Day 20

This is day 20 of Movember, and here is my best - and by best I mean not best - attempt to impersonate a beastie boy. Cochese to the rescue! Only 10 days left!

Another View

Here is another view of the 1/4 mile run from Saturday courtesy of Carl. Man there were a LOT of people there!

Mousachio update #3

Halfway done! I started messing with some photo morphing software, so I'll definitely be able to have a video done shortly after the end of the month!

Another trip to the strip

I ordered a dash mount for my camera and stuck it on there for this run. My wheels were turned left when I did my burnout so I pretty much almost ran those folks over. I tapped the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear just ever so slightly. Also I forgot to set my RPM for launch. Overall it ended up being a decent run. I think if I had set my RPM I would have a slightly faster time b/c the launch would have been more controlled. Either way I had a good time.

Reaction: .92
60FT: 1.88
330 FT: 5.40
1/8 ET: 8.37
1/8 MPH: 84.59
1/4 ET: 13.04
1/4 MPH: 104.34

Tom rode down with me and we hung out with Carl and Ras. Also bumped into Taylor from Fastlane. Carl ran an 11.42 in his mega truck.

Mo still going strong

8 days of charitable moustache growing have gone by now.  I've resisted the urge to shave this itchy mug off pretty much entirely thanks to all the donations I've received so far.  


Since starting this little project I've noticed different spellings of moustache and they pretty much all seem to be correct.  Check out the moustache link above to hit the wiki and learn about where the different spellings come from.


Thanks again to everyone who has donated!  Prostates across the world rejoice!  Once again, here is a link to my MoSpace where you can read up on Movember and donate if you feel like it.  http://us.movember.com/mospace/885956/   By the way, I'm taking a photograph everyday and at the end of the month, I will create some sort of either morph-video or at least a slide show that goes from day 1 to the final stache.  Anyone who donates will get access to the video!

Donations go to research, support, education, and awareness initiatives for prostate cancer. Movember funds raised in the US benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.pcf.org) and LIVESTRONG (www.livestrong.org).

Ford hold transfers you to Honda! Halloween contest win!

I called the Ford dealership to get a price quote on a rear brake overhaul this week. The guy in the service department quoted me on the labor and then said he was going to put me on hold in order to get the cost of the materials. He pushed the button and immediately the phone started ringing. Some one picks up and says "bla bla bla dealership". Talking so fast that I couldn't really understand what he said. I assumed that the guy just transferred me to the parts department and I said "Hi I need to get a price quote on shoes and drums for the brakes on a 98 Ranger". He says, "A Ford Ranger?" Uhh...yes. And then he says that they aren't a ford dealership. I'm like "I'm sorry?" They are a Honda dealership. In a different state! Thanks for that awkward conversation, Ford.

On the other hand, it turns out my Doc Brown halloween costume won the costume contest at work. I think there were 19 entries, so I feel pretty good about it. Including some really awesome costumes - Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, RoboCop and Bob Ross.

Movember

Movember day 1. Today I have started a month of moustache growing for a good cause. It's like a breast cancer awareness thing, except for men...and not for breast cancer. Although, I hear men can get that too. Unrelated.


Here is a link to my Mospace. Don't feel obligated to donate or anything, but check it out so you know what's going on! http://us.movember.com/mospace/885956/ If you do decide to donate, I feel like I should let you know what the proceeds go toward.

The money raised as a result of Movember is channeled by our beneficiary partners into a number of world class and innovative research, support, education, and awareness initiatives. Movember funds raised in the US benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.pcf.org) and LIVESTRONG (www.livestrong.org).

Check back into the blog b/c I will update with progress pictures throughout the month. I started with a clean shave for halloween and will be mo-ing it up all month!