Pre Turkey Day Fabrication

Hey sorry not many posts I'm still working on the trebuchet and its coming along ok. IM shooting for a test firing Saturday but I still don't know. I have run into a lot of unforeseen problems but I'm working them out. Like I wasn't going to be able to freeze the axle and I need to reduce the size so it can fit in the bearing. Well I don't have a lathe so out comes the grinder and I just rotated the axle until it fit. I went a little far but its no so small that it will cause a problem. I did make one mistake on the arm I drilled a hole out bigger than I needed and it is making the counter weight a little wobbly but I can still manage that. I still have to make a few more things, drill the axle for the bearing holders, mount the axle, make a trigger, make a tie down string and make a pouch for the tennis ball we will be throwing. That's not much to do its all pretty simple.

I love this time of year because instead of going outside and smelling smog, you can go outside and smell food. I'm not kidding when I walk down the block all I smell is cake and what seems to be sweet potatoes. I just gotta clean up my room before company comes over I got parts and screws and stuff everywhere. Well off to clean for me have a happy turkey day.

Random Friday

Well I did post since last Friday but I retracted my statements because I was not fully informed. Anyways not much been going on. Battling in physics and I do believe I will have one of the best tribuche at the physics competition. Most are going to be made out of wood boards glues together, Mine is equipped with an aluminum arm to save weight and rolls on double ball bearing roller bearings to cut down on friction. Yeah I'm going overboard but its fun and I need something to do and I like designing and making stuff. I think it will work and I'm hoping it will throw the tennis ball pretty far.

My myspace page sits idle. I still think that the most fun is actually making it. I photoshopped a background for it and tossed some colors on it and BAM one instant myspace page. But thing is I really cant find much else to do with it. I don't really have many pictures and not too much I would really change on it. Its best viewed in 1280 x 1024 so you can see the whole picture ( I have a 23" monitor breaking my desk that's why such a high resolution).

I have come to realize I have too many hobbies. I play cards, I'm trying to learn to play the organ for church, work on cars, collect DVD's, build and modify computers, repair computers, and I'm sure some other ones I just forgot. Man I need to pick a few and go with those.

So yeah today sort of random and ill get back to posting more often I got a lot of stuff on my mind but I just have to sort out how I want to write it. Stay tuned its sure to get interesting.

What Type of Pokem.... err Soul Are You?

You Are a Prophet Soul

You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone. Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people. Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run. No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way. You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle. Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people's feelings. A seeker of wisdom, you are a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning. You are a great thinker and communicator, but not necessarily a doer. Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz.....

Ugh so sleepy and must go to class I would fall asleep in my car but I don't think I will wake up in time for class. I usually sleep in the hallway in the chairs outside the room but people keep thinking I'm dead asking me am I alive (no I'm not joking) so I stopped that. What better way to stay awake at school than to blog!!! Ok well I'm sure there are more entertaining things to do but what the heck I got time. Hey how about that election though? Senate and House both democrats now I was amazed they pulled it off. But the killer was Rumsfeld (SP?) resigning.... And they say it has nothing to do with how the election went .... yeah ....right.

This weekend I will be building a tribuchet for physics class for a group project. Bad news my "partners" built their own so I will be doing my project alone. So what is there to do when you have to make your own group within a group? SMASH the other people and leave them looking sad when they loose!! So it will be Tom VS. Team Physics 2 weeks from now. I just need some camouflage contact paper so I can decorate it and write "Army of One" on it when I'm competing throwing the tennis ball. I am going to enjoy this .... MUHAHAHAHAH! Wish me luck.

Make Your Mark

Yeah its election day time to get out there and pick who your going to let run your state and courts for the next 4 years. Yes I know its raining but VOTE ANYWAY!!! I managed to get a chance to vote during lunch at work which is a good thing because I didn't know if I was going to make it in time after coming from school. But one thing I wish we could vote on, road improvements. One really nice piece of stupidity is the new islands in the middle of Livernois near 8 mile. I'm not sure how far this horrendous piece of road design stretches because I refuse to drive on that street any more. The street was all ready too small and now its smaller and you cant turn where you need to. I want to see a plow truck try to turn in the holes that not ever a Geo Metro could turn easily in. I was praying the whole time I was swinging my extended cab f-150 around in on that I would not have to stop and back up to make it. Put that on the ballot please, and use a artist rendering of what its supposed to look like. I'm sure everyone would have squashed that and it would have saved the DOT some money. And heaven knows this state needs that.

Battle of The Baby Shower!

Went to the baby shower and well I can say it was pretty interesting. Kristen was right when she said you play a lot of games..... Which I lost. I don't get to watch too much TV so I failed at the "Name the TV Shows Kids" game. I don't know anything about babies so I failed at the "Baby Word Scramble" game (what the heck is colic anyway??) really badly. I failed at the "Baby Word Search" game just because I'm not good at timed word searches. Then there was the "Forbidden Word" game. That was was pretty interesting because you couldn't say certain words and if you did you had these toothpicks and you had to give one to who ever caught you once you were out of toothpicks you are out of the game. I lost that one only because I had to leave early because it was my sister b-day and I wanted to get there for that. But hey I can say I won one thing! I was the first person there so I won the door prize. HA! Take that ladies!!! But it was pretty interesting and it was fun too. No I don't plan on crashing everyone's baby shower. Oh yeah and for the record I wrapped the gifts in newspaper ... Felt more manly that way.

Fly Tom FLY!!!

Ok so I have been running all over the town doing errands since my jeep is down and I borrowed my parents truck. I thought well I better plan for weekend after next since my parents are renewing their vows next weekend and I wont be able to do much. So I grab my friends baby shower invitation and I check out what time its going to start when something catches my eye. Hmmmm that's strange it says November 4, 2006 ..... Isn't that today. Well yeah it is, and I cant believe it is today its my sisters b-day too so I'll have to run all over to go to both. So I picked up the drinks for my parents thing, got my sister a card, went shopping for gifts for the shower ( which is a blog ill post later ... I have no idea about this stuff), got my sister a cake made, came back did laundry, and am now taking a small break before running out again. Well I had a lawn to do today too but I wont get a chance so ill take care of that tomorrow. Well back to the grindstone stay tuned for the later blog entitled: "What is a breast pad..ECT" later folks.

Whats a Breast Pad???

Ok so I'm shopping for baby shower gifts and I'm looking through the baby isles. Not only am I lost people keep asking me questions and I absolutely have no clue. I wanted to get her something for her and something for the baby so I'm looking down the list. Breast pad is one of the things that was on there but I was like ok why do you want a wonder bra accessory for a baby shower? After asking around I found the correct use of the pad and yeah I feel stupid. But hey I have no experience with baby's. When I had to babysit my infant niece she always wore cloth diapers. Well I have no idea how to fold a diaper so lucky thing I had the internet. Nothing like looking at a screen and then looking at the baby and trying to fold the thing while she's kicking. I don't even like to hold babies they are just to wiggly and it feels like I'm going to either drop it or break it some how and you have to hold the head and stuff.... I wont even comment on the hand and arms poking from my sister stomach while she was carrying my niece. So if you ever ask me to hold your infant I think ill have to most gracefully decline....