SOMNAMBULANT RAMBLINGS

SOMNAMBULANT RAMBLINGS

:: 2005 30 October :: 11.33 pm
:: Mood: coffee buzzzzzz........... zzzzzzz..... *snore
:: Music: i had "up on the housetop" running through my head. so, barenaked for the holidays.

today was an absolute blast. i got to go up north and drive fast on curvy roads. i was following a guy in an '04 R32, and even he was impressed with how fast my car was. the other guy was in a supercharged cabriolet.

not to be a dick or anything, but sometimes, i just totally kick ass.

however, i need to get those valve lashings right. i think that may be where the noise is coming from. if the space is too big, the cam kinda slaps the shim upon opening, and i think that's causing the parts to wear out. so, i need to get thicker shims in there, so it won't "slap" (hence the clicking noise). i mean there's inevitably going to be SOME lifter noise, but this is frickin' absurd.

however, the car really liked the drive today. it felt good to push it out. i need to do that more often. but it's just so damn expensive. and i'm not talking gas. i mean it's everything... gas, tires, repairs, brakes, track fees, etc. it's just too expensive of a hobby for me to feasibly have... at least, right now.

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tonight we had the last sir isaac newton meeting. we still have yet to do a full runthrough, but oh well. the half-assed one was like 4 mins short. so, we have lots of space to fill, which works because we were trimming stuff out. which, i told them not to do, but oh well. i guess that makes me not a very good leader.

but we had a wonderful philosophical discussion after the meeting. for like an hour. and i've come to the conclusion that if sarah's theory on multiple soulmates is correct, then cara may be one of mine. i mean, it's unconfirmed of course, because i don't know her that well, but i mean, she knows what i'm talking about when i say stuff... if that makes sense. which, i realize, it doesn't. but it does to me. if you were a soul mate, you'd get it...

it's just not in the common context that the term "soul mate" is usually used. it's a different meaning entirely. but i can't exactly explain it.

i'm tired, i'm rambling. i'm thinking about just going to bed.

speech for tomorrow.

presentation, paper, and oodles of reading for tues.

and i have to do laundry, take my library books back, and not forget to hang with gunnie. or at least call and reschedule. but i'd rather not... it's halloween!

hm. how to make this happen. that is the question.

i don't think coffee alone will work.

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:: 2005 30 October :: 1.14 am
:: Mood: should be asleep...

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that was fun.

and now for something completely the same:

a man with 2 noses.

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i went and saw jackie's play last night. it was incredible. she did so well. i mean, i figured it would be good, but i was still exceedingly impressed. dinner and stuff was awkward for me... because of the last month or so... i'm terrible at keeping secrets. especially ones so big. but james was really sad to leave. i think he's really starting to like me. which... i think is a good thing? i don't know. it kinda freaks me out just a sk�sch. wow. i just made a 6 letter word with only a single vowel. and it's pronounceable. neato.

then i came back up north after the show, and went to hunter's for "movie night". which was kinda silly because we didn't watch any movies. we basically played N64 all night. rockin' it old skool (grandpa stylz). but i had a riot. it was just so much fun. and the pure clean fun like when i was little. i thought that was really neat.

and i've discovered that the comedic duo of hunter and myself are quite a hit with the ladies. which is kinda ironic, because we're both in relationships. however, it's still nice to make a joke, and have somebody laugh at it. and even better if the somebody happens to be a girl. or somebodies...as the case may be. i may never live down the reputation as a cradle-robbing chippendale, though. that's kind of unnerving.

then this morning, i left hunter's and went over to mom's. we drove around. got mexican for lunch. i just hung out there. it was nice to just chill. but i'm getting squat done on my homework and junk.

and tomorrow's the color tour. i'm supposing it's still on. i'm excited. i'd like for someone to go with me. but i suppose it'll be nice just to jam out by my lonesome, and take in the sights.

hope nobody gets arrested.

and halloween is simply a good excuse to dress like a slut. *digs up old leather pumps...

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:: 2005 26 October :: 11.54 pm

Ich fahre gern im das Auto.

yeah. it's good to have my baby back. and that timing light was the shit.

still need an O2 sensor. and maybe i'll take that throttle body from drew. but it's distinctly better than it was.

there are still so many problems, it's absurd. but at least we're heading in the right direction.

however, i have a vacuum leak at the bypass adjustment screw, and the lifters are still rediculously loud. i think i need new shims for them, to get the valve lashings into spec. but i really don't feel like doing that right now, so it's going to be a bit... so i can build my ambition back up. right now, i'll just enjoy the fact that it's running again... and running better than it ever has before. let me bask, okay?

sleepy tired. 9 am class. homework not done.

fuck.

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:: 2005 25 October :: 8.52 pm

COGNATES!!!!

(i told you i'd remember)

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:: 2005 25 October :: 8.44 pm
:: Mood: sleepy
:: Music: BnL - Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank

garbage

yeah. working on the car tomorrow. german and a history essay yet to do tonight. i gotta stop fucking around on the internet.

coolest thing today!!!!:

i went to the msu library. we got to see some rare books!!!
seriously. i totally slapped some white gloves on, and leafed through a book that was older than this country.

too bad it was entirely in French, so i couldn't understand any of it. except for the similar words... i forget what you call them. syllogism? no. something. i'll remember at 3 in the morning. but yeah. i totally read the "2nd Tome" of the Encyclop�die. i found what seemed to be Blancmange, but i think was actually a home remedy for chlamydia, and an entry about cannibals that was cross referenced with "politik".

i thought it was a riot. maybe i'm a nerd. whatev.

i really wish i'd have smelled it. and i should've told mle i'd be in town. i didn't think of it until we were like on the bus there. i suppose i still should've called. but i would have felt a little weird, so i decided against it.

car tomorrow.

kalamazoo friday.

etc.