Today I attended the Taste of Lexus at the Alameda. It was an event hosted by Lexus to let you, potential Lexus buyer, test drive all their vehicles. I finally drove the new IS 350 and I like it. All I have to do is start saving for it.

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From: SE K750i 
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:01:01 PM
To: SE K750i
Subject: IS 250 in dealer show room
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I was on Stevens creek blvd so I pulled into the Lexus dealer to see the new IS in person. I was impressed by the slick design inside and outside. Hmm... very temping.

A couple of hooligans who have nothing to do after dinner at "Everybody Happy" in New Wark.


And everyone got their own ride home.


Shane grabbing his laptop to do some pirating.


And it had to rain tonight.


Tommy showed up with his Type S.


From right to left. Andrew's 6, Shane's NSX, my Boxster, Tommy's Type S, Julian's Camery Type R.

Wanna see a pet trick that my cat Leo is really good at?

leo.mov (561.32 KB)

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From: SE K750i
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:35:09 PM
To: SE K750i
Subject:  Some of Ondemand team members
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Slava, Hien and Me.

So you want to hack this DVD player, huh? To get region free hack code enter it with the remote control in this sequence.

1. Turn the power on.
2. Open the tray.
3. Enter 789, OK, 0 (all one sequence).

A "0" should appear on your screen. Your Philips DVP642 is now region free.

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From: SE K750i
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:51:00 PM
To: SE K750i
Subject: Shane's shop @ the great mall.
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Shane is cheating the irs by accepting only cash.

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From: SE K750i
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 2:36:33 AM
To: SE K750i
Subject: Moblog with video
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Testing video attachment. This video was recorded from an SE K750i mobile phone.

Download: MOV00007.3gp

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From: SE K750i
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 2:03:03 AM
To: SE K750i
Subject: My first mobile weblog entry. 
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This is way cool. Now i could post weblogs directly from my mobile phone with picture attachment.

I adopted Leo three years ago when he was 4 months old at the animal shelter. Leo is the sweetest cat I have ever live with. He loves to be around people and likes to keep me company where ever I'm at in the house. Yes. He's strictly an indoor cat. Isn't he adorable? I love sticking my face in his plushy tummy.

Hi Everyone... here's Cracker. He is the official outdoor cat that has been hanging around the house for the past 8 months and that's how old he is too.
Cats are COOL!!!

Last Thursday I bought Franz Ferdinand tickets at the last minute on Craig's list so I could get away from paying the stupid service charge collected by "Ticket asshole Master". The show did not sell out so I offered face value without the extra charges. It was at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco. They rocked the house down by playing over an hour of their great songs. People went wild in mosh pits. This band has great stage present too. I recommend you people to check them out when Franz Ferdinand hits your town.

Materials:
An interior light (can be bought at your local auto store)
15 feet of 22 awg electrical wire (white and black is preferred)

Tools:
Soldering iron
Torque wrench (buy the entire set)
Wire stripper
Standard screwdriver

01. You can but this from your local auto store. Make sure that it is 12V DC operated, not battery. If there is an on off switch, cut the wire that goes to the switch and bypass it. This way it is at a constant on position.


02. Underneath the passenger feet area, remove the foam panel by unscrewing the two plastic screws.


03. Cut a square hole that is the same size of the light cover where the light is being shined through. Don't cut too wide, because you need the material for mounting the cover.




04. Location of light. With the light cover on the outside acting as a clamp, lock the two screws down to the casing of the light unit.



05. Remove the dummies or motion sensor to get to the torque screws. The dome light unit will come off once the two screws are removed. Use a standard screwdriver to pop out the dome light.


06. Remove the light cover and solder the negative (black) wire to the contact.


07. Solder the positive (white) to the middle prong of the three prong contact.
**
This picture is wrong. Solder to the opposite side.
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08. Assemble the light unit back together. Route the wires accordingly to prevent any obstruction when the light switch is toggled.




09. Snap the dome light unit back on. Route the wires accordingly so there is no interference.


10. Remove the sun visor and start tucking the wires inside of the panels. Run the wires all the way down into the passenger footwell area.








11. Now connect the wires black to black and white to white. Test the light out by turning the dome light on and off. Reinstall the foam panel and you're done.

After watching this video, it really angers me how people have to wear a dead animal . The animal were so inhumanely killed and practically skinned alive for their fur. If no one buys fur then they don't have to kill these poor beautiful creatures. I like to see people who wear fur skinned alive!
http://myweb.hinet.net/home8/drcolin/fur.wmv

01. You can purchase the heat resistant paint from your local autoshop. The paint I use here is red eingine enamel with ceramic with heat rating of 500F. You may also use paint for BBQ and over. You also need a fine paint brush, a cup or bowl, masking tape and car jack.


02. Open the front trunk and take out the car jack from the spare tire.


03. Jack the car up at its designated point. Check your car's manual if you don't know where to put the jack. Raise the car high enough where the wheel barely touching the ground. This way you can relievet the tention from the weight of the car.


04. Loosen all the lug nuts and remove them from the bottom up.


05. Once the wheel is removed, clean the brake caliper thoroughly.


06. Mask out area that does not require painting with masking tape.


07. Spray a little pool of paint into a cup or bowl. Use a fine small paint brush and start painting away the first coat. Let the paint sit for half an hour and paint a second coat. Let the second caot sit for about 45 minutes.



08. Now remove all masking tapes.


09. Put the wheel back on. Becareful not to hit the painted caliper with the wheel. Repeat the process for the rest of the calipers. Now let the car sit for 8 hours for the paint to cure. (that's what the paint can direction says)
Have fun wheeling around with your bright brake calipers.