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September 30, 2003 / Tuesday
Yummy leftover Italian food at
Yummy leftover Italian food at the office and I opt for... a grapefruit?
Ooh, looks like we have
Ooh, looks like we have a new team name shaping up.
Say hello to the Crash Test Barbies! Yeah!
04:40 PM | Crash Test Barbies| Comments (0)
Yay! It's payday!
Yay! It's payday!
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Coilpacks Are In!
Hrmm, this isn't so bad. The Sunnyvale VW folks got my ignition coils in and the service advisor I talked to gave me a call just now to reschedule my appointment. 5 days turnaround doesn't suck at all. Bringing my car back Monday of next week, and VWoA will cover my rental for the day. Rad.
September 29, 2003 / Monday
Germish Is Fun
Hallo. Es ist elf Uhr, und ich bin schläfrig. Nachty Nacht.
Yes, the nighty night is blatant Germish, but it's fun to say, isn't it?
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Oops, forgot the translation.
Hello. It's 11 o'clock, and I'm schleepy. Nighty night.
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Oops, I just realized I was telling time like an American. Let's try that again, in German time.
Hallo. Es war drei und zwanzig Uhr, und ich war schläfrig. Ich habe Nachty Nacht gesagt, und dann ich bin gegangen zu Bett.
Translation:
Hello. It was 23:00 , and I was schleepy. I said nighty night, and then I went to bed.
Da! Besser!
Translation:
There! Better!
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You know, there are a
You know, there are a LOT of good Tyson Beckford photos online. 
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Biker Boyz
On Timbo's recommendation I watched Biker Boyz, because, as he said, "It's like The Fast and the Furious, only with motorcycles and black guys." Well, he was right. The bikes were beautiful and the movie was terrible.
On a side note, Laurence Fishburne gets to play characters with cool names. Morpheus in the Matrix, Smoke in Biker Boyz. He got to ride around in a phat purple Hayabusa (mit NOS!), too.
On a not-so-side note, Tyson Beckford in spandex! WhoO!
10:18 PM | Motorcycle| Comments (0)
Bye bye, Perkins loan, I'm
Bye bye, Perkins loan, I'm finally paying you off. I'm sick of paying interest on you. I can't deduct it from my taxes, so you're no good to me anymore.
So much for new suspension on my car.
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Caller ID Zombie 1
People leave messages on my home answering machine and I have no idea who they are. Apparently they know me because they have my name, too, but who the hell are they?!
Caller ID Zombie 2
Names changed 'cause I didn't ask to blog.
- Hello?
- Hey Viv, it's Steve.
- Steve?
- Steve.
- Steve?
- Steve.
- Steve?
- Steve. Jodie's cousin?
- Oh! Steve! Wassup?! How you doin'?
Okay, if you don't speak with or I.M. me for months and then change your cell phone number so that your name doesn't show up on my phone when you call, don't be offended if I can't figure out who you are!
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I have to say, I'm
I have to say, I'm disappointed with the new Limp Bizkit album. Where's the energy? Where's the anger? What's with all this "singing"?
This is what I get for buying CDs like a good little consumer. Next time I should download a few to see whether it's worth my money first.
At least I didn't buy the new DMB album too. He finally made it off my unlistenable list, but now he's off my buy list, too.
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SoopahViv: no worries, i still
SoopahViv: no worries, i still have quite a healthy fear of my bike
SoopahViv: it's big
SoopahViv: and fat
SoopahViv: er
SoopahViv: fast
Anyways22: haha. at first it sounded rather phallic
SoopahViv: well, i do sit on it
SoopahViv: and it vibrates
SoopahViv: 
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I just bit myself. Ow.
I just bit myself. Ow.
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It's really frustrating when you
It's really frustrating when you spend a lot of time designing and working on something to get it just right, and then people come along afterward and work on it and instead of following the rules that were painstakingly thought out and laid down they just do what they think will work and end up messing it all up.
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Halloween is coming! There's candy
Halloween is coming! There's candy in the kitchen!
Danger!
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Huh
Now this is strange. I'm eating a bagel and there's no peanut butter on it and that's exactly how I want it.
09:41 AM | Peanut Butter| Comments (0)
There's something really comforting about
There's something really comforting about seeing your own start page when you open up a browser window.
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September 28, 2003 / Sunday
Messy Dinner
We just had a utensilless pasghetti and meatbulbs dinner. 'Twas fun.
September 27, 2003 / Saturday
Holy crap! We beat USC!
Holy crap! We beat USC!
There! Happy now, HT?
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No Cal game on TV?!
No Cal game on TV?! How can this be??
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I just ran my first
I just ran my first couple miles in a while. I think I'm going to fall over now.
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Isn't This Supposed To Be Easier?
Changing the oil on my bike is even more of a PITA than it is on my car.
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September 26, 2003 / Friday
What Was That Thought I Had?
I had something to blog when I was in my car earlier and now that I'm in front of a computer I can't remember what it was.
I hate when that happens.
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For you guys with Carpal
For you guys with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from, uh, whatever it is you're doing that's giving you Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, here is something that might help. I can't read it, but it should be pretty self-explanatory.
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Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! Pick
Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! Pick me!
*bounces and raises hand up waaay up in the air*
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Registering The Motorcycle
Another visit to the DMV out of the way! That took only, oh, 4 hours. I managed to go to the gym, turn in my traffic school certificate, eat lunch at the mall, and study a couple chapters of German in that time. That, and my motorcycle is now (almost) registered! Whoo.
02:35 PM | Flopsie| Comments (0)
So I'm learning German on
So I'm learning German on my commute these days. I was thinking maybe I'd throw a new phrase up here every couple days or so. That way you can all learn German with me.
Let's see, what did I learn this week? Something about time.
How about some Spin Doctor time in German?
Wie viel Uhr ist es?... Halb fünf.
Translation:
What time is it?... Four-thirty.
Okay, those of you who worked with me a few months back know that I knew that from before. It was on the whiteboard in what used to be the Fearless Leader's cube.
I've wanted to write this post for about a week now, so I'm actually a few phrases / topics behind. I learned how to order drinks a few days ago. Since it's Friday, here's something you guys can go out and use tonight:
Ein Bier, bitte!
Translation:
A beer, please!
Now go find yourself a German-speaking bartender and try it out.
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Can somebody please explain to
Can somebody please explain to me what Mullholland Drive is about?
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September 25, 2003 / Thursday
There's nothing like a big
There's nothing like a big bad brownie ball Baskin Robbins sundae with a Bo Brotha to make things good again when they feel off.
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It's nice to see that
It's nice to see that I'm not the only one sending "Hey, you idiot!" replies to the non-understanding one.
And I don't mean non-understanding in the compassionate sense.
And about that sentence above (okay, this one too), sometimes it's really satisfying to begin a sentence with "And". Just because you're not supposed to. Kinda like how you're not supposed to turn sentence fragments into full sentences. Kinda like how it's not proper to use slang like "kinda".
That was a very satisfying paragraph.
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I talk out of my
I talk out of my ass, but I get paid more than you do, so it's okay.
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Alarmists suck. Especially if they're
Alarmists suck. Especially if they're your boss. Spend a few extra seconds to look at the details before you run around screaming about the sky falling (or code that isn't mine not compiling). Unless, of course, you did look and simply didn't understand.
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Heh, there's a board meeting
Heh, there's a board meeting today, I just overheard. I wonder if our list of company departees will grow after this.
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Yeah! I'm back down to
Yeah! I'm back down to my lightest ever adult-size weight, and this time I don't feel like I'm getting blown over every time the wind picks up. La la la. Whoo.
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Hi Sunnyvale VW. Bye Sunnyvale VW.
So I realized today that most normal people leave for work between 7 and 8 AM. I say this because pretty much all the cars on my block are gone by 7:30.
I feel like such a slacker.
I got up at 6 this morning to go to Sunnyvale VW, though. It's nice getting on the roads before the sun comes up. I likes, I likes.
Didn't get my ignition coils replaced. The lady on the phone neglected to ask me which engine I had. Supposedly the VW dealerships stock plenty of 1.8T ignition coils, but aren't allowed to do so for the VR6 due to supply issues. Lame.
Also lame is that my door cannot be adjusted under warranty because my car has logged over 12,000 miles. That, and they don't know whether my steering wheel click can be covered under warranty either until they figure out what's wrong with it. Well, screw that, I'm just gonna do it myself.
I just need to get a VAG-COM so I can clear the airbag light I'll get after messing with the steering wheel / column.
In happy car news, I got to hear my car from the outside today when the service advisor drove it around to listen for clicks. It sounds goooood.
September 24, 2003 / Wednesday
At least traffic school didn't
At least traffic school didn't totally suck.
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"Compact" Truck Fucker
You know what really pisses me off? When I park way over to the side in an end space and then some fucker comes by and parks over the line and winds up in my space. It's my fucking space! I'm trying to get away from you freakin' idiots! Learn to fucking park! And goddammit, your F250 does not belong in the "Compact" space next to my car. When I can barely get into my car because you're fucking 10 inches from my door, it means you're too fucking close. Do you know how hard it was for me to drive away without letting the air out of your tires or scratching the hell out of your brand spanking new not even license plated "Compact" truck? I hope you @#$&*%@*(&$!
Insert terrible unbloggable fate above.
08:57 PM | Neurosis:Rant/Whine| Comments (0)
Garlic(k)ey Thoughts
Italian garlic supreme pizza, vampire-killing garlic naan, extra garlic pesto spread on my Mr. Pickles sandwich... man, I might actually be garliced out. Jamba Juice for dinner tonight.
Doesn't "garliced" look like it should be pronounced "gar-lissd"? I want to spell it "garlicked", but there's no k in garlic.
I might actually lose sleep over this one.
Picky Clif Bar Eaters
From the look of the mostly empty Clif Bar assortment box in the kitchen cabinet, no one in my company likes the Crunchy Peanut Butter bars.
More for me!
Butterflieseses
Butterflieseses again! Before and after. At least not during. I think I'm going to go throw up now. Blech!
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September 23, 2003 / Tuesday
Is there a rule somewhere
Is there a rule somewhere that says that your mother is supposed to make you feel like you're doing everything wrong and that if you don't listen to and do everything she says you're going to wind up a big failure in life?
I ask because that's what my mom does. Will I listen? What choice do I have? Will I do what she says? No, so I guess I'll just be a fuck up. That and do what I think is right for me, which for some strange reason feels like it's just wrong, wrong, wrong.
Thanks, mom.
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*grumble*
*grumble*
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Speedy Sunnyvale VW
Wow, only 2 days to get my car in for service at Sunnyvale VW. That so rocks. Screw Boardwalk and their 2 week appointment cycle!
The lady on the phone was polite and could understand English, too!
And another! That brings the
And another! That brings the VP count to 2 and the grunt count to 3, all in the same month. Holy carp! Holy mackerel!
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September 22, 2003 / Monday
A Whole Lotta Gas
A Boeing 747 burns more fuel over the course of one flight than my car will burn in its lifetime. Heck, it's more fuel than I will burn in my lifetime, all vehicles combined, unless I all of a sudden start flying jetliners. Cool.
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We just lost another one.
We just lost another one. Are they handing out new jobs out there? Where do I go to pick one up?
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So my Sunday Sunday Sunday
So my Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday... Sunday! game happened yesterday (being Sunday and all). We lost. The other team has this new skater who's little and kinda fast and doesn't suck and can shoot and stuff.
I managed a few good breakaways. I outskated and I deked, but when I got to the goalie I couldn't help but focus on her head, and kept ending up shooting there, and instead of ducking like I had requested before the game, the goalie kept bringing the glove up and catching the puck.
Well, at least I can lift the puck now.
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I finally got my recall
I finally got my recall notice to have my ignition coils replaced. I had to wait only 6 months for the damned thing to arrive. Maybe they'll figure out why my passenger side door won't shut and why my steering wheel clicks, too.
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Mini-Rarr
You know what makes me mini-rarr? When I order a latte (or coffee or cappucino or any hot beverage that comes in a paper cup with a sipping lid) and they put the lid on such that the part I sip from is right over the little crease in the paper cup. Are they trying to drip hot latte all over me? How much extra effort is it for them to look and turn their hand a few degrees before putting the lid on? Rarr. Um, I mean, mini-rarr.
10:43 AM | Drinks:Rant/Whine| Comments (0)
September 20, 2003 / Saturday
VanHOOoover
Back from Seattle and Vancouver. I didn't bring my laptop this time, so I jotted blog notes on a piece of paper instead. Big long post about the last couple days to follow. Yeah, I know how the details of my life excite you.
Thursday, 5:30 PMish
Realized last minute that I have huge bruises on my knees from dropping my bike. Need pantyhose! Ran to the Walgreens near Doug's house. For some reason it seemed that 90% of the pantyhose they carried was for fat people. Fat, as in, I could probably fit my entire body into one pantyhose leg. Eeek.
9:30 to 9:45 PMish... In The Air
Space Invaders in real life! I want to play too! Who wants to Space Invade San Francisco?
On a game-related note, anyone ever stop to ponder whether "Game Boy Advance" is grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "Game Boy Advanced"? It's almost as if they named the thing with a Japanese accent!
11:00 PMish... In Seattle
Met up with my parents in Seattle. They're getting old. They look older, they act older. My dad's not as sharp as he used to be. My mom nags more. She's not as sharp either. Am I going to get dull when I get old too? That scares me a bit. I'm mainly scared for them right now, but when I apply what I see to myself it makes it even worse.
Friday, Morningish... Boeing Factory Tour!
Rental car from Thrifty. Hunday Sonata. No power! No clutch! I did a few "Oh my doG I'm going to stall!"s the first ten or so minutes.
Finally got to go take the Boeing Factory tour. It kicked major ass. That building is huuuge! Well, I guess that's what you'd expect, being a 747 factory and all. It's the biggest building in the world. Raaad.
Side note on the tour. Our tour guide looked like a Las Vegas version of Ned Flanders. He had the glasses and the bushy mustache and everything. Corny humor, too!
While waiting for the tour to start, my mom asked, "Did you bring your passport?" "Oops," I replied, followed by a very loud completely contained in my head "SHIT!" Turned out to be okay; the Canadian border lady didn't even ask to see ID.
Later... Wedding!
Ran into two and half extra hours of total stop and go traffic on the way to Vancouver. Missed the wedding ceremony as a result. Very sad. Made it for pictures, though, so if you went by pictures we made it!
The reception was nice. My cousin looked great. I think we had 200+ people there. I don't even want to know how much that cost. I'm guessing it's enough to buy a GTI... with a supercharger.
It was even better getting to see relatives I haven't seen in almost a decade. People grew up! People got old! I guess that's what happens, huh?
Saturday, 8:00 AMish... Time To Head Back
Managed to get back into the U.S. with only a small lecture on how it's important to bring my passport with me so that they can figure out where I really belong. Phew.
Made good time getting back to Seattle. Drove to the Space Needle to see if I could finally get up there, since I had half an hour to spare. Parked, walked up, no luck. There was a decent line going for rides up. Bummer. Next time, I guess. At least I did the Boeing tour this trip.
Had a terrible Starbucks latte on my way out this morning, even though the person who made it knew what he was doing. Later, I got another latte at the Seattle's Best shack in the Alaska Airlines terminal. This one was made by some lady who looked like she had no idea what she was doing. It tasted great. What's going on? Is it the beans? The machines? Hey, I rhymed.
I left a few Sprocket hairs in the rental car. That cat gets everywhere!
07:23 PM | Trips| Comments (0)
The cat's pooping. I just
The cat's pooping. I just thought I'd share that with everyone.
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September 19, 2003 / Friday
Blogging from the shitty e-mail
Blogging from the shitty e-mail through a touch screen kiosk in the hotel lobby in Vanhoover. Wanted to document how painful it is.
That, and say 'Hi'.
Hi.
06:15 PM | Trips| Comments (0)
September 18, 2003 / Thursday
Yummy Health Food
I just took a good look at the box of cereal I eat at work. "Organic OPTIMUM POWER BREAKFAST Cereal... Flax • Soy • Blueberry" No GMOs, lots of B-12, protein, fiber, folic acid, even! The most amazing part is it actually tastes decent. Well, either that or I'm just used to nasty tasting health foods.
YEAH! The roster just came
YEAH! The roster just came out for my team this upcoming season and it rocks! I can't wait for game 1. Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday... Sunday!
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September 17, 2003 / Wednesday
Well, it didn't take long
Well, it didn't take long to answer that question.
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Drat, my Maglite's only 15
Drat, my Maglite's only 15 inches.
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Not So Sleepy Retirementville
Well, there was a little bit of excitement in Doug's sleepy neighborhood of mostly retired folks yesterday evening. A couple probation kids fishtail a car sideways onto a sidewalk, a front lawn, a driveway, and into the rear bumper of the local policeman's Honda Accord. The next thing you know a couple other probation kids who "happen" to be hanging out nearby are scared shitless by the angry police officer with the gun and the unhappy rear bumper, people sit on them, and the officer takes off after the occupants of the first vehicle. 5 minutes later there are 2 police cruisers and 2 unmarked police cars at the intersection. Amazing how many resources the police department can allocate when it's something involving one of their own. Anyway, the driver and passenger are nowhere to be found, and Doug and I get to sit in the back of a cruiser and tell them that, no, those two kids you're showing us who look like they just peed in their pants are not the ones who flattened the innocent little bush at the end of the police officer's driveway. Thank you very much and good night; we're going to go eat our severely overdone steaks that have been sitting on the grill for waaay too long now.
Doug thinks that if they had hit my car instead I'd have caught them and beaten the living daylights out of them.
Food for thought, I thought.
And now that I'm done thinking, my response is, yes, and I would have brought my 20" Maglite.
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September 16, 2003 / Tuesday
Red Things Go Faster
timwchiu: u have a red bike too???
SoopahViv: red things go faster, didn't you know?
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Bye Bye Butterflies
The hungry butterflies went away 20 minutes before showtime. I guess I've still got it. Woulda sucked otherwise. Phew.
I hate that sore cheek feeling you get after you've spent a couple hours putting on an happy face for people. Happy faces hurt. Ow.
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Even Worse Than I Thought
The boss finally came in at 9:54 this morning. 6 minutes before when other people usually arrive. 11:30, lunch. Then, at 1:46, an e-mail. Subject: "leaving early today". Denist appointment, supposedly. Okay, nice seeing you. Bye.
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Nerves
I keep feeling like I'm hungry but I think I'm just nervous. Butterfly city! That's so unlike me. I'm losing my touch. Bad bad bad.
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Turbo... Kind Of!
For those of you who want turbo and can't afford it, boy do I have the mod for you! Now you can make that lovely BOV psssst sound for only $179.95!
Oh yeah, you know you want one.
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My boss leaves early. He
My boss leaves early. He bails from the office every day between 3 and 4 PM. That's after what's always a 1 to 1.5 hour lunch starting at around 11:30. Supposedly, he comes in early. 7 or so, we're led to believe. Well then why is it that every time I come in early he's not here yet? It's not like I come in at 6! I come in between 8 and 9, and almost every time I do, I beat him in. Early riser? Perhaps. Early worker? I don't think so.
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Magic Trick
Clean Viv. Add clean black shirt. Add jacket. Remove jacket.
Poof! The clean black shirt now looks like the cat.
Rarr.
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September 15, 2003 / Monday
Quote of the Night
Had dinner with a couple of friends from high school tonight. I hadn't seen one of them in over half a decade. You know what's cool? After all these years, to me it's still a simple, hey, I know her! There was no feeling of needing to be all formal or on my toes or anything. I could just sit there and be me, which was most excellent.
That brings up a good question, though. What's the me now like compared to the me in high school? For sure I must talk more now. I don't think I ever said a word in high school, which I guess was at least better than in middle school, where I practically said negative words. Negative as in vacuum, not bad, but I guess you all figured that.
Went to PF Chang's. One more chain restaurant off the list. The lighting was waaay dim. I got up to go to the bathroom and with my terrible night vision I felt like I was going to bump into everything and everyone. Foamy hand soap at the sink. Raaad.
Anyway, quote for you. I'll even give it QotN status.
There was a boy... and he was in charge.
I'm still waiting to hear the rest of the story...
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And another one bails! Who's
And another one bails! Who's next?
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This weekend I decided I
This weekend I decided I was sick of being a teeth-clenching stressball. The solution? Calcium-Magnesium supplements. Supposedly they'll help me relax and quit clenching. That and it doesn't hurt for me to get a little extra calcium in my diet. Don't wanna fall and break my hip and have to call for help on my senior citizen medic alert pendant, ya know?
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September 14, 2003 / Sunday
Loud Floppin'
Man, my new motorcycle is LOUD! Might have to switch back to stock pipes until I deem myself worthy of a head turn. Right now it's like, "Hey, watch me drop my bike!"
A motorcycle on its side is a very disturbing site.
10:08 PM | Flopsie| Comments (0)
Car Car Car
Not promised, and kinda blurry, but that's me flying down the track!
Thanks Nadsy for finding the pics and Pete for taking the pictures.
No, I don't know Pete, but he took some awesome pictures at Thunderhill last month. If you flip a page or two you'll see a good shot of an STi about to eat me in turn 13. That one also has the infamous turn 12 cone that broke my mirror earlier in the day. Finally you can see for yourself what I mean when I say, "I hit a cone."
He's got some awesome shots of ripped open flesh on his site, too. Go to the right margin and click on the pics under "Carnage, defined." Yummy.
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Bike Bike Bike
As promised, a picture of my bike. Yes, I like red things with wheels.
And in case you're wondering, that's Doug's bike behind my bike and Doug's other other bike behind that.
07:16 PM | Flopsie| Comments (0)
I feel terrible. What's wrong
I feel terrible. What's wrong with me?
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Are You Ready For Some...
So I'm sitting at home, I'm too tired to go to hockey, I contemplate taking a nap, I realize it's Sunday, I realize it's football season, I think "Yeah! I'm ready for some football!", I turn on the TV, and I realize I don't have cable anymore. 
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Trunk Lighting!
In other happy news, my car trunk is now lit by two cold cathodes, and the ugly useless stock bulb is gone.
Race Upgrades... Kinda
In happier news, I finally have a cold air intake and cross-drilled rotors... only they're on my bike, not my car.
11:13 AM | Flopsie| Comments (0)
Drop X 3
I dropped my bike a whopping three times yesterday. It's, uh, kinda heavy. It makes me feel little. Kinda like how co-ed hockey makes me feel little. The minute it gets a little off balance, I pull and I pull and it just keeps going. Going and going and then flop, it's on its side.
I should go take pictures before I scratch it up more, huh?
11:12 AM | Flopsie| Comments (0)
September 12, 2003 / Friday
Holy fark, the janitor just
Holy fark, the janitor just said "hi" to me on his own.
That took only a freakin' year of friendly effort on my part.
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Installed my mirror. It takes
Installed my mirror. It takes a little getting used to. It's convex on the inside (like the passenger side mirror) and then you get toward the outer edge and it curves out and gets really convex. It gets rid of the blind spot, though. I think I kinda like it.
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Man, it's hot out!
Man, it's hot out!
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It's here! Free M&M's as
It's here! Free M&M's as usual... and a 9-11 T-shirt? Interesting.
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Ooh... UPS truck is
Ooh... UPS truck is here. Please please please have my mirror!
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Bye bye, John Ritter. You
Bye bye, John Ritter. You were the one actor I remember from my childhood. I used to sit and watch Three's Company with my mom every night. I bet I learned a few lines of English from you.
That reminds me, was anyone confused by the fact that they had two landlords who looked a heck of a lot alike? One was older and than the other, but as a little kid they were always the same person to me, until this one episode that they were both in and one of them came home and found the other one there... or something like that. Am I making all this up? Maybe. Or maybe not. I can almost still see that scene in my head 'cause it confused me that much.
The website says Mr. Roper and Mr. Furley. That sounds about right.
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Holy crap it's early. I've
Holy crap it's early. I've been lying awake in bed for the last hour. What gives?
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September 11, 2003 / Thursday
And More Brakes (3)
Back from my squeak test (a.k.a. insurance and gym run). Back from my failed squeak test, that is. Anti-squeak goo or not, you're gonna hear me stopping from a mile away.
At least I know I can change my front brake pads on my own now.
04:40 PM | Grease Monkey| Comments (0)
The Insurance Industry Is Screwed Up
Remember that car insurance craziness from earlier this year? Well, here's some more craziness, this time for my motorcycle insurance.
Progressive, who is my car insurance company, quoted me $3720 for one year of motorcycle coverage. Divide by two, that's $1860 for 6 months. The guy who did my quote laughed. I could buy myself a second motorcycle for that amount.
On to State Farm. They quoted me $162.43 for 6 months. Needless to say, I went with them instead. I showed up at their office to finish up paperwork. Upon running a record check, I was told they would have to charge me more because of my little speeding violation / license suspension from three years ago. But then... I got a good driver discount (!) and my final bill came down to $150.40.
Yes! $150.40 for 6 months of insurance! Does that rock or what?
Strangely, their car quote was higher than what I'm currently paying Progressive.
I just don't get this whole insurance thing.
03:16 PM | Money $ink:Motorcycle| Comments (0)
Brakes (2)
Clip number two was harder than it should have been. Ever try to do something the wrong way about fifty times, and then all of a sudden you do it once the right way and wonder why you didn't do it that way to begin with?
Anyway...
Time to go for a squeak test.
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Ooh... my driver side
Ooh... my driver side split mirror is due to arrive tomorrow!
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Brakes (1)
One brake down, one more to go. Round two of goo setting in progress.
I'm secretly relieved that I managed to get the clip back on. Amazing how much extra pseudo hand strength a pair of gloves will give you.
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The Day Off Report
The car is clean, my trunk is now red cold cathode lit, my passenger side mirror works properly again, and I'm waiting for my anti-squeak brake goo to set before I remount the pads.
I'll try to take a picture of the cold cathode after the sun goes down. I hope it's bright enough. Anything's better than the stupid little OEM bulb, I suppose.
I forgot to take pictures of the install. Not enough hands anyway.
Yes, and I know, I owe you all pictures of the bike. Perhaps this weekend?
September 10, 2003 / Wednesday
WhoO! Someone "Bears!"ed back at
WhoO! Someone "Bears!"ed back at me!
Go!
03:50 PM | | Comments (0)
I had lunch at Fry's.
I had lunch at Fry's. I feel like such a geek.
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Good morning. I woke up
Good morning. I woke up late today. 8 o'clock! I must be tired.
08:29 AM | | Comments (0)
September 09, 2003 / Tuesday
Did I mention that I'm
Did I mention that I'm really really really happy to be back on the ice?
Yes, I think I did. One, or two, or maybe ten times.
10:53 PM | | Comments (0)
I can't stop sneezing, my
I can't stop sneezing, my nose keeps running, and I don't know why.
10:49 PM | | Comments (0)
Okay, no one has "Bears!"ed
Okay, no one has "Bears!"ed back at me yet. Come on, people.
10:16 PM | | Comments (0)
Pee-yew!
My hockey gear stinks. Damned elbow pads.
10:16 PM | Hockey| Comments (0)
Now how many of you
Now how many of you read that last post and thought, "Of course it drips down! Hello! Department of redundancy department!"
Okay, if more than one of you thought exactly that, I'd be a little disturbed. Maybe just the first part.
03:04 PM | | Comments (0)
When you fill up your
When you fill up your big giant San Jose Sharks souvenir plastic cup with water and ice and let it sit for an hour and then pick it up and drink from it and the condensation on the side drips down onto your lap, it's really cold.
03:01 PM | | Comments (0)
I just realized I'm old
I just realized I'm old enough to be on the "Bears!" side of the field. 
02:34 PM | | Comments (0)
And Now... A Moment Of Golden Bear Silliness
Okay fellow bloggers...
I say "Go!", you say "Bears!"
Ready?
Go!
02:32 PM | | Comments (0)
Brick Manual
The paper version of my GTI service manual just came in. 1632 pages, 7.5 pounds. It's bigger than a dictionary!
I think that means GTIs > the English language.
My latte making skills have
My latte making skills have returned. Huzzah!
09:11 AM | Drinks| Comments (0)
I'm not used to using
I'm not used to using my passenger side mirror anymore. I check my mirror, then I do my mirrorless check of what's behind me anyway.
It's weird having blue tinted glass on one side and untinted glass on the other side. I hope the driver side split mirror comes soon!
09:11 AM | | Comments (0)
September 08, 2003 / Monday
I'm really glad it's football
I'm really glad it's football season again. I've missed it.
But you know what's weird? I don't seem to have the attention span for an entire game anymore. Two or three quarters in I start feeling like I should be doing something else.
Maybe it's work stress.
11:08 PM | | Comments (0)
My replacement passenger side mirror
My replacement passenger side mirror finally arrived. It's in and I can see again but there's something screwy with the motor. It's acting like I sprained it or something. Missing some range of motion. This weekend I'm gonna pull both mirrors out and compare the two sides. Maybe with a bit of wrenching I can get it to work properly again.
11:06 PM | | Comments (0)
Veggies and tofu and rice!
Veggies and tofu and rice! Yum.
September 07, 2003 / Sunday
Man, it feels good to
Man, it feels good to be back on the ice!
06:13 PM | | Comments (0)
Fresh off SF Gate: Bonds
Fresh off SF Gate:
Bonds HR drought continues in 9-6 loss to Arizona.
OH MY GOD! A HOME RUN DROUGHT! It's been like, a WHOLE WEEK!
I know, it's Barry. But if it weren't him that would sound mighty silly.
05:43 PM | | Comments (0)
The people with the parking
The people with the parking space across from mine can't park worth shit.
I just thought I'd let you all know.
05:33 PM | | Comments (0)
Is it true that in
Is it true that in the standard Chinese family the role of your relatives is to criticize your every move and make you feel like crap?
Excuse me, I have to go to the gym now.
And after that I have to go play hockey.
If my wrist wasn't hurting so much I'd seriously consider hunting down a heavyweight punching bag.
12:10 PM | Family| Comments (0)
September 06, 2003 / Saturday
Holy fark, I was filling
Holy fark, I was filling out my sunglass warranty and I've somehow moved up into the next age group. There are three whole groups of sunglass buyers younger than I am. When did that happen?!
04:44 PM | | Comments (0)
My Very Own Motorcycle!
I bought a motorcycle today. It cost me more than I was originally going to spend on a bike, but I also like this one more than some of the ones I was originally thinking of buying.
I also bought new sunglasses to replace the ones I broke last week. They're Spys. They cost me more than more than my last pair did, but I also like this pair more than my last pair.
I was going to by a Carbonio intake for my car today, too, but after the motorcycle and the sunglasses I was feeling too poor.
Could it be? Could my car budget start shrinking now that I have a bike?
Whoa.
04:40 PM | Flopsie| Comments (0)
Doug's cat is turning into
Doug's cat is turning into a dog. Last week he started playing fetch. Today I come to play with him and he's dragged poop out of his litter box and into the hallway. Next thing you know he's gonna look at me and say "apple".
Uh, I mean, "woof".
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I woke up at 6:15
I woke up at 6:15 today. Weird.
Currently feeling that I-woke-up-too-early feeling.
Yeah, that was clear as mud.
08:05 AM | | Comments (0)
September 05, 2003 / Friday
Blog Guts. Coooool.
The blogger folks have a method called getBlogGuts().
Raaaaad.
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.pyra.blogger.dbreader.SqlServer.getConnection(SqlServer.java:176)
at com.pyra.blogger.dbreader.SqlServer.getBlogGuts(SqlServer.java:2033)
at com.pyra.blogger.dbreader.SqlServer.getBlogGuts(SqlServer.java:2023)
at com.pyra.blogger.Blog.(Blog.java:225)
The fact that that's what I saw when I tried to go edit my blog is not so rad.
09:42 PM | | Comments (0)
Just read an article in
Just read an article in ESPN Magazine on David Boston. That man is a hottie. No, not just a hottie. A massive hottie. If the NFL went topless, I'd have to watch every Chargers game this season.
I tried to find a good picture of him online, but he's in uniform in all of them. In lieu of a scanner I used my camera to take a pic of the pic in the magazine, but the pic didn't come out so well. So, if you happen to come across the September 1st issue of ESPN Magazine, flip to page 118 so you can see what I'm talking about.
Half naked athletes. Better than porn.
06:41 PM | | Comments (0)
VLF Ouch
Got my registration renewal in the mail today. My eyes bugged out of my head and then I checked the DMV site. They said:
The increase in Vehicle License Fees that was announced on Friday, June 20, 2003, affects vehicle registrations that become due October 1, 2003, or later. Vehicle registrations that become due before that date will be unaffected by the increase.
Vehicle owners whose registrations become due on and after October 1, 2003, cannot pay early to avoid the increase.
$499 to register my car for next year. This calls for another dogfarkingdarnit.
Or maybe two. Dogfarkingdarnit!
05:42 PM | Money $ink| Comments (0)
Thingamabobber of the Day
internet rage
That thing that happens when you're on your computer and all of a sudden you lose your internet connection and you just know it has something to do with the fact that the cable guy is out there 20 feet up on a pole pulling stuff out of a box and you want to go out there and start screaming at him from your balcony to hook you back up, dogfarkingdarnit!
05:39 PM | Thingamabobber| Comments (0)
Evolution Sports Rules
Gotta give blog props to the Evolution Sports people again. I just got an 18 minute turnaround between order placement and shipping. Plus, they refunded my shipping costs, as promised. That is too cool.
04:31 PM | Props/WIN| Comments (0)
Saw Vanilla Sky last night.
Saw Vanilla Sky last night. That is one weird movie. I realized that I'm not as big a Tom Cruise fan as I thought. Most of his characters annoy me.
I also realize that even though I claim not to be a Brad Pitt fan, I think he's got some rockin' movies.
I don't know who and/or what I like, apparently.
04:28 PM | | Comments (0)
Man, I couldn't log into
Man, I couldn't log into Blogger for a good 18 hours! I had things to blog and I couldn't blog them! My head almost blew up. That would have been sad.
04:27 PM | | Comments (0)
September 03, 2003 / Wednesday
I Bet The Porn Star's Gonna Win
- Do you want to recall Gray Davis?
- Yeah, I think so.
- And who do you want to replace him?
- I don't know yet. A Republican.
- Do you have a particular candidate in mind?
- I don't know yet. Maybe Cruz Bustamante.
- Cruz Bustamante's a Democrat.
- Oh.
I heard it on NPR! I swear!
Okay, maybe not word for word, but close.
10:39 PM | | Comments (0)
Hi. It's Wednesday. I just
Hi. It's Wednesday. I just wanted to make sure I blogged something before the day was over. Bye now.
10:31 PM | | Comments (0)
September 02, 2003 / Tuesday
Quote of the day
I have time to work tonight. Rad.
Nadsy says that's what I said. Sad.
Hey, I rhymed.
Nadsy says that's bad.
Hey, he rhymed.
Cool.
06:04 PM | Quote| Comments (0)
Jelly Beans
I just came across a site that calls GTIs jelly beans.
You know, they DO look a bit like jelly beans...
Jelly beans that cook rice!
My new brake pads that
My new brake pads that rock generate a lot of dust. Dark dark dust that smears everywhere and turns all the water in the wash bucket dark dark dusty and smears all over everything it dark dark dust touches.
But still, they dark dark dusty rock. Well worth the dark dark dust.
Even worth the dark dark dusty squeeeak.
03:39 PM | | Comments (0)
I washed and waxed for
I washed and waxed for 4 hours Sunday. After all that, I'm still finding glass bits from my mirror in my car.
I hope my new mirror arrives today. Getting a wide angle split one on the driver's side while I'm at it. Can't wait 'til I'm rid of that nasty blind spot!
10:01 AM | | Comments (0)
September 01, 2003 / Monday
Something to blog from Saturday.
Something to blog from Saturday. Went to the Sausalito Art and Wine festival. 6 bucks for parking, 40 bucks for admission, 6 bucks for a caveman smoked turkey thigh, 6 bucks for fried artichoke hearts, 5 bucks for water and soda, 4 bucks for bridge toll, and a few more for gas. 70 someodd bucks, even though no art was bought and no wine consumed. Imagine how much an art-loving alky would have shelled out. Aie!
11:16 PM | | Comments (0)
CAI vs. CAI
Okay, after a whole weekend of having things to blog but not being motivated enough to actually post anything I'm back. Hi.
I have a dilemma. Which CAI to get? I'm debating between a molded cross link polyurethane one from EVO MS and a carbon fiber one from Carbonio. The Carbonio costs about 40 dollars more. It'll look cooler, but it's under the hood, so who's gonna see? How much less heat does carbon fiber conduct relative to mcl polyurethane? 40 bucks worth? Hrmm...
In other car related news, here's a tutorial on how to cook rice.
Vroom!