Finally got a Baja. Should have done it a few years ago when they were much cheaper, but that didn't work out. I'm paying out the nose, and hopefully I'll be able to refinance in a few months, but it's also a keeper. Ten years at least, probably put it on blocks at some point to wait for me to turn 60 to restore and have classic car fun with. ( Read more... )

Rhetorical question for the most part. Some people I've tried to get to know think that, some don't. A few are girls I friended deliberately, seeking to get to know people, specifically single girls. That can be creepy by itself, regardless of intentions. Not having a "good grasp of the situation" regardless of who's fault it was doesn't help ( Read more... )

A significant theme in this General Conference seems to be marriage. Our church praises a family above just about anything else, and in more severely Mormon areas, to be as old as I am--just turned 28--and single is practically heresy. I can shrug off some of the pressure, I'm introverted enough the amount of social involvement I have could be ( Read more... )

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Should I wait until my birthday next week to do a post non-seriously bemoaning still being a virgin at 28 or just do it now?

New cat didn't fix whatever exactly is messing with the power on the Escort. Have to see if the back pressure is gone, then decide if whatever part is needed to actually fix it is worth it. Right now it's getting 15 miles to the gallon, it should be getting 30.

Started publishing some story work on FA. Mostly just short writeups on worlds.

At least 14 to 20 thousand dollars to start a business. That's just the big ticket expenses, not the nitty gritty stuff like consumable materials, web hosting, etc. I'm still having trouble with a name though. Need something descriptive, but somewhat disposable--I'm not looking to make this a long term thing, just get some experience. It might ( Read more... )

So true, so true.


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Got pics of the pup I'm adopting today. I'll be picking him up when I move to Wyoming in June, should be about ready for me by then, and his current people will be in the area, so things shouldn't go too bad.


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Building a physics experiment ( Read more... )