"The client decided to go with another candidate"
In other words: "We aren't going to hire you"
Damn
Well, at least that means I'm not going to China for the holidays....
Any of you ever been denied for a job you were counting on?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Weekend Update
First - Gypsy Picnic
It kind of sucked.
The event was planned around hosting 1000 visitors, but I can estimate that there were well over 10000 attendees over the course of the day, and easily over 1000 at the event at any one time.
This resulted in long lines, lots of annoyed hungry people, and loud angry children.
Girlfriend sitting next to the river drinking some Paulaner:
Just a shot of the crowd toward sunset from one of the many funnel cake stands:
A similar shot earlier in the evening:
BEER:
Y'all ever been to a sausage fest as awesome as this one?
It kind of sucked.
The event was planned around hosting 1000 visitors, but I can estimate that there were well over 10000 attendees over the course of the day, and easily over 1000 at the event at any one time.
This resulted in long lines, lots of annoyed hungry people, and loud angry children.
My dog was seriously about to explode if he saw any more dogs so we ended up leaving pretty soon after we arrived, unfortunately without getting any food.
My sister's car made it on the news that night! The lady was talking about the Gypsy Picnic and was in the middle of saying "the traffic was terrible" right as they flashed a short one-second video of my sister and her boyfriend in her car stuck in traffic outside of the venue:
Yep that's them in the blue car there. Can't believe I spotted it in the short clip of it they used!
Second - Wurstfest
It was pretty amazingly awesome.
It was down in New Braunfels, TX, right on the Comal River.
They had somewhat reasonably priced beer and so many different types of sausage I couldn't believe it. Maple sausage, jalapeno sausage, cheddar sausage, pork sausage, beef, turkey, chicken, pork, spicy, sweet, salty, smoked, seared, cured, EVERYTHING!
My favorite was the Wurstkabob, which came with five different types of sausage all on the same stick with a honey butter roll also skewered.
The two German import beers they had were Dunkel, which was a dark, heavy beer, and Paulaner Oktoberfest, which was much lighter and had a sweet, fruity hop flavor.
This meant, of course, that they treated Shiner Bock, arguably my favorite beer, as a DOMESTIC, which is virtually unheard of, despite the distillery and bottling plant being in Texas.
That's right, Shiner Bock cost the same per pitcher as shit like Bud Lite and Miller Light.
Naturally, this lead to multiple pitchers of beer drank and way too much sausage eaten. Which made me incredibly happy, but seriously dehydrated me throughout the rest of the night.
It was worth it.
They had two stages, both with live polka and other traditional German music and lots of dancing, here's one of the stages:
Just a shot of the crowd toward sunset from one of the many funnel cake stands:
A similar shot earlier in the evening:
BEER:
Y'all ever been to a sausage fest as awesome as this one?
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Austin Awesome!
So I remembered what the other event this weekend was that I mentioned I forgot about in my last post: Gypsy Picnic (http://www.gypsypicnic.com/)
It's the largest gathering of food trucks and trailers in Austin (which has food trucks and trailers just about everywhere anyways).
It's FREE to get in and then you can get super cheap samples of the food they make in each of the food trucks. It's in some small park just east of Zilker, right on Lady Bird Lake, which is obviously an outdoor venue so I'm bringin my dog woot!
In other news:
If you have a boat that you need to store for the winter, I hope you've already winterized it!
I just winterized mine after a near-frost last night here in Texas, but I should have done it a long time ago!
For a really complete guide to winterization, you should do some googling, but I'm going to do a quick run-down of a few of the most important steps to winterization.
1. Remove all water from the engine.
This is among the most important steps, if there is water in the coolant lines, your engine can rust from the inside out, or even worse, if the water freezes it can actually crack the engine block itself and then all sorts of horrible things will happen.
2. Fogging oil in the cylinders
As the engine sits for several months at a time unused, the oil in the piston chamber can seep out back into the sump, allowing water to potentially condense on the exposed metal and cause it to rust. Also, if the oil seeps out of the piston chamber, when you start up the engine for the first time in the spring, the piston can scrape against the inside of the engine block and do some serious damage. Read and follow all the directions on the can of fogging oil!
3. Fill the gas tank entirely
I'm no chemist but apparently if there is too much gas vapor in the tank, it can re-condense on the inside of the tank and basically turn to a gummy plastic sorta substance that can cause all sorts of harm if it gets sucked into the engine. Apparently you don't need to use one of those fuel stabilizers if you just fill up the tank all the way, but I don't see why using some of that stuff would hurt.
Anyway, if you have a metal gas tank, water vapor could condense on the inside of the tank and cause it to rust if there isn't enough gas, which is never fun for anyone.
4. Cover the boat
Again, this is a water precaution. If it rains or snows or sleets or whatever into the boat, and then liquid water freezes, it can do some serious damage. All the water drains to the bilge, and if your bilge is full of water and then it freezes, there is the possibility (however unlikely) that it could go so far as to split your boat in half. Water expands when it freezes, and any cracks or crevices it's in could turn in to gaps and holes by spring if you don't cover your boat.
So there you have it. This is some of the more important maintenance you should do before storing your boat, but don't forget to do things like change the oil, regrease bearings (steering, outdrive hinge, prop, etc), and maintain the exterior of the engine as well. WD40 seems to work well for keeping the outside of my engine clean and rust-free, but it can sometimes collect dust, and there are products designed specifically to endure the heat, vibration, and corrosive liquids that a marine engine will encounter better than WD40 can handle.
It's the largest gathering of food trucks and trailers in Austin (which has food trucks and trailers just about everywhere anyways).
It's FREE to get in and then you can get super cheap samples of the food they make in each of the food trucks. It's in some small park just east of Zilker, right on Lady Bird Lake, which is obviously an outdoor venue so I'm bringin my dog woot!
In other news:
If you have a boat that you need to store for the winter, I hope you've already winterized it!
I just winterized mine after a near-frost last night here in Texas, but I should have done it a long time ago!
For a really complete guide to winterization, you should do some googling, but I'm going to do a quick run-down of a few of the most important steps to winterization.
1. Remove all water from the engine.
This is among the most important steps, if there is water in the coolant lines, your engine can rust from the inside out, or even worse, if the water freezes it can actually crack the engine block itself and then all sorts of horrible things will happen.
2. Fogging oil in the cylinders
As the engine sits for several months at a time unused, the oil in the piston chamber can seep out back into the sump, allowing water to potentially condense on the exposed metal and cause it to rust. Also, if the oil seeps out of the piston chamber, when you start up the engine for the first time in the spring, the piston can scrape against the inside of the engine block and do some serious damage. Read and follow all the directions on the can of fogging oil!
3. Fill the gas tank entirely
I'm no chemist but apparently if there is too much gas vapor in the tank, it can re-condense on the inside of the tank and basically turn to a gummy plastic sorta substance that can cause all sorts of harm if it gets sucked into the engine. Apparently you don't need to use one of those fuel stabilizers if you just fill up the tank all the way, but I don't see why using some of that stuff would hurt.
Anyway, if you have a metal gas tank, water vapor could condense on the inside of the tank and cause it to rust if there isn't enough gas, which is never fun for anyone.
4. Cover the boat
Again, this is a water precaution. If it rains or snows or sleets or whatever into the boat, and then liquid water freezes, it can do some serious damage. All the water drains to the bilge, and if your bilge is full of water and then it freezes, there is the possibility (however unlikely) that it could go so far as to split your boat in half. Water expands when it freezes, and any cracks or crevices it's in could turn in to gaps and holes by spring if you don't cover your boat.
So there you have it. This is some of the more important maintenance you should do before storing your boat, but don't forget to do things like change the oil, regrease bearings (steering, outdrive hinge, prop, etc), and maintain the exterior of the engine as well. WD40 seems to work well for keeping the outside of my engine clean and rust-free, but it can sometimes collect dust, and there are products designed specifically to endure the heat, vibration, and corrosive liquids that a marine engine will encounter better than WD40 can handle.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Upcoming fun in the Austin area!
So I doubt it, but if any of you live in the Austin area and like going to a sausage fest (lol), Wurstfest (http://www.wurstfest.com/) is for you. I'm going for the first this coming up Sunday, and very much looking forward to it. They have imported German beer, local beers, and TONS of local food of the German and Bavarian varieties. Think like 20 different ways of making sausage-on-a-stick kind of German and Bavarian food.
I'm also going to something else this weekend but I can't remember what it is at the moment, I'll post abut it later this evening, possibly after bowling league.
Which I've been OWNING at recently (except for last week, actually).
TWO weeks ago, though, I got my highest score ever in a game of bowling: 149. CRAZY HIGH SCORE I KNOW.
I only posted one pic I think, from the Halloween party I went to as a Hogwartz student, so I'll post a few more now, of some of the other crazy things that showed up.
Banana:
An Ill-Equipped Fireman:
Later on, I remember seeing Dexter, from the eponymous series "Dexter", The Dude, Sexy Police Lady, and even a Double Rainbow, but I was far too drunk at that point to be taking pictures with my fragile cellular telephone.
I'm also going to something else this weekend but I can't remember what it is at the moment, I'll post abut it later this evening, possibly after bowling league.
Which I've been OWNING at recently (except for last week, actually).
TWO weeks ago, though, I got my highest score ever in a game of bowling: 149. CRAZY HIGH SCORE I KNOW.
I only posted one pic I think, from the Halloween party I went to as a Hogwartz student, so I'll post a few more now, of some of the other crazy things that showed up.
Banana:
Dwight Schrute:
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Winter... MOAR LIKE *WIN*ter amirite?
Woke up today and it was FINALLY cold outside. Like low 50's, steady high winds, very cold rain kinda cold (for mid-Texas region that's officially cold).
Anyways it piqued my appetite for skiing so I decided to post these pics of me jumping around in Crested Butte, CO:
Anyways it piqued my appetite for skiing so I decided to post these pics of me jumping around in Crested Butte, CO:
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
MPAA notice?!?
So I tried to get online this morning and this showed up (click to supersize):
Fun stuff, right? So it's got all these threatening sounding phrases like "criminal prosecution" and "Thank you for subscribing to RoadRunner" so I decided to call them and they said something about my wireless network being insecure. <insert hilarious joke about how my router has low self esteem>
After being on the phone with them for a little while they reset everything and I didn't have to click on that link to be able to go to websites! I did go to the website they suggested, http://www.respectcopyrights.org and read the whole thing. Unfortunately, only a very small portion of the website was dedicated to steps on securing one's wireless network, which I think is the primary reason people are sent these sorts of notices in the first place; I mean who would use their own network for something SO illegal, right?
tl;dr
Hopefully Gene Simmons and Lars Ulrich don't come kicking down my door!
I wonder if my decision to merely not to purchase their songs on iTunes is equated with the lost record sales due to piracy in their minds?
Whatever, I know they aren't a part of the MPAA.
Have you ever gotten one of these notices? And did you also just not have your wireless network secured? That seemed to be my only problem, because I highly doubt they've been able to see my network uploading any movies since I secured my network.
After being on the phone with them for a little while they reset everything and I didn't have to click on that link to be able to go to websites! I did go to the website they suggested, http://www.respectcopyrights.org and read the whole thing. Unfortunately, only a very small portion of the website was dedicated to steps on securing one's wireless network, which I think is the primary reason people are sent these sorts of notices in the first place; I mean who would use their own network for something SO illegal, right?
tl;dr
Hopefully Gene Simmons and Lars Ulrich don't come kicking down my door!
I wonder if my decision to merely not to purchase their songs on iTunes is equated with the lost record sales due to piracy in their minds?
Whatever, I know they aren't a part of the MPAA.
Have you ever gotten one of these notices? And did you also just not have your wireless network secured? That seemed to be my only problem, because I highly doubt they've been able to see my network uploading any movies since I secured my network.
Monday, November 1, 2010
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