| fuckin' bike |
[Jul. 23rd, 2008|01:49 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | motorcycle, vulcan 500 | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  aggravated | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Bright Eyes - Let's Not Shit Ourselves | ] |
So, I got comic books with Miah, filled up with gas, and went for a ride. 17 miles after filling up, on an empty back road, I hit 80 mph and promptly lose all power. WTF? The bike started back up and rode home without a problem, but now I don't trust it. I need to let it cool so I can do some investigating.
Maybe I should use this as an excuse to buy that bike I want... |
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| Greengold Rd |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|03:21 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | motorcycle, trip | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  exhausted | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | The Thermals | ] |
I finally got a chance to "tackle" Greengold Rd. I've mentioned it before and said I wanted to go back and explore some more.
( Playing on hills... ) |
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| Dr. Horrible |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|12:36 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | dr. horrible, tv | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  geeky | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long | ] |
This is a super-villain musical by Josh Whedon staring Dr. Doogie Howser and Captain Reynolds. It's going to be on the web until Sunday night, when it'll be taken down and released as a pay-per-download show and possibly a DVD, so there's 1.5 days left to see it for free.
EDIT (07/21/08): And, it's over. You'll have to buy it if you want to watch it now. |
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| My Weekend So Far |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|11:59 am] |
Friday I stayed up all morning to watch The Dark Knight with Miah and Ed, who I was actually surprised to see. Pretty good, but I was getting tired by the end and all the talking wore me out a bit. I came home and slept.
Later on my mom called me saying some guy named Juan was looking for me. This was a friend of a friend I hadn't seen since High School. I guess a mutual friend, Dan, passed away last week and Juan was calling everyone he could to let them know. I hadn't seen Dan in 9 years and hadn't had any contact in 7, so I'm not really upset or anything, but he was a good guy.
So, I called Juan back today and we had a mini-reunion (ie, awkward catch up). Guess Dan had an infection in his brain and died on the operating table while they were trying to get the fluids out. Rough way to go. There's a wake tomorrow, but I'm not gonna go. I mean, I've lived a third of my life since I've last seen him, so I don't really have any pressing need to be there.
I got up early to work on my bike (adjust the chain slack and do some general lubrication), but it was raining all morning. I got out there around 10 when it dried up a little. I'm glad I have good tools as they made my life way easier. My bike's a little messed up as I had to take off the mufflers to get to the axle bolts (well, I would have only had to take one side off if I had a 19 mm wrench). All in all, the chain adjustment was a snap.
I also started lubing my cables, but I stripped a screw (dumbass), and I couldn't get at the throttle cables. I also skipped cleaning my chain as the sun came out and the humidity got to me. I'll do that tomorrow or Monday if the rain stays away. I say this every time I need to do some work, but I really wish to have a garage where I can do this crap in.
I took a bunch of reference pictures, but only one is of any interest.
I was actually thinking about running the bike like this to see how loud it'd be, but I don't want my neighbors to hate me.
I've got nothing else on my to-do list for the day, so I think I'm going to grill some chicken (excited for the Baja Chipotle marinade), watch Deathproof, and do a backup of my computer data (exciting!).
Also, I want a moped.
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| Watchmen Trailer |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|06:57 pm] |
The Watchmen trailer is out. I guess it's playing before The Dark Knight. I can't wait to see this on the big screen. I don't know if the movie will be good, but it'll look awesome. |
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| The Money You Spend on Loved Ones |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|06:12 pm] |
I bought my cousin's little book:
In Chinese Context by Alicia Wszelaki
Man, a lot of money for what you get. She's an awesome photographer and put this book together of pictures of people pulled out of their environments. There's a preview up over at Blurb, where she has the book up for sale.
Ugh, had a meeting at CAT today that lasted until 9. I had to take the company van for some reason, so I didn't get home until after 9:30. Pretty much consisted of the guys going, "We need to do X," looking at the screen for a few minutes, and then going, "Yup." Since it's my design, I would reply with, "Well, I can do X, Y, or Z," and they would say, "OK" without any more elaboration. Useful! |
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| Wondermark |
[Jul. 9th, 2008|02:33 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | comics, movies | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  peaceful | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Waco Brothers | ] |
I got some Wondermark stuff in the mail yesterday that I forgot I ordered.
The Annotated Wondermark
Beards of Our Forefathers
They're collections of strips from the webcomic. Malki ! takes images from the 19th century, combines them with great text, and makes hilarious comics out of them. I was going to order Beards from Amazon, but then realized he had a previous volume and a package for both on the website. Even better, the package came with signed books, a couple promo handouts, and an awesome Poop Jokes sticker (need a good place for it).
I also picked up Dirty Harry from Wal-Mart today.
Sadly, I've never seen this movie. I said I would stop buying things I haven't seen before, but I like Clint, so I am giving it a shot. It's hard to see, but the case has this cool slip over that looks like breaking glass.
I slept way too late today. I didn't get up until 2 pm. I hate when I get like this; I'll sleep too late, not get a nap in before work, be really tired after work, and sleep even later the next day. Hopefully this weekend will break the cycle. |
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| Friends |
[Jul. 8th, 2008|05:38 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | mobile | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61604 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  working | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Pearl Jam | ] |
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| Burn After Reading |
[Jul. 6th, 2008|09:17 pm] |
New Cohen Brothers movie. Looks like a hoot.
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| Adventures on Two-Wheels |
[Jul. 6th, 2008|01:36 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | bicycle | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | Winded | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Van Halen | ] |
Went for a short ride today.
( Pics and Stuff! ) |
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| Panorama |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|05:13 pm] |
Went for another ride today and took some shots I put together into a panorama. Stupidly, I erased one of the original photos. Durr.
Hmm, just realized that Flickr resizes everything to 1024 wide unless you upgrade to the Pro account. Also: also, you can't view more than 200 images on a free account unless you upgrade. Also, you are limited to three sets (sets were one of the reasons I signed up at Flickr). I may upgrade, I may jump ship to another photo sharing site. We'll see.
EDIT:
Here's the image on MediaFire where it should be full size, though you will have to download it:
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| 4th of July Ride |
[Jul. 4th, 2008|05:26 pm] |
I just got home from riding around town. Nothing to write home about, but here I am posting anyway.
A pond:
A road:
A cows:
Gonna go get a burger. Laterz. |
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| Chris' Wedding |
[Jul. 2nd, 2008|02:40 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | wedding | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  listless | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | The Thermals | ] |
I got some decent photos from Chris and Katie's wedding.
Chris and Katie:
( More Below ) |
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| Chris and Katie Willey |
[Jun. 29th, 2008|01:09 pm] |
Chris and Katie got married. Congrats!
(Man, pics from my phone suck.) |
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| Skelewags |
[Jun. 20th, 2008|08:09 am] |
Apologies for the goth shit I'm about to post.
Skelewags! (website currently under construction)
Some guy is going around making utterly wonderful, Tim Burton-esque, graffiti incorporating the surface and objects he's drawing on into the image. I really like most of the results. I guess he's going to be putting together a book, so I have to remember to keep checking back from time to time to pick up a copy.
There are many more a Google search away.
I'm heading home for the weekend after a nap. Have a good one! |
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| Morning |
[Jun. 15th, 2008|08:03 am] |
What an utterly beautiful morning. Woke up real early, finished off Starman (awesome), and decided to go for a ride. It's in the mid 60's, the sun's just coming up, and everyone else is asleep. The bike's running perfectly. Rode around for an hour and a half. It's gonna be a good day. |
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| Stuff (Yes, I'm creative with my titles) |
[Jun. 14th, 2008|03:20 pm] |
I already mentioned, but my bike was running like crap on Tuesday morning. Well, I finally got a chance to get into it on Thursday. Turned out I was down about 1.5 quarts of oil. I topped off and, thankfully, nothing seems damaged. I don't see any leaks and after about 45 miles of riding off and on today, everything looks to be in order.
I caught The Incredible Hulk with Miah Friday morning (for $4 because I'm a "student"). Decent action flick; about all you'd want to spend an evening watching stuff get smashed. Also picked up a gift for my dad on Friday; hope he likes it.
Not doing much today. Took the bike for a spin and have been reading Starman (picked it up for $17 shipped from Better World Books). I'm really liking it so far. I don't usually gravitate toward superhero comics unless there is a hook (Daredevil because of the crime noir, X-Men because of the sci-fi goodness, Nova because of the space opera). This has an unwilling hero, which I guess is a hook, but is much more standard superhero fare than I usually go for. The art's nice, too, with heavy lines and blocks of black. It reminds me a little of Mignola and Oeming.
I started the third Pirates of the Caribbean, but paused it to go for a ride while the weather is nice. I'll probably grab a gyro and some beer and finish the movie.
EDIT:
While the 3rd movie is no more complicated than the 2nd, I can see why people say it is; there is 2 hours of talking, followed by 45 minutes of action at the end. Seriously, 2/3 of the 3rd Pirates movie is talk, talk, talk. |
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| Comics! (fuck you, bike) |
[Jun. 10th, 2008|08:15 am] |
Got a bunch of comics in the mail.
I've got:
De: TALES by Gabriel Bã and Fãbio Moon.
Hellboy #8
Transmet #10
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Lobster Johnson
It's nothing compared to what Miah got:
which doesn't include one more book that was out of stock and didn't ship.
One the way home from work, my bike had a bout of stalling. I ended up pulling into parking lots instead waiting at red lights because I new it would just stop running and I was convinced I wouldn't get it to restart. I'm pretty scared I screwed some electricals up. Guess I get to mess with that today. Wish I had a garage. |
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