April 2009 Archives
Here are some decent pictures taken in Ahihi Bay's "Fishbowl" which is part of Ahihi Keanau Reserve in Maui, Hawai'i. Here are some sketches of some of the fish.
(More, after the jump...)
Continue reading Maui Snorkeling 042509.
Another "entry" into assholery as chronicled by my friend. These chiefs are lining up at 10am on 5th AVE and waiting AROUND THE BLOCK for... for... Abercrombie and Fitch.
While at work, my friend took this picture out the window with his phone. He named it "Asshole Ave."
Most podcasts are a waste of time and space -- except this one. I met Clay Pigeon as he was DJing at my friend's wedding party. Immediately I noticed two things; 1) He was spinning vinyl and 2) He was reading the labels with a monocle.
Music snobs are dime-a-dozen, but true music experts are rare. Snobs know only what they are into, and are quick to educate you on their genre of choice. Experts however, know everything about all types of music, from techno to zydeco. As you can tell, Mr. Pigeon (above, with microphone) is a lunatic and fortunately, falls into the latter category. I recommend listening to his weekly broadcasts.
His show is called The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon, and it airs from WFMU Jersey City every Thursdays at 7pm EST. You can sign up for the podcast, or dig through the streamable archives.
He's probably at his best when he does things like "60 Songs from The 60's in 60 minutes" (pre-mixed with sound effects mixed cassette via A/B roll, I think) and I can only imagine cornering him with a pocket full of prog questions (listen to the March 19 show at about 21 minutes in). If that weren't enough, he's keen to take to the streets and interview the natives, who, oddly, are never at a loss for words.
I haven't properly introduced Through A Rebel Heart through PowderBlueOrbit, but I will. In the meantime we have finished 11 out of 12 songs. And our forthcoming website is coming along. No small feat, indeed. See, look how hard we work for you(s)? Disclaimer: video in realtime.
Lots of things change over time; neighborhoods, dispositions, The Economy, but not us. See?
The morning commute was a treat, as always, but this time I found myself distraught.
Why am I here? What is our purpose? What does this all mean? In essence, "What is it?"
Well, fortunately, I spotted this advertisement in the Chelsea neighborhood. It seems this friendly looking young man will help me find it, and I'll also get a free trial! I'm completely out of trials, so this is certainly a "win win" situation for me.
I spent most of my day failing today. Here's how:
FAILURE #1 -- I shouldn't have bought a 2008 Bare Knuckle Frame.
After about an hour, I realized that one of my brand new chain tensioners were not fitting in one of my dropouts -- but not because of my jackassery, but because the dropout was machined uneven and has a slight taper in the center. And while I'm at it, the fucking paint job on the newer BK frames are shit.
FAILURE #2 -- I shouldn't have bought these chain tensioners.
Keep in mind that these are the second pair of tensioners I bought. The first pair didn't fit. These fit, but don't "tension" enough. Notice how the axle-holding block is nice and snug against the dropout stopper. This means that I cannot tighten it to move the hub back any father, hence "tightening" my chain. Oh, and I decided to buy these at overpriced Chari.
FAILURE #3 -- My nuts are too big.
Normally, I couldn't ask for a funnier thing to type, but this is no laughing matter. Even if my tensioners did their job, and although tightened to the max, supplied enough tension to the chain -- my nuts are simply too big. They would not "screw" down past the stopper, and forget about the large serated washers I was planning on using...
FAILURE #4 -- Slack.
And lots of it. Somewhere around 2-3 inches of play in the chain with the tensioners maxed out. Fail.
FAILURE #5 -- Computer Crash.
I started writing this post. Then my computer crashed and took approximately 15 minutes to restart. It looked like this, but for 15 minutes. My post was not saved, so I had to start from scratch.
FAILURE #6 -- Tommorrow is supposed to rule...
...where as most of the previous week, and most of next week are going to suck. I promised my girlfriend we'd go for a long bike ride, and what better time to ride the White Bike. But now, those plans have been dashed. Fail.
FAILURE #7 -- I have no weed.
Since I was working so hard today, I didn't call My Man. Now it's too late. I have no weed, not even some ros, and not even and old roach. Only a single beer remains, and it's a Becks Light.
FAILURE #1 -- I shouldn't have bought a 2008 Bare Knuckle Frame.
After about an hour, I realized that one of my brand new chain tensioners were not fitting in one of my dropouts -- but not because of my jackassery, but because the dropout was machined uneven and has a slight taper in the center. And while I'm at it, the fucking paint job on the newer BK frames are shit.
FAILURE #2 -- I shouldn't have bought these chain tensioners.
Keep in mind that these are the second pair of tensioners I bought. The first pair didn't fit. These fit, but don't "tension" enough. Notice how the axle-holding block is nice and snug against the dropout stopper. This means that I cannot tighten it to move the hub back any father, hence "tightening" my chain. Oh, and I decided to buy these at overpriced Chari.
FAILURE #3 -- My nuts are too big.
Normally, I couldn't ask for a funnier thing to type, but this is no laughing matter. Even if my tensioners did their job, and although tightened to the max, supplied enough tension to the chain -- my nuts are simply too big. They would not "screw" down past the stopper, and forget about the large serated washers I was planning on using...
FAILURE #4 -- Slack.
And lots of it. Somewhere around 2-3 inches of play in the chain with the tensioners maxed out. Fail.
FAILURE #5 -- Computer Crash.
I started writing this post. Then my computer crashed and took approximately 15 minutes to restart. It looked like this, but for 15 minutes. My post was not saved, so I had to start from scratch.
FAILURE #6 -- Tommorrow is supposed to rule...
...where as most of the previous week, and most of next week are going to suck. I promised my girlfriend we'd go for a long bike ride, and what better time to ride the White Bike. But now, those plans have been dashed. Fail.
FAILURE #7 -- I have no weed.
Since I was working so hard today, I didn't call My Man. Now it's too late. I have no weed, not even some ros, and not even and old roach. Only a single beer remains, and it's a Becks Light.
Holy poopy take a look at this! The website says all sorts of shit that I didn't read, except for the part about sampling directly from FM Radio. That sounds like a real hoot! You can buy one for me. Thank you! I would really like it! I really like you!
