Wow... Been a while...

Alright, where to start? Well, been working a TON! So, needless to say, haven't had the time off I would like. We moved into our place and albeit "so far so good", it sertainly isn't what either of us would want long term. Work, is well... WORK (that is a 4 letter word BTW). I've had a few visitors at work from other Weather Squadrons and their attepts to show me things. I think they've finally figured out that I probably (from a true programming aspect) have a ton more experience than they expected. Ha... In fact, at lunch the other day, one asked if moving back to ColdFusion was a "step down". Well, yes, to be honest... I just wanted to live in Hawaii and there was no work for me in my last Division. Speaking of which, apparently that Division is all fucked up. Seems that all the good developerd have pretty much left (some crappy ones too), none the less, their development staff is hurting to say the least. Here is what happens when your "Big" Manager doesn't see what he/she has for staff and utilize them accordingly. That division had (key word) an awesome staff, but failed to see the potential and utilize them accordingly. 'Nuff said... Good luck Ash, if you see this. Uhm, let's see, our contract is up for recompete and we should see the outcome in the next 4-5 weeks. This will determine a LOT of my near future. In many ways, I hope we get it, in some, I hope we don't. In any event, we'll ride it out and see what happens... One good positive is, if we win, I get a big FAT raise... Sweet!

Digging my 350Z, except for not being able to open it up due to the traffic. The few moments I have been able to, she really scoots! It's amazing that the 'base' version has 287 HP, wow, that is a lot for a 2 seat vehicle. Can't wait to do some 'things' to her... Here is picture of her from a couple of weeks ago...

Anyways, figured it was about time to say HI again... So, hopefully it won't be so long before the next. Stay tuned!

Palmetto Drive

Here's a fairly recent photo of me, just before our usual Thursday night Palmetto Drive Jam.

Guitar Responses

I have had really good comments made about my new guitar, so I thought I'd collect a few from various sources and post them.

From the Unofficial Warmoth site:
"Very cool from top to bottom. The canary and bengel flame work really well together, especially with the single 12th fret inlay. The big reverse headstock almost give it that Washburn N4 sorta look. Looks great."

"I like the whole thing! the neck is especially sexy! love the clean look of the single inlay."

"That´s sweet, has some similarities with what i have in mind for an upcoming Strat project. Very warm looking. Congrats with a very nice build."

"Well, Storm, that is truly unique, You are not going to run into anyone else with anything like that! I might add it is pretty bad-ass."

From GuitarGeek:
"Very nice indeed! If you put that together yourself, you've made a good job of it."

"That's a sweet looking axe man. I love the top."

Thanks for all the great comments out there. Now that I have had the time to play it some, I have to admint, it is by far the best playing guitar I have ever played or owned. Canarywood is awesome!

Warmoth (Fender) Stormbringer

Well, it's finally done! Looks and plays like a champ! The solid Canarywood neck is by far the best neck I have ever felt or played... More pics soon...

Out for Delivery

Well, after the wait, my new guitar neck is "Out for Delivery". I can't wait! I'll finally have my new guitar together. Pictures forthcoming...

Other News...

Well, the Disney job fell through, they decided on someone else that was local. Oh well... On another note, there is a sweet new opening on Kauai that I am gunning for. We'll see what happens...

No football this weekend, so I guess I'll watch bowling, LOL... I actually catch bowling most weeks, so that was just a joke. Speaking of bowling, we did well last week (playing a tough team), taking 3 of 4. Me, Wayne, and Tim bowled well...

I found an old friend of mine, Bill D'luhosh and it was great to hear he and Nico had done fairly well with their Red and Black project. Way to go guys! Keep it up...

I also, "TADA", got my email notification of my neck being shipped. Should be here this week, so the official Stormbringer guitar should be a reality this week, hopefully in time for the Thursday Jam. Speaking of which, we are actively seeking a vocalist at this point to round out some of our tunes. I believe we are also planning to do some recording again soon (since I have all this bad ass equipment). That should be a lot of fun...

Guitars: Before the Custom Strat...

It's been a while, but here's a picture of the guitars I have right now. Really anxious for my neck to arrive for my new guitar!

Fender Stormbringer - Part I

So, as I mentioned in my past post, I was going to build a new guitar. Well, I sold the V and bought some parts for a new guitar. I have received the body and electronics, the hardware is on it's way, and the neck has been ordered.

Specs:
Body -
Flame Maple top on a Alder body, routed for EMG SA's and Wilkinson tremelo.
Finished in Bengal Burst with a black back

Neck -
Canary fretboard on Canary neck.
Reverse CBS Headstock, fitted for Schaller locking tuners.
1 11/16 Graphite Nut.
Void of fret markers, except for a Skull and Crossbones at the 12th.

Electronics -
EMG SA set

Here is the first picture with the electronics installed:

FF Week 2

I did real well the 2nd week of FF. My main Yahoo Team (Freaks and Geeks League) set a new league high point total with 250.03 points, led by Chad Johnson's 55 points and the Chicago Defense with 63 points. Overall the whole team did very well. In my Fanball league I also won, but by a much narrower margin. At this point I am 2-0 in my FB league and 1-1 in Yahoo...