Ughh! I just finished my long and tedious semester full of anatomy and chemistry. Looking back on ALL my years of going to college, I can honestly say that I have never had a semester this challenging- and it was only two classes! Besides going to class and all the labs, I easily put in at least another 30 hours of studying per week, always trying to stay on top of the upcoming quizzes and tests.
Between the two classes I had 35 quizzes, midterms and finals! And then on top of that, there's the biweekly homework assignments in both classes! I overcame the long hours of studying (sometimes till 2am) and the situation of getting the new puppy.
In the end, I was able to achieve A's in both classes. Yay! I've got three weeks to catch up on everything I've neglected around the house, then Summer session begins. In two weeks, I'll be starting a new volunteering position at the Kaiser Walnut Creek facility in their radiology department. I'm fairly confident that I can find a real paying job within their system.
A collection of blurbs stemming from mostly the motorized projects that I do. Some posts mixed in have to do with my experiences in X-ray school. (Some entries are from older blogs that I killed off.) Some of my toys are a Mazdaspeed Miata that I work on and take to the track, a little Harley that I can't stop modding and an old Yamaha RD400 that I've been collecting parts for over the past 15 years. When I'm not wrenching, sometimes I mountain bike, sometimes I snowboard, sometimes I make beer.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
My Frames- Amazing, But True...
I was actually wondering what the status of my frames were, since I dropped them off at the Frame Man six weeks ago. I called the shop this morning and those frames just happened to be on today's schedule to get jigged up and measured. I was just hoping that one of the frames wouldn't be too out of whack, so I could start building on it right away.
I just got a call back from Pat, one of the main technicians at the Frame Man. After the evaluations, as it turns out, BOTH frames were "well within serviceable specs", meaning that they were in great shape! They checked all the measurements and the angles and everything was fine. As a matter of fact, he told me that there wasn't even a whole lot that they could do to either of the frames. I was totally surprised, since one of the frames took a pretty good pounding, when I rear-ended a car coming down Highway 17, through the Santa Cruz Mountains on my way to San Jose. I guess the forks took all the energy- thank goodness!
Both frames have their steering stops knocked around- one of them is missing entirely. Pat offered to weld on a new stop at a nominal fee, which I am considering, since checking the frames came at no cost to me.
I just got a call back from Pat, one of the main technicians at the Frame Man. After the evaluations, as it turns out, BOTH frames were "well within serviceable specs", meaning that they were in great shape! They checked all the measurements and the angles and everything was fine. As a matter of fact, he told me that there wasn't even a whole lot that they could do to either of the frames. I was totally surprised, since one of the frames took a pretty good pounding, when I rear-ended a car coming down Highway 17, through the Santa Cruz Mountains on my way to San Jose. I guess the forks took all the energy- thank goodness!
Both frames have their steering stops knocked around- one of them is missing entirely. Pat offered to weld on a new stop at a nominal fee, which I am considering, since checking the frames came at no cost to me.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Jennfer Behaving Badly
Okay, now that the cat's out of the bag, let's just state the facts.
Jennifer came over to my house to join in on a collaborative effort in making dinner for Mom's birthday and Mother's Day. During the shopping phase, one day earlier, we had talked about if we need to get mixer for making margeritas. Jen said it wouldn't be necessary, because she was planning on getting drunk the night before, so there was no need to get more than the wine that we had planned on drinking with dinner.
Well, she didn't get drunk the night before Mom's dinner. During the food prep, I offered her a shot of tequila and I poured a beer for Emily and me to share. Everything was all honky-dory until Jen said, "I'm ready for my next drink!". At that point, I told her that she wasn't welcome to everything in my liquor cabinet, so she threw a fit. She lectured me on social etiquette and that when I invite someone in my house, as a guest, they are welcome to drink anything they want. So I told her that she should ask and not be so presumptuous. At that point she threw a tantrum and said she was out of here, but rather, she went to sulk in my backyard, calling a "friend", checking to see if her brother was totally out of line in cutting her off from the liquor. I went outside and told her she could have her drink, and we would fight about it later. Again, she flew into an outrage and screamed at me that she was on the phone. A minute later, Mom and Dad arrived, so after welcoming them in, I went back outside to tell Jen. I told her she could have her drink, but that I have some rules she should listen to. She blew up at me and said that she had it with me and that she wasn't going to listen to any rules. Luckily for me, I have Dad as a winess, so he can verify my story. She apologized to Emily for "marrying such an idiot", then stormed out of the house without wishing Mom any happy occasions.
What an incredibly angry horrible drunk! Brent and Charlene, please take note that she views being a guest as having carte blanche, so do not be surprised if she tries to take advantage of your good nature, which I'm sure you've already been subject to, during past visits.
Jen, I'm sorry you're having such a miserable life. Go find someone else to dump on. I've had it with you and you're not coming back to my house again.
Jennifer came over to my house to join in on a collaborative effort in making dinner for Mom's birthday and Mother's Day. During the shopping phase, one day earlier, we had talked about if we need to get mixer for making margeritas. Jen said it wouldn't be necessary, because she was planning on getting drunk the night before, so there was no need to get more than the wine that we had planned on drinking with dinner.
Well, she didn't get drunk the night before Mom's dinner. During the food prep, I offered her a shot of tequila and I poured a beer for Emily and me to share. Everything was all honky-dory until Jen said, "I'm ready for my next drink!". At that point, I told her that she wasn't welcome to everything in my liquor cabinet, so she threw a fit. She lectured me on social etiquette and that when I invite someone in my house, as a guest, they are welcome to drink anything they want. So I told her that she should ask and not be so presumptuous. At that point she threw a tantrum and said she was out of here, but rather, she went to sulk in my backyard, calling a "friend", checking to see if her brother was totally out of line in cutting her off from the liquor. I went outside and told her she could have her drink, and we would fight about it later. Again, she flew into an outrage and screamed at me that she was on the phone. A minute later, Mom and Dad arrived, so after welcoming them in, I went back outside to tell Jen. I told her she could have her drink, but that I have some rules she should listen to. She blew up at me and said that she had it with me and that she wasn't going to listen to any rules. Luckily for me, I have Dad as a winess, so he can verify my story. She apologized to Emily for "marrying such an idiot", then stormed out of the house without wishing Mom any happy occasions.
What an incredibly angry horrible drunk! Brent and Charlene, please take note that she views being a guest as having carte blanche, so do not be surprised if she tries to take advantage of your good nature, which I'm sure you've already been subject to, during past visits.
Jen, I'm sorry you're having such a miserable life. Go find someone else to dump on. I've had it with you and you're not coming back to my house again.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Happy Mother's Day!!
Thanks for all you do! Hope you're doing something just a little special today. You should at least get breakfast in bed today!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Paying Our Respects
It's that time of the year again. Emily and I went to visit her father today with some of her other family members. While were were there, we visited Goong-goong and Po-po's grave too to pay our respects. We spent a few minutes trimming the grass around the stone and Emily picked some nearby flowers to put on the grave. The weather was beautiful and warm. It was the perfect day for a visit.
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