Wednesday, November 21, 2012

What;s so hard about doing your damn job?!

It's been a year at my current place of employment. For the most part it's gone well, but (there's always a "but" isn't there....) the last few months it's gone down hill. Really ever since we lost out teamlead. The dude was a bit crude (sense of humor), but the guy was a hell of a teamlead and an awesome worker all around. Of the teamleads on the other shifts, one tries to do a good job, but is the kind of person that manages to push peoples buttons, so nobody likes him and the other guy just doesn't give a damn. Anyways, some shit went down and they cut out lead loose after 9 years of service. Of course no one really knows why. I thought it was bullshit, but what can I do? Anyways, his replacement is a decent worker, but certainlly not teamlead material. I'm not gonna air out my dirty laundry about this person. After all it's not important to the subject of the post. Working with two other shifts is nothing but a pain in the ass! The previous shift does only what they have to (and sometimes less), and the following shift bitches about what they come into. I'm ready to go back to employment with a single shift. The only thing I'll miss about the current place is the optical and dental insurance. I get a fresh chunk of coverage at the first of the year, so I'm gonna see the dentist and optometrist after we come back from the christmas/new year shut down, get some work done and then I'M GETTING THE HELL OUT OF THERE!!!! I can honestly say that I throw down harder than anyone else. Bar none. I've had it with the bitching, whining, and complaining (I'm a bit guilty about doing some of that....) We're grown-ups here! You know what you need to do. JUST DO YOUR FUCKING JOB AND SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!


On a lighter note, I made it to a couple of events with the new toy and had a blast! I made a few changes to the front suspension after the charity autocross in the last post (springs/shocks/perf. alignment) and it was a completely different animal. Lots of grip and almost no pushing. Weight transfer was controlled and minimal. However the rear was crap. The worst of it was severe brake hop, that on the last run was so bad it popped the tailgate of the hinges and my water bottle out of the cup holder.
Video here

Pic from the most recent event:
 




Plans for over the winter include a new box, bumper/grille, paint, and a 3-link for the rear.


That out of the way. Time for some catgirl stuff. I feel I should state that I don't own any of these images, as I have no artistic talent whatsoever. I grab all of them from a couple of places of the web.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Where does the time go?......

It's been a while, hasn't it? I still employed and due to turnover, I've the highest seniority on third shift. I've been an employee since late Feb!
Still haven't had ANY sucess in finding a wind turbine tech job......... And the rust-belt life the 'Bu led has cost it its life. After a long battle this spring, a bunch of issues along with the baddly rusted frame rails, it was time to move on. A 2000 GMC Sonoma ZQ8 is the new toy, of course using the engine, trans, and other parts from the 'Bu. I made it to a charity autocross and drag day @ US131 for its first time out. The drag racing was fun as it was the first time I've ever been down a strip. My best time was a 14.44, with a terrible 60' time because it was so hard to launch the truck without spinning the tire and /or encountering wheelhop.
Anyways video follows....
Autocross runs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3cQXdEqpDQ&feature=share&list=UUIlTN3R4S7ko99p9ogIZa1Q
Drag racing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwqiHBHh1RI&feature=share&list=UUIlTN3R4S7ko99p9ogIZa1Q

Here's a shot of Akuma (its name.....) from the autocross















I'm hoping to hit a drift event yet this year and am looking forward to that. I need to do something with the rear suspension, but am unsure at this time what I want to do. Anyways, I guess it's time for some catgirl action......



Friday, June 29, 2012

Jesus..... What the hell?

April was my last post? Really? Wow, fuck me runnin'. It seems like yesterday. Sort of.... Anyways, My army of perfect little plastic women has been exploding in numbers as of late. I have the three large shelves filled, even the top of my dresser is full and there are probably more than ten on order. Curse you, Japan, for making so many cool figures that I can't live without. I'm lying if you hadn't guessed...... 
After a long and frustrating pre-season, I'm yanking the plug on the 'Bu. It's going to be replaced with a 2000 GMC Sonoma ZQ8 stepside. I'll be re-using the engine, trans and a bunch of other bit from the 'Bu. Kinda excited about it. Autocrossing, drfiting, and track days with an 81 4-door malibu was baller, doing the same things with a compact truck is just gangster.
I got tired of bummin trucks off friends and family to haul my stuff, so I ponied up some cash and bought a 92 GMC Rally van G30 with a 454. The thing is ENORMOUS! It's one of those 15 pass church bus van. I call it Levi, short for Leviathan. By the way, Big blocks rule........
GM is going on shut-down next week, so I have a weeks vacation. Fucking awesome. I'll be spending most of it working on the Sonoma. Boring ass post, but other than the change in toys, nothing has changed in my existence. Once the Sonoma (I really need to come up with a name for it....)build gets going at full steam, I'll post up more frequently(implies anyone actually reads this....).

So there you have it. And now, you guessed it.







And for good measure, a shop'd 3D catgirl...



Sunday, April 8, 2012

Long time no see, eh?

Damn, Jan 14th was my last post eh? To catch up on the unimportant stuff, I'm working receiving currently. Which is WAY better than line driving. And I'm now formally a Dakkota employee! So many people who sarted with or before me are gone now. Other than our team leader, I have to most senority on my shift..... I'll be getting my "paper" from school in May and have even had an interview! I should know in a week or two if I get to move on to the next phase.

The 'Bu is ready for battle, save for a clutch. I made some pretty radical upgrades this winter that I think will make the car quite a bit better. Out back I went down 50 lbs in spring weightand installed an Auburn Pro Series posi in place of the mini-spool. Up front I installed 1" longer ball joints upper and lower to improve the dreaded G-body camber curve, followed by a performance alignment, and added brake cooling scoops to help at track days. No more finishing at the back of the pack for this cat!

I've been thinking a lot about where the catgirl obssession came from. The earliest thing I can remember is Usagi-chan de Cue!, a 3 episode OVA chock full of jiggly breats, panty flashes, and a pretty good fight scene between a catgirls and a bunnygirl. The catgirl, Koshka, is one of the hottest catgirls to appear in anime. Definately a top three spot. The next step happened when, while searching the 'net for figures, I probably happened upon a catgirl figure (at this time I can't remember which one....) and as they say, the rest is history.
Koshka:

Hard to believe, but she almost looks hotter in the anime.....

Not that it really matters when the obssession started. The important thing is that it did. I've been hammering out some ideas for the Comipo! blog, but it takes me a while to figure out how I want to layout the frames and then there's the time to do it. That's all for now. He're the cats!:








Saturday, January 14, 2012

Livin' the third shift life.......

I've been back at work for 3 months now and, except for the first 2 or 3 weeks, I've been on third shift, or overnights if you will. It's been a difficult chage. The biggest issue has been sleeping. Today, I had the second consecutive day of decent sleep since I started this shift! I actually feel like I might be able to do this after all. Working the 3rd shift isn't all that hard, it's living the 3rd shift lifestyle that sucks. You're up when everybody else is asleep. The good thing about that is when you go to the store, it's like a ghost town in there. No standing in line! Days off, during the winter, you freeze your arse off at night and sleep when the furnce is running. The upside will be in the summer. I'll be sleeping when the A/C is cranked during the day and working in the cool of night. Over all, it's kinda boring at night on days off. Like I said everybody's asleep, I really can't go out to the barn and work on stuff, because what if something goes wrong? It's not like anybody's around to help..... And then there's race season next summer. A lot of the events are on sunday. I start my work week sunday nights at 9:30........ Which means I either take monday off or go to work having been up for better than 24 hours. I guess it'll depend on how much vacation/personal time I've acrued by then.
I finished my last wind turbine tech class, getting a 3.5 for grade. This means all my grades were 3.5 or higher for the program. My overall GPA is 3.75. Even though I'm back to work locally, I'm still going to start job hunting for a windsmith job. I'm making pretty good coin, but a windsmith job will pay way better.
Enough of that crap, he're the cats!