Buckinator's Blog

2007-08-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when experienced Flash Animators have to deal with their own creations. It's intense.

And then, for those who are new at animating... NEVER name your person "the chosen one". You will find out why by watching this video:

I hope you enjoyed it. So if anything like that ever happens to you, just push the big X in the top right corner of the screen.

I'm Uploaded

2007-08-01T19:33:00.000-07:00

That's right folks, I've finally uploaded a video onto the web, for the whole wide world to see on the world wide web. It's my popcorn popping video, in extremely poor quality. Enjoy!

There you have it.

If you want the link to the site to comment on it (please do) go:

POPCORN POPPING EXTREME MUSIC VIDEO

Enjoy. The Buckinator.

Google me this, google me that...

2007-07-06T20:11:00.000-07:00

Did you know that according to Google, I am many things that I'm not?

Google says:
As you click on links be sure to do a 'find on page' and write my name. Sometimes they're hard to locate.

I am a UC Davis employee that serves as a shining example of how to save lives.

I hold a prominent profile in the massage arts and is a recognized inspiration among his colleagues and students.

I have a BS from BYU with a cum laude, and graduated in May 2007 at the U of U as a student in the department of Biomedical Informatics (Med school)

I’m a British musician .

I own a construction company – Buck Construction. (Read “the response”)

I’m a film critic.

I am a faculty member at the University of Idaho.

I have another blog website.

I am a faculty member at the University of North Carolina!

I’m a clinical associate Professor at the Ithica College in New York.

I am listed as a Camera Operator in New York City’s Directory.

I’m yet another composer.

I review Photography Equipment.

I am a student at the Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.

I am many more things according to google, but I will let you decide on who I really am.

Who are you?

So it's just a myth

2007-05-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

The whole daddy long leg spider thing came to me as I was at work. One coworker of mine age 63 was talking, and I mentioned daddy long legs for no particular reason, when he bursted out saying that they aren't spiders and they aren't poisonous ("It's just a myth!"). I looked at my other coworker of my same age, and gave him a wierd look.

I responded, "I think 8 legs means it's a spider" but he told me the body is different than "Normal" spiders. I agreed. But I've always heard they're poisonous, so I told him that I still think they're poisonous. I'm always right... wrong.
Anyway, I decided to make this into some sort of contest by polling every single person who strolled by. Since I work at the Church Office Building in Downtown Salt Lake City, that wasn't hard, as I pass many electricians, custodians, manual laborers, and the whole bunch. I began randomly polling everyone, and the next day everyone was asking me how the poll was going.

I decided to get to the internet and make those who visit my blog (The millions of loyal fans) join in on the fun. So far I've had a great (uh huh...) response. But that's aside the point.

Out of 15 people I polled at the Church Office Building, 13 said it was poisonous, and 12 said it was a spider. Leaving 3 saying it was NOT a spider, and 2 saying it WASN'T posionous.

I was proud of my accomplishment, proving that I was right. It is a spider, it is poisonous. But then I looked on the "web" (this time, pun intended). I found out that although the daddy long leg is an arachnid, it is NOT classified as a "Spider" as we know it. It is actually a harvestman, or of the order of "opiliones".

There is a point of confusion, however upon the statement that it is not a spider.
The Daddy long leg is not a "true" spider, but the Daddy long-legs spider is. If that's not confusing I don't know what is.

And to set the record straight on if they are poisonous, I asked my friends at Mythbusters, and they told me to look here: Is the daddy long-leg poisonous?

Although it has venom, it is not potent enough to harm a human, unlike a black widow which would kill a human being.

FINAL RESULTS
Is the daddy long leg a spider? It is an arachnid, but not the same order as a Spider.

Is the daddy long leg poisonous? It has venom, but definately not strong enough to envenomate a human, even if it does penetrate the skin with a bite.

SUPER SURVEY DAY

2007-05-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

This is an extensive research study-survey of an investigations committee reviewed by the top CEO of Buck Enterprises. Please answer according to your own knowledge and ability, without help from the "web" (no pun intended).

VOTE IN POLL #1

VOTE IN POLL #2

Thank you for participating! As soon as results come flooding in, like they WILL, I will publish the information and state my scientific findings.

What can I do for you?

2007-05-07T16:45:00.000-07:00

Today, you get to participate in a cool thing where you get to fill in the blanks. On the comments, you just write what number you're filling in and complete it. Ready to play?

1.The Buckinator is so _______. He even plays the piano.
2.One thing he likes to do is _________. He loves it so much he tries to do it everyday.
3.His favorite passtime is _________. If he's not doing that when you're around, you're missing out.
4.He really enjoys working on _________. The hand workout is cool.
5.If the Buckinator were a super hero, he would have the power of ____________. Cool!

Boredom no More

2007-04-29T06:22:00.000-07:00

That's right. If you are totally bored, you will follow this list of directions and laugh your silly pants off. Are you ready for this?

Go to Google Maps
Click on "Get Directions"
Type "New York" in the 'start address', and "London" in the 'end address'.
Look at direction #24
Be prepared to set a world record.

I guess that would make a trip to London affordable for just about anyone, just don't forget to bring along the essentials for the trip! And (Yes, I started a sentence off with 'and') there you go! Boredom no more, well, at least it got your mind off something you probably should have been doing.

Okay, and now, for some more fun stuff, the cover of Harry Potter 7! Not just the front, but the back, too! Take a peek:

Sorry the words on the cover don't look to well, I had to cut and paste the cover with words onto the cover that had no words. Which is why I'm showing one with words and one without.

This is without the words

So basically, there are a few things of note on the cover. It appears as if Harry and Voldemort were fighting, but neither of them have wands. They both seem to be focused on something out of view... is that the cause of the orange sky? Are they working together to prevent something from happening at that very moment, or is Harry summoning something while Voldemort is trying to prevent him? Again, no wands. Remember that they have 'brother' wands, so perhaps something happened to both their wands.

Tell me what you think!
The Buckinator

Reporting in: MIA (not missing in action)

2007-04-25T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hello there, this is M.I.A. reporting, and that is NOT missing in action. Only my dearest of friends would know. Anyway, as far as things to report, I'd like to mention that JLS, aka Jess Lookin' Stupendous, is finishing school in less than a week.
On a side note, or maybe in the margin, or off the page, or even off the wall, I am getting more and more cuts and bruises from work. Today I had to unload many large, metal, filing cabinets off a trailer, and in the process cut myself up on my right arm. So now I have a cut on my palm, a previous injury to my middle finger, abrasions and bruises on my wrist, a welt on my forearm, and a small cut on my arm... all on my right arm.

Further information coming soon.
This is MIA signing out.

Space Station X3-4T - A story by yours truly

2007-04-22T06:46:00.000-07:00

This is a prologue to a story I am writing. I don't know if I will add any more storyline along with it in the future on this blog; however, I will try to add a scanned version of what the station looks like soon.

SPACE STATION X3-4T

The story of the completion and habitation

of a functional space station above earth, and it’s demise.

History:

The year was 2010 when plans for the space station X0-1Q were finished. But, when attempts were made to begin the building of this space station beginning in 2013, international issues aroused and the plan was devastated. 2 more futile attempts were made, until the fourth and final attempt was reviewed by international teams and approved in 2030. Space Station X3-4T is a space station that includes living space for residential living, and also recreational areas, as well as artificial habitats for growing and raising food. Plans have been made so that there is partial gravity (1/3 gravity) in the living quarters, while the recreation zone can be altered (from zero gravity to earth level). The artificial habitats for food such as fruit, grains, even animals, vary depending on the habitat.

Everything consumed in the space station comes from the food raised on the space station. All waste is atomically evaporated in special conditions and disintegrated. The energy it creates helps provide electricity and other needs to the space staton. However, whenever that is not possible, it is sent to asteroid dumps.

Living conditions on the space station is very normal. Every family has a spherical home with 4 levels. These levels are reached by a cylindrical elevator or staircase. Travel to the living quarters are achieved by using space pods (space vehicles that are programmed to operate between the main station and the living quarters). But, the homes can also be reached by a walkway inside, as well.

Every home is in a “neighborhood” of 8 houses. These 8 homes are reached by space buses that deposit any visitors or guests in the center. There is one recreation zone for every 4 living quarters, and for every 4 neighborhoods, there is a big recreation zone, where weekly activities take place.

The Space Station took 30 years to build, piece by piece, until it was finally completed. With the technology in place, the space station is durable for more than 4 generations. Every fourth generation, a process will be taken to ensure the continued function of the space station. However, for the first 24 generations, it will not be necessary to receive “earth” help, as all the required technology to continue these functions are already on board, in storage compartments. After those 24 generations, the space station must be re-equipped with the technology. Plans are that after that time, scientific research and technology will be far more advanced that it is now, and we will use a new technology, enduring the space stations life for hundreds, if not thousands more years.

The year is now 2065, and the space station has been functioning for a mere 5 years, with few, if any, problems. We go now to accompany the family Graves (names may change) here on earth as they are setting off on a space bus with a few other families in just 3 days.

Convulsions

2007-04-20T16:41:00.000-07:00

If that title didn't grab your attention, I don't know exactly what to say. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that my mission was a success and I returned home safely with my parents coming to pick me up and we traveled around Peru, and now I'm at home, and catching up on life.
First of all, I wanted to apologize for not posting since like, forever ago, and I will now try to be better at it.
So I designed my own quiz and scored 100% on it today... okay, I lied. But, I did get 12 credits for Spanish last week after taking a 15 minute test. I feel happy about that.
And so now I officially end my first blog since a long time, and although it was boring, at least you can say to yourself, "at least I can expect more next time." Ain't that right folks!?

Signing out,
The Buckinator

Extramaganda-fantasmalicious and more

2006-08-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

WELL, it's been a while since I've updated this history log... er, I guess the correct term would be blog. Anyway, I decided that this week I'd surprise you all with an excellent photo of me in my new soccer clothing wear. It's a new look, with a dark, marine-blue on white, with sky blue highlights and letters in White. I hope you enjoy this as I'm not very good at making things match. But this, oh, is probably my best match EVER!
On another note, we've changed rooms. Previously, we were in Chicago, but the mission president decided it was too dangerous for us to be there, and we had to find a new room. Well, mission accomplished, and now we have an EXCELLENT view from our BALCONY. I'll show you. The mountain/hill you see is the Huacca del Sol y de la Luna. (I've been there before).
Well, that's all the news for now! Hope everyone is doing well. Now where's my inca kola....

En Memoria del 24 de Julio

2006-07-24T15:03:00.000-07:00

I decided to Make a post in memory of the 24th of July today, thanking all those pioneer ancestors for sacrificing their lives to come to a place free from the persecutions of the land. What a great example it can be to us, to show us that we should stand up for what we believe in, and never deny that Christ is our Savior!

As a personal sacrifice, I decided to eat a sucker my parents sent to me. Now, many of you may wonder "what kind of sacrifice is that, that's CANDY!" Well, I'm here to tell you, that the sacrifice was my teeth. They turned red! That's right folks, I turned from a regular white toothed person, to a vampirish looking of a fellow! I think I'll let you take a look at the pics...

And as a side note, I want you to NOT notice the red nose recently burned while visiting a touristic site called Chan Chan, the biggest adobe ancient ruins in the world. But that's aside the point, let's look at the photos now...

BEFORE (How nice...):

That's me with the white teeth (and the red nose which, of course, is not to be mentioned of).

That's nice, eh? Now lets take a look at the NEXT picture...

AFTER:

Not so cool, eh? Well, now that they're stained this way, I get all these funny stares! Why? "Why baby, Why!?" (Name that movie - it's from a remake we did like a couple years ago...)

Teeth did not stay this color. This post was maybe a little exaggerated. Go figure, Elder Buck, exaggerating? Yeah right.

Peru's Largest Milk Can Tower

2006-07-10T16:07:00.000-07:00

July 10, 2006
(Trujillo, Peru)Making Huge news this week is Elder Michael Buck, who successfully stacked average milk cans on top of each other to a towering height of more than 14 cans. While he would have liked to continue, the fear of them falling deterred the notorious Elder Buck from stacking them further to taking them down and putting them back onto the shelf.

Elder Buck tells us of his accomplishment: "I feel very happy to be able to stack that many cans of milk on top of each other." Peru News thought was the most interesting bit of information was the fact that they were stacked while ON the table! If you can imagine stacking cans on top of an unstable environment, you will absolutely die knowing that Elder Buck stacked his cans of milk on TOP of the table. That's right.

Furthermore, Elder Buck would like to thank Sister Sosa, (seen between the cans and Elder Buck) for being such a help in handing the cans of milk to him. "The most critical part of can-stacking is finding someone to help you. I am glad someone like Sister Sosa could help me." Comments like these were among many at the time this amazing record was accomplished. "I'm betting this was the most cans ever stacked in all of Peru today," Elder Buck was overheard saying. Now THAT'S a record.

A full story of this news article will not be available for immediate use. In other words, don't try looking for this on google.

I'm a Father now!

2006-06-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

Well, as many of you may know, I became a father last week. It's true. Here is a photo:

Wait, that's the wrong one, that's my girlfriend, Inca Kola. That's just the best thing here!

Here is Elder Stucki. He's from Bountiful, UT, and is 19 years old. (For those too slow, I didn't "Really" have a baby, but in the mission they call people your son if you are their first companion, or their trainer. I am his trainer.):

Brownie Night

2006-06-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

Just last night, I, yes, the great Elder Buck, became a SUPER CHEF and decided to make one of my favorites with the family Cabanillas (Pronounced Cab-uh-knee-yuz). That's right, my mom's Recipe for her amazing Brownies. It was great. You shall see what it takes to create such a delightful dessert such as this.

The first step is very simple. Melt the 200 grams of butter and the 50 grams of Vegetable Oil/Lard. Don't worry, I don't use animal fat in my cooking, I use vegetable oil, 100% NOT ANIMAL. So for those animal rights people, don't worry...
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The next step is also quite simple. 50 grams of cocoa, or in other words, a half a cup. That's right, 50 grams is the same as half a cup, which means 1 cup is 100 grams. Imagine! Anyway, as you can see I'm dumping in the cocoa.

Then, the next thing you want to do is add WHITE SUGAR(Highlight that blank white space). Uh huh, 2 cups of it. Okay, do your math, and Yep, that's 200 grams of sugar as well. Here I am dumping in the sugar. Oh how sweet!

If you know ANYTHING at all about cooking, you will guess what's coming next. Yep, the Eggs.

It gives a great texture to any meal, and sure helps dissolve that sugar a lot easier. Don't ask me why, I think it's the watery egg white that does it. Anyway, 4 eggs one by one without shells and Boom, done.

Okay my fellow chefs, or is it cheves... j/k. Anyway, you know what is missing, right? THE FLOUR!!! Yep, one and a half cups (do the math...) or 150 grams of flour. The kind that is all ready to cook with. No yeast stuff needed. In peru you can buy it prepared or not prepared. But that's not the question. The answer is I needed prepared flour, so that's what I used.

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"Don't eat that! There are raw Eggs in there!" I'm quoting that because surely any mom would tell you, exactly like that, to not eat it.

The next part is the easiest part. If you did not eat all your mixture, you dumped it into the greased pan and placed it into the oven at 180º Celsius (About 350º Farenheit) and waited a looooong 30 minutes. And Longer if you don't know how to control the oven's temperature... Not to mean I did... or anything like that...

The next part is a little difficult. Usually it's easy, but since there was no rectangular pan to cook with, we used a regular cake mold. Well, I was able to cut Every piece to look almost like a square. Can you imagine? It's true. I cut square shapes out of a round mold.

For those who are daring to try new things, add a spoonful of GIN on top of your brownie, for some real kick. Just a joke, come on! I do not recommend doing that to anyone. So if you took me seriously, I'm sorry. Anyway, you do NOT want gin.

After all the fun of baking is over, you get the great opportunity to enjoy the brownie with the whole family. How cuuuuute.

I actually DID make this wonderful dessert. What a surprise, no? I hope you enjoyed the post.

Amazing Discovery in Peru

2006-06-05T16:15:00.000-07:00

I have discovered something incredible. No one has ever uncovered something as marvelous and great, but I, Elder Buck, the Buckinator, in Peru. That's right folks, I have discovered that my car has been stolen, was sent to Peru, got a new color of paint, and surely been used in many crimes.

Evidence - Photo One. See this Photo? See the problem? MY CAR IS GONE. Take a look:

How do I know that my car was taken to Peru? Simple... I FOUND IT! Take a look:

What a find, eh? Who'd a thunk!

Welcome to... my area.

2006-05-29T13:53:00.000-07:00

You have just been enlisted as a missionary. Here is your map.

If you get lost, just look at it, and the color coding will help guide you to your final destination.

Please, stay away from the street Jose Galvez those saturdays and sundays... the drunks are robbers too!

So there you have it... my area!

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For those who don't know what the city of Trujillo looks like... here is the map of all of the city, with my area marked out:

My new look

2006-05-08T14:28:00.000-07:00

Months of working out has officially paid off! I took a picture to show you guys how much exercising really DOES help! What do you think?

M&M's or... M&Buck's???

2006-05-01T15:24:00.000-07:00

This is a miniature type to say that this was supposed to be posted last week but I didn't post it so I'm posting it now. Enjoy the post, and don't worry - I'm posting one for this week too!!!!!!!
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So I got a package just the other day, and to my surprise, when I went to eat some of my favorite chocolate candies commonly called M&M's, I found that their names had been changed! No longer were they the normal M&M's as we all know them, they were... ELDER BUCKS&PERU MISSION candies! What a personal touch to such a sweet candy!

Enjoy these couple of pictures, including one abstract:

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Thanks family for sending these candies with my name on them! It was such a surprise!

Counting sheep

2006-04-17T15:12:00.000-07:00

Well, Last saturday the 15th of April, of 2006, I counted 4 more sheep. 4 people got baptized, and the lady we taught was very ecstatic. She was a little nervous, but she continued firm, and now counts as one of the lost sheep found. This photo is me, Agrepina, Elder Quispe my ocmpanion, and the family of Agrepina. It was a special day, and on Sunday, she got confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and recieved the holy ghost. What an experience! not even 3 weeks in my new area and we had a baptism! Well, I hope you all deem this worthy of blogging, because the worth of one soul is great in the sight of God, and He would surely deem this blog-worthy.

Call me "Uncle Buck"

2006-04-10T13:32:00.000-07:00

Well, it's official: I'm an Uncle!

Name: Kail Graves Buck
Birthday: April 5, 2006
Weight: 8 lbs. 13 oz.
Length: 20 inches
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue

It came as a big surprise to me, and it's quite exciting news. I'm sure my brother is very happy to be the first one in my family to have a son. It sure is interesting all the stuff that happens while on a mission. I'm sure this little blessing from heaven is glad to have recieved a body.

Signed, "Uncle Buck"

Scorpion Sucker™ = 500%+ Protein

2006-04-03T07:22:00.000-07:00

Today I ate the Scorpion Sucker™. That's right, I put the Scorpion Sucker™ in my mouth and I survived. I believe I have my protiens for the day. Eeaccgh (I believe that word describes the feeling of a scorpion in your mouth.)! Give me a pat on the back, and look at these frightening photos, of my quest to eat the Scorpion Sucker™...

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The blueberry flavor was helpful to hide the scorpions flavor. In fact, it was worse trying to eat the sucker because the scorpions claws began poking out of the sucker and it just felt really wierd, like a small stick inside a clear sucker, and as the sucker gets smaller, the stick scrapes your mouth. Anyway, after I sucked most of the blueberry stuff off the scorpion, I washed him off so I could hold him without getting all sticky. You have no idea how sticky this sucker made my fingers. Yeach! Taking off the wrapper was a work in itself. Anyway... here are the photos of me actually eating the scorpion:
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After the nightmare was over, I sang a ditty: And then I threw up. Okay, I didn't throw up, Late-n'-Lame April Fools joke! Nor did I sing a ditty. Another lame-n'-late april fools joke, heheh. But the scorpion eating is aaaallll real folks.

Let's Play Cleanup

2006-03-27T15:09:00.000-07:00

I don't know how many times I've done it, but this time I was successful... I cleaned my desk! I can actually use my desk to write letters to my family, friends, relatives, neighbors, etc.
This amazing feat took a relatively long, (and dedicated) time. You will be amazed by the before and after pictures, and will wonder how it was possible to use my desk before I cleaned it (it wasn't):
CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS FOR A LARGER VIEW

Before: ____________
After: _____________

These photos were taken about 2 - 3 weeks ago. Just an FYI.

6 Steps to get Halfway to your Destination

2006-03-06T18:01:00.000-07:00

1. Choose your destination. our choice - hill.
2. get down steep drop.

3. throw rocks to help others get across.

4. If you can do it, jump across the river!!

5. begin climbing, well, walking up the hill.

6. Get halfway there and get too tired and take photo and go back down.

Lost Water Bottle

2006-03-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

Today The zone and I went to a city called Otuzco. It is far, far away and we decided to go up a big hill. Part of the way there, we realized we'd have to jump a small river, those in Utah would call it a stream. Anyway, while there, one Elder neared the river, lost his fingering on the bottle and... whooosh... (slow motion...)... sppplllaaaasssshhhh. Just like that. Here in the photo I caught precisely the moment as it passed by me. The Unfortunate elder didn't retrieve the water bottle and went home empty handed, (and dehydrated.). but we couldn't let the loss of the sad little water bottle stop us in our adventure to our destination.

The Many Moods of Missionary Man.

2006-02-27T14:25:00.000-07:00

As a missionary I have many different moods. Most of them seen... yep, indoors. Usually outside, only seen smiling. Take a look at this in depth coverage of the many moods of a missionary.

1. The Average "Cool"...
This is what The Buckinator always looks like... including the wicked hair style. Don't worry, he's all calm as he shares the gospel with the people in a confusing world.

2. This is the look of my face when I think "What the heck happened to all our appointments?" Almost always you'll see me like this because people are always hiding from us!

3. The P-Day Hunk Elder, also free with outfit is the hairdoo and the bod. Don't you just like this look? Sorry, I still have a year to serve full time. (Then you'll have to catch me while STILL serving even when I get home in between school and stuff.)

4. Finally, the "Too much Candy" Elder. ¡AY, carambas! This is what happens when people send candy to him... and he tries to eat it all in one hour. Rare, but it happens. You're lucky I caught it on camera for y'all.

What a dream

2006-02-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

So last night I had a very interesting dream, or in other words, I saw a vision.
I dreamed I went to Hawaii with my family, and as we were driving, there was a snowstorm and I remember my dad saying that there was a ski resort nearby. Then we went to a zoo where I saw some parrots and birds and things. Then, at the little souvenir shop that always exists after an exhibit such as a zoo, I wanted to send a card to my best friend. I found a charlie brown one and I opened it up and it was a card I had already sent! It had my handwriting and everything inside, but what was funny is that someone made comments about it, like I shouldn't talk about what kind of food I ate or something, and then it had a list of food items and their countries next to it. It sounds confusing but it was like this for example... "Lasagna: Italian Spaghetti: Italian" All in all it was a pretty funny dream and I know anyone who reads this won't get it but if you do, leave me a comment, ok? Thanks.

Incredi"Buck"

2005-12-26T13:53:00.000-07:00

Well, this is very interesting. I'm just sitting here in amazement as I stare at the computer moniter and let my eye's burn into a roasty rojo (red) and click away writing random alphabetic letters, like this: sadfhueahf. Interesting huh? I guess I should explain that yesterday was Christmas, and I called my best friend Rhyno Dyno and my family. What a day it was!

As you all read this, please bear in mind that I only come here on Mondays because I am missionary man. I'm using my alter-ego "Buckinator" to write this message. Who is he? Come back later to find out. (If you don't understand, go away, if you do understand, you're allowed to stay.)