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Its sunday night. I'm bored. I'm practicing for my first gig next weekend, but I know all the tunes, so its just speed runs now. And between every one, I refresh the boards. And noone else is here.

Who else keeps checking?

-Rench

(Might be the saddest loneliest post ever. Just saying...)

Checking in, not much happening, just waiting for Sherlock to start.

Its nights like this I need a TV habit. The shows I do watch are all off season right now. No walking Dead. No Vikings, no Sons (yes, I admit it).

-Rench

I am chilling, about to dive back into my Kindle. I've been on a science fiction bender this year, just finished Joe Haldeman's The Accidental Time Machine, just started Lucius Shepard's Life During Wartime.

Also hacking my way through some Clash of Clans battles on the iPad.

Just woke up from a nap. Bout to see what's in the cupboard for dinner... Might watch a movie or some more Law and Order on netflix.

New BBC version of Three Musketeers and a Starz pirate show called Black Sails just hit the torrent sites, giving them a try and researching nearby reverse engineering firms.

/RM

Catching up on blogs, board, etc. Fairly typical night.

(Current TV obsession is... "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Yes, it's a kid's cartoon, but it's really fucking good.)

Should've been in bed an hour ago, but I'm a dumbass.

--Jaeger

It's monday morning, I'm just having coffee before heading out.

Last night, I was playing around with setting up a donotreply email for the board and getting all the relevant usernames and email addresses out of the database for making a reminder mail happen. In the end, manual copy paste was the quickest solution.

I don't have a TV obsession, not having an actual TV, and there not being many ultra-magnificent shows, currently. But apart from HIMYM and Big Bang Theory, I dig The Blacklist more and more. It's not as good as Sherlock, but quite magnificent despite being a US remake of a Brit show, so I also recommend Elementary. Warehouse 13 is on hiatus, of course.
Last night, I had some old episodes (though they're all old, aren't they) of The West Wing running as background noise. I should take more time reading, especially since my new phone makes it even more convenient than my tablet, but it's not quite as easy as it was immediately after the surgery and I think I've just gotten out of the habit over the last two years. I'm just getting my fix on audiobooks, currently, and I'm looking into text-to-speech stuff so I won't be limited to audible's selection.

No, I don't check in on the board a lot. I check in constantly. If I'm not at work or asleep, I dare you to look at the main forum page and not see me online almost all of the time.

I race cars every sunday night. Online, that is. But that wouldn't help you as my sunday night is your sunday noon. Got stuck in traffic, bad pitting strategy, finished 5th. not too bad for a sunday night.

My newest TV obsession is True Detective. Ep01 was pretty fucking good, haven't watched tonight's yet.

You know, I think I'll make some popcorn, turn on the big speakers watch that right now...

Researching brake upgrade mods for my car...lol Glad i did...found out that a C5 corvette dual piston caliper on 12" discs (that i was strongly considering) exerts even less braking torque than the single piston stock calipers on stock 10.25 discs! ha! So the LS1 caliper/rotor setup seems the way to go..about 20% decrease in pedal, torque constrained. (See, i hate fadey brakes...)

Wow. I just did part of a crossword puzzle and did some Youtube clips of some guys restoring a WWII Panther tank and then started planning on converting one of my sewing machines to a belt or chain drive versus the bevel gears that are all now chowdered up.

Panther tank...mmmm.... but can ya still \get 88mm shells? lol

I always wanted a sewing machine


Think I'm gonna start a Law and Order marathon in a few. I've developed a thing for Mariska Hargitay...

That's an easy thing to develop. I forget the exact lineage, but I believe her mother is some supermodel from the 60's And her dad was a Mr. Universe. Genetically destined to be incredibly attractive.

-Rench

Mariska Hartigay is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield.





That's her on the right with another famous pretty lady, Sophia Loren.

Mariska Hargitay survived the car crash that killed her mother, Jayne Mansfield.

Pattio wrote:M

That's her on the right with another famous pretty lady, Sophia Loren.

I've loved this pic on so many levels...



--Jaeger

whatcha doing?

Imbibing.

Watching a really shitty movie.

For the last few days I've been re-animating a half dozen top-notch classic Cadillacs, coupes, sedans and convertibles.

I am in the process of changing my barn from a storage space to a workshop. I am very grateful to MATPOC for his help in this process. My hand was somewhat forced in this because the people who were using my 'shop stuff' for their indy motorcycle shop are going through a big change and its time for me to get out of there and move the stuff from their mill building to my barn.

I am trying to put together several Lambretta motor scooters because the annual gathering of the national owner's group is in Boston this year and I want to help my local club represent. I pretty much have two good complete ones at this point, and will probably be able to field a third (see Thank You MATPOC, above) in time for the event in early summer.

I am trying to figure out which of my motorcycles I can throw off the lifeboat this year, I have too many, I can't afford to keep them all on the road, and I cannot for the life-of-me figure out which ones I can do without. Probably the 1125r and the XT225. I really don't want to let the XT225 go but as long as I have the highway-capable KLX650 and my dirt ambitions continue to be mild, the small one will probably have to go.

I dedicated last summer to acoustic motorbiking, and achieved all my goals for riding and fitness, covering over a thousand miles and changing some fat to muscle (no weight loss, but that's just a number) This winter I am using an indoor spin-bike for the first time, with the goal of starting next season in a strong state. My technique for this is to watch the popular science-fiction series Battlestar Galactica while I pedal to nowhere in the guest bedroom. It's going well. I sure do sleep better on days that I've put in my sweat-time.

Cleaning up somebody elses mess. (I have maintained my flawless reputation as a poor judge of character).

Moved from big expensive house into beat up cheap trailer.

Just started grad school online. So trying to catch up on reading.

Constantly thinking "road trip".

If you ever had my number, it's changed a few times over the last year. Pm for the new one. Please. I need contact with people who aren't psychotic bath salts users.

Damn, that sounds rough. Apart from that stuff, you okay? The kids alright?

Assuming you refer to me.

All my kin are well. My son, who works in construction has actually taken the past week off to help me.

Basically, I was a partner in buying six trailers to rent. The partner is a drug addled conman. My renters are poor people who are the main victims of his scullduggery.
I'm fixing that.

Also I'm now the full owner.

sun rat wrote:Assuming you refer to me.

All my kin are well. My son, who works in construction has actually taken the past week off to help me.

Basically, I was a partner in buying six trailers to rent. The partner is a drug addled conman. My renters are poor people who are the main victims of his scullduggery.
I'm fixing that.

Also I'm now the full owner.

At least it sounds like a good outlook. Wish ya all the best!

Damn Sunny, when will you be finished with school? Are you still studying foreign languages?
Also, where does your son work? I work for a big general contractor and we have an office in Fort Worth.

Sisyphus wrote:Watching a really shitty movie.

Do tell?

Bigshankhank wrote:Damn Sunny, when will you be finished with school? Are you still studying foreign languages?
Also, where does your son work? I work for a big general contractor and we have an office in Fort Worth.

After the MA I will be done unless I get a decent, nonsoulkilling job before then.
My son works for a local guy down here in the boonies.