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Anyhow, I think I feel the photography bug kicking back in. My dry spell may be coming to an end soon.

Meanwhile I just got word that Murphy has a tumor in her mouth. Mom says she's still perky and beating up on Simon so thats good.

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Several of those picture will be redone and resubmitted since I have updated my computer with new hardware and whatnot. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6442427/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6442427/ Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:26:47 PDT [link] . I knew he had recently gotten rid of it but I never asked him who he gave it to. I dunno if he sold it to someone who turned around and sold it to the junkyard or if he did it himself. I don't know but that car meant allot to me even thogh it wasn't mine and it only really worked for the duration of highschool. We left it ad searched for some more Corsicas and Berettas. I managed to nab one good fog light, a gas door hinge, and a never used spare tire out of an old GTZ Beretta. We headed back to the old T/A and decided to pull off anything that would have any meaning left on the car. We got the horn button with the firebird symbol and the center of the rear tail light lense with Pontiac and the Firebird symbol on it and we got lucky and found a set of keys in the trunk. The rest of the damn scrapheap heathens had already picked it apart. We paid for our loot and got everythign packed back into the car. I felt like crap and still do. There were so many memories made with that car back in high school, back when it was me and the Caddy and my friend and his T/A. We'd race each other up to the speed limit cause we were to scared of getting caught speeding (of course I always won), we'd go out late and go to Mcdonalds [link] when one of our cars was down we'd pick each other up in the mornings and head for school. He somehow managed to get more flat tires than you can count on your two hands. I remeber when we changed his brake pads and I had to stand there and tell him what to do though I myslef had very little experience at the time. I even changed one of his valve cover gaskets but couldn't do the other because there were so much crap in the way.

It just seems like a solid mark of the end of an era. Time to move on.



Here's some various links to more picks of the old T/A in my gallery:
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[link] ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6381509/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6381509/ Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:50:04 PDT and a brand spankin' new carpet. Runs good, rides good, 'bout as much power as you would expect from the smaller 3.1 V6, interiors in good shape with usual wear and tear minus the brand spankin new carpet. Outside is good except the two front fenders need a little messaging due to careless garbage men and kids and such and the front bumper needs replacing but thats no biggie. Oh and it has working AC which is a big improvement over the 4-80 AC system ( for those of you who know what I'm talking about) I was running in the Olds. Ran me about $2300. Not too shabby but thats what I could afford. They wanted $6000 for the exact same car at the dealer and I said hell no to that. I get to pick it up tomorrow after work and I'm putting the Olds up for sale out in front of the shop. I really hate to see it go. My uncle gave it to me for nothing and none too soon as I needed something other than the Caddy to drive. That 3.8 will run its ass off but its had 5 transmissions, 2 since I've had it and I just can't keep up with it. I wish I had the money to keep it but I can't handle 3 cars. It gave me a good two years and I will miss it dearly. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6226396/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6226396/ Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:51:54 PDT
Meanwhile I've been working on a new video game series 'Prince of Persia' on X-box. I'm about 2/3 done with the second game and am awaiting the arrival of the 3rd installment after a price drop and used ones start showing up on teh shelves. My video game playing has really kind of taperd off the past few years but I'm still into it. By the time I get around to buying a game its usually already been out for almost a year and the price has dropped significantly. I've been buying mostly used games latley now that I've managed to disperse my belief that used games never work. Anywho, I've been using the 'Prince of Persia' series to keep me from going out and spending money. It's been succesful so far and I'm lucky to have a girlfriend, or rather fiancee now , that acctually likes to watch me play video games. I think after I finish up this second Prince of Persia while I'm wating for the third one to come out and drop in price I'll pick up the 2nd and 3rd Splinter Cell games to keep me occupied. And maybe one of these days when I finnaly get a replacement video card I'll finish Doom 3 and go buy Flatout, the most awsomest gnarly, tubular, and cowabunganest destructin derby style game ever. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6190827/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6190827/ Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:18:19 PDT
Earlier today my girlfriend ~jonesstarr, who I met here on dA a 1 1/2 years ago, and I went out to our favortie spot on Chicks Beach [link] and sat down on the rocks and enjoyed the view. Ok so hows that an annourncement you say? Well, I asked her to marry me and she said yes! I'm engaged to be married to the love of my life and I couldn't be happier! ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6126027/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6126027/ Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:46:58 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6069401/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/6069401/ Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:14:14 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5996261/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5996261/ Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:22:32 PDT yup. I named him acctaully. Haven't decided what to name to little girl yet though. I suggested Jelly but my girlfriend didn't go with it. I'm gald we dicided to bring them home though, it jsut started storming like crazy outside. We got them baths and food and water and let tem explore a little bit and now they're about ready for a nap. Dunno whats going to happen to them though. Theres a big chance we won't be allowed to keep them wich is sad but we've got them for the night. I have some snap shots of them I'll probly put up too. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5867039/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5867039/ Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:25:52 PDT
Meanwhile I've had a cool idea for some new pictures floating around my head for the past couple days, I just haven't gotten around to doing it yet. It would require some work fom the person viewing the pictures to see them as they are meant to be seen but if I do it right it should produce quite a fasinating effect. So look forward to some new and hopefully interesting stuff. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5821735/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5821735/ Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:07:03 PDT FUCK!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO GO TO YOU CAR AFTER WORK AND FIND YOU FUCKING WINDOW BUSTED OUT AND YOUR FUCKING RADIO AND CDS FUCKING GONE ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5771846/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5771846/ Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:03:37 PDT
Also, I think its about time I let the Olds go. Reverse is going out again and I can't keep spending $1100 to put in rebuilt transmissions. So I think I'm going to trade it in for a '00-'04 Impala, probly just the base 3.4L model since I can pick one up for about $5-6k. I know thier quirks and I know whats going to go wrong on it and I know how to fix it. Thats one of the benefits of being a fleet mechanic, you end up knowing the cars you work on pretty well. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5647366/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5647366/ Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:35:24 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5590547/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5590547/ Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:35:41 PDT jamopajamo was having her graduation party. And she's the only one I would do that for because of all the many many many many grandkids and greatgrand kids spawned from my grandmother, she's the only one I'm close too. But yeah, I busted my ass 5 days in a row working 10 hours a day last week since Sunday to get in my ours plus a little overtime to make it up there and I had to work two more 10 hours days Monday and Tuesday after we got back. I worked by myself for 10 hours on Sunday which was my birthday no less just to get there. I even ended up working almost 11 1/2 hours last thursday before we left. Anyhow, it was fun a very spontaneous, did I mention I only had a weeks notice too? But never again will I do a 3 day trip to Michigan. As fun as it was that was a one time deal. I'm glad I did it though, got to see family, and got to introduce my girlfriend to everyone.

Meanwhile my girlfriend and I were just on our way home form Wal-Mart about 45 minutes ago and we pulled up to a stop light, second in line two lanes over formt eh left turn lane. All of a sudden I hear a screaching noise, I htought some jerk was trying to spin his tires but it wasn't right....the noise just kep going and getting louder. Next thing I know I see a street sighn go flying through the air and nail the minivan in fron of us and see a crumples mass of black and white cars almost nail the Mustang next to the minivan. Some stupid kid talking on her damn cell phone in a brand spankin' new Toyota Celica nailed the front clip of some poor lady's Acura sitting in the left turn lane. I htink the girl was talking on her cell phone and realized she was going to miss her right turn so of course she was going way to fst and tried to turn and slammed her brakes locking up the tires and skidding for about 100 feet, jumping the curb and hitting the other lady. No one was hurt but their gonna be feeling it in a couple days. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5487106/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5487106/ Sat, 28 May 2005 16:51:08 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5451430/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5451430/ Tue, 24 May 2005 19:17:19 PDT
Also I figured out what I'm doing for my birthday, my friend (who also turns 21 six days after me) and I are going to Motorworld to drive go-karts and the another day we're going to Busch Gardens to get our summer sizzler passes. Also I'm going to the AC Delco Virginia IHRA Nationals this Saturday! Our AC Delco suplier gives our shop 2 free VIP tickets each year, I go them last year and man was it awsome! Theres nothing like the shockwave from a top fuel dragster taking off! So that was an unexpected 'birthday gift' from the shop. Just so happend no one else could go ad they knew I enjoyed it last year. So expect some pics if any of them turn out ok. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5430730/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5430730/ Sun, 22 May 2005 15:21:16 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5287216/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5287216/ Fri, 06 May 2005 18:09:49 PDT ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5277413/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5277413/ Thu, 05 May 2005 17:25:34 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5248733/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5248733/ Mon, 02 May 2005 16:22:42 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5122138/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5122138/ Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:43:56 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5081198/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5081198/ Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:38:13 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5062383/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5062383/ Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:34:31 PDT ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5018103/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/5018103/ Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:34:16 PDT
It's starting to warm up here. Acctually we're skipping sping and going stait for the 70+ degree weather. It was around 85 today.

Almost got the AC working in the Olds. Got a reman. compressor, new accumulator and orafice tube and have them installed and oiled, just gotta vacume it down and charge it up and hope theres no leaks. Ac is a bit easier than I thought just as everyone's been telling so I'll probly be doind allot of AC work on the cabs this summer. Mean time I'll be getting $200 tomorrow for fixing an intake leak for the guy that owns the gas station across the street where we take the cabs for state inspection. None of his guys will touch it and I've been doing almost 2 a weekend since the year started so it shouldn't be too much of a problem for me. I can do them in about 3 hours on a good day. I think it's 5 hours in the books so if thats all I did and was getting paid in a flat rate hour I'd making a killing. Either way its $200 in my pocket.

Saw that 'Sin City' movie. It was pretty damn good. Not really a movie that goes form point A to point B. It was really a collection of stories narrarated really well by the main character of that particular story. It was also presented very well. Lots of computer stuff but it worked to make it look like a comic book. Lotsa old cars, Tri 5 Chevys, 50's Chrysler, 50's T-birds, even a modern Ferrari and Mercedes. It's worth the money I think. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4910689/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4910689/ Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:40:41 PST ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4821403/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4821403/ Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:03:29 PST
Bad Idea: Not erasing the video of you driving it like theres no tomorrow. Naw, I'm not that bad ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4813575/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4813575/ Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:13:34 PST
Nothing much going on in the artistic front. I still have a few pics of cab12 I could load but I just haven't felt like it. I really haven't had any inspiration to make me want to grab my camera and go take some pictures. I also feel that my pictures don't seem to be that interesting anymore. I don't see them getting any better or creative. I have a couple ideas in my head, just not the desire to execute them. I guess I'm in one of my dead periods where I just want to play video games and just not do much in general. Maybe when it warms up I'll get out there and put my brain to good use. Till then it seems to be fried from doing intake gaskets and all this wacky ass cold weather we've been having. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4745000/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4745000/ Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:10:49 PST ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4655301/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4655301/ Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:03:57 PST
I dunno. I'm going to sign up for the ASE test this may. Hopefully if I pass I'll be able to get my first certification this summer and try and get my foot in the door at a dealer. I'm going to try and get into ATI so I can learn this stuff and be ahead of the game and make more money. We'll see. Until then the Caddy's going to sit, like it has been for the past couple years, while I look at and listen to everyone elses hotrods, imagining, wishing my car ran, looked and sounded like theirs. Watching these shows on Discovery and TLC where they build cars from the ground up, taking old beaters like mine and turning them into works of art that run like mad, all the while wishing I knew how to do what they do.

I don't know if I can really regret not getting into public school sooner than I did so I could take the auto courses. I could have been one step ahead but who knows. You can think about the future and plan for it all you want, but you won't know how things are really going to turn out until it acctually gets here. It's not that I'm unhappy with where I'm at right now, its not that at all, in fact I'm quite happy. I'm just feeling a little overwhelemd with the work ahead of me. With the Caddy, going for an ASE cert., getting an apartment, going for a job at a dealership wich could make or break me....I have allot of work ahead of me.

I guess this whole thing was brought on by going out and just starting up my Caddy and realizing how much stuff I need to do to get it running right again. Hmmm. At least I'm able to get my thoughts out of my head and into some other medium. Getting my thoughts out in writing, or even words for that matter is a very rare occurance.

Ah well. Hope everyone is enjoying the new stuff I've put up. I have more but I'm spacing it out till I get some inspiration to go out with my trusy camera and take some more pics. In the mean time I'm heading out to see 'Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior'. The previews looked cool and people said it was good so I'll give it a shot. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4591667/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4591667/ Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:30:05 PST ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4591623/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4591623/ Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:25:53 PST ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4581586/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4581586/ Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:49:52 PST ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4563319/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4563319/ Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:50:43 PST ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4513891/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4513891/ Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:59:34 PST [link] This doesn't look like those last few batman movies where they started getting really goofy and cartoony. This better be good! It looks badass! ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4505196/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4505196/ Sat, 05 Feb 2005 16:41:18 PST [link] , some transfomers(just messing with that camera my g.f.s dad bought her mom), and a few pictures from work involving fire, a pepsi can and some light bulbs. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4486599/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4486599/ Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:06:38 PST
Meanwhile I have to send in my power supply and get another one and hopefully get my new computer back together. Might have to wait for my tax return before I get that new HD and XP. Probly gonna hold off on getting the Caddy some new primer till then also. Just gotta make sure I have enough money to do it.

I think once the sun comes out we'll have to get my girlfriends Mustang and the Caddy out to an empty parking lot somewhere and do a 'before' photo shoot. They're both in need of body work which will probly be happeneing around the same time this spring, so when they are done, we'll take 'em back out for an 'after' photo shoot. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4422763/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4422763/ Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:12:03 PST
Meanwhile I've been messing with this Minolta Maxxum 5 camera. Almost makes me want to give up my old Olympus. Almost. As interesting as it is I don't think I could ever give up my god ol' fully manual camera. But this Minolta lets you control the camera manually or completley automatically and it so light weight and has auto focus and stuff. If it wasn't going to someone else I'd buy it for myself. In fact, I might just take a look at it and buy a one new. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4386103/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4386103/ Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:35:00 PST
New computer is running like a champ. Windows 98 didn't like the change too much though, but I found X P w/Service Pack 2 (the one they jacked up to $200) for a mere $85. Yup, full version of Windows X P w/Service pack 2 for $85. Also have a Seagate Barracuda 160gb SATA HD for $112 lined up like I mentioned earlier. Also in my excitment a few nights ago I went to buy a couple case fans at Best Buy and couldn't resist myself and bought Doom 3 and then rememberd it only works on X P. Oh well. At least I'll have something to to play once I do get it. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4366796/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4366796/ Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:47:59 PST ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4359168/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4359168/ Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:20:07 PST
In other news I made 3000 page views ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4354695/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4354695/ Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:39:11 PST MY NEW COMPUTER IS DONE!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! I'M SO EXTATIC AND FULL OF ENERGY FROM IT RIGHT NOW I DID THE DISHES AND CLEANED THE COUNTERS!!!!!!! I'M USING IT RIGHT NOW TOO!!!! MORE AOFPAVFPVAPFVPADPADBAPBADPBA INFO AND PICTURES TO COME!!!!! ALRAAALVAAAAAAAAAAALSFVPDSF ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4297020/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4297020/ Tue, 11 Jan 2005 18:13:48 PST
Any my new transformers [link] collection has grown by three. I now own the Silver '05 Stang, the Green Jeep, and the white RX-8. These things aren't that easy to get a hold of, you really have to look and wait which makes things interesting.

Anywho, I've spent most of my afternoon by myself. My girlfriend left for work about 3:30 or so. I got a shower and left about 6:00 to check out Best Buy and CompUSA for a video card. Didn't find one yet, its a battle between an ATI 9550 256mb and an Xtasy ATI 9600 256mg. Probly gonna be the latter. Picked up a $5 pizza from Little Sleazers and a Pepsi next door and found myself a quiet place in the parking lot to sit and eat. Thought about my new computer and hopefully getting some work done on the Caddy next month. I was getting sorta lonely though. Kinda felt like last year around this time, before I had met my girlfriend. Got to thinking how much more depressed and lonesome I'd be had I not met her.

'Bout halfway into the pizza I decided to head to the other side of the parking lot where my good friend was working at the video store and hung out there for about half an hour. Bought a couple new movies while I was there, too: Undercove Brother(he drives a gold '70 Convertable DeVille (yesssssssssss!)) and Starsky and Hutch with that badass Torino. Came home and here I am typing my thoughts for you all to see. Well, I'm off to play with my new transformers. ]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4255185/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4255185/ Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:54:32 PST
Motherboard: Intel D865GBFL Intel Socket 478 ATX [link]
CPU: Intel P4 3.0GHz - 1MB Cache (800MHz FSB ) - Prescott Core
CPU Heatsink: Thermalright XP-90 Heatsink [link]
Memory: 1GB DDR PC3200 400MHZ
Power Supply: Ultra X-Connect 500W Titanium ATX Power Supply w/80mm Fans [link]
Video: ATI X600 256MB Pro

]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4249192/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4249192/ Wed, 05 Jan 2005 19:39:02 PST Thats what I get for stopping on MSNBC. Stupid news, thats why I don't watch it.

]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4229284/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/4229284/ Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:03:07 PST [link] So far I have the blue Z06 Vette, the red Viper and the silver Subaru Impreza.

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Now this is where things get fuzzy because I'm not sure exactly how things went down in the next two hours, I'm just going by what I've heard and seen and will try to fill in any gaps as best I can.

Shortly after Vern leaves the shop, less than an hour maybe minutes after, he tries making a right turn onto Cheasapeak Blvd. form a side street maybe a mile or so away from the shop where I had just installed the heater core for him so he can stay warm while he works. He looks right, no one coming. He looks left, sees a little blue car a few blocks off, he can make the left turn, no problem......right? Vern goes for the left turn.......Vern is still alive. Cops arrive at the scene and pull him out of the burning Caprice, saving his life. He is suffering from several broken bones, internal bleeding that the doctors cannot find the source of, and probably many other serious injuries, but luckly he is still alive and responding.

That little blue car, a newer Dodge Neon judging from the pictures, the one that was a few blocks off, wasn't going the posted 30 miles an hour. It left 90 foot skid marks. The impact was so violent it buckled the roof of the car, blew out every window but not the windsheild, surprisingly. Fuel lines running down the drivers side of the car ruptured, spilled fuel everywhere and ignited setting the passenger side on fire. Cab 12 is now 2 feet thinner in width and looks like a horse shoe.

They towed cab 12 to the shop yesterday where I was able to see just what kind of damage was caused. With permission from my boss I grabbed my camera and snapped off nearly 2 rolls of film. Unfortunatly I have once again neglected to set the correct film speed from 100 to 400 because I am so used to using 400 that I never bother checking the film speed setting. They should be able to salvage it where I take my film to be developed. If all turns out, you all can have a look at just how violent this crash was as I cannot really describe it in words.

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I also just realized I have no picture of my Olds up here. I know its not much to look at but it'll give me a reason to pick up my camera so I can get some new stuff up here for everyone to look at and puke all over.

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This says it all.

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]]> ~motorbreath http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/3895488/ http://motorbreath.deviantart.com/journal/3895488/ Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:47:06 PST [link] I want one fo those cars!

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I think some Christians are just as stupid as some Muslims are. The only people that don't seem to be bothering anyone are the Buddhists and Hindus. I think it's the fat man and the elephant with eight arms, yeah fat guys and elephants, you can't beat that.

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