Went to class, did some work, then going drinking tonight.

Held a prayer meeting then they have gone home so here I am!!

Good on ya mate!

Scraped ice off all of my truck windows, just to get in and find out they were iced on the inside too , then fixed 2 database problems at work.

Maybe it's time to change you screen name to "Pumpkin Head?!"

I'm thinking The Noggin has a lot nicer ring to it.


Worked again today shovelling out driveways that the city in their wisdom plowed in by scraping the back lanes.

Showed off my tech preview. Realized the other team is going to win as they have all the talent.

Went to the film club meeting and watched a pretty good movie, The Dancer Upstairs.

Fixed many PC's after rolling out SP4 I am glad this week is over

I've had a good hair day so far

Had a pretty average day at work, until I realised that now I'm manager I have to work late tomorrow due to it being the end of month. End of month = lots of paperwork, calculator, invoice batching, cashing up and all the boring shit that comes with it.

On a feckin' Saturday too.

Managers 'delegate' Fubar, no point working for a living when there's minions about is there?

Scoped out what newtwork and phone points we have in the main office to help plan out a major office shuffle. Decided we don't have enough. Drove home.

Went home for the weekend.

Woke up... it's only 6:30AM - don't expect too much, okay?

Oh the possibilites with that one. Better leave it lay fallow.

Woke up and saw my auction was up to $1825.

was woken up at 630 am the wife asking me if I was up.... over and over......


it was worth it.

just got up out of bed and got to gettin' <nice warm day today, I ought to get a lot of the electrical work and welding done on the Jeep!!>

I am happy for you bk. Nice to hear that things are going great on the home front. Cheers to you.
I have to work later today but first, s,s,s, then go to Mom's to take in mail, buy milk for her, water plants, take out the garbage, prep the place for her return. Clean up my apartment, which is just dishes as laundry was done mid week, dust is under control and most of the place is ship shape.

just got a call from a friend. Apparently his grandfather hadn't got rid of his acetylene and O2 gas bottles before he passed away, so I'm welcome to them.

W00t! Couple this with my having purchased a complete Victor acetylene torch rig, sans bottles, for $25 last week, and I'm just about finished with outfitting my metal shop. Of course, a plasma cutter would be nice.......

Nice score bk. Now you can build the freakin' bar-b-gue barrels.

Sent the lasses off with Nosy Mom... getting ready for the flick, drinking coffee, posting here and chatting in IM.

Got up, ate some cereal and decided I didn't really want to do homework today.

Got back from shopping and browsing for a new moblie phone.......for those cheap SMS and MMS service....no go!!

Went shopping bought a new jumper and a shirt and tie for my Cousin's wedding.

Washed both cars and cleaned the golf bats, then watched a movie.

Drinking a beer.

Not a damn thing so far...

Atta boy!!!!!!!!!

Went to a programming contest and got second place out of 3 contestants. 2 of us finished 2 problems while the third finished none. And yes, he is a developer in my group project.

Oh well. At least I won 30 dollars. That other guy was just super good though.

I went out for breakfast and went to the mall for a bit where I received the last of my Christmas gifts!!

Soon I will get some cycling action in!!

Went to a bar with some friends and drunk too much.

Took a pic of Nosy Mom playing Game Cube!!!!!!

Did a little shopping with the wife and came home with this:



2002 Yamaha VStar Custom 1100. Sweetest bike I have had the honor to drive. Mine is just like that one, except I have a passenger backrest.

Lovin' it!!!

Went to the Air Base and was surprised that my CAC card will indeed get me into the Services areas with no problems. Went to the shopette and even was able to buy some stuff there. Hmm... methinks it miht be time to start shopping for groceries at the BX. Dare I be so bold?

Stopped by the Fitness Center to see if I could use that. No worries. Flirtatious chica at the front desk said they have no problems at all with DoD guys using it- so I've no excuse, and it looks like lots of fun as well.. especially racquetball. Gonna try to make Bill <Jeeper buddy of mine> eat that damned ball

Went to the Hobby Shop after having to run home and get the tube of RTV I forgot, and got my rig up on the lift. Asked what time they close- "5:30, but ya gotta be out of here at 5". Hmmm.. not so sure I can finish this in that time.. backed her off and took her home, where I started tearing everything apart in preparation to do the oil pan gasket and <AGAIN, even though it doesn't need it- because I have to do the -> Rear Main Seal. Idiot here talked myself out of doing the RMS when I had eveything apart doing the OP gasket. Dumb.

While doing the prep, it dawned on me that I should be able to easily do my solid front axle swap in one of the exterior bays, by renting it for the week or so. MUCH cheaper than renting an electric-equipped storage facility at probably $200/month, since it's like $5 a day at max if it's actually stored in the bay. Plus, during the times I am able to roll the vehicle around <while taking out the front chunk, for example> I can roll the vehicle to an outside storage facility for about $5/week. Given that I am taking 2 weeks off in May and the base is right around the corner from my place <and has welders, cutters, etc right there>, I should have a much easier go of this.

Went to respool my winch, and just about 2' shy of getting all the line back on, the damn motor gave up the ghost...

.. went and traded it in for the new improved model <it's good to know the guys there well> and installed it. Got a new set of solenoids, hawse fairlead, 100' of 3/8" wire rope, safety hook, and control out of the deal. Wasted an hour trying to figure out how to relocate the solenoids under the hood. Think I will just buy a pair of Ford starter solenoids and make my own setup. Handy little buggers, those....

.. all of which got completely in the way of doing my driving lights and the rest of the electrical mods I wanted to do. Not to mention, helping install the lift on a friend's 95 YJ... and going wheeling tomorrow is more or less out of the question since my rig is in pieces.

Asked the wife if she'd go if I got it back together- she wouldn't mind at all, but the passenger's seat is broken <cheap contrcution from the factory>. Which ended up being her blessing to put new seats in my rig! I have a friend who's looking for the seats he took out of his 89 CRX Si- basically Recaros, and SUPER comfy and grippy!!

Ohyeah- and bought Jimmy Buffett concert ticket!! Sure, I'm in the nosebleed seats since I didn't hit them right when they opened- but I'm THERE, dude!

Well, it's still kind of early being 2 am-ish and all. I think I will go to bed soon.

Just got up (9.30am), logged on, drinking tea, waiting for bacon to cook......

Just woke up... if you count what I did last night as sleeping. 6:45, leaving for the market in 15...

Oooh very nice bike Bull, hope you get the wife to polish the chrome :D


got up around 10ish, managed to get to mcdonalds before 1030 and get breakie, very nice :Mmm:

Decided it's going to be too nice a day to stay inisde... damn it!!!!!!

Bully, you should've gone for an Indian!!!!!

Bad boy bull, rides again. Nice bike.

Bugger all.

Got up, faffed about for a bit, did my expenses, went out and bought a new shower screen (will fit it next weeko). Got the ironing to do later.

HelloKitty.

[Jeeps don't leak- they mark their territory]

That well-worn axiom of Jeepdom is, apparently- quite true.

Got on the Jeep work this morning- and literally took the front axle out of the jeep to make access to the oil pan easier <I'm thinking it's a pretty good argument for more lift, and it seems the wife agrees>. Got some suspension quirks tracked down to loose components as well. From now on, all suspension components WILL be assembled with my impact. Grrrrrr......

So I finish the suspension/oil pan gasket/ rear main seal job about 1700 this evening. DEFINITELY couldn't have gotten it done in 4 hours at the hobby shop, since I would have had to keep going back for tools and the like. As it is, I had to do a lot of tool hunting. Will definitely be buying a heavy-duty toolbox come tax time.

Got everything squared away <seem to have lost a 21mm impact socket- but oh well> and hesitantly fired her up. Good pressure, and after reaching operating temp- no leak.

OH FRABJUOUS DAY!!!!!!

So I go for a drive to see if my suspension is anywhere near in the ballpark <since I had to take it apart, the alignment is surely off>. It's a bit skittish, but with everything being tight now, I'll say it's good enough for the time being- at least till I do my Chevy tierod flip and inverted-t swap. What ticks me off, though- is the damn thing has now developed a freakin' radiator leak!!!!!!

GRRRRR!!

The bastard of it is- I specifically considered putting a new radiator in there when I was building the damn thing last year <putting a new motor in, etc>. I stepped back mainly for financial reasons-- "no sense spending the $120 if I don't have to". Ah well-- I've been looking for an excuse to upgrade the cooling system to 3-core and flex-a-lite electric fans <instead of the hodgepodge I have in there now, from old Fiero project leftovers>

Remembered to mention to bk that a Carolinas visit is possible in the next 4-6 week window.

... well, since we're goin' there...

Ms. Burntkat.... immediately upon awakening....

<I tell ya, it's better than coffee.... >

W00t! What part, dude!

I am going to <thinking.. WTF AM I going this time??!> Portsmouth, VA from the 8th-22nd March. After that, I'll probably be out of town a similar time period in April. No clue where I'm going then, though.

Hope we can catch up! Email me sometime, damnit!

Nothing like it!!!!!

Please excuse him fellow 4peepers, he can get out of hand now and then! That's what my squirt bottle laced with a laxative is for!!!!!

It would seem he's quite the little squirt bottle himself, hear him talk of it.....