For those of you wondering why I’ve not posted much recently – both of you. Here’s a little insight into what’s going in my world these days. I do have a couple ideas for more worthwhile posts on this site in the hopefully near future, but I feel I have some explaining to do… School
I have gone back to school to get my MBA. Class is every Tuesday night. I started in late February and should be done sometime late next year. There is an EPIC amount of reading to be done and plenty of papers in wonderful, I-don’t-really-give-a-shit APA format. It’s mentally draining, but I figure it should be worthwhile in the end. My concentration is on small business management, so many of the courses are tailored to the small business owner.
Last night I completed my MGT521 class, which was an introduction to management and the MBA.
Next week, I start LAW531. Dun dun dunnn!
The Galants
Some of the history of my Galants – the daily driver and the eventual-rally car – are still hosted on this site, but all new updates have been going on Tarmac-and-Gravel for some time now. Recently, I’ve managed to fix a few odds and ends on [464], and [195] spent a couple weeks at AMM’s place for FINAL, final front end repairs. I should resume stripping the interior for the beginnings of my roll cage soon. Especially now that there’s more room back at the fort.
Arizona Rallyx
A couple months back, I met up with some local guys looking to start a rallyx series here in Arizona. We get together once a month to “practice” (read: toss the cars around out in the desert), and we’re all working with regional SCCA leadership to ensure we are qualified to run legitimate events once we land one or two venues. I’ve recently scaled back my involvement in this process due to my schedule being a bit overwhelming of late.
Gearbox Magazine
This project is still going and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. We’ve expanded from Mitsubishi and GM to also include Gearbox Magazines for Rally, Honda, and Electric Vehicles. At the same time, we’ve run into some issues with real life making things harder than they should be. Some staffers have had life changing events come up which have led to slower than planned rollouts and sparse publishing schedules, but they remain passionate about the idea, so we’re going to keep on trucking. Ricky Vigil has joined the team from Colorado and is running the Mitsubishi show for us these days, while I have taken over the Rally site for James. All the Gearbox sites have been redesigned to better display stories and present a professional appearance to the world as well. It’s been a busy, busy couple of months for Gearbox.
The Days Are Just Packed
Nearly every weekend in the next two months is already booked. Here’s a glimpse into my schedule.
4/03: Helping my brother fix the HVAC controls in his car. Apparently it’s stuck on heat. Not good in Phoenix.
4/10: In SoCal, meeting with Mitsubishi NA’s social media/MOD team. An upcoming interview for Mitsubishi Gearbox.
4/17: In Blythe, camping with Vanessa’s grandparents, who we haven’t seen in nearly a year.
4/24: I will be 32 years and 364 days old. Maybe an AZrally meeting, maybe clowncare. I wear long pants.
5/01: In Vegas for a wedding and 33rd birthday shenanigans.
5/08: HAMMARS, the 2GNT family is flying into Phoenix for a weekend of drunken debauchery.
5/15: In El Mirage, CA, for SCTA Land Speed Record racing. A follow up interview for Mitusbishi Gearbox.
Then there’s a lull in the action, mostly due to nothing being planned out yet, but the weekend of 7/10 I’ll be back in SoCal at Mitsubishi for Mitsubishi Owner Day (MOD). I hope to have [195] back together and drivable by then so I can take the beast out and show it off.
The DSM Shootout is the following month in Ohio. My plans to drive there are canceled because it would be too much time and money to make it happen this year. I’d rather put the money towards getting the Galant back together and maybe race it a couple times.
After the Shootout, V and I are hoping to spend a week plus in Europe, so we’re trying to plan that trip out now as well.
The days are just packed.
So there you have it.
A glimpse into what’s been going on. I’m sure I’m forgetting something, but quite often I find myself unsure what day it is because there is just so much going on right now. There is a plan of sorts, but a lot of it is fly by the seat of your pants and I’m hanging on to what feels like a whirlwind these days. Like I said, I’ve got some ideas for better posts on this site in the coming future, but I need to figure out how I’m going to fit them into my schedule with some kind of consistency.
Thanks for stopping by. If there’s anything you’d like to know, please feel free to ask.
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