Robbys Life

I found myself a new little obsession a couple of weeks ago and I’m really excited. I figured I’d put up a picture or two of the before, progress and after with this one. It’s a 1974 Ironhead Sportster, it’s a kickstart only and man can I tell you it makes me feel like a little girl sometimes having to kickstart this bike. Maybe I get winded because I still smoke LOL. Anyways enough about the smoking for now and on to having a new toy. I’ve spent enough time energy and money with old cars over my lifetime to know I’d never get another one without having something else as my daily driver and this is what I came up with as a project.

The things I’ve been thinking about doing to this vary from lowering the rear suspension to completely changing the frame to rigid. It should be a fun project in the mean time. Since I impulsively purchased this bike without knowing much about Harley models (the price was just right) I’ve learned a ridiculous amount about these bikes online. I even drove it over to Bartels Harley Davidson and got a couple of mixed opinions from the mechanics, one told me it was the coolest thing he’d seen in a long time that exact bike being his first bike ever, and the other one told me it needs to be taken out back and shot. That made me laugh pretty hard at the time then completely embarrassed me when i couldn’t get it started out front and it took me about 15 mins and three times as many kicks to figure out I was out of gas. So I’m still up in the air and not sure if anyone has any opinions I’m not looking to make this some big ole chopper since it’s just a Sportster but I would like to turn this into a project to screw around with.

I’ve managed to take up most of my time at the office looking at aftermarket stuff to put on the bike and even found a screaming deal on helmets and other gear at a site (dare I even say the name without feeling like I should be hanging out in West Hollywood on the weekends) leather up

I hope you enjoy seeing the progress and process here on my blog while I’m building this cheesy old 70’s machine into something worth riding without wearing dolphin shorts and a handle bar mustache….. oh yeah and a mullet

Ultimately here’s a link to what I’d like my bike to closely resemble he did a great job of hooking up his 71 sporty.

Technorati Tags: Ironhead, Ironhead Sportster, Harley Davidson, Chopper, Harley Project

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Sorry for being MIA I’ve had a few things to take care of, one being quitting my damn job it’s just taking up too much time for me to actually be unproductive.  I will keep in contact and continue to update when I can.  I have a new project I’ve been working on lately which is really a fun project.  Take a look at the USEF site I have built it’s for the United States Entertainment Force which is a great non profit.  If you get a chance come check out the Hollywood Santa Parade this year they are a major sponsor for the event.

The Company is basically what the USO used to be bringing entertainment to the troops and a major supporter of troops getting back on their feet when they return home.

Anyways to bring you up to speed, of course I’m smoking away, it never ceases to amaze me that smokers are like dope fiends they always welcome you back with open arms.  LOL I guess I’m no different but let’s see since my last few posts I’ve quit and started and quit and started and quit and now I’m smoking away.

Oh yeah and Chantix totally made me feel like a crazy person, not so conducive  to staying sober when you feel like a homicidal maniac.  I think I’ll stick with the gum in my meager attempts to be a non smoker.

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So today I’m currently at day 8 off of smokes and it’s been a roller coaster. I’ve been chewing a little bit of the nicotine gum.

1. day = 8 pieces of gum
2. day = 8 pieces of gum
3. day = 6 pieces of gum
4. day = 4 pieces of gum

And so on you get the idea, anyways today I’ve had 1 piece of gum and I’m doing okay, besides the random bouts of psychosis. I’ve had emotional mood swings from everything

being okay to thinking that I have to find a new job, and wanting to drive people off the road.

Very interesting to watch my mind be so consumed with this preoccupation of my hourly ritual, every time I have a feeling I go smoke, every time I feel good I go smoke.

Every time I feel bad, I go smoke. I’ve had this love affair with a camel for almost 17 years now burning about a pack or more a day. Today I’m finally felling okay enough to admit that I am completely addicted to the nicotine and tar and carcinogens .

It’s slowly getting better I know that but it’s no picnic that’s for sure. I will have more to report and talk about when I have a piece of mind returned to me.

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Here’s another example of how some police tend to be a little over the top. Seems to me that someone in the Arkansas Police Department should be going to anger management classes.

from transworld skateboarding…
A dispicable act of police brutality was committed on Go Skateboarding Day by the Hot Springs, Arkansas Police Department. Video of the incident is below. After you watch it, we ask ALL of you to flood their phonelines and email address (below) with complaints regarding the main policeman involved, Officer Joey Williams. You should also contact your local news organizations to help spread the word. The more attention this officer gets, the better for us.

Hot Springs Arkansas Police Department
Phone: (501) 321-6789
Fax: (501) 321-6708
Chief of Police, Bobby Southard
Email: bsouthard@cityhs.net
641 Malvern Avenue Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jun. 27, 2007
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(AP) A police officer who appears to choke a skateboarder and put two others in a headlock in a video posted online has been put on administrative leave while police investigate, officials said.

Hot Springs is a resort town about 50 miles west of Little Rock.

Technorati Tags: go skateboarding day, police brutality, anger management, transworld, skater kids

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Remember people don’t believe everything that you are told in life or on myspace. Here’s a post to all the people out there that seem to think that everything posted on myspace is in any way true. It’s like high school all over again let’s spread a rumor that Rob got Lazie pregnant OMG I can’t believe it.

Yeah and you shouldn’t, here’s what I found out about the New California Laws (2 out of 10 isn’t bad right?)

If you want to know what the typical fines are in your area, call your local traffic court.

1. Carpool lane - 1st time $1068.50 starting 7/1/07 (The $271 posted on the highway is old). Don’t do it again because 2nd time is going to be double. 3rd time triple, and 4th time license suspended-Fiction!
In 2007, the recommended fine for a first time car pool violation was $380. Repeat offenders can expect to pay more, but nothing near the amounts represented in this email.

2. Incorrect lane change - $380. Don’t cross the lane on solid lines or intersections-Fiction!
The Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule said $134 for a typical infraction.

3. Block intersection - $485-Fiction!
The Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule said $175.

4. Driving on the shoulder - $450-Fiction!
The Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule said $134.

5. Cell phone use in the construction zone. - Double fine as of 07/01/07. Cell phone use must be “hands free” while driving-Fiction!
There was no law in California during 2007 restricting the use of cell phones in the car. There was such a law going into effect in July, 2008. There was no “double fine” as of 7/1/07 because there was no law in effect regarding cell phones. The new California law does not mention construction zones although penalties for traffic violations are higher if they occurred in a highway construction or maintenance area.

6. Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and drivers get tickets-Truth!
The California Mandatory Seat Belt Law requires all passengers to use some kind of restraint. Children under 6 and weighing less than 60 pounds are required to be in “specified child passenger restraint system,” typically a car seat. Everybody older than 6 must wear seat belts. At this writing the fines range from less than $100 for a first offence to more than $300 when it’s kids who are not buckled in. According to the California Highway Patrol any adults in a vehicle who are not wearing seatbelts are subject to citation, not just the driver. The driver will be held accountable for any children not restrained.

7. Speeders can only drive 3 miles above the limit-Fiction!
The speed limit is the speed limit. There is no legal definition allowing a driver to go 3 miles per hour above that.

8. DUI = JAIL (Stays on your driving record for 10 years!)-Truth!
At the time of this writing a first offense for driving under the influence in California results in anywhere between 96 hours and 4 months in jail. a fine, and a six-month suspension of the license. Those are the court penalties. There are separate penalties to the Department of Motor Vehicles. As of January 1, 2007 a driving under the influence conviction will be on a person’s record for 10 years.

9. As of 07/01/07 cell phone use must be “hands free” while driving. Ticket is $285. They will be looking for this like crazy - easy money for police department-Fiction!
By law all drivers in California must be using hands-free cell phones as of July 1, 2008. The fine was $20 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. The exceptions are for emergency use, drivers of emergency vehicles, and drivers of commercial vehicles can use the push-to-talk type wireless phones until July 1, 2011.

Think for yourself people, remember how many strangers BS you believe when you first meet them. If you believe it all I have a bridge for sale next week check in with me about the price, it’s going real cheap. I just hope that we as a generation can think for ourselves, it’s truly necessary if we are to find a new direction for our world as a whole.

Technorati Tags: myspace, new california laws, humor, urban legend

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Wow doesn’t it just seem like an easy decision to not have a cigarette in the morning. Yet when the first thing you do each time you wake up is reach for one and go outside I feel like this today. Let’s take this thing one moment at a time, yesterday I enjoyed pushing my limits of comfort, now I keep resorting back to rationalizing just one. I love reading info about how kicking heroin is easier than quitting smoking. The unfortunate thing is you can’t use heroin to quit smoking otherwise I would gladly consider the option right now LOL.

I’m in desperate need of non smokers to hang out with, I can’t even spend 5 minutes with a smoker without thinking it’s cool just to have one. Of course I’m not fooled that one leads to smoking a pack a day for 17 years like it has for me so far. I’m sure if I keep this up I’ll have enough Camel Cash for the iron lung that I will need.

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Ok so I figured that I would mark another shot at quitting smoking today, at this point it’s been since last night at about 8:30pm I made a decision to not pick up another cigarette. At this point being roughly 20 minutes to 3 o’ clock I feel like I have a lump in my throat and my mind is racing pretty damn quickly. Not much for a lesson of being in the moment or is it? I am consumed with wanting to push away my obsession for a smoke. It’s not the best way to go about it, as i write this down I’m able to be in the moment.

As I am in my body right now I will acknowledge that I want a cigarette, and try to investigate how my body is reacting to these feelings. I have a tightness in my throat, and a hard stomach.

The reason I chose to take on this attempt was because of something that I heard at my meditation class on monday night. I heard Noah talk about stepping up our practice and choosing to take on the uncomfortable. This is a pressing issue that has plagued my existence since since I took my year to live practice to heart.

I’m hoping that the more I put it out there that I am a non smoker the more I can accept this as who I am at this very moment in time. I will not create more suffering myself if I choose to smoke once again but for right now I will not.

This post may not make much sense but it is how my mind is running right now, maybe if I put it down right now I can at least take a look at it later on and get a good laugh.

Technorati Tags: Quitting smoking, Non-smoker, Cigarettes, Smoking, No Smoking

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There could be no bigger mistake than to think that ignorance is somehow dumb and stupid, or passive and lacking in intelligence. On the contrary, it is shrewd and cunning, versatile and ingenious in the games of deception, and in our wrong views and their burning convictions we find one of its deepest and, as Buddha said, most dangerous manifestations:

What do you have to fear from the wild elephant
Who can only damage your body here and now,
When falling under the influence of misguided people and wrong views
Not only destroys the merit you have accumulated in the past,
But also blocks your path to freedom in the future?

Something like that makes you think about many ignorant things from the past. Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, Bush and many more. Falling under the influence of misguided people and wrong views has plagued this great earth many times just in the lst 200 years.

Set the intention that we keep on the path for the benefit of not only ourselves but all beings. No matter what path we are on in your heart you know if you are walking towards the light or away from it. If you are helping or hurting this world as a whole investigate the path you are on now and see if there isn’t even the smallest thing you can change today that might help the greater good.

• Are my actions doing me and everyone around me any good or am I on a destructive path?
• If I am neither than can I make a decision to change?

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.”

– Max Ehrmann

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I’m not sure what is to fear more for the modern employer, the fact that the employees are hard at work (youtube, myspace, blogging) finding things like this, or the fact that everyone seems to have to be online for work these days.

• Eddie Vedder unheard lyrics

Diligently on the computer I seem to find time each day to thoroughly be amused watching silly video’s or sending friends silly messages on myspace.

• Matrix Ping Pong (for those who don’t have speakers)

If only to capitalize on the fact that we seem to love these modern day distractions while at work instead of being mindful of the work that is in front of us that should be getting done. I read a great blog today called “myspace meets the workplace” that talks about the difference in generations from the 80’s work force to the modern day work force, and found it rather interesting.If we could only capitalize on this great fact that we spend so many minutes each day neglecting the work at hand. How can we profit from this, I hesitate to call it laziness because we seem to put a great deal of energy each day into this simple distraction.

Technorati Tags: Work Distractions, Working online, Myspace at work, Youtube at work

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The Austin market is truly calling my name. It’s tough growing up in Los Angeles and not being able to afford a house of my own. I don’t know much about Austin but I have heard it’s a great city to live in. What’s not to like.

• The Austin music scene
• Affordable Austin real estate
• City living
• Young crowd
• Roller derby girls

I am obsessing about actually owning my own place over the past year or so, I’ve heard there are many tech companies out there to get to work at.

Even working in the real estate industry since big development companies are already making a move to develop the Austin area at the same pace that people seemed to be building in Vegas 12-15 years ago. (of course after dealing with agents on a daily basis I have my doubts about wanting to work in that industry)

Of course I’m torn between moving away from the ocean but enticed by the artsy living of tattooed freaks that seem to not be able to find affordable housing in the Los Angeles Area.

I want to know your thoughts about this people tell me the good and bad things about Austin. Let me know what you’ve heard as far as work, what you’ve heard as far as the people?

What are the hot spots to go to, the nice places to eat out?

The Austin area real estate market is a mecca of affordable houses. Half the town is selling at price points of 100-250,000 and the rest of the city is selling at 400k+. It seems a young guy could move out there and actually afford a place or to to get a leg up on the American Dream. Neighborhoods that rival the suburbs of L.A. about 20 years ago. The university out there seems to attract the younger generation that has a great look and feel to them from the tattoos to the music, from the activities to the downtown district.

Technorati Tags: Moving to Austin, Austin Texas

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