{"id":487,"date":"2008-08-20T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/20\/bucket-grill-game\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T11:12:00","slug":"bucket-grill-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/20\/bucket-grill-game\/","title":{"rendered":"bucket, grill, game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a dream last night that I was in home depot and bought an orange bucket.  Unlike the regular orange buckets, this one had wheels and I thought it would they would be useful to repurpose to make a scooter.  On closer examination, I realized the bucket was really heavy duty and the wheels were independently swiveling and all terrain.   So, instead of making taking the wheels off to use as a scooter, I decided to use it as is  &#8211; a skateboard bucket.   The bucket was wide enough to put both feet in and low enough that I could step in and out.  <\/p>\n<p>This all apparently took place in Miami, Florida and I headed out into the streets of the city in my bucket.   A few kids in skateboards mocked me, then shut up in astonishment when I skimmed through standing water and then took it off-roading across the grass &#8211; not losing any speed with either maneuver.    If I pressed my feet against the inside of the bucket I could &#8220;hang on&#8221; and used this technique to pull off some really impressive stunts.<\/p>\n<p>But I got lost.  So, I crusied around town for a bit in my bucket, finally stopping at a senior citizen&#8217;s complex.    A friend of mine was there with her mother &#8211; both looking older than they currently are.   My friend showed me her report card  &#8211; she was finally finishing up her degreee and as I went to leave, an old woman slapped me on the ass.   My friend said not to be offended since that woman wasn&#8217;t really &#8216;with it&#8217; and tended to smack all men on the ass.   In a disturbing twist, I was surpised to see it was my own great-grandmother &#8211; looking a little crazed, but remarkably spry for someone that passed away a number of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>I headed out &#8211; still in my bucket  &#8211; and went into the office where I worked.  One of my current co-workers &#8211; who enjoys roller-blading &#8211; was really impressed with my skills and fired up ebay to see if he could find out there.  He left the room &#8211; and his ebay account open &#8211; before I could tell him I bought it home depot.   When he got back, I joked that he had just bought a bunch of vintage comics on his account and he laughed so loud that the boss made us get back to work.  So, I got out of my bucket, settled into my desk and got to work.   <\/p>\n<p>And then I woke up and got ready to really go to work.<\/p>\n<p>The home deport bit was ironic &#8211; since in reality I went to Lowe&#8217;s last night.    The grill my room-mate brought from his old place was on it&#8217;s last legs, so we went to Lowe&#8217;s figuring that based on the season &#8211; we could get a good deal.   We did and took it back to the apartment &#8211; but it was too late to put together last night.  I&#8217;ll work on it this evening, I think.<\/p>\n<p>I beat the game Okami night before last and started the replay mode last evening.  It&#8217;s essentially starting the game over, except you have all the items you finished the game with.  So, I walked into what would have been a serious battle the first time around, pulled out a huge-ass sword, and destroyed all the enemies in about 6 seconds.  Kinda took a little of the fun out of things fairly quickly.   I plowed through big chunks of the game, but the magic wasn&#8217;t really there.  Maybe a break from this and then a fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now &#8211; time to get back to work&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7938355-4182827238713744259?l=approximatelyequalto.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a dream last night that I was in home depot and bought an orange bucket. Unlike the regular orange buckets, this one had wheels and I thought it would they would be useful to repurpose to make a scooter. 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