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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Apologies in advance...
by brian @ 12:53:32 - [perma-link]
Its the "Don't ask, don't tell" action playset.

Tuesday, January 11, 2005
New Gadgets
by brian @ 23:49:41 - [perma-link]
I got a bunch of new stuff recently. First is the StroboPick guitar
tuner. Its killer. 2 LEDs strobe at the frequency of each of the open
string notes. Pluck the string, and tune until the string looks still in
the lights. It makes more sense when you see it.
Next up is the Oakley Thump. I was pretty skeptical when Connie brought
it home, but after using it a couple of times, I like it. It should be
great for snowboarding; my Burton/Apple ipod jacket didn't really work
very well.
Last the Griffin radioSHARK. In addition to looking kind of cool, it
lets me record AM and FM radio on my Mac. Now I can listen to Howard
Stern without having to wake up early. And as a bonus I can put it on my
iPod for when I walk the dogs.

Saturday, January 8, 2005
Pick and pull
by brian @ 18:12:17 - [perma-link]
I went to the junkyard with josh to get a steering wheel for his bronco.
He found a pretty good one. This escort was the worst damage I saw.

Daisy in a hat
by brian @ 22:15:22 - [perma-link]
Daisy was laying on the back of the couch and I put my hat on her.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Leet-speak mileage
by brian @ 15:53:11 - [perma-link]
If you're not a geek, don't worry about it. My car hit 31337 today.
W00t!

Saturday, January 1, 2005
New Years Day Mudding
by brian @ 20:38:09 - [perma-link]
A few times a year this big muddy field near St Helens opens up for
trucks. Josh, Ryan and I took my Defender up to check it out.
When we got there, I pretty much just slid down the first hill. The
low gears wouldn't engage, and the wheels just spun. We limped it over
to the big bogs and watched some of the monster trucks go through.
"The Punisher" (the black truck on 44" tires, i think) went through it
like it was nothing. A few others made it, a few had to be pulled out.
After that we aired my tires down to about 20 psi. It was like night
and day. I made it up pretty much everything we tried. The low gears
eventually clicked (no clue what happened there), and then I could do
controlled (well, slightly more controlled) descents.
Then we had to go through the DEEP mud pit on the way out. I got
stuck, as did most of the trucks in front of (and behind) me. The mud
was up to door level. I climbed out on the hood and reached elbow-deep
into the mud to hook up the tow strap. We got yanked out, then called
it a day.
The defender was pretty much mud-encased. Outside, inside, underneath,
and in the engine bay (probably from the mud bow-wave that spilled over
the top). Everyone was commenting that I didn't have enough tire
underneath it, and they're pretty much right.
It needs a lift soon.

Thursday, December 30, 2004
Hanging with the Pizzles
by brian @ 00:50:28 - [perma-link]
Actually Josh was over tonight, and we played Project Gotham Racing all
night. F50s and Mini Coopers and VWs and, uh, Skylines.
Now its just me and the dogs (Connie went to visit her family for a
couple of days, last second). I wore the Pumas bryan gave me, but I
made sure not to get them dirty. And I need a haircut. Badly. Maybe.

Mixi Missages
by brian @ 12:32:51 - [perma-link]
I might be interested in "Mixi-Fries", but I am pretty sure I don't want
to try the "ice cram".

Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Starsky and Hutch
by brian @ 16:06:30 - [perma-link]
Sweet!
I've seen it before, so it must be local.

Saturday, December 18, 2004
Long train, not moving...
by brian @ 11:06:40 - [perma-link]
There it goes. This is taking forever.
That tanker car is full of corn syrup (or so it says). 40 tons of it.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
	Apologies in advance... by brian @ 12:53:32 - [perma-link] Its the "Don't ask, don't tell" action playset.


Tuesday, January 11, 2005
	New Gadgets by brian @ 23:49:41 - [perma-link] I got a bunch of new stuff recently. First is the StroboPick guitar tuner. Its killer. 2 LEDs strobe at the frequency of each of the open string notes. Pluck the string, and tune until the string looks still in the lights. It makes more sense when you see it. Next up is the Oakley Thump. I was pretty skeptical when Connie brought it home, but after using it a couple of times, I like it. It should be great for snowboarding; my Burton/Apple ipod jacket didn't really work very well. Last the Griffin radioSHARK. In addition to looking kind of cool, it lets me record AM and FM radio on my Mac. Now I can listen to Howard Stern without having to wake up early. And as a bonus I can put it on my iPod for when I walk the dogs.


Saturday, January 8, 2005
	Pick and pull by brian @ 18:12:17 - [perma-link] I went to the junkyard with josh to get a steering wheel for his bronco. He found a pretty good one. This escort was the worst damage I saw.

	Daisy in a hat by brian @ 22:15:22 - [perma-link] Daisy was laying on the back of the couch and I put my hat on her.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005
	Leet-speak mileage by brian @ 15:53:11 - [perma-link] If you're not a geek, don't worry about it. My car hit 31337 today. W00t!

Saturday, January 1, 2005
	New Years Day Mudding by brian @ 20:38:09 - [perma-link] A few times a year this big muddy field near St Helens opens up for trucks. Josh, Ryan and I took my Defender up to check it out. When we got there, I pretty much just slid down the first hill. The low gears wouldn't engage, and the wheels just spun. We limped it over to the big bogs and watched some of the monster trucks go through. "The Punisher" (the black truck on 44" tires, i think) went through it like it was nothing. A few others made it, a few had to be pulled out. After that we aired my tires down to about 20 psi. It was like night and day. I made it up pretty much everything we tried. The low gears eventually clicked (no clue what happened there), and then I could do controlled (well, slightly more controlled) descents. Then we had to go through the DEEP mud pit on the way out. I got stuck, as did most of the trucks in front of (and behind) me. The mud was up to door level. I climbed out on the hood and reached elbow-deep into the mud to hook up the tow strap. We got yanked out, then called it a day. The defender was pretty much mud-encased. Outside, inside, underneath, and in the engine bay (probably from the mud bow-wave that spilled over the top). Everyone was commenting that I didn't have enough tire underneath it, and they're pretty much right. It needs a lift soon.


Thursday, December 30, 2004
	Hanging with the Pizzles by brian @ 00:50:28 - [perma-link] Actually Josh was over tonight, and we played Project Gotham Racing all night. F50s and Mini Coopers and VWs and, uh, Skylines. Now its just me and the dogs (Connie went to visit her family for a couple of days, last second). I wore the Pumas bryan gave me, but I made sure not to get them dirty. And I need a haircut. Badly. Maybe.

	Mixi Missages by brian @ 12:32:51 - [perma-link] I might be interested in "Mixi-Fries", but I am pretty sure I don't want to try the "ice cram".

Wednesday, December 29, 2004
	Starsky and Hutch by brian @ 16:06:30 - [perma-link] Sweet! I've seen it before, so it must be local.

Saturday, December 18, 2004
	Long train, not moving... by brian @ 11:06:40 - [perma-link] There it goes. This is taking forever. That tanker car is full of corn syrup (or so it says). 40 tons of it.
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