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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:20 pm

Gubs wrote: Meh, I wouldn't even trust 5 locks on my bike. Because, any smart thief would take apart the bike. Getting nearly all of the parts except the rim, hub, and frame.. not to mention it only takes 5 minutes to disassemble a bike.

Well, I’m counting on dumb thieves. I mean, I can’t take my bike in Wal-Mart with me.

On the way back from Kroger:<ul><li>Distance: 2.5 km</li><li>Average speed: 17.4 km/h</li><li>Peak speed: 32 km/h</li><li>Time: 8 minutes and 44 seconds</li><li>Temperature: 12 °C</li></ul>
I’ve got to get back in shape. I love my little speedometer thing. It defaults to SI, although it uses kilocalories instead of kilojoules and abbreviates kilometers as “KM”.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:04 pm

Haha I used to have one on my bike it was great.

Think my record speed was like 38km/h. I was driving downhill on a open road with lot of wind going to my back then a transport past right beside me and the wind threw me at a crazy speed, was so fun. Had every possible element on my side.

I have not driven my bike in ages, one summer is here and that the snow is gone I'll try to force myself to use it over my car specially if I'm not going far.

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Gubs · Post by **Gubs** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:10 pm

Sure you can take your bike into Wal-Mart. I do it all the time, although people are slackers in oregon so they don't really care to much. I just keep a 100$ bill in my wallet, gets me into any place with my bike.

That or being a slacker could just be me.. I mean, i'm 19 and I still don't have a license. Already bought a car but i'm to lazy to get my license.
Which brings up another thought about the oregon DMV.. wait, two thoughts.

First, if you're over 18 you can skip getting a learners permit and just get a regular license. You just have to take the eye vision and drivers test. You just have to know how to drive. But you need the learners permit to learn how to drive without going to jail. Makes sense huh? Everytime I go in to take the permit test they ask my age followed by "Why don't you just skip the written test and take the drivers test since you're over 18?"

Actually, if driving in video games is the same as driving in real life then i'd pass with flying colors.

Second thought! (Not joking on this either)
This happened the first time I took the permit test. They bumped it to 45 question in oregon and you can only miss 7 of them. Anyway, one of the questions was-
"If you are in a car accident and have gotten injured, whats the first thing you do?"
For my answer I chose call 911 or a paramedic. WRONG.. the correct answer was to move your car to the side of the road.
I failed the test because of that question.

You posted before me Red.. but I like to do the same thing. Theres this really long and huge hill that lasts about 15-17 city blocks. Aslong as you hit green lights then it is really fun. So far i've only been able to go about 5 blocks before needing to stop.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:50 pm

I hate written driving test.

I actually failed mine because I said you have to park at least 5 meters away from a fire hydrent, when the right answer was 2.5. Like its stupid. Whats the point of having to know the EXACT numbers?

I just know that if I want to park and see a spot but theres a fire hydrent there I wont park there, I'm not going to start taking a measuring tape to see if I can maybe park a couple feet away from the sidewalk to be in the legal zone, since I'd probably get a ticket anyway.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:26 am

Red Squirrel wrote: I have not driven my bike in ages, one summer is here and that the snow is gone I'll try to force myself to use it over my car specially if I'm not going far.

Bike safely – or, rather, as safely as you can. I hate when cyclists think that the rules of the road don’t apply to them. It puts them at risk and hurts our already fragile relationship with motorists.

Gubs wrote: Sure you can take your bike into Wal-Mart. I do it all the time, although people are slackers in oregon so they don't really care to much. I just keep a 100$ bill in my wallet, gets me into any place with my bike.

Ha! I cannot imagine the problems I would encounter if I took my bike in Wal-Mart. They already follow me around, especially in electronics, because I carry a backpack. (It’s nice having a cute guy follow me around for a change, but I digress.)

Besides, I think I’m willing to risk my bike getting stolen if it means not having to schlep that thing around while I’m shopping. (My bike’s cheap enough, and I like to take my time shopping – reading the ingredients, looking at the new items, comparing brands, chatting up friends, etc.)

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:22 am

Chris Vogel wrote: On the way back from Kroger

Hehe. When you view the satellite imagery, Kroger isn’t there. I remember seeing the grand-opening signs when I moved here, so it must be pretty young.

As if it matters. I just can’t go to sleep.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:08 am

I stayed up the entire night. It’s the only way I can see the sun rise.

Things I need to get off my chest:<ol type='1'><li>I haven’t done extensive testing, but I think it may be a bad idea to run a Linux live CD while you’ve put an existing installation in hibernation. They both write to the swap partition, so maybe the live CD corrupts the hibernation file? All I know is that I had to fsck afterward.</li><li>Being chased by dogs = not fun. I’m pretty sure I’ve never peddled harder in my life, and fortunately there was no traffic to get in my way. Halt!, perhaps?</li><li>Okay, it was just a dog, but it was still scary.</li><li>My RAM is in Murfreesboro and is “out for delivery.” I’m scared I’m gonna hurt Charlie.</li><li>Empathy’s Telepathy backend supports XEP-0174. Translation: I can instant message people nearby – i.e., on my network – without knowing anything about them; they just automatically pop up. Awesome. I wish I knew about this when I was in class. Awesome!</li><li>Of course, I’m too shy to IM strangers.</li><li>Hardy Heron will be released on 24 April. Yea for non-ugly HTML forms in Gecko. My goal is to wait one month after the release to make sure they have the bugs ironed out, but I probably don’t have enough self-control to hold out a week.</li><li>Tempeh is heaven.</li></ol>
Yea! You don’t have to read it. im probbalr not vary choerent from teh lack of slep.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:18 pm

Chris Vogel wrote: My RAM is in Murfreesboro and is “out for delivery.” I’m scared I’m gonna hurt Charlie.

Grr! I fell asleep when UPS came!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:59 pm

haha that sucks.

I learned my lesson with shipments. I get them sent to my office now, instead of at home. So it gets to the front desk and I get a phone call and get my loot right away.

That makes me realize its been a while since I ordered something. Online shopping is so fun!

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:21 pm

Grr! I got the RAM, but I just realized that I don’t have the right screwdriver! I’ll have to go to Wal-Mart when I get off work.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:01 am

I suppose I’m going to stay up again. What’s my problem?!

Anyway, having 4 GiB of RAM is great. It’s nice to be able to stuff the GIMP and my multiple 10-megapixel images in a workspace and just forget about them while I take a break from image editing.

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Gubs · Post by **Gubs** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:04 am

I ended up pulling a all-nighter aswell.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:11 am

Gubs wrote: I ended up pulling a all-nighter aswell.

What’s your day gonna be like? I have to work from 12:00–17:00, and then I’ll probably go to Kroger. (My supplies of ice cream are dangerously low!)

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Gubs · Post by **Gubs** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:21 am

Chris Vogel wrote:
Gubs wrote: I ended up pulling a all-nighter aswell.

What’s your day gonna be like? I have to work from 12:00–17:00, and then I’ll probably go to Kroger. (My supplies of ice cream are dangerously low!)

Lol, I usually have ice cream for breakfast now.

Nothing much will happen during the day, I just have a appointment at 3:00 and thats about it. I started drinking 30ish minutes ago but I had to stop because I realized that the appointment that i'm going to is a doctor appointment and i'm underaged. Plus, I ran out of cola so I mixed root beer with jack daniel's and its pretty nasty..
I might have to go to best buy, have to pick up some expansions for a game.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:24 am

Gubs wrote: Lol, I usually have ice cream for breakfast now.

I have a nasty habit of eating candy for breakfast, if I eat anything at all. I forced myself to eat whole-wheat bread with hummus today, as well as a glass of soy milk, because I’m trying to look good shirtless by next summer. (I’ll hopefully be within driving distance of Montreal. You can draw your own conclusions.)

Gubs wrote: I started drinking 30ish minutes ago but I had to stop because I realized that the appointment that i'm going to is a doctor appointment and i'm underaged.

Interestingly, many states, including Oregon, have exceptions to the underage-drinking ban. Of course, Tennessee’s stricter. (In Lawrenceburg and maybe the whole state, Sunday alcohol sales are banned until 13:00, because it instantly becomes less sinful at that time.)

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:25 am

How are you, by the way? Feeling better?

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Gubs · Post by **Gubs** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:54 am

Oregon isn't to strict about it. They'll just ticket you if you have alcohol and are underaged. I probably could buy alcohol myself but i'm to afraid i'll get busted.

I completely forgot about that thread, but, I am feeling somewhat better. Thanks for asking, i'm going to see a doctor on sunday because I still have a weird feeling in my throat. Its like having sore throat, except there is no pain. Its hard to explain but I have trouble pronouncing some words and I can't take in as much oxygen as I used to.

I'll also schedule an appointment to see a doctor who specializes in vocal cords and what not next week. Just to be on the safe side, plus seeing your vocal cords should be cool. Except the only thing that sucks is they stick the camera up your nose..

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:20 pm

LOL I had a camera stuck up my nose once. Its a really weird feeling, then you start feeling it when you swallow, and it keeps making you want to swallow since its like if something is stuck, but its the camera.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:36 pm

Chris Vogel wrote: My goal is to wait one month after the release to make sure they have the bugs ironed out, but I probably don’t have enough self-control to hold out a week.

So, here I am, upgrading a week before the final release.

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:25 am

wow chris, that pic you have up is wicked cool. you do look bad to the bone. haha, me and my friends sing that song in my friend zachs car. good times

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:54 pm

Clueless wrote: wow chris, that pic you have up is wicked cool. you do look bad to the bone. haha, me and my friends sing that song in my friend zachs car. good times

I was thinking more the token "bad boy" in a boy band. Perhaps even going as far as to reference NKOTB.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:55 pm

Haha tomorrow is 4/20.

Also apparently thats Hitler's birthday, kinda ironic.

And yeah that picture is super freaky looking.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:27 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: Haha tomorrow is 4/20.

Wow, this must be more common than I thought. Someone brought it up at work today, and I was completely clueless.

Red Squirrel wrote: Also apparently thats Hitler's birthday, kinda ironic.

I suppose there’s irony in everything if you look hard enough.

Clueless wrote: wow chris, that pic you have up is wicked cool. you do look bad to the bone.

Yea! I think you’re wicked cool and bad to the bone. You’re bad to the marrow, quite unlike people in Virginia and Ontario.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:18 pm

Yeah I don't really "celebrate" 4/20 but heard about it a few years ago, I was clueless about it too before.

Funny thing is its Sunday so wonder if anyone will mention it at church lol.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:20 am

Chris Vogel wrote:
Red Squirrel wrote: Haha tomorrow is 4/20.

Wow, this must be more common than I thought. Someone brought it up at work today, and I was completely clueless.

Red Squirrel wrote: Also apparently thats Hitler's birthday, kinda ironic.

I suppose there’s irony in everything if you look hard enough.

Clueless wrote: wow chris, that pic you have up is wicked cool. you do look bad to the bone.

Yea! I think you’re wicked cool and bad to the bone. You’re bad to the marrow, quite unlike people in Virginia and Ontario.

I just call 'em like I see 'em. Way too clean cut and approachable to be an actual bad boy with a smattering of whatever the US equivalent of bishi is.

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