Well, with how close we are to the mountains, we can experience all 4 seasons, 5 if you include construction season, in the span of 24hours, usually less.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-06T11:32:14-04:00
That would put my system out of wack. I'd never be able to figure out how to dress for the outside.
That's how we feel on a regular basis. It's kind of fun, keeps us on our toes.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T12:57:35-04:00
GM, you should try Nebraska! I'm too tired to translate this time, but regularly anywhere from -10 F to 115 F every year, usually breaking at least one of those, and that doesn't include the strong windchills or heat indexes! We get more drastic weather mood swings and experience all four seasons more distinctly than almost anywhere else on earth. We also have the most tornadoes per square mile of anywhere.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T12:58:36-04:00
@Zem: We regularly hit -30C WITHOUT wind during the winter. And around 40C is the average summer day.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T13:25:36-04:00
I know, but I put up the lowest limits. We just recently had a year with a range of -25 to 120 F, -32 to 49 C. It's regularly -23 and 43 C during a gentle year. Like this year, it got to 46 during the fun part of the summer, detasseling, but it was a calm winter that only got to -23 or -24.
This place is perfect for someone who can never decide which season is his favorite, though I think it would be fall. I'm also known for being apparently canadian in that I wear a t-shirt and shorts in any weather.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T13:27:15-04:00
Though trust me, I know Canada has us kicked when it comes to cold. I'm just saying that Nebraska has one of the widest ranges on earth. Not the widest, I think that's in Russia, but we're pretty darn close.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T13:29:55-04:00
Dense enough not to realize a cute girl was hitting on me until it was too late.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-06T16:37:39-04:00
Don't blame yourself. Since you were at work, you were probably distracted. If she will be in your office tomorrow, maybe you can ask her out for lunch.
It was actually on the way home from work...on the train. So even worse as I was only reading a book....and listening to some Dream Theater quiet enough that I could here little snips of conversation around me.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-06T16:42:43-04:00
There is still a chance that you can bump into her again. And if your work is stressful enough (and yours sounds really stressful) then you can still be distracted enough not to have pickup on her flirting.
Or maybe she wasn't making her intentions clear enough.
She complimented me on how I was dressed, made a comment about my Mass Effect faux-leather jacket(saying it's a good game), showed interest in my book....and initiated contact by purposely bumping into me on an almost empty train...definitely was clear, I was just too dense to think anything of it until two stops later. T.T
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-06T16:54:21-04:00
Well she could have asked you out. It ain't the 50's anymore, women can do that now.
True...but I guess since I didn't bite(figuratively speaking) at her hints, she might have dismissed it all together, unless I see her today and say something about how "distracted" I was.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T17:17:07-04:00
Well from my limited experience... wait, I have absolutely no freaking experience in this field whatsoever... back to youtube!
Yeah...the last girl I "dated" was back in high school...and that was for a month. Though, we knew each other as friends for about 5-6 years before going out. Still friends with her(and possibly going to her wedding too...maybe I can get a date for it if I see this other girl again soon...)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T18:23:06-04:00
If things don't work out with that girl, give her my number. Maybe I can refrain from scarring her for life. Probably not, but it depends on who you ask.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T18:27:38-04:00
Exploding Puppies is up to $665! Jeez, that's the most successful knockoff yet. It sucks he set the goal bar so low. He'll probably make it, but I hope if he does he at least doesn't screw it all up and has an at least moderate-quality product delivered marginally on time.
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-06T19:32:05-04:00
Dating...I'm glad I'm done with that (except for monthly date night with the Mrs, but that's different)
Well, I definitely didn't get to see her today. Left work almost an hour later than yesterday. Going to be tricky to time right(not even entirely sure what time I got on the same train she was already on yesterday)
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-10-06T22:03:18-04:00
Don't feel so bad, Great Mountain. Looking back on my life, I have had several women hit on me with me having absolutely zero clue. And I still remember all of them, and wonder.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-06T22:48:56-04:00
Who knows, 90% of the women I meet could be hitting on me and chances are I'd be clueless too. Which would explain alot, but is infinitely unlikely.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-10-07T00:59:44-04:00
Getting excited about an upcoming KS campaign in November, the French game company Capsicum Games will be doing a big box set of "Fleet Commander: Genesis" (includes Ignition, Beyond the Gate, and a new expansion -- spaceships!!).
...I kind of want another glass of scotch...just like last night when I got home. A nice draw of Writer's Tears(special edition that came with to glasses and a certificate with the bottle and cask numbers on it).
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-07T11:18:35-04:00
@Geist: That cutting board is nifty. That pricetag though...
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T11:37:01-04:00
Zem, that is an awesome cutting board. The price isn't too outrageous either
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-07T11:39:55-04:00
I'll do a search when I get home GM. Jeffery Deaver is one of my favorite writers and when he comes to my area for a book signing, I always give him a bottle of scotch as a thank you for giving me another story that will keep me up all night.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-07T11:41:25-04:00
Since each cutting board is custom made, I can kinda understand the price. I've been eyeing it and I think I might get it as a present to myself on getting a new job that I kinda like.
I might get a bottle for my Uncle. He writes stories(on top of his engineering job) for pre-teen to teens. Though, the whole family reads over his manuscript before he sends it to the publisher.
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T11:47:05-04:00
I really should finish editing my book
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-07T12:00:52-04:00
Are you ever going to have a hot sauce KS campaign, LZ?
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T12:18:16-04:00
@Geist, probably at some point
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T12:35:35-04:00
The main thing is facilities, and I need to familiarize myself with all the regulations. I wonder if there's a local hot sauce bottler that could help me out...
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T12:47:04-04:00
I think I may have found a solution. Ie I get this going, I can count on all of you to back this, right?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-07T12:50:11-04:00
Of course. I'll be more than happy to back it. Will there be a "win the precious" level?
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T12:51:05-04:00
I was thinking about that, but I don't know what it would be
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-10-07T12:54:49-04:00
I actually meant Creeper's precious (I thought that would bring her running) but how about a booklet of recipes to use your hot sauce with? Or a nifty little carrying case if someone gets the whole set?
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T13:11:01-04:00
I see. Those ideas would probably work.
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T13:21:51-04:00
But talking to Creeper could be a good idea. She might know someone in the restaurant business who wants to use/carry my sauce
Well, in their defense, they do have lots on their plates. We consolidated two terminals, ended up laying off ~20 people, and acquired another company that some of the people were brought on, some let go. All this within the last ~2 months.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T14:58:51-04:00
Wait for me! I have to catch up!
Ok, I'm here. Now I'm all out of breath from running all that ways. Oh, and look, I have to go again in 20 minutes.
And hell yes I'll support the hot sauce campaign, LZ! Don't even care what kind of sauce it is, I'm a Precious backer. So long as I don't actually have to donate too much money. I mean, I have so little as it is. But you're welcome to the stuff I have extra.
@BaKhan: Not much, other than doing the boring side of things. And I think I pinched a nerve in my back when I got up from my desk earlier this morning....random bits of pain every now and then.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T16:30:34-04:00
Well, I finished classes for today, which is nice. Then again, I have my O-chem test tomorrow, so I have to study today, plus a communications class exam friday, plus I have to prepare for lab tomorrow after the exam, plus I have to finish up 4 of them. So either quite a bit or nothing at all depending on how you see it.
Oh I'm watching her... Otherwise, I'll be left without my belongings! She's a tasmanian devil, aha, she is. I'm not giving her crazy wail for nothing.
Plus, she can guard herself pretty decently. Watch *your* preciouses ;)
So, I'm watching the news... Baby heads are officially reattachable now. Wow.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:40:16-04:00
Hot sauce trinkets. Ambidextrous, flannel, and eu friendly.
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-10-07T17:40:18-04:00
Yes! Send out an emaIL when you do... I don't want to miss it.....
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:40:52-04:00
Well, doc, just keep up here and you'll be informed!
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-10-07T17:41:16-04:00
Lol
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T17:43:16-04:00
Alright! We'll make this happen. And Doc, I've been trying to think of a zombie recipe. I have two right now: Original Inferno and Mad Cow. Mad Cow is a steak sauce, but it goes well on other things. My brand name is Brimstone Hot Sauce
Yup, Geist. And, I also got me a precious. Not bad, actually. Yeah, and a kitty but that's old news.
I just weighed her... 2.270 kilos. I guess she's investing in fur now more than butt. She used to get half a kilo in two weeks. She likes to sit on my shoulder when I smoke, and that shoulder is starting to hurt.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-10-07T17:46:52-04:00
Hey, Doc, didn't you have a kid recently? How is the tyke?
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-10-07T17:47:43-04:00
Big cats. One reason why pirates use parrots instead.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-10-07T17:47:58-04:00
@LZ, think rum flavoured hot sauce! Zombie for sure!
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T17:48:47-04:00
Hmmm, that could work....
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-10-07T17:50:14-04:00
maybe add a little coconut for some sweetness... sweet and spicey, slightly islandy, could be awesome, most like EU Friendly too!
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T17:50:32-04:00
I need to get some ghost chilis. Those would be appropriate for a Zombie Blood hot sauce
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:50:38-04:00
Why not just rum? Maybe some hot sauce for good measure, but still.
Wait, does kickstarter have a way of knowing if you're over 21? I don't think your'e supposed to have alcohol on here, though I think I've seen some instances.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:51:37-04:00
Get some Carolina Reapers just for... well, not taste since you really can't taste anything hotter than a ghost pepper, but you get the point.
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T17:52:43-04:00
I have a friend who grew some Trinidad Scorpions. Mine all died, unfortunately.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-10-07T17:52:53-04:00
@LZ, nah, ghost peppers are yesterdays news, you want some Carolina Reaper! Twice as hot!
That and a face full of tail fur.
Rum with hot peppers! Nemiroff style.
Lord Zombitten 2015-10-07T17:55:41-04:00
Now to find some... The stores around here are lame and don't carry any. I wonder if I could get some from Amazon...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:56:47-04:00
Idle, facefulls of fur are fun when they're cats.
`
LZ, scorpions are close, but all over the internet you can find people who grow reapers. Someone suggested crossing a ghost pepper and a carolina reaper just to make a Ghost Reaper! That'd be an intimidating pepper. Grow it in a skull and crossbones mold.
Reapers are already hybridized ghosts. I guess it could make it hotter, though
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:58:18-04:00
On GMM, they ate the reapers, so you can see really what effect they have. A farmer friend of ours makes reaper cheese curds that I love so much. Not terribly insanely hot, but you can definitely feel it. He also makes Garlic Sriracha curds which are heaven.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T17:58:58-04:00
BaKhan, i saw that page too, and they have the GMM clip on it.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-10-07T18:01:59-04:00
Huh, exploding puppies is up to well over $700! Really hope it stops there. It has been slowing down.
G'morning, Ned!
*waves at Creeper* How is the little grey fur ball doing? Gaining weight, I hope.
Morning kittens. How is everyone today?
@GM: Chilly. It's proper fall weather out there today.
Chilly? It's 3 degrees out right now, but feels like 0.
I forgot you are closer to the North Pole than me. You must have been experiencing fall weather back in June.
Well, with how close we are to the mountains, we can experience all 4 seasons, 5 if you include construction season, in the span of 24hours, usually less.
That would put my system out of wack. I'd never be able to figure out how to dress for the outside.
That's how we feel on a regular basis. It's kind of fun, keeps us on our toes.
GM, you should try Nebraska! I'm too tired to translate this time, but regularly anywhere from -10 F to 115 F every year, usually breaking at least one of those, and that doesn't include the strong windchills or heat indexes! We get more drastic weather mood swings and experience all four seasons more distinctly than almost anywhere else on earth. We also have the most tornadoes per square mile of anywhere.
Rocket cat! He's going places! http://9gag.com/gag/aRVOB1j
@Zem: We regularly hit -30C WITHOUT wind during the winter. And around 40C is the average summer day.
I know, but I put up the lowest limits. We just recently had a year with a range of -25 to 120 F, -32 to 49 C. It's regularly -23 and 43 C during a gentle year. Like this year, it got to 46 during the fun part of the summer, detasseling, but it was a calm winter that only got to -23 or -24.
This place is perfect for someone who can never decide which season is his favorite, though I think it would be fall. I'm also known for being apparently canadian in that I wear a t-shirt and shorts in any weather.
Though trust me, I know Canada has us kicked when it comes to cold. I'm just saying that Nebraska has one of the widest ranges on earth. Not the widest, I think that's in Russia, but we're pretty darn close.
http://9gag.com/gag/aRVOrM5
Y'all can keep your climatic instability
I love it here. You should visit! Several times a year so you can get a feel for the weather. It's fun!
So, I have come to the conclusion I am dense as .....
As dense as a cement fruitcake?
Dense enough not to realize a cute girl was hitting on me until it was too late.
Don't blame yourself. Since you were at work, you were probably distracted. If she will be in your office tomorrow, maybe you can ask her out for lunch.
It was actually on the way home from work...on the train. So even worse as I was only reading a book....and listening to some Dream Theater quiet enough that I could here little snips of conversation around me.
There is still a chance that you can bump into her again. And if your work is stressful enough (and yours sounds really stressful) then you can still be distracted enough not to have pickup on her flirting.
Or maybe she wasn't making her intentions clear enough.
She complimented me on how I was dressed, made a comment about my Mass Effect faux-leather jacket(saying it's a good game), showed interest in my book....and initiated contact by purposely bumping into me on an almost empty train...definitely was clear, I was just too dense to think anything of it until two stops later. T.T
Well she could have asked you out. It ain't the 50's anymore, women can do that now.
True...but I guess since I didn't bite(figuratively speaking) at her hints, she might have dismissed it all together, unless I see her today and say something about how "distracted" I was.
Well from my limited experience... wait, I have absolutely no freaking experience in this field whatsoever... back to youtube!
@Zem: Also in my defence...it has been just over 10 years since I've dated anyone/had someone show obvious interest in me.
Ha! I have you beat there. It's been well over 19 years since I've had a date!
Yah I married at the ripe age of 20....I skipped the later years dating
Yeah...the last girl I "dated" was back in high school...and that was for a month. Though, we knew each other as friends for about 5-6 years before going out. Still friends with her(and possibly going to her wedding too...maybe I can get a date for it if I see this other girl again soon...)
If things don't work out with that girl, give her my number. Maybe I can refrain from scarring her for life. Probably not, but it depends on who you ask.
Exploding Puppies is up to $665! Jeez, that's the most successful knockoff yet. It sucks he set the goal bar so low. He'll probably make it, but I hope if he does he at least doesn't screw it all up and has an at least moderate-quality product delivered marginally on time.
Dating...I'm glad I'm done with that (except for monthly date night with the Mrs, but that's different)
Well, I definitely didn't get to see her today. Left work almost an hour later than yesterday. Going to be tricky to time right(not even entirely sure what time I got on the same train she was already on yesterday)
Don't feel so bad, Great Mountain. Looking back on my life, I have had several women hit on me with me having absolutely zero clue. And I still remember all of them, and wonder.
Who knows, 90% of the women I meet could be hitting on me and chances are I'd be clueless too. Which would explain alot, but is infinitely unlikely.
Getting excited about an upcoming KS campaign in November, the French game company Capsicum Games will be doing a big box set of "Fleet Commander: Genesis" (includes Ignition, Beyond the Gate, and a new expansion -- spaceships!!).
https://www.facebook.com/Capsicum-Games-334678116643231/timeline/
Also, take a look at the Zucati dice, some of his stretch goals are "free dice" if he merely gets enough backers.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zucati/zucati-dice-plain-and-simple
Cat memes never get old! It's science!
Morning Kittens. Happy Hump Day!
Happy is a relative term...so far today is passable...as in I would pass on taking this day.
I'm with you, GM. I would much rather spend the day in bed than do anything else.
...I kind of want another glass of scotch...just like last night when I got home. A nice draw of Writer's Tears(special edition that came with to glasses and a certificate with the bottle and cask numbers on it).
Hey LZ. I saw this and thought you might like it.
http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/personalized-cutting-board
Writer's Tears? Pity it's probably sold out. I know one of my favorite authors might find that an amusing gift to receive.
@Geist: Actually, I've noticed it in just the bottle form, no special packaging or added items, in the stores. You might be able to find it.
Geist, you want to see the best cutting board ever? http://store.mentalfloss.com/the-obsessive-chef-cutting-board/
@Geist: That cutting board is nifty. That pricetag though...
Zem, that is an awesome cutting board. The price isn't too outrageous either
I'll do a search when I get home GM. Jeffery Deaver is one of my favorite writers and when he comes to my area for a book signing, I always give him a bottle of scotch as a thank you for giving me another story that will keep me up all night.
Since each cutting board is custom made, I can kinda understand the price. I've been eyeing it and I think I might get it as a present to myself on getting a new job that I kinda like.
I might get a bottle for my Uncle. He writes stories(on top of his engineering job) for pre-teen to teens. Though, the whole family reads over his manuscript before he sends it to the publisher.
I really should finish editing my book
Are you ever going to have a hot sauce KS campaign, LZ?
@Geist, probably at some point
The main thing is facilities, and I need to familiarize myself with all the regulations. I wonder if there's a local hot sauce bottler that could help me out...
I think I may have found a solution. Ie I get this going, I can count on all of you to back this, right?
Of course. I'll be more than happy to back it. Will there be a "win the precious" level?
I was thinking about that, but I don't know what it would be
I actually meant Creeper's precious (I thought that would bring her running) but how about a booklet of recipes to use your hot sauce with? Or a nifty little carrying case if someone gets the whole set?
I see. Those ideas would probably work.
But talking to Creeper could be a good idea. She might know someone in the restaurant business who wants to use/carry my sauce
Hooray for last second(almost literally...have like 45min to get this payroll submitted...and still need 3 approvals >.<) adjustments.
Good thing some of the people I need to get approvals from are sitting in the same office(in Houston) going over the files....approvals almost here.
Good luck, GM!
Now it's in front of the Controller for her approval. I may make it on time at this rate!
Makes me wonder how some folks have their job if they are always this slow to respond to important stuff.
Well, in their defense, they do have lots on their plates. We consolidated two terminals, ended up laying off ~20 people, and acquired another company that some of the people were brought on, some let go. All this within the last ~2 months.
Wait for me! I have to catch up!
Ok, I'm here. Now I'm all out of breath from running all that ways. Oh, and look, I have to go again in 20 minutes.
And hell yes I'll support the hot sauce campaign, LZ! Don't even care what kind of sauce it is, I'm a Precious backer. So long as I don't actually have to donate too much money. I mean, I have so little as it is. But you're welcome to the stuff I have extra.
Hey you crazy cats! Whats new and interesting?
@BaKhan: Not much, other than doing the boring side of things. And I think I pinched a nerve in my back when I got up from my desk earlier this morning....random bits of pain every now and then.
Well, I finished classes for today, which is nice. Then again, I have my O-chem test tomorrow, so I have to study today, plus a communications class exam friday, plus I have to prepare for lab tomorrow after the exam, plus I have to finish up 4 of them. So either quite a bit or nothing at all depending on how you see it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B54J0YNSYWe0eXo2QTFnWHJPVG8/view…
Boo!
@Tsveta; that kitten is beautiful ... better watch it, or they may be an organized effort to steal _your_ precious!
Oh I'm watching her... Otherwise, I'll be left without my belongings! She's a tasmanian devil, aha, she is. I'm not giving her crazy wail for nothing.
Plus, she can guard herself pretty decently. Watch *your* preciouses ;)
So, I'm watching the news... Baby heads are officially reattachable now. Wow.
Hot sauce trinkets. Ambidextrous, flannel, and eu friendly.
Yes! Send out an emaIL when you do... I don't want to miss it.....
Well, doc, just keep up here and you'll be informed!
Lol
Alright! We'll make this happen. And Doc, I've been trying to think of a zombie recipe. I have two right now: Original Inferno and Mad Cow. Mad Cow is a steak sauce, but it goes well on other things. My brand name is Brimstone Hot Sauce
Yup, Geist. And, I also got me a precious. Not bad, actually. Yeah, and a kitty but that's old news.
I just weighed her... 2.270 kilos. I guess she's investing in fur now more than butt. She used to get half a kilo in two weeks. She likes to sit on my shoulder when I smoke, and that shoulder is starting to hurt.
Hey, Doc, didn't you have a kid recently? How is the tyke?
Big cats. One reason why pirates use parrots instead.
@LZ, think rum flavoured hot sauce! Zombie for sure!
Hmmm, that could work....
maybe add a little coconut for some sweetness... sweet and spicey, slightly islandy, could be awesome, most like EU Friendly too!
I need to get some ghost chilis. Those would be appropriate for a Zombie Blood hot sauce
Why not just rum? Maybe some hot sauce for good measure, but still.
Wait, does kickstarter have a way of knowing if you're over 21? I don't think your'e supposed to have alcohol on here, though I think I've seen some instances.
Get some Carolina Reapers just for... well, not taste since you really can't taste anything hotter than a ghost pepper, but you get the point.
I have a friend who grew some Trinidad Scorpions. Mine all died, unfortunately.
@LZ, nah, ghost peppers are yesterdays news, you want some Carolina Reaper! Twice as hot!
That and a face full of tail fur.
Rum with hot peppers! Nemiroff style.
Now to find some... The stores around here are lame and don't carry any. I wonder if I could get some from Amazon...
Idle, facefulls of fur are fun when they're cats.
`
LZ, scorpions are close, but all over the internet you can find people who grow reapers. Someone suggested crossing a ghost pepper and a carolina reaper just to make a Ghost Reaper! That'd be an intimidating pepper. Grow it in a skull and crossbones mold.
https://www.crazyhotseeds.com/top-10-worlds-hottest-peppers/
Reapers are already hybridized ghosts. I guess it could make it hotter, though
On GMM, they ate the reapers, so you can see really what effect they have. A farmer friend of ours makes reaper cheese curds that I love so much. Not terribly insanely hot, but you can definitely feel it. He also makes Garlic Sriracha curds which are heaven.
BaKhan, i saw that page too, and they have the GMM clip on it.
Huh, exploding puppies is up to well over $700! Really hope it stops there. It has been slowing down.