Giles

Ho hum

2009-01-15T19:26:11Z

Laid off.

next summer..

2008-11-06T02:39:29Z

Time off work booked for July - Johnson City, Tennessee here I come :)

Unbeleivable

2008-08-22T19:06:13Z

Some assclown decided to kick my bike over AGAIN last night.
Toll this time, broken aftermarket winscreen, broken turn signal + turn signal mount, dinged cylinder head guard, scratched pannier fronts, bent crash bar, broken hand guard.
Something like $490 or so.

Of course, it hits the brand new 350z right next to it on the way down too, so I have him pissed at me also.

If I ever catch who does this, I am going to beat the living shit out of them. Getting a proximity alarm with paging system that'll alert me when someone's within 6 feet up to half a mile range.

Really really pissed off.

Thieving wankers

2008-08-13T13:38:13Z

Gr. After having my wifes GPS + Ipod nicked out of our car last week, I get woken up in the middle of the night by my bike alarm (xena lock) going off - look outside to find it on its side, cover still on.

Looks like they were trying to break in to the car riiiight next to my bike (they'd parked V close) and bumped it off in the process - the only upside was that it must've fell toward them, hopefully *on* them, as there were a few crushed half-full beer cans under it when I finally hauled it upright.

No major damage other than a new set of turn signals (grr) and some cylinder-head and crash guard scratches, but still.

Dracut cops turned up 20 mins later or so - others had called them after seeing people trying the cars in the complex - some residents confronted a couple of guys who came out of the woods, but dissapeared V quickly afterward.

Vacation Days

2008-07-21T02:02:00Z

Realising I had 3 weeks to burn before the end of august, I decided to take Friday off, and head off to see some of mid-north NH.
The views, friday:

Decided on a fairly quick loop, aiming to be back by about 4pm from a moderately early start - ended actually getting out about 10-10.40 or so, due to a few holdups. (tire pressure, other checks)

The route:

Up to the Kancamagus highway - Rt 112 across to Conway (actually, back and forth across 112 twice, just for fun ) up and through Crawford Notch, and looping back down to Franconia notch, before heading back down.
Annoyingly, I was running hard ahead of a pretty impressive sudden thunderstorm through the Notches in the afternoon, and didnt really get a good break in the weather cover to stop and get any decent shots, but I did get one or two from the Kancamagus itself.

Around the time I hit this lookout was when the weather started to turn - while the lightning around the mountains was impressive, the approaching torrential rain was not quite as amusing. Cue a quick roadside gear-shucking, rain liners on, and off we go :)

All in all, damn good fun - I'll certainly run this route again, although probably get off at Plymouth and loop up toward Lincoln from the west, as the other half of 112/118 looks just as good, and probably less traffic.

Spring! :)

2008-04-19T22:07:16Z

MA>NH>VT>NY>MA :)

Woot

2007-10-01T23:40:51Z

Motorcycle test passed, FTW!

Ayer

2007-07-18T19:34:05Z

If anyone's thinking of getting a haircut in Ayer, Mass, forget the barber shop on main street.

Went in there today, wanting to get a trim, and possibly a shave. There's one customer, one empty chair and the barber in there - I walk in.
Me: "Excuse me, do I need to make an appointment?"
Barber: "No, this is for regular customers only"
Me: "Oh, can I make an appointment for another day?"
Barber: "*You* dont, only for regular customers"

I then get a 'Get out' type glare from the Barber, and a look from the customer as if I'd come off the moon. Needless to say, I left back out into the rain.

Just a warning for anyone in the area.

Well, decided on the job....

2007-07-15T22:35:48Z

well, this is it

2007-06-15T21:54:39Z

Leaving at 4am, flying at 10.55
Arriving tomorrow, Boston, 1pm ish

ZOMG

2007-05-20T12:37:11Z

http://fallout.bethsoft.com/

SQUEEE!

Update

2007-05-13T20:06:23Z

Visa Issued, in hand.
Now just working out my notice at work + flying

Update.

2007-03-11T15:42:33Z

INS interview date - April 18th, US Embassy, London.

Wii Number

2007-01-06T21:49:33Z

Wii Number
2462 8492 8573 8199

Feel free to add :)

Closed

2006-09-25T00:05:39Z

Journal closed.
I no longer see a point to continuing to update this.
This account will remain open to allow commenting on others in my friends list.