When I first started diving, my ultimate goal was to be a Rescue Diver and combine my abilities as an EMT with diving. Once I started understanding how involved diving was, I decided being a Rescue Diver wasn't for me. I believed that my shortcomings as an EMT were going to be magnified as a Rescue Diver; that lack of leverage from being short and ( Read more... )

Often times I can be heard stating "That sort of thing never happens to me". Over the past three years, the list of things that never happen to me is slowly decreasing in length. Thanks to our timeshare ownership, Chris and I can now say that we've given last minute notice to our bosses and travelled OCONUS (Outside the CONtinental US, for those ( Read more... )

Froogle reports that Tigerdirect and CompUSA.com both have the lowest prices for 8GB SDHC cards. Since Tigerdirect is renewed on my blacklist, I opted to check out CompUSA's $39.99 A-Data 8GB card. NoScript caused their shopping cart to fail and redirect me to an announcement that CompUSA is now a SystemMax company... a new sibling to TigerDirect. ( Read more... )

So who wants to go to Phi Phi, Thailand? I'm thinking of doing the Diving for Life Gay and Lesbian SCUBA Jamboree. Double occupancy is $1257/person ($951/non-diver) includes room, transfer from island to airport, diving, meals, and all tips. Airfare is estimated at about $1000/person.

Friday (21 Dec 2007) I decided to buy a new cheapy camera that could be brought diving. It was on sale ($189) at Circuit City but the Fairfax location was sold out. On the way home, we decided to try having MicroCenter price match. They would only come down from $229 to $209 so I thanked them for their time and left. Once home, I was searching for ( Read more... )

VWVortex has an article on the upcoming Audi A3 Cabriolet. I've always wondered how a next generation VW Cabrio (hatchback convertible) would have appeared. The 2008 answer is an all caps SEXY. As the VW Bettle comes with a flower, the misnamed VW Eros should include a 5-year supply of viagra. From the Acura-Audi spawned telltale headlamps to the ( Read more... )

Who needs the 12 days of Christmas? Santa has brought me gifts all week, and it's not even December!

Monday: A new headunit.
Tuesday: Chris' xmas gift
Wednesday: My new prescription diving goggles
Thursday: A cargo box for the Baja. Skiing anyone? And lenses were fitted into my dive goggles (free!).

My out-of-stock diving mask and prescription lenses are allegedly shipping today. That should mean that they'll arrive in time for this weekend's dive. That means I'll be able to see underwater. AWESOME!

My area manager told his wife about my LASIK consults. She herself went through LasikPlus and he's undecided about LASIK. Once she heard about the varying consultations I received, she was glad I decided against LASIK. A former client no less ( Read more... )

I'll be going in for my Lasik consultation Monday. I figure by now enough Asians have undergone the treatment and it would make for clear vision while diving.