Brick Arms

Brick Arms is the creation of a dedicated father who began molding small plastic guns and other accessories for his sons Lego mini figs. While many parents support the fact that standard Lego kits only include the most basic of weapons, I would have killed to have these as a kid and I assume most people would agree. He has produced custom figures and weapons packs for WWII, The Wild West, Modern Warfare, and even Space Soldiers. I'm a big fan of most of the helmets which add a lot to the characters, but my favorite is definitely the spy briefcase that conceals an SMG, it even has a slot so the barrel sticks out when the case is closed.

Warsaw Night Drift

Not the biggest drift fan, but definitely thought this video was pretty cool. Really digging the E30 (2jz swap!) and the Corvette. Its pretty cool to see a drift event done on closed roads for once and not on some lower level track out in the middle of nowhere. I hope some more video of this event comes out.

Warsaw Night Drift from InterCars on Vimeo.

The Samba

I've been wearing Adidas Samba's since I was around 12, and 10 years later they still remain my standard for the casual shoe. They consistently outlast my pairs of Vans and Chuck Taylor's, they are warm enough to wear most of the winter, and they are stiff enough to bike in. My favorite part about the Samba is that it still holds its own as an indoor or outdoor soccer shoe.

Adidas originally introduced the Samba in 1950 for soccer players to use for indoor training and on icy hard ground. It would go on to sell 35 million pairs worldwide, the second highest amount for any Adidas model after the Stan Smiths. 18 different variants of the Samba have been released since it was first produced in 1950, the most notable of these variants are the Millennium, Samba 2, and Samba 85. The Samba has been worn by many notable people and groups. Ewan Mcgreggor was seen wearing Samba's in the 1996 film Trainspotting. The Bouncing Souls sing about wearing sambas in their song Olé. Liverpool casuals in the 1970's were famous for wearing sambas, and it definitely has a place in hooligan culture. Even Bill Cosby has worn a pair while on the Cosby Show.

Back from the mountains

Just got back from spending a week up at Sugarloaf mountain in Maine. Couldn't have had a better time, good friends, good beer, and the most important thing of all 22" of perfect snow. Got some fresh tracks in some decent glades, made some good progression on the table tops, rails, and boxes they had set up. The best runs were definitely when everyone finally got up too the mountain and we could mob in a big pack goofing off on the whole run. With the whole train of kids throwing front and backside butter 1's and 3's off every little knoll we could find. Other highlights of the trip included a fridge stocked with junk food I haven't eaten since middle school. Geary's HSA being on tap at every mountain bar which clocks in at 7% ABV but is the same price at Budweiser drafts. Late night snowball fights. Mountain parking lot drifting. The key to the fun was starting drinking at 4 so we could crash at 10 and be up in time to ride when the lifts open at 8:30.

My new Bean Violator peformed awesome the whole time, super flexy and fun in the park but held a great edge on the days it got

In the condo where delicious Geary's HSA wasn't on tap, PBR remained the standard for the best deal in drinking.

Gearys Hampshire Special Ale definitley made the time spent at the more expensive mountain bars much easier to handle.

I've never eaten more bagel bites, pizza rolls, or mozzarella sticks at stupid hours of the night in my entire life.

Any downtime could luckily be filled with Discovery Channels constant broadcasts of Dirty Jobs, and the always entertaining without having to pay attention too Tru TV.