Guard Dog Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Today I'm doing some work around the house then watching the Indianapolis 500. Hopefully either Marco Andretti, Tony Kanaan, or Simona Di Silvestro will win. I'd watch the Rays/Yankees game but I'm just disgusted with them right now. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Labadal Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Bought new dumbbells that only weigh 9 kg. My shoulder/chest is in a less than good condition. I've decided to take matters into my own hands and do my own exercises. Edited May 26, 2013 by Labadal
ShadySands Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Finished my morning run and saw they are having a luxury sports car event at the football stadium. I've always wanted to drive a Lamborghini but I don't know the first thing about shifting. Now off to the dog park and then to the range Have a good one all 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
Bendu Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) If this wasn't a final againts a national opponent I wound't care so much. But right now I can't get enough. Edited May 26, 2013 by Bendu
Rosbjerg Posted May 26, 2013 Author Posted May 26, 2013 Decided to take a nap at 4pm.. woke up at 11pm. 2am now and I can't sleep.. crap 1 Fortune favors the bald.
LadyCrimson Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Went out walkin' with the spouse, then drove about around town, had a deli lunch, did a little shopping, came home, now time to play a game I think. I've always wanted to drive a Lamborghini but I don't know the first thing about shifting.It's not hard to learn. There's just this extra pedal you have to push down with a foot as you use a hand to move the stick into the next gear. Just need to borrow a friend's car or something. But if you have bad knees or something else like that, they're not the best choice. My next car (in another 10+ years) will likely be an auto. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Gorth Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 I didn't try driving "automatics" for real before moving down under. Seems like all rental cars come with it. Sort of miss the manual control sometimes. At least my motorcycle is still manual “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
LadyCrimson Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 I've always liked the sense of being more in control with a manual...that and sometimes, it's the periodic shifting that keeps me awake and a safe driver. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Woldan Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) If you want to learn how drive with a MT w/o killing yourself or the gearbox buy a PS3, driving simulator a'la Gran Turismo 5, get yourself a Driving Force pro steering Wheel + 3 pedals and blast away! Use a fast racecar and drive the German Nordschleife, thats 1000 gear shifts per hour. Drove the 24 hour race that way, sore arm + sore big left toe. Love it, so much more fun than automatic. Edited May 27, 2013 by Woldan I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
ShadySands Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 My car now has the paddle shifting and fake manumatic mode but I never try to use them and unfortunately I don't know anyone with a manual transmission. I had an ex try to teach me once but that didn't go so well The range was really good also as my wife shot some pretty tight groups and her friend did awesome at the end as well, especially considering it was her first time ever firing a weapon Free games updated 3/4/21
Nepenthe Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 So, was in Helsinki for the weekend. IIRC there's a negative correlation between the height of ladies' heels and the economy: The worse it's going the higher the heels. We're in deep ****. 2 You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Calax Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Finished my morning run and saw they are having a luxury sports car event at the football stadium. I've always wanted to drive a Lamborghini but I don't know the first thing about shifting. Now off to the dog park and then to the range Have a good one all That's a Ferrari, not a Lambo. Specifically a Ferrari 458 Spider. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Rosbjerg Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 Gumball 2013 was here in Copenhagen last weekend with The Hof attending, if I knew you guys were car entusiasts I would've taken pictures.. Cars like this all over the town, it was pretty cool. Of course at the same time we had a carnival, so it was naked ladies and diesel.. Buya! Fortune favors the bald.
Woldan Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 ^ I did not know that LMGTP's were allowed to drive on public roads, even under special conditions like events etc. Cool. What I did today? I totally used a tiny spot of oxidation on my warknife sword as an excuse to go on a polishing rampage. Polished it with metal polish and cloth, the blade is now unbelievable shiny and thats how I like my steel. Polished steel has a very smooth surface and moisture will not make it into the pores of the steel to cause oxidation. Its funny how rust resistant polished steel actually is. I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
ShadySands Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 /snip That's a Ferrari, not a Lambo. Specifically a Ferrari 458 Spider. Yes, I know the car in the foreground isn't a Lambo but the one coming up behind it is Sorry, next time I'll try to put a pic that most prominently features the car that I'm referring to... like this one Free games updated 3/4/21
Malcador Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Was worried that there was only ONE car. Would be quite a disappointing exhibit Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
HoonDing Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Decided to take a nap at 4pm.. woke up at 11pm. 2am now and I can't sleep.. crap That once happened to me at work. 1 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Rosbjerg Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 So you got paid to sleep.. That's pretty awesome.. 2 Fortune favors the bald.
LadyCrimson Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Manly cars. Rawr. Outside of trees falling, weather that feels more like end of winter rather than early summer (cloudy, sprinkled) and myself being a bit of a hobbled gimp, was a lovely holiday weekend. Bit o' family visit, ez walkin', shopping, lovin', good eats, all that jazz. Found a good small deli close by finally, too. Or at least, a decent one...a real deli, not a Togo's. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Raithe Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Well the weather turned from a nice and sunny weekend, to a seriously pissy downpour overnight and this morning.. For some reason I got pretty much no sleep last night, so I'm running through today on about 2 hours worth of dozing and some serious tea... "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Nepenthe Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Perfect weather outside, landlord bought me a heavy-ish lunch... now fighting to stay awake in the office. Thankfully I bought a dyson airblade here, so I can blast my face. You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Malcador Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Finally getting some rain here, but as usual it's a wussy shower. In any event will clear the air a bit, so that's good. Unfortunately summer's coming in - 30 C weather on the later half of the week. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Woldan Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Weather? Weather here could be best described as beginning nuclear winter.Its been awful the past 3 weeks now, and its getting colder. Its raining non-stop, night temperatures drop below freezing and its windy here like on a bad day on Saturn. I haven't seen the sun in weeks.Its almost June and it feels like November, its crazy, it should be 20C° warmer that it is right now. Worst spring / early summer ever, 1 I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
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