September 12, 2006
Bon Voyage
It's always tough when a friend moves away. You begin to regret the times when you couldn't make it out to meet them at the bar and feel bad about not making it to aerobic boxing class that they invited you to numerous times. You begin to think, "Man, I wish we had gone to more movies or done anything just to have spent more time together." You realize there just never seems to be enough time to spend with good company. You begin to miss them before they are gone and try to sneak in as many moments as you can before that last hug.
On the other side, you smile as you sit and think of all of the good times that you had with them while they were here. All of the laughs and interesting talks that made your day. And with that, you think, "At least I have those memories to hold me over until we see each other again."
You hope for the best for them in thier future endeavors and pray that time and distance aren't too much of a barrier for your friendship. You move on with the glimmer of hope that you will, once again, be graced with their presence.
To my little Belgium explorer, I wish you the best in your adventure. I hope that grad school is fun and that those you meet are as kind-hearted as you. Keep in touch and let me know if you need anything. I hope to see ya again soon.
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August 03, 2006
Haulin'! Bug Style
I decided to have some people over last Friday for some climbing (bouldering) & drinking. Unfortunately, it had been in the high 90's all week and was threatening to be in the 100's when woke up on Friday. The thought of 105ºF heat, plus climbing, mixed with a lil bit of drinking was heartbreaking. Drastic times call for drastic measures! I decided I need to some how cool off my garage. Easiest choice? Pump in the AC from the house. Not a bad idea until you consider the 7.5' tall by 16' wide metal garage door. With it being 100º on the outside, that door would suck the coolness out the air I pumped into the garage. Remedy: a lil bit of insulation.
Insulation? No prob. Just run down to Home Depot and pick some up, right? Exactly! Finding and buying the poly insulation was no problem. In and out in a jiffy. Now I was standing in the Home Depot parking lot, in the 100ºF heat with 60% humidity, with four (4) sheets of 4'x8'x1.5" poly insulation. Needless to say, the VW Bug I arrived in instantly seemed about the size of a matchbox car.
I thought to myself, "No problem, I've transport other sheets of 4'x8' material in the bug before by cutting them into 2'x8' sections." Of course those were thinner sheets along the lines of 1/2" thick. I went through the motions of pulling out the bottom cushion of the back seat and the head headrests. Next I pulled the back seat down and dialed the front seat back as flat as it would go. The Bug was now looking a little more spacious; about the size of a Tonka trunk...
I pulled the first sheet off the cart, scored and separated it down the middle, length-wise, and stacked the 2'x8' sections from the floor in back to the dash in front. "Fits like a glove," I thought, impressed with myself. Cutting and sliding in the second sheet started to get me a little worried; the stack was quickly nearing the roof since each sheet ended up 3" high. The third sheet got split and put in. "Wow, not much room left. Nothing to do but try the last sheet," I thought. With the last sheet cut, I slid in the first half. It didn't look like anymore would fit: "Well shit on me". I slid in the last half, keeping my toes and fingers crossed. "Perfect!" The stack came right up to the bottom of the rearview mirror. I quickly cut a couple of small pieces off of the corners in the back and I was good to close the hatch and take off. Needless to say I got a few odd looks while driving down the road with the bright pink poly insulation as my passenger.
With some pleading, Bensbane helped me cut and install the insulation. We opened the door between the house and garage and fanned in cool air. Ahhh, the comforts of AC. The garage cooled and much bouldering was done.
Mission: Success!
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January 15, 2006
My Duck Tape Colors
Ok, after hitting up three Michaels in the southern Twin Cities metro area, here's what I got for colors (check the pic). The grey and Hot Pink (aka Funky Flamingo) I already had (thanks katie for the pink) before I started my duck tape quest. Now the only colors I need are atomic/fluorescent yellow and the "natural colors" (beige, brown, brown realtree camo, & green realtree camo).
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January 08, 2006
Duck Tape History & Color Wheel
I guess you learn something new every day. This time it's about Duck Tape. According to Michaels, "duct tape was first created and manufactured in 1942 to keep moisture out of ammunition cases in World War II. Because it used cotton duck fabric, which was waterproof, people referred to the tape as 'Duck Tape'." Wow, who knew?
The oh-so-famous duck tape not only comes in grey, but it comes in a whole variety of colors. A peek at the Duck Tape University reveals that the colors range from the normal colors (royal blue, white, green, yellow) to the exotic (funky flamingo [hot pink], Island Green [Fluorescent Green], and blaze orange). Michaels, here I come!! I want one of each color to use for marking routes on my climbing wall!
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January 01, 2006
Happy New Year!!
Well, I made it home at 4:30am this morning after partying hard for New Years. Another year has come and gone. I am yet to come up with a New Year's resolution. May it be that I'm perfect and just don't need any resolutions?? HAHAHA, yeah... most definitely NOT. I think it's more that I'm lazy and just haven't put in much effort to thinking about it. Plus I know that I'll forget about it after a week anyways, so why waste the time. I must say it is really fun to look back on all of the great times I had this past year. I also get stoked thinking about all of the potential for this coming year. Anyways, I'll probably write up a nice "2005 Year in Review" post sometime this week. Anyways, I hope you all had a safe and happy New Years weekend.
Happy 2006!!
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