Wow wow wow. I saw the Discovery Shuttle launch just over 6 hours ago and my hands are still jumping around with excitement as I type this (or perhaps that’s from the Jolly Rancher ‘Screaming Sours’ soft and chewy candy that I just ate). Whatever is causing this feeling, I know that what I saw today was just freaking amazing. Cross another item off the “things I’ve always want to see and do” list. Pics coming later. I am f#%ken stoked. ...
I’m a sucker for blurbs on movie rentals that I haven’t really heard anything about. If something says “Fantastic! A wild ride” by even some anonymous John Doe sort of reviewer, I’m prone to being wooed in by the review snippet and I’ll rent the movie. After I’ve watched some movies though using that method as a guideline however I tend to end up thinking “that reviewer must be on crack”, but I don’t end up changing my ways. There are two people who may be reading this blog (seriously people, get outside and get a breath of fresh air or something, it’s much more beneficial) that I know of who are probably nodding their heads right now. Nav is one of them. ...
I was sifting though the documentation for a new power supply I had been given at work when I came across a gem of a cartoon regarding lightning protection, which is oh so appropriate for Florida. Note this piece of equipment is made by a reputable company so I’m wondering why they have an offbeat cartoon like this. Not that it’s a bad thing of course. Yes, “Unprotected power/control lines and antenna installations can be hazardous to equipment and personnel” (and your butt). ...
Update: Google maps has been updated again. Now you can see the Bal Harbour shops from above hybrid stylie I had to get a new Amex card recently which required me to travel to the Amex travel centre at Bal Harbour shopping centre. I only got a quick glimpse of what this place was like at the time, but hell, the fact that I had to pay to park and that everyone looked like millionaires made me want to check this place out some more. I did that recently and holy crap, I’ve never seen stuff cost so much before. ...
I will say no more (for today) :-p
For some reason, I had not eaten since last night when I had a red bull at 3pm today. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! THIS IS A BLOODY STUPID THING TO DO! Although I was typing at a rate that seemed like 100 words per minute and thinking relatively clearly after consuming the Red Bull, at 5pm I can safely say I can no longer think straight nor can I even type. My mind is wandering off far from home base. I have all the symptoms of being drunk but I have not consumed any alcohol. This is fricken weird. ...
You wouldn’t believe it, but I finally got the movies from Ultrafest from my friend. You need Apple Quicktime to view these files. The files are of a Drum and Bass tent, Moby, Oakenfold (I think it was anyway) and a quick location shot. Click on this link to get to the files. If you don’t feel like waiting to download them (who would?), you can log in using the username “iwannalook” and the password “letmein” (without the quotes). Someday I’ll find a hosting site that’s a bit more friendly. Someday. ...
I did not expect this at all, but the launch viewing tickets arrived in the mail today. That’s fricken awesome.
After a long day sometimes one just wants to retire for the night and do absolutely nothing. Firstly though, one must find a car park. This was the only car park “vacant” near my apartment: Seriously, who “parks” their mountain bike in a car park? At any rate, I bought the perfect thing to take my mind off the real world on the weekend and take part in a virtual one. 100 big ones got me a Nintendo Gamecube, controller, memory card and 2 games (Metroid and Zelda). This should keep my mind off of trashing people’s mountain bikes, for a little while at least. ...
I was really, really looking forward to seeing the shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Centre this Wednesday. I was going to tie an Australia flag around my shoulders and shout out “Go Andy! Go you good thing go!”… and yeah, he’d hear that from 6 miles away. However as things go it seems I’ll be observing the launch from somewhere else. Call it my stupid absent mindedness but the tickets I purchased way back when (beginning of April I think) were valid for that launch and the next rescheduled launch, if that happened. I know the launch has been rescheduled at least twice, but for some reason it never clicked with me I’d have to order more tickets. I think I just plain forgot at the time about the rescheduling terms. ...