Golf:
For the first time in my professional life, I'm going to go and fail at golf tomorrow. I'm pretty excited. I went and bought a box of balls, and a packet of golf tees, I have a shirt, and I have to wear "non-denim", which isn't hard, but strange that *I* am restricted to a dress code. I'm not one who likes dress codes, and while I try to dress nicely for work some days, I like to wear jeans, and a decent tshirt (I'm a video game developer for cryin' out loud, no ties for me!). But, Zipper has scheduled a free golf tournament, 2 free drink tickets, golf club rentals, dinner, and prizes, along with a Zipper logo'd polo shirt. I'm in a group with Heath, who started at BEI after me, but at Zipper before me, a guy I don't know, and the big boss man. It should be a fun group.
Last time I used a golf club, I was at the driving range, and I was driving long and straight. That was my freshman year of college. Before that, I was in early highschool, or possibly junior high, last time I golfed. I'm pretty stoked to get out and do it again.
Video:
I've really been enjoying my video camera. I don't know if you can tell from the video's I've posted. Editing video takes a long time, and I think I'm getting better at it. Making the clips shorter and more self contained. I need more practice, and I'm getting it. While I'm, by no means, very good at the video editing, I think it's better than when I first started. Next, I want to start playing with timing and music instead of just putting music to what I've edited. I think it will take a long longer to edit, but, it should produce better results.
Go ahead and subscribe to my youtube channel at http://youtube.com/koorbloh if you want to see all my videos and be informed of when I post new ones.
Old Pickups:
The old blue s10 is gone for $70 for scrap iron. It's very sad. I loved that little pickup. I have no idea how many miles it had on it, but I'm sure it was a lot. I put quite a few miles on it through high school and college, and I wrecked it once, pushing the bumper in (which was replaced). The paint got worse on it every time I saw it, and things just didn't work properly any more after a while, but it's gone.
This was the pickup my dad bought when we moved from the farm to Nampa, just after my mom bought the mitsubishi. I drove it sometimes in high school, and I drove it up to Moscow for a while too while the mitsubishi I bought from my parents was getting some work done. My brother got it for his high school graduation and drove it until this spring, I think, when he bought an 03-ish Dodge Dakota.
How is it that my brother just got out of college and has a nicer pickup than me? hmmmmmm.....
It's ok...I've got my S10, and it's awesome.
The death of the blue S10 is just a friendly reminder that my own pickup is old, and needs to be taken care of lest it suffer the same fate. Of course, my body is in better shape than his was, and as long as it's cheaper to keep running reliably, I'm going to fix it instead of replace it. A crate engine, new tranny, transfer case, axles, drive line, exhaust, and new springs will get it running like new, a new driver's seat, and a coat of paint, and it's a new pickup. HA! Try that with a newer pickup! And it will be faster, more powerful, and more efficient too!
Anyway.....probably time to head off to work now....
