Archive for July, 2005

The Island . . .

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

Or Logan’s Run 2005, okay not really
Logan’s Run was better. I went in to this one with very low expectations. The acting was uninspired, but there was one awesome action scene. The other highlight was seeing the new Dodge Charger Police cars. Watch out these things will be in your rearview [...]

The Ring Thing . . .

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Or the coolest bottle opener ever
A while back I was accumulating bottle openers (I don’t know why either) and I ran across a site that had tons. Two of the models were rings, but they were kinda pricey so I passed. About a year later I see The Ring Thing. Not only [...]

A puzzle and a soda pop all in one . . .

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

How to Open Ramune
Leave it to the Japanese to make a soda pop confusing to open. I actually had to look it up on the internet. Click here for my step-by-step photo guide to opening a bottle of Ramune.

Wow, do I feel a ton better today . . .

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

Still not 100% though
I’d say I’m at about 85% right now, and I am a much happier camper. I’m convinced at this point it was/is an infection and the antibiotics are what finally kicked it’s ass. I will post a thorough rant later. For now I’m just happy to not have paralyzing [...]

Childhood Toy Lust . . .

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

Link to a Link to a Link
Coop blogged about getting that one toy you really wanted and inevitably being disappointed in some way. He got his idea form an entry over at The Sneeze. Well I read through both Coop’s entry and the one over at The Sneeze, both were very good reminders [...]

Do I dare say today is the first day I feel a little better ? ? ?

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

I don’t want to jump the gun as they say
Yesterday near the end of the day I was starting to feel a bit better, but again I was wondering if it was just the ibuprofen or were the antibiotics finally taking hold of a possible infection. The last ibuprofen I took was yesterday at [...]

My continuing saga of throat/ear pain . . .

Monday, July 25th, 2005

So I’m guessing it’s probably not an infection
I’m on my 3rd day of antibiotics and I don’ t think they have done anything. The only thing that seems to help the pain is the 800 mg ibuprofen every 8 hours. My sister’s friend, the PA, mentioned that it could be some type of [...]

A/C Repair Part IV . . .

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

The final chapter?
Well after finally getting the 1/4″
female flare to 1/2″ Male Acme adapters we were able to complete the
final stage of my A/C repair. Here is a pic I took near the end the process:

After all was said and done the A/C system is working as good or better than when the car [...]

It’s all about the hookup . . .

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Sometimes you gotta circumvent the system
Well, here I sit still dealing with pain in my ear since my Monday “doctor” visit. I spoke to my sister and she got me a hookup with her best friend who is also a PA (Physicians Assistant). Tomorrow morning I will trek out to Claremont where she [...]

Ear Ache + HMO = Pain in the Ass ! ! !

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

Ever had an ice pick jammed down your ear to your throat?
Me neither. But I think I know how it might feel like. Saturday afternoon I had a nice big glass of ice cold water. Well, upon first gulp a shooting pain shot form the throat to my ear on my right [...]

Murderball . . .

Monday, July 18th, 2005

GO SEE THIS MOIVE
It’s a documentary about paraplegic rugby. These fuckers are ass kickers. Intense movie.
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/murderball/

Fishing Again . . .

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

Castaic also a harsh mistress
Hit the lower lagoon at Castaic Lake this morning with CraigZ. Not even a bite. It’s summer so conventional logic says the trout are in deeper water and bass are hiding. We saw plenty of small trout and blue gill. CraigZ saw what he thinks was a [...]