Under The Iron Sea

So very good. And what a gorgeous album cover!

Aaron Chang

I...

Left the gym about an hour ago. Got about halfway down Pebble Road when I realized I was headed to the wrong house.

Hadn't been to the gym in a while with the move going on, so it felt really good this time.

Am in love with the new house. Never thought I'd love it this much. The old house closes on Friday, and it's nearly empty except for a few pieces I'm selling.

Didn't get the promotion I'd hoped for. From what my boss says I was the top candidate until her last interview. The guy that was hired held the exact same job at a former MGM MIRAGE property. That's a little hard to compete with.

Rented Pride & Prejudice tonight... how did it take me so long to see this Jane Austen adaptation? She's my favorite!

JDM

Timeout

I've moved in, but there's still a lot of unpacking and arranging to do. Not a lot of time for my blog, I will be posting pictures soon, but please enjoy these in the meantime... (click on a comic to enlarge it)

Dumbass.

Busch knows he must keep emotions in check
Another tantrum like the one at Lowe's could result in suspension
By David Newton, NASCAR.COM
June 2, 2006
06:00 PM EDT (22:00 GMT)

DOVER, Del. -- Kyle Busch is a changed man.

NASCAR made sure of it.

Busch said the threat of suspension the next time he loses his temper as he did after crashing out of Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 makes it necessary for him to change the way he handles adversity.

The 21-year-old Busch was fined $50,000, docked 25 driver points and placed on probation for the rest of the season after tossing his HANS device at Casey Mears' car, which spun out in front of him to cause the accident.

"There won't be a next time, because I know what the consequences are going to be,'' Busch said before Friday's qualifying at Dover International Speedway. "You just have to basically go the Carl Edwards route: 'Oh, gosh darn. We wrecked. We're just going to have come back and get 'em next week.'

"You're going to lose a fiery side, but basically that's what this sport has to endure right now.''

That doesn't mean Busch will sacrifice his aggressive attitude on the track.

"The probation has to do with the off-the-track stuff,'' he said. "It doesn't have anything to do with on-track.''

Busch admitted his reaction at LMS had more to do with his history with Mears, who has been critical of Busch's aggressive driving since the opener at Daytona, than the accident.

"There's been some areas there where he's had words but he hasn't had words with me,'' Busch said.

The two also were involved in a crash at Phoenix that Mears said was Busch's fault. Afterward, Busch drove his car into Mears' under a red-flag situation to earn a five-lap penalty and trip to the NASCAR hauler.

Busch acknowledged he let his temper get the better of him at LMS, that the situation could have been avoided had he been able to drive the car to the garage, gone to his hauler and "probably torn up the lounge.''

"I was so worked up driving on my way home about the incident and what I had done, and then the day after you start worrying about what's going to happen,'' he said.

"At the time I'm thinking this isn't a very good idea, but I'll react later. I need to start switching my mind back and say the reaction is not going to be very good, so let's do something a little different.''

Busch has fallen from fifth and only 101 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson after six races to 10th and 449 points behind Johnson after 12. He is only 38 points ahead of 11th-place Mears, which has gotten his attention as much as NASCAR.

"I'm more concerned with missing the Chase by 25 points right now,'' Busch said. "We've got some ground to make up.''

10 Days...

T-minus 10 days til the move. I sign my set of title papers tomorrow morning! I went by the house on Sunday afternoon -- the fence was down, the sidewalk was gone, and all of the furniture had been removed. It was the first time I had ever seen the house empty.