The mountain bike that I ordered from Amazon.com has been in "OUT FOR DELIVERY" status on the UPS website since 5AM yesterday. I wonder if the UPS man got lost. I'll kill two birds with one stone tomorrow and drive in to work for a password I need and also check and see if the bike was delivered or not. Once assembled, the bike will enable me to become the new terror of the Phoenix flood canal sidewalks. Fear what comes, oh denizens of the walkways!
I keep fixing little things - annoyances mostly - on a car that isn't worth it. But it brings a certain peace of mind to know that the damn oil pressure light doesn't come on any more (oil pressure sensor, fixed several months ago) and my coolant no longer leaks oh-so-slowly onto the ground via a dissolved o-ring on the pipe that distributes coolant to my engine. I figure I'll buy a new(ish) car in the next couple of months, once the new company decides where my job is going to be and what it'll entail. Or, you know, if I have a job.
I've accomplished absolutely nothing today save sitting in front of the computer comparing reviews, prices, and options for various parts necessary to build a new computer. The motherboard and form-factor are as of yet undecided, however, based on Tom's Hardware's CPU comparison charts I've decided on the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 or E6400 - not sure which yet. I have no comparison between the two since TH's charts do not list the E6300. However, when compared to the AMD Athlon X2 series, it takes the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ to beat the E6400. And that's on pretty much every bench-mark (something like 15 or 20 of them) they have. Niccccce.
I just finished Gates of Fire, a novel about the Battle of Thermopylae, by Steven Pressfield. Its an all-around enjoyable book for more than one reason, and I think anyone with a mind for the kind of story it tells would love it. The book more or less tells the story true I think there are some theatrical embellishments but otherwise its an accurate portrayal. Not only that, but it gives the reader a certain insight into the Spartan civilization without the boring droll of a typical history book. Plus just the fact that the tale is damn inspiring; to think that 300 Spartans and their allies (about 4,500 Greeks total) held off a Persian army of over a million men (some estimate over 2 million), killing something like 20,000, is more than awe-inspiring.
Little Johnny's dad was a chemist,
But little Johnny is no more.
What Johnny thought was H2O,
Was really H2SO4.
I keep fixing little things - annoyances mostly - on a car that isn't worth it. But it brings a certain peace of mind to know that the damn oil pressure light doesn't come on any more (oil pressure sensor, fixed several months ago) and my coolant no longer leaks oh-so-slowly onto the ground via a dissolved o-ring on the pipe that distributes coolant to my engine. I figure I'll buy a new(ish) car in the next couple of months, once the new company decides where my job is going to be and what it'll entail. Or, you know, if I have a job.
I've accomplished absolutely nothing today save sitting in front of the computer comparing reviews, prices, and options for various parts necessary to build a new computer. The motherboard and form-factor are as of yet undecided, however, based on Tom's Hardware's CPU comparison charts I've decided on the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 or E6400 - not sure which yet. I have no comparison between the two since TH's charts do not list the E6300. However, when compared to the AMD Athlon X2 series, it takes the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ to beat the E6400. And that's on pretty much every bench-mark (something like 15 or 20 of them) they have. Niccccce.
I just finished Gates of Fire, a novel about the Battle of Thermopylae, by Steven Pressfield. Its an all-around enjoyable book for more than one reason, and I think anyone with a mind for the kind of story it tells would love it. The book more or less tells the story true I think there are some theatrical embellishments but otherwise its an accurate portrayal. Not only that, but it gives the reader a certain insight into the Spartan civilization without the boring droll of a typical history book. Plus just the fact that the tale is damn inspiring; to think that 300 Spartans and their allies (about 4,500 Greeks total) held off a Persian army of over a million men (some estimate over 2 million), killing something like 20,000, is more than awe-inspiring.
Little Johnny's dad was a chemist,
But little Johnny is no more.
What Johnny thought was H2O,
Was really H2SO4.
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doolittle:
there will be lots of random stuff of course, like vhs tapes and books, maybe some records and random knick knacks and shit, clothes, you name it. however i am selling my video camera, a giant love-sac type of pillow chair, shelves and stuff like that. also there will be my brothers crap, i don't know what he's pulling out there other then his drum kit, which is nice. oh and there will be a crib. i am sure your into the crib... wait, what?
doolittle:
sounds good to me! beer is always welcomed, as well as company. we are going to be sitting in a driveway for many hours so come entertain 