Six Flags Holiday in the Park

Went to Six Flags week before last and this week. Both days the weather was in the 70's. May I remind you it's winter...

Anyway, if you want to spare yourself the agnoy of waiting in all those lines (and the agony of having to buy a Flash Pass) just take this tip...

Go about four hours before the park closes.

1.) It will be dark/getting dark, cooler temps.

2.) The park starts thinning out making the lines so much shorter.

About an hour before the park closes is the best time to ride those rides that have long lines. The line are non-existant at this point.

My show is back on TV

Incase you didn't already know my (and Chris') show is back on TV in Fort Worth. According To Whim ( http//:www.accordingtowhim.com )

Ham radio operator

I finally got my radio operator's license from the FCC last week. My callsign is KE5WWV. I picked up an ICOM handheld too so I am ready for the apocalypse!

The happiest day of my life...

Ok. It's not often you can say: 'there was this day that I can say was the happiest of my life... and I have the picture to prove it!'

Visiting Silicon Valley

It's a nice place... but I wouldn't want to live there.
Spent a few days in Santa Clara at Foundry Networks for a training class. Found a few things interesting:
1.) There are a lot of Pakistani living there.
2.) People don't give a crap about driving laws.
3.) Santa Clara is very well kept.
4.) Can't talk on the phone and drive at the same time (oops!)
5.) There are fifteen million Indian restaurants.
6.) People are not all that friendly there.
7.) The airport is a nightmare (they are updating it though).

It's one of those trips that makes you really appreciate home.
Here are a couple of pics:


Heres a pic from my rental car. On the left is Citrix on the right is Foundry.

These 2 are from inside Foundry who was Lucasfilm used in the production of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Thats a switch on the left.

Old roomates moving back in

My mom got tired of dealing with my old fish. Saturday I moved them back to my house. It's been almost 3 years but she got tired of all the trouble. So Fred, Ethel, and Suckface are back where they belong. Fred and Ethel are huge goldfish and Suckface is a sucker fish (duh). They are mutants cause they have lived wayyyyyy past their life expectancy. All three of them are more than 8 years old. Suckface could eat my cat Judy (if somehow Judy got into the fish tank).

Painting tips I keep remembering

I start a project and come to some understanding on how to do something very efficiently (after getting halfway through the project) and then totally forget when I start a similar project. Case in point: Painting... After starting and gaining little ground cause I am having to do second and third coats it dawns on me that I figured out how to avoid this last time I painted... Thicker paint!
So here is a little tip that will save you TONS of time while painting. Use a lot of paint. Slap it on thick. Don't try to spread it out too much. You will be amazed when you get the work done in half the time. Also, do all the fiddly bits first. The corners, the trim, everywhere your roller won't get to. It's a lot easier doing the hard stuff first. You get real tired of painting when you do the rolling first then realize you have to do all the fiddly bits. Hope my tips help. Oh yhea, I painted the bedroom this weekend (after having it sit unfinished for 1 1/2 years).

Refried beans... American style!

Redneck Home Theater

This is my little invention when I needed a screen for the projector I am borrowing from work. It's a nice DLP projector but I have no where to display it. I used thumb tacks, a queen size sheet and a 2x4 and 1x2 to make this fantastic screen!