MexicanDragon

Had a lot posted, but lost it all in a crash. Sigh. I like these, but they're $$$ http://shop.randolphusa.com/randolph/sunglasses-c4.aspx I recommend going to a specialty shop (say Sunglass Hut or even a larger eyewear store) to find something that is going to fit your face shape and size. If you notice those come in 52, 55, and 58mm. I think Dinny has some in a 52, maybe a 55. I'd be a 58mm, easy. I like the bayonet temples for those, or with the Ray-Ban ones, the ones that wrap around completely. The more "typical glasses" ones tend to be balanced WAY forward, and tend to want to slip off (in my experience.) This was pre-Luxottica days, so maybe they're a little different from the Ray-Ban/Bauch&Lomb days, but I haven't looked too hard at those. A much cheaper version of the Randolph ones, but still a long time actual supplier to the military is AO Eyewear. I'm seriously tempted to get some of these this year. Lots of options too. http://shop.aoeyewearonline.com/ Man, I shouldn't look at sunglasses... I shouldn't look at sunglasses. OH! The last time I looked at sunglasses I got some titanium Oakleys for 60 or 70% off at 6pm.com You may want to check there. Actually... I'm going to go check there. Bah. **BRENT** P.S. Congrat on seeing and whatnot. It's kinda nice.

http://slickdeals.net/f/6904683-5-11-tactical-tpt-l2-flashlight-cree-xp-g-led-215-lumen-15-18-tax-fs-free-hat?src=pdw 5.11 Cree 215 lumen light, normally ~55$, on sale for 15.18$ with instructions, and a free hat/free ship as well! **BRENT**

Thanks Nate! No worries re: when it's done. I started early because I knew about it. There is still plenty of time before the event. This year's route is going to be tough. Perhaps someone will get a video of me crying on the side of the road. Brent

A friend bought his wife a CPO'd 2013 328i with the turbo 4. 28k with 17k miles. They love it, and the CPO extends the warranty out quite a bit. **BRENT** Edit: Subaru should have the 2015 WRX out any day now if not already. Short list that... And look into the Focus ST for safety rating. If it's safe, fun works too, no?

So Apple just updated the MBA to Haswell and dropped the price 100$. http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-boosts-macbook-air-processor-cuts-prices-by-100/?ttag=fbwl **BRENT**

Thanks to both of you! I'm looking forward to this even though I just found out my riding buddy bailed due to a scheduling conflict. Now to round up some more people for my distance. **BRENT**

Thanks Dan, I appreciate it! **BRENT**

I have a racing buddy who had a GT-R, Vette, S2k, STi... Now he has a Focus ST and loves it. The guy be bought it from was a friend who had a dealership and has raced BMWs since the 80s, and Porsches, Vettes, 350z/370z, etc. He kinda regrets letting the Focus ST go. The Fiesta ST is also seemingly rather fun. **BRENT**

So there was a Nazi gathering in Chattanooga either yesterday or today. I know someone who went to protest/whatnot. This was probably my favorite thing to come out of it, though... from a little bar I have been known to frequent from time to time called "The Pickle Barrel." One of the bosses took the pic, but it wound up on some NY news outlet. **BRENT**

Have you considered the Cayenne GTS? It's slightly less common (at least around here), but the ones I have seen have been gorgeous. White/Black/Dark grey or silver seem to catch my eye with these. The wilder colors work better with the Cayman and 911 GT3-RS. **BRENT**

Well, with wall mounts and a couch pushed back to the edge of the opposite wall, a 10x10 room (small bedroom size) would put you at around a 9' viewing distance. That is my thinking of "small." **BRENT**

Yeah... The THX guys say you want 94", for sitting 9 ft away. I remember a few years back a friend had a 65 hanging on his wall and it was huge! Now that I got a 60" (it was a steal and a treat to myself for working OT for five months straight, and not having a new TV since 2001), it seems like a good size, but definitely wish I could've gone 70" or so. It's on a long wall, but for viewing distance I'm about 9 ft away. To hit the ideal THX ratio, I'd want to be at 6', where the outer edge of the range almost reaches my viewing distance. Other calculations put it at 1.6x your diagonal size is optimal. 60" is 8 ft. 65" is 8ft 8in. Maybe I should move my couch up. Don't get me wrong... I love my TV and it's a huge upgrade from the 32" CRT that was convex and 4:3... But yeah... When I buy my next TV in 2025 or so, it'll be a 16k 104" whatever-replaces-OLED. **BRENT**

You don't want a 65" 1080p monitor... But for a TV, 65" curved would make a good bedroom/smaller living room set. **BRENT**

I hate you. **BRENT**

Oh sweet baby Jesus, I hope not! At least not the night before I do a long-for-me bike ride. Some other night? (ANY other night), I'm in! I want to say thanks to all of those HCers who've donated to the cause who saw things via email or on Facebook. I still have a ways to go, but I have a great start! **BRENT**

Thanks for posting John. I called you back last week but it went to voicemail. Call me back if you want. I'm going to try to make it... But not sure just yet. I can bring a few things if I do. **BRENT**

Strict rules. My haul Top right was a freebie (Pete Francis - Movie We Are In) that I won from winning a trivia question (Milli Vanilli was the answer) in line. FWIW, they had live music, trivia, give aways, and someone even won an acoustic guitar! It wasn't me (Boooo), but they asked if the dude could play. He said "have a pic?" Then he proceeded to play a nice rendition of some song that I forgot the name of, but definitely was cool. FLips I went back for out of habit, because I score some FLips every RSD I go to (this is my 3rd in 4 years, I think). Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Videogame - Original Videogame Soundtrack The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls (for Grawk) Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea (with "I Hate Myself And I Want To Die" as the B-side) Green Day - Demolicious (cassette) Skrillex - Recess (cassette) Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course (blue vinyl and DVD) Over on the left are the freebies, but the GWAR square is a patch. I need to find something to attach it to. **BRENT** Edit 2: I can't believe I bought cassettes. It's probably been 2 decades or more since I've done that. The Green Day on vinyl was 21$ more, and the CD was 6$ more. Ridiculous. I'm pretty bummed that the CAKE box set is going for over 350$ on ebay right now.

They didn't get CAKE in at all. Can someone try to nab it? Dan, think I can get your Dresden Dolls. **BRENT**

Here's a list of online stores doing discounts for RSD. A lot of 20 or 25%, and some 50% off places. http://modern-vinyl.com/2014/04/14/deal-thread-record-store-day-2014/ **BRENT**

Is the De La Soul a RSD exclusive or RSD first? Oh. Heh. 100 in the country. I'll see what I can do. **BRENT**

I'm going out and I have a friend in Nashville who is going to try to score the CAKE set (limited to 900.) Is there anything anyone wants, you know, just in case I can snag it? (Not every place gets everything.) **BRENT**

I didn't see a thread on this, but I just remembered that it's tomorrow. I NEED the CAKE box set, but there's a lot of other cool stuff too. http://recordstoreday.com Is anyone else going shopping tomorrow? **BRENT**

Riding is silly. You should ship all your bikes to the ginger. **BRENT**

Buy all of them, return what you don't like. **BRENT**

Staying home with the flu again. It seems that I may be in the 1% of people who get insomnia with Tamiflu. I'm at about 6 hours of sleep since Sunday morning, and oddly enough, I don't feel that tired, but I haven't wanted to sleep this badly in years. **BRENT**