outline for t'day

That never really got any farther than this:

cayenne pepper post...
---cool blog post here - there's got to be something to it - i eat enough spicy food, i like the chinese food chart linked there - it actually makes a lot of sense...

mittens...
---same vein as the first - i was going to go through my hand wear options and the temp ranges I employ them all in

car...
---finally got a minute to check the timing and the system all warmed up...

g-damn does this thing get toasty fast, way faster than the Golf. pretty amazing actually...

timing was perfectly spot on in the middle of the top, no codes... i adapted the glow plug duration to the long side in both cars earlier in the day and man it does pre-glow longer now, and fires right up. I think the battery is getting a bit tired in the Golf (still has the original from '99 in there).

i'm liking this car alot...

i pulled the egr vac hose off and plugged it, still need to check to see how clogged the intake is and how much oil is in the intercooler. the return hose wasn't stuck between the boost pipes but was flopping loose wearing away on the MAP sensor, so maybe when it all get warm and toasty the coolant can work it's way out of that hose? There was still a bit of vaccuum/pressure in the line when I pulled it to re-route it properly. So i gotta wonder where this leak thing is... need it to warm up before i can clean the engine compartment so i can see the particular junctions that may be cracked or weeping... probably do the compression test after cleaning it, don't want stuff falling into the combustion chamber when I pull the glow plugs out

Cupcakes...
---made a batch of kick ass blueberry cupcakes. Oh so good. Frosting was brilliant as well. o really tasty - did a big pizza party - a quad batch of my normal dough 8 large pizzas worth, cheese, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, pesto and tomato sauce, olives and spinach for the toppings... it was quite the pizza party, only the last of the pizzas made with what ever toppings were left over is left, it is a lightly cheesed spinach and olive pizza.

there that's about it
gonna ride home soon, ready to enjoy the weather out there. Big ass storm coming mid-week. We'll see if they cancel school before it hits or wait until it is actually snowing. Going to keep the day's appointments as clear as possible in case it is a snow day for the kids.

I just need the routine back. One thing I will say I feel grounded in my expression of being a mechanic. And the car is making the bike maintenance take a back seat. Well I need to clean up the bike room. It is still a big pile of mess from the timing belt change (tools and parts strewn about still) and the last CX race. Maybe time to do some organization and cleaning. Esp if I'm going to try and create enough leg strength and endurance to hang with the team mates at some race in April. I'll need the space for the trainer and rollers. It will be nice to focus on something. Even if I fall short on actually achieving the fitness it will prevent me from slipping into muffin top land like G-ride.

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