the weight loss blogs, with people that seem to get bigger?

I see it more and more, people start a weight loss blog with high hopes that never go anywhere, in fact it seems most people, go the wrong direction. Then, after they go wrong, they make excuses for why, even saying its not a failed attempted because of some false reason they make up in their head for gaining that last 10 pounds.

Well this blogs not a weight loss blog, but I started with my plan and how I lost more than 80 lbs.. So here's an update..still skinny. I changed my lifestyle, not just what I ate for a week or two. It's been over 3 years for me, I feel great! I still count every single calorie I eat and still use LOSE IT! On my ipod touch.

Sorry about the rant but really if you want to loose the weight, and don't have a medical reason, you can loose it.

Muvi HD Gumball 3000 Action Sports Camcorder

Just Got a New Action Sports camcorder to record all of our summer events on,  hoping to anyway...

First out of the box, I was very delighted  to see how small and light weight it was, great!  As I was planning to mound this to the tank of the Motorcycle, or on my helmet.  It also  has a slightly rubberized grip, I'm guessing for that non slip grip, when the palms get sweaty!  An assortment of mounts, from a suction cup for smooth surfaces,  to some 3M adhesive then some elastic straps for wrist or helmet use. The Muvi also comes with a wireless remote, so you don't have to fumble for the camera if it is mounted somewhere you cant easily see.  The remote gives you the ability to start and stop video as well as take still photos.

Test:
   In the house of of the box, the muvi would not turn on at all...so off to the charger we went.  The Muvi only comes with  a 12v in car charger, so in house charging will require a USB connection.  not sure if a household 120v to USB will work, as the instructions don't tell you much of anything.
   After a Charge, we started in the menu system...basic, pic your resolution, pic size, set date and time...as for frame rate, we haft to assume what we read is correct,  because there is no mention of it in the menu,  1080 just says 1080 and 720 just says 720.. what I'm reading is 1080 is 30fps and 720 is 60fps,  but unless you do some homework or test video, you would know that by the menu system.

Video Test:
  I'll upload a video below.  The Video in my opinion was very good considering all the factors involved with  action cameras, the mounts, the size and weight, all of them are bad for vibration, however the Muvi HD did a great job of recording the video, too bad the sun was out so i couldnt use the LCD screen,  with ANY amount of sunlight on the screen, you could not see it at all.  Unfortunate but not a deal breaker.

Sample Photo:

End:
  Sadly after the first video test, when i got back into the house I noticed the Camcorder was very, very warm.  Not thinking anything of it besides being out in the sun i removed the memory card and uploaded the videos for review.  pleased with the results I returned to the camera to put the memory card back in and noticed it cooled,  When I went to turn it back on, nothing...odd..maybe the battery is dead already, so i charged it, same result.  the camera got hot until the camera shut off from the battery going dead.  the 1.5" LCD screen stopped working also.  will have to return this one,  My guess is it was defective from the factory,  as most items with  a built in Lipo Battery will turn on out of the box. even just for a few seconds.
Im not sure if I will get another one,  I'm a hard ass when it comes to quality.  What if I wouldn't have tried it for a few weeks, or a few months.  I would have been out due to  a defective or poorly made product.

Moundsville Zombie Walk!!!

our First Zombie Walk!!! We loved it!!! We met sooo many nice people, the people of Moundsville are great! Some of the zombie makeup was AMAZING!!

This is the first of many trips toZombie walks, next is the biggie in Pittsburg!! Stay tuned for pics and vids from that one!! Heres some pics of the the on Moundsville, WV!!

Just about it for summer...

Summers about over, can't say I'm too happy about it either. It's been a great run this year, didn't miss OC a single weekend!! Here's some pics of some our last OC trips...

Climbing up a wall

Playing around with the new Rebel T3 DSLR My wife took some jumping pics of me, one happens to look like I'm climbing up a wall!!!

Maryland State Fair 2011!!

Last year we started a new tradition, go to the Maryland state fair as many time as we could while it was in town, the animals are different almost everyday, you never know what your gonna see, so why stay home and miss something great?

Here's a few pics of rides, animals, and me!!!

Calf in above pics was a day old!!