Monday, August 3, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
New Obsession
This is my new thing I want. A Victorinox Explorer Plus Swiss Army knife. I carried a Swiss Army knife on my belt for years and years when I was in a more technical field, but haven't for about 6 years now. Darn workplace rules!But now that I have my new Timbuk2 messenger bag there is the perfect size pocket for one of these. And my birthday is coming up in a few days, too.
Update:
My beautiful, loving wife has ordered me one of these from Amazon and it should be here in a few days.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time Lapse Balloons
Here is a lovely time-lapse video of more than 100 hot air balloons ascending for the 2006 Reno Balloon Race.
Monday, July 20, 2009
I am an Obsessive
Like a lot of people I occasionally fall under the spell of a consumer product and have to obsess over it. Most of the time I don't end up getting it, but researching and finding the best price at least give me something to do with my boring life.
I recently went through this with the new iPhone 3GS. I didn't get it, which I am glad of because now I am over it.
My new thing is a desire for a man bag, murse, call it what you will. I usually carry everything in my coat pockets, such as work badge, phone, change, mail, book, etc. But now that it is summer I am jacketless. Also hobbling around with a cane due to my back issues complicates matters, as I only have one hand free much of the time.
It is also coming on to my birthday, so that gives me the perfect excuse, right?
I have narrowed it down to a couple of choices from Timbuk2.
The first is the Hacker daypack:
See? It will make me a Japanese hipster, too.
I recently went through this with the new iPhone 3GS. I didn't get it, which I am glad of because now I am over it.
My new thing is a desire for a man bag, murse, call it what you will. I usually carry everything in my coat pockets, such as work badge, phone, change, mail, book, etc. But now that it is summer I am jacketless. Also hobbling around with a cane due to my back issues complicates matters, as I only have one hand free much of the time.
It is also coming on to my birthday, so that gives me the perfect excuse, right?
I have narrowed it down to a couple of choices from Timbuk2.
The first is the Hacker daypack:
See? It will make me a Japanese hipster, too.
The next is the Timbuk2 Covert Reflective Messenger Bag - Medium:
The best price I have found on the Hacker is $69.99, normally it runs $100-120. The messenger is $89, and normally runs about $150.
The Hacker is probably more practical. It has a laptop pocket (although I don't have one right now), has lot of pockets, has a back pad and can be used as a shoulder bag or backpack. It is a vertical format type of bag, which I like also. My only concern is that it might bump my cane hand, which my current bag does sometimes. Of course, hopefully I won't be using that too much longer.
The Messenger is less so. But it looks hella cool. I looked at a similar model at Alpine Experience on Saturday. It was also a medium messenger, but was the ballistic nylon, not the Covert reflective, which means it is reflective when lights-like headlights-hit it, but is not shiny other times. The yellow panel has special reflective thread woven into it. The colors were reversed on that one, gold on the outsides, black in the middle. It is just a bit too flashy.
Another negative for the Messenger is that it has no top briefcase-type handle. But it does wrap around the back better, which would keep it out of the way of the cane.
Of course it is unlikely I will get either, but I had a lot of fun checking out the different models and options, making a chart of best prices, etc.
Yes, I am a nerd.
And a follow up:
I got the messenger, extra small, in three shades of blue I found it at my local Marshall's for $14.99. The regular price is $65, so what a deal, huh?
So far I am loving it, it holds all my stuff for everyday without being too big, I can get a book and my camera in there no problem.
The best price I have found on the Hacker is $69.99, normally it runs $100-120. The messenger is $89, and normally runs about $150.
The Hacker is probably more practical. It has a laptop pocket (although I don't have one right now), has lot of pockets, has a back pad and can be used as a shoulder bag or backpack. It is a vertical format type of bag, which I like also. My only concern is that it might bump my cane hand, which my current bag does sometimes. Of course, hopefully I won't be using that too much longer.
The Messenger is less so. But it looks hella cool. I looked at a similar model at Alpine Experience on Saturday. It was also a medium messenger, but was the ballistic nylon, not the Covert reflective, which means it is reflective when lights-like headlights-hit it, but is not shiny other times. The yellow panel has special reflective thread woven into it. The colors were reversed on that one, gold on the outsides, black in the middle. It is just a bit too flashy.
Another negative for the Messenger is that it has no top briefcase-type handle. But it does wrap around the back better, which would keep it out of the way of the cane.
Of course it is unlikely I will get either, but I had a lot of fun checking out the different models and options, making a chart of best prices, etc.
Yes, I am a nerd.
And a follow up:
I got the messenger, extra small, in three shades of blue I found it at my local Marshall's for $14.99. The regular price is $65, so what a deal, huh?
So far I am loving it, it holds all my stuff for everyday without being too big, I can get a book and my camera in there no problem.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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