Acronoyms and Geeks

Geeks LOVE acronoyms! They may not know it but they do. So today a friend posted a picture of their new tattoo of a pelican with a comment that it was a SCA thing.

I promptly messaged D and asked what SCA meant
D: we are smart....we can figure this out
Me: google isnt helpful
D: Self....
Me: sexual compulsives anonymous?
D: Sickle Cell Anemeia
Me: surgical care affiliates
D: Sensor Chip Assembly
Me: Scottsdale Christian Academy
D: ahh you nailed it
D: Sea Cadet Association

Sarah: Society for Creative Anachronism. My nerd-dress-up-history club. The Order of the Pelican is their lifetime service award, basically, and one of the biggest honors they have for people who do cool shit for the organization.


WTF! Out nerded.... smh

Mailbox upgrade

Over the weekend, D and I decided to spruce up the mailbox. I got D to cut down the monkey grass that had started a revolution to take over the yard.

The flag was so sun faded that it was almost the same color as the mailbox. I happen to have some florescent orange spray paint left over from my Halloween costume as a orange cone so florescent orange it is!

The orange looks a little Fisher Price but I like it. We also added the numbers which adds a nice touch!




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Nintendo Controller Door

So D and I had this random door left in the shed by the previous owner of our house....

We got a great idea!

Yes! We are going to paint the door just like the control! Exactly what you would have done? I know.

I had recently gotten down the original Nintendo out of the attic so that I could kick D's ass in some Dr. Mario.

Off to Lowe's we went with the Nintendo controller in hand to get the EXACT colors needed in paint.

Step 1 - Paint door base color of remote.

Step 2 - Measure the door and the remote to find the ratio so that we can have the exact dimensions. (what nerds) Then tape off all the areas.

Step 3 - Paint the dark gray center first.

Step 4 - After dark gray has dried. Cover dark gray with newspaper and paint the black.

 This is what it looked like after it dried and we took all the tape off.

So we are down to letters and buttons. No big deal right? OMG what a pita

Step fail - We tried making stencils and painting on the letters

and that looked awful so we scrubbed it off before the paint dried.

Step 5 - Print words and buttons on paper in the correct color. Cut them out and mod podge those suckers on!

Step 6 - Clear coat. 

As you can see there are extra holes in the corners that have appeared that is because who can stop there!!

To be continued....