Free Riding In MN!
Well its a start! I’m stoked to see this type of line in a MN State Park.
Now just to get rid of this crappy weather so the trails Dry Up
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I stayed true to my budget and picked up the Novara Buzz V. I attached my garage sale rack and took her for a spin this weekend, Small 5 miles around Eagan. The only thing I thought I would have a problem with is the rim brakes, But when it came down to stopping I think they will work just fine.
I have a few upgrades in mind already, Chris King head set is a must. I need get a few things like lights and a a bag before I do any fun upgrades.
You can see a picture in “The Stable” Page - [link]
Like a kid in a candy store!
I really need to stay away from bike stores with money to spend! I rode the Specialized Langster: New York this bike is very nice . I love the style . I almost walked out of the store with it.
Now one of my new years resolutions is to lower my carbon emissions, so I was going to start using pedal power to get to work. I was going to build out a $50 road bike I picked up from Rick last year.
Well my parts list grew and grew, I was looking at over 500 dollars for the build. Granted I could do it for a lot less, hunting for bargains and going to all the local swap meets. But I did’t want to send the time nor I did really have the time (spring sprang to fast). So with a little internet research I found a bike at REI the Novara Buzz V . Since REI members get 20% off on one Item will bring my total to $320 + tax.
Now its just a waiting game for REI to get an XL frame size. But thats also a double edged sword, when I see bikes like the Langster.
I just need to build that $50 road frame into a NYC Langster of my own!
Team Fortress 2 {ib}Clan
If you haven’t gotten The Orange Box for the Portal game, Get off your ass and get to the store your missing out! Back when I stated at IB we where issued a copy of Unreal Tournament, I thought to my self I’m going to like this place. We would play over lunch, and for hours after work. Jump to 2007 A lot of our game playing has moved from the halls of IB to our homes, but we still play together! Now the game has also changes to Team Fortress 2 .
There is nothing as fun as Starting {ib}Buttercup and {ib} Timmy! on fire with the flamethrower!. There are a lot of fresh meat to the {ib}clan but some of the good old boys are still around {ib} timmy!, {ib}slappy, {ib}paraih, {ib}heinemachefrau & {ib}smorman. We even have a site http://www.itchybalzac.com/ , now I’m not to sure about what {ib} stands for but thats not my bag to pick
If anyone wants to look me up on steam i’m {ib}Ghosted
Frag ya Later
PS to play with {ib}clan you need to get the PC copy of Orange Box, not the Xbox or ps3
A boy gets a dog
In 2003 a boy and friends took a road tip to Menomonie, WI rescue a puppy from the Dunn county humane society. His first Dog. — Growing up the boy never had a pet, he was never showed the responsibility to have a pet. Jump back to 2002 he now owned his own house and had a job he made his own choices now and hopped into is friends Jeep and off the went.
Once at the humane society there about to close, all the dogs where winding down for the night. When the boy opened the door they workers had a beagle sitting out waiting for him and his friends. There was no doubt in his mind this beagle was on her way to a new home!
The ride home was joyful, laughter and excitement filled the jeep. The puppy (5 years old puppy) was scared and tired, not understanding who, why and what was going on just sat in there laps resting. The boy wasn’t ready for a dog, when they got home he had no food, toys, bed… nothing. He pulled out a baking dish and filled it with water and the puppy drank.
The next day they headed off to pet store to acquire puppy loots. Food, collar, leash, toys and treats. Now what.. A name she needs a name. A name was picked by one of the boys friends after the zoetrope, the boy agreed with the choice Zoey it would be.
For the next years the boy learned and Zoey learned a lot about each other. They took Training classes where they both excelled at teaching each other the ways of pet life. Zoe was never one for toys, fetch things that the boy thought all dogs enjoyed. The boy learned that Zoey loved food, smelling all the scents of the world but never found the need to retrieve a ball, or fetch a Frisbee. She did enjoy the couch, video games and movies as much as the boy did.
One day the Boy heard something and he was shocked. The Beagle is a very vocal bread, but Zoey was very quite never barking, howling unless she was left along. The boy was playing KOTOR, just messing around and Zoey let out a howl! it seemed that she liked the sound of R2D2! The boy spent the next 30mins listing to Zoey sing!
One night a storm rolled into town. Zoey was pacing around the house, the boy didn’t understand what was going on! Zoe was shaking, she wouldn’t move. A flash of lighting filled the bedroom followed by the thundering crash! Zoe rushed under the desk in the tv was sitting on. Oh no, the boy said she doesn’t like stormy weather. She was shaking.. so scared…
After some years Zoey and the boy became a pack, they would go on car rides, camping. The boy got a Jeep Wrangler in 2005. Zoey liked this over his Car, the doors and top come off and the fresh air flows. The Boy remembers the first road trip in the Jeep with the doors off. Zoey sticking her head out of the side of the jeep her ears floating in the air like she was flying. The looks from other people at stop lights, pointing and smiling at Zoe! She was on top of the world.
They took a few camping trips in the jeep. Far north did they travel, One crazy trip was so late in the season! So cold where boy and his dog. His friends that where with for that camping trip thought they where all crazy for going so far north so late in the year.
Over the last year Zoey never started to show signs of her age. The boy never really knew how old Zoe was, when he and his friends picked her up the Humane society guess at her age. She was always ready to go for a walk, eat & enjoy a night on the couch.
They took a trip up north for some wheeling and camping. When the got back Zoey started to cough, this was new to the boy. He didn’t know what to do, The vet gave her a clean bill of health. The coughing went away for a few months, it came back with a vengeance late 2007. The vet tried a few different medications and the coughing subsided but never went away.
On Saturday morning February the boy awakens, a silence is felt in his bedroom! He rushes to the side of the bed……
Zoey passed away in her sleep February 9th 2008.
The boy is Sad
Endless Ocean
This will be my next Wii Game 29.99usd, So far the reviews are good, But don’t think your getting a fast paced speed boat, harpoon shooting & shark killing game. This is a Diving Sim game, exploring a fictional sea in search of sea life and sunken treasure. Yarr!
Head First: Into Flex/AS3
Well for the last month I’ve been working on a new CMS search application for IB, I’m working with one of our senior software architects Ed Smith. Before this project I knew of flex and ActionScript 3.0. With the help of Ed and the Internet, this projects is moving forward very fast, I sometimes don’t understand how I’m keeping up.
The work is a lot of fun very challenging. Thanks for making this happen Sara!
I just finished an Iteration and am taking time to reflect on what we did. Looking at my code from 4 weeks ago I can see how I stumbled over my own fingers. I know enuff now to see my early code and have plans on how to refactor it. There are so many ways do code with flex/AS3 its a very strong platform. I know moving in the right direction when Lief (senior flash Seveloper) asked to see some of my code because he wanted to see how I did some thing… WOW.. okay its really just he hadn’t had a project that required him to do image tool tips.
I’m planning on starting a flex page with some open source code of some of the more complex stuff I’ve had to work on that didn’t have a good example on the web.
I used alot of online content to help me understand Flex and Actionscript #1 resource is LiveDoc.
Dyson DC07 on woot today
I’ve been looking at Dyson vacuum cleaner to handle the dog hair around the house, But I have always been turned away because of the 400 dollar price tag of the DC07. Target had them on clearance and I didn’t get one because it was around Christmas. But now wOOt! has a Refurbished DC07 for 224 shipped.
What to do…..
Update after polling co-workers and the internet I pulled the trigger!
a Theme, Build or Buy(so to speak)?
My first big question now that I’m using WordPress as a publishing platform. Build a personal theme or pick one from http://themes.wordpress.net?