Wednesday, September 26, 2007

The New Ride

So, I finally decided on my new wheels, my new commuter, my new ride. Not what some may have expected, but a long term interest has finally solidified in a new hobby with the purchase of my first motorcycle, a 2007 Suzuki SV650.

I had been looking for a replacement commuter for the terminal '94 Toyota Camry for a while. However, narrowing down on the finalists based on my three criteria of fun, efficient and inexpensive was proving difficult. I had narrowed down the list to a Mazda Mazdaspeed3 or a Subaru Impreza WRX, but while both were successful at "fun" and somewhat successful at "efficient", neither was exactly inexpensive at $25k+.

After three weeks of sharing a single family car with Sarah (the Nissan Murano) and a highly successful and exciting MSF Basic Motorcycle Training class at Safetyville USA however, I found that a motorcycle would fit my needs quite well!

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

4 wonderful ...


Sarah and I hit the coast over the holiday weekend to celebrate our first 4 years of being newlyweds.

Fort Bragg was our destination 2 years ago as well, and I don't think I could ever tire of it. Wonderful weather, beautiful views, great food and a magical weekend with my dazzling wife. I couldn't ask for more!

Friday, May 18, 2007

A Standland Hello from Alaska



Definitely the information age when you can catch your parents on a web cam waving from a dock in Ketchikan, Alaska during their Alaskan cruise.

No, that is not the cruise ship they are standing next to. Its not the massive one in the background either. You can just see the bow of their 138 passenger cruise ship on the right side of the picture.

Monday, April 02, 2007

Might as well face it ...

It's true, I am addicted to WoW. "World of Warcraft" for those of you not aware of the acronym (working where I do, everything is acronyms, so you get used to it). Over the past couple of months I have found myself spending the vast majority of my free time (and some not so free) leveling up my assortment of characters through questing (accomplishing specific tasks) and grinding (killing as many computer enemies or 'mobs' as possible) ... not to mention working on my skills (with assortments of weapons) and professions (skinning, mining, gathering herbs, jemcutting, leatherworking, and even alchemy).

The vast world that Blizzard has put together for this game is quite daunting, and yet so full of unending exploration and fun. Damn them ...

Here are my current chars, for those of you that are curious -

1) Gnar - level 49 Dwarf Hunter
2) Gnal - level 25 Night Elf Druid
3) Gnaz - level 24 Draenei Warrior
4) Gnad - level 16 Human Rogue
5) Gnoz - level 12 Blood Elf Rogue

[Update: too many characters to list as of mid-May (up to 9 or 10 I think) so I will not bother updating the list ... damn game ...]

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Smile Ian !


These are some pics that Ian's grandma ( Diane's mom - Ann ) has captured ... Just a little update on our little man. Coming in at 19 months old. Entertaining as always - getting louder and more adventurous everyday !