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NASCAR News of the Day

Red Bull faces heavy fines for shaving weight:

Sadly, this does not mean they tackled Brian and shaved that thing off his face. Which, I'd totally help pay the fine for that. (If there was a shaving fine, though, that would possibly explain Raoul, Tony Stewart's facial hair and Jeff Gordon's eyebrows. Oh, and why Casey Mears is suddenly a Chia pet.)

NASCAR is expected to levy what could be record-breaking fines on the #83 Team Red Bull Toyota outfit on Wednesday. After Brian Vickers finished 11th at the Tums QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway, the #83 Toyota was selected as the random car to be further inspected at the NASCAR Technical Center in Concord, N.C., where officials discovered the sheet metal on the #83 car did not meet the minimum thickness requirements. According to sources familiar with the situation, the sides of the car — the doors, fenders and quarter panels — were too thin. The NASCAR rulebook states in rule 20-2, 1D that teams must use a minimum of 24 gauge (0.025 inch thick) sheet steel for their car bodies. Also, the practice of "Acid dipping or chemical milling," which makes the sheet metal thinner, is strictly forbidden. One individual close to the situation said acid dipping would allow a fabricator to make the metal thinner. Once the steel is sanded and painted, it is nearly impossible for NASCAR to detect.

Titians ahoy!

More NASCAR Fun

Again, huge because it was a huge moment. As noted by my grin. (I don't remember this picture. See, they made me walk up, get a door prize, there was pointing to where I was to stand, I said something about redheads and I don't even remember him having his arm around me. AJ I remember. BV, my brain is fuzz.)



Oh, and I find it highly amusing that the actual redhead is more tan than the faux redhead.

Halloween Ideas

Halloween Costuming

Because I'm in a mood, I need ideas. For a Halloween costume. Even though I'm probably not going to dress up and go anywhere.

(I'm thinking of doing something next year for sure, but there's a chance of something this year, or I could harass pmgoose, bubblesbrnaid and eliz into dressing up just for the heck of it when the Goose is in town in November. It's all about being prepared, just in case.)

So, costume ideas. Need some. My user info will give you some ideas.

Ideas So Far

1. Wendy Watson from The Middleman: For I have the glasses and the boots and the pants. Belt, jacket, shirt and tie should be no problem. Faux weaponry, also not a problem.

2. Random person from Mad Men: I have the 60s dress in va-va-va-voom red. Authentic 60s even. All I'd have to do is get my hair done and wear different make-up. Plus, I work in advertising!

3. A gender-bent Bobby from Supernatural: Come on, get a random plain trucker hat, put on my own pig, wear some flannel and jeans...it's perfection!

Quotes

Best Quotes From The Last Week or Two

"Okay, so I was playing bingo at the gay club..."

T-shirt: "I hate (Kyle) Busch so much, I shaved mine."

Collllllld

So I've mentioned that I have that cold allergy - I'm allergic to the cold and will break out in hives if I get too cold or a front is coming through.

Well, the temperature has changed significantly the last few days, but tonight it dawned on me that I haven't broken out in hives. This is AWESOME. Cold urticaria is something that you can grow out of. I've hoped that that would be the case with me eventually. Hopefully this lack of break-outs is a sign of things to come.

Unfortunately, I've also been really cold today. This evening I got *really* cold. I've been sneezing non-stop and figured it was allergies, but when the cold kicked in, I figured, hey, time to take my temperature.

Well, turns out I feel cold, not because of a fever, but because I'm cold. My temperature registered at 95.4 degrees Farenheit. *sigh* I think I'm going to just go climb in bed and not move. (Migraine on top of it. Joy.)