Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Nice Little Tuesday

I got to work with Matt and Nick today and after a few minor hang-ups with the availability of the Instron we got some time secured to finish the tensile tests on the grain directional specimens.

This is generally what it looks like:


Not too exciting but oh well.

More importantly for the day we secured some time on the extreme cooled DSC so that I can run some tests on snowboard wax, as well as made a plan for figuring out the viscosity measurements from the rheometer. frank said he was pretty busy, but I guess I demonstrated enough dedication to figuring it out that he took a minute to discuss the test with me.

After work I met my mate Rob Bentley and he drove us up to Tamworth Snowdome for some indoor shred fun. It was only 17 pounds for 2 hours, which included a rental.
It was supposed to be freestyle night but I didn't see much freestyle going on. It was tiring but still a lot of fun just messing around on the snow.
It has been a long while since I went snowboarding without any rails or jumps, but it felt good. It made me reminisce on the old days when the whole crew was still in town:

Unfortunately the snowboard shop was closed today and therefore I couldn't get any waxes. So i'll have to ask around for a place in Birmingham that might sell some.

I was pretty wiped out but I went into town anyway and got something to eat at Nando's, watched Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" (which is "uncomfortably hilarious") had a pint at the Bristol Pear on the way home and am going to sleep!

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