Category Archives: Ramblings…

…and you’ll always find it. I had to bring the VW to the local dealership a month or two back because it was making a noise in turns. After 4 visits, I finally got someone at the dealership to experience … Continue reading →

Almost there… This is what VROOM looks like…

My usual IRC server has gone to a better place, in the mean time I set up an IRCD here at tothemetal.net to fill the gap – if you’re so inclined, fire up your IRC client and connect to irc.tothetal.net … Continue reading →

That Seth Rogan guy – he’s good. With exception to the 40 Year Old Virgin, there hasn’t been a single movie he was in that not only was a laugh riot – but also had a good moral statement on … Continue reading →

Got the headers installed on the motor yesterday, what a pain in the ASS. The driver’s side headers went right on.  The passenger side needed some significant filing in the bolt passages, and then after we put it together realized … Continue reading →

I really can’t stand white strip people. Nothing against them personally, and my teeth are hardly pearly white, but every time I see someone on television who smiles and they’ve got this little white area surrounded by yellow – I … Continue reading →

Got the inner fender wells for the Chevy today, and to my dismay the metal had ripples in it.  I’ll take a wild guess that my Taiwanese bretheren stamped these out at 4:30pm on a Friday.  Not sure if anyone … Continue reading →

Back on July 31st I posted the following in reference to the John Edwards Shtupping Incident: Only thing I can think of is that the leak came from the Clinton camp, and more may continue to be produced as we … Continue reading →

Just a snapshot of the truck after cleaning the painted surfaces in the engine bay last night.  Some of the paint managed to come off, not sure if the lestoil did it – since the bay had no clear coat … Continue reading →

The body of a 29 year old Somali Muslim from Canada, Saleman Abdirahman Dirie, was found dead in a hotel room on Monday with a POUND of sodium cyanide nearby.  Online, a message board post by a person with the … Continue reading →