Monday
Tuesday
Glimpse into the future.
All your cars are belong to us. There is a big knock about automobiles and their effect on the environment. In the US, there was a 'cash for clunkers' program to give an incentive for the destruction of old (gas guzzling) cars. These cars were then lined up and scrapped or crushed, otherwise made entirely useless.
What has replaced the "gas guzzlers" of old? More fucking gas guzzlers.
The real key is to take our older cars and equip them with a new drive system. Swap out the gas engine for an electric motor, and the gas tank and exhaust system for batteries. Apparently the big business model has figured out that they can charge about ten times as much for a newly manufactured chassis than they can for one already on the road. Thus, we will not see affordable electric convenience unless we take matters into our own hands.
That is exactly what my uncle did, in his garage. Here's the first draft of his solution to our pollution-laden commute. He purchased a regular old gas guzzling BMW and swapped gas for electricity.
What has replaced the "gas guzzlers" of old? More fucking gas guzzlers.
The real key is to take our older cars and equip them with a new drive system. Swap out the gas engine for an electric motor, and the gas tank and exhaust system for batteries. Apparently the big business model has figured out that they can charge about ten times as much for a newly manufactured chassis than they can for one already on the road. Thus, we will not see affordable electric convenience unless we take matters into our own hands.
That is exactly what my uncle did, in his garage. Here's the first draft of his solution to our pollution-laden commute. He purchased a regular old gas guzzling BMW and swapped gas for electricity.
Thursday
Perfection
It is perfect for riding. I've been ripping around on my KDX and I'm probably due for another broken limb sometime soon. We have had a long, dry summer. This lends itself to NW grown eggplant and an amazonian tomato plant (amongst other things) but also to some really dusty conditions.
That is, until three days ago, when the sky finally darkened and drizzled. Rain in Oregon, imagine that. Now that the puddles have receded into the ground and the drying action of the the first september winds have run through the forests the conditions are perfect with the mud being perfectly tacky but not too grabby.
I've graduated into fourth gear. This might not seem like a big deal to people who ride on paved roads, but the trails around here aren't really conducive to speeding along. Go too fast and you'll find yourself flying around an off camber corner and into a stump.
Some guy died at Albany SX the other day going over the whoops, a veteran rider who went to the track twice a week.
The deer have been in my garden three times now in three nights. first night was totally my fault. I left the gate open. I am an idiot. Day two the deer just jumped the gate to get into the garden. I retaliated by making the gate 7 feet tall instead of the 3 1/2 feet it was previously.
So last night I was about to go to bed reaaaaallllllyyyyy late (2:45 in the morn) and I check the security camera before I hit the sack and low and behold I see a deer on it walking next to my house. I look at the timestamp on this video and it was from 2:35... so this video is 10 minutes old and it shows me this sneaky ass deer creeping up on my house and veer off towards my garden.
I grab a flashlight and shine it toward my garden... and that's when I see these two big bright doe eyes, inside my garden, munching on my eggplant's leaves. I walk out there and the deer freaks out and tries to escape but it can't because the fence is too high, the only way out is the way in, through the gate, which I'm now standing by. So I had to open up the gate completely and walk into my garden to the deer would run out.
...and then I fixed my gate AGAIN... so hopefully this time it will work.
That is, until three days ago, when the sky finally darkened and drizzled. Rain in Oregon, imagine that. Now that the puddles have receded into the ground and the drying action of the the first september winds have run through the forests the conditions are perfect with the mud being perfectly tacky but not too grabby.
I've graduated into fourth gear. This might not seem like a big deal to people who ride on paved roads, but the trails around here aren't really conducive to speeding along. Go too fast and you'll find yourself flying around an off camber corner and into a stump.
Some guy died at Albany SX the other day going over the whoops, a veteran rider who went to the track twice a week.
The deer have been in my garden three times now in three nights. first night was totally my fault. I left the gate open. I am an idiot. Day two the deer just jumped the gate to get into the garden. I retaliated by making the gate 7 feet tall instead of the 3 1/2 feet it was previously.
So last night I was about to go to bed reaaaaallllllyyyyy late (2:45 in the morn) and I check the security camera before I hit the sack and low and behold I see a deer on it walking next to my house. I look at the timestamp on this video and it was from 2:35... so this video is 10 minutes old and it shows me this sneaky ass deer creeping up on my house and veer off towards my garden.
I grab a flashlight and shine it toward my garden... and that's when I see these two big bright doe eyes, inside my garden, munching on my eggplant's leaves. I walk out there and the deer freaks out and tries to escape but it can't because the fence is too high, the only way out is the way in, through the gate, which I'm now standing by. So I had to open up the gate completely and walk into my garden to the deer would run out.
...and then I fixed my gate AGAIN... so hopefully this time it will work.
Friday
I trip out a lot more than you'd think.
I'm just by myself looking off into the wilderness.
I've had this feeling this summer that I haven't had since I was thirteen years old. That feeling of infinite wonder at the expanse of possibilities that surrounded me.
My garden is doing well, I'm more impressed by my green thumb than I could have ever anticipated at the beginning of the season. My Tomato plant is already over six feet tall and its tomatoes finally started to ripen and turn color today so I can safely assume even a little more growth before it's done.
The song I just posted is the theme song to...
The best movie Angelina Jolie has ever been in.
I've had this feeling this summer that I haven't had since I was thirteen years old. That feeling of infinite wonder at the expanse of possibilities that surrounded me.
My garden is doing well, I'm more impressed by my green thumb than I could have ever anticipated at the beginning of the season. My Tomato plant is already over six feet tall and its tomatoes finally started to ripen and turn color today so I can safely assume even a little more growth before it's done.
The song I just posted is the theme song to...
The best movie Angelina Jolie has ever been in.
Monday
white boys love to act hard
Sometimes a rap song gets covered and it is awesome.
I hadn't heard this song in sooooo long. Enjoy, punk-ass bitches.
I hadn't heard this song in sooooo long. Enjoy, punk-ass bitches.
Justice
So I get into one album at a time and really dig on it nonstop 'til I find a new album to salivate on. I'm a product of my environment, so my tastes are really pop heavy.
...what the fuck am I blathering on about... You guys just need to check out Justice.
Justice are these two french DJs who IMHO are the second coming of daft punk (sidenote: if you don't like french people then go fuck yourself because the french are responsible for US independence. Every day I wake up glad I'm not British).
Their names are Gaspard and Xavier
They put on a really good live show
They did a US tour and made a movie about it. Someone ripped the whole thing onto youtube a while ago, I don't know if it is still there. I would suggest checking it out. It's called A cross the universe. Don't get it confused with that movie that had a beatles soundtrack, leave the space between "a" and "cross".
...what the fuck am I blathering on about... You guys just need to check out Justice.
Justice are these two french DJs who IMHO are the second coming of daft punk (sidenote: if you don't like french people then go fuck yourself because the french are responsible for US independence. Every day I wake up glad I'm not British).
Their names are Gaspard and Xavier
They put on a really good live show
They did a US tour and made a movie about it. Someone ripped the whole thing onto youtube a while ago, I don't know if it is still there. I would suggest checking it out. It's called A cross the universe. Don't get it confused with that movie that had a beatles soundtrack, leave the space between "a" and "cross".
Tuesday
Washougal MX 2010 AMA Nationals
So I got a red neck by spending the day in Washougal, that place works fast.
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