Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-16T03:11:24-04:00
This is literally the weirdest thing to happen to me in a VERY long time. I was talking with my brother, and after a short pause, my brain decided between sentences "You know what? Why not have a distinctly Irish accent for the rest of the night?! Yeah! Just like Roy from the I.T. Crowd!" So it did exactly that. I got a very Irish accent that sounded like Roy from the I.T. Crowd out of NOWHERE between sentences! I actually have to think to speak in a midwestern accent to not use it. Thankfully it's only me and my brother up right now. It's 2 am, by the way.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-16T09:14:23-04:00
Morning kittens
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-16T09:14:51-04:00
Happy Belated Birthday Creeper!
We need to keep a birthday calendar in the litter box.
Mike Kabala 2016-05-16T09:38:30-04:00
Morning kittens.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-16T09:46:09-04:00
Even after 18hours of sleep Friday night(was only going for a nap at 4pm...woke up at 2:30am to go to the bathroom, then back to sleep until 10am Sat), I still feel like crap. Though, the feeling of having someone smash my face with a baseball bat is quite a bit less at this point.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-16T12:43:58-04:00
My boss is telling me to leave as soon as I can today and go sleep some more...if we didn't have terminals closing down(the economy is still hitting us hard) and I didn't have tons of paperwork to wade through, I would be gone already(she would have sent me home when she got here today).
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-16T13:33:48-04:00
@GM: You sure it isn't some bug that you may have caught? Fatigue can be a sign of something more serious going on.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-16T14:26:48-04:00
Oh yeah, I realized last night that that wasn't actually the first time I spontaneously developed an Irish accent! And if I remember the last time well enough, it was late at night as well, tired and playing games. SO weird!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-16T22:20:35-04:00
Holy cow, did I really scare you all off?! Nothing all day! I kept checking back sure that there'd be at least some activity, maybe a sign-off, but now that I can be back on here, nobody else is!
Where are all of you?!
I agree with @geist. I've had extreme fatigue before and it actually was a symptom of having Lyme disease. Granted - yes- it could just be exhaustion for work.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-17T08:37:13-04:00
Morning kittens.
What do you know? Another rainy day. I wonder which Hogwarts wizard exchanged the U.S. weather for UK weather? And how do I change it back?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-17T09:13:27-04:00
Good Morning Kittens!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-17T09:15:31-04:00
@Giest, I'm not sure, but I've never trusted those damn Griffendors... ;) On a funny note, we went to Comicon a few weeks ago, my wife saw three people dressed up as wizards and proceeds to shout out Griffendor forever! None of them were dressed as Griffendors, I felt so much nerd shame.... ;)
@Geist and @Creeper: It was more along the lines of sending me home so that I wasn't spreading the sick around the office, and so that I could rest without any stress from work.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-17T11:04:48-04:00
@GM, It sounds to me like you're sick, but you're doing too much at work and home (renos) to recover. I know that you feel like you can't miss any work, but you'll miss a lot more if you don't look after yourself. You're still plenty young, but you're not a teenager anymore, it takes more time to bounce back from things. Take a day, take two, and heal thyself! ;)
Wish I could this week. Definitely going to be planning it once this payroll is done, since there is enough work for three/four, and we are a team of two.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-17T11:38:56-04:00
@GM, Your call of course, but if you start turning purple when you cough, go to emergency, skip the walk in. I almost had a friend die that way, not cool!
Nothing so bad as that, yet. Just sore sinuses when I cough. And my boss telling me to go home as soon as I have everything that I can without having to wait hours for replies for done.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-17T12:50:36-04:00
It was more along the lines of sending me home so that I wasn't spreading the sick around the office
I wish they would do that here at my job. I was sick as a dog a few weeks ago and they didn't say anything. I guess if everyone had caught my bug and stayed home, they would change the policy. Especially if it was end-of-the-month close.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-17T13:35:29-04:00
Woo, my brother invited me out to play the Contender with him and his friends. Such a great game!
Eye appointment, going to see an old teacher friend of mine and have coffee at the school, and then games all day. Yeah, this is my week off.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-17T13:37:22-04:00
On a related note, my re-playthrough of Banjo Kazooie is coming along great! Such an amazing and legendary game, and so well loved for very good reasons! Though it is a HELL of alot more frustrating than I remember...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-17T13:38:49-04:00
grumble grumble time challenges grumble freaking Rusty Bucket Bay annoying BS grumble grumble grumble gorram camera system grumble grumble...
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-17T13:39:33-04:00
@Creeper: Have you decided to come to the Kitten Con in Canada? Please say yes! It's going to be lots of fun.
Powers of Tesla 2016-05-17T18:33:07-04:00
Hey gang. Sorry I haven't been around lately, but I've been busy. We have a temporary occupancy permit on the new house and I am slowly moving things in. There are still things to do before we can get the final OP, but it's coming together. I am off in a few minutes to go to the local open game night to test play the new EK cards I devised. More tomorrow.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T01:39:20-04:00
Don't worry, PoT, nobody's been on. Even I can only typically manage 2-5 comments per day recently.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-18T09:08:17-04:00
Awwww. I missed PoT. I have been playing catch up at work, trying to get ready for the Florida trip. I can't believe it's next Saturday. I'll be casting spells at Universal Studios.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T09:12:50-04:00
Good Morning Kittens!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T09:13:23-04:00
@Geist, I'm so jealous! You are going to have so much fun! Have a butterbeer for my Wife and I! ;)
Here is a little more info on Banff: http://www.banfflakelouise.com/About-the-Area/Town-of-Banff My thoughts were, we could tour the town, check out the shops, check out the hot springs for those that want to give them a shot (its actually just like a large outdoor swimming pool with hot water), take a Gondola ride up to the top of Cascade Mountain (I'm pretty sure its Cascade) and that would pretty much be it. Maybe check out one of the great restaurants that they have there, I'd recommend the Grizzly House (http://banffgrizzlyhouse.com/) but there are lots of options.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-18T11:30:09-04:00
@BaKhan: Yes to all of that! I can't wait to visit Canada. You'll have enough Maple Bacon Brittle for me to consume, yes?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-18T11:33:21-04:00
Reading back, I meant to say: playing catch up at home. I need the building super to come in and fix things in my apartment. The lights in the kitchen are now dimming and since it's been a year, they need to fix and upgrade a few things.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-18T11:35:24-04:00
Well what do you know. There is a Banff book festival. I knew there was a reason why I love Canada.
I also had a lot of fatigue over the weekend and the last few days. Mine was a combination of a mono relapse and crippling depression.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-18T11:45:13-04:00
For the record, I'm going for the Exotic Fondue Dinner at the Grizzly House. I've never had rattlesnake before.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-18T11:45:43-04:00
I'm sorry you had to deal with that LZ. I've dealt with depression most of my adult life thanks to my shitty family.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T11:47:00-04:00
@LZ, oh man, I'm sorry to hear that! Hopefully you can kick that mono in the ass soon! Depression is the worst, my wife also suffers from chronic depression, and its hard to see someone go through that. You're not alone bro, lots of people looking out! If you ever want / need to talk to someone, shoot me a message or an email, or call me, whatever, anytime, and I'm not even kidding! In some ways, we barely know each other, and in other ways, I'd fight to the last for all of you!
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T11:49:59-04:00
That sounds delicious.
Mine has been most of my life. You know that kid in school whom no one seemed to like and everyone picked on because it was easy and acceptable, to the point that your third grade teacher said it was okay? I was that kid at my school. Since I can't remember anything different, I have a pretty good handle on it. Sometimes, though...
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T11:50:24-04:00
@Geist, there will be lots of stuff to check out for sure! Banff is about an hour away, and I was thinking we could probably see most of the non-intesive stuff in around 4-6 hours depending on what people wanted to do. Drumheller would be the same, probably 3-4 hours for the museum (its fricken huge) and then checking out some of the national parks etc., horseshoe canyon, dinosaur national park, etc.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T11:50:57-04:00
Thanks, BaKhan. You just saying that helps a lot.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T11:51:57-04:00
Yay for Canada trip! The more I hear, the more excited I become!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T11:53:01-04:00
@LZ, that sounds similar, to my experience as well. I'm sorry that you're going through it, everything I know about you, says that you're awesome. I feel for you! You didn't deserve that then, as nobody does, and you don't deserve to feel that way now. Seriously bro, you rock! I can't wait to get to hang out!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T11:55:52-04:00
I'm so glad that you guys are getting excited about the trip! I'm equally excited to have you all! Its a pretty cool, and humbling experience to be able to show off where you're from. I just hope that the reality lives up to the hype. One thing I can guarantee though, the maple bacon really does live up to the hype! HYPE!
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T12:29:04-04:00
So I've decided that when I relaunch, I'm going to have a much lower goal. About $1k. I'm going to tell current backers that if they back at the same level on the first day, I will give them a bonus bottle. That should make the project reach its goal on the first day, which always helps a project pull in a lot more money.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-18T12:39:05-04:00
@LZ, sorry it hasn't gotten much traction yet. Also sorry that I'm not really a social media guy and can't help spread it as much as I would like to. Thats a great idea for a relaunch! Have you started working on new logos, art work, etc? You should be able to at least keep the name of the sauces right?
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T12:44:37-04:00
Yes, I talked yesterday with the guy who did the logo the first time. It'll be similar to the first one, just with the name Purgatory instead of Brimstone. I'm looking at a June 1 relaunch. I'll get loans/grants to make up for the difference.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T12:50:38-04:00
And I should be able to keep the same flavor names. That was one of the factors I considered when thinking about brand names. I think if I had gone with one of the other names, the flavor names wouldn't fit with the theme anymore.
Instead of inferno, how about immolation, I haven't been able to find that one. And for Mad Cow, how about Bad Apple? I know that they're not as good as your original names, just trying to help out any way I can.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T13:14:15-04:00
I have an appointment with a group call the Small Business Development Centers. I'll check with them, but I think I can get around flavor name similarities by tacking the brand name on there. Also, my Inferno is actually Original Inferno, which makes it different.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-18T13:14:37-04:00
Immolation is good, though...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T13:17:46-04:00
LZ, I know what that's like for sure. I was the same kid once all of my friends moved away. Literally all of my friends, barely anyone else, moved. And my school is the kind with the same 30 kids you all know really well from kindergarten to graduation. They find 2 people who don't fit in, and in my case the only criteria was not understanding football. That was the only reason. From first grade to sixth grade, I gradually went from a really upbeat, extroverted guy with alot of friends to a severe introvert who was really depressed. Etc, etc, by senior year when my only new friends after that, in the grade above me, had left, my class had calmed down and become actual people, so most of them weren't asses by that point.
Funniest thing? Two of my best friends senior year were two of the three people who went out of their way to make me feel horrible for 6 or 7 years straight.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T13:23:30-04:00
Luckily, since about 9th grade, I virtually can't even be bullied like that. It has no effect on me now. I've always tried to be friendly and am as a rule optimistic and comedic. Really, bullying just made me not even susceptible to jerks, and personal attacks have little to no effect anymore because they got so overused back then. I just sat back and waited for my class to grow out of it. I let them get their yucks in, messed around with my friends in the next grade up who were a bit more mature, and somehow I even had an idea that some of the people who were worst to me would be the coolest later on. It was interesting being on the outside and watching them all go through every stage of maturity like a textbook.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T13:31:07-04:00
Although, a huge part of my personality came from all that shit: I now substitute negative feelings with comedy. I live to laugh. If I'm feeling down, I know it'll be over soon and I can get back to my normal optimistic self, and just watch some of my favorite series on youtube or some Whose Line or something.
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That's too bad, LZ. I had an idea it wouldn't make 16K, that's alot for a hot sauce startup, but well over $1,000 in half the time is no small hill of beans! Don't feel hard about it; even the Ginosaji movie didn't make their first run! But you'll be back in the saddle with the reboot, which usually even does better than the first. Hopefully, though, most people will re-pledge. I don't know why that was a trouble on Ginosaji, but a free bonus bottle will sure motivate them to do so.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T13:52:05-04:00
Oops, I forgot to explain why having such a small class and having the same classmates your whole life makes it all so much worse. But if you can't figure out how, then I guess I can tell you, but looking back, my comments are already long.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T17:20:45-04:00
What, did I scare you all off yet again?!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T19:53:52-04:00
Seriously, every day there're a few comments in the morning and you guys leave me alone as soon as I wake up. I only even missed you by like 20 minutes!!! And nobody really reads back through all the comments they missed the day before because there *might* be alot of them. Not recently.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-18T22:24:31-04:00
Should I just comment every 3 hours until one of you yella-bellies show yer face again?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-19T01:30:47-04:00
Yeah, I think I will.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-19T04:02:09-04:00
Anyone here yet?
Why does it say the last one was 4 hours after the previous one all of a sudden? I assure you that was in a three hour increment as well.
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Also, the three hour thing was an accident. Seriously, other than one time when I was here 2 hours after and decided to wait, every time I checked here was 3 hours after the last!!!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T07:37:16-04:00
Morning kittens
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T09:11:29-04:00
Good Morning Kittens!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T09:19:06-04:00
@Zem, sorry buddy, just got busy. Nothing personal! ;) I think what you're describing is growing up, its definitely the things that we go through that help to shape us, good or bad. It sounds like you did a great job! For me, lets just say, growing up wasn't easy, between a mother with boardline personality disorder (and all that intails) and a father that was trying to toughen me up for the world, it took years to undo all the bs self destructive, self protective behaviours I learned. Had to go through a lot of bs, soul searching, and making amends to become a better person. I still struggle with some of it daily, but at least I'm aware of it, and I'm always trying to be better than I used to be. Life can be rough, the fact that we're all still here is a testament to how strong we really are!
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T09:34:00-04:00
Boo! Did I scare anyone? I'm still out here, doing my thing, though I have sworn off Kickstarter for the foreseeable future until several of my outstanding pledges arrive -- that, and I've not seen anything worth buying.
Life goes on, my 93 year old mom broke her hip, so there's been that to deal with along with my siblings, who I have seen more of in the last month than in the last twenty years.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T09:39:23-04:00
@GCoD, Its great to see you! Sorry to hear about your mom, hopefully its not too hard on her. Its funny (not haha but weird) how the tragic things tend to bring families back together. Hopefully for you guys its a reason to be closer for the next 20+ years!
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T09:42:19-04:00
Oh, no, as soon as my mom is better I intend to avoid my siblings until one of their funerals! My mom has been going strong and exercising the last ten years, so her recovery has been good so far other than a minor heart related issue. In my personal life, I have been digging into family genealogy a lot, and have found some interesting things.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T09:43:20-04:00
Also trying to decide if I want to do a road trip vacation this summer. Where to go is pretty well known, the trouble is who to take, or to go solo.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T09:52:27-04:00
Lol! Well, I guess that works too! Family geneology is cool, around 20 years ago my grandfather went hard core and went back over 1000 years, pretty interesting stuff, luckily my family were relatively prominent in their communities so there were lots of records to find. Road trip in the summer, why not in October? You could join the rest of us crazies at the Kitten Con (at my house) in Calgary! You know you wanna!
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T09:56:15-04:00
If I went to Calgary, I'd have to visit Lake O'Hara along the way somehow. And summer vacation, because everything cool to visit closes in the off season.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T09:58:14-04:00
Could I perhaps temp you with promises of Maple bacon brittle? ;) Is Lake O'Hara an anual thing for you, or is there something else special about it?
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T10:02:48-04:00
Back in the 1950's, my mom's father retired, and took up oil painting. He used a postcard view he found of Lake O'Hara and made a huge painting I now have in my dining/living room. I've always wanted to visit the site just to see it. Also, it's close enough to the railroad to do some serious train chasing.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T10:04:48-04:00
*waves at GCoD* Howdy stranger. How have you been?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T10:05:46-04:00
@GCoD, ahhh that makes perfect sense! Thats really cool to have a family heirloom like that! No wonder you want to go see it for yourself! And the trains, well that only makes perfect sense for you as well! We don't have much by way of cool train stuff here, theres the CN tower (Canadian National) it has some neat historical train stuff, and we also have Heritage park with a real coal burning train that does a little circuit, but still, steam power is seriously cool!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T10:08:12-04:00
I intend to avoid my siblings until one of their funerals
I have divorced my whole family. Not that they give a shit but I'm more at peace without them and their crazy religious/mentally ill drama.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T10:09:34-04:00
If I went to Calgary
IF? There is no "if". There is only "yes!"
Now if I could only temp Creeper to come and bring the precious.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T10:11:12-04:00
I've only been through coastal BC and Vancouver Island, but I'd like to visit the interior of Canada someday. I (of course) have a myriad of railroad history books on the region. "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" is a big beautiful book, but there are others as well.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T10:13:18-04:00
Since I'd mentioned a road trip, I was thinking due west from St. Louis, to the area around Carson City, Nevada; thence up to the ghost town of Bodie, California, and then over to Grass Valley, California. Homeward via Death Valley (in summer, I know, I'm crazy). All these areas have railroad history as the root cause of the trip.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T10:18:58-04:00
That sounds like a pretty awesome trip, especially for a train enthusiast and historical junkie! I can't wait till I can retire and do some serious touring of your guys' amazing country!
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T10:22:27-04:00
Hmm, but you said October in Calgary? Maybe I should wait and see how our upcoming election shakes out, and then decide to go north? :>)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T10:32:47-04:00
@BaKhan: You will, of course, come to D.C. I will have a house by then and you and the missus will be staying with me. Heck, we'll take a day trip and visit Creeper and Leo.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T10:43:42-04:00
@GCoD: Took a peek at the dice box holder you and GM backed. I see they still haven't shipped out boxes that are decent, if they shipped them out at all.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T10:44:20-04:00
@GCoD, lol! Seriously though, good luck with that election! And, for what its worth, I would love to have you come up, the more KC the better!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T10:45:39-04:00
@Geist, that would be awesome! I know that my wife would be into it as well! So much history, all the history! And of course it would be awesome to get to see Creeper and the legendary Leo!
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T10:49:00-04:00
Calgary in October gives me _just_ enough time to start planning. I'd have to fly just due to the time involved, and since Missouri didn't pass the "Real ID Law", my driver's license is no longer a valid travel document -- so I need a Passport to fly anywhere, even within the USA. Thank you to the dolts at all the alphabet soup agencies who think they are really "protecting" us from terrorists. NSA, CIA, TSA, FBI, LMNOP.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-19T10:54:50-04:00
I hate the alphabet soup. They're ruining everything.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T10:55:25-04:00
@GCoD, I remember when all we needed to get into the states was a valid drivers liscence and our birth certificates, those days are long gone my friend. The world is a mad mad place, and sadly rather than getting to the root of the problems, we throw more "security" up and hope that makes a difference. The problem is you have to be "ready" every day, and they can take their sweet ass time planning their evil. Hopefully, it won't always be this way.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T10:56:04-04:00
Morning LZ!
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2016-05-19T11:00:13-04:00
I'm not worried about international terrorists, I'm worried about the rabid loonies with guns, and the local SWAT teams and those types.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-19T11:01:42-04:00
Yeah. Those are more scary.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-19T11:03:56-04:00
GCoD, I know you swore off KS for a while, but did you know I have one going? I'm going to have to relaunch it with a lower goal and a different name, but everyone who backs both will get a bonus bottle of sauce.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T11:25:24-04:00
I just looked up the Real ID Law. Maryland and D.C. are good so I don't have to change my license. Will still have to get a passport if I want to visit Canada though.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-19T13:43:54-04:00
Hi everyone! Hi Cane!
Wait, 2 hours after last comment? Great, hope I didn't miss everyone AGAIN. Though I won't be on much for several hours today anyways.
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I just realized someone doesn't want my grandpas to stick around long. One has still been recovering from a serious subdural hematoma (bleeding in the brain), was coming along nicely, and suddenly got a serious infection just a day or two out of the hospital.The other one fell skiing, they found out his brain was bleeding a tiny bit, and now his clots are back in his leg so they have to balance out clotting and bleeding. They're doing a couple procedures today to get around it.
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I mean, I'm not scared about it, pretty confident for them considering the amount of hell they've both come through, but I just realized now that they should NOT be alive, huh? ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T14:12:33-04:00
@Zem, I hope they both pull through, scary stuff!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T15:06:10-04:00
Oh lord. I go out to lunch and find out there is a sh*t storm waiting for me. I really, REALLY need to win the lottery and retire.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-19T15:35:30-04:00
@Geist, when you do, don't forget your best friends up in Calgary... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-19T15:53:47-04:00
@BaKhan: Of course I wouldn't. I would use the funds to get you, LZ and Creepers food empires off the ground. Then you guys could hire me as your official taste tester.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-19T16:06:43-04:00
If I can get the sauce going strong first, I'll throw some money at the other two to help them.
I'm going to get the sauce going. That's for sure. I just don't know how long it will take to get it going STRONG.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-19T16:09:22-04:00
Of course, a local deli/shop that is known for selling a wide variety of hot sauce said on Saturday that they will definitely carry my sauce when it is available.
This is literally the weirdest thing to happen to me in a VERY long time. I was talking with my brother, and after a short pause, my brain decided between sentences "You know what? Why not have a distinctly Irish accent for the rest of the night?! Yeah! Just like Roy from the I.T. Crowd!" So it did exactly that. I got a very Irish accent that sounded like Roy from the I.T. Crowd out of NOWHERE between sentences! I actually have to think to speak in a midwestern accent to not use it. Thankfully it's only me and my brother up right now. It's 2 am, by the way.
Morning kittens
Happy Belated Birthday Creeper!
We need to keep a birthday calendar in the litter box.
Morning kittens.
Morning CB
Morning kittens.
Even after 18hours of sleep Friday night(was only going for a nap at 4pm...woke up at 2:30am to go to the bathroom, then back to sleep until 10am Sat), I still feel like crap. Though, the feeling of having someone smash my face with a baseball bat is quite a bit less at this point.
It's official. GM has turned into a cat.
My boss is telling me to leave as soon as I can today and go sleep some more...if we didn't have terminals closing down(the economy is still hitting us hard) and I didn't have tons of paperwork to wade through, I would be gone already(she would have sent me home when she got here today).
@GM: You sure it isn't some bug that you may have caught? Fatigue can be a sign of something more serious going on.
Oh yeah, I realized last night that that wasn't actually the first time I spontaneously developed an Irish accent! And if I remember the last time well enough, it was late at night as well, tired and playing games. SO weird!
Holy cow, did I really scare you all off?! Nothing all day! I kept checking back sure that there'd be at least some activity, maybe a sign-off, but now that I can be back on here, nobody else is!
Where are all of you?!
I agree with @geist. I've had extreme fatigue before and it actually was a symptom of having Lyme disease. Granted - yes- it could just be exhaustion for work.
Morning kittens.
What do you know? Another rainy day. I wonder which Hogwarts wizard exchanged the U.S. weather for UK weather? And how do I change it back?
Good Morning Kittens!
@Giest, I'm not sure, but I've never trusted those damn Griffendors... ;) On a funny note, we went to Comicon a few weeks ago, my wife saw three people dressed up as wizards and proceeds to shout out Griffendor forever! None of them were dressed as Griffendors, I felt so much nerd shame.... ;)
@Geist and @Creeper: It was more along the lines of sending me home so that I wasn't spreading the sick around the office, and so that I could rest without any stress from work.
@GM, It sounds to me like you're sick, but you're doing too much at work and home (renos) to recover. I know that you feel like you can't miss any work, but you'll miss a lot more if you don't look after yourself. You're still plenty young, but you're not a teenager anymore, it takes more time to bounce back from things. Take a day, take two, and heal thyself! ;)
Wish I could this week. Definitely going to be planning it once this payroll is done, since there is enough work for three/four, and we are a team of two.
@GM, Your call of course, but if you start turning purple when you cough, go to emergency, skip the walk in. I almost had a friend die that way, not cool!
Nothing so bad as that, yet. Just sore sinuses when I cough. And my boss telling me to go home as soon as I have everything that I can without having to wait hours for replies for done.
It was more along the lines of sending me home so that I wasn't spreading the sick around the office
I wish they would do that here at my job. I was sick as a dog a few weeks ago and they didn't say anything. I guess if everyone had caught my bug and stayed home, they would change the policy. Especially if it was end-of-the-month close.
Woo, my brother invited me out to play the Contender with him and his friends. Such a great game!
Eye appointment, going to see an old teacher friend of mine and have coffee at the school, and then games all day. Yeah, this is my week off.
On a related note, my re-playthrough of Banjo Kazooie is coming along great! Such an amazing and legendary game, and so well loved for very good reasons! Though it is a HELL of alot more frustrating than I remember...
grumble grumble time challenges grumble freaking Rusty Bucket Bay annoying BS grumble grumble grumble gorram camera system grumble grumble...
@Creeper: Have you decided to come to the Kitten Con in Canada? Please say yes! It's going to be lots of fun.
Hey gang. Sorry I haven't been around lately, but I've been busy. We have a temporary occupancy permit on the new house and I am slowly moving things in. There are still things to do before we can get the final OP, but it's coming together. I am off in a few minutes to go to the local open game night to test play the new EK cards I devised. More tomorrow.
Don't worry, PoT, nobody's been on. Even I can only typically manage 2-5 comments per day recently.
Awwww. I missed PoT. I have been playing catch up at work, trying to get ready for the Florida trip. I can't believe it's next Saturday. I'll be casting spells at Universal Studios.
Good Morning Kittens!
@Geist, I'm so jealous! You are going to have so much fun! Have a butterbeer for my Wife and I! ;)
Here is some more solid info on the Tryrell Museum: http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/ (Dino Action!)
Here is a little more info on Banff: http://www.banfflakelouise.com/About-the-Area/Town-of-Banff
My thoughts were, we could tour the town, check out the shops, check out the hot springs for those that want to give them a shot (its actually just like a large outdoor swimming pool with hot water), take a Gondola ride up to the top of Cascade Mountain (I'm pretty sure its Cascade) and that would pretty much be it. Maybe check out one of the great restaurants that they have there, I'd recommend the Grizzly House (http://banffgrizzlyhouse.com/) but there are lots of options.
@BaKhan: Yes to all of that! I can't wait to visit Canada. You'll have enough Maple Bacon Brittle for me to consume, yes?
Reading back, I meant to say: playing catch up at home. I need the building super to come in and fix things in my apartment. The lights in the kitchen are now dimming and since it's been a year, they need to fix and upgrade a few things.
Well what do you know. There is a Banff book festival. I knew there was a reason why I love Canada.
http://www.banfflakelouise.com/Area-Events/Festivals/Fall/Banff-Mountain-Film-and-Book-Festival
I also had a lot of fatigue over the weekend and the last few days. Mine was a combination of a mono relapse and crippling depression.
For the record, I'm going for the Exotic Fondue Dinner at the Grizzly House. I've never had rattlesnake before.
I'm sorry you had to deal with that LZ. I've dealt with depression most of my adult life thanks to my shitty family.
@LZ, oh man, I'm sorry to hear that! Hopefully you can kick that mono in the ass soon! Depression is the worst, my wife also suffers from chronic depression, and its hard to see someone go through that. You're not alone bro, lots of people looking out! If you ever want / need to talk to someone, shoot me a message or an email, or call me, whatever, anytime, and I'm not even kidding! In some ways, we barely know each other, and in other ways, I'd fight to the last for all of you!
That sounds delicious.
Mine has been most of my life. You know that kid in school whom no one seemed to like and everyone picked on because it was easy and acceptable, to the point that your third grade teacher said it was okay? I was that kid at my school. Since I can't remember anything different, I have a pretty good handle on it. Sometimes, though...
@Geist, there will be lots of stuff to check out for sure! Banff is about an hour away, and I was thinking we could probably see most of the non-intesive stuff in around 4-6 hours depending on what people wanted to do. Drumheller would be the same, probably 3-4 hours for the museum (its fricken huge) and then checking out some of the national parks etc., horseshoe canyon, dinosaur national park, etc.
Thanks, BaKhan. You just saying that helps a lot.
Yay for Canada trip! The more I hear, the more excited I become!
@LZ, that sounds similar, to my experience as well. I'm sorry that you're going through it, everything I know about you, says that you're awesome. I feel for you! You didn't deserve that then, as nobody does, and you don't deserve to feel that way now. Seriously bro, you rock! I can't wait to get to hang out!
I'm so glad that you guys are getting excited about the trip! I'm equally excited to have you all! Its a pretty cool, and humbling experience to be able to show off where you're from. I just hope that the reality lives up to the hype. One thing I can guarantee though, the maple bacon really does live up to the hype! HYPE!
So I've decided that when I relaunch, I'm going to have a much lower goal. About $1k. I'm going to tell current backers that if they back at the same level on the first day, I will give them a bonus bottle. That should make the project reach its goal on the first day, which always helps a project pull in a lot more money.
@LZ, sorry it hasn't gotten much traction yet. Also sorry that I'm not really a social media guy and can't help spread it as much as I would like to. Thats a great idea for a relaunch! Have you started working on new logos, art work, etc? You should be able to at least keep the name of the sauces right?
Yes, I talked yesterday with the guy who did the logo the first time. It'll be similar to the first one, just with the name Purgatory instead of Brimstone. I'm looking at a June 1 relaunch. I'll get loans/grants to make up for the difference.
And I should be able to keep the same flavor names. That was one of the factors I considered when thinking about brand names. I think if I had gone with one of the other names, the flavor names wouldn't fit with the theme anymore.
@LZ, bad new man, http://www.zazzle.com/mad_cow_hot_sauce-256055436625781543 http://www.hotsauce.com/Mad-Dog-Inferno-Hot-Sauce-p/1188.htm I'm not sure about the copywrite laws and such, but the names are out there.
Instead of inferno, how about immolation, I haven't been able to find that one. And for Mad Cow, how about Bad Apple? I know that they're not as good as your original names, just trying to help out any way I can.
I have an appointment with a group call the Small Business Development Centers. I'll check with them, but I think I can get around flavor name similarities by tacking the brand name on there. Also, my Inferno is actually Original Inferno, which makes it different.
Immolation is good, though...
LZ, I know what that's like for sure. I was the same kid once all of my friends moved away. Literally all of my friends, barely anyone else, moved. And my school is the kind with the same 30 kids you all know really well from kindergarten to graduation. They find 2 people who don't fit in, and in my case the only criteria was not understanding football. That was the only reason. From first grade to sixth grade, I gradually went from a really upbeat, extroverted guy with alot of friends to a severe introvert who was really depressed. Etc, etc, by senior year when my only new friends after that, in the grade above me, had left, my class had calmed down and become actual people, so most of them weren't asses by that point.
Funniest thing? Two of my best friends senior year were two of the three people who went out of their way to make me feel horrible for 6 or 7 years straight.
Luckily, since about 9th grade, I virtually can't even be bullied like that. It has no effect on me now. I've always tried to be friendly and am as a rule optimistic and comedic. Really, bullying just made me not even susceptible to jerks, and personal attacks have little to no effect anymore because they got so overused back then. I just sat back and waited for my class to grow out of it. I let them get their yucks in, messed around with my friends in the next grade up who were a bit more mature, and somehow I even had an idea that some of the people who were worst to me would be the coolest later on. It was interesting being on the outside and watching them all go through every stage of maturity like a textbook.
Although, a huge part of my personality came from all that shit: I now substitute negative feelings with comedy. I live to laugh. If I'm feeling down, I know it'll be over soon and I can get back to my normal optimistic self, and just watch some of my favorite series on youtube or some Whose Line or something.
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That's too bad, LZ. I had an idea it wouldn't make 16K, that's alot for a hot sauce startup, but well over $1,000 in half the time is no small hill of beans! Don't feel hard about it; even the Ginosaji movie didn't make their first run! But you'll be back in the saddle with the reboot, which usually even does better than the first. Hopefully, though, most people will re-pledge. I don't know why that was a trouble on Ginosaji, but a free bonus bottle will sure motivate them to do so.
Oops, I forgot to explain why having such a small class and having the same classmates your whole life makes it all so much worse. But if you can't figure out how, then I guess I can tell you, but looking back, my comments are already long.
What, did I scare you all off yet again?!
Seriously, every day there're a few comments in the morning and you guys leave me alone as soon as I wake up. I only even missed you by like 20 minutes!!! And nobody really reads back through all the comments they missed the day before because there *might* be alot of them. Not recently.
Should I just comment every 3 hours until one of you yella-bellies show yer face again?
Yeah, I think I will.
Anyone here yet?
Why does it say the last one was 4 hours after the previous one all of a sudden? I assure you that was in a three hour increment as well.
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Also, the three hour thing was an accident. Seriously, other than one time when I was here 2 hours after and decided to wait, every time I checked here was 3 hours after the last!!!
Morning kittens
Good Morning Kittens!
@Zem, sorry buddy, just got busy. Nothing personal! ;) I think what you're describing is growing up, its definitely the things that we go through that help to shape us, good or bad. It sounds like you did a great job! For me, lets just say, growing up wasn't easy, between a mother with boardline personality disorder (and all that intails) and a father that was trying to toughen me up for the world, it took years to undo all the bs self destructive, self protective behaviours I learned. Had to go through a lot of bs, soul searching, and making amends to become a better person. I still struggle with some of it daily, but at least I'm aware of it, and I'm always trying to be better than I used to be. Life can be rough, the fact that we're all still here is a testament to how strong we really are!
Boo! Did I scare anyone? I'm still out here, doing my thing, though I have sworn off Kickstarter for the foreseeable future until several of my outstanding pledges arrive -- that, and I've not seen anything worth buying.
Life goes on, my 93 year old mom broke her hip, so there's been that to deal with along with my siblings, who I have seen more of in the last month than in the last twenty years.
@GCoD, Its great to see you! Sorry to hear about your mom, hopefully its not too hard on her. Its funny (not haha but weird) how the tragic things tend to bring families back together. Hopefully for you guys its a reason to be closer for the next 20+ years!
Oh, no, as soon as my mom is better I intend to avoid my siblings until one of their funerals! My mom has been going strong and exercising the last ten years, so her recovery has been good so far other than a minor heart related issue. In my personal life, I have been digging into family genealogy a lot, and have found some interesting things.
Also trying to decide if I want to do a road trip vacation this summer. Where to go is pretty well known, the trouble is who to take, or to go solo.
Lol! Well, I guess that works too! Family geneology is cool, around 20 years ago my grandfather went hard core and went back over 1000 years, pretty interesting stuff, luckily my family were relatively prominent in their communities so there were lots of records to find. Road trip in the summer, why not in October? You could join the rest of us crazies at the Kitten Con (at my house) in Calgary! You know you wanna!
If I went to Calgary, I'd have to visit Lake O'Hara along the way somehow. And summer vacation, because everything cool to visit closes in the off season.
Could I perhaps temp you with promises of Maple bacon brittle? ;) Is Lake O'Hara an anual thing for you, or is there something else special about it?
Back in the 1950's, my mom's father retired, and took up oil painting. He used a postcard view he found of Lake O'Hara and made a huge painting I now have in my dining/living room. I've always wanted to visit the site just to see it. Also, it's close enough to the railroad to do some serious train chasing.
*waves at GCoD* Howdy stranger. How have you been?
@GCoD, ahhh that makes perfect sense! Thats really cool to have a family heirloom like that! No wonder you want to go see it for yourself! And the trains, well that only makes perfect sense for you as well! We don't have much by way of cool train stuff here, theres the CN tower (Canadian National) it has some neat historical train stuff, and we also have Heritage park with a real coal burning train that does a little circuit, but still, steam power is seriously cool!
I intend to avoid my siblings until one of their funerals
I have divorced my whole family. Not that they give a shit but I'm more at peace without them and their crazy religious/mentally ill drama.
If I went to Calgary
IF? There is no "if". There is only "yes!"
Now if I could only temp Creeper to come and bring the precious.
I've only been through coastal BC and Vancouver Island, but I'd like to visit the interior of Canada someday. I (of course) have a myriad of railroad history books on the region. "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" is a big beautiful book, but there are others as well.
Since I'd mentioned a road trip, I was thinking due west from St. Louis, to the area around Carson City, Nevada; thence up to the ghost town of Bodie, California, and then over to Grass Valley, California. Homeward via Death Valley (in summer, I know, I'm crazy). All these areas have railroad history as the root cause of the trip.
That sounds like a pretty awesome trip, especially for a train enthusiast and historical junkie! I can't wait till I can retire and do some serious touring of your guys' amazing country!
Hmm, but you said October in Calgary? Maybe I should wait and see how our upcoming election shakes out, and then decide to go north? :>)
@BaKhan: You will, of course, come to D.C. I will have a house by then and you and the missus will be staying with me. Heck, we'll take a day trip and visit Creeper and Leo.
@GCoD: Took a peek at the dice box holder you and GM backed. I see they still haven't shipped out boxes that are decent, if they shipped them out at all.
@GCoD, lol! Seriously though, good luck with that election! And, for what its worth, I would love to have you come up, the more KC the better!
@Geist, that would be awesome! I know that my wife would be into it as well! So much history, all the history! And of course it would be awesome to get to see Creeper and the legendary Leo!
Calgary in October gives me _just_ enough time to start planning. I'd have to fly just due to the time involved, and since Missouri didn't pass the "Real ID Law", my driver's license is no longer a valid travel document -- so I need a Passport to fly anywhere, even within the USA. Thank you to the dolts at all the alphabet soup agencies who think they are really "protecting" us from terrorists. NSA, CIA, TSA, FBI, LMNOP.
I hate the alphabet soup. They're ruining everything.
@GCoD, I remember when all we needed to get into the states was a valid drivers liscence and our birth certificates, those days are long gone my friend. The world is a mad mad place, and sadly rather than getting to the root of the problems, we throw more "security" up and hope that makes a difference. The problem is you have to be "ready" every day, and they can take their sweet ass time planning their evil. Hopefully, it won't always be this way.
Morning LZ!
I'm not worried about international terrorists, I'm worried about the rabid loonies with guns, and the local SWAT teams and those types.
Yeah. Those are more scary.
GCoD, I know you swore off KS for a while, but did you know I have one going? I'm going to have to relaunch it with a lower goal and a different name, but everyone who backs both will get a bonus bottle of sauce.
http://kck.st/1NiKgEn
I just looked up the Real ID Law. Maryland and D.C. are good so I don't have to change my license. Will still have to get a passport if I want to visit Canada though.
Hi everyone! Hi Cane!
Wait, 2 hours after last comment? Great, hope I didn't miss everyone AGAIN. Though I won't be on much for several hours today anyways.
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I just realized someone doesn't want my grandpas to stick around long. One has still been recovering from a serious subdural hematoma (bleeding in the brain), was coming along nicely, and suddenly got a serious infection just a day or two out of the hospital.The other one fell skiing, they found out his brain was bleeding a tiny bit, and now his clots are back in his leg so they have to balance out clotting and bleeding. They're doing a couple procedures today to get around it.
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I mean, I'm not scared about it, pretty confident for them considering the amount of hell they've both come through, but I just realized now that they should NOT be alive, huh? ;)
@Zem, I hope they both pull through, scary stuff!
Oh lord. I go out to lunch and find out there is a sh*t storm waiting for me. I really, REALLY need to win the lottery and retire.
@Geist, when you do, don't forget your best friends up in Calgary... ;)
@BaKhan: Of course I wouldn't. I would use the funds to get you, LZ and Creepers food empires off the ground. Then you guys could hire me as your official taste tester.
If I can get the sauce going strong first, I'll throw some money at the other two to help them.
I'm going to get the sauce going. That's for sure. I just don't know how long it will take to get it going STRONG.
Of course, a local deli/shop that is known for selling a wide variety of hot sauce said on Saturday that they will definitely carry my sauce when it is available.