Another update on my decidedly lackadasical journal update routine.
Well.. it's been a good.. nearly three months since my last update. Some things, never change.
These couple months have been mostly the usual routine.. work.. sleep.. tinker.. learn..do..loop..
On the good side, the month of May contained my birthday. I've made it to 28, still reasonably intact, and of mostly sound mind. The end of the month also contained the first vacation I've taken in over a year. I burned 3 vacation days, to attain a total of nine days offl; which ends today (monday). I got a few things done around the house, but I spent most of it just lazing about; On one hand, I feel like I lazed a bit too much, on the other hand, I feel like it was much needed rest. On may 29th, Sheila, my ever faithful Subaru, made her first road trip; across the state, ~300 mi each way, to Joplin, MO. There, Refuge, my little brother Ketsuki, and I met up with the one and only Audiwulf, who happened to be in town. We exchanged computer hardware, shared a meal, and talked for a few hours. I drove the whole way down without incident; I let Ref drive back so I'd be awake enough to drive home from his place. Sheila handled the trip quite well; We did notice a bit of wobble and a slight pull to the left at high speeds; The cheapy garage that mounted my tires did an ooooooold school static balance on them, so they probably need a more proper balance. I've also made a note to have the alignment checked. Those tires and steel wheels are destined to become my winter set; Awhile ago, I acquired a set of 16" alloys from a 2003 WRX Wagon, I'm currently awaiting funding for some new rubber to shod them with; right now I'm leaning towards Fuzion VRis.
Also in the positive camp, I was given a green iPod shuffle; mom's boyfriend won it at the company picnic, and he's baffled by anything more complex than an 8-track player, so he handed it to me. It's... tiny.
On the depressing side of things, an old friend of mine passed away after some long term medical problems. Dealing with losing another friend is rough, though I'm handling it the best way I know how; continuing to live my life as best I can. Carpe diem, as they say.
- Turq.
These couple months have been mostly the usual routine.. work.. sleep.. tinker.. learn..do..loop..
On the good side, the month of May contained my birthday. I've made it to 28, still reasonably intact, and of mostly sound mind. The end of the month also contained the first vacation I've taken in over a year. I burned 3 vacation days, to attain a total of nine days offl; which ends today (monday). I got a few things done around the house, but I spent most of it just lazing about; On one hand, I feel like I lazed a bit too much, on the other hand, I feel like it was much needed rest. On may 29th, Sheila, my ever faithful Subaru, made her first road trip; across the state, ~300 mi each way, to Joplin, MO. There, Refuge, my little brother Ketsuki, and I met up with the one and only Audiwulf, who happened to be in town. We exchanged computer hardware, shared a meal, and talked for a few hours. I drove the whole way down without incident; I let Ref drive back so I'd be awake enough to drive home from his place. Sheila handled the trip quite well; We did notice a bit of wobble and a slight pull to the left at high speeds; The cheapy garage that mounted my tires did an ooooooold school static balance on them, so they probably need a more proper balance. I've also made a note to have the alignment checked. Those tires and steel wheels are destined to become my winter set; Awhile ago, I acquired a set of 16" alloys from a 2003 WRX Wagon, I'm currently awaiting funding for some new rubber to shod them with; right now I'm leaning towards Fuzion VRis.
Also in the positive camp, I was given a green iPod shuffle; mom's boyfriend won it at the company picnic, and he's baffled by anything more complex than an 8-track player, so he handed it to me. It's... tiny.
On the depressing side of things, an old friend of mine passed away after some long term medical problems. Dealing with losing another friend is rough, though I'm handling it the best way I know how; continuing to live my life as best I can. Carpe diem, as they say.
- Turq.