Friday Aug 10, 2007

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It's a goddamn shame this man didn't make it to forty:




I know I posted this one a while ago, but I do not care:




I might have even posted this too, but again I do not care:




That's all the culture for today.
agentofoblivion:
I am indulging in slightly different culture, making mike watch eraserhead he has asked more than once what it is about.

Saturday Aug 04, 2007

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Tonight I am pulling double-duty: baking cookies & making spaghetti sauce. I managed to unpack my vinyl today, so I have some tunes to keep me company. Right now I'm having a little Cole Porter.

In other news, I refrained from buying replacement three-way bookshelf speakers for my stereo ($100). Go me! A couple hours later, I see two ceiling fans, an old desk, and...
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nirbhao:
I'm spending a lot less money now that I can't get myself to any stores!
fireflame:
Yay for the fat cell, chicken pox, pneumonia, and staph! They are very happy in their new home, I'm SURE of it. lol They should have a candy to match. lol Oh well. Congrats on resisting splurging. lol It's HARD.

Tuesday Jul 31, 2007

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New Giant Microbes! biggrin

Fat

Neuron

Chicken Pox

Chlamydia

Herpes

Staph

Pneumonia


CP & fat cell shall soon be joining the others my hutch. Maybe staph too.
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jazzmyn:
Herpes looks like a sun!

Chlamydia's got punk hair

and the fat cell looks like of like an owl puffing up.

you are silly.
micah:
Ahhh... thank you oh wise one.

Wednesday Jul 25, 2007

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This morning, I had a rather nice dream. I dreamt I was sleeping soundly, foxy female by my side. Such an idyllic scene it was. A dream I really had no intention of leaving. Forget work, I want to dream. biggrin

Anyway, she rolls over to whisper sweet nothings in my ear so I may wake up & earn my keep. After all, I must earn...
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hawksley:
OMG! Mandy Moore has a show on OXYGEN... August 14th! OMG
nirbhao:
clearly I ned occupational training foe opening and closing doors

Saturday Jul 21, 2007

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Today shall be spent rebuilding the hubs/replacing the wheel joints on the Blazer. On the upside, I only have 31 years of rust & neglect to deal with. surreal At least the spindles are coming off with minor persuasion from a padded BFH.

Hiccups so far:
--spindle bearing removal
--not enough solvent to clean bearings (oops)
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nirbhao:
any better yet?
nirbhao:
oh noes! how did you do that?

Saturday Jul 14, 2007

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Today is Bastille Day.

In other, less revolutionary news, my attic insulation & reflective barrier project is now roughly 50% complete. While it was cool up there today, I was still sloshing around in my coveralls wrestling with fiberglass. Blech. tongue

(I would also like to mention cellulose insulation is the debbil. mad )

At about 5:30, I got sick of sweating up a storm, so I...
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oninotaki:
what you suggested workedbiggrin
nirbhao:
SPAM!

Thursday Jul 12, 2007

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Today, while driving home from work, I saw a sign outside a dining establishment at the corner of Eight Mile & Grand River that made me ponder.

"Try the surf & turf."

The dining establishment? White Castle. surreal Where, pray tell, is the "surf" in White Castle? Are they making shrimp rings now too?

This will require research.
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pennycandy:
Well, good luck with that.......I guess.
nopantsdave:
The idea of White Castle scares the hell out of me

Friday Jul 06, 2007

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Wise man, that Dr. Lev.
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nirbhao:
be careful that you don't create too many self-fulfilling prophecies, preventing everything from turning out A-OK
nirbhao:
mad

don't poke the crazy person with your nasty logic.

Thursday Jul 05, 2007

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My workplace is slowly being taken over by a corporate leviathan. The last time this happened to me, I was laid-off within three months. Needless to say, I'm a trifle paranoid. Paranoid SYH = angry SYH. Fair warning.

Also, the new(er) vehicle is a pain in the ass. I fix one fucking thing and something else breaks (or threatens to). I am about fed up.
stiles:
Honestly, if I had to pick between a '67-'73 American vehicle and a '75-87ish equivalent I'd go for the older one every time, if only for what you mention above... if I could find one that wasn't totally and rapidly rusting away.

I have a friend in Tuscon who works for an old-car scrapyard, if you want a rust-free '68-'73 C10... he can find one (and has, repeatedly and for a good price too).
missbernie:
true. but i didn't pay for the dress...
and i can't sell it. so, i may as well keep it!

Sunday Jul 01, 2007

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Many, many moons ago--back when I finally convinced my parents to get DirecTV--I used to watch Cartoon Network religiously. On that fine channel, they had a show called O Canada!. Some of you may remember it. It was the first show to expose me to animation from the Great White North--namely, "The Big Snit", "The Cat Came Back", "Bob's Birthday", "Log Driver's Waltz", and...
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spacegirl:
they have sprays for that kind of problem.
spacegirl:
you can not do that

antifreeze kills cats very slowly and painfully. eeek

Friday Jun 29, 2007

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I miss my truck. frown

Yes, it devoured gas & rust fell out of the roof when you went over a bump, but goddammit, it didn't leak oil out of every orifice after changing it. Yes, the brakes did go out twice, but I fixed them both times. Yes, it needed a new rear end because the outer bearing races in the left hub were self-destructing,...
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nirbhao:
at least it would be a pain in the ass that would make you happy. maybe. or that you could have fun grumbling about.

(nudge)

you're not going to give at all, are you?

when I was a little kid, I was fascinated with antique auto restoration. my grandpa was a tool and die maker and so I guess that's the tinkerererer in me. I just never went anywhere with it.
nirbhao:
oooh! goodies! I'm glad you're feeling better

Friday Jun 22, 2007

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As promised, details:

On my way to work Wednesday morning, I blew the engine in my truck. Not whole lot of warning either. After passing a red Escort, there was a little more vibration than usual, so I started to slow down. Right about the time I hit 70, I heard a chainsaw ripping through concrete, the truck started to shimmy violently, and the cab...
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nirbhao:
'76. you are such a nerd. you should restore these vehicles and make them all pretty and shiney and shit
robotlola:
whoa.
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