Pender’s Fabulous Journal of Random Stuff and Things!!!!

Similar to Mr. Thumbs, I also bought a trickle charger for my motorcycle. Regularly priced at $30, I got it for $7.50.

The battery says that I can do 0.9A for 5-10hours, or I can do 4A for 1 hour. I figure longer is always better cause that’s what the ladies say (on tv). It doesn’t have the option to do 4A though, which I guess means that I’ll never be able to drain the entire battery and then fill it back up quickly so I can get back into that motorcycle race only an hour behind. Darn.

I was actually able to start the bike on the first try, however the backlit LCD screen was sort of blinking with power weakness, similar to when I had drained the battery a bit when I mistakenly left the key in it and the light was on. So I figured I should charge it up before I try to ride it.

Now all I need is an oil filter and some oils and I can go out! Too bad it’s supposed to rain all weekend… Meh.

I was having a chat with me old buddy Purem (from waaaay back in the BBS days, before the interweb). I was listening to “grieg - in the hall of the mountain king” when I decided to check out tabs for it. I found a tab and said this:

you play the gee-tar right? go to this page and play this song and record it and send it to me
http://www.azchords.com/t/themesongs-tabs-4355/greiginthehallofthemountainking-tabs-92947.html
I wanna know how it sounds, I’m thinking about buying a gee tar and taking lessondses

Well he went right ahead and did it! It was awesome! Here is said song for your listening pleasures. I’m so blown away right now.. That was really cool.

Thanks Purem!

I should keep a running collection of stupid things indians say. At work (which I don’t usually talk about) we have some guys in india who are our counterparts, they work throughout the night (their day) and we work throughout the day (our hell). This is just a list of some of the stupid things they say pretty much on a daily basis, no matter how many times I tell them they sound stupid.

“Please do the needful.”
Translation: check this out for me?

“I have a doubt.”
Translation: I don’t know how this works.

“Few doubts…”
Translation: I really don’t know how this works.

“Can you please tell me know how exactally has to be done.”
Translation: what needs to be done?

“hamm…”
Translation: hmm

“Please suggest us.”
Translation: Can you please let us know what to do for this?

They also CAN NOT begin a conversation with you if they have not spoken to you within 15 minutes unless they say “hi pender” then wait for me to say “hi” then they say “how are you?” then wait for me to reply with “fine, how are you?” then they say “fine” then they tell me that we have some prod servers down. So no matter how much the sky is falling they can’t get me involved unless they know I’m fine and that I know they’re also fine. Stupid preamble.

At least this stuff gives me a frustrated chuckle every day..