Boost

broderic on December 14, 2006

As you know, my car was being fixed. It turns out the lower turbo
outlet pipe fitting on the intercooler had popped off. That is the
“popping” noise I heard. The sensors came on in response to that. Anyway it was fixed all of 15 minutes before it came off again
yesterday. That sucks. I had my cousin, Joe, help fix it. We aligned the pipes together. We
expanded the wedge. I hope it’s working. Yet, now it is Russian
roulette driving that sucker. I didn’t go back to the shop. What’s the point?For all you dudes with 1.8T AWW engines, that connection at the
turbo-to-intercooler is pretty week. They had replaced a hose clamp
with “quick release.” You’ve got to see this thing to believe it. I
wonder what the aftermarket for this part looks like?

Persistance

broderic on December 13, 2006

Sometimes some things won’t ever get done. That’s the same with my paper. I don’t think I can write it. I’m bored by the subject. I don’t feel like doing it. I’m stuck.

Like watching a hole fill with dirt, it’s going to be the end of me.

Good Times. Good Times.

broderic on December 13, 2006

This is some old shit! Thanks to the Wyman for this video. Of course I saw this when you do a name search of me on google. This is some old shit!

The only question is where the big W? And what happened to Dennis Min?

December needs more days

broderic on December 12, 2006

I’m going to start to stress out. Maybe I shouldn’t have sat on my ass for the last month. I should’ve done some Christmas shopping and finished up my paper.

1 Get car to shop
2 Study for Spec. and Recs.
3 Finish final course paper for Software Arch.
4 Study for Software Arch.
5 Ironing
6 Christmas shopping

I need some type of medication. Calgon, take me away!

Not what I needed

broderic on December 12, 2006

My car might have given up the ghost today. It’s not dead, but it sure is acting like it’s on its last legs. Just the other day I had spoken ill of her and today she wants to pay me back.

On my ride home, I stepped on the gas. Clunk! Whirr! Oh, no! It sounded like the turbo going. Nothing but a bad whine. That can’t be good. I limped home. Barely. She was throwing codes and the dashboard lights started coming on. That can’t be good. EPC. Check engine. The battery light as well. As I neared home, she was also stalling out. Gosh, I don’t need this now.

I’m going to have to drop her off at the dealer tomorrow.

Evil Incarnate

broderic on December 11, 2006


How evil are you?

Boy that’s reassuring for the holidays. “Come back, Santa! Please no lump of coal this year.”

“Bwaa-haa-haa!” as Bond’s nemesis would say.

Lasso the moon

broderic on December 10, 2006

It’s A Wonderful Life used to be shown often during this time of year back in the 80s. You couldn’t switch on the television during the holidays without seeing it playing. I remember once I watched it at 3 in the morning on PBS.

Anyway, the kids these days are trying to make A Christmas Story play like It’s A Wonderful Life. TBS shows it non-stop on Christmas Day. Pretty soon. No one will care. You’ll get it off of YouTube.

List: Movies, Best of 2006

broderic on December 9, 2006

This year sucked in movies. Or I have become more cynical when watching the shite in the theaters. Honestly, it is a combination of the two.

Hollywood has become more conservative in their approach to making movies. They need to make an impact with the “boffo b.o.” of the opening week. They mistakenly believe that this is where they can make their money, therefore they’re producing more movies that attempt to do that. They pay their actors exorbitant fee. They splash flashy CG on the screen. They plumb the depths of the lowest common denominator. Yet, they forget to tell their stories well. I believe the old adage that says there are only four typical story plotlines, therefore it’s imperative that the film-makers be judicious in how they unfold their story onscreen. I think Hollywood forgets that too often.

Indy films are not any better. They have mimicked their more prosperous competitor and lost their.

When will the magic return to cinema?

These are the films I believe to be the best I saw this year.

4 stars

That’s it. The others were mediocre — some fun and a pleasure to watch while others were not bad, but not good as well. Then I saw plenty of other junk. That is for another post…