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With the temperature finally reaching my minimum 50° requirement, it was time to activate the motorcycle. Aversive to rush hour highway traffic, I decided to take Grand River all the way to Detroit which was an adventure in itself. Burned out and abandoned buildings were rampant, with little to no evidence of commerce existing beyond Southfield freeway. Aside from the view, the traffic lights were not prohibitive and I didn't hear a single gunshot or witness any murders to my surprise, plus it was only 5 minutes longer than my typical commute. I managed to confuse the parking structure management who eventually told me to just pull into an electric car spot while they decided my fate. Having never heard their decision I plan to continue parking there.
I wasn't going to do it, but
this deal forced my hand. I'm now on the Mass Effect bandwagon despite having skipped the first and second installment. I'm told the multiplayer is some quality 4 player co-op and I'm hoping it’s worth the price in case I can’t stand the single player.
My first reaction to a 6 month birthday party for a baby was one of uncertainty. The immediate followup of "bring your Xbox for a BF3 LAN too" immediately removed any hesitation I had. What better way to celebrate a milestone than virtual killing. Lila of course had a blast showing off her cuteness while James and I had a blast with the baby mommas brother protecting and capturing map points.
The Senator held a "Lord of the Rings" marathon today featuring all 3 extended versions for a 12 hour odyssey. A prior engagement meant I had to kidnap Lila from the event for the first movie, but powered through the last two. Lisa simply could not take any more hobbits and left before the final movie concluded. Only the great TomTom can claim to actually have seen all 12 hours of madness.
Less than 2 weeks after
returning to duty, my
Cougar decided to
spew transmission fluid all over my parking space at work. After a momentary stun, I got back in the car and drove about halfway home before hearing the humm of a transmission with no transmission fluid. I did manage to get within the free 5 mile tow range of AAA so this return trip was much less expensive than the
original. I shouldn't be surprised, as everyone on the Cougar forums warned me the sheered bolt head would probably get lodged between the differential and the case and cut a hole through it (which I assume is what happened). Silly me and my faith in the magnet.
With the weather stations forecasting a
class 3 kill storm, I decided it was time to bust out the
HD DVD player for a showing of Blade Runner. I can't remember the last time I watched the movie but my post HD-DVD failure discounted
limited edition did not disappoint. As is typical with kill storm predictions, nothing actually happened and the mood was not as dark as it could have been.
The ultimate beer, at least in my opinion, is
Innis & Gunn. Unfortunately, it's only available outside the U.S, or rather it was until today. TomTom found
French landing liquor which actually stocks the liquid of the gods.
After sitting in my barn for 3 months following the
breakdown event, I decided it was time to
investigate what actually went wrong with my
Cougar. Knowing it was internal to the transmission, I took a chance and removed the shift tower where the most common issue of a
sheered bolt made itself known. A call to Jason from the Cougar club yielded a replacement tower for $50, which after a $150 fee to a local transmission shop to frankenstein the two into a workable one had it replaced and
back on the road.
A year of Lila has come to pass, and a befitting party was planned and executed by Lisa, including 40 people who somehow managed to cram into the house. A lengthy present opening ceremony got everyone ready for cake and ice cream, where Lila obliged the fans and plowed into her smash cake after some initial cautious investigation.
Today Lila had her first taste of ribs, which I dubbed baby back ribs for comedy despite the fact they were actually rib tips. It mostly involved licking the salt off them with very little actual consumption, but it still technically counts. After the ribs, she was treated to a full 2 hours of
Sesame Street Live which was not on ice as every person I mentioned it to assumed. It was on wood at the Fox Theatre stage. I was just starting to settle into the idea that this was who I am now, a parent bringing his kid to a kid show when Elmo appeared and the entire place erupted to the point I was looking around to see if some famous celebrity had arrived. An hour into the event, Lila simply could not take any more excitement and we left, but she learned to get excited about Elmo and that's an important social skill.
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With the temperature finally reaching my minimum 50° requirement, it was time to activate the motorcycle. Aversive to rush hour highway traffic, I decided to take Grand River all the way to Detroit which was an adventure in itself. Burned out and abandoned buildings were rampant, with little to no evidence of commerce existing beyond Southfield freeway. Aside from the view, the traffic lights were not prohibitive and I didn't hear a single gunshot or witness any murders to my surprise, plus it was only 5 minutes longer than my typical commute. I managed to confuse the parking structure management who eventually told me to just pull into an electric car spot while they decided my fate. Having never heard their decision I plan to continue parking there.
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