The Future of Sandwich

Finally finished Dragon Age

2009-12-28T07:38:28Z

Pretty damn epic, the ending kinda fell apart on me, What with Alister going off in a huff after I tried to get him married off, and Zevran foolishly siding with the Antivan Crows again, which lead to his near instant decapitation by the other rogue in my party. I let morrigan have her devil baby and went onto giving the Wardens a big boost.

Not much else going on, back to work tomorrow, oh well.

More and more riding

2009-12-19T12:24:07Z

Since my bike is now fully repaired, I took it for a ride! Up the hill then across then down through the park, found the old rainforest walk is still open, that was around when I was at High School. Then went further down to cabarita (stopping for a gelati on the way), then out along a bunch of firetrails to see what was out there. The first meandered past a banana plantation, and looked like it kept going quite a way, I got to a ridge and went eh, might go back later, so then I went across the road and had two paths to choose from... the lower path ended up leading to a bunch of bee-hives, and a cool rockface thing, I followed a shitty track (clambering up rocks with my bike pretty much, and joined the other path up the top, that one looked like it went on back down the ridgeline, but the path wasn't that clear so I went down the disturbingly steep hill, taking it reaal slow, which was difficult due to the undervegitation making things slippery.
Then I went back towards cabarita, thought "hey I can follow that trail up the hill" BIG MISTAKE
God, I went off the side of this road and I had to walk my bike up this horrible, ash-strewn fire trail that was ridiculously rocky and crap, I thought "once I get up top surely there'll be a better way down, but nope, I got up top and my choices were tracks heading the way I just came, or back down the hill. I went back down the hill but man it was too nasty to ride on my bike, I rode a little, but it was just too rough. Anyhow, once back on the road I had the brilliant idea of continuing down to hastings point, so I did that following the cycleway, stopped for an icecream at hastings point, then headed back. I thin realised that I had made a mistake, as my energy level went ffft in the face of a headwind. It was bad on the way back, but by the time I got to kingscliff my legs could barely pedal, I had to walk my bike up the hills I'd usually ride, and crawlled back home very slowly. Plus my water ran out, which sucked, though I'd managed to drain a 3L camelbak in the process.
I am now totally buggered, plus my arms got sunburnt where I guess the sunscreen rubbed off on my gloves? Also everything is covered in ash and soot, blech.
Total KM's would probably be around 40, I think, looking at a map/pedometer online (no computer on the new bike). I think I might go to bed and see if I can keep this minor headache from turning into a major one.
Also it's raining, which is fantastic, the ground was still hot where the fire went through, hopefully this will cool it down, also cool me down and water the poor old plants around the place.

Maintainance done

2009-12-18T07:40:06Z

Rim tape replaced, tire (hopefully) correctly patched, bike-shoes polished.
Where did I put that valve cap?
Also why is the Australian summer T-shirt style "naked ladies everywhere", not that I disapprove.

Went for a ride

2009-12-16T11:40:39Z

Highlights
* Dudes slowing down in their car and rapping at me about "smoking blunts and rolling spliffs" for a couple of minutes.
* riding though the burnt out forest, still feeling the heat and seeing glowing embers in the distance from a few still-burning stumps.
* Staying on the middle-ring going uphill on the way back.
Bad things
* Fingers still going numb, going to see if other bike (different position) helps, might just be putting too much weight on my hands, I dunno. Otherwise go back to Dr about possible carpal tunnel?

OH WHAT THE FUCK

2009-12-14T12:03:53Z

WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THIS COVER >:(

What was wrong with the original cover that they had to turn it into, that? Yeeesh. FURIOUS WEEABOO RAGE
Also seriously my new bike is cursed, I'm all WHOOO OFFROAAD *Flats Tyre*
And I mean that would have been ok, I could have done a roadside repair (as I had patches and a spare tube) but because the rim tape was dodgy, it just would have rubbed and flatted again, argh! I don't have any rim tape, so I'll have to take it back and get it fixed.. at least I just have to take the wheel.

oh god what if the rear is like that too but hasn't punctured yet *psyduck*

Personality test MY BALLS

2009-12-13T12:22:33Z

>:(
That's my homework done for the course I've got to go to on tuesday done at least.
....crap, I gotta read some textbook chapters as well.
Pfft, I can read like a pro.

Fuck I am such a mechanical retard

2009-12-09T08:01:19Z

*hmm, this front derailiuer is rubbing in top gear, I know, I'll look up a tutorial online, then adjust it*
*Holy shit up my ass it's so fucked up oh god*
Argh, I want to die, now I gotta take it bak to the shop.

The haps

2009-12-08T11:23:04Z

Rode my new bike out to my brother's place to see the baby with family. I didn't think babies were so lively, like two days after blasting out, this one was all over the shop. Then my brother tried out my bike and was all popping wheelies while wearing thongs on clipless pedals and I'm like "man I suck"
Bike owns though, need some off-road, zipping over gutters & through crappy streetside gardens don't cut it.
Might pop it in the back of my car on the weekend and go somewhere to ride around. might also drop into the cycle shop and get the dérailleur aligned properly, they definitely futzed that up. Bit of a creak in there somewhere too, could be a loose crank maybe?
I'm paranoid I guess.
Also I probably have the wrong priorities.

Man my toes are all callus-ey

2009-12-08T05:11:41Z

fuck you toes.

A mystical tome

2009-12-07T11:43:40Z

TENTACLE RAPE??
Nope, this is the ~moe~ Cthulhu encyclopedia!, choc full of encyclopedic cthulhu facts!

Presented by James Brown (Nyarlathotep)!
It's such a bizarre book, every elder god, old one and servant race you can think of is pictured, with the original rendition, text entry, then the "moe" edition

For example, Chthonians!

The majors all get a double-page spread, seen here as Dagon & the Deep Ones

Even locations and artifacts are covered.

~the end~
Also I probably should get a scanner that works with windows vista/7.

I'm feeling better!

2009-12-07T05:53:54Z

Time to go on my usual Monday afternoon bike ride!
Except the wind is like, cyclonic, and my usual route is on fire.
...Think I'll skip todays then.

Ended up walking the dog.

It's crazy hot and my bad hydration habits caught up with me

2009-12-07T02:26:35Z

God I had the worst headache this morning, it was on and off sunday after starting saturday night, but ugh.
I've drunk like, eight litres of water with a couple of litres of gatorade in there so far, I swear. Seems to be working, got the fan cranked up and a wet tea towel wrapped around my neck.

Why did I buy these for?

2009-12-06T12:01:23Z

Seriously, I can't even remember, but I was tidying up and there they were in a bag.

Keep on trucking.

2009-12-02T11:17:24Z

30km this afternoon on the bike, making for 100km since Saturday, which is probably the most I've ridden across five days. Still have some numbness in my hand which is annoying, I adjusted my seat position to be a bit more flat to try and take the pressure off, moving my riding position a bit back, but that just gave me plumbers crack & a numb dilz instead. Thought I only adjusted it a notch, but I'll see if there's an in-between I can set it too. Tonnes of birds this afternoon, I must have seen a dozen bush turkeys (a lot of juveniles too, must have finished the breeding season), flocks of galahs, white cockatoos and even a flock of black cockatoos, those guys are huge. Also a single swamp pheasant and the usual bunch of rabbits.
Came home and ended up doing phone tech support for the neighbour, probably a dud driver fixed by a system restore, either that or a virus, got him to update AVG and run a scan in case.
I did also get a call yesterday from the mob I ordered the new bike from, he said he was able to chase one down by pulling in a few favours, so I should have it by the weekend. Now I just gotta find some bush tracks around here (since I don't want to have to go to Nerang State Forest / Nightcap National Park every weekend).
Overall I think I am seeing improvements in my riding, I don't have to dismount anywhere on my route to get up hills like I used to, and bits where I was totally buggered before I recover a lot quicker from. Still don't have the hang of standing up to power on, I kinda scrunch up or something in the wrong position I think, and my legs just go ~fffft~.
Oh well.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING

2009-11-29T12:31:39Z

I had a weird kind of day

2009-11-28T12:02:09Z

I put a deposit on a new Gary Fisher X-Caliber, then I rode 40km, then a guy with a fishing rod wearing a snorkel mask told me I was an idiot not for getting a dual-suspension Norco Fluid instead.
I think I overdid the riding, two fingers on my right hand are still numb, I'm hanging onto that handlebar too hard or something, and my knee hurts (though it hurt before, then stopped after, then started up again)
Also I need to get better at hills.

I feel kinda depressed.

2009-11-21T10:37:32Z

I hate this feeling, I should do something on sunday.

As soon as I get frustrated all desire to have a healthy lunch goes out the window

2009-11-15T23:41:27Z

Instead I start fantasising about a kebab instead :(
Also what did I do this weekend?
1. played a bunch of DJ Hero until when I brushed my Teeth it sounded like a record scratch.
2. Played a bunch of Dragon Age, up to dwarftown now!
3. Went for a swim 'cause it was so god-damn hot, took the dog too, stuck her on a floaty boogy-board with mixed results and paddled around.

Oh My God

2009-11-14T10:44:37Z

Dude on TV at theatrical prop auction (news item) "Hmm, yes, I shall accessorise this tweed suit with some retro-technological accessories, some cogs and some brass perhaps? :smug: " THEY'RE SPREADING.
Man I should have paid more attention, maybe it was Oakenshield.
ALSO
I did some shopping, got some board shorts, Big Trouble in Little China on Blu-Ray, and DJ hero, since target had it on sale for $20 cheaper than JB hifi.
Crossfading is hard.
Additionally I saw something really weird, outside a jewelry shop, a woman in a diamond bikini next to a classical quartet playing Mozart?
Wonder what that was about.

Also god-dammit they forgot to unlock this blu-ray, and they changed the locking mechanism so you need more powerful magnets.
Update: Found more powerful magnets.

nuts i forgot where the vendor who stocks lyrium dust is

2009-11-12T13:15:47Z

I'm jonesing bad maaaaaan

Finished Fringe S1 and watched the new Star Trek Movie

2009-11-09T20:14:01Z

Old Spock was in both of them!
I was all , what folding ninja swords? with Star Trek but it turned out to be pretty good.
Also I think I might be stopping breathing during sleep, sounds bad.
Also I saw a dolphin in the river at work. A DOLPHIN!

I've been having a Fringe marathon

2009-11-08T11:08:49Z

On Blu-Ray, Fringe owns pretty hard.
Otherwise my weekend has been pretty sweaty and awful.

WHY AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO GETS NTFS PERMISSIONS HERE

2009-11-05T02:31:11Z

Arrrrgh

I'm a Libertarian Elf Mage!

2009-11-04T12:50:07Z

Dragon age is pretty good, hard too, little tricky to get a hang of, but I'm getting there.

FO Gaming review

2009-11-03T22:35:48Z

Prerelease: IT'S GONNA SUCK/GONNA OWN
Release: HOLY SHIT IT OWNS
7 Days Post-Release: SHIT SUCKS YOU FAGS
2 Years later: Man that was a classic game.