been thinking about getting my guitar out lately as well. then i remember how much i suck and how little it got me laid and how bad hand cramps feel and then the ADD kicks in and ...what were we talking about? :lol:
Super_Randy wrote:
...what were we talking about? :lol:
Drums, I think.
At my best, I've never been good at guitar, I'd be classified as nothing more than an enthusiast, somewhere below amateur. Now, I'm a bit less than that. I don't know any theory, can't read music, don't know scales or anything of that nature, basically I only know how to play songs I took enough of an interest in to play over and over again tons of times to get it into muscle memory.
That being said, I'm living proof you don't have to be good at it to enjoy it. Grab it and just noodle with it a bit.
in middle school i was awesome at Nirvana's come as you are, and wonderwall by Oasis. in high school i finally learned Pennywise's bro hymn and Bad Religions American Jesus. then there was a bunch of half ass Green Day, Offspring, and eventually Dashboard Confessional (was trying to get laid with that one :D ) attempts. don't think i ever learned more than main riffs and couldn't play worth a crap. so whatever you call yourself you've already got me beat :lol:
schwim wrote:
Found this in the woods while riding. The two white objects are bleached baby turtle shells.
Very nice "atmospheric" photo, really like it.
Reminds me of Blair Witch for some strange reason...
schwim wrote:
Trying to get back into playing guitar. The hands aren't what they used to be.
That is awesome! Although it's hard at the same time I guess.
May be the sessions help to train flexibility of your joints or even contribute to lessen or ease the periodic tremors.
BTW perfect continuity regarding the wall color... :)
Tried out grandma's almost 100 years old gingerbread recipe...
Well... Finally got all the ingredients right but there's still some room for improvements when it comes to mixing the dough... :D
In the end the baked cookies turned out quite well and taste fantastic! Way better than the modern ones...
That's awesome! Like getting to taste your personal history :)
Pulling the gauge cluster apart on the El Camino. I'm suspecting some bad wiring/grounds from the long-standing windshield leak.
new issue of VW Trends came in the mail today! 8-)
Super_Randy wrote:
new issue of VW Trends came in the mail today! 8-)
Everything old is new again. I always enjoyed Trends so much more than HVWs but the best ones I've ever seen were the Euro magazines that I used to find at some bookstores. They had anything I had ever seen beat by miles.
interesting weather today. rained like hell or about a half hour this morning. then the sun came out. then a few hours later rained like hell again. then the sun came out. then a few hours later it rained a bit. hailed a bit. then the sun came out as it was raining. then then while the sun was out and it was decently raining we got hail again. then it stopped and the sun stayed out. now it's starting to get dark and its raining like hell again.
by Commiefornia standards im pretty sure this is a sign of the end of days. i mean hail and sun at the same time, wtf? never seen that before.
Super_Randy wrote:
... by Commiefornia standards im pretty sure this is a sign of the end of days. i mean hail and sun at the same time, wtf? never seen that before.
;)
Maddel wrote:
"Room - It's the End..."
Wow, very strong Pomplamoose vibes!
Been building a filter/well house so I can move all the water-related stuff to it. Our well water is terrible and I've owned a filter system for over a year but still haven't installed it.
Filtration intensifies:
:shock: yeah, id just get a brita filter and call it a day :lol:
Super_Randy wrote:
:shock: yeah, id just get a brita filter and call it a day :lol:
You guys must have some industrial strength Brita filters over on that coast. Here's what I'm filtering:
hell you didn't say you were filtering water from your septic tank :lol:
Super_Randy wrote:
hell you didn't say you were filtering water from your septic tank :lol:
Only the purest of well water that coastal VA provides. The filter system was stupid expensive but if it makes the water usable, I'll totally take the hit. I can't even guess how many gallons of water we've purchased in the almost two years of living here.
dude, where you showering in that?
schwim wrote:
Super_Randy wrote:
hell you didn't say you were filtering water from your septic tank :lol:
Only the purest of well water that coastal VA provides. The filter system was stupid expensive but if it makes the water usable, I'll totally take the hit. I can't even guess how many gallons of water we've purchased in the almost two years of living here.
Man, that's some serious plumbing there in your filter/well house...
I assume you did it yourself or at least with the help of Archibald „Harry“ Tuttle rather than Central Services personnel... :D
Super_Randy wrote:
dude, where you showering in that?
It's like Russian Roulette, some days you would just get just lightly tinted orange water and other days, the filter screen in the head would clog with material, causing the the shower to not let out water. The video is after I opened and drained then reconnected the plumbing so the agitation caused a lot of settled material in the lines to get put back into the flow of water. We dealt with this for almost 2 years now. That's the reason for the absurdly heavy filtration.
Maddel wrote:
Man, that's some serious plumbing there in your filter/well house...
I assume you did it yourself or at least with the help of Archibald „Harry“ Tuttle rather than Central Services personnel... :D
I doubt I could find anyone that would be willing to waste as much plumbing material as I do to make Rube Golderberg-esque assemblies that satisfy my need for some level of symmetry and balance.
I seriously doubt it would pass inspection if anyone official were to look at it. That being said, the filter house is the strongest built room on the property so in the event of a hurricane, we have a place to sit it out :)
so you remember a couple months ago when i was looking for the fuel pump, pedestal and check rod for my new engine and looked everywhere twice and couldn't find them so i bought new ones.
yeah... they were all together in a box that i looked in at least twice. :?
in the "if it's not one thing it's another" category, the CD player in the bug no longer plays burned CD's. even CD"s it played just fine 10 years ago. plays store bought CD"s just fine. i tried a cleaner disc and that had no effect on anything. this is most odd. i used to keep 4 or 5 burned CD's in the pocket on the door and swap them out so i know it plays them. so now im like wtf :?
CDs deteriorate sooner or later. Even the original "store bought" ones do.
I had a few look like this...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot
May be burn a new one using a fresh quality (?) blank CD-R and give it another try.
Wow, that's incredible! I don't have any cds left but I remember those that I kept in the car would end up in bad shape, I'm assuming from the UV light.
I am basically finished with the filter system for the well. Added the settlement tank(far left) back into the system and added a pre-prefilter ahead of everything to try to keep the more expensive filters safe from debris. I also bumped the pressure switch up to shut off at 75 lbs of pressure.
Oh, and added a 119 gallon pressure tank under the house.
Maddel wrote:
CDs deteriorate sooner or later. Even the original "store bought" ones do.
I had a few look like this...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot
May be burn a new one using a fresh quality (?) blank CD-R and give it another try.
disc rot was my initial thought, and one does have early signs of it. but the CD's (even the early signs of rot CD) still play just fine on the CD player in the house, CD player in the garage, all 3 portable players, and i know one even plays in my truck.
oddly enough the early signs of rot disc is a Social Distortion mix i burned back in like 2004 and it spent a LOT of time in the car. so i know it used to play. and that CD know lives in the garage where i listen to it all the time on the 5 disc changer out there. it has a few spots that skip cause of the rot but otherwise plays just fine.
after i posted yesterday i burned a Nirvana mix on a fresh CD-R at a 1x burn rate (cause apparently speed can have an effect :?: ) and it wouldn't play. but my OG Nevermind CD from 1991 plays just fine. :?
