say what?

We have had more rain these past two months in Southeastern New Mexico

than the total rainfall over the past three years!

The desert is turning green, shit is actually growing out there.

Which in turn creates for me stuffy head and allergy dulled 

consciousness. 

Just an update on
 my Vostok military mechanical watch.
It is received and it is keeping just perfect, excellent time. 
The standard issue Russian watchband provided with it, is actually working for me,
which is a complete surprise and outside of the norm for these watches.
It appears as if i may have gotten one of the last few remaining 
Vostok military mechanicals posted for sale. 

Just received these and am currently reading the Schrodinger
biography. It's ok nothing special so far..........and really
nothing to recommend unless you are like me, a complete geek.

I am taking a break from the German WW II rail gun project for a bit.
It's going to take  a couple of years to complete so really no rush---
I am currently working on a 1:48 scale MI-24 Soviet Hind attack helicopter.
It has been quite a while since i built anything aviation orientated and 
there is quite a difference in size of the material you have
to work with, and the manner of construction. 

I have suddenly developed a fascination with cold war
Soviet military machinery
during this break from the German Rail gun project 

On the bench currently awaiting construction I have a:

and in route:

It is raining lightly today, I'm home sick and I may work on the crew members for 
the BRMD armored car. 
It is very relaxing to me to construct and paint. 
I imagine that i will have to do some poor photography 
and post photo's of the construction results when complete. 

I am beginning to love my new Toyota FJ.
It is very secure feeling when driven on the highway and
I am no longer pushed around on the roadway, like a prison bitch
by soccer moms in their Ford expeditions, the
way they fucked with me when commuting in the Prius.

As strange as it may sound, in addition to the commuting security
 it also just feels good
to have an escape vehicle in case of Zombie Apocalypse?
That alone is a very weird statement on our world eh?

Things have become, well, easier for me lately?
Work has settled into a zone of nothing special.
I am accomplishing personal tasks, projects and goals.

All this after a long period of disruption, anger and frustration with life around me.

It feels really good to have things good.

"There is more to life,

than increasing it's speed."

Mahatma Gandhi