Robert Hall

That first gen Camry has Ohio-grade rust!

I finally got around to seeing the first Transformers movie last night. Cheesy dialogue (then again, it is Michael Bay), but some cool cars and decent special effects. I never got into Transformers as a kid--I was a bit too old when they were the big deal--but I knew the basic themes. Fun popcorn movie. Looking forward to the sequel.

Ah...that's the car that's supposed to be in the Transformers sequel.

Yeah, I'd take a hatchback over a trunk anyday in a small car. And hatchbacks usually have a cover over the rear area. When I'm traveling for myself and need to rent a car, I try and avoid anything smaller than a midsize...I'm happy with a Taurus, Grand Marquis, or Town Car (which are the cars I've rented the most frequently over the last 6-8 years), or a Mustang convertible if I'm someplace fun in warm weather.

Sounds like something straight out of 2002-2006 or so. Kia's a bit behind the curve, it looks like.

I'm sure Avis, Alamo, Enterprise, etc are happy with it.

Speaking of Mopeys, check out this motor--bigger than a Hemi.. I always liked the front end of the St. Regis..haven't seen one in ages...most in Ca were probably totaled in TJ Hocker and other '80s cop shows... Chrysler Tank engine

Went out for lunch..tried a new Mexican place nearby--had some tasty fajitas, sopapillas and a Tecate (dining outside in February--springtime in AZ), and saw an real oddball--a very amateurish Pro Street style '66 Chevelle wagon--no hood, big blower almost as high as the roof, F&F style wing on the back of the roof, wierd aluminum grille, half flat red, half flat black. Saw a couple Ford trucks out of the ordinary--a late model regular cab w/ a Lincoln Mark LT front end and taillgate, and first of the new style '09 regular cab F150s I've seen.. Apparently, they went away from the tiny rear opening doors with a narrow window like on the previous gen and now have longer doors in a regular style regular cab (but with some black plastic cheese where the narrow window would have been on the previous gen..the one I saw was painted retro style in a pale blue w/a white roof.

Beautiful spring morning here...when I was out earlier, I saw a sharp pale yellow '67 Camaro RS convertible go by, top down, and for something really offbeat, a black vintage Citroen Traction Avant.

Interesting...would be a great place for an evil genius to have their underground lair.

I feel really old...I remember those ads. Ah, the excitement of an '80 Tercel.

I have no idea what that pic represents...innards of an engine? Looks like camshafts, chains, and goo...

Cool...

Cool...my phone interview went well, probably will have an in-person w/ them next week. Hope to get a few more interviews in motion over the next couple of weeks. Update: later in the afternoon, confirmed the in-person interview for Monday afternoon. Got emails from other recruiters about 2 other positions..

With my current client, I either have a job for A) 4 more hours, B) 1 week, C) 1 month, or D) unknown. My current contract was originally thru the end of March. But then two weeks ago, they told me that they had no more budget and that my contract would wind down this week. The same day, my contracting house emailed me that it had been extended until July 1. The next day, they came back and said through the end of February. Last week, they revised that to through today. Yesterday, the project manager said through the end of February. Who knows. The pay keeps getting direct deposited every Friday though.

I've got a phone interview this afternoon... my current contract is winding down, back on the hunt again. Hope to get another gig going by April 1 or so.

Or they will pat you on the back...as I've seen firsthand, there is tremendous peer pressure out there to buy Toyotas.

Looks like the Tool dude--Maynard James Keenan-- who, like me, is from Ohio and lives now in Arizona.

Mmmmm...ribbed for your pleasure and excitement. My car has gray ribbed cladding on the lower body, but a giant trapazoidal grille and a 3 pointed star hood ornament. 4800lbs, 121 inch wheelbase, 177k miles of gas guzzling V8 Teutonic commuter car...

All this talk of Pontiacs really makes me want to own one... I'd love to have the garage space for a G8 GXP and a '71-72 Grand Prix...

Whoa!!! What is that?? Never seen of one of those...tt's a Canadian version of the Chevy Spectrum? I was familiar with the Firefly and Tempest, but not this...incredible!

Yes, sometimes, it can be a nice red brown, with the color and texture quite similar to the spicy curry I ate a few minutes previously.. or it can look like brown chocolate syrup, sprayed all over the walls and the ceiling of a restaurant bathroom. (Immodium usually prevents this, though). I never get tired of poo jokes, just watched the classic 'Brown Noise' episode of South Park again earlier in the week... (Alas, having a puppy and two older semi-housebroken dogs at home means I see a lot of poo).

+1. Two Japanese hotties in an LS460hL with tinted windows. Or in a Century with the window blinds.

Fun car...I've ridden a couple of them, one stock and one totally F&F style, w/ 600+ hp supposedly...fun, even with a neon green wiper. About the only Toyotas I've ever really liked were the original Supras, the angular '82-86 Supras, the last Supras, and a few Lexuses--the original SC and 2nd gen GS, in particular. I do like 4Runners and old Land Cruisers also.

Heh-heh. I do think, though, that one of the reasons much of the world hates the US is poo envy--because of the typical American diet, we have the biggest and most explosive BMs of any country on average...