Even though no one looks at this...

So I am bored atm and have such an itch to drive, talk about, work on, look at, and buy stuff for 240s I cannot help but do it. Even if it is through a lame ass blog. I have purchased so many items for my car in the last 3 weeks it's ridiculous. Spent somewhere around 1800 dollars and I still need to buy tires. At least I am done after that though. Not that I don't like getting new things for it, but I get anxious when I spend a lot of money. Anyhow, I think I may actually update this this throughout the year. Will be 240 stuff mostly I think. Hopefully with tons of pictures. Here is a start.

Many a changes in the last week

So I just signed my DD-214. This is something I have been looking forward to for a while now. Not because i disliked being in the military, but because I wanted to pursue an education. I attempted to go to school while in, but it didn't work out. So I have a few credits, but not many.

As far as the 240 goes, it doesn't. I parked it in the first week of November and there it still sits. I can't justify spending money on it since I am looking for a job now that I am on terminal leave, I am looking into schools, I still have bills, and money is key right now. I scored free stock suspension and will be putting that on today. Going to sell my current setup to help pay bills. So in life, many exciting new things I look forward to. Unfortunately they no longer revolve around my car, and I am not sure I can keep it on the back burner without jeopardizing my financial situation.

I am still in love with cars, 240s, rwd cars in general, boost, ect. I look forward to continuing to help Tyler with his winter project, and Manny with his when he returns from New Orleans next weekend. Until then, I will be signing more documents and watching a new chapter of my life unfold.

England

On my birthday (Nov. 1st, yeah, you missed it) I decided to treat myself to a trip to England. I could sense the end on my 240's season was coming to a close, so I took an opportunity that ended up being my last, due to CT laying down gobs of salt on Monday the 8th, to have some fun. Pictures aren't the best, I need to get the originals from my friend. Enjoy.

Another day another dollar.

Another transfer from checking to savings... another two weeks gone by. I wish I could bring myself to just do it. Talk to myself and convince me that I can do it now, I don't have to wait. I could, but really it wouldn't do me any good. It would simply be a temporary fix, it would come back twice as bad. We will see.

So close, and yet so far.

So Close: My last day of work. Then, terminal leave until January 3rd and I am done. Selling whats left of my leave. So excited.


























and yet so far...

What am I going to put in there? I have not decided yet. I do know I have to wait until january to start though. its going to be 2 REALLY long months.

That isn't how it sits atm, this was taken in March 2010. She is intact, for now.

I don't know where to begin

There is so much going on I can't organize my thoughts. From cars to jobs to schools to locations to relations...

Lets start with cars, I sold my wheels, suspension will be next after the season is over, then engine(s) and tranny, misc shit from my garage and Tyler's Dad's. I decided to start from scratch. No piece by piece BS, whats the point? I'm tired of looking at my car unsatisfied. I don't think it will ever be 'finished' but I can't keep suppressing the feeling I get when I look at it. Justifying the discrepancies I find. Either I will drive it the way I want it, or it will sit in a garage until it is the way I want it. Simple as that.

Jobs, what do you do after having a secure job for 5 years? Where do you go from that? I have no clue, but I do know McDonalds won't cut it.

School, which one, where, what major?

Like I said, where?

Everything circles back to everything. Sometimes I can't stand it, other times it goes to smoothly to notice. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. How do you know whether or not to pursue the original action? Ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze.

A Year to Remember

This year has been one of a kind. There have been so many changes it makes my head spin. Everything from moving in January to 240s in March, 240s to problems at work, work to all the experiences I have had in my personal life. I look back on it like it was a movie, like I didn't control the outcome of these past 10 months. It's insane to look back at the plans that were made and see how they changed, some circling back to original plans after many changes.

The rust free season may come to an end early this year. I wouldn't be surprised if I break my car at the last D-Faction event of the year on Oct. 1st. My tranny has always made a worrisome sound, but it seems worse since the last two events I attended. I honestly don't care if it goes on me. Only thing that would be unfortunate is how far away my garage is from the event. Way I see it, as long as I have a gear (preferably higher than first) I can get home, even if it takes me all night. Otherwise I will dish out cash for a tow. It wouldn't break my heart if the car misses the fall meet in Boston, although I will be sad since I love the cruise. If it does make it, it is going down until spring for a major renovation after the meet regardless if snow has fallen or not.

I am hoping to move back towards Central Connecticut. The whole West Haven jam isn't bad by any means, but everything I enjoy is a bit of a drive now. New Haven traffic is retarded and it generally takes me an extra 45 minutes to an hour longer to get home than it does to get to work. I-95 is a poorly designed highway that makes me cringe half the time I drive on it. I deal with, just don't like it.

Next year pending the job/school situation I hope to drive in every drift event I can. I was cleaning out my basement and found an old tow bar. The kind you bolt to the front of a car, and tow with all 4 wheels on the ground. I may sell the winter beater Subaru for a truck that is 4x4 and capable of towing my 240. Not the best setup, but if it gives me piece of mind when drifting out of state it is worth it. Only problem I can see is if I fuck up a suspension component rather than engine/tranny. Who knows, perhaps I will try and source a cheap trailer the 240 will fit on. I like the driection Tyler is going, I just hope he registers the car next year. It is too fun to drive everywhere to only drive on a track.

I hope to build my own computer soon, tired of my 4 year old POS that is obsolete and slow. I swear I will never buy a dell again and would deter anyone from them. I have reformatted it 3 times and if I do it again, it will be with the Windows 7 I buy for the new computer. Looking forward to it. I am going to order the components this week, hopefully be using it by the end of next weekend at the latest.

Not much else going on, everything seems to be stand still. Everything is pending something else out of my control... hate it when that happens.