I was crashed into by a dui driver, who then ran, this morning at 230am.  So it's obviously not my fault, the driver ran for god sakes.  The responding police and ambulance were really nice, patient, kind and understanding ( Read more... )

I tested for my Open Water SCUBA cert.  this weekend, it was rather easy.  It consisted of 4 dives over 2 days in Breakwater Beach in Monterrey.  There were a total of 5 of us, with the instructor included.  We ran through all the basic skills needed in order to survive underwater in a moderate emergency.

The water was around 50degrees F, there was ( Read more... )

Well, I spent 3/4 of the waking day working on my car. I had to work my way into the timing belt/camshaft part of the engine block and replace three oh so very important (and broken) bearings/pulleys.  My car was literally seconds away from having the timing belt break and becoming a giant paperweight; so it was definitely a good thing I repaired ( Read more... )

The timing belt needs replacement- a quick fix.  So I will be taking the day off of work a to repair it; consequently it will also give me plenty of time to accomplish chores and projects around the house as well ( Read more... )

I don't think many people heard them, or know what a real gunshot sounds like. There weren't any police sirens that followed as I was accustomed to, just silence and the passing of time. I found that odd, but then I remembered the context of it all ( Read more... )

Like audio stereo systems that really brighten my day.

As a very tiny few of you know, my old stereo died. The amp literally exploded resulting in a nice puff of smoke followed by the dreaded 60Hz hum through my speakers.

RIP my original Technics SA-300, My dad bought it when it was new and it was used daily up until it's demise a few weeks ago.


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So it's late and I should be asleep. I can't fall asleep for some stupid reason, call me if you figure it out please ( Read more... )

So yeah, schools over.  I did well in both of my classes, now just waiting for grades...  I hate that part ( Read more... )

School started, first day: hardcore advanced chemistry test FAIL.  The teacher took it upon himself to remind everyone how little we all knew; this class is going to be trouble, just like everyone says it is.  I'm not too worried, I've pulled bigger miracles from my bag of tricks before; it'll just be an interesting semester.  It always is ( Read more... )