Makaylah's Baptism Party

I still haven't uploaded the pictures or actual video of the Baptism but here are a couple videos I shot at the Baptism party at the clubhouse.

Makaylah's first taste of cake:


I have a Canon T1i that shoots pictures and video. Most people don't know that the camera shoots video so they were very unsuspecting and surprised when I said "you're on video" because they expect that I'm taking photos, lol. It's fun to watch what everyone was doing and everyone's reaction to the camera.

North Carolina Sewer Blob

This is all taking place just miles away from where I live.


Please watch the below video first:



The below is taken from: http://www.uforadar.com/2009/09/north-carolina-sewer-blob-update/

Original article

Blobophiles,

Well a lot has happened in the 8 weeks since I naively unleashed the blob on the world, not knowing that my life would never be the same, beginning the very next morning. 7.1 million views, a bunch of interviews, a crashed uforadar server due to a million+ hits, City of Raleigh’s citizens going apeshit, German TV invading the cafe with cameras looking for yours truly.. etc etc etc, yeah its been a hell of a summer!

So the bottom line, hype aside, is what in the hell is the mystery blob and is my water safe? It seems that the bigger news outlets have bought the ‘colony of tubificid’ explanation that the Raleigh Dept. of Public Works gave to try to put the story to rest, but if you dig deeper its not so clear that they even believe it. My requests to gain access to the pipes under Cameron Village were denied, so a second investigation and trapping of the creature is, for now at least, out of the question. Ed Buchan, environmental coordinator at the Raleigh Public Utilities Department, is quoted as saying staff biologists were taken aback by the blob sacs and were at a loss to explain. He then suggested that it was likely colonial tubifex worms and that was that. North Carolina’s News 14 bought it and ran the story with a “solved!” headline, and peace was restored in Gotham. Unfortunately, the case isn’t closed at all, and I still believe that we may be seeing smoking gun evidence of intergalactic-sourced egg sacs.

Another scientific body that disagrees with Buchan’s tubifex theory is N.C. State University’s biology dept, who understandably jumped on the story. Professor Tom Kwak, the poor guy stuck with explaining the blob and an actual unbiased biologist who doesn’t work for the city, doesn’t think its Tubifex worms at all. I respect his opinion more than the cities, but I disagree with his explanation too.

“I think it’s a colony of bryozoans,” Kwak said. “They are small animals like a hydra that live together in colonies, and they stick out tentacles to feed. And when they’re disturbed, they withdraw into small tubes that they built.”

Correct me if I’m wrong, and I’d love to interview Tom about this, but aren’t Bryozoans tiny colonial animals that generally build themselves stoney skeletons out of calcium carbonate? Almost like sea coral?

A classic bryozoan:



Tubifex worms:



Now if you contrast those with the sewer blob, there are notable discrepencies. A major one being that there isn’t a single lone worm on or around any of the three sacs on film. They are a complete cyst with a smooth surface, and the blob recoils and throbs as a single unit, not as a colony of loose worms.

The blob heard ’round the world:



So as you can see, the tubifex worm theory just doesn’t hold water. Any of us that have been fishing have at some point bought tubifex worms (bass love them by the way), and while they clump together at times it just looks nothing like this. Its understandable why the city of Raleigh would want this to go away, but the international media is still covering this and we absolutely have not explained this one yet.

Enter the alien egg sac theory (pulls another espresso):

First off, N = N* fp ne fl fi fc fL <——read it and weep. Aliens exist, and the universe is teeming with them. Absolutely teeming.

Second off, they are here and have been for a long time. The proof is all around us, its now a question of getting the US government to come clean with what they have in Wright-Patterson AFB’s blue room and beneath Groom Lake (Area 51).

I could go on and on about the ET visitation issue, and uforadar is my soapbox so I have/will, but the bottom line with the North Carolina Blob is that this is the first (possible) smoking gun proof of something rumored about for years; aliens breeding in our planets water, and under our cities. Its no secret that the serious UFO community has galvanized around the idea that the intergalactic-source theory, while true on a long enough timeline, may be outdated and that “the Greys” may be colonized under the North Atlantic Ocean. Ask any of the 1958 crew of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 and you’ll get an earfull of USO facts. There have been sightings of strange ET phenomena in our sewers for decades (New York and Denver are the most documented), and with this totally unidentified new creature strongly resembling an egg sac, we may have proof. Unfortunately I can’t get in there to extract and operate on one of these things, so my hands are temporarily tied. As always, anybody that has an ‘in’ on this story you can reach me at studiomacleod@yahoo.com. Lets talk.

More updates to come, the coffee is wearing off.

Girl Scouts Motivational Poster

I got this in an email from my friend Lilly today. It was too funny to dismiss so I thought I'd share it with you all. LOL!

Banksy Vs. Bristol Museum

Avett Brothers on the Late Late Show

The Avett Brothers performed “Laundry Room” on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. I didn't stay up to watch it but I DVR'd it and woke up at 6am to watch it before work. They performed wonderfully. Watch for Joe Kwon's glasses to fly off from all the rockin!

Avett Brothers - I&L&Y - Listening Party

So after a super long extra week wait I finally got my deluxe box set of the new Avett Brothers alubm "I and Love and You". It made me so happy to get the album that I wanted to share the happiness with my whole family. My mother cooked Chicken Tetrazzini and I got flowers for my love to surprise her when she got home. We enjoyed a nice dinner and listened to the whole album. Lots of Avett fun!

Anniyah's 4th Birthday!

Anniyah turned 4 yesterday! We all went out to Red Robin to celebrate. I'll upload some video tomorrow.












It's not her party, but she'll cry if she wants to!

The Avett Brothers - Live Broadcast

The Avett Brothers are being broadcast live as of right now 4:14PM EST 10/2/09 and I thought I'd share some screen shots for anyone that misses it.

Here's the streaming link: http://www.theavettbrothers.com/austincitylimits

Makaylah's First Bouncer

My baby girl just turned 3 months old this past Tuesday (9/29/09) and a good friend of mine (Steve) gave us this baby bouncer that he had for his daughter who is now over a year old. She really loves this little bouncer because she's been trying to sit up and is very tired of just laying around. I'm so glad that she has her own little entertainment center now. I shot this video this morning before heading off to work and wanted to share it with everyone. TGIF!

Sprint - You're my Hero!

Sprint announced that the release date for their new HTC Hero Android phone will be Oct. 11th!

I heard about this phone a few months ago and have been waiting anxiously ever since. Check out some hands on video reviews below by Michael Oryl from MobileBurn.com







Also check out a little taste of the really cool Apps already developed by Android that are being used on T-Mobile

Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise

So I was waiting all day for my Deluxe copy of The Avett Brothers' new album to arrive today. I had a "head full of doubt" that it would arrive. Well, I just found out that I'm not going to get it until next Monday.

Apparently I failed to read the part about my card not being charged until they were ready to ship the package. Aaaaaand apparently they charged my card the day before I got paid, so I did not have enough money in the bank to pay for the product.

Also, I neglected to read the email that they sent me on 9/24 informing me that my card was declined.

I'm just beside myself right now... I can't believe the series of events that have kept me from getting my hands on the Deluxe copy for another week...

However, the "road" is "full of promise" as my order was confirmed today and the girl at customer service said I could possibly even receive it this Saturday.

So, all you Avett fans enjoy your glorious, shiny, crisp, new copies of the album... I envy you!

Avett Brothers New Album - "I and Love and You"

That's right folks! The Avett Brothers' new album "I and Love and You" was released today! I pre-ordered the deluxe box set so I still don't have my copy yet (hurry up postal service!!!).

Check out their performance below on The Late Show with David Letterman last night!



I thought I'd share their latest music video of their title song from their new album.



Also, in case you didn't know, I attended the recording of this video in Charlotte. Check out this video of Scott Avett diving out into the crowd!



Now what are you waiting for? Go out and buy this album immediately!!!

http://www.theavettbrothers.com/

Dinosaurs on Sunday - Back to work on Monday

I do indeed have a case of the Muuundays. (Office Space reference)

Well here I am sitting back at my desk again with a workload staring back at me through my computer screen. *sigh*

This weekend was great though! Sunday before we left the beach, we took Dominic to see a Dinosaur movie at the Imax 3D movie theatre. Check out the photos below of the movie advertisements. Seeing the movie in 3D was really amazing!

LIFE'S A BEACH

This weekend we went to visit my grandmother in Little River, SC. She's been dying to see Makaylah since she hasn't seen her since she was two weeks old. So she watched the little one while Michelle, Dominic, and I snuck off to Cherry Grove Beach!

After the beach we headed off to eat lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe at Broadway at the Beach.

Meeting Dan Aykroyd - Crystal Head Vodka Signing

He was worried about the pink lunch box so he had security remove the innocent mystery package. "Don't touch it! Don't Touch It!" lol

He signed my artwork! That was so awesome!!!!

I'M BACK!

I've been gone for a while but I'm back in action! I've revamped the site a little and hope to keep this blog continuously updated.

Last time I updated I was on Myspace and have since left that for Facebook. Also, I'm kinda cheating on Facebook with Twitter. It started off as just a fling... but one thing led to another and now I'm in love with Twitter as well.

You can follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/ZachsWorld

Also, last time I posted I was not yet a father. Well... times have changed and I'm a proud father now!



Her name is Makaylah Marie Stamey and she'll be three months old on Monday! Here she is with her big brother Dominic.
Well I have lots of big things on the way so stay tuned...

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