Archive for May, 2008

With gas prices reaching almost 4 dollars a gallon, I decided to try to see if i could increase my gas millage by implementing some driving methods called Hypermiling. The techniques include:

  • Using my cruize control  in the city as an accelerator. (I also use it for uphill climbing. Allowing it do the work instead of my foot).
  • I put the car in neutral when i was going down hills and preparing to break at lights and stop signs.
  • I shut my car off at stop lights and in traffic if I anticipated sitting for longer than 10 seconds.
  • I some points i would shut my car off if i was braking to a stop at a light.
  • not driving above 60 mph

I have a 1998 Chevy Prism that according to the fueleconomy.gov site gets 25 mpg city and 32 mpg highway. I was able to go 376.3 miles on 11.325 gallons or 33.2 in city driving. Just by doing the things above. It was my first time trying them so once i get more comfortable

Next I am going to try and lighten the weight of the car, check the tire pressure , change the air filter, and get new spark plugs.

My goal is to get 400 miles out of a tank of gas. We shall see.

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Here is a slide show of my day at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival. I missed the joust but that is ok:


Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Direct link to my Flickr page.

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Thought i would test out my audio player for wordpress. This is the song from the end credits of Speed Racer.


04 Go Speed Racer Go (Film Version).mp3

Audio files are not hosted by me and are subject to being unavailable at anytime.

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Guess what is #1


“to have babies I need to mate with another hermaphrodite in the 69 position” — Isabella Rossellini from Green Porno.

Update: dude this is the most fucked up thing i have ever seen .. (hit the Watch Video link)

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Geoffroy Demarquet is a French photographer whose work was sent to me by a friend from Stainless Steel Droppings.

Some of my favorites are below. More of his work is here and here:

Love the silhouette effect here.

Great use color and depth of field

Wonderfully composed

Interesting Concept

portrait

All images are copyrighted Gefforoy Demarquet all right reserved

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I sooo going to vote for Mike Gravel….simply for this video:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI6PA4v6dZg]

“The way you lay pipe is incredibly hot”

the original Obama Girl Video:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU]

Mike Gravel’s Campaign website

Found via Bryant Park Project 

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