On the way to work today 2 of the 3 lanes of 128 were shut down because of an accident with a guy on a motorcycle and a car. Traffic was backed up forever and when I finally inched past the area it happened in it was pretty frightening. The guy was just laying right there in the middle of the highway with just police officers there crouched over ( Read more... )

I won a $25 gift certificate for writing a story about how an online provider of large filed programs "helped me." Two weeks ago I needed AutoCAD installed on my computer at work and was refered to this internal site that hosts all that stuff. Basically they run a monthly contest where you tell them how you were helped by that site, and if your ( Read more... )

( i want to build an amp )

I just got a table saw for free from a guy on craigslist who lives 4 minutes down the road from me. Its kind of old, and direct drive, which is dangerous as far as saws go. The motor is 1/2 hp, and I'm going to take it out and use it for something fun/dangerous. I guess I would have kept it as a table saw if my grandfather weren't giving me a new ( Read more... )

I want a real hardcore band next semester. Tyrannosauromegalostegalodon: The Band Before Time was hot shit for a while, but that ship has sailed. For the past two weeks I've been playing guitar nonstop and I have a bunch of hot riffs ready to be turned into some heavy songs. Jason Rankins, this means you, if you want.

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I'm sad because a bunch of my friends from school, including Brittany, are in NYC right now, and I would be with them because we were supposed to help Zane and Ellen move last weekend, but those plans fell through and this weekend it happened and now I am not in Troy to go with them ( Read more... )

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After work today I went to Guitar Center. Who would have thought that "getting back to me ASAP" meant one and a half weeks? They completely lied to me about contacting Marshall. I walk in and ask for a manager. I wait, and wait, and wait. Twenty minutes pass while I am being patient on the outside but ready to smash a guitar in someone's face if ( Read more... )

( guitars 2 and 3 progress pictures )