Author: rihahn
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road trip, part the second…
Well, here I am in Bonner Springs Kansas – a town shaped exit off of I-70. We drove ’til 5:30 local before stopping and will be back on the move…
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road trip!
Today zeze traded in the cruiser he had and bought a 2008 jeep liberty. Once he got it home we went out to dinner and afterwards decided to drive it…
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Gary Gygax
Mr. E. Gary Gygax, the gaming world’s version of J.R.R. Tolkien, passed away yesterday. Mr. Gygax was best known for creating “Dungeons and Dragons”, the progenitor of nearly every fantasy…
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The iGod is happy…
Yes… As of last night I too am a happy little pod-person. I finally broke down and joined the teeming masses by purchasing my very own iPhone; the 16 gig…
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Nature abhors a vacuum…
The refurbished Dyson DC07 I ordered from Dyson a week or so ago arrived here via FedAxe this evening and, thankfully, even though the box was mangled beyond belief the…
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Kids…
Very, very occasionally I click the little link up there that says “manage friends” just to see who lists this rambling collection of words as something they look at on…
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Falling off the wagon…
Hi, my name is Rihahn and I’ve been WoW free for six months… I’ve played a lot of MMOs… A *lot* of MMOs. I’d say they are my favorite form of…
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Where I work…
People often ask me, “What’s it like working in the games industry?” Well, it’s kinda crazy some times, kinda silly some times, and kinda frustrating sometimes… Hmm… Let’s start at…
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WarWagon expenditures to date
Cost Table Initial Purchase $2000 Taxes and Title $150 Fan Clutch $75 Battery $75 Initial JeePerformance Check $75 First Emissions Check $15 AIR System (JeePerformance) $300 Valve Seals and Misc…
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WarWagon – The Emissions Saga, the final chapter…
I got over to the DMV at precisely 7am this morning, went inside, got ticket number 101, and commenced waiting for a few minutes while they got things together. Eventually…
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WarWagon – The Emissions Saga, part three
Charlie down at JeePerformance got the valve seals installed into the WarWagon today and I went down there at about 3:30 to pick it up and have another go at…
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WarWagon, the continuing saga…
As previously posted I had to put a “Thermactor” (smog pump) into the WarWagon to pass the emissions test… Wednesday that was accomplished by the great guys at JeePerformance but due…
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Congratulations on another trip around the sun…
2008… Seems amazingly like 2007 don’t you think? I spent the night at home, watching old Twilight Zone episodes ’til about 1am before calling it. Only 1806 days left till…
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Another year down…
As I’m unable to sleep due to the flu I seem to have contracted I guess I should post a bit… This holiday season I got myself a new laptop to…
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The obligatory update…
I’ve been working on more electronic voting testing… The place where I work is one of the four NIST accredited testing labs in the U.S. that can certify voting software/equipment,…
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Giving thanks…
Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Zeze and I had roast turkey, honey baked ham, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob. All in all it was a damn fine…
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Beep Beep, I’m a Jeep…
As of this morning I am the proud owner of a 1976 Jeep Cherokee Chief which I have affectionately named the “WarWagon” due to it’s appearance – which is something…
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Still breathing…
I’ve been nose-to-grindstone working on some electronic voting stuff… Please stay tuned.
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Horizons…
Well, little Kaeliss was reborn today. He was far to common looking in all red and I decided that he should be part of the warrior caste of the Dragons…