TruckStealingAsshole

My truck got stolen this weekend.

Are you serious?

Yes.  Someone broke into my truck and drove away with it Saturday night.

What a fucker.  I'm holding out that the cops are going to find it somewhere, then I'm going to install all kinds of shit like flamethrowers and swords and lojack (read: The Club).  

Still, though.  Fuck you, person who stole my truck.  You capped off the worst week of my life and when I find you I'm going to beat you within an inch of your life with my bike lock.

That's it in the picture above.  It now rocks a large red and yellow "BRIO" sticker in front of the drivers side rear wheel, and a black hood with a red and yellow design in the middle.  And the cab is not on it.  If you see it, please let me know at naterooks@gmail.com asap.  And mercilessly beat the person who is driving it.

A Newfound Hate for Prii

Yesterday I was riding to work in the city, which is obviously a hairy endeavor and I accept this in riding my bike.  However, I had my first really (really, REALLY) close brush with a car yesterday.  And it was a Prius.  Riding in my lane, the the Prius switched lanes to avoid a truck in part of my lane, then came along side me and decided to come back in.  It just started merging right into me, and was slow enough that I could move and just be impressed with the driver's lack of awareness.  There was the slightest breath of a nudge at the end, and I'm really glad it wasn't more.  

I like being on my bike because I can feel superior in my environmental-consciousness to Prius drivers.  Fuck you for not being aware of your environment, and for almost hitting someone whose engine needs NO gasoline at all.  

Don't fucking hit bikers.

I wish the Santa Rosa Prius Vandal would get to work on the person that nudged me.

MG on the street update

It's an MG Midget underneath that tarp on the ride home. Saw a little "MIDGET" label hiding just behind the front arch as I kept my eyes peeled going past it last week. Mystery solved, someone tell Robert Stack.

The Company

Not as ominous as Heroes watchers may take it. (Look at me, I sound like a real nerd fanboy blogger RALPH).

For LINK-O DE MAYO, perhaps one of the more creative contest names I've ever heard, I'm linking our company so that I get points and can get money towards either a burrito, a full Mexican dinner (isn't a burrito a full Mexican dinner? HIYO), or a trip to Mexico. Yes, actually a trip to Mexico. That on top of my Mexico graduation present from my Dad, and life would be amazing. I'd probably use it to fly my friends down.

Anyways, www.halogenguides.com is the coolest website ever. Everyone should visit and learn how to own a piece of private jets (I get the tail wing!), or private resort condos (I get the pool), or all kinds of other fun things that we have awesome resources on. As if someone reads this anyways. Whatever, 1 point. COUNT IT.

Subarus, Ferraris, and Audis OH MY

Drove the quintessential family/northeasternstate/samesexcouple/awesome car on a road trip from San Diego back to the Bayrea this weekend. A pretty standard Subaru Outback wagon, it trucked along at 85 and got close to 30 mpg. Frickin awesome. More grunt than my mom's old GL, it was able to truck up the mountains too. Really, if I were to have a reliable, useful if a little boring car, it would be that. Now, hook me up with a Legacy GT wagon and we may be in business with some fun. Some STI bits and I'm in heaven.

Anyways, in a quick stop in Newport beach saw two silver Ferrari Maranellos, both berlinetta. The first was 550 I think but the second was the 575M. Still in my top 5 Ferraris ever, just so classy and gorgeous. I think one should be in the stable.

At a food stop, I bought an R8 matchbox car that now keeps me company at my desk at work. I like it.