| Monday, September 10, 2007 |
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Rallycross photos
by brian @ 00:09:31 - [perma-link]I'm uploading a huge gallery of photos, 226
photos to be exact. 40 or so are from the first half of the morning
session when Josh and I were running. The other 179 are from the 2nd half when I was working in Com 7, and
discovered burst mode on my camera. I'd watch the cars for the first
part of the course, looking for the ones making the most exiting
turns, then when they got around to me, I held the button down as
long as they kept sliding. Towards the end I was saving shots for
that black audi with the red scoop. That car was quite exciting to
watch! 12 of 226 uploaded. I'm sure it will all be there in the morning.
Videos (with sound!) sometime tomorrow. Goodnight.
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| Sunday, September 9, 2007 |
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Rallycross Second Place
by brian @ 16:15:59 - [perma-link]I took second in Modified 2-wheel drive today in Hillsboro. Pictures and video later.
The car worked great all morning. We didn't have to fix anything!
Three weeks until Wild West! |
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| Saturday, September 1, 2007 |
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Someone
by ccons @ 16:36:09 - [perma-link]Please tell me why I am at a sports bar in a mini-mall in Texas... :)
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| Friday, August 24, 2007 |
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Lots of bugs!
by brian @ 15:47:48 - [perma-link]Lesley, Suzanne, Pickles and I drove down from Portland on Wednesday. We got in pretty late, so today was the first good look I've had at the front of the vanagon. I haven't measured the Bugs per Square Inch ratio, but I'd guess it ranks somewhere between "Eww gross!" and throwing up a little in the back of your throat. Now we're in crunch time for Burningman prep. We pick up the RV Sunday. Until then the vanagon is packed with the bar, the quad, and camping supplies that we'll unpack straight into the RV.
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| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 |
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Rally Weekend
by brian @ 10:06:54 - [perma-link]This weekend was a big rally weekend in Portland. We skipped the
Friday night TSD, which eliminated us from the "Triple Threat"
contest. It turned out not to be such a wise choice after Lesley and
I placed 3rd in the "Seat Of Pants" class on Saturday's "Mountains to
the Sea" touring rally from Portland to Astoria. Josh towed the car to Astoria with his work truck Saturday
afternoon. Having his truck makes everything so much easier. When
we loaded up on Friday, I was gazing around the garage and asked,
"what tools do we need to load?". Josh smiled and replied, "None!
Its all in the truck!" Saturday night we took Pickles (Suzanne's dog) to the Safeway by the
hotel. She was very good and no one in the store seemed to mind. Sunday was another rallycross. Josh and I took turns with the FX-16,
and Suzanne raced Lesley's Jeep Cherokee in the morning session. The
first lap in the Toyota revealed the first engine problem I've had
with the car. Up until Saturday, the motor had been the most
reliable part of the car. After sputtering back to the staging area,
we popped the hood. A couple of our competitors said it sounded like
water in the spark plug wires, and they were right! Some water must
have leaked into the valley pan when I washed the car, and rinsed the
engine bay. It was a quick fix with some spray Josh had in his
service truck, and the motor was singing again. In the afternoon session, the car was trouble free. I ended up
placing 4th (again) in the Modified 2-wheel-drive class. We had the
in-car camera working in the afternoon, so I'll chop up the videos
and post them later. Lesley hopped in as passenger for a few laps. Now she wants to sign
up for Rally School after Burningman. She was going to take a lap on
the Barbie Quad, but the battery died before she reached the starting
line.
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| Sunday, August 19, 2007 |
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Let the Burning Man prep begin
by ccons @ 15:16:29 - [perma-link][I didn't write anything about this picture.]
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| Friday, August 17, 2007 |
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La's New Hair
by ccons @ 20:53:16 - [perma-link][I didn't write anything about this picture.]
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| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
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Thanks, Nikki!
by brian @ 21:12:43 - [perma-link]Nikki finished painting the sides of the bar. It looks awesome! I'm
probably going to move the battery box inside so it doesn't block the
art. I still need to make a sign for up high. I've decided not to mount
the solar panel on the top, after tipping the topless bar on the
slant of the driveway. Fortunately the playa is totally flat, but
the panel would still be a lot of weight up really high on the sharp
turns.
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| Sunday, August 12, 2007 |
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New Tableware
by ccons @ 02:33:41 - [perma-link]La, Johnny, and I went to Bloomingdale's today in search of more grown
up accouterments for the table. La and I dropped a bunch on flatware,
dinnerware, and linens for 16. We debated getting enough for 24, given
that's the most we've seated for a meal, but couldn't bring ourselves
to do it. :) Sadly, more than half of the dinnerware won't arrive
until October, but that'll be just in time for the holidays!
For the curious, the dinnerware is Rosenthal Thomas Loft White, and the flatware is Ginkgo Norse.
http://www.int.rosenthal.de/262R2-1-11900-800001/White.htm
http://ginkgoint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=439
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| Thursday, August 2, 2007 |
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Roomba
by ccons @ 21:45:00 - [perma-link]Loves FLOR. :)
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