Archive for September, 2007

Red Bull Air Race – San Diego . . .

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Racing places like this seems way more crazy than auto racing.
Last weekend I spent Saturday watching crazy guys fly crazy planes through a crazy course set up over the bay in San Diego for the Red Bull Air Race. The event was pretty well organized and Red Bull seemed to really try to go [...]

I Pimped My iPhone . . .

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

After trying a few things I finally took the plunge.
The second the iPhone came out the Mac Fanboy developers starting figuring it’s ins and outs in hope of more application and such. Well I am happy to report their efforts have been successful! I am reaping the benefits. I can’t help but [...]

Project: 1996 Specialized Rockhopper . . .

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Free bikes aren’t always free.
A while back a bought a cool fixed gear bike from my buddy Geoff and a couple days later I picked up another bike from him for free. This bike was a 1996 Specialized Rockhopper which was given to him by a mutual friend of ours, Khayman, when he moved [...]

Poor Sicky Kitty . . .

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Of course my folks cat gets sick the day after they leave to France.
My sister and eye are watching after our folks cat. I stopped by late one night to find her strangely approachable. She is very much a scared-y cat and never lets me pick her up, but that night she did. [...]

Driving Arizona . . .

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Not quite ‘Raising Arizona’ and not quite always driving either.
Last Friday morning I left Amy’s apartment ready to hit the open road to Arizona to visit my long time childhood friends Zareh and Razmig. We grew up on the same street in Glendale and have always kept in touch. I hit the road [...]

iPhone Problems, The Genius Bar, Apple Support, Part Two . . .

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Exorcism complete.
My iPhone (aka the Jesus phone) has been exorcised by the good folks at the Old Town Pasadena Apple Store. I Went in on a Monday and was told it would take 5-7 business days for my replacement iPhone to arrive. The very next day, Tuesday, I was called by the store [...]

iPhone Problems, The Genius Bar, Apple Support, Part One . . .

Monday, September 10th, 2007

My Jesus phone needs an exorcism.
Yes, I am a lemming. I bought an iPhone the day they came out. The reality is I love the phone and it is all it’s cracked up to be. What I am not, is willing to cut Apple slack if the phone that I paid $599 [...]