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    22 Sep 2011

    When will I realize...
    I've been running for 3 years 6 months and 9 days. I've been 100 pounds lighter* for 2 years 9 months and 3 days. And I still don't feel like this is my body.

    [/musings/self] [permanent link]

    19 Sep 2011

    Updates!
    I realized I haven't updated this section of my blog (that no one reads anyway) in over a year. A lot has happened since then.

    I sent my DeLorean (#6291) to DMC Houston to have the frame replaced. (A quick note to anyone buying a DeLorean from a private owner: Have a mechanic you trust get the car on a lift before you buy it). The guys at DMC found a lot more wrong with the car that had been covered up. After many conversations with Steve Wynne about the car, I decided to cut my losses and sell it for parts. I tried to live the dream, and it turned into a small nightmare.

    It was then that Steve told me about a DeLorean they had just taken in from an owner in Indiana. This DeLorean was a month older than mine (built in October of 81) and had the grey interior and 5-speed manual transmission just like mine. Everything was in great condition and it only had about 9,900 miles on it. He offered me a trade-in value for my car, far more than I thought it would be given its condition.

    After some deliberation I decided if I didn't take it, I'd never have the car and my childhood dream would be dead. I agreed to the trade-in and then I began working with James Espy about all of the details of the purchase. I continued working with Steve in regard to the work being done on the car.

    They replaced the leather on the seats. While the original leather was not cracked, it was almost 30 years old and a bit dry. They replaced the headliners and the radio, and performed a full maintenance on it. They even took it to some local car shows.

    When I took delivery of the car in early September, it had just over 10,000 miles on it.

    After a year of owning the vehicle, I've put about 1000 miles on it. And I've enjoyed every one of them.

    DMC-12 at DMC Houston DMC-12 door open at 80's Night Party DMC-12 door open night time wooded area
    DMC-12 doors closed night time wooded area DMC-12 doors open front view DMC-12 doors open rear view

    [/dmc] [permanent link]

    15 Sep 2011

    The Big 4: Metallica Setlist

    • Creeping Death
    • For Whom the Bell Tolls
    • Fuel
    • Ride the Lightning
    • Fade to Black
    • Cyanide
    • All Nightmare Long
    • Sad But True
    • Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
    • Orion
    • One
    • Master of Puppets
    • Blackened
    • Nothing Else Matters
    • Enter Sandman
    • ---
    • Overkill (with Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer)
    • Battery
    • Seek and Destroy

    [/musings] [permanent link]

    The Big 4: Megadeth Setlist

    • Trust
    • Hangar 18
    • She-Wolf
    • Public Enemy #1
    • Head Crusher
    • A Tout Le Monde
    • Sweating Bullets
    • Symphony of Destruction
    • Peace Sells
    • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

    [/musings] [permanent link]