Life

Update to my happenings. Things have been very interesting. To begin, I wrecked my car. Yes, you read that correctly. I totalled my car on Tuesday while driving in a snowstorm. The S4 is officially dead and I'm a dumbass. I'm also completely ok as were my two passengers, managed to straighten the car out so it didnt become a catastrophe. That would be a big happening in my life. Otherwise been doing the do, working in the shop, taking classes, and learning to enjoy life. Posted some photos below of some recent thingalangs. First up, MY FUCKING NFG!!!!! Custom fit and handmade by my man Niall Gengler. Check out nfgcycles.com. I do a good bit a metalwork for him and will be racing for his team next season along with Wills. Amigo makes some fine steel frames. We've been working on these paintjobs for about a week now with my friend Justin, Matt the guy you met over drinks along with Kamil. That is all spraypaint, I taped everything off. Hard to capture the colors with a camera cause the fades are so clean and the blue is impossible to see in these photos. But ya that is almost done and I'm dying to ride it. Second, a fun project I did today. Called a Turners Cube, supposed to be a test for a new machinist, I see them in professional machine shops sometimes. Decided to try one out. I'm pretty damn pleased for a first attempt. Also, they are usually 4 times as big, never seen one this small. Anyways so that is some of my life, give me a call if you want to talk, love to hear from any of yall. BE WELL Bretheren, I love all of you, stay safe.

--Jake

News On My End

Friday, April 9th

For everyone in the US, keep that date open in your schedules if you're thinking you might wanna come to Wesleyan and see the return of WordSmith & The Concert G's. The band is in yet another lineup, a fusion of the Temps and the original lineup of the G's...my boys are back from studying abroad and are playing harder than ever. April 9th will probably be our biggest show of this semester. We are headlining Psi U, which will be dope as always, with a couple other good bands opening.

A bunch of new songs are in the works as we speak for the band, and the EP is nearing completion. Jared and I have spent the last week or so retracking and reworking some of the songs from the summer with better equipment and new ideas. Matt, you said you were thinking of changing the album art, get on that and send me some prototypes. Also, if any of you want to see some of what I've been up to, I recently got featured on this poetry podcast that my friend Davy has been doing for the online version of the Wesleyan Argus. Check that out here:

http://wesleyanargus.com/2010/02/07/house-lions-1-7-josh-smith/

Hope to see some of yall soon...my Spring Break is really long, so I know I'll at least see some of you. Hope everyone is well.

Love,
J

y un poco mas...

Selects..

EYE SPY..

First one to post what maybe shouldnt be on a wall in a bar in Cuenca, Ecuador gets a high five..

hell yes

watch this video

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/13/video-russian-strap-on-tank-conversion-kit/

i like

http://2fotoz.blogspot.com/2010/02/creative-aerial-photography-by-david.html

kind of a joke, kind of cool

It had to happen.

The Future is Right Now!!!!

Just got funding through the school to purchase and assemble this sweet sweet machine. Absolutely incredible how fast manufacturing technology is advancing. 5 years ago 3-d printer cost about $100,000. You are now looking at a $1000, open source, upgradeable, rapid prototyper that prints in ABS plastic. insane.

Blahhh