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bortwein
bortwein aka Brandon is a 36.64 year old boy, has been a member since October 8, 2003, has scored 108,578 submissions, giving an average score of 1.65, helping 1,608 designs get printed.
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I now present to you my photoshop'd Roman adventure blog. (I'll be posting his entire adventure that I create here in this blog)

ROAD TRIP!


*Ok, maybe letting Roman drive was not a good idea.


I guess it is time to start Hitchhiking.


This couple looks nice. I'll just hop in the back and catch a ride with them. I don't think they will mind.








Maybe Not!


Ok this family seems alright. On with the trip. Let's see some sites!


We stopped for a bite to eat. The Fish was great! Too bad the sign was not edible.


Then it was so awesome... we stopped at one of those Mermaid themed attractions and got to swim with the mermaids.


Met some nice ladies in the city...


...before jumping on a plane to some where warmer.

The airline food was pretty good.

Had an extra long layover in FL so I tagged along with a family I met on the plane for some Fun at Disney.


Just had to get a photo of me with all my Disney friends.


Well that was a fun time. Now back on the plane, get some sleep, and on to my next destination. Not my best moment... I think you caught me drooling.


Finally got to the beach. Now it is time to kick off these flip flops and hit the waves.


Ahhh. Enjoying some time in a hammock at the beach.


What a trip so far! I was a little hungry so I thought I'd try my hand at some fishing for some tropical fish.


After catching nothing all day, I ran into an old travel buddy of mine. T-Gnome


This morning we drove in-land and went white water rafting. It was awesome.


Then I met up with the HELiPRO team for a flight up to the top of an active Volcano. First we had lunch and the sandwich was great.


Seeing the Volcano up close was great until the pilot got a little too close to the action.

Not sure who is going to fly us back. I might have to give it a try.

This doesn't look that hard. I think I got this. Hey look the ocean!


BAM! I'm OK! The landing part is a lot harder than it looks.


Since I was already at the beach I waited around to see the sun set. Met a nice family and we all walked along the beach as the sun set.


Now for a short break from the current adventure to visit a few famous friends and share an image from our adventures together.

Me and Indiana Jones on one of our adventures together. He always gets us into the most precarious situations. RUN INDI, RUN!


My sweet tooth is always satisfied when I stop by my good friend Willy.


It's always good to see my young Jedi friend Luke when I stop by Tatooine.


Hope you enjoyed this little side trip.

Went out to see some of the Mayan Temples today. Then the strangest thing happened. I was abducted by Aliens!


They took me to see a few of their favorite hot spots around the world. We started with some Pyramids in Egypt.


Then we stopped over at Stonehenge where I pretended to be huge in the photo.


We just had to swing by Highway 375 in Nevada to get a photo.


Then they were nice enough to drop me off in NY City to meet Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.


Next thing I remember I was in NY City and I was splashing around in the Fountain out in front of the Radio City Music Hall. Started the day seeing the Mayan Temples and ended the day in NY without any idea how I got here... Weird.


This morning I got up and grabbed a hot dog at a local street corner vendor.


Then I jumped on the subway to get to my next NY sight seeing destination. Oh and I bought a new hat.

I think the group of old ladies were checking me out.

Note to self: Always hold on to your hat when riding on top of those big Tour Buses.


Stopped by the Park and rocked out with the local band that was playing there. I play a mean triangle.


It is never a good idea to ask a random stranger (especially if they have been drinking) to take your picture. They almost always come out blurry.


I just had to meet up with some friends while in NY and have some pizza before flying off to tour Europe.


Met up with some of my Road Trip friends while they were on Vacation in Europe. I love these people.


While hanging out with the Griswolds we all got matching hats with our name on it and then we visited the Eiffel Tower. The view was great from up there.


Then I headed up to Switzerland and met some really hot Swiss Ladies and a real Swiss Cow.


This was the Swiss Cow. :-)


After hanging out with the Swiss ladies I headed up to the mountain with the guys for some skiing.


I got some air while coming down the mountain. What a rush!


My good friends the Griswolds picked me up in their rental car and we headed to "Somewhere in Germany."


We stopped by a local pub and I met some awesome German Ladies.


Afterwards they were nice enough to drop me off at a German Castle that was giving tours.


I was able to go into the Castle's Tunnel System for a once in a life time tour.


Saw a ghost and got the heck out of there.

You can sure bet it will be a once in a life time tour because I'm never going back there again.

Stopped by Greece to see the Parthenon and my friend Red Bird.


He has some anger issues...


Headed off to Africa to go on a Safari. We saw a mother lion with her cubs.


When one of her cubs ran off I took it upon myself to jump out of the jeep and carry the little cub back to her mom.


She was not very happy with her and gave her such a lecture.


What a day in Africa. Finished up the tour and had a glass of Champaign as the sun set.


Roman Arrives in Texas. No Photoshop needed.

bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 13 '11 at 9:34am
I will also be posting the on going adventure in the contest blog as well as posting them here so you can follow the story all in one place.
Theo86
Theo86 on Dec 13 '11 at 9:39am
you won in my book. Great work! :) made me laugh out loud in class lol.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 13 '11 at 9:41am
Thanks I'm having fun with it and I'm really hoping to win.
Mountain Gnome
Mountain Gnome on Dec 13 '11 at 11:39am
can't wait te see where he goes next!
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 13 '11 at 12:15pm
I'm thinking he finishes up Europe and then heads down to Africa or goes East to Asia or India. I think I need to make a stop in Australia at some point.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 13 '11 at 3:57pm
Any suggestions on where you'd like to see him go?
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 14 '11 at 2:14pm
updated with photos from Germany.
ivanrodero
ivanrodero on Dec 14 '11 at 2:55pm
Haha you are doing an amazing job with this :^)
squintygirl
squintygirl on Dec 14 '11 at 2:56pm
I actually say 'Awww!' out loud any time he's wearing a hat. People at work are looking at me funny.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 14 '11 at 2:58pm
hahaha, ok note to self: put him in more hats.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 14 '11 at 3:22pm
I have to admit the photo of Roman on the subway with the red hat on is pretty cute.
SteveOramA
SteveOramA on Dec 14 '11 at 3:38pm
go check out the 122nd comment on the Roman challenge.
just for you buddy!

also, you should win already!
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 14 '11 at 9:04pm
Ha! thanks man. It's odd when I saw the image it is almost reads "and the winner is..." ... "not bortwein". It was fun to see my image up on his wall and I love that you put the screaming car images next to each other and the cow on the screen.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 15 '11 at 8:45am
I have something fun planned for today.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 15 '11 at 1:23pm
updated with Greece and some Angry Birds. You know I couldn't avoid bringing the angry birds into this at some point.
Mountain Gnome
Mountain Gnome on Dec 15 '11 at 4:03pm
is he going to the netherlands???
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 15 '11 at 4:10pm
Sorry but I think he is headed to Africa next.
SteveOramA
SteveOramA on Dec 15 '11 at 7:59pm
Yeah, the angry birds one is pretty good. That one could be the winner!
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 15 '11 at 8:25pm
thanks. that was a fun idea to make happen. I had to rebuild some of the Parthenon in the first frame so it would look bashed down by the red bird in the 2nd frame.
4 days later
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 20 '11 at 3:56pm
not a lot of time to make more but I'm going to try and get a few more done before the 23rd. I'm off from work and I used to create these over my lunch break. I have a plan for Africa I would at least like to get done.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 21 '11 at 9:31pm
Added Africa. Probably the last images I'll be able to create before the deadline. I have family coming into town tomorrow so I'll be pretty busy. Hope you enjoyed the trip I took you on.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 22 '11 at 3:13pm
I have to say this was fun.
Katiedidart
Katiedidart on Dec 22 '11 at 4:48pm
Hope you win dude! This was a lot of fun to follow.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 22 '11 at 9:11pm
Thanks.
bortwein
   bortwein on Dec 23 '11 at 5:00pm
I had so much fun. I hope you all enjoyed the images.
12 days later
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 05 '12 at 9:53am
Hooray!!!! I won!
SuperRyan
SuperRyan on Jan 05 '12 at 11:18am
Congratulations!
ivanrodero
ivanrodero on Jan 05 '12 at 11:33am
Was always yours, congrats! :^)
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 05 '12 at 12:43pm
Thanks! I can't wait to get the mini Roman puppet.
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 05 '12 at 12:48pm
I should try to get some random family to help me recreate the Disney image I created or see if I can find all the characters in one place for the other photo.
i.e.a.
   i.e.a. on Jan 05 '12 at 1:51pm
all are really fun to look at - Congrats and have a nice trip!
nomesy
nomesy on Jan 06 '12 at 12:15am
i'm jealous, what a wicked adventure :)
ellygeh
ellygeh on Jan 06 '12 at 7:09am
Congrats Bortwein! If I didn't live 4/5 hours away from Orlando/Kissimee, I'd stop by and say hello! hahaha!
Mountain Gnome
Mountain Gnome on Jan 06 '12 at 8:51am
well done!
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 06 '12 at 9:21am
Thanks all.
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 06 '12 at 2:12pm
I'll have to try and take him around Austin and take some photos once I get the mini him.
5 days later
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 11 '12 at 9:09pm
Today mini Roman arrived in Austin. Tomorrow I'll have to try and get some pics of how cool he is.
cARtOoNer
cARtOoNer on Jan 11 '12 at 9:14pm
haha, awesome!! can't wait to see some Austin pics :P
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 12 '12 at 8:45am
Roman Arrives in Texas. No Photoshop needed.
shimala
shimala on Jan 12 '12 at 9:34am
Fun!
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 12 '12 at 11:11am
he is definitely not as tall as you are Shimala, so I can actually fit into the photo frame. ;-)
cARtOoNer
cARtOoNer on Jan 12 '12 at 11:35am
Aaaahahahaha, that photo with shimala is amazing!
martiandrivein
   martiandrivein on Jan 12 '12 at 11:44am
dang, I need to check with my parents to see if Roxy got to their house yet. =P
[+duracell-]
[+duracell-] on Jan 12 '12 at 11:57am
^ They probably did dude. I bet they all got shipped out together.
I got Chad yesterday, plus the desk placard. :)
Roman looks pretty awesome.
Love how it has a custom tag sewn on the inside. These things are sweet!
bortwein
   bortwein on Jan 12 '12 at 1:09pm
we need photos of mini Chad with Chad.
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