Saturday, September 23, 2006

If I had a crazy amount of Money.

If I somehow won or inherited a crazy amount of money I would go on a spending spree (well first i would take 80% or so and invest it to that i have enough for the rest of my life) and the rest i would spend on high end gizmos gadgets and cool things.
I thought i would dream about all the material items I would like. but dont really need. cause its fun to dream. so here is a list!

Car(s)
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Subaru Impreza STI
Aprox $50,000
Ive liked subarus for a long time. having driven them since ive had my license. I always dreamed of this car.. in the classic blue!im sure i could use this as my daily commuter


Aston Martin Vanquish S
Aprox $255,000 USD
Now I must say I love this car.. its not the fastest car in the world but I do believe it is one of the most beautiful.
not that 6.0 Liters of V12 goodness and 520HP wont do me for a while.

Motorcycles
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I havent ridden a bike in a while but would love to get back into it.


BMW R1200 GS Adventure
My real first bike was really my dads a R100GSPD, a great bike. i miss it. but my dad moved on to bigger and faster things
but i think i would get this one. since i dont feel im a fast typa guy on a bike. and that this one seems mean enough
$aprox 17,000 USD

Computer
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Being an Apple Guy i cant help to choose this computer

Apple Mac Pro workstation
but i would ofcourse Fill it up with the best i could get!
here are some specs
Dual Xeon 3.0GHZ Dual Core processors (4 cores)
16GB Ram, 2 TD of Hard drive space
Dual 30" Apple Cinema Displays
Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB
Dual DVD Burners all for a Cool $17,000 USD
Plus I would prob get a topofthe line Mac Book Pro laptop which would run me about $3500
and an IPOD 80Gb for $349

Camera
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Truly the best Digital SLR Camera Body one can buy
for only $8000

Now some lenses
Canon EF - 16-35 F2.8
Canon EF - 24-70 F2.8
Canon EF - 70-200 F2.8 IS
Canon EF 24mm F1.4
Canon EF 50mm F 1.2L
Canon EF 85mm F 1.2 II USM
Canon EF 135mm F2 USM L
Canon EF 300mm F4 IS USM
Canon EF 400mm F 2.8
Canon EF 600mm F 4 IS
Canon Extender 1.4 and 2x
Canon EF 180mm Macro F3.5
Canon EF 100mm Macro 2.8
Canon Speedlight 580ex

The value of all these lenses.. whoa.. um im guessing around 20,000
Im being Greedy i know but its fun!'

Thats it for now but i will keep adding more!

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Baby onboard



incase the YouTube version doesnt work ive also posted it in a higher resolution on Google Video
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-1013516036862659327

Found out today that the baby in Jennifers belly will be a boy!
im really happy about it. I would have been really happy with a Girl too
see the Youtube video of the ultrasound!

Name wise its not finalized but we are thinking of going with William Adam (first and middle)
any suggestions?

Due Feb 5, 2007 Stay tuned

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Here comes the Future!

I love new technologies and gadgets that make me feel like we are in the future
here are a few i just found out about

Hitachi EMIEW Robot



The Driverless Car!

Here is a ripped off description from another site
"CHANGCHUN, China — At its hometown show last week, China's First Auto Works wowed the locals with a demonstration of what was described as the country's first unmanned vehicle — not counting spacecraft, of course.

The vehicle in question was a specially modified version of FAW's Hongqi (Red Flag) HQ3 sedan, which was unveiled last year as a concept and bears a startling resemblance to the Toyota Crown Majesta, not to mention an older Hyundai XG350.

FAW tested the driverless sedan at speeds of up to 37 mph but said the car can actually reach a top speed of 93 mph. The demonstration took place at the Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo here, according to the Shanghai Daily.

According to the newspaper, the specially equipped HQ3, which monitors the road via two onboard cameras and receives its instructions from a computer, "has a strong ability to recognize the environment around it and tackle turnoffs [and] street crossings, as well as broken lines instantly. It's also able to adapt to changes of driving attitude and natural lighting, as well as shadows of trees and bridges."

I will Try to keep posting cool things i find on the net!
stay tuned

Monday, September 11, 2006

Boy? Girl?

This coming Thursday, Jennifer has an ultrasound , she will be 20weeks by then
and hopefully we will find out if we will have a boy or a girl.

I cant say what i would like more.. only because i dont know. sometimes I hope its a boy.. sometimes a girl.. but in the end it doesnt really matter. i really hope its healthy and normal (normal for us)

I did feel quite jealous when our friends Becca & Drew told us they were having a boy (they are about 2 weeks more pregnant then Jen & I)

anyways I will keep you posted. its exciting and i cant wait to find out.. and i hope i actually find out. We will try and get a video of the ultrasound and maybe i will post it online

Stay Tuned