| CarFP |
[Jul. 30th, 2009|12:09 pm] |
So I'm starting to look into acquiring a new vehicle to replace the Jeep as a primary-use vehicle. Not ditching the Jeep, since it's all paid off and the work it needs is kind of fun, from a hobby/educational standpoint, and it provides me a good hauling/sick dog vehicle/poor winter weather vehicle.
This leaves me in the interesting position of trying to figure out what I would like in a new vehicle.
What I know is as follows:
( Car-RFP )
Thoughts? |
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| (no subject) |
[Mar. 27th, 2009|08:03 pm] |
Con Ops will open at 7 AM.
Well, actually, I have it set for 9 AM, but I was amused by the thought while I was doing the schedule and moving it from 0700 to 0900. |
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| *sigh* |
[Mar. 26th, 2009|08:08 am] |
My supervisor is a fuckin' lolcat.
I send him a text to remind him to get coffee this morning, he replies 'Has.' |
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| Appropriate Song |
[Feb. 20th, 2009|07:44 am] |
It popped into my head yesterday, though I've not listened to it in ages.
Fortunately, a decent version can be had on iTunes Plus, though I prefer the one on the American Wake album.
( Men of Erin ) |
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| Oooops... |
[Feb. 17th, 2009|06:00 am] |
So I show up at 0500 to do some maintenance here at work and realize that I neglected to acquire the passwords I needed to do one of the upgrades.
Ooooooops. |
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| Gone and done it now.... |
[Jan. 22nd, 2009|12:04 am] |
So, I meant to do this Monday, but forgot. So, heck, I did it today. Just joined the VCDL, GOA, and the NRA.
I missed out on VCDL Lobby Day (MLK Jr Day), since I just wasn't feeling like driving to Richmond, but I said I'd join up, instead, to sort of make up for it. Two days late, but hey, doesn't make much difference.
Anyrate, I figured I'd do a little investing in my rights, particularly the one I tend to be most...concerned about, since I believe it's going to come under some notable fire in the next four years or so.
Don't worry, though. I still think Rush Limbaugh is an idiot, and I'm still a big fan of all the other rights. I just find a piece of paper isn't much in the way of protection for them. |
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| Colder Than Antarctica! |
[Jan. 17th, 2009|12:44 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | cold | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 24060 | ] |
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It's friggin' 1F here, right now, and I'm told by a contact who's on assignment at McMurdo down in Anarctica, that it's 30F there. Of course, it's the middle of summer for them, but, still! Virginia is colder than Antarctica! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? |
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| Aaugh! |
[Dec. 18th, 2008|01:36 am] |
That's how I feel. Just doing this to kill time while I wait to unwind, since I missed the narrow window around midnight tonight in which I was able to sleep, thanks to the poker game going on in my living room. Now I'm too tense about that and about all the other crap I have to deal with to actually get to sleep for now, which also irritates me and makes me more tense.
So, screw it. I have a mug of Tension Tamer, we'll see if it can do the job.
My schedule for the next two weeks is...densely-packed.
18 Dec: Work, Irish Session. Should call some apartment places and set up walkthroughs during lunch
19 Dec: Nothing, thank the gods. Should call some apartment places... Do need to actually keep working through my book on semiconductors after work. And I should run.
20 Dec: Thing at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) nius's place.
21 Dec: Nothing, yet. Semiconductors, apartment stuff.
22 Dec: See 19 Dec.
23 Dec: See 19 Dec.
24 Dec: Work half day, leave, drive to Dad's place (~4hrs, if traffic is nice), do the Christmas Eve thing with him and his wife, go back and crash at Mom's place.
25 Dec: Christmas Day with Mom.
26 Dec: Boxing Day music party with Dad and friends.
27 Dec: Probable shooting trip with Mom.
28 Dec: Get up early, drive back to BBurg early. Try to relax?
29 Dec: Work again.
30 Dec: More work.
31 Dec: More work, leave right after work, drive to Mom's place (~4.5 hrs, if traffic is good), crash overnight.
01 Jan: Secure MAGFest.
02 Jan: Secure MAGFest.
03 Jan: Secure MAGFest.
04 Jan: Secure MAGFest. Drive back to BBurg in time to crash around midnight.
05 Jan: Work.
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10 Jan: Shooting trip with nius and zannyvix, hopefully it'll happen, unlike our last planned one.
17 Jan: Local contra dance, going to shadow the Sound Guy, so that'll cut into the dancing, alas. Still, an important job.
( More rambling )
I guess that'll do for now. I think I'll be able to get to sleep. |
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| Things don't go smooth.... |
[Dec. 3rd, 2008|08:59 pm] |
So...to start things off, not my most productive day at work. But, after that, I get back, go for my run. Three mile loop around this part of town, on side walks after the first... .8 miles or so...
I was rounding the last corner on my route, it's around 1830. It's dark, there are headlights in my eyes, and out of nowhere, this bicyclist (in dark clothing, I might add) rounds the corner at speed, giving me just enough time and warning to appreciate that I'm about to go down hard, which I promptly do as he rams into me. After a few moments, I managed to get up off the ground, and he's very apologetic for hitting me, but made no apologies for being on the sidewalk (I should mention that there are bike lanes on the street on both of the roads at that intersection). Fortunately, I was less than 100 yards from my apartment, so I kinda limped home, and discovered a lovely welt on my kneecap.
So...I decided, hey, I'm sore, I'm tired, I've been hit by a vehicle, and I still need to buy food for dinner tonight, I'll treat myself. Hit up the grocery store, I grab some bacon-wrapped beef filets, biscuits in a tin, cheap, tasty garlic bread, and, as I'm going through the freezer section, I notice they have the Claim Jumper Motherload Chocolate Cake... Having tasted this at MFF this year, I couldn't pass it up, perfect decadence...for four meals.
The packaging claims that the cake takes 60-90 minutes to defrost, so I open it up and set it aside while I do dinner. Tossed the garlic bread in the oven, opened up the filets, cooked them. As I was worried might happen with the filets, they had too many preservatives and the like (ie. 'beef flavor'... It's friggin' beef filet, it doesn't need extra beef flavor!). Tolerable, but not worth it in the future. I can do better for about the same price myself, and it'll be fresh and delicious. Fried up a piece of biscuit dough, too, which is worth experimenting with, and then had some garlic bread. By that time, it'd been about 40 minutes, cake was pretty close to done... So, I slice off about all I think I can handle (1/4 slice) and pop it on a plate, toss it in the microwave for a minute. Well...I figured, 'this microwave is weak, and the cake's still a bit frozen, make it two minutes...' Look over 90 seconds later, frosting has oozed out of the cake (1.5 layers, so a layer of frosting in the middle, plus the back) and all over the plate. Still good, but I guess you could say I de-frosted my cake...
I must say, by way of a closing, that the cake IS still delicious with all of its frosting as a side, and that it does an excellent job, coupled with the Advil I took before hitting the store, of making up for the day. |
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 22nd, 2008|02:06 pm] |
Internet on phone, quite handy when on travel, particularly when standing guard on a couple of floors in a stairwell.
Probably not worth it at other times, but for the twice/year I do major travel like this, definitely worth it. |
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| One more thing... |
[Nov. 5th, 2008|07:40 am] |
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It's a testament to the state of education in America that the majority of voters last night thought 'Change' is spelled 'O-B-A-M-A.' |
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| *sigh* |
[Nov. 5th, 2008|12:26 am] |
And now, not having had a real job for the last 11 months has soundly bitten me in the ass, in that I am woefully short of guns and ammo at a time like this. And, of course, now I gotta get 'em while they're hot...
Here's to hoping we weather the next 4 years without having too many of our rights trampled into unrecognizability. |
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| Well, I found this interesting... |
[Oct. 1st, 2008|11:32 pm] |
Though it does have its flaws, it's interesting, and it provides a lot of good pointers to do some research. Flips too fast through stuff, though, I found myself pausing a lot to read what's on the screen.
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| Excellent Music coming to NC |
[Sep. 25th, 2008|12:08 am] |
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| | Lissa Schneckenburg - Lumberman in Town / Go Ken Go | ] |
So those of you who do that whole living in NC and enjoying good music thing (I'm looking at you, southernsinger and robertliguori), you should check out Lissa Schneckenburg. She and a couple of good musicians (guitar and double bass) are coming to Durham NC on Thursday (tonight, technically) and Winston-Salem on Friday. I just came from her house concert here in Blacksburg, great stuff.
Lissa's Tour Page has more info on the locations. But, yeah, good New England fiddling from her and good double bass and guitar from the others. Plus good (if a bit soft, she could do with more power, or a good, balanced mic) singing from her. Some good souther-type tunes, too. In all, good folk music, of generally celtic origin, by way of New England and this area and the like.
Highly recommend. |
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| Frightening Thought of the Night |
[Sep. 19th, 2008|12:11 am] |
Mad Dog 20/20 Red Grape tastes like Jesus.
No shitting, tastes almost EXACTLY like the communion wine they used at the Episcopal church I used to go to...and the nearest available catholic agreed with me.
This has...disturbing connotations.
And no, I didn't buy it, I sampled (thank the gods, lightly) some a friend bought. |
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| Science Debate 2008 |
[Sep. 16th, 2008|07:52 am] |
Here's an interesting bit. Answers from both candidates on 14 top science issues (well, except global warming, which is a top drek issue, and they both buy into it).
Science Debate 2008
Something I found interesting to note, Obama talks a lot about spending money, whereas McCain talks a lot about promoting businesses. Not surprising, I suppose, given their respective parties. |
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