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BlogOn Friday
Mark got free tickets to
AutoRama which we wound up not needing thanks to a conveniently open door in the back of Cobo hall. There were a few good cars, but it didn't seem as exciting as the past two years. If I had paid to get in I probably would have felt ripped off. Of course, this is most likely because my car wasn't there which meant I had nothing to ramble on about the entire time. Then yesterday I went to my first
Monster Jam with Jaird and it more than lived up to it's redneck reputation. Fortunately you don't have to be a redneck to enjoy it. Giant high horsepower trucks jumping over and on top of cars is fun for anyone, especially when they flip over or get wrecked. After deflowering my monster truck virginity I can confidently recommend it to everyone (at least once).
I started my credit card career with a card from
NextCard when I was 19 because I could put a cool photo of a space shuttle on it. My dad told me that demons would descend from the sky and slit my throat if I ever failed to pay my full balance each month, and except for two occasions of extreme consumerism I always have (the demons were a challenge, but I defeated them both times). I quickly discovered that not only could I borrow the credit companies money FREE for a month, but they would also PAY me to borrow their money for a month (again, as long as I paid off the full balance each time). My cool space shuttle card quickly gave way to the first of many "cash back" cards that I now use religiously. A few months back my
MasterCard statement included a $100 check of accumulated cashback which I promptly blew on automotive parts. Monday my
AMEX rebate check for $187 arrived and I reluctantly spent it on stuff I actually needed. Flushing all my purchases through my credit cards does let the government track my every move (despite the aluminum hat) but I'm hooked on my cashback drug and I don't want to kick it!
The sheer stupidity makes this an all-time classic:
Juggernaut Bitch
Today found me awake at 8:30am on my way to
Leo's house to change the clutch on my
Cougar motor. The transmission has been sitting in his garage since I
dropped it off and he has since completed work on it. Surprisingly my clutch had very little wear and was still in good condition, but that didn't stop me from putting in the new SVT clutch and pressure plate. After changing the clutch I mated the now bulletproof transmission back up and had my engine/trans combo back in one piece again. A few hours after I arrived it was in my truck and I was headed home again with a very satisfying feeling despite the fact that it's still not in the car. I subsequently updated the
photo album.
Today was yet another
winter LAN party to break the boredom of winter. Even with several no-shows and an over 3-hour setup this one went quite well. The hardware highlight was definitely John's
massive 30" monitor. My new Nvidia 7800 video card was too power hungry for even my new 500w power supply, which meant I had to declock it to 80% just to keep from rebooting. Consequently,
Mark is now the proud new owner of my 7800 while I return to my less power-hungry 6800. I also had an opportunity to put my new Poweredge 2400 machine
to the test and it handled the traffic quite well.
Lisa not only got interested in the games, but provided teehee convulsions which put
Ron on the floor, disabling him. Unfortunately nobody took the opportunity to pelt him with an airsoft gun.
Due to the departure of Morlock #2 from Beta house, and the addition of Morlock #3 to the Alpha house, a gap in the Morlock addressing scheme has occurred. Subsequently, the old schema has been abandoned for a new, sequence independent method. The old Morlock #1 (original Morlock) located in Beta is now known simply as "Morlock" or "OG Morlock". The new Morlock, located in Alpha is known as "Morlock Prime". Hopefully this will clear up confusion, and yes there is a
Morlock street just south of my Alpha house.
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