Geek on Two Wheels

I want to have this man’s falsetto babies.

• When things go bang, pull over before it bangs even louder.
• The wrench in your car’s spare tire set may not give you enough leverage to actually remove your tire. Alternatively, train yourself to be able to bench press more than your own weight, with one hand.
• Getting a tow truck to drive out to the middle of two small BC towns is expensive.
• … but was probably worth being reminded that, in small towns, things are closed on Sundays.
• Coldwater Rd is a fantastic drive.

Now that I’m back to working, it has once again hit me how much I hate SOAP and the horrendous mess that is modern XML which it fairly accurately reflects. Instead of ranting about it myself, however, I’m going direct to you to an excellent post by Jeff Atwood: “XML: The Angle Bracket Tax“.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, that SOAP call translates to:

GetLastTradePrice("DIS")

I just totally bought an Xbox 360 Pro and Rock Band.

Spring is here. Here is a Hot Girl Jumping on a Trampoline:

For those more inclined to admire the male form, here is a Hot Guy Jumping on Trampoline:

(In the interest of full disclosure, EQO is a previous employer of yours-truly.)

Rubik’s Cubes, to be exact.

My package of 2x2x2, 4x4x4, and 5x5x5 Rubik’s Cubes (and some extra Cube-accessories) finally arrived in the mail today. These East Sheen cubes don’t feel as hefty as the Rubik’s brand cubes, but they are super smooth to spin, and seems to have already been lightly lubricated. No wonder people recommend these for speed cubing.

The 2x2x2 was pretty trivial to solve, considering it’s just the corners of a standard cube. The 4x4x4 took me a while, but I did manage to do it eventually.

I’ve yet to attempt the 5x5x5 cube, but I’m sure it won’t be easy.

And I even climbed a mountain or two. I didn’t have to destroy any ancient artifact of power, though.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

HAAAAAAAAHAHAHA. Hahahahahaha, hahaha… Ha…

Hahaha…

Ah…

You can’t make this stuff up folks. Well, OK, you can.

A week or so ago, I began noticing some discomfort in my right ear. Eventually, it turns from mere annoyance to pain and partial loss of hearing.

Naturally, it was time to flush the crap out of my ear.

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Children of Men—go watch it.

Now.