boozysmurf

@boozysmurf.antipathy.ca

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I play video games, wrench on cars, bust my knuckles on power tools, fight traffic on a bicycle, and read cereal boxes if I can't find a book. he / him. Canadian. Never 51.

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Staring into the dungeon puzzle "pillars of light". An entry way ahead, a pit central to the puzzle, two moving light pillars (teleprorters) one on the left, one on the right, and a darkened hallway in the distance.
vassal state noun : a state with varying degrees of independence in its internal affairs but dominated by another state in its foreign affairs and potentially wholly subject to the dominating state
The album cover for Arrested Development's 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
The album cover for Queen's album "Innuendo" released 1991.
A blue-on-grey Merkur XR4Ti, freshly cleaned in the sun, in the driveway.
A screenshot of my in-game performance provided by MSI Afterburner & riva tuner, with GPU AT 98% USAGE AND 60oC, cpu at 33% usage and 66oC, ram at 42fps
A Merkur XR4Ti, on a hilltop over looking an inflatable movie screen at morons Heritage Country Park for the Oblivion 80s and 90s cars and culture show
A blue 1987 Merkur XR4TI covered in soap foam in a driveway.
A green 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-e in a driveway in front of a blue 1987 Merkur XR4Ti.
A social media post that says: "GringoChueco 18h Sometimes the first pregnancy is short I believe because the mother's health is so good. It only takes about four months of gestation. An example would be a friend who got married and four months later they had a baby."
Hanging out in front of the covered eating space at "Burgers and Shakes" in Manotick, Ontario. From left to right, the cars are a yellow MazdaSpeed Protégé, a blue Merkur XR4Ti, a red Nissan 300zx twin turbo, and a yellow 3rd generation Mazda RX7 (FD).
The album cover for De La Soul's "3 Feet High And Rising"
The album cover for Tears for Fears "The Seeds Of Love"
The album cover for Motley Crue's "Dr.Feelgood"
The album cover for The Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique"
The album cover for Faith No More "The Real Thing"
Me, in overalls, drinking a corona, working on the car in the sun.
A person standing in front of the'murican flag, arms crossed, with the caption "would you like to know more? "
A person in front of an American flag, and crossed, contemplating who he can oppress best, next to the slogan "would you like to know more? "
My wife (left), brother (center back), myself (right), my niece (left front), and my son, sparkplug (bottom right) posing for a family picture.
Attendees cars lined up in the bays at Cornwall Honda, during "Cars'n'Coffee Cornwall at night"
A red mini, in front of a dealership window. The entire image is desaturated grey scam except for the reds.
A corridor in the game Dungeon Master. A sentient mobile shrub guards a door, and the shrub is aggressive.
A blue Merkur XR4Ti and silver Mercedes-Benz 300SDL in front of the Cornwall Honda dealership, with a number of other cars of various brands parked around for a car show
A ceiling light, in brown and white, colloquially known as a "boob light"
The dashboard of an old car, headlights illuminating the road which is fenced by trees, driving into a purple and blue sunset
Popcorn on a tray with the caption "popcorn shortage concerns"
A volvo V70XC Cross Country wagon lifted, on offroad wheels and tires, missing it's rear (and front) bumper.
A Mercedes Benz AMG wagon, with whilte custom wheels, a matte grey wrap, and a roof rack, against a brick wall.
An Audi R8 in Yellow, against a brick wall
A new a/c fan installed, with my fabricated (badly) bracket holding it in place reasonably well.
The completely (messily) cut bracket.
A 12" fan bolted to the sheet metal bracket.
A piece of sheet metal being cut, per a template, too make a shroud/ bracket for a 12" fan
This is a weird one, but for a bunch of reasons, I'm thinking about detailing as a business. I've considered this as a "post retirement" income (and that's weird to say), and I'm considering starting sooner rather than later. So, there's two groups of people, I figure, reading this. 1] normal people! If that's you, talk to me about what you're willing to pay for an exquisitely detailed vehicle, understanding that you pay more for more extensive results. A serious, deep, deep clean, polish, protect on the exterior, and full interior (seats removed, etc) is likely 6-12 hours depending on condition & size of vehicle, where an exterior wash & basic polish is probably 2 hours. 2] car people! I know MOST of you probably do this yourself as a labour of love. You also know the work/time/effort that goes into it. What are your thoughts? What products do you swear by? This might be something I consider doing "mobile / come to you" as well. If you need something done NOW? Talk to me about that, too! I'm always interested in getting things other than my own vehicles to work on. Especially things that are really rough and maybe a little neglected (no judgment - I have a 7 year old, I know how had it is to get to this stuff). As a background, i started studying and practicing all this, (and buying what I have, which is extensive, in terms of products and tools) fifteen years ago. So while I don't have professional experience, I've got a lot of working on cars in the community, and my own (the Genesis got a full go 2-3x a year, for example). I'm pretty good at it. So, your thoughts are helpful. And yeah, if you've got something that's super rough, inside and/or outside, that needs a working over, talk to me, and maybe we can do some adhoc work before I even get this thing going, if I get this thing going.
The CAD cardboard template in place in the car in front of the air conditioner condenser
A basic template made of cardboard, in a circle for a fan, with trans to mount to the car
A transcription of a conversation at the Miami GP, between Lewis Hamilton and his race engineer. | Lewis Hamilton: "In China I got out of the way when you were on a different strategy!" | Adami: "We swap the cars... We swap..." | Lewis Hamilton: "Ah! Have a tea break while you're at it! Come on!"
Weather forecast showing 30mm of rain in 3 hours, in Ottawa.
My current favorite hoodie - in red, black, and gold with white lettering on the back in the style of a hockey jersey "NEVER 21".
My son and I outside the voting station, after I voted. My son is flipping the "peace" / "victory" sign. Above us is a sign on the wall for Elections Canada.
A paper sign trapped to the door of an office building. A goose is chasing a person, with the caption "beware of geese".
An F150 on a pneumatic jack, having its summer tires put on.
A sign held by two people saying "respect my trans homies or in gonna identify as a fucking problem"
A red-fading-to-grey hoodie with "never 51" on the back, a Canadian response to Trump's idiotic (you can be the 51st state" bullshit"
Me, touque, hat, winter jacket, covered in snow, with my eye brows frosted over.
A Google search where Google has redesignated a Canadian Provincial Park as a "State park"
The wall of snow left by the snow plow, headlight-tall on an F150
The weather forecast for Ottawa, showing the snowfall for Saturday and Sunday.
The view out the window of a house, onto a silent street in a snowstorm.
Charts showing the forecast and snowfall prediction for the next five days.
A graph describing yearly snowfall totals from 2000 to present.
A single speed bike propped up against the fence at an overlook on Sawmill Creek. The sky is grey and overcast, and the water is calm enough to allow near-perfect reflections.
The big nickel shot against a cloudy, ominous sky, in Sudbury, Ontario.
The FUN SLIDE who's three slides are muted blue, yellow, and red colour, on a sunny day at the Carp, Ontario Fall Fair.
The red sands of Thunder Cove Beach, PEI, a dune covered in tall grass on the right, and the ocean, fog covered and churning from a storm, on the left.
A blue Merkur XR4Ti, parked on the grass in front of a lodge house at the Oblivion 80's and 90s Car and Culture show in Milton, Ontario, Country Heritage Park.
A snapshot of the samsung canada website with the slogan "all new One UI 7, built for AI".
The album cover for Willi Carlisle's "CritterLand".