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Yesterday I Learned

Yesterday I learned that when my 2001 Ford Mustang is running, the key fob is disabled and will not let you lock or more importantly unlock the car doors. I started up the car in order to warm up the cabin, took the key fob off my keyring, and then locked the door behind me. I was only going to be a few car lengths away from it but I didn’t want anyone hopping in it and stealing it. This turned out to be a huge mistake. One call to AAA and 45 minutes of car idling later, they showed up to jimmy a door open for me so I could turn it off. :(

Interestingly my dad’s Ford Explorer, which is only a few years newer than my car and shares many common Ford parts, doesn’t do the same thing. It’s key fob works perfectly fine with the engine running. Hmm.

New Computer Table From IKEA

Among the many things I bought from IKEA over the weekend was a new computer table. With some help from my dad who dropped by this evening, we assembled it and moved over my monitors and stuff. I think it looks quite good and it’s very sturdy. :)

Next up is a proper mouse pad to avoid wearing out the table (using a sheet of printer paper meanwhile) and a proper computer chair, probably a Herman Miller Aeron or something.

Go Kart Racing In Budapest

I was in Budapest last week for the Automattic company meetup and during that meetup a bunch of us went out go karting. I took my GoPro HD Hero 1 with me and mounted it onto my go kart using a suction cup. The videos turned out pretty cool (although lighting was an issue) so I thought I’d post two of them here. :)

The Opening Race

I had gone to this place a few days before so I already knew the track and the karts but most of the people I was racing against where new to the track and karts, hence the speed differences.

The Championship Race

The people who posted the top 7 best lap times were put into a starting grid and had a final race off. The track’s narrow width made it nearly impossible to pass but it was still quite fun!

The final lap (starting at about 8:20) was a victory lap which is why I was goofing around and trying to powerslide. :)

2001 Ford Mustang GT

After two months of driving a beater in order to get good at driving stick and better at driving in general, I’ve moved on to a significantly better car — a 2001 Ford Mustang GT. I picked it up last Saturday night and it has a 260 horsepower V8 with a 5 speed stick shift. It is amazingly fun to drive and is really quick (at least to me, heh).

2001 Ford Mustang GT

2001 Ford Mustang GT

More pictures can be found over in the thread I made on some forums I run.

Here’s some video I made using my GoPro. It looks like I’m going slower than I actually am due to the wide angle lens and because I have it mounted on the top of my windshield. ;)

Pictures Of My New Apartment

I moved into a super awesome apartment today and I thought I’d share some pictures of it since my friends kept bugging me for some. Yes, it’s in dire need of furniture and a big TV. :)

Goodbye Oreo

I’m crying like a little girl right now as my family’s beloved rabbit passed away a couple of hours ago. He was more than a rabbit to us — he was a true member of the family.

Oreo, you will be missed greatly. Goodbye buddy.

Automattic

As of today, I am officially a fulltime Automattic employee! I’ve been contracting with Automattic for a few months now but didn’t want to talk about it for fear of cursing it. It really is a dream job for me as I’m working with some of the best people in the business and the WordPress community and I couldn’t be happier. I want to thank Matt and everyone else at Automattic for giving me this great opportunity.

Automatticians In Quebec, October 2009

(I’m 4th from the right in the back row.)