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Doth mine eyes deceive me?

Lo! A new car of the week! So, it has only been a month (or two...ok, three) since I had a new COTW. Why the 350Z? It doesn't matter why, I just like them. :-P

The picture I used came from the Fikse site, which has many other very nice pictures of cars with exceedingly expensive wheels. I particularly like the Christmas-tree-hauling Mercedes. :-D

Reise, Reise update

When Rammstein's new cd was initially released, they also listed released dates for other countries. The US and Canada won't get it until November 16th. :-( Why Israel gets it over a month before us, I have no idea. :-P

What's that? More golf?

Yeah, I decided to play again today. Much busier today, unfortunately. I didn't get on right away, so I started around 4:45. While yesterday's 9 took about an hour and 45 minutes, today was around two and a half hours. By the time I was done with the 7th hole, it was really too dark to play anymore. When you can't see the clubhead well enough to tell if it's square when you're addressing the ball, all sorts of things are going to go wrong. It's a shame, too, as I was only one over for those 7 holes, and my game was all-around pretty good. Unfortunately the overseeding process begins next week, so it looks like the course won't be in good shape for the next 3-4 weeks, and by the time it's ready, I won't have time to play after work anymore. :-(

New Rammstein CD

Finally, Rammstein is releasing their new cd Reise, Reise. It's due out on September 27th in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Who knows when it will get here, but this will probably be the first cd I've purchased in a while.

Garbage is releasing a new cd as well (probably next year). That's two cd's I might buy within a year!

More golf

Decided to go play some golf at Ken McDonald this afternoon...$7 to walk for all you could play after 1! Despite not playing much lately, I did ok and shot a 41. I'd say my mental errors were pretty well balanced by some good luck. My biggest mistakes were trying difficult shots around the green - high risk, marginally higher reward. I hit a 30-ft putt though, that was great. Drove the ball fairly well, too. This is where I would normally say something like "I think I need to get out there and play golf more often", but we all know that's not going to happen. That's like saying "I'm going to update caffeineslug.com every day". :-P

Star Wars is looking great

Yeah, I don't post for a solid two weeks, then 3 posts in a day. I know.

Picked up the Star Wars original trilogy from Costco on Tuesday, and finally sat down to watch Episode IV last night. I'm amazed at how good it looks (despite being on a 27" tv using s-video), and it's been forever since I've seen SW in widescreen. Anyway, I'm glad the movies are finally on dvd, and I can't wait to watch the other two.

Time for a new phone

With my phone acting up (outside display going blank, then main display going black) and Teresa's phone being generally beat up, it was time for something new. Ordered two new Nokia 6600's from Amazon last night, so I'll finally have a camera phone, and I like the fact that it can sync with Outlook. $25 AR, so the total price is pretty cheap. They both should be here around the end of next week I think, so that should be fun.

Happy Birthday!

Caffeineslug.com is 2 years old today. :-)

Golfing? what?

Played golf today at Phantom Horse, the course at Pointe South Mountain. I haven't played in...months. Worse, I played softball all summer, and past evidence has shown that softball/baseball swings aren't good for golf swings. Anyway...played pretty bad on the front nine. Lost about 5 balls and shot a 48. The back nine is really short - like just under 2700 yards, versus about 3300 for the front. Almost drove 2 greens in a row on par 4's. Even with a triple on the 18th hole (chunked it in the water), I shot a 41 on the front, and barely broke 90 (89). :-P Hit a decent number of good drives, which was surprising. Lost a lot of shots with my wedges, which was also surprising. Pulled a few full shots left, didn't pitch the ball very well, etc. Was good to get out there again, however.

Woo for cheap furniture

The battle begins!

Costco Home: opens October 29th.
Pros - it's Costco!!
Cons - probably more expensive than Ikea.

Ikea: Open November 10th.
Pros - Sweeeeeedish. And they have meatballs. :-)
Cons - probably lower-quality furniture than Costco.

Who will take it? Who's cuisine will reign supreme?