Im a starrrr

check it, I'm a people.

NERD

To give you an idea of how much of a geek I really am, here is my iPod. Yes music is one of most important things in my life so yes I am a really big nerd about it... Ok ok, I know what youre thinking, CLEAR IPOD???? yes they do make a clear front panel (its called an ivue) and yes its probably a waste of money, but DAMN does it look cool! Ive wanted one for almost a year and I finally broke down and said fuck it, Im buying it. Now here is the real geek reason. Those yellow wires are not in your ipod (unless youre a geek like me). They are there to bypass the internal output capacitors. Basically because of the size of the internal components the have some limiting factors, like frequency response. Therefor by bypassing them I am able to use higher quality output capacitors and my music sounds more like it should....

AHHHHHH... so now when trying to explain that to regular joe I will no longer get the DUH look because I can go "Looky here. theres some wires, and theres some missing pieces, get it?"

Ahhh, internal bliss.

hey, don't scare me like that....

Lady Bug

So I was browsing my usual forums (this time airplane building stuff, yeah im a geek shutup) and I came across a design I thought would be really cool! so I asked where to get a set of plans and I think I got the nicest most inspiring message ever. Here it is:


Look at post #1 and get the general idea; Post #3 says span is 21-1/2"... see solid sheet stab and elevator and rudder... some guys use a brass tube and make a full operating elevator and rudder [like jets use] supported inside the fuse, and a brass tube inside the one glued to the fuse which has the rudder glued to it, or the elevator glued to it. Solder a little wire to the inside tube for the servo wire to connect to, etc. So a 21" span and guess at 120 sq. in. wing means... draw a circle for the wing tips.... sat 7" dia, A=pi r squared... ahhh... 38 sq in... from 120... so ... 80 sq in needed for center section... at 7" chord...ahhh 11-1/2" center section... plus 3.5 tip plus 3.5 another tip...so it comes out 18-1/2" wing span... a little too small [maybe]. So use an 8" circle, and 8" chord...and 13-1/2" straight.... that's 21-1/2" span ... errrr..tips = 50 sq and center = 108 sq... total 158 sq inches. That would be nice and slow, and the full acting stab-er-vator and full acting rudderavator would be good for such a slow Lady Bug. [need lots of area for slow moving planes, like the indoor stuff] Guess at a fat rib for the wing [from post #1] Guess at the fuse dimensions by drawing the wing side view on paper, then draw and 'fit' a fuse to match the wing... add elevatorertator and rudderervator and some bent wire landing gear.....and a bamboo tail skid....make some blue foam wheels... balance it 25% to 33% back from the LE and take off from a big sheet of cardboard box [from the refrigerator supply man] BING !! Now you're a designer and a hero!! [of coourse, yoou can change dimensions to make it look like you want]

waking up next to you.....

There is something peaceful about this morning. From the second I awoke and took my first morning breath... the air was fresh and different. Quiet. I can't quite put my finger on it but I know something is going on in the universe today, my universe....

sleep. I could sleep again. Now I don't know.
The last few days have been so full of amazing things, it was like a dream, a dream that's reality and feels too good. But really, are you ready? you're not ready, so we're not ready.
Move on. Grow, continually. Push your way through the thick, and flatten the mountains. Find the peace, inside. Change...

Change is good... Change..