greasy taint

So I was visiting the folks/friends in the sf yay area this past weekend. And instead of flying up I decided to drive. It was my first chance to really smoosh the gas pedal on my gti.
And thanks to my handy dandy gti computer I am able to present some stats from my drive back last night.

Average Speed : 76 mph (this includes everything from door to door; time at stop lights, driving local, etc)
Total Distance : 394 miles
Average Mileage : 23.5mpg (yeah, not really proud of this one. It was around 26 mpg before I really got on it)
Total Travel Time : 5 hours 14 minutes (not too shabby if I do say so myself)

And there is a speed indicator that I can set on my car, which for fun I have set to 125 mph. I’m happy to say that the speed indicator signal went off about 4 times during my drive. tee hee hee!

Yes I was “THE ASSHOLE!” on the drive yesterday. I wasn’t weaving in and out of traffic (luckily I didn’t need to because of light traffic), but I was passing people. Only one fucker passed me, and it was Mercedes E350. Also it was during the beginning of my drive and I was on the phone, so I wasn’t gonna go crazy.

I have to say I’m very happy with the passing power in my car. Most of my passes went like this :

• Use paddle shifters to drop from 6th, to 5th, to 4th (while enjoying the sound of the turbo)
• Watch speedometer go from 80 to 100 to 110 in a couple of seconds
• Blow by the slow bloke
• Cruise around 110 to 120 for a few seconds
• Go back to cruising around 80-90 once there are cars around me

Mmmmmm. DSG. And that’s with the 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque on tap at the crank. Now think what will happen if / when I do go get the reasonably prices $600 APR ECU upgrade my car. With the claimed peak numbers of 252 horsepower and 303lb-ft. of torque, I will probably have a suspended license in no time. Mmmmmm

Other highlights of the weekend :

• Meeting mary/danny/adam on my drive up on friday. They were travelling down to Irvine, so I was able to meet them in Lost Hills along I5, and eat at Wendy’s (which by the way isn’t as great as I remember it being).
• Seeing gary and rey on saturday in sf. I thought the most painful part of that day would be seeing gary’s face, but it turned out to be a whole lot more painful. And my jaw still hurts. (I’ll let your imagination fill in the rest)
• Watched Ghost Rider on saturday. All I can say is, it’s a close call between watching Nicholas Cage’s cheesey acting and sitting in a dentist chair while two scary dentists put their tools in your mouth. The graphics might have been cool, but the movie over all did not impress.
• Spending lots of time with my sister in law, nephew and dad.
• Going to the dog park with my bro and his family on monday. We went to Point Isabel park in Richmond, CA. It’s off Central, past the costco, if you are familiar with the area. It was a ton of fun. It’s an off leash dog park, and all the dogs were well behaved and having lots of fun with each other. If you have a semi-well behaved dog I would highly recommend it. You could always go there with your doesn’t-give-a-shit dog and keep it on a leash. Either way, the people are nice, the dogs are cute and it was fun. And costco polish dogs are just a couple of minutes away. You also get great views of a couple of the bay area bridges from there.
• Almond milk tea with boba, and yummy pastries from the chinese bakery around the 99 Ranch store. I highly recommend the Beef Curry Horn.
• Going to the batting cages with my bro. My sides still hurt, but it was loads of fun. And it reminds of how much I liked to play baseball. Must buy myself a mit and find batting cages close by.
• 3 words : creamy lamb curry (Thank god for moms who can cook)
• hot dogs and cherry cokes on a long drive
• The new Muse album, Blackholes and Revelations, on the long drive. My favorite tracks are Exo-Politics, Supermassive Black Hole, Map of the Problematique, Starlight, and Assassin. Check it out!

And today I’m home sick. Figures. Bah!

.. only if you are a car geek.

First of all, I love these british Top Gear guys. Even with their accents and the stereotypes about british have bad teeth.
They are so happy and shit in all their videos. You can find lots of their videos on youtube.

This particular video puts a Mitsubishi EVO VIII FQ400 up against an orgasmic, ridiculously sexy Lamborghini Murcielago. Keep in mind that the EVO VIII FQ400 in the UK makes a nut throttling 400hp.

So watch to see what happens.

This guy likes to have fun in his car no matter where he is. I miss the bike circles in davis.

Pretty cool stuff. Check it out http://metaatem.net/words

What Super Hero am I?

Your results:
You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern 70% Hulk 70% Spider-Man 65% Superman 65% Iron Man 60% Robin 55% The Flash 55% Supergirl 53% Catwoman 45% Batman 35% Wonder Woman 23%

Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.

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What Super Villain am I?

Your results:
You are Dr. Doom

Dr. Doom 87% Apocalypse 87% Magneto 85% The Joker 84% Juggernaut 83% Lex Luthor 80% Green Goblin 79% Venom 72% Riddler 70% Kingpin 66% Dark Phoenix 63% Poison Ivy 61% Mr. Freeze 58% Catwoman 57% Mystique 55% Two-Face 47%

Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

Kinda cheesey, but coming from a person who has had several dogs it’s believable. Watching this clip makes me a little verklempt.

Freakin awesome. I might just have to do that next time I quit a place I don’t give a shit about. And great music selection too.

I know that this has already been talked about and shown quite a few times, but I’m truly amazed and very happy to see that this sort of courage still exists. It makes you feel good that there are still good people out there. Not sure if I know anyone (including yours truly) who would make such a decision in a matter of a couple of seconds. Especially if you’ve got 2 little girls to take care of.

Mr. Wesley Autrey (or is it Wesley Autry. Not sure how your last name is spelled. I’ve seen it spelled both ways in lots of articles), I salute you.

If you know me at all, you are probably worried about what follows in this post. But fear not. This is not a post about electric anal beads and 10″ double dildos. Why would you even think that? You sick perv. Why it’s not even christmas yet.

But my new toys for this week are as follows :

1 Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLR’s

1 Canon EW83E Lens Hood for the lense above

1 Apple 1 GB Shuffle Metal (smooth attractive hand not included)

Expensive week? Yes.

Worth the price? Not sure yet. Ask me again in a few weeks to see how much I’m using these items.

But for now, I’m a happy happy happy horny happy hungry happy kid.