Things I Learned Today

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76) 09/05/2016 at 00:14 • Filed to: None

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1. I am terrible at golf

I went and hit a bucket of balls with my family at the driving range. I did manage to hit a ball about 140 yds with a 7 iron, unfortunately it was at about a 30-35 degree angle to the direction I was trying to hit it. I whiffed an awful lot and most went a whole lotta’ nowhere.

2. The Martian is, in fact, a great movie. But it’s stressful as heck to watch.

3. I saw a 2007 Shelby GT today (Identical to the one above). It looked good, but not good enough to justify the $10k price jump over the regular GT.

4. Our neighbors’ yards look like crap when they mow them , like the blades on their mowers are dull. My dad offered to sharpen the blades if they’d bring the mowers over. He sharpened the guy next door’s yesterday, today the neighbor behind us brought us his. When my dad flipped it over to take the blade off he started laughing, because the blade was on upside down! They’ve been mowing the grass for over a year with the back side of the blade! He sharpened it anyway put it back together correctly, it mows much better now.

5. Boredom is killing me. I still haven’t had an interview anywhere yet. However, I got 2 good leads this past week and have been corresponding with both firms via email. Hopefully I’ll have interviews with both this coming week.

6. NARCOS is great. Why didn’t any of y’all tell me? I love that Netflix is making shows in other languages. I’ve also watched a bit of A Very Secret Service which is in French, which makes me miss my French friends a bit, but in a good way. It’s nice that we’ve stopped pretending that all those other languages are just English with an accent.

7. OPPO is still great, and so is LaLD. I’ve got to finish photographing my Porsche 956L for LaLD, and I still haven’t DLM’d a HAWL from several weeks ago... because I’ve been busy trying to resolve #5.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2016 at 00:19

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You liked watching Matt Damon talk about potatoes for two hours?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 09/05/2016 at 00:23

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Yes!

(then again I’m weird like that)

Nick Has an Exocet > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2016 at 00:32

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I saw The Martian with the folks from my company (all aerospace engineers). It was pretty fantastic. Finally a space movie that they won’t bitch about ;)

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Nick Has an Exocet 09/05/2016 at 00:37

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Exactly why I enjoyed it so much. Andy Weir did the research to make a true “hard” sci-fi story.

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2016 at 00:45

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Don’t worry GT brother, I suck more at golf. My swing is trash, plus my arm hurt for half a week.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/05/2016 at 00:51

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Swinging and missing the ball is downright depressing, I did that far too many times today.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2016 at 00:52

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Matt Damon doesn’t try to kill the crew this time in space.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 09/05/2016 at 00:56

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I love the brutality of that docking scene, it’s just pure chaos.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2016 at 01:13

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The soundtrack is what makes that scene.

wiffleballtony > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2016 at 02:01

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1. It’s the only sport that’s essentially impossible to master. Which is why I think it’s addicting.

2. True.