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BlogToday was
the big move from my old house to my new one, henceforth referred to "Beta" and "Alpha" respectively. The entire Laura clan (Frank, Frank, Carolyn, Laura, Sam, and of course Missy) moved all my appliances and couches. I am also fortunate to have awesome friends, specifically
Ron,
Duane,
Steve,
Keith and Lindsay, Zack, Jaged and
Lomar and Mrs. Lomar who also helped out. All this while my dad painted Alpha. I'm thorougly spoiled rotten. Alpha is by far larger than Beta, but I have so much crap I've almost filled it and I only have 85% of my stuff moved. I'm theorizing Beta has a molecular densifier that shrunk each item as it came in the door, returning to full size once it exited the house. My to do list is gigantic but fortunately winter is coming and I'm flat broke so my free time has nowhere else to go. I had a great time moving and I hope all aforementioned members of the moving parted enjoyed themselves as well. It was so much fun I think now I'll move back to Beta just for kicks!
While picking up a van for my
moving day from his work, my father said "Let's go check out the
GT". We drive over to the part of Wixom Assembly that is assembling the vehicle and when I walk in it's like something out of a movie. No less than 30 GT's were waiting for final inspection/delivery in the building. I quickly prevented myself from soiling my pants and started to inspect the one closest to me. Two coolant resevoirs (one for intercooler) and a giant roots charger greeted me in the rear. I introduced myself to them both and proceeded to meet the giant 315/40ZR19 rear tires. After much introduction my father informed me that I would be going on the pre-delivery test drive with a technician. Again I prevented a soilage and met the test driver who had driven them on a test track doing four wheel drifts around corners. The comment sheet for the test drive had a simple messsage: "Ford GT Test Loop: ~25 miles. Obey all traffic laws and be courteous" Unfortunately the first 10-15 miles the engine does not go into boost (for break-in) so the first few miles were spent watching everyone else stare at the car. After that the test driver informed me we were going to do a "hose blowoff test" at which point I experienced a gravity shift toward the rear and noticed the boost gauge instantly spring to 15+ psi from 3,000 RPM up to the 9,000 redline. We took some turns and returned to the plant, but at this point I required new pants so I thanked the driver and quickly exited the building. Almost ironically this was the one time I did not have my camera, so next time I head to the plant I will definatley be armed with photographic devices. Now if I can just sell both my houses I might be able to get one!
AtomicInternet: Holy crap
AtomicInternet: the entire
www.georgewbush.com website is a
slam against kerry
Internet Menace: yeah thats the point
AtomicInternet: When you run for president I want to be your
campaign manager
AtomicInternet: and I won't slam anybody
AtomicInternet: I'll just deny whatever people accuse me of
AtomicInternet: I'll be a fresh new approach
Internet Menace: yeah me too
AtomicInternet: we'll get up there and say "Honest Joseph for
President!"
AtomicInternet: then when we're in office we'll scam everybody
out of a billion dollars and fly to our own island with the wives
Internet Menace: oh yeah!
AtomicInternet: there we'll build a super society of
techno-freaks and colonize mars
AtomicInternet: It will be perfect
Internet Menace: i love the idea
AtomicInternet:
http://www.georgewbush.com/calculator/Default.aspx
AtomicInternet: Geroge W Bush doesn't recognize that
Mercury made a Cougar in 1999
AtomicInternet: I'm not voting for him
Internet Menace: what are you talking about?
Internet Menace: what is your weekly millage
Internet Menace: you have to select Lincoln-Mercury
AtomicInternet: Lincoln-Mercury?
AtomicInternet: Those Jerks!
AtomicInternet: OK I'll vote for him
AtomicInternet: you saved GW a vote joseph
Internet Menace: YAY!
Internet Menace: thanks!
Internet Menace: He's a good man Brad
Internet Menace: just like you
As
mentioned by my associate, the recent marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kelley may result in a situation where you will be unsure how to address the newly married couple. This may introduce an uncomfortable or awkward moment while you search for the proper term to use. This informative update is intended to prevent such a situation and educate you on the proper protocol. With regards to Mr. Kelley, you may continue to address him as "Steve," "Dr. Kelley," "Kellster," or "That guy who owes me $20." With regards to Mrs. Steven Kelley, you may only address her as "Mrs. Steven Kelley." Do not communicate with her using any other identifier or shorthand. Failure to follow these rules will result in a serious faux pas that may alienate you from the couple. Spread the word.
Today my frost warning light came on in my
Cougar meaning the temperature was below 42 fahrenheit. The last time this light came on it kicked off 5 long months of freezing weather. With this spring being the rainiest since 1912 I already feel robbed of my spring/summer and now with the cold weather digging it's claws into Michigan I feel cheated. I just hope it stays above freezing long enough for me to move into my new house. Hopefully a heated garage will help me cope with the depressing winter ahead.
Missy got free tickets to Cedar Pointe in a pop bottle from the vending machine at work a few months ago. Little did we know it would take this long to get around to going. We went with Ron, Jen, Boris and Radika with an average temperature of 40 degrees and winds so high that some of the rides were closed. Unfortunately this included
Raptor (my favorite ride) and Top Thrill Dragster along with a few other lesser-known rides. The rides that were open either had a very long line or no line at all. There didn't appear to be any method to the madness either.
Blue Streak had an hour long wait, but
Iron Dragon had no wait at all. We decided to hit all the rides with no lines which of course included
Disaster Transport, formerly known as Avalanche Run (then covered and renamed) so I introduced Ron and Jen to the joys of screaming "Disaster" on the ridiculously lame ride. On the plus side I rode
Wicked Twister for the first time ever, and it is by far the best ride in the park. Nowhere else can you alternate looking straight at the ground and straight at the sky while weightless.
Here are the pics from our trip.
Today my work took us to
Dave and Busters for a break. I think there was about five minutes or so when I wasn't laughing. It's amazing how much fun you can have with people you see everyday when you're not required to get anything done. It's definatley a unique group of people I work with and we all seem to get along great.
After my recent
camping trip in Canada, I forgot to bring my
gnome back with me. Fortunately he wound up staying with some very good friends and they now send me pictures of my roaming gnome. Judging from the
most recent photos, I'd say he's having a wonderful time. Cheerio, and so forth.
My
fiance and I spent yesterday cleaning the
new house and today I mowed the lawn and finished cleaning. I also found the original development brochure for the house which had some useful floorplans included. Now that the house is clean and the lawn mowed I'm getting excited about moving. Oct 23rd is the planned date when I'll activate my friends for the big move.
Internet Menace: haha
Internet Menace: my dog sometimes rolls over and falls off the couch
Internet Menace: its unbelievable
Internet Menace: he's not a stupid dog but he acts like it
Internet Menace: sometimes he arches his back up like
he's a cat
AtomicInternet: You should give him a treat when he
acts stupid
Internet Menace: i don't get that
AtomicInternet: reinforce that behavior
Internet Menace: haha yeah
Internet Menace: encourage him to fall off the couch
Internet Menace: never a dull moment in this house
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