Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2008
Took the truck to the shop and let my mechanic dink at it. Between an exhaust gas test and pressure test, no leak was found. When I first dropped it off, they suspected a head gasket leak but later couldn’t determine if that’s what caused it. While I was waiting, I called another recommended shop […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 19th, 2008
My truck hates me. 2000 miles after I replaced the water pump, I learned I’m still losing coolant. After nearly a year, I finally got around to replacing the O2 sensors that were throwing a OBD-II code. One sensor was the shittiest shit to be ever shat in terms of getting a wrench to, even […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2008
I finally got tired of the “small” LCDs I had at work and set out to buy a pair of Dell 2001FPs like I had at Giganews. Through eBay I found a local liquidator that had a warehouse full of ’em and made a visit to them today. I hadn’t put a purchase through on […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 11th, 2008
After spending a couple of weeks afraid to look at my credit report, I finally bought a report today. I’m relieved that it confirms what should be true, that I have zero debt. I am however disappointed that it didn’t move my FICO score much. It would seen my past sins are still lurking in […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 7th, 2008
Another wicked case of stomach cramps this afternoon. I left work early because hunching over was the only comfort I could get. Loaded up on pepto bismol, then tylenol .. four hours later it finally went away. gah. I don’t know what causes it. I had lunch at Delaware, which is pretty tame.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2008
My Hong Kong colleagues get some interesting holidays. Today is the Chongyang Festival which “falls on the 9th day of the 9th month of the Chinese lunar calendar.” The markets declined in a spectacular fashion today. Bargains to be had, but I spent my loose cash already last week. drats. A person could’ve gotten into […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 1st, 2008
New fans installed in MacBook Pro. Expensive lil buggers, $49 each from eBay. One of the more tricky MBP repairs I’ve done. Several fiddly little wires to move out of the way. After spending 45 minutes flipping through Google Earth on dual monitors, I declare success since it didn’t overheat and shutdown. Since I’m now […]
