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Araquan Skytracer's LiveJournal:
| Monday, February 8th, 2010 | |
| 3:27 am | Space on TV. Looks like a good, clean launch. Godspeed, Endeavour. Wish I could have seen the launch in person. Current Mood:  enthralled |
| Sunday, February 7th, 2010 | |
| 4:07 pm | |
| Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 | |
| 1:47 pm | Gator/boredom yields icon. Because Louis is neat. Though I'm not sure what sorts of entries I'm gonna use this one with. We'll see. Current Mood:  amused |
| Sunday, January 31st, 2010 | |
| 5:32 pm | Train show goodies. Yesterday I went over to Council Bluffs, where a train show was being held. I managed to find a few things... well, more than a few things... Several of one thing and a couple other things actually... Oh, just ( take a look... ) Current Mood: calm |
| Saturday, January 30th, 2010 | |
| 10:42 pm | A thought upon revisiting a favorite movie... With all that talk from the Operative about making better worlds, one has to wonder if the terraforming gear the Alliance was using was sourced from Weyland-Yutani.... EDIT: Ah, maybe it was. Current Mood:  thoughtful |
| Friday, January 29th, 2010 | |
| 12:19 am | My car is on the Internet. I've found my car on Google StreetView. It's there, and definitely my car. |
| Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | |
| 1:12 pm | Random thought. I swear, that one member of Duran Duran looks like an older Peter Serafinowicz. Current Mood: contemplative |
| 12:35 pm | eBay sellers: wanton griping Apparently, in the case of a particular Superliner I car I nabbed off eBay, when a seller says "New In Box" what they really mean is "original couplers replaced, used heavily with significant wheel wear, then left to sit in the box long enough for the bronze wheels to corrode, and the paint finish on the roof is damaged also, just to add interest to the situation." Damage to the paint, in this case, caused by the packaging- there's a reason the cars come in protective sleeves, which most people toss immediately after opening the box. So. I need to replace wheels, do some paint touch-up in a few places, and basically repaint the entire roof. It's a good thing the car only cost $14 in the first place. I wouldn't even be bothering with all this crap but these things aren't in production anymore, and I'm... less than sanguine about their replacements in the Walthers lineup, both in terms of price and appearance, to say nothing of actual value... ...and did I mention that a "New In Box" diner from another seller has no wheel wear but a lot of crud on it and several nontrivial dings and dents that I'll have to touch up? This may result in a repaint of the whole car, which... kind of defeats the purpose of having gone to Hell and back finding one in that particular color scheme. Also an out-of-production piece. I am starting to hate my hobby. Oh, and eBay. Current Mood:  annoyed |
| Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | |
| 1:29 pm | Strange dream. I had this dream last night that I had rented a car and was trying to get around... ...in Johannesburg. But every time I knew where I was going, the signs were all in English... If I really needed to read one to figure some directions out, they were in Afrikaans. I kept having fun trying to figure out if the speed limit signs were in miles per hour or kilometers per hour- and which side of the road I should be driving on. And I was thinking I ought to tell a couple folks I know online that I was in the area, but I couldn't find any free WiFi. It was rather odd, and I might add, completely in color. I woke up in a very WTF state of mind. o.o Current Mood:  weird |
| Monday, January 25th, 2010 | |
| 11:59 am | What the... It's snowing. I did not say it could snow. Did you say it could snow? Because I sure didn't... EDIT: And now a blizzard warning. Current Mood:  cold |
| Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | |
| 12:20 am | Thoughts. I'm thinking of getting a Claymore and having "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" engraved on the blade, near the pointy end. Current Mood: thoughtful |
| Thursday, January 21st, 2010 | |
| 11:32 pm | At home. Got home around 21:30, have the car unloaded, albeit slowly, now. All the snow I had to shovel to get the car out is right where I left it- there has been settling but little melting since then, over a month ago. All is well, pretty much. Though this year's Disney trek is now fully at an end. *sigh* |
| 9:59 am | Heading home today. Spent yesterday doing some stuff with a friend in the vicinity, which was nice. Today, looking to get home, with a stop or two to do some other stuff. There was a major ice storm that went through the area yesterday, Illinois and Iowa in particular, but today it looks like the interstates are mostly clear so... Going to make the attempt. We'll see how this goes. Current Mood: caffeinated |
| Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 | |
| 10:06 am | Hmm. It seems there'll be ice between here and home today, and lots of it. Good thing I wasn't planning on going much of anywhere... |
| 2:01 am | Cloverdale, IN Up here now. Colder than when I started the day, that's for sure. Long drive. Tired. Stopped at a hobby shop in Chattanooga, and visited Jack Daniel's distillery. They don't let you take photos inside the buildings anymore. Poot. No time to see George Dickel or Maker's Mark or Jim Beam. Someday I need to just block out some time and come back to Tennetucky for a whisk(e)y still tour. |
| Monday, January 18th, 2010 | |
| 11:32 pm | Note to self: Nathan K5LA: Freq (Hz): 311 370 415 494 622 Note: D#4 F#4 G#4 B4 D#5 Current Mood:  curious |
| 9:24 pm | Chattanooga, TN This is apparently another one of those motels where "non-smoking room" means "the smoke isn't coming from a cigarette that's in the room with you." Whatever. Went to the Georgia Aquarium today. Instead of driving downtown, I found a MARTA park'n'ride out on I-20 and rode the train down to the CNN center, walking from there to the aquarium. Got photos of wet fishy things, wet reptile things, and moist amphibian things. Saw the largest species of crab. Watched jellies floating gracefully. Had a sea anemone try to eat me. The usual fun. Rode the train back out, got in the car, drove here. Before I left Macon I got money at an ATM that played the five notes to the title of We're In The Money just as it spat out its cash. I was amused. There is a rail line behind the hotel, about 1000-1500 feet away. Satellite says it's double track. Ears say it's active. |
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| Sunday, January 17th, 2010 | |
| 10:56 pm | Macon, GA Arrived here not 30 minutes ago... Drove up to Ocala, ate there (Waffle House- that isn't sitting well) and gassed up the car, then drove here non-stop. Got out of Tampa much later than expected owing to an impromptu (but not unwelcome) Doctor Who viewing. And now my back is a bit irritated. I blame the car seat... may need to add lumbar support to that thing. Heard that one Owl City song on the radio on the way up. Of course. One of the outlets in the room doesn't work. Naturally, it's the most convenient one for plugging in the laptop. Current Mood: calm |
| 1:53 pm | Departure... now! Heading out soon as I get the car loaded. Whee. |
