Yup, I'm still alive. Just not posting much, as it's 9°F outside, which makes it too cold to participate in two of my main hobbies. ;)It's not too cold to game, though, and I am gaming, still playing Dragon Age - on my second play-through of the… more »

... other than just general "stuff."It's too cold and windy to ride, so we're not able to do that. It's also too cold to paint, so I've got no new awesome rocket pictures to show. I'm working on getting back into R/C flying, but the items haven't a… more »

Well, it's not (nearly) perfect, but for my first paintjob in over 20 years, it's not bad! Certainly no fault of the paint. I'm amazed at the quality of this paint - it's just Ace brand metallic spray paint!We have some graphics we're planing to ap… more »

Well, as I said in yesterday's post, I'd been waiting for a > 60°F day in order to paint, but it's not going to happen, so I went ahead and put coats #1 and #2 of the second color onto Callisto. I don't have any pictures to put up yet, but it came o… more »

I haven't written a lot this week as there isn't much to write about! It's getting cold here already, so hobby activities tend to slow down. I've got finish painting some rockets, but I've been waiting on a > 60°F day to do it. Looks like I'm not… more »

terribad iPhone shot of Razer Naga.Yup, that's a Razer Naga MMO Gaming Mouse. It's a terrible iPhone shot, but it was late and that's all I had time to get. I'll get better shots of it + write up a full review within a few days. But, so far, I lik… more »

Had a nice present from UPS again! A nice long box from Wildman Rocketry! Inside was a bunch of G10 fiberglass... :D The fins and nosecone bulkplate were missing, but Wildman's going to ship them along. This is going to be one bi… more »

Callisto booster section after 3 coats of paint. Detail of Callisto's fins, painted.Well, got the primer sanded down and the fist color of paint onto Callisto! We decided to start with the booster section, and this is what we ended up with!… more »

Callisto, Der Red Max, and Baby Daddy were primed this morning! A nice thick coat to ensure a smooth, awesome paint finish later. Now they'll dry for 24 hours or so before getting some nice paint. Stay tuned for more progress photos and of course t… more »

Whoa... explosive!?!? That nice beautiful bright orange label greeted me when UPS dropped off the package for me yesterday. My first order of rocketry supplies since getting L1 certified and thus my first shipment that required hazmat/explosives labe… more »

Terrible iPhone shot of my shiny new Tripoli card!Yesterday in the mail, I got the above card, showing my Level 1 Certification! My previous card had a big "0" where the "1" is now. According to Tripoli's rules, you have to pay $5 if you want your… more »

(Yes, I do indeed need to get some painting done...) Well, there's a shot of my build table as of late last night. Yup, a lot of flyable, but not pretty, rockets. I need to get painting! Priming Callisto will come first, followed by Der Red Max - b… more »

Myself (left) and our Tripoli Prefect, Gus, before the launch. Callisto ascending under H148 Redline power! Both photos courtesy Randy Milliken. more »

The Pem-Tech Screamin' Green Meanie is basically done! Of course, I won't launch it without paint, as this is a "looks" rocket rather than a performance rocket, but it's still nice to have it essentially done. It was a fun, easy build too. I'm looking… more »

Screamin' Green Meanie's tube-fins are attached and filleted! I'll be attaching the fins to the body today, and that mostly completes construction. Then it'll have to be painted up all cool, though, so it'll be a while before it's truly ready. I've al… more »

I didn't take any, because, honestly, unless you're a fellow rocketeer, you're only going to recognize the final product as a rocket! But, I've got the motor mount (massively overbuilt motor mount at that) installed in the Screamin' Green Meanie, and ha… more »

It doesn't look like much, but the pieces of cardboard, plastic, and balsa you see there will soon be a Pemberton Technologies Screamin' Green Meanie! This is one I've wanted to build for a long time. It's not a "performance" rocket. It won't… more »

... or perhaps certifiable! Either way, I am now Tripoli Level 1 Certified! Callisto performed perfectly on an Aerotech H148 Redline. Awesome bright red flame, super high (easily over 3,000 feet) flight, and perfect recovery deployment. After recover… more »

I haven't written a lot over the last week or so, as there hasn't really been much "new" to write about. Still playing, and loving EQ2, leveling and exploring like mad. As my "secondary" game, I've picked EVE Online back up. I played 3 years ago, an… more »

Today I have some pics! I actually remembered to take some last night while I was building. Amazing. Der Red Max, nearly completed. All that remains is to attach the parachute and paint the rocket! Callisto, fins attached, epoxy curing… more »

I began construction last night on 3 rockets. I was so anxious to get going, I forgot to get any pics. I'll try to remember to get some as the builds go along. The pic above is a terrible, iPhone-shot picture taken this morning before I left for work.… more »

Randy's rocket's booster section wasn't destroyed after all! A little bit of glue and it was ready to go again. He's going to modify it for larger motors though... :D more »

That's a shot of the liftoff of club member Curtis' Level 1 Certification flight! The rocket was scratch-built by him. Yes, that used to be a child's crayon shaped bank. ;) It flew on a 29mm H-class motor to about 1,000 feet and was recovered in perfe… more »

So there's a new member of the PM ratpack: Alberice, L45 Bruiser. The magic of collection quests had him from 1-44 in about 2 hours (takes a while to buy up and double-click all those collection items!), then some rampaging with Grace in Nek had him 45… more »

For our past 3 or 4 car loans -- and this dates back to around 1999 -- we've rolled forward a not small amount of negative equity. It was fairly small at first, but gradually got pretty big, and needed to be taken care of. We'd decided it was time to… more »