What a weekend!

First off... Breaking Bad is over  :(  What an amazing show, and it had to be ended, and they ended it well. No hint or possibility of a sequel, although I've heard rumor from Bill Burr's podcast that there may be a PREquel starring Saul the lawyer. Walter White/Heisenberg is dead. Jesse is free! He got kicked around so much. 2 weeks until Walking Dead!

A couple movies I want to see:

The Counselor and The Fifth Estate look really good.

Machete Kills and Runner Runner are also on the list.

We went camping with the kids and dogs at Findlay this weekend. Perfect weather, though damn cold at night. Great for star gazing. I even saw a shooting star. Pup did a ton of swimming and has been whipped ever since. She's limping a bit but hopefully she'll be OK soon. I need to give her another oatmeal bath. Will be the 2nd in 2 weeks but she's still chewing herself like crazy.

SPORTS!!! Browns beat the Bengals, and BAL and PIT both lose! CLE is now tied for 1st and the Stillers are 0-4 for the first time since the year I was born!

To top it off, the Tribe is in the playoffs! Post season play begins Wednesday. I may have to scalp some tix, although the Browns play Thursday night too. Hmmm.

1 episode left

Who knows what's gonna happen, but it's gonna be BAD

Moon

Check this out http://www.space.com/22825-mesmerizing-moon-rotation-video-created-from-orbiter-images.html

File this one under WTF

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23719230/colts-trade-firstround-pick-for-trent-richardson

New (old) Soul Coughing!

Old songs re-imagined. They're fresh and light, but I think I still like the funky/groovy stuff better. Either way, we'll be checking him out next month!

Breaking Bad

The most intense TV episode I've ever seen last night. I personally guarantee they get the Emmy for best TV drama. Gonna be a bummer to see it go, but they are at their absolute peak.

Weekend update/gun talk

Almost finished a new computer lab on Friday. We have so many labs now. I think we have 15 total, not counting mobile carts with laptops or netbooks.

So, Friday evening started with selling my XD-40. Pretty much got what I paid for it, and threw in the rail light, box of ammo, some defensive rounds, and spare light battery. Caprice and I got grinders from Bellacino's at Cobblestone, then went home and watched Pulp Fiction with her oldest daughter, who'd never seen it. Still my 3rd all-time favorite, behind LOTR trilogy and Goodfellas.

Picked up the new XDs-9 on Saturday. The guy that owns White House Artesian Springs also has an FFL and sells out of his office. Nice guy.

Hit the range about noon on Sunday to test out the XDs. 60 flawless rounds! Accurate enough, though I shot to the left, but I think that was me and not the gun. I ordered a new rail light for the XD9 sub compact that will become the new bedside firearm. Gonna also need a new holster for the XDs. I went though the gun safe and found all my .40 ammo to sell, along with a few other items from guns I no longer own, to sell and help cover the XDs cost. It came out to $532, I sold the 40 for $450, and should make almost $100 for the other stuff, so it will be a wash.

After the range...Browns game. Season over.

Went to Veronica's soccer game after that. Actually more exciting than the football game, and they won!

My dream car

Not a Ferrari or Lambo, Lotus, or Maz...just a 1967 Mustang convertible.

My DVD library is now complete!

Caprice picked this up yesterday. Best movie ever. A guy is killed by a shark in his living room. Enough said. We are gonna show it for our 3rd annual fall bonfire/movie night.

Check out the pot of peppers I made last night. Turned out great. Local produce. Got some tomatoes, squash, and sweet corn too. Fenik's has excellent corn but they are pricey at $5/doz.

Also, saw this big guy on the kitchen window.

Well, so much for that

Browns lose in fine fashion. They had me fooled for a little while.

Football eve!

Go Browns! Tailgating in the morning with about 45 people. We have a bus chartered and food/drink is provided as well. I actually think they might win this game. BAL got pounded by DEN and Peyton Manning. He tossed 7 TD passes. Crazy.

Good day today. Went to TK's buddy Mike's out in Columbia Station/Eaton and shot some guns. Took 3 handguns and shot a couple shotguns. Caprice shot a shotgun for the first time. She wasn't afraid at all. Ate some great food, sampled some good beers, and just had a good time. My Jeep is still wobbling like crazy, it happened quite a few times on the way home. Gotta get it fixed!

Anyway, here are a few pics/video from today...

:)

We sailed through endless skies 
Stars shine like eyes 
The black night sighs 
The moon in silver trees 
Falls down in tears 

Light of the night 
The earth, a purple blaze 
Of sapphire haze in orbital ways 

While down below the trees 
Bathed in cool breeze 
Silver starlight breaks dawn from night 
And so we pass on by 
The crimson eye of great god Mars 
As we travel the universe

Long weekend

Got everything out of the apartment on Saturday. Sold my desk and a few boxes of misc electronics. Let the desk go for $75 but at least I didn't have to move it again. I still have some stuff in the garage and attic that I'm trying to sell. I actually sold the spare bed for $50 but dropped the price for the guy when I saw that the box spring was in bad shape.

Friday, my Jeep started leaking coolant like crazy. It had been overheating about once every month or so, and I just had to add more coolant and it was OK for a while, but now it's leaking like a faucet. I dropped it off at the mechanic in Bay that has worked on my vehicles before and is pretty honest. Hoping to pick up after work. It also has the ailment known as the death wobble. It's actually a youtube phenomenon. I get this all the time, and it's terrifying, but not when I'm going over 50, thankfully. I had it in a few weeks ago at a different place but they couldn't find any problems. This is going to be extremely dangerous when it starts to snow, so I really hope they can fix it. In fact, if I can't find someone that can fix it, I'm gonna have to trade it in. Maybe I'll go back to an SUV. I loved my Isuzu Rodeo, I should have kept it. The Eclipse purchase was more of an impulse/midlife crisis buy.
UPDATE: Just got word that I need a new radiator, some front springs (they aren't sure if it will fix the wobble) and some bolts in the rear. $703. Ouch. Every time I have a few bucks left over after payday...BAM!

So anyway, spent a lot of the weekend getting stuff situated at the house. I still have to finish reorganizing the kitchen to my professional specifications. The bedroom isn't completely finished yet either, but most everything else is in place.

Spent Sunday driving to Maumee Bay for brunch to celebrate Caprice's grandmother's 98th birthday. She isn't as with-it as she was when I first met her but for her age, she barely needs a cane and is still very social. I wish I could have gotten my grandfather out of the house as much as she does. This December would be gramps' 100th birthday. I think I'll thrown him a party just for the hell of it.