continued studying for my CCNA, and ripping my CD collection...

Read through a most amusing but very old thread at the other place, giggled like mad.

Which I needed, after getting off the phone with the unemployment office (actually caught them when they were open, and didn't have to wait on hold for upwards of a half hour). It seems it sucks to be me, according to them. It doesn't matter that they never sent me the paperwork explaining why I owe them restitution for benefits they paid me anywhere near the time they "overpaid" me (just got the second past due notice in the mail yesterday from last year May), I have to pay them anyway, with interest, by way of them appropriating my state tax refund. I can dispute it, but since it'll already be a done deal, the odds are against me.

Finally got my stuff from Canon

100mm Macro


70-200 2.8 IS


550 flash


I am a happy boy

Sprayed the backyard for bugs. Stayed online most of the day. Chatted with crazies. LOL

im not crazy

Yes you are

Made dinner.

Spent 4 hours setting up a friends laptop with a with a school project. Now at a LAN party waiting to install UT2K4.

Serviced 2 lawnmowers for mother-in law and my boy. Got the rest of the termite bait stations in that they shorted me, installed them, 23 in ground. Now the wait for the critters to find them. (1 month) Waiting for my new hard drive, be here monday.

Went to the bar. Got depressed. Cried some in the car. Came home. Cried some more upon visiting the only web site and/or people that seem to care. Now surfing.

Sorry to hear about that Felix.......if there anything we can be of help letting of ears let us know....

LAN Party. Still there.

Woke up, logged on.

-went to the pub with my friends, as mentioned earlier.

-couldn't hear a damn thing due to drunk rednecks who thought they could sing, on a karaoke system that was WAY too loud and overmodulated

-left in disgust after less than an hour

just woke up

took a load of trash to the dump now I am going grocery shopping

Cleaned cat area, put out fresh cat food and water for Evelyn.
Laundry in washer.
Bed stripped.
Making list for today's activities.
Bunging in coffee.
Cleaned kitchen a little.
Going to water hallway plant (outside of my apartment). The caretaker has moved the second plant to the north hallway. I don't believe it will fair too well there as there is not much sunlight. I have been promised a cutting from the big plant (rubber I think) and have told Myron (caretaker) that when I split my Dragon plants (3 in one pot) that he/the building may have one of them.
I like plants and I seem to have a green thumb. Guess it's all the talking I do with them.

Slept in.
Woke up to a phone call from my best friend.
Found out they're going to start trying to have a baby.
Now meandering through the day feeling "blah".

-removed front winch bumper from my Jeep

-went to the drugstore for icyhot for my back <jesus I built that thing heavy duty!>

-went nuckin' futz with the new sawzall on the assorted bracketry, etc, that is in the way

-cut about 15 pounds of steel off the above-mentioned front bumper <should just built the darn thing with plate in the first place, and not angle!> with the sawzall.

I LOVE my new toy!! What else can you use for metal work AND tree surgery? Ruh, ruh, ruh.....

-after about an hour outside, remembered that people with no hair should wear a hat in heat like this <gotta be every bit of 90>- so put my boonie hat on <probably too late, as I'll no doubt find while mowing the dome tonight>

-marked the passenger's framerail for grinding and welding, and having a workable plan for the kit, decided to take a break....

-came inside and while talking to my son telling him in a gentle way that he needs to clean up his mess, the wife blasted me for making too much noise.

:shrug: meh... as hard as I am to live with, she's got a lot of that due her, so I can't get too upset. Many the time have I done the same.

<python>I'm getting better</python>, though...

Took MIL to airport, came home did laundry and some tidying-up while HK cleaned out the van. Made lunch. Took HK and kids to Wal-Mart, #2 got sick in the parking lot. Came home, took #1 to Home Depot, supermarket and K-Mart.

Picked up some floor trim for the living room, grass seed and the few odds and ends we need for dinner tomorrow.

Sorry to hear about yer #2 being sick.....

Had just came home from mother after the bro & co came down for a wee chit chat....fed Harvey....

Finished off plastering the last two old vent holes in the lounge, nipped to Sainsbury's, ate a sarnie. Now watching the Masters.

About to rearrange the family room furniture without HK's approval.

Got up with a bad hangover from way too much guiness, watched "True Romance" again (great film)

went Go-Karting with a few friends, didnt win (car was crap )

Watched Teevee, and downloaded as many themes as i can find for my Ipaq.....

-took two trips to Harbor Freight for grinding bits and assorted odds and ends

-made the modifications to the plate for the reinforcement, and checked the weather for tomorrow. Decided I won't get this thing welded in today, as I still have to drop teh steering box and alternator to access the inside plate areas. So I'll use today as a prep day <trimming down the plates, modifying the bumper, etc> and use tomorrow for welding.

-modifed the trailer hitch ball <why in the world did they put a 5" long shank on the darn thing?> so that it won't hang up so much when I forget to take it off when wheeling

-took a nap with my son and wife

-tested out the surplus British Army jerricans I bought from loadup.com for a song <$9 per, as opposed to $45 new!> by filling with water and putting them in every conceivable orientation <upside down, etc>. Good to go. Drained 'em, left the tops ajar and stacked them to let them evap the water. Considering ordering 4 more <I already had one> so each of my offroadable rigs has a spare tanks' worth of gas available while wheeling or during hurricane season <"tryin' to reason with hurricane season.....">

-solved the hard throttle problem in my Blazer-- a little CLP down the linkage worked wonders

-found out the wierd noise I've had out of the front of the XJ is from the disconects for the swaybar. Will address that in future.

Got angry when the cable modem went down right before the Expos game started. Didn't start working until the 4th inning. Crappy modem.

-think I have the neighbors now thoroughly convinced I am nuts. Was working on the vehicle earlier, using the BFH to "adjust" some sheetmetal, singing "Volcano" all the while <Jimmy Buffett song>:

oh I
don't know
oh I don't know
I don't know
where I'ma gonna go
when the vol-ca-no blows

see, they're new neighbors, so they haven't been exposed to my summer days spent wrenching on the Jeep with Buffett blarin' on the CD player, or the way I tricked out my Blazer last year for the trip to Columbia for the concert <20 days and counting, till this year's show!! where the hell is my grass skirt??>

-it probably didn't help that I was running around the block later, headphones on, and singing an old cadence <hey, they do amazing things for your motivation and to keep your breathing right>:

c-130 rollin down the strip
64 sappers on a one way trip
mission top secret destination unknown
don't give a damn if we ever go home
stand up hook up shuffle to the door
knees went week and i hit the floor
jumpmaster picked me up with ease
kicked my ass into the breeze
if my main don't open wide
i got a reserve by my side
if that oneshould fail me too
open up hell ,i'm comin through
kick ol satan in the chest
put his ass in the leanin rest

nope, not goin' back in the Army, or anything of the sort. Just trying to get my ass in shape

watchng the American LeMans series runoffs, I believe

<just started- haven't seen an ID on the program yet, but I recognize the cars- Porsche GT3s, et al>

Went out for dinner with mom, ended up discussing the various deaths that have occurred on my birthday (do NOT ask me why we got on THAT topic).

Now trying to gather enough energy to go to the bar for a few.

Backed up all my files yesterday/last night in preparation to wipe out this install and get jiggy with Xp Pro. <crosses fingers.>

Made up the girls and HK's Easter surprises...

Just flashed BIOS to latest available, and now my promise controller/h.d. seek time has tripled. A-holes.

IMed with a great friend, who while a little down in da dumps will be getting a phone call later!

Made some really good grab bisque


Planted a bunch of bulbs in some pots.

cut the front of my winch bumper down so that it's not obviously two pieces of angle with a plate between, and welded in teh front skidplate.

which meant I got to test out my new welder burning in a piee of 1/4" to some 5/16", with a 1/4" gap on one side <meh- nobody said this shit was SQUARE!>

COMPLETELY stoked about my new welder. Welds 1/4" in single pass with no problems whatsoever. My welds are looking damn good, too, if I do say so myself...


... I DO!

-harassed WD in the "got some" thread. ;P

-took a nap with my son. Laid down to read a magazine, and within 5 seconds he laid on my back to watch TV. Within a half hour, we were both out. That's gotta be one of the best feelings in the world-- waking up to a 3 1/2 year old sprawled on your back, snoring softly, drooling on your shirt, and hugging you while still asleep and saying "I wuv you, daddy".....

Watched movies. Hid easter eggs for my nephew. Had egg salad sandwiches for lunch (of course), and fixed a 10 pound ham for dinner.

watched some tv , cookin a hamburger,just another day

Went to grandma's with mom. The less said the better.

Going to take a nap now.

Hey Varth.... what's a "grab bisque"?

Went to a wedding Saturday morning and got back Sunday afternoon, I have not drunk so much alcohol for ages.

Did not have as good a time as Jason.

Spoke with a great friend on the phone, IMed with the same bum, had a great time. Installed XP successfully, and just finishing putting in all the software. Phoned a buddy in Texas also. He helped me out.

Watched the Expos lose, then went and played baseball with my roommate.

what'm I, chopped liver? 8(




;P

I was going to give you sh!t because I didn't think I had your phone number but I do.
One of these days, I'll call. Don't worry.

Had an Easter get together with my family. Had a pretty good time. One little mistake though. My brothers in-laws are super religious to the point they don't like my nephew playing with ninja turtle. I was unaware he was with my brother and I was playing UT2K4 with auto taunts turned on. Nothing like having your brothers in-laws hear you say just let me kill these guys real fast while the computer is auto taunting. Specifically saying "You Wh$re!". Yeah, I feel I made the proper impression.

what in the blue fuck do Ninja Turtles have to do with religion?

I'm sorry, dude-- but some of the religious folk need to pull their head out of their ass

OB topic:

- the wife. Twice.

who'syerdaddy?

They are too violent. I think it's kind of funny really. They don't allow dancing, cussing and all that jazz and their daughter listens to hard core rap music.

Spent yesterday at the drag races with Baz. Got gassed a couple of times around the top fuel pits and shaken to bits by a 4.8s/292mph pass

Laid down for a nap at about 6:30 last night, woke up at 5am.

Took the trash out about ten minutes before they came to pick it up.

Now trying to remember the last time I saw the sun rise after I've been asleep.

:shakes head: I just don't get it. What's wrong with dancing? Show me in the bible where it says "thou shalt not dance or play with plastic mutated anthropomorphic turtles"??