2021 Year End Review

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Here you go (I know of this place because I visited it once)

https://www.plantdelights.com/produc...-corpse-flower

Was going to say not bad (85 bucks) until I saw 3.5" pot. For that price, I'd rather try my luck with a monstera deliciosa since I'm no green thumb. LOL.

[dpfarr]

My big one blooms every other cycle. One season (~18 months) it produces a leaf the next it blooms. It’s like 30 years old now though.

[Sapphireho]

Pretty boring year for me. Tcoat pretty much summed it up.

[ichitaka05]

Hm... 2021 was/is both good and bad.

July ('20) found out my wife was pregnant, so prepped extra room into baby room.
Oct ('20) my wife wanted bigger house before the baby pop, so literally in 3 months, I did everything to prep the house to be on market. Thankfully my work was semi-opened, so I had to go into work 3 times a week 5hrs each. That gave me enough time to finish a lot of things in the house.
Dec ('20), started looking around for a house.
Jan, house went on the market... for 2 days and had an enough bids. Plus we got more than asking price. Thankfully Sister-in-Law allow us to stay at her house.
March, baby was born. There was a bit of hiccup, but born healthy.
March, bought a house.
May, heard the news of my friend Bob from Drift-Office passing away. RIP my friend.
July, paid good chunk of money to get artificial grass install front & backyard.
Sept, my aunt has passed away. Sadly due to pandemic, me & my mom wasn't able to fly back to Japan to see her one last time or even able to go to her funeral.
Oct, ordered Toyota Highlander. Expecting to get delivered in 14~16wks.
Nov, sold my Bride/Cusco seats. I'm regret selling em...

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Hm... 2021 was/is both good and bad.

Geez Ichi, make the rest of us look like slackers.

When are you getting back into knife making

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Geez Ichi, make the rest of us look like slackers.

When are you getting back into knife making

Hoping to get back in the winter (Dec~Feb). Forge is a bit hot to work in the summer.

[Spuds]

Let's see, highlights from this year...
-Paved the driveway
-Finally fixed the Tribeca
-Gave the Tribeca back to my father in law because we weren't using it
-Attended multiple weddings
-Drove the Tail of the Dragon
-Got sold
-Visited Galaxy's Edge in Disney, and some other stuff

[x808drifter]

Navy may have contaminated a large portion of the islands water with petroleum.
Not much beyond that.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by x808drifter

Navy may have contaminated a large portion of the islands water with petroleum.
Not much beyond that.

Yep, big OOF

[cmiovino]

I'll play.


Second full year with the BRZ. Second year autocrossing. DS in the highly competitive Steel Cities Region. Was shooting for 25th or better in our driver of the year standings. Hit 31, which was an improvement from 37th last year. Didn't factor in everyone would get so much better. More to come next year when I actually get a front swaybar and exhaust. I do 25+ events per year and plan on doing more national events next year.

Other than that, no major updates really. Working from home (and since well before the pandemic). Looking to possibly buy a house in 2022, but we'll see. I'm requiring 4+ garage spots. My SO and I are divided on how close to the city we want to be. That's going to be the next big project. Shhhh, but personally I prefer our cheap duplex... minus only having one garage spot.

Oh and we picked up a FREE 2007 Honda Rebel 250. Might not be the fastest thing, but it's something to learn on. And the price was good... ha. SO's mom had it and doesn't use it a ton. 6k miles and 3k of them were from a family member long distance driving it a bunch before we got it.

I don't know a damn thing about motorcycles yet, so that's going to be interesting.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by cmiovino

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Oh and we picked up a FREE 2007 Honda Rebel 250. Might not be the fastest thing, but it's something to learn on. And the price was good...

I don't know a damn thing about motorcycles yet, so that's going to be interesting.

The wife's first motorcycle was 1999 (?) Honda Rebel 250. She called her's Isabeau from the story, Lady Hawk.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by cmiovino

I don't know a damn thing about motorcycles yet, so that's going to be interesting.

Here's what you need to know....

1. Take a riding course, preferably with a road component (I take one at least every 3 years when I'm riding).
2. Your head is not as hard as the pavement, wear a helmet.
3. Same goes for sleeves and pants.
4. No one is out to kill you, but they aren't looking out for you either. Your safety is your own responsibility.
5. The slowest bike is likely faster than the fastest car you've driven. Treat it that way.
6. If you aren't relaxed when riding, you need more training.

I'm sure others will have things they can add.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Here's what you need to know....

1. Take a riding course, preferably with a road component (I take one at least every 3 years when I'm riding).
2. Your head is not as hard as the pavement, wear a helmet.
3. Same goes for sleeves and pants.
4. No one is out to kill you, but they aren't looking out for you either. Your safety is your own responsibility.
   [*]The slowest bike is likely faster than the fastest car you've driven. Treat it that way.
5. If you aren't relaxed when riding, you need more training.

I'm sure others will have things they can add.

You've never ridden a Grom I see.

(Groms are hilarious and fun, just not fast)

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You've never ridden a Grom I see.

(Groms are hilarious and fun, just not fast)

Well, OK, you got me there!