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So I got my first issue of Wired magazine today. One would think I'd be overjoyed by this, but unfortunately it's April's issue. What day is today again? oh yeah, it's the MIDDLE OF GODDAMNED MAY. Nice. It's basically two months overdue, and I've already read all the articles of importance online, (Probably of the next issue I get too) WTF? Humbug.
Cathay Pacific Airlines is running what I think is their annual All Asia Pass promo again, and damned if it isn't kicking up my wanderlust...basically, the premise is for $1099, you can fly from NYC, San Francisco, LA, Vancouver, or Toronto to Hong Kong, then have 21 days of unlimited travel to 17 Asian cities. Added-cost options include service-class upgrades, pass extension to 30/45/60/90 days, and added destinations (Australia, China, India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, or Vietnam.) Sigh.
Been thinking about building a couple/few cantennas, just for the hell of it, and to see what I can learn from the process. What's a cantenna, you ask? Basically, it's a ghetto style homemade high-gain directional antenna made from tin cans and other random crap. I like the idea, primarily because it seems to be the perfect combination of the following:
-Ghetto hacks
-Backyard/redneck jury-rigging knowhow
-Geek black magic (math/science)
With just a dash of Mr. wizard-type hey,-you could-maybe-really-fry-your-ass electrocution potential.
Here are some links (when you google "cantenna"):
Linky one
Linky deux
Linky san
Linky quatre
Linky V
Spent the evening with T, headed out to meet a friend of hers at a bar in Rock Hill. Unfortunately, there were nowhere near as many Winthrop college-age hotties as last time. Did, however have a fabulous evening, complete with stimulating discussion on relevant topics and everything!
In other news, my old (in that we've been seeing one another for a while, not that she's old) girlfriend had a date with my new girlfriend, and because my cell phone has recently seen fit to not continue to work, even in it's previous slipshod fashion, I had to hear about it on a voicemail message at 3am. grr. Overnight is a long time to wait for news of this magnitude and bi hotness...all I know is that it involved a 4-hour "dinner" (albeit at a public dining establishment, so likely no funny business. Although knowing these two, anything's possible...) followed by a digestif parking lot make-out session...hrm...Although the caveat is that I've not spoken to either party involved, I've pieced this account together from the collective information I received back from the private investigators I hired to individually follow both of them. Developments as they occur.
I think they're doing better with one another than I did with either of them individually. Where's the justice in that?
Well, off to bed to dream of girlfriend sandwiches...I'm sorry, did that come out sounding tawdry?
So I got my first issue of Wired magazine today. One would think I'd be overjoyed by this, but unfortunately it's April's issue. What day is today again? oh yeah, it's the MIDDLE OF GODDAMNED MAY. Nice. It's basically two months overdue, and I've already read all the articles of importance online, (Probably of the next issue I get too) WTF? Humbug.
Cathay Pacific Airlines is running what I think is their annual All Asia Pass promo again, and damned if it isn't kicking up my wanderlust...basically, the premise is for $1099, you can fly from NYC, San Francisco, LA, Vancouver, or Toronto to Hong Kong, then have 21 days of unlimited travel to 17 Asian cities. Added-cost options include service-class upgrades, pass extension to 30/45/60/90 days, and added destinations (Australia, China, India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, or Vietnam.) Sigh.
Been thinking about building a couple/few cantennas, just for the hell of it, and to see what I can learn from the process. What's a cantenna, you ask? Basically, it's a ghetto style homemade high-gain directional antenna made from tin cans and other random crap. I like the idea, primarily because it seems to be the perfect combination of the following:
-Ghetto hacks
-Backyard/redneck jury-rigging knowhow
-Geek black magic (math/science)
With just a dash of Mr. wizard-type hey,-you could-maybe-really-fry-your-ass electrocution potential.
Here are some links (when you google "cantenna"):
Linky one
Linky deux
Linky san
Linky quatre
Linky V
Spent the evening with T, headed out to meet a friend of hers at a bar in Rock Hill. Unfortunately, there were nowhere near as many Winthrop college-age hotties as last time. Did, however have a fabulous evening, complete with stimulating discussion on relevant topics and everything!
In other news, my old (in that we've been seeing one another for a while, not that she's old) girlfriend had a date with my new girlfriend, and because my cell phone has recently seen fit to not continue to work, even in it's previous slipshod fashion, I had to hear about it on a voicemail message at 3am. grr. Overnight is a long time to wait for news of this magnitude and bi hotness...all I know is that it involved a 4-hour "dinner" (albeit at a public dining establishment, so likely no funny business. Although knowing these two, anything's possible...) followed by a digestif parking lot make-out session...hrm...Although the caveat is that I've not spoken to either party involved, I've pieced this account together from the collective information I received back from the private investigators I hired to individually follow both of them. Developments as they occur.
I think they're doing better with one another than I did with either of them individually. Where's the justice in that?
Well, off to bed to dream of girlfriend sandwiches...I'm sorry, did that come out sounding tawdry?
posted by Gene at 4:26 AM
1 Comments:
Good stuff Gene. I enjoy reading your daily trials and tribualtions. Slackers of the work unite!!!
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