I'm now leaning towards a VW. Went and test drove some today and I have to say I'm pleased with what I'm seeing. I'm thinking either a Jetta or a Golf. I test drove both with a couple different engines. I htink if I was to go with the standard 2L 4 cylinder I'd go with the golf (which has a suprising roomy interior but lacks a bit in the trunk ( Read more... )

This past weekend was pretty good for dancing. Went to Glen Echo to see Royal Crown Revue. They played stuff that was too fast for my taste with no let up. Some people really seemed to like it, but I am of the opinion they make a better show band than a dance band. Unfortuneate since I wanted to dance to them. Out well, I went to K2 after the ( Read more... )

I am tempted.

2001 VW Jetta with 17000 miles on it power sunroof, 6 cd changer, alloy wheels. Dark Blue, black leather interior. $11,700
Even takes regular gas and drives quite well.
I just worry about the repair bills. Thoughts?

Or do I hold out and go for a subaru legacy/outback of some sort. Decisions decisions.

Weekend went pretty well ( Read more... )

If you're doing a Pinebox derby, then Requist should probably be on your list ( Read more... )

So i've been trying to get sound working on my work machine and ALSA can suck my balls. Piece of shit is giving me permissions crap so i can only get sound as the root user. What the fuck? This is something that should just fucking work. ALSA may be an improvement from the festering pile of crap it replaced but it is still a festering pile of ( Read more... )

So I'm currently looking at cars. Still not 100% sure what route i want to take. I'm almost considering the purchase of a new car. Possibly a Civic (as they were redesigned in 2001 to be bigger and suck less) or a Corolla (redesigned to suck less in 2003). Main thing here is mileage, as gas prices aren't going down anytime soon and i'd just as ( Read more... )

MIT people are weird ( Read more... )

It's rare that a video game catches my interest these days. But I just heard that Total Annhiliation is getting a sequel made to it finally after all these years. Supreme Commander is the name of the game and hopefully it will be even better than the original, here's hoping ( Read more... )

Ah Achewood the tastiest of the transition metals. Also a good webcomic. Just a few good strips here ( Read more... )