Briefly at Keflavik


So the flight I was on had a declared medical emergency. We divert to Keflavik, Iceland. The passenger is rolled off the plane and we refuel (because there was a fuel dump so they could land the 777). While we were refueling, a storm front blew in and began to dump snow on us. So we needed to be de-iced.
Why is it that in Iceland, they can de-ice us at the gate and then let us on our merry way while at DEN, they roll us to a remote site and make planes queue for over an hour?

SF Xmas Tree all twinkley

The tree went up on Union Square the other night.

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That means the Season of Sales has begun!

It’s all pretty and all lit up but check THIS out. Using a cherry picker to place ornaments? Isn’t that…erm…cheating??

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Back in MY day, we used a ladder! Or a chair…

New GT-R!

The belle of the ball at the Tokyo Motor Show was the new GT-R.

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Have a brochure!

Of cors, if you’re in the know, you know that you could get up close and personal with the GT-R at Nissan’s Ginza Gallery instead of having to deal with the scrum at the show. So here we are.

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The GT-R, resplendent in Silver
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Ditto, from the passenger side
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At the Nissan Gallery, you’re allowed to sit inside the cars
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I want one! But I don’t think it will fit in my garage
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The rear of the GT-R, which most drivers will see briefly

And of course, what’s a visit to the Gallery without saying hi to the staff?

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Hi!

Nissan Crossing
5 Chome-8-1 Ginza,
Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061

Youtube is addictive

Here’s a preview of the new Futurama movie that will be cut into four parts for airing on Comedy Central. WAHAHAHA

Every favorite from Futurama is here

And here’s something really cool! It’s a commercial for JR that uses the Music for Freelance remix of Tank! Not sure if this is the way JR meant it to be, with all the cool that Tank! oozes, but it works. JR is cool though.

3, 2, 1, Let’s Jam, I mean let’s go!

Bad Sports Weekend

Hmmm. Let’s see what happened. The All Blacks lost so no semi-finals. SC lost so no BCS. Green Bay lost so no perfect season. And of cors, the 49ers lost.
I think I’m going to lay off sports for a while. Sigh.

Nine, ten, a big FAT hen

This monstrosity was flying over my home so I had to get some nice pictures!

This is the ninth production A380 doing a round the world trip for engine certification. I wonder how SQ380 (the first revenue flight of the plane) will be like? Big flight crew, I figure…lots of stewardesses!! YAY!

Various Things online

Here’s a Yum Cha Rap in Chinese. Good to learn what the names of the dishes are!

Rappin’ about yum cha! Wish MY yum cha house looked kinda like this…
Out here in these parts, we have a free bulletin board called craigslist. You can buy and sell things as well as hook up. Because it’s a free service, the flake factor is very high. But it’s free to list so lots of people use it. This also applies to the personals. Check this out and tell me if this is the kick-ass response to the original poster….!

Football Season!

It’s football season! Mah beloved Trojans are romping undefeated. And, as always during football season, there’s the sideline show featuring the USC Song Girls! Official site here.
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FIGHT ON!