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That begs the question, Why?

I remember seeing a person's house in Arkansas whose driveway literally sloped up like a rollercoaster climb. The car was almost vertical; no joke.
 
I remember seeing a person's house in Arkansas whose driveway literally sloped up like a rollercoaster climb. The car was almost vertical; no joke.

My folks house sits on a ridiculous slope along the peak of the Hills in Berkeley overlooking the Bay Area. Fortunately, their garage entrance is at the top of the house, rather than the bottom, so the driveway is quite normal... except for the fact that it is above their three-story house... which means a long walk down. When I was a teenager I tried to talk them into letting me put in a firepole from the garage down to the yard, tried being the operative word here. :D

While it means lots of stairs, and a huge landscaping challenge, one nice thing is you get an incredible view... and a walkout basement. 👍
 
I've never seen [retard voice]Matt Damon[/retard voice], but I'd take camera shake over vibrating ants anyday in a movie... Just because a director wanted it that way doesn't make it right.
 
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£30 from HMV
 
bought another beater car today. 1999 Civic EX, stock other than the suspension. Will be nice to have a daily that I don't give a **** about, when I had my BMW I was always worried about it getting dented and what not. Plus this one matches my Type R :)

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Stuff my mom bought for me(Christmas Wish List) in order of cheapest to most expensive.

World of Warcraft PC Game BLIZZARD - Trial Edition - Free:
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D&S Cables 3T8-B Black Type 8" Cable Tie - $4.99:
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RiDATA Lightning 4GB Secure Digital (SD) - $7.99:
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SONY Blu-Ray Disc Remote Control(PS3) - $19.99:
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ASUS AH3450/HTP/256M Radeon HD 3450(AGP graphics card) - $44.99:
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SUPER TALENT (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 - $46.99:
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2 SONY DUALSHOCK3 Wireless Controllers - $89.98:
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For $232.03 with no tax included on newegg. Can't wait intill I can upgrade this four year old computer to be a least decent with today's games.
 
i purchased one of these.


and if you dont believe me, you have a good reason to, because i didnt prchase it.

i just purchased the TopGear Episode with it in it.

hehe
 

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It looks nice. I'm guessing it's a manual?

yep, it's a manual. Not going to lie, I kind of miss my automatic bimmer, was nice not to have to worry about shifting but I did get tired of slamming my left foot into the floor thinking there was a clutch there every time I stepped into it. :) Manual is just more fun to drive though and I'll get even better gas mileage so I'll take it.

Your "beater" has a flawless looking body, at least the paint is.

No fair.

the paint is in amazing condition, there are some very tiny dents here and there but nothing out of the ordinary for a 10 year old car. Overall great condition. I just cleaned the hell out of it today and it smells minty fresh. Or Vanillaroma fresh at least.
 
Some new studio lighting equipment arrived for me today. The kit contains:

3x Pro 160Di flash heads
3x light stands
2x translucent white umbrellas
1x reflective silver umbrella
1x heavy duty case
1x radio trigger flash
3x PC sync cables
1x Modelling lamp


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Now i just have to wait till I get home from work so I can play with it :drool:
 
Some new studio lighting equipment arrived for me today. The kit contains:

3x Pro 160Di flash heads
3x light stands
2x translucent white umbrellas
1x reflective silver umbrella
1x heavy duty case
1x radio trigger flash
3x PC sync cables
1x Modelling lamp


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Now i just have to wait till I get home from work so I can play with it :drool:

Models sold separately? :(
 
Paying for "models" is illegal. At least around here. ;)

Nice bit o' kit, Syntax error. 👍
 
That looks awesome. Did you actually buy it from someone or did you make it yourself?

The block arrived from a good friend who had little use for it, and the blasting/coating was done by another who used it to drum up business for his powdercoating company. :D

The wine even arrived as a present... But I still had to go pick the finished block up from 100 miles away.
 
Realizing that the DeepDiscount.com 25% off Blu-Ray sale ended Sunday I hurriedly placed my order for these on Saturday night. Got all three for $76 after tax.

Planet Earth Blu-Ray
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Polar Express 3-D Blu-Ray
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Now, can someone please explain to me why it took years for the distributors to realize that four pairs of $0.50 paper 3-D glasses with the 3-D version of a film will easily get an extra $5-$10 out of people? I was saying it ever since I saw Polar Express on 3-D IMAX the first time.

Rush - The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits (1974-1987)
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This wasn't included in the sale but it was $3 cheaper than the next cheapest price I could find. The only song it is missing, that I wanted, is YYZ, which I bought off of iTunes.

Now when I am not listening to my Ayn Rand audiobooks I can listen to music inspired by Ayn Rand. 👍 That and they rock.
 
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