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Summer activities: pool, beach, amusement parks, ballgames, and hiding from the heat in the man cavern.




I watched some World Cup soccer.




A week in Kauai.




Holiday stuff at home and up the coast.




Summertime trips to the zoo and beach and everywhere else.




Some fun in the sun with friends and family.




A summer trip to Washington State.




Gamespost: GTA Online, FTL, Goat Simulator, and a few old favorites. I guess those are all old, but I hadn't played them before.




Escaping the spire with Ironclad, Defect, and Watcher.




One trophy, one miserable failure, one weird final.




Christmas travel.




Initial thoughts on Shadowverse Champions Battle and Gunfire Reborn. More Elden Ring and Across the Obelisk.




Prepping wood planks for the next project, chasing an elusive Gloomhaven personal quest, concatenate layers in ML, and a little bit of recreation.




Trading the stroller out for a baby backpack. Retrofitting old posts to new markup. A couple Elden Ring dragons.




Final thoughts on the live action Cowboy Bebop, diving into Far Cry 6, and the Back 4 Blood final boss.




Buckling down for the totally-predictable omicron surge by watching (anime) Cowboy Bebop, Wheel of Time, and audioreading Ringworld. Also: Back 4 Blood, Gloomhaven, Nioh 2, Mass Effect 3, and Risk of Rain 2. I should go outside. No, wait, omicron.




I am an uncle.




Hindenburg Research is short DKNG and Redditors discuss short selling. Hilti tools are the ultimate flex.




WSB donates its tendies to fellow apes. Some wheel trading analysis. Games: Bloodborne, Fire Emblem, Remnant.




Danielle arrives. And some other stuff while nevously awaiting delivery.




The first night surf photography session in awhile. Halloween, elections, brushfires, and stonks.




How to build a carbon fiber monopod for a telephoto. Part 2 of my TLOU2 review. Some other stuff in the era of covid.




I set up a remote X-Wing miniatures match for Jon and Rob. It gets heartwarmingly LARPy.




First impressions of the newest TLOU and some of the weird reactions to its release.




Covid eases. Less PUBG, more Payday. Some lockdown pastimes.




Lockdown video gaming, socially-distanced beer exploration, and site generator improvements.




Pandemic activities: trading, gaming, and coding.




The day covid lockdown started and some of the ensuing memes. FE Three Houses, Tarkov, Divinity 2, and Borderlands 3.




A ski trip to Whistler.




A road trip, Fire Emblem Three Houses, and BL3 Handsome Jackpot.




A Maui trip during humpback season.




Mount Hood brocation.




Christmas with a weim and a golden.




Halloween, PUBG, and a trip to Seattle.




Gaming: PUBG, fantasy, Alienation, God of War, X-Wing miniatures.




Neural style transfer using DL4J and other starter projects. An ATL trip and two hours before the mast.




Park City ski-brocation, a Kingwin HDD switch for multi-boot, and first thoughts on Sea of Thieves.




Weather, Monster Hunter, thoughts on my Zero S, and The Last Jedi.




Trips to Oakland, OC, and some Paragon.




Wedding.




Travel and Warframe.




Cache Creek rafting, pool vball, Warframe, and Witcher 3.




A wedding, gate installs, and tuna crabs.




Diving Kauai.




Some decorative surfboards and shelving.




Trying out video stabilization software: VirtualDub with Deshaker and Hyperlapse.




Wiffle ball, high tide surfing, a Raiders game, and skiing.




Four Halloween costumes and some Planetside.




Patio renovations, nerf storage, and a couple of celebrations. Also some fantasy football and Planetside action.




The League of Sport camp and crawl and returning from Oregon by train.




The big island at 14,000 feet above sea level and 60 feet below.




The 2015 Blind Lady Ale House Cape Run.




An office and OS reorg, sand and snow for the doggo.




A couple of trips and an AT-AT costume for Kafka.




Using Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for fantasy football.




Photographing a stealth mission.




An Ikelite underwater housing, a D700, and some night surfing.




KO turns 40, Dad turns 60 in Hawaii, Lee and Carly get married.




The Blind Lady Ale House Cape Run, a going away party, and a ride on Ty's new Triumph.




Cenote diving near Cancun and some fireworks watching.




Skiing Kirkwood and taking the dogs to Fiesta Island.




A Super Bowl party.




TES V: Skyrim has arrived. And two goofy dogs.




The 2011 Red Bull Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.




E3 2011, deck work, and a shindig.




Replacing the damaged deck railing with steel cable.




Swapping HIDs into the VR4 and lots of powder in Tahoe.




Civilization V, Dave Matthews, and Warp Riders.




Swapping out old garage doors and figuring out how to pipe body sprays the right way (closed loop).




A backyard Super Bowl party and some Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition.




Kafka drives a Bobcat and gets a bunch of new rawhides.




Nikkor 20mm f/2.8, some renovations, and some Dom.




A live fantasy draft and some Axis and Allies.




Pinhole shots using the P-Sharan cardboard camera and film photos from dirtbiking Plaster City.




July 4th bbq and fireworks.




A trip to NoVa.




Well, I do have another time lapse [Ed: removed] from another epic Settlers match, 17 vps. This one added the great river and event cards, the latter being wondrous at enforcing a more reliable resource distribution. We'll see how Jon does with his.




Jon, Connie, and myself played a couple Settlers matches. We let White Lambda WIN both since it was his bday. He bailed from SoCal (WIN[?]) early because the prospect of being trounced at Axis and Allies cast a grim shadow over his remaining days.




This past Friday I was honored with my first piece of original art. My old boss came over with his family for some steaks and wings, his wife brought along an awesome Japanese-style painting. (And I did in fact straighten the frame after taking the photo.)




The pool light switch was backward. It broke the common so I was getting power to the light even with the switch open. That resolved, my sweet led bulb is working its magic at a whopping 2.75 watts, compared to the 500 watt incandescent I pulled out.




Dirt biking Plaster City, Settlers of Catan, bathroom renovation.




Rides has finally been done right. The featured machines hail from many countries, decades, and backgrounds. Caymans, Camaros, Skylines, new Mustangs, M3s; the list is extensive because no car survives more than a fraction of the film.




We left off with our heroes needing to remove some thin set. This called for a terrazo grinder, readily available from Sunbelt and not Clairemont Equipment. While I slaved away at a keyboard, dad and Jon took care of the downstairs concrete. Not to worry, I partook after they headed back to the Bay.




One of these weekends I'll mortar some brick bases around the pillars. But at least I have a well supported deck.




I had quite a few visitors this weekend. The main project - other than good times - was resupporting the deck.




Okay let's get started. Chris? Present. Okay, item one: paint the deck. Behr redwood semi-transparent. Two gallons coated it twice (barely) with each coat taking a couple hours.




Jon came down for the weekend. Naturally, this meant hot pot, Settlers, and diving. The hot pot was good, but needed chilies. Settlers was fun, Connie/c/Jessica beat Jon, Erik, and Jes/me. The dive was significantly different from Maui, but it was good to get underwater.




Some motorcycling, diving, and golfing on Maui




Erik's got a blog now. My forecast is interleaved Penn and Teller Bullshit-style rants and updates on the reich rocket (pictured). If only Connie, Curt, and me could convince him to join the photo class there'd be some great imagery to go with it. Relatedly, sign up for intermediate black and white at UnEx if you like to party.




San Diego was too cold so I flew north. Virgin is a pretty sweet airline. I played Doom all the way up, no credit card required. On the subject of video games I'm considering this one for the chilly January nights.




So the ol' 1.6 Athlon setup finally choked. Hard to say what it was, I've failed to diagnose the problem hardware having independently swapped everything out. I'll revisit when I'm setting the box up as a terminal in the garage.




I furnished the media room with some proper couches. They're just one palette up at the moment, but it's great for running audio wiring.




The 'rents came down this weekend. Mom bought me the taxadermed animal I wanted so badly.




I threw up a surf rack and a hanging device for the neoprene. The garage is slowly becoming more spacious.




Floors are in for the dining room, living room, and entryway. Now to find me a bearskin rug and moose head.




I tried the other angle and Jon found a football. And then a 2x4. The conflict started with sponges and quickly escalated.




Renovations.




Turning the corner gracefully on the hallway floor proved challenging. So we knocked off the entryway area pretty quick (two or three hours). It went well with Jon on the nail gun, Curt on precision sawing, and Connie and Krista picking planks. The ledge into the living room is being obstacular, the remaining gap is just larger than the width of the nosing.




Busy days and nights. The beams have been verathaned. The shower and fireplace are nearing completion. Tomorrow will be a foray into flooring. This weekend will feature some prodigious laying of hardwood.




The first round of tile went in to the downstairs shower. China multicolor slate.




Progress. I picked up the centerpiece for the media room. Furnishings include a futon and Justin's chair. The game systems are there, though tomorrow I have to call Microsoft to take the xbox back a second time. And the tv speakers were atrocious enough I immediately set up audio system.




A door.




Enjoying the bbq and pool.




Another day, another few photos. The kitchen is now cleaned up, real renovations (cabinetry, counters, sink, etc.) are planned for a later date. But tonight was the first real meal thanks to finally having a selection of appliances. That would be chicken and waffles, delish.




So a little while ago the Morelos Era came to an end. It was an lengthy, sickly death with people coming and going in the closing weeks - not befit of the three years of history within the walls. Everyone's parted ways for greater commitments, girls mostly, so I guess it's time to grow up. No more California burritos and daily house memes.




Truth: evaluative focus is complete rubbish. Stop using it, everyone. Anonymous Cohort 1 was about 50/50 for having cars in focus at the last autocross. Anonymous Cohort 2 shot yesterday and was about 30/70. More than one person in my photo class have presented photos completely out of focus.




The Aeon Flux Rifftrax.




I was chatting with Jon about the application of neural networks to stock trading, which is basically a perfect example for explaining the science. It went something like a'this:




Yesterday was autocross.




Jon's Falken Torque5s with Hankook K106s came today. Now we just need his car.




Is it a shame I have new wheels and tires before Jon? Yes. Will that be the case when his come in and they're shiny and scratch-free? No.




A few photos from Saturday's session at the MB jetty, thanks Connie. The weather is hot, the water is cold.




2 Fast 2 Furious (5)




Today was autocross. Here are some pretty pictures courtesy Connie and Ted.




Saturday started with Mario Galaxy and In 'n' Out, then we drove down to Qualcomm to scout the autocross scene. Jon and Ty rode with Erik for a couple of laps, J and I did some shooting. Can't wait to get the vr down there. Scroll down for more information on the autocross events.




We finally got on the bandwagon. Hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah. Apologies, sore tendons makes me giddy. Rock Band is basically Forza with instruments instead of a wheel. It takes practice, patience, and you really can't compete at a high level without knowing the track. Damn, pun counter is at two already. I'm on fire.




Title courtesy Ty(R).




Ski trip.




The VR4 and some things that are happening.




The flight out was excellent all around. No rush, no traffic, no waiting. Jon was happy to take me to the airport at 5:45 and I got into Portland on time. Getting through Portland was smooth, the trolly is adjacent to the baggage claim and will take you all the way to Beaverton for a mere $2.00. I got through a fair amount of I Am America (And So Can You!) on the way.




On Saturday my mechanically-inclined associates hosted a soiree in commemoration of Halloween.




So in the past month:




They say when you die everything you've seen and known flashes in front of your eyes (or, by some accounts, it's more of a montage). I'm not there yet, but at 25 it's kinda like that. Pretty much everyone came out to eat some yaki burgers and play soccer, kickball, and football. It was most enjoyable, as I do like sports.




What do you buy for the spoiled little brother who gets everything? Road rash, of course. So I put together a dirt biking excursion to Corral Canyon. We rented a CRF230, TRX250, and XR400 from Califorina Motorsport. They were pretty good to rent from.




Played some tennis this morning.




The swell's a'comin'. Erik, Matt, and I went out to Fletcher's for some surf n' shoot. Then got pho with the White Lambda who stumbled into my large, empty house.




Flew out on United, landed at five local time. It's amazing how pleasant a flight can be with DS, an mp3 player, and copy of MC with twelve articles about the new Gizzixer. Mom, brother, and I ate at Coconuts. It wasn't bad, but a bit pricey/touristy.




March 17th started with Bailey's pancakes washed down with Guiness. From there the drinks only got nastier and nastier. More on that later.




A farewell to departing colleagues. Happy hour at Cozymel's.




So yesterday was the Player's Sports Bar Super Bowl shindig. It was all you can eat, all you can drink for a modest $75. And in the event that either half's kickoff be returned for a touchdown, everyone would get their money back and ten g's would be up for grabs in the raffle.




Fort Point in black and white.




Getting some motorcycling practice in.




Rosarito.




A ski trip.




A few shots from a Tahoe ski trip.




Reuniting with the hometown friends for some skiing and snowboarding.