rye's shiretowners held off a furious comeback by bread's stros this past week to take the set 8-6-1...
we remain in 5th place for the time being...
the race is tight...
guzzlers this week...
Monday, July 30
Sunday, July 29
Make any wall into a chalkboard
Wednesday, July 25
Just couldn't be asked
I am playing around with Adobe photoshop cause I have to improve my computer skills. Here is my young child influenced drawing. Last Friday I saw a red light at an intersection... " but it is green the other direction" So I turned right on the red... infront of the cop car, then pulled a U-turn and crossed the intersection on the green. The blurry blue streak is me. As I crossed I heard a police squak siren, but I just did't feel like stopping. A couple of left turns and at 40km and the pink streak was gone from my mirrors. But everytime i see a cop car I just kinda feel the back hair tingle. I kinda figured, I don't have my wallet and I bent the law "I just wanna get home, I don't feel a need to stop".
Monday, July 23
baseball update
amazingly, the shiretowners are now playing .500 baseball, ranked 5th. fuck yeah!
2 months ago we were mired in last place 30 some games under .500.
granted the field is tight and among the middling teams, such as ours, rankings change week to week.
8 weeks to play, lotsa baseball to go.
for the moment, though, our heads are above water.
5 games over.500. i'm having another beer, dammit!
round 2 this week against bread's lineup.
hope he's got his nose in those law books,
or lost in some god forsaken costa rican jungle.
but he's not, i know, he's devious and planning my destruction.
the shire must vanquish such evil!
2 months ago we were mired in last place 30 some games under .500.
granted the field is tight and among the middling teams, such as ours, rankings change week to week.
8 weeks to play, lotsa baseball to go.
for the moment, though, our heads are above water.
5 games over.500. i'm having another beer, dammit!
round 2 this week against bread's lineup.
hope he's got his nose in those law books,
or lost in some god forsaken costa rican jungle.
but he's not, i know, he's devious and planning my destruction.
the shire must vanquish such evil!
Sunday, July 22
buffel mk I-II
The buffel is the worst vehicle ever made by the South African military. It has a boat hull shape to deflect landmine blasts and was made famous for apartheid crowd control. The buffel was a narrow and tall troop carrier it was prone to tipping over in the mud, which caused troop injuries.
Samil 20
According to the crack unit I am working with now, this is the best off-road-bush vechicle ever made. It was developed in the 60's to help fight the war on communism. Used heavily by the SADF from 1966 to 1989.
Thursday, July 19
beastie boys - the rat cage
beastie boys have been putting out some instrumental stuff. this one's a short film paying homage to the bag man.
what is that thing being passed?
what is that thing being passed?
Tuesday, July 17
fake baseball update
rye's shiretowners defeated bread's ss stros 9-5 last week to move past pimp and into 7th place in big ell's league. shiretowners are unbeaten in the last 8 weeks and have finally moved to within sniffing distance of playing .500 baseball. who da thunk it?
granted, and bread has already pointed this out, it was an abbreviated week, with only 4 days of games to draw upon. rye will take it. bread and rye will face off next week for a full schedule showdown. in the meantime, rye's shiretowners are taking on the bats this week. bread plays the camels...
granted, and bread has already pointed this out, it was an abbreviated week, with only 4 days of games to draw upon. rye will take it. bread and rye will face off next week for a full schedule showdown. in the meantime, rye's shiretowners are taking on the bats this week. bread plays the camels...
Wednesday, July 11
Monday, July 9
as improbable as it may seem...
...shiretowners continue to roll... moved up to 8th place in the rankings this week with a victory over the spittin' camels.
will play bread's stros for the first time this season after the all-star break...
will play bread's stros for the first time this season after the all-star break...
Thursday, July 5
Palau Divers Down
all that cool blue water, what a way to beat the heat, part 1 of 2 of the search for the radioactive shark that fried kevlar from the inside out!
Resident Visa applications for marriage
1. Married to Taiwanese 2. Household registration 3. Criminal clearance certificate 4. Health certificate 5. Completed application 6. Money
Procedure:
1. Foreign Affairs police office to get criminal record check. (waiting period 6 days 250 nt)
2. Ministry of foreign affairs office, pick up application, get re-directed to the National immigration agency.
3. National Immigration office Record of length of stay in Taiwan ( waiting period 10 minutes, 100 nt)
Certificate of length of stay in Taiwan ( wait 4 days , 100 nt)
( I got both because no one knew which one the other office wanted)
4. Health check China Medical (1500nt wait one week... only done M-F 8:30-11 am)
5. Household registation (within last 3 months 100nt)
6. Application 3000 nt.
7. Recent photos 150nt wait 10 minutes
As of July 1st ARC's will be handled by the immigration office on Li Min Rd. They will more closely resemble the health cards with the swipe strip.
Foreign affair police no longer permit persons with motorcycles to park within the compound on Wenshin.
Outside, A police officier kept saying "This burro... "(Oh bureau)
Immigration closes at 5:30, everyone else closes at 5pm.
I picked enough form a queue numbers today to play the lotto.
Procedure:
1. Foreign Affairs police office to get criminal record check. (waiting period 6 days 250 nt)
2. Ministry of foreign affairs office, pick up application, get re-directed to the National immigration agency.
3. National Immigration office Record of length of stay in Taiwan ( waiting period 10 minutes, 100 nt)
Certificate of length of stay in Taiwan ( wait 4 days , 100 nt)
( I got both because no one knew which one the other office wanted)
4. Health check China Medical (1500nt wait one week... only done M-F 8:30-11 am)
5. Household registation (within last 3 months 100nt)
6. Application 3000 nt.
7. Recent photos 150nt wait 10 minutes
As of July 1st ARC's will be handled by the immigration office on Li Min Rd. They will more closely resemble the health cards with the swipe strip.
Foreign affair police no longer permit persons with motorcycles to park within the compound on Wenshin.
Outside, A police officier kept saying "This burro... "(Oh bureau)
Immigration closes at 5:30, everyone else closes at 5pm.
I picked enough form a queue numbers today to play the lotto.
bean dust and the earthquake machine
R: hey kevlar.
K: hey rye.
R: whassup?
K: just finished work, thought i'd stop over. would you like an adult beverage?
R: does the pope shit in the woods?
K: no. bears do.
R: nothing? not a chuckle?
K: i've heard it before. it's not that funny.
R: how's the new job at yu ren?
K: fine. i'm teaching everything. science, gym... didn't even have to demo...and the summer camp is based on D & D, though they're calling it a Harry Potter camp, cause, you know, it's a catholic school.
R: have you ever played D & D?
K: no, well, i knew about it, i mean i was aware it existed, but i never played, no.
R: you should ask karl about it. he'd know.
K: well, i did. i talked to him about it the other night at dwayne's.
R: get any good tips?
K: well, sort of. he broke it down pretty well but it was hard see it.
R: visualize?
K: yeaaah... i think if i played it, got some practice to get know the characters a little better, that would help.
R: maybe karl and aaron would play with you.
K: yeah, like we've all got time for that.
R: i suppose aaron's still pissed at you, huh?
K: uh, ryan, that's your fantasy, not mine.
R: karl mentioned poker.
K: we need at least five. me, you a.j. and karl. and somebody else.
R: how 'bout aaron?
K: maybe, if he's here.
R: pimp's leaving so he's out.
K: too bad about missing the crome relic show.
R: yes, very too bad. scott let us have it, eh?
K: who? the little guy, right!
R: he's the guitarist in crome relic. he shreds.
K: how do you know? you weren't there either.
R: i saw him play before, he's awesome.
K: yeah, well it was your idea to meet elliot and janet.
R: yeah, well that was fun too. in different way of course. oh, well. it's like benching a guy in fantasy baseball and he goes 4 for 4 with 2 homers and 5 RBIs...
K: huh?
R: too bad we missed pimp's last show.
K: yeah.
R: have you ever been in a band?
K: oh yeah, lots of times. my friend in high school used to have one.
R: really? you never told me that before.
K: so? he used to pick me up and we'd go out to the irving to look at the waitresses. eat pie.
R: a BAND kev! not a van!
K: a band. oh. HA! no, i only play solo. better for my career. that way i have creative control.
R: do you have creative control over your science experiments? that sounds like it's right up your alley.
K: they're all planned out. but i think it'll be pretty cool, yeah.
R: just like mythbusters.
K: that show kicks ass!
R: ok kids, today we're going to find out how many balloons it would take to get one of yu little bastards airborne! now you'll all find a box of balloons under your desks. get blowin! ... i'll be outside smoking.
K: heh!
R: on one show they made an earthquake machine based on some 19th century inventor's blueprint. they strapped it to a bridge and rocked it!
K: myth not busted!
R: that same show had them heating cans of beans to see whether they exploded from the top or the bottom.
K: i saw that one. bean dust they were tasting.
R: bean dust.
K: and the earthquake machine...(sigh)
R: you should do KTVs like that.
K: those guys are pretty clever.
R: you could do it.
K: we'll see.
R: this may be our last long conversation for awhile.
K: why's that?
R: we don't work together anymore. less chatting. shortage of material.
K: gee, too bad. is that my underwater camera case?
R: yeah, i asked anne if i could borrow it the other day you were at work and i was in the neighbourhood so i asked her if i could use it as a flowerpot and she said yes get that fuckn thing outta here so i took it, hope you don't mind, you never use it anyway...
K: asshole!
R: do want it back?
K: yes! you put soil in it!
R: i think mythbusters should be the official show of talking with kevlar.
K: agreed.
R: and we need a new name. this name sucks now.
K: easy now. i'll choose it. how about ryan's an ass?
R: either way. i gotta peel myself off this vinyl chair.
K: be nice to hit the pool.
R: or the sea.
K: ocean.
R: lake.
K: lagoon.
R: river? do you know the longest river in taiwan?
K: yes. i just learned it! 'dirty river'!
R: you got it. the longest river in taiwan is the dirty river.
K: pool!
K: hey rye.
R: whassup?
K: just finished work, thought i'd stop over. would you like an adult beverage?
R: does the pope shit in the woods?
K: no. bears do.
R: nothing? not a chuckle?
K: i've heard it before. it's not that funny.
R: how's the new job at yu ren?
K: fine. i'm teaching everything. science, gym... didn't even have to demo...and the summer camp is based on D & D, though they're calling it a Harry Potter camp, cause, you know, it's a catholic school.
R: have you ever played D & D?
K: no, well, i knew about it, i mean i was aware it existed, but i never played, no.
R: you should ask karl about it. he'd know.
K: well, i did. i talked to him about it the other night at dwayne's.
R: get any good tips?
K: well, sort of. he broke it down pretty well but it was hard see it.
R: visualize?
K: yeaaah... i think if i played it, got some practice to get know the characters a little better, that would help.
R: maybe karl and aaron would play with you.
K: yeah, like we've all got time for that.
R: i suppose aaron's still pissed at you, huh?
K: uh, ryan, that's your fantasy, not mine.
R: karl mentioned poker.
K: we need at least five. me, you a.j. and karl. and somebody else.
R: how 'bout aaron?
K: maybe, if he's here.
R: pimp's leaving so he's out.
K: too bad about missing the crome relic show.
R: yes, very too bad. scott let us have it, eh?
K: who? the little guy, right!
R: he's the guitarist in crome relic. he shreds.
K: how do you know? you weren't there either.
R: i saw him play before, he's awesome.
K: yeah, well it was your idea to meet elliot and janet.
R: yeah, well that was fun too. in different way of course. oh, well. it's like benching a guy in fantasy baseball and he goes 4 for 4 with 2 homers and 5 RBIs...
K: huh?
R: too bad we missed pimp's last show.
K: yeah.
R: have you ever been in a band?
K: oh yeah, lots of times. my friend in high school used to have one.
R: really? you never told me that before.
K: so? he used to pick me up and we'd go out to the irving to look at the waitresses. eat pie.
R: a BAND kev! not a van!
K: a band. oh. HA! no, i only play solo. better for my career. that way i have creative control.
R: do you have creative control over your science experiments? that sounds like it's right up your alley.
K: they're all planned out. but i think it'll be pretty cool, yeah.
R: just like mythbusters.
K: that show kicks ass!
R: ok kids, today we're going to find out how many balloons it would take to get one of yu little bastards airborne! now you'll all find a box of balloons under your desks. get blowin! ... i'll be outside smoking.
K: heh!
R: on one show they made an earthquake machine based on some 19th century inventor's blueprint. they strapped it to a bridge and rocked it!
K: myth not busted!
R: that same show had them heating cans of beans to see whether they exploded from the top or the bottom.
K: i saw that one. bean dust they were tasting.
R: bean dust.
K: and the earthquake machine...(sigh)
R: you should do KTVs like that.
K: those guys are pretty clever.
R: you could do it.
K: we'll see.
R: this may be our last long conversation for awhile.
K: why's that?
R: we don't work together anymore. less chatting. shortage of material.
K: gee, too bad. is that my underwater camera case?
R: yeah, i asked anne if i could borrow it the other day you were at work and i was in the neighbourhood so i asked her if i could use it as a flowerpot and she said yes get that fuckn thing outta here so i took it, hope you don't mind, you never use it anyway...
K: asshole!
R: do want it back?
K: yes! you put soil in it!
R: i think mythbusters should be the official show of talking with kevlar.
K: agreed.
R: and we need a new name. this name sucks now.
K: easy now. i'll choose it. how about ryan's an ass?
R: either way. i gotta peel myself off this vinyl chair.
K: be nice to hit the pool.
R: or the sea.
K: ocean.
R: lake.
K: lagoon.
R: river? do you know the longest river in taiwan?
K: yes. i just learned it! 'dirty river'!
R: you got it. the longest river in taiwan is the dirty river.
K: pool!
Tuesday, July 3
fantasy news
shiretowners beat the ezmoney braves last week to move into 9th place.
this week playing the spittin' camels, a much stonger opponent, currently ranked 2nd.
this week playing the spittin' camels, a much stonger opponent, currently ranked 2nd.
Monday, July 2
Typo or Artistic
The presentation is better because the typo makes the overall sign balanced.
Trains should be "timeable". I think trains should be labeled "good time, anytime, sometime".
I would be the last perso to complan aboat a teepo.
What a day!
While sipping a coffee at seven-eleven I noticed ants on my pants. Shortly there after I discovered an open bag of M&Ms in my backpack. At the breakfast shop I paid for my food and almost left without it. Then I knocked my can of coffee off the seat of the bike while I was securing the ant-pack to the back of the bike. The can landed bottom down, and literally spilled two drops. While driving I noticed the gas gauge read "E", which shouldn't be so...three minutes later.. I discovered the gauge is broken.
I arrived at work ten minutes early, breezed thru an explanation of how to play D&D to 8 year olds. Used POWERPOINT to display, grids, maps, pics and cool stuff. Had library class... Kids sit in a room that looks like caves books, listen to opera and tell me about what they are reading.
Went home to an empty house, and decided to clean the computer exhaust fans. The above picture is of the heat sink pump (fan). I took this out, cleaned it throughly, re-installed it.... no signal... went to Nova... TM pulled the video card.. swapped the ram... applied "HEAT SINK PASTE" to the bottom of the pump and ta-Dah... It is Kirin time.
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