Hanger3 Photo Blog

Its just a scratch.

2009-06-18T01:00:00.001-04:00

2 days after sliding into 3rd. yeah it really stings. note to self, fields arnt made from pure dirt anymore.

Grilling for lunch

2009-06-17T13:32:00.000-04:00

just having some cheddar brats for lunch.

Bunnies

2009-06-09T19:23:00.001-04:00

was walking to campus town and saw this rabbit feeding her babies in the middle of the lawn.

Indy Indians

2009-06-05T19:33:00.001-04:00

watching the indianapolis indians play.

Maid-Rite

2009-05-23T13:45:00.001-04:00

if you've never been to one, do yourself a favor and find one. the best one is in Quincy IL.

Parkland college car show

2009-05-02T12:18:00.001-04:00

its a very nice day for a car show. they were predicting rain.

Face i saw

2009-05-01T11:42:00.001-04:00

sometimes I see faces in textures of every day objects. this is a very crude sketch of the one I saw today.

Local H

2009-04-30T23:56:00.001-04:00

right up front

New hat

2009-04-27T14:13:00.001-04:00

new Yankees trucker cap. sweet

Been a while

2009-04-21T14:22:00.001-04:00

been a while since I've sent a photo from my camera. so here's a rainbow. :)

The New Pepsi/Twitter logo

2009-03-26T18:20:00.002-04:00

Every time I see the new Pepsi logo, I think it looks like a headless bird.

Silly kitty

2009-03-17T22:05:00.000-04:00

riley knocked over a bag full of stuff, and then made her self at home inside.

Video shoot

2009-03-17T22:02:00.000-04:00

today was a pretty cool day. this is the setup we had. the two outterside lights were used to light up the background. and the center light to light up the subject.

Peanuts on the floor

2009-02-27T23:01:00.000-05:00

just out at the bars after observing the addy awards.

An army of Mighty Muggs

2009-02-07T00:37:00.000-05:00

for our company's holiday gift, we sent out blank Mighty Muggs. we custom packaged the mighty muggs with some vinyl stickers we designed, so that the receivers could customize the mighty muggs to their liking. I think we sent out over 120 Black and White Blank Mighty Muggs.

2009 srt8 Challenger

2009-01-03T01:55:00.000-05:00

just liked the photo and wanted to get it off the phone to see it larger.

2009 RT Challenger

2008-12-18T11:40:00.000-05:00

not only did this small dealership have a SRT8 challenger, they also had a RT. both of these machines are powerful. no v6 in a v8 body. nope, these could probaly both blow the doors off my car. now to see if they'll let me test drive one. heh

SRT8 Challenger

2008-12-18T11:37:00.000-05:00

saw my first Challenger in person last night. what a mean looking car. I want one. too bad it was snow and frost color. I saw this in Rantoul IL. which is ironic because this is the town where I saw my first redesigned Mustang. and I only go to Rantoul a few times a year.

Wall hanging system.

2008-12-16T15:57:00.001-05:00

I've found a cool way to hang stuff on the walls. im expiramenting with cables strung from the ceiling, with photos held on by super strong earth magnets. its nifty.

We Sold Your Pre-Order of the Limited Edition of The Dark Knight.

2008-12-09T15:40:00.000-05:00

Sunday I saw The Dark Knight on the shelves two days early at a local Meijers. I didn't pick it up because I've had my pre-order through Best Buy for quite some time now. I ordered the Limited Edition Blu-Ray that comes with the Bat Pod. Regretfully I chose in-store pickup.

Today I went to Best Buy to pick up my copy that was said to be waiting for me from the confirmation email I had received earlier. After about 10 minutes of standing in line, its was finally my time. But while standing there, I started to get a bad feeling. There were 2 stacks of DVD's and standard Blu-Rays. No Bat Bod edition. And in the bins where they are sorted by last name, there wasn't anything bigger than a DVD inside. But this doesn't mean anything, they just have them located out of sight.

I get up there and hand them my paperwork. She asks for ID, and the credit card. She then goes to the back table to pick up the standard Blu-Ray version. I speak up, and tell her that its not the right version. She then begins to tell me that its the Blu-Ray version. Yes it is, but its not the version I ordered. I had to describe what it was because she didn't understand what I was talking about. She then proceeds to help the lady that she had been helping earlier.

After about 10 minutes, she finally calls up the manager on duty. She talks in a soft voice to him, and then he gets on his walkie, and asks if the Batman figure or Joker figure come free with pre-order. I interrupt him, and tell him that not the issue. He then proceeds to check me out, and again, goes to the back table to grab a standard Blu-Ray version. I tell him that its not the version I preordered. Same as before, he also begins to tell me that its the Blu-Ray version. I have to point out that there is a $20 different difference from the price on the receipt to the standard version.

He then walks away to check the center display, where I had already looked, and unsuccessfully found the Bat Pod. After 2 minutes of looking, he comes back and tells me that they are sold out. What? How can you be out of something that I preordered? I was told it was waiting for me. Oh, well, those emails are automatically sent out no matter what the status is. And with .com orders, there are so many orders the numbers get messed up. So you're telling me that you've already charged me, for a product that you do not have? Well, yes, but we can refund some of your money back and you can buy the standard version. Nope, give me all my money back, I'll pick it up somewhere else.

So after 45 minutes in line, I was told that they sold my pre-order. What the point of the pre-order system if it doesn't work? I usually pass pre-orders off as a joke, because the pre-orders are just for the standard versions to where they will have hundreds of copies of the item. But I knew that this would be rare, and the stores wouldn't be getting many copies of it, so I preordered it to guarantee my item. I was totally wrong. So in fact I was right about pre-orders, they are a joke, and a scam. I used to think they used the numbers of pre-orders to judge how many copies that need to be sent to the stores. Now I know that its to just get your money, and not guarantee a product for it.

This does have a somewhat happy story. I was able to go across the street to Target and pick up the Bat Pod edition of the movie. Although, I just about gave up while I was there. But noticed it was in with the TV box sets.

So lesson be learned. If you pre-order anything, do it from an online retailer who only ships you an item, and has no in store pickup. Because with your product in the store, there is no guarantee that they will hold on to it, even if its already paid for.

Dark Knight on sale to early

2008-12-07T13:13:00.001-05:00

went to get some food and saw that Meijers is selling the Dark Knight a little early. its sunday and it goes on sale this Tuesday. oops. I didn't pick a copy up because I have mine on pre order.

The Dark Knight BluRay spotted at Meijers.

2008-12-07T13:11:00.000-05:00

went to get some food and saw that meijers is selling the Dark Knight a little early. its sunday and it goes on sale this tuesday. opps. I didn't pick a copy up because I have mine on pre order.

First craft show.

2008-11-08T11:36:00.000-05:00

entered hanger3.com into its first craft show. the Altrusa Bazaar in Macomb IL. theres a lot of stuff being bought. too bad its just not my stuff.

Just uploading to get the larger imageoff my phone

2008-11-05T15:41:00.000-05:00

I need to see this large so I know what kind of tweeks I need to make.

Shot 3

2008-11-05T01:26:00.000-05:00

hanger3.com racing stripes