Dry Dock...again

Sad times ahead for the Pearl, folks.  Last night as I was going to work, she started to rattle somethin' fierce.  I took her to the mechanic this morning, and learned that the supercharger is on its way out, and several other repairs to the pulleys and something called a harmonic hammer (I think) needed fixing.

Fortunately, superchargers are not quite as expensive as I had thought they would be, and most likely I'll be able to get one for less than half the price I thought I'd have to pay, with a 36 month warranty.

In any case...I was thinking for a little while of posting up flyers like "Save the Pearl!  Help the captain find a '94 Buick Park Ave. Ultra supercharger for less than $2500"

It would be pretty pointless at this point, though, since I found one for a fraction of the price.  Maybe I'll make a flyer and post it up just for fun, anyway........

Notable Quote

You have to realize, this is right after Scott really let loose a doozie of a stinker.......

YOU HAVE TO BE MATURE, MARK!!

I can't...! haha, I can't!

(Scott and Mark)

Notable Quote

"If I wasn't dizzy, I'd show you some mad moves on this chair."

(co-worker James on swivel chair early Saturday morning)

Test time!

I have two tests at the end of the week.  This could be stressful, but I have decided instead to write a blog post about it and leave all of my stress there.  I hope you enjoyed reading about my stress that I am not going to carry with me anymore now that I've written it up and posted it on the interwebs.

I wish it really were just that easy.........

Rock out...

....to a rocket liftoff. This is the video posted by SpaceX, a privately owned company that recently sent their first rocket successfully into orbit. This is the first privately owned rocket to be sent to space successfully.

Falcon 1 Flight 4

Think about what implications this has to change the space frontier. Space tourism really may be a possibility within the next 50 years.

Conference time

This time of year is always a good time of year.  While spending eight to ten hours of a weekend in church meetings may seem cumbersome to any schedule, for me it gives me an opportunity to just shove aside everything else in my life for two days and just focus on myself and the kind of person I am now.  I am starting to think that there is no better time than during the conference weekend to do a self evaluation and set resolutions, more so than New Year's day.  It is when we hear the prophet's voice that the truth about life and where we are in the whole scheme of things becomes the clearest.

With that said, I think I'll make a goal to be a bit more frequent and hopefully somewhat more uplifting in my posts online from now on.  Not only will this be a place for fun memories, good jokes, and interesting thoughts, but I will try to include things of deeper meaning if I can do so appropriately.

And I have to admit, I may also be influenced at least a little bit by the fact that I now know my mother reads this....

Funny signs...

Thank you, interwebs.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I did...

I'm pretty sure that these signs are hilarious.