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I can’t believe it’s already the end of week seven. It seems like the quarter went by so fast. All the stress at the beginning of the quarter has been slightly forgotten and all of those test are out of the way. Now I just have to look forward to the end of the quarter and start my last end of the...
Yep, this quarter definitely flew by!
Weird.
Some people do some really odd and interesting things that are hard to explain. Friday morning 45-year-old Keith Kinds of West Hartford, Conn. Stole a car used to deliver Chinese food and continued to drop off the orders to keep the customers’ money. Nobody noticed anything suspicious until the driver of the delivery vehicle called police to let them know his vehicle got stolen when he left it outside a school for a delivery. Right after the driver called the police; he called his boss and notified him. Oddly enough the manager was surprised as the orders were delivered even after the car was stolen. .
The only thing that comes to my mind is that this thief must be some type of entrepreneur that is stealing a car and delivering food as a business. He not only stole the car he stole the delivery man’s job! Typically car thieves steals the car, sell off the parts and/or sells the car off, Kinds did the total opposite.
West Hartford police apprehended Hinds after he made a few deliveries and they finally caught up to him after the owner of the Chinese restaurant informed customers that their orders were stolen but being delivered by Kinds. Police followed his route and eventually caught up to him. I guess for Kinds it was a win win situation as he stole a car and he was able to make money even by stealing a car and get a job.
Unfortunately for Kinds he was later apprehended for larceny, possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and other drug charges as well. This probably has to be the most interesting story about someone who stole a car and then decided to work a job he never had before to make some money. This really sums up what I meant in the beginning that people do interesting things that are hard to explain. There is probably a million reasons why people do things but this is one of those things that puzzles you why he would do such a thing.
Look at all those turns … A riders dream!! Photo Credit: Horia Varlan
When it comes to motorcycle road racing, or any type of racing for that matter, there is only goal. That goal? To get around the track faster than anyone else. Sounds pretty simple and straight forward right? The...
Yes, you got everything down! I track cars myself so we're on similar pages!
Onto the next..
So for many of you that know me outside of school you would know that I have a love affair with cars. I design, build, show them and also track my cars. One of my project cars was unfortunately totaled Tuesday night in Huntington Beach. Long story short, my girlfriend was driving and an unlicensed driver hit her going full speed as she was stopped in traffic. Fortunately she is just achy but the car is declared a total loss after bringing it to a well known shop which I’ve worked with for all my projects. Well the question now is what’s in the future to replace her car? Well that’ll be a surprise for my friends but it’ll be something along the lines of what she had before but it’ll be built much quicker this time around. It’s so ironic how passionate my girlfriend is about her cars as well, she loves to drive, modify them and have fun driving over the weekend. It’s quite unfortunate to see something you put a lot of hard work, dedication and time into go just like that. Fortunately she is ok and it is time to move onto a different project. It’s very hectic to have to deal with looking for a new car after any accident really; it definitely takes a lot of time and energy. We already have our eyes set on a car, although we just need to figure out the logistics of shipping it back here as it’s on the east coast, other than that I’m pretty excited to begin to start over on a blank canvas. It’s definitely a bittersweet moment letting go of the old and starting over with something new. For those that know the feeling of putting together your own car, blood, sweat and time and money that goes into it is just the surface layers of what car enthusiast go through. Will update everyone when the new project arrives.
I just finished writing my field assignment! Now that calls for a celebration! Just kidding… but I am pretty relieved to check that off my list. Even though it’s done I am going to wait at least until tomorrow to turn it in. I have learned throughout my past experience for reporting one as well...
Sounds like you put a lot of effort into your assignment! Hopefully you end up with an A!
Use of Social Media
For my first field assignment in Reporting II I choose to write it on the topic of the various issues the iPhone 5 have been having. The idea of this story really came across when I personally received my own iPhone 5 on release date back in September and I started having problems with the anodized bezel down to the very troublesome Apple Maps. I actually coincidentally got inspiration to write this article based on various things I’ve been reading on Facebook and also forums such as MacRumors with a lot of users experiencing the same exact issues. I actually got in touch with a few people I interviewed through the forums that agreed to a telephone interview. The way my story was conducted was that I found various individuals who have experienced problems such as Apple Maps misguiding them. I reported on their experience on how they felt as if Apple Maps was a huge letdown to them. I then switched the angle to report on the physical defects on the new iPhone 5 and how the antenna band in the black version is prone to chipping and many people received damaged phones out of the box. Through more research it seems like these two issues were a very common problem. Apple publically admitted to the Apple Maps issue by releasing a formal PR release about the issues. Without avenues such as social media or even the internet publishing this story and finding sources to interview or even finding out that others are having this situation would’ve been next to impossible. Social media avenues now are also a way I could utilize to get my story out there after I’ve written it. It definitely could serve purpose to those whom are having the same issue to become informed that Apple will take care of them.
I find it very rare to meet people who can actually say without a doubt that they love their job, especially at such a young age. I feel so fortunate to have a job that not only pays really well, but also bring me so much joy. Some of you may know, but I work at Center Ice Arena in Ontario...
That's really good you like your job! When you like your job essentially it's not even like you're at work and it makes time go by much quicker!
SEMA - Vegas
So next week I’ll be back and forth from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. I’m always excited this time of the year, and well also in January because of CES. Next week is going to be the SEMA show. For those reading this in the same industry (automotive) it’s like the week of being inside of a candy store. SEMA stands for Specialty Equipment Market Association. It’s a show that takes place every year at the end of October that attracts vendors and buyers, manufactures, retailers, out to Las Vegas to see what is new in the industry. Unfortunately it’s only open to those who are inside this industry. SEMA is pretty much anyone/everyone who’s a vendor in automotive specialty parts/accessories to come out and display what’s new in 2012/2013 and for the vendors to connect with other vendors and for vendors to connect with buyers. Major manufactures are there also showing off their project vehicles. This year I have friend’s who are contracted to build cars with Ford, Toyota, etc. This event isn’t a small event either for those who don’t know. Millions are spent yearly on this event in Las Vegas and to say its huge is misrepresenting it! If you plan on checking out every vendor a week wouldn’t even be enough. Just to walk the floors non-stop would take you much longer than an entire day! Not only is a way to see what’s new and what everyone has to offer it’s a great time to connect with people and also meet up with old friends, clients, associates. It’s also a great time to meet new contacts, make new references, etc. Essentially like I said, it’s a huge playground with new parts, nice cars and familiar faces. I definitely can’t wait for next week to come around!
I don’t know what is in the air, but I swear it feels like everyone I know is either getting engaged or married. I mean, I am 23 now and I understand that this is the time when most people start doing that whole engagement thing. My boyfriend went to a bachelor party in Scottsdale, Arizona, two...
I totally feel the same way. A lot of my friend's have been getting engaged or getting married. Time seems like it's just flying right on by!
Weekend.
I’ve been developing a habit of blogging on here about my weekend lately. I think this week I’ll be doing the same. Although it’s only Sunday my weekend has already been pretty adventurous. Typically now with how my schedule is my weekend starts pretty much on Friday now. Friday I decided to take my girlfriend out on a day out, we went to the typical spots and then we went out to dinner. Therefore this also means that I was obligated to go shopping with her for a few hours at South Coast Plaza as well which wasn’t too bad. I picked up a few things on Friday as well. On Saturday I had to wake up early to meet-up some car friend’s over at the ModBargains meet in Brea, California as a good amount of us had reserved spots over there and our team Europrojektz cruised on by. It was a surprise as a friend of our cruised on by too as it was his birthday. Obviously after the show we couldn’t let the birthday boy go home so we asked what he wanted to do and quite evidentially he said he wanted to go on a cruise. We took the 57 to the 5 to the 55 and shot down to Pacific Coast Highway and went on a cruise down to Fashion Island where we checked out a few stores and also went to the Tesla Showroom in Newport. Afterwards we decided to grab dinner at Javier’s. Well for those of you that don’t know, Javier’s is a interesting Orange County spot, it pretty much defines Newport/OC area, I’ve been here a few times and it’s always a cool atmosphere to relax. We were either going to dine here or go to the yacht club and grab dinner there. The night didn’t end there we finished it off by talking a brisk stroll through Balboa Island then went to Newport Peninsula. It’s really an odd feeling of how I’ve never really enjoyed OC as much sometimes even though it’s basically my backyard! Definitely going to go sailing soon over in Orange County!
The 2012 NPPL season is officially over. I just got back into town last night from Vegas after an amazing weekend, however we did not perform as well as we thought we were it was still an exciting event.
The season started off with Giant HK formerly known as Giant Sportz Factory playing HB NPPL....
Good luck with the rest of the season Bear.
Moonridge/Big Bear
My last Tumblr post I talked about how I was looking forward to heading up to Big Bear with a group of friends. I find it appropriate that I actually talk about how memorable of a weekend I had. This weekend was just filled with good friends and the passion we share for cars. We all met Friday morning bright and early with the rest of the group from Los Angeles to cruise up to Big Bear and we arrived at our cabin that sat on 4 acres of land. We quickly unpacked for a weekend of fun. The rest of the guys arrived later coming from Arizona and other parts. The event we come up here for once a year is for Oktoberfest in Big Bear Lake. It’s a show primarily focused on European cars and a weekend for us to get up here and show off our cars and relax and get away from the business of our everyday lives. It was a lot of fun being up by the lake meeting new friends and sharing memories with close friends and also my girlfriend. It’s always good to get away for a few days; it helps you keep your mind off a lot of things. I definitely am looking forward to going back up for snowboarding season to the same cabin with everyone perhaps in February. This weekend was a lot of fun at the car shows up by the lake as well. It was good seeing familiar faces from back home there as well and also my sponsors at the show (HRE Wheels). The aftermarket car community is pretty close with one another so it was overall a fun event. There were random events such as the limbo contest for cars that were on air ride and also stuff the dub, to see how many people could fit into one car. I will definitely be returning to Oktoberfest in the future!
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As I sit down to write this blog, I can feel how raw my feet are as they throb in a steady beat. During my walk from the top of the hill where the Lyle Center is located, over to the main campus, my turquoise fashionable Steve madden sandals (that I actually only paid $10 for @ Ross) just were not...
Your mission sure sounded intense, hopefully it was all well worth it in the end though!
I always try to blog about something different every week but I guess this week I’m back to blogging about my adventures and travels. This past weekend I had some friends that came down from Vancouver, Canada for a business conference and like always a group of friends took them out to Disneyland for the day and also took them out sightseeing in Los Angeles last night. Apart from that I’m excited for this week to wrap-up already because this weekend will be the Oktoberfest Car Show up in Big Bear, California. A group of friends rented a huge cabin for the entire weekend and it’ll be sure filled with good times with old friends. It’s amazing how long we have been looking forward to Oktoberfest, we’ve been talking about it for months and months planning everything out for the trip to make sure we’re all on the same page about everything. It’s exciting to also be there showing off our cars at the car show as I’ve talked about in my past blogs about building show cars. Apart from Oktoberfest October is also when SEMA is and being a part of the industry I’m definitely going to be in Vegas but a lot less this year due to my schedule this quarter. Apart from everything, I’m just looking forward to the drive up there and meeting up with a lot of old friends that I haven’t seen in a while due to everyone’s hectic work and school schedule. Unfortunately all these trips in the middle of school doesn’t do me any well as I have a busy schedule with school and everything else going around me so I’d definitely have to get a lot of things done before I leave. It’ll all definitely be worth the trouble in the end as long as I get everything I need done!
So, last quarter I pretty much wrote my blogs on my eventful weekends, whether it be at Angel games or in Vegas. This quarter, I am sure I will do the same, but I am going to kick this blog off by sharing all my summer fun! I was fortunate to make many River trips with my family to our place in...
Looks like we both had eventful summers and go traveling a lot. It's cool to see what's outside our own communities yet it's unfortunate that so many people travel or even stop foot out of California or even the country. When I get the chance I definitely would want to see the world one day.
NorCal.
I have to say that this Summer definitely flew right by! It felt like June was just a few short days ago. Work, summer school, definitely also made everything fly on by. It was really amazing though to have a 2 week break and spend it in NorCal with my girlfriend this past Summer. We frequently travel whenever whenever we have breaks as she's a student at Art Center in Pasadena. Last break we both took a trip to Vancouver, Canada but we've taken weekend trips up north. This trip was a little different though, we've got to spend a decent amount of time up there and I got to visit a few of my favorite cities on the West Coast.
I would have to say that the most amazing night was the night we spent in Sausalito. A lot of people actually don't know or never been to Sausalito which is really unfortunate, it's a beautiful little city on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge and every time I'm here I definitely try to spend some time here. It's really relaxing just getting to talk and take in the peaceful scenery here. Of course coming here wouldn't be complete without a dinner at Scoma's in Sausalito.
I was lucky enough to also plan the trip around the Continental Sports Car Festival at Laguna Seca in Monterey as well. Being a huge gear head, I knew I had to attend this year's races in Monterey! Fortunately my girlfriend shares the same passion as I did and we had an amazing weekend down in Monterey and Pebble Beach with old friends. For those who haven’t been to Monterey or Pebble Beach before I would highly recommend it. To my fellow automotive enthusiasts I would highly encourage you to check out Monterey’s Auto Week which is the home to also the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that takes place in August.
It's funny that all of this happened only a few weeks ago yet it feels like it happens ages ago! Time sure does fly right on by lately! I'm definitely going to miss being away from home and exploring new sights and sounds whether its walks along the shores of Sausalito or enjoying a night at the Academy of Sciences. I definitely am planning on heading up to NorCal soon with my girlfriend to get away from the business of Southern California, but of course at heart, I still love my hometown!
