An original Oppositelock alumnus and chemical engineer by education, I'm a former MotorBiscuit staff writer and producer. Currently, I'm a research editor for Car and Driver magazine. And when I'm not writing, driving my Abarth, or riding my Moto Guzzi, I like cycling, hiking, and reading sci-fi, fantasy, and manga.
Hi Oppo,
It feels awkward asking this, but I need your help. I'm taking part in this year's AIDS/LifeCycle event, a 545-mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to LA in June that benefits the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Los Angeles' LGBT Center. The training I can handle, but I'd like to ask anyone who's comfortable to donate to help me help those living with HIV and AIDS: https://giving.aidslifecycle.org/participant/Skwarczek2023
Thank you very much!
Are you a fan of classic British cars and/or motorcycles? Do you live somewhere in the vicinity of Detroit? If so, the Battle of the Brits is today, 9/11/2022, from 10 am - 5 pm EST, at Camp Dearborn, 1700 General Motors Rd, Milford, MI 48380.
Hope to see the Oppo fam there!
Hello fellow Oppos,
If anyone in and around Chicago has time this weekend, a buddy of mine is organizing a car show on Saturday, May 7th. The details are in the image. 
@CarsOfFortLangley I genuinely get paid to write about cars and motorcycles over at MotorBiscuit, for which I am eternally grateful to the Oppo community.
@xsnowpig
Thanks for the heads up! I absolutely did not expect to enjoy Maverick as much as I did. That shot of the plane on its hypersonic flight, framed against space...gorgeous.
@HFV_Junkyardin
Nothing says classy like a Jag XK120: 
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-jaguar-xk120-roadster-29/
@Urambo-Tauro God, I hated my dad's Sentra's CVT. But the one in the current Civic is way better--no drone, just a light hum
@KITT222
Count me DEFINITELY in
@Miss-Mercedes
Ooh, the headlight difference has got me wondering if I should upgrade my Guzzi's headlight. I might save that after I swap in some new handgrips and mirrors, though.
Also, I can't get over your Rocket, it's so bonkers.
@HFV_Junkyardin
Nice! Yeah, if I was going to buy a G-Shock, I'd buy something brighter so I could still read the button labels even in the dark. And now I'm browsing G-Shocks to accompany my two Seikos...
@MidEngine
As soon as my schedule allows me to take a sick day, ABSOLUTELY.
Some of my family members and co-workers have already had Covid twice, and my uncle died from it. I'll take each and every shot I can.
@SmugAardvark
Hell yeah, glad you're still with us! My sympathies with the chemo side effects, I watched my dad go through something similar for his cancer. Hopefully, just like him, you kick cancer's ass for good at the end.
@Green-Truck
Currently? My jack & tire iron, my roadside tool kit, some cleaning wipes, and some bubble wrap (that last one because I'm too lazy to take it out).
@MUSASHI66
Happy 3-year Abarth anniversary! I just celebrated the second year with my Abarth, Amamiya. Still have a few more mods and repairs planned, but I'm having a blast.
@AestheticsInMotion
Between these two, I'm with the Honda, b/c V4, though the ZXR color schemes are RAD as hell.
Hmm, but a 916...tough decisions
@TheDutchTexan
I legitimately don't know about planned resolution, I initially designed this PC for photo editing and casual gaming. I'm thinking of getting back into FF14 and possibly installing stuff like Armored Core 6.
@TheDutchTexan
I'm running an AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, 32GB of RAM, dual SSDs, and an Asus ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3050, all running on Windows 11.
@flatisflat
Here's hoping for an Aprilia to at least make it onto the podium
@TheDutchTexan
Good luck with the PC build! I'm just about to put the finishing touches on my first build--it cost me a bit more than $2500, but my laptop is like 7 years old at this point and it's starting to glitch in annoying ways