3 friends and 2 anonymous persons have weighed in.
The Mustang seems to be winning by a landslide.
Two of the three friends are biased in this survey, since it's Jojo's Stang I might be buying.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Close your eyes...
...damnit, you have to have them open to read this.
You are at home. You are sitting behind the computer, mouse in hand and you are surfing the internet for that hard to find item. You are using Google.com to make quick searches, Ask.com to narrow down your choices and basing your purchase off of Amazon.com's suggestions based off of what you find online. You pull out the credit card/ debit card from your wallet/ purse and make your purchase with a few key strokes and a clicking of the submit button. Depending on the extra cost, you opted for next day delivery and in no time, you are enjoying your purchase made and absolutely in love with the computer age.
It's a pretty kick ass era, isn't it? I think so. Other than the development of the automobile around the turn of the century & early 1900's, no other technology has advanced so fast in such a short period of time than the computer age seen from 1994 to today.
So what's the problem?
Do you know who your neighbors are? Do you know them by name, do you know what they do as far as their career goes and furthermore, do you rely on their opinion as a good neighbor to find good deals, information or what's happening in your own back yard? Do you know more about your online friends than you do with most of your in person friends? Do your online friends know more about you than your spouse or significant other?
Do you think you have a problem? Do you think this sort of thing is a problem?
I admit, I am an online junkie. I am a gadget junkie that each just happens to be able to gain access to the internet. I own a T-Mobile Sidekick II and it is connected to the internet 24 hours a day. I get home and turn on my laptop, which is near me or close to me almost all hours I am home. I recognize I have a problem. I surf the same 6 websites every day, I am somewhat of an information junkie but I don't view my internet usage as being something that causes me to have job performance issues. If anything, it keeps me up to date on a lot of information the moment it becomes available. My Sidekick is a sweet little gadget, always connected to the net and can surf real websites and can help me log into my bank account at any time. Its a real time saver when I am no where near an internet connection and absolutely positively need to get online.
No, I haven't omitted that the Sidekick II also has Yahoo & AIM messengers on it at my disposal as well.
I tend to think that we as a modernized society have forgotten what it's like to have social interaction with our own neighbors, friends and family. Sure the internet makes it easier to talk to people, but it also isolates us from the rest of the world in the process. Hell, I have a set of really dark sunglasses that I keep with me at all times because my eyes cannot adjust to the light all that well. Had I spent more time outdoor than indoors on a computer when I was younger I might not have this problem. I mean really, when was the last time you had actually spent some time talking to your next door neighbors -- and I'm talking about an actual conversation, not something you're forced to do because you see them getting the mail, putting the trash can to the curb or leaving for the day?
I swear a lot of my family members read my website so they can keep tabs on me and find out what's happening in my life more than my friends do. Granted my work schedule doesn't leave much to a social life, so in a way this is the only way to get some sort of human interaction between me and my loved ones.
Hopefully after reading this, some people might open their eyes and maybe do something more constructive with their time than pop bubble wrap online. Yeah, I love that page.
P.S., was listening to the iPod writing this. Something about being one-on-one with your machines, I tell ya...
*currently playing Queen A Kind of Magic
You are at home. You are sitting behind the computer, mouse in hand and you are surfing the internet for that hard to find item. You are using Google.com to make quick searches, Ask.com to narrow down your choices and basing your purchase off of Amazon.com's suggestions based off of what you find online. You pull out the credit card/ debit card from your wallet/ purse and make your purchase with a few key strokes and a clicking of the submit button. Depending on the extra cost, you opted for next day delivery and in no time, you are enjoying your purchase made and absolutely in love with the computer age.
It's a pretty kick ass era, isn't it? I think so. Other than the development of the automobile around the turn of the century & early 1900's, no other technology has advanced so fast in such a short period of time than the computer age seen from 1994 to today.
So what's the problem?
Do you know who your neighbors are? Do you know them by name, do you know what they do as far as their career goes and furthermore, do you rely on their opinion as a good neighbor to find good deals, information or what's happening in your own back yard? Do you know more about your online friends than you do with most of your in person friends? Do your online friends know more about you than your spouse or significant other?
Do you think you have a problem? Do you think this sort of thing is a problem?
No, I haven't omitted that the Sidekick II also has Yahoo & AIM messengers on it at my disposal as well.
I tend to think that we as a modernized society have forgotten what it's like to have social interaction with our own neighbors, friends and family. Sure the internet makes it easier to talk to people, but it also isolates us from the rest of the world in the process. Hell, I have a set of really dark sunglasses that I keep with me at all times because my eyes cannot adjust to the light all that well. Had I spent more time outdoor than indoors on a computer when I was younger I might not have this problem. I mean really, when was the last time you had actually spent some time talking to your next door neighbors -- and I'm talking about an actual conversation, not something you're forced to do because you see them getting the mail, putting the trash can to the curb or leaving for the day?
I swear a lot of my family members read my website so they can keep tabs on me and find out what's happening in my life more than my friends do. Granted my work schedule doesn't leave much to a social life, so in a way this is the only way to get some sort of human interaction between me and my loved ones.
Hopefully after reading this, some people might open their eyes and maybe do something more constructive with their time than pop bubble wrap online. Yeah, I love that page.
P.S., was listening to the iPod writing this. Something about being one-on-one with your machines, I tell ya...
*currently playing Queen A Kind of Magic
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Status Report
Listening To: XM Radio Online, Channel 47 Ethel
Doing: Working
Eating: Eating dinner from P.F. Chang's
Thinking: How cool it is that I found my PSP's charger
Wanting: Sleep/ rest
Current Mood: Good
Doing: Working
Eating: Eating dinner from P.F. Chang's
Thinking: How cool it is that I found my PSP's charger
Wanting: Sleep/ rest
Current Mood: Good
Thursday, June 22, 2006
1988 Ford Mustang LX
I was asked about the Mustang I want to buy.
She is a 1988 Mustang LX hatch back with a factory replaced 2.3 liter 4 cylinder engine and 5 speed manual transmission. Shes a light weight car with a decently powered engine. She doesn't have that many luxurious amenities, power dual mirrors and A/C, but her potential is limitless. Originally, the car was painted grey with a grey interior. In its life, its been painted a dark grey, then midnight blue, then a darker blue, then the color faded.
The list of things needed is somewhat long, but all of them aren't impossible to replace, find or update.
Stronger.
Faster.
Mine.
She is a 1988 Mustang LX hatch back with a factory replaced 2.3 liter 4 cylinder engine and 5 speed manual transmission. Shes a light weight car with a decently powered engine. She doesn't have that many luxurious amenities, power dual mirrors and A/C, but her potential is limitless. Originally, the car was painted grey with a grey interior. In its life, its been painted a dark grey, then midnight blue, then a darker blue, then the color faded.
The list of things needed is somewhat long, but all of them aren't impossible to replace, find or update.
- Updated suspension pieces
- New headlamps
- new tail lights
- 5 bolt wheel conversion
- Paint
- Fuel pump
- Window tint
Stronger.
Faster.
Mine.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Breaking it down by the numbers pt. 2
It's somewhat uncharacteristic of me to actually think things out. I second guessed every car I have ever owned since the Cavalier and I can say with confidence that I won't have that issue with Joe's Mustang. I had an idea of what the Mustang should look like and how it should perform and also have car parts catalogs at my disposal online. I looked and am impressed with what I want to do.
Sally, my old 2001 'vert handled like she was on rails. Power up the wazzu, looks that stopped traffic, I remember getting thumbs up from other Stang owners and felt so accepted as part of a clique of fellow drivers who got the whole ideal Mustang conveys. I am foolish to think I will recapture the spirit of Sally, but I can do it in Roxie (Joe nicknamed his Mustang Roxie).
The Fox body Mustangs produced from 1979 to 1993 had the same suspension shared by the Ford Falcon and remained unchanged until 2005's redesign. Updates to the design are available in the aftermarket for reasonable prices. The Fox frame also gave the wheels 4 bolts instead of the standard 5 bolts on American wheels. There are conversion kits on the market that make the car a little more standard than stock. For just the two conversions, I am looking at around $2000 in upgrades to the cars suspension, no to mention the new wheels I will need.
Then it needs a new fuel pump. I'll just let the dealer take care of that one.
Basically, once IM done with her, she will corner like she's on rails, stop on a dime properly and look the part of a iconic symbol of freedom in driving.
Sally, my old 2001 'vert handled like she was on rails. Power up the wazzu, looks that stopped traffic, I remember getting thumbs up from other Stang owners and felt so accepted as part of a clique of fellow drivers who got the whole ideal Mustang conveys. I am foolish to think I will recapture the spirit of Sally, but I can do it in Roxie (Joe nicknamed his Mustang Roxie).
The Fox body Mustangs produced from 1979 to 1993 had the same suspension shared by the Ford Falcon and remained unchanged until 2005's redesign. Updates to the design are available in the aftermarket for reasonable prices. The Fox frame also gave the wheels 4 bolts instead of the standard 5 bolts on American wheels. There are conversion kits on the market that make the car a little more standard than stock. For just the two conversions, I am looking at around $2000 in upgrades to the cars suspension, no to mention the new wheels I will need.
Then it needs a new fuel pump. I'll just let the dealer take care of that one.
Basically, once IM done with her, she will corner like she's on rails, stop on a dime properly and look the part of a iconic symbol of freedom in driving.
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