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I’m so close to getting my car back I can smell it. Car was maybe, possibly, probobly got dropped off at BMW of Sterling today. I’m crossing my fingers in hope that I can get it tomorrow evening, fresh with a free tank of gas and a free detailing.

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So got the paperwork filled out yesterday for Dish Network to get hooked up on either Tues/Weds of this week. HDTV/DVR (yes an actual DVR that records HD content), HBO, Showtime, FLiX, everything. Still ends up being cheaper then Comcast and with more channels.
Also I ordered my table top stand for the plasma. Yeah, [...]

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Got a call from CarMax today, looks like BMW of Sterling will be able to get my car and look at it tomorrow. So hopefully I will have my car back tomorrow night or Wednesday morning.

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Oh hell yeah. Jaquar XK + Designer of the Aston Martin = ‘pure sex’. There it is folks, the Aston Martin for half off. Just check out the pics in the Autoblog post. This thing is gorgeous, not AM knockout gorgeous but pretty enough that you won’t feel bad waking up next to it every morning. [...]

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So I’ve had this grand plan about setting up my living room in my house. I’ve looked at shelves and couches and chairs and everything. Finally about 4 months ago I found the exact set of furniture that I liked and bought it. I’m still waiting for it to be delivered though. Which actually is [...]

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Baby Ruth! Sloth loves Chunk!

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Okay, So I got another update on my car. Looks like both BMW of Sterling and BMW of Fairfax are booked up for the next 3 weeks. Hoover take note. Though, CarMax is saying they are trying to find some place for my car to go that will be quicker.

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So I got another call from CarMax service today. I was expecting to get a call telling me I can come get my car. But alas it was not to be. The call I got was that when they got my car back together the “Hey stupid your breaks are going bad!

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I love music
But most of you already know that. You can check out my Last.Fm page and see that I’m racking up the tracks. I’m a nut for all types of music except for Country and R&B(and I reserve the right to state that some R&B is good e.g. Anthony Hamilton). So looking for new [...]

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Some people have all the luck, via Jalopnik, another Jason was on hand in Pebble Beach to see the unveiling of the new Aston Martin V8. It’s no secret how much I lust anything Aston Martin related. Priced at around $110 thousand (yes thousand) this thing won’t come cheap nor will it come anytime soon [...]

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Yeah, so I’m gonna dive into some technical stuff here for a second. I haven’t had time to properly set up the tech site http://www.thelocal404.com (which I’m still toying with the idea of the tag line being “We give good web!

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Well, I gotta another call from CarMax service yesterday night. The new issue is my right front bushing needs to be replaced. The best definition for a bushing I could find was from PartTrackers.com:
Bushing A simple suspension bearing that accommodates limited rotary motion, typically made of two coaxial steel tubes bonded to a sleeve of [...]

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I’d rather work at Prosoft than Google.

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Holy crap, 3 posts in one day.
Anyway, I took in the bimmer for service yesterday night. The brake light has been on for a bit and so I figured a month later that it would be good thing to get that looked at and get an oil change. So I finally got a call [...]

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My office moved
Yep, no longer in Tyson’s Corner. We’ve relocated to Dulles at the corner of Sunrise Valley and the toll road. So my commute went from 10 miles to about 5 now. It’s pretty cool.

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