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While helping the Morlock retrieve his boat and prepare it for shipping to Washington, I managed to drop my phone
squarely on it's face.
I knew even before I picked it up it would be cracked since the gravel was uneven and perfect for piercing glass.
I also took a moment to enjoy the fact that I had just finished
replacing the case as the previous one had a lot of scuffs from being dropped.
The Morlock treated me to dinner for my assistance and troubles.
My
repair attempt failed utterly after I realized I'm not skilled enough to seperate the digitizer from the LCD screen. The $90 insurance replacement
was my only option as the crappy HTC Trophy still sells for $400 new and $150 on eBay 3 years after it's release, which boggles my mind.
Today was Lilas
second beach visit ever and despite being cranky, she still managed to smile a few times. Once she saw the other kids splashing around it was immediately priority to do the same, until her baby fat insulation finally succumbed to the 70 degree water. Another hour of sand castle creation (mostly destruction) warmed her back up to full power for another 15 minutes of high speed hydrofoiling before concluding the visit. I promised her next beach visit will be at the ocean instead of the fresh water puddle.
After 13 years of absorbing my nastiness, I decided yesterday was the day I'd clean my Cougar seats. This involved removing both seats, soaking them in upholstery cleaner, then spraying them off with a hose and letting them dry in the sun. Lila was fascinated with the whole event and decided to
help me bolt them back in. You can watch the whole thing unfold on the
Gnome Cam. Now I have the new car smell back in full effect, and no more mystery stains.
Today was Lilas first time at the zoo, and as you can tell she was pretty excited. While we didn't get to witness any monkeys throwing poop, it was probably for the best as I'm sure she would eventually mimick it. She did get to chase down the peacock, see most of the animals, and get first hand experience of how rude other kids are. That's right, I went there. I'm already the judgemental dad who thinks all other kids are jerks. But seriuosly they were all rude to her, what kind of parents let their kid get that way! A return trip is required as we missed the butterfly house, reptile house, and the meercat interactive bubble of joy.
Today was a rare day of rain in this 90+ degree summer, and it was making up for lost time. Heavy downpouring made for some intense puddles along I-96 and after a few minor ones I finally hit a major one that stalled out my car. I immediately regretted my cold air intake, and realized should the zombie apocolypse have happened this would have been my death. As I pulled over and cranked my engine a few times I determined tonight is the night I eliminate this weak point. As I struggled to get the engine running again, a cop pulled up behind another stallout but the rain was so intense I don't think he was planning on getting out. I also assumed he read "supercharged" on my car and knew I was invincible, which would be a correct conclusion as after several revs to 6,000 I finally flushed the water out of my engine. Now steamcleaned and fancy free, I finished my drive to work and bragged about how totally awesome I am for getting my waterlogged car up and running again.
I was greeted with the Brad Lloyd Space Station at work when I returned from Cougarfest. There was an A in the acronym as well but I forgot what it stood for. I'm told I'm in direct competition with NASA and they had the forsight to equip it with dual satellite receivers in the event of an outage.
The cancellation of the dyno at Cougarfest meant I had enough participants for the Enorym suggested trip to
Centralia, PA. I had never heard of the place until Myrn mentioned it on our conference call on my way to Cougarfest. Intrigued, and motivated by the cancellation, I got overly excited and infected 4 other people to brave the trip. The city has an
interesting history that lead it to the abandoned sinkhole it has become, but over time the exciting ruins have been overgrown so that now the only really exciting thing left is the abandoned stretch of highway covered in penis graphics by the local kids. I took two Photosynth murals and explored a bit, but nothing extraordinary stood out. The road alone was worth the trip.
Photosynth 1 |
Photosynth 2 
Another year, another
Cougarfest. Surprisingly my 14 year old Cougar continues to survive despite it's
best efforts otherwise. The trend of declining attendance continued this year with a total of 28 actual Cougars, but only 10 non-Cougars which means the 50% threshold has yet to occur. The smaller group meant we could all travel without endangering the public and fit in resturants reasonably well, yet we still managed to scare hotel security who couldn't figure out why anyone would want to sit in a parking lot and drink. Their response was to tell us to move further into the woods until we eventually passed out in the adjacent campground which became our starting point the following nights. I rode along on my first rally and had some good quality conversations instead of running around trying to talk to everyone thanks to the lower turnout.
The
North Atlantic Oscillation is to blame for making my summer an unbearable heat wave, and I intend to sue it for incompetence. Every year it brings cooler air to keep the weather closer to the mid 70s but this year it's not doing it's job and I'm taking action! Join me in my class action lawsuit, only together can we bring change!
Last year Lila was only
5 months old for the July 4th celebration, but this year she was fully aware of her surroundings and ready for some $29.99 Wal-Mart grade entertainment. We started the day with a patriotic photo shoot, eventually convincing Lila her star glasses look better on her head. The evening consisted of Lila alternating between pulling Lisas hands off her ears and clapping at the fireworks while the constant mortar fire from the neighbors didn't really bother her until the very end of the night. While she won't be ready to upgrade to full on mortars and bottle rockets anytime soon, I can tell she'll probably become a pyromaniac.
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While helping the Morlock retrieve his boat and prepare it for shipping to Washington, I managed to drop my phone squarely on it's face.
I knew even before I picked it up it would be cracked since the gravel was uneven and perfect for piercing glass.
I also took a moment to enjoy the fact that I had just finished replacing the case as the previous one had a lot of scuffs from being dropped.
The Morlock treated me to dinner for my assistance and troubles.
My repair attempt failed utterly after I realized I'm not skilled enough to seperate the digitizer from the LCD screen. The $90 insurance replacement
was my only option as the crappy HTC Trophy still sells for $400 new and $150 on eBay 3 years after it's release, which boggles my mind.
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