I always knew something was up when I couldn't down load Suse using bittorrent, or get the latest unlicensed anime fansub. Comcast, while they were sneaking up my rates on a monthly basis, was blocking the traffic!!! Bastards ( Read more... )

My thumb is growing back well. I think another month and it will be completely skinned over ( Read more... )

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I pinched my thumb between the VW and the jack stand. I posted the pic at my project thread at
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=257378&start=20

enjoy.

I made my basement workshop closer to opening for business yesterday. I finished moving my tools into my new roll-around tool chest (from walmart, whatever), cleaned up the space and moved my spare computer down there for Internet access while I work. From now through the weekend, I'll work on cleaning the car inside and out so that it doesn't ( Read more... )

My VW is in the garage now. We pushed it there with my Camry. They really should have better thought out the front grill on those cars. Anyone who tries to push another car with a Camry is headed for broken plastic. Oh, well, it's for a good cause ( Read more... )

My long dreamed VW restoration project is officially underway. Today I dragged the VW down to the driveway and pressure washed it. I started pulling out the rotted upholstery that I have to replace too. All in all, it was a decent start. Unfortunately, my two year neglect has allowed formerly insignificant rust to to become significant. Now, every ( Read more... )

Last week at work was terrible. One of our key people was out getting married in Nantucket, and ALL of his areas had kittens. FTP server weren't ftping, DB records weren't committing, one thing after another that none of us knew what the fsck to do with. On top of that, the new piston for my snowmobile comes and it's incomplete. My fiancee is ( Read more... )

I went to the Champlain Valley Fair yesterday with my fiancee. I hadn't been in years and it was fun. We wasted a ton of money on the fairway and I only won an inflatible mallet at the strong man thing that you hit with a hammer and the weight slides up and hits the bell ( Read more... )

Last night I dreamed that I was walking up dark stairs in a tenement to vist a friend who lived with her parents, but she was on the top floor inspecting teddy bears, but she didn't know how to inspect the nap. Then, I was stuck in customs on my way to Pakistan with my step day, but they wouldn't let me through. It was christmas and all the ( Read more... )