I'm super excited for the end of October. We'll be arriving on the 27th. The only question we have is whether we'll leave our house on the 26th and stop at a hotel in Montana or just drive straight through in one go.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-08-18T14:02:27-04:00
BaKhan, so far it has been a good day, just a busy one.
Geist, good to he back. And the Neck/Back stuff is basically all good to go.
Since it's been a while, what's the new thang with everybody?
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-08-18T14:02:55-04:00
Besides everyone heading north of the border
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-18T14:13:39-04:00
Well, LZ, I don't remember what the original plan for me was, but if it was to carpool with you, I can take a rotation or two driving making it easier to do in one stretch.
Still, though, no way to know quite yet if I'll be able to go in the first place, but I'm determined to unless something important is happening that week.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-18T14:17:14-04:00
Shoot. Looked at the academic calendar, and fall break is the 17-18th, not near halloween. However, that does make it less likely that there'll be midterms right around then, though we seem to have them every other couple weeks, which means I could skip off a bit. Who knows, I may have to drive myself the whole way. Hopefully it'll at least be possible.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-18T14:19:18-04:00
Trinkets, even though you've been absent awhile, I don't know that there's much you even missed! I just had an awesome vacation, but that's all with me. Also I move back to university tomorrow. Whee, school. Fun.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-18T14:50:44-04:00
@Trinkets: Big changes in my life coming up. Now that I'm getting a passport, I'm thinking of making short holiday trips abroad. Maybe Bruges to see if it's like in the movie.
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-18T14:51:38-04:00
Zem, we'll have to get that figured out before too long. We were planning on driving my CRX, so we'll have to adjust plans and get the wife's car long-trip worthy if we're to carpool.
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-18T14:52:34-04:00
I've been to Brugge! It's a very pretty town.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-18T15:13:16-04:00
LZ, I think that was the original plan from when we first developed these plans. I don't have schedules and outlines for my classes yet, so I don't know exactly how it'll look, or if I can shift things around. It's complicated, but I'll try to get it all worked out as soon as I can. If I can carpool with you if I end up being able to go, though, that'd be really helpful!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T04:00:23-04:00
Morning kittens. It's Friday, at last.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T09:25:51-04:00
Morning kittens!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T09:51:11-04:00
Howdy BaKhan! Weekend is practically here. Got any plans since you and the Mrs. have the house to yourselves again?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T10:13:58-04:00
@Geist, Thank Jebus for the weekend! We're working on recoding some stuff over at a friends house tomorrow afternoon, then I'm having some people over to watch the last Tragically Hip concert ever, thats being broadcast live from Kinstong Ontario. Its my b-day on Sunday, so I'm not too sure if there's any plans there, and I've taken Monday off to extend my weekend, my present to myself! ;) I'll probably just be enjoying some herbal refreshment and getting some minis painted up, I've been slacking off lately... ;)
@BaKhan: Apparently there is a shop in Calgary that sells those paints...however they likely wouldn't get the bundle for TO:7S
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T11:16:53-04:00
I'll have to bring you a birthday present when I arrive in Calgary. Maybe a bottle of ketchup for your fries. ;-)
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T11:19:38-04:00
Hi, everybody!
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T11:21:23-04:00
TO:7S arrived yesterday, and Elan started following me on Kickstarter. Today, my box of Chocolate Bhutlah peppers will be arriving, so we'll see if I survive the night...
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T11:48:51-04:00
Chocolate and hot peppers.
Just...no.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T11:50:25-04:00
@GM, yeah, the Sentry Box carries the army painter line of paints, but they wouldn't have the mega bundle set, and, the pricing is very steep. There is no way that Army Painter paints should be costing the same as Vallejo. Army Painter, is middle of the road paint, not bad but certainly not high end like Vallejo, which is what I use. If I could get the army painter bundle for the price they've advertized, it would be worth it, but not at the prices I would have to pay. No way.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T11:51:57-04:00
@LZ, thats awesome, congrats to all! Good luck with those peppers, isn't that the ghost pepper? Chocolate and spicy is awesome, mole sauce is a great example!
@BaKhan: I'm thinking of stopping off at Myth Games(it's near Whitehorn) on the way home, and seeing if they are going to get that TO bundle, if not, then at least I will know another place I can go to get paints.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T11:54:00-04:00
@Geist, fries? Am I missing out on something? ;) Also, last year I made cayenne pepper filled chocolates, and they were a big hit! Don't knock it till you try it! ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T12:00:45-04:00
The ghost pepper is either bhut jolokia or naga jolokia (both of those are ghosts). Bhutlah is a cultivar of the bhut jolokia, but hotter. Of the bhutlahs, the chocolate variety is the hottest. It's a contender for the hottest in the world. Chocolate refers to it's coloration, as it's a dark brown. No actual chocolate involved.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:03:12-04:00
@LZ, ahhh that makes sense, I would leave it up the hotness master to be in the know... ;) Good luck with that... especially tomorrow... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T12:03:47-04:00
@BaKhan: Don't you put gravy and cheese curds on your fries?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:07:40-04:00
@GM, you'll have to let me know what its like, I've never actually been there before. Ask them some questions on painting and see what kind of answers you get. The sentry box specialist is a total douche, with a vastly oversized ego, and nothing to back it up... ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:08:43-04:00
@Geist, lol, ahhh yes I see. Normally I just go and buy a poutine, it would be way too dangerous to have the ingredients in my house, unless I wanted to be the size of my house... ;)
@BaKhan: I'm the same way when it comes to poutine. I've had two poutines so far this week(and thinking of getting the Arby's loaded fries at lunch today....)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:15:05-04:00
@GM, I blame the french! ;) I'm getting taken out for "Chinese food" for lunch today, but who knows what tonight will bring! ;) Poutine ftw!
@BaKhan: There are only 2 people in on my side of the office, myself and our US benefits administrator. For the others, well, two are working from home, one is a sales guy that is almost never in the office, one doesn't work on Friday, and the last one is the VP of HR who's last day is apparently today(she is moving to a bigger company).
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T12:21:14-04:00
I'm looking forward to having some poutine.
Oh, and Zem, if you can meet us someplace along the way, we can carpool the rest of the way. Someplace along the way can also refer to the beginning.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:30:02-04:00
@LZ, there is poutine in your future! I'm planing a mini-taste of Canada for you guys, including but not limited to poutine, cheese soup, and maple bacon brittle!
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T12:33:58-04:00
Now I'm hungry
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:36:40-04:00
@LZ, hehe, well, I'd feel bad for you but... you're just outta reach.... ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T12:40:00-04:00
@GM, two of my co-workers are taking me, its not a whole office thing by any means. I don't tend to advertize my b-day. I hate the typical b-day shinanigans, offers of toxic b-day cake, etc.
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T12:57:44-04:00
Although, speaking of hot chocolate, I do have something in mind for the chocolate bhutlahs when I grow some. It will be a very hot dessert sauce involving chocolate with hints of cherry and vanilla, and a couple other things. It will be called Lilith's Kiss.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T12:59:58-04:00
@BaKhan: What about butter tarts? Or flappers pie?
@BaKhan: Yeah, I never advertise my birthday(I actually did an experiment for a few years where I had my DOB hidden on FB, I could count the number of people who remembered on one hand), as I don't particularly see it as anything special, just another day that I didn't fall over dead.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T13:10:31-04:00
@Geist, I haven't even thought of flapper pie for years! Butter tarts are a Canadian thing, do you guys even desert? I was thinking of making some nanimo bars though...
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T13:11:47-04:00
@GM, yep, congrats on circling the sun for another year! Whoo hoo! ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T13:12:31-04:00
We dessert! Have you ever had shoo fly pie?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T13:16:55-04:00
@LZ, just kidding of course, and nope, I've never tried a shoo fly pie, probably delish though! I've had many the delectible dessert when I've visited down there for sure. ;) Its just hard to imagine that with the wealth of awesome things you guys have that we don't, that we have anything you don't. Its hard to understand unless you've lived it I guess... Growing up as a kid I'd see commercials for all kinds of things, get excited about them, and then find out nope, not in Canada. I blame the french! ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T13:22:17-04:00
I know you were joking :-)
Blaming the French is a good strategy.
Shoo fly pie is made with flour, brown sugar, ginger, molasses, and allspice. It's yummy stuff
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T14:16:42-04:00
I always thought Canadians kept the butter tart goodness all for themselves. :-P
I am so looking forward to tasting all of the maple goodness that Canada has to offer. I'm going to gain 20 lbs in the short time I'm there.
I now remember why I don't eat at Arby's much...their beef n' cheddar are rather disgusting by the time you get to the last bite.
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T14:39:21-04:00
That's why I generally stick with the plain roast beef. The meat mountain is pretty good, too. That's a $10 secret menu item.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T14:40:29-04:00
@LZ, we don't get a lot of products in Canada because we require them to have bi-lingual packaging. Even though only a small percentage of Candians even speak / read french... A lot of companies can't be bothered. The funny thing is, that in France, they don't have the same silly rules. Hence, I blame the french! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T14:42:00-04:00
@GM, agreed, the Beef 'n' cheddar is good for the first bite, and then it kind of congeals in not so nice ways... ;) I always just get the medium roast beef, its quite filling and with the Arby's sauce, so tasty!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-19T14:45:47-04:00
I can't remember the last time I went to an Arby's. Probably because there isn't one in the D.C. area.
...Is it just me, or did KS change the fonts for the comments/updates?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T17:21:34-04:00
@GM, I haven't noticed it looking any different....
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-19T17:21:45-04:00
I haven't noticed a change.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-19T17:39:06-04:00
Maybe the cheese on your beef 'n' cheddar was off? ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-19T19:19:37-04:00
Cue the Billy Joel because IIIIIIII'm moved out already. I meant to make that joke before I left, but I ran out of time this morning.
Jeez, is it really my third year? Holy crap, this campaign ran during the second half of my first year! Wow. It's been so long already. I miss being a little kid when time dragged on.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-19T19:30:58-04:00
Oh wow, a full page of comments in one day?! That hasn't happened in awhile!
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Holy crap, am I the only non-super-backer?!
Oh, I guess LZ isn't either, but then again, he's a creator. I'm the least supportive of anyone here!
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... poutine..........
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LZ, the beginning would work best as otherwise it'd be way out of my way. The only thing I've wondered about is where I'd park my car for most of a week. Once I get my class syllabi, though, I should better be able to judge what I'll miss if I go on this adventure to the northern lands.
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Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell Superbacker about 6 hours ago
"@Geist,... Butter tarts are a Canadian thing, do you guys even desert?"
Last I checked, BaKhan, America had quite a bit more desert than Canada!
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LZ, mmmmmm... shooflypie! I was just in Amish country, Pennsylvania. That stuff is literally everywhere there! My grandma had a slice at every meal while there!
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You have to get Arbys sandwiches with the Horse-radish and Arby's Sauce mixed on them! Those things together make something beautiful!
Mmmm.... meat mountain... I haven't thought about that in awhile. I've never had it somehow!
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Uh oh, is GM down with the sickness?! Don't go towards the light!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-19T19:33:29-04:00
And that's what you get for making me catch up on a full page of comments (since I have time this time): a huge shopping list of responses!
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Also, found that Rita's in Lincoln; I got a bad combination, so it wasn't as heavenly, nor was it 100+ degrees as I ate it relaxing after walking around a full city all day in a heat index of 111, so it wasn't pure food-of-the-gods by just being ice, but I know I'll be going back there regularly! It's way off of campus, a short ways out of my way going home, but I won't be able to resist!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-21T01:15:53-04:00
Sorry I've been away, forgot to take my laptop (or indeed anything) home with me last night! Just left it all in the dorm. Cool place, though. Nice to be here, though now I have to set everything up again...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-21T01:16:59-04:00
Wait, nobody commented anything at all?!
Oh, it's saturday. Usually someone checks in just once though. Oh well, nothing lost. I mean even I was unable!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-21T13:31:41-04:00
Happy Birthday BaKhan! Hope it was a joyous one for you.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-21T14:30:17-04:00
Wait, whoa, what?! Maple Bacon Brittle with hot sauce for you if it's your birthday!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-22T00:29:50-04:00
My former/current roommate Collin and I just reeled in the semester by watching The Room in all its glory, then the Everything Wrong With for it as well as all of the IMDB trivia! That was well worth wasting an entire night of my life! That movie is just as bad as you may have heard it is. It's beautiful!
Days where you get very little sleep(huge windstorm picked up at about 3am today, the breeze felt nice so I didn't close my window...until almost 5am - I get up a 5:45) are so much fun. Especially when you are trying to get stuff done accurately....yet people aren't sending it in properly.
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-22T12:24:15-04:00
Good morning, all! I survived eating the chocolate bhutla!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-22T12:31:49-04:00
@LZ: but your insides are now melted
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-22T13:04:54-04:00
Hey you crazy kittens! I took today off as my birthday day off. Yesterday was fun, didn't do too much just hung around. Which was nice. It always feels like I'm so busy lately. I got my TO:7S KS today, which was a nice bonus! I am now going to be painting for the rest of my life! There's so much stuff! Hope you're all having a great day!
@LZ, so was it as hot as you'd thought it would be? ;)
@Geist, thank you! My wife gave me some bday dough, so I'm finally getting a book case for my kitchen! I've been wanting one for years, for my cookbooks and cool kitchen trinkets! I'm going to get it this afternoon! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-22T13:08:26-04:00
Glad you had fun on your birthday BaKhan. Mine is in two weeks. I'm going to head up to Philly and stay overnight. When I last visited, I went to a shop on Broad Street but noticed a lot of mom and pop stores were around. Since it was November and I was freezing, I swore I would come back someday and to some proper shopping.
@BaKhan: Hopefully my TO:7S is waiting for me when I get home. I wasn't able to make it to Myth Games on Friday, so can't give a report as to what it is like. Hopefully sometime this week I can go check it out. Going to try for tomorrow...but no guarantee.
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-22T13:10:44-04:00
Yes, it was ceazy hot. I was pissing lava the next day.
Yay for getting The Others!! It's a fun game. I've only played once, but I enjoyed it. We only used the core box (except when I had to dig out extra Sin dice). I played as Sloth with Corrupt Hobos, and I won.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-22T13:12:05-04:00
Pissing lava.
Sounds like fun
Lord Zombitten 2016-08-22T13:16:50-04:00
Yeah, that part was unexpected and quite a bit less than pleasant.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-22T13:20:04-04:00
I'll just stick to my candy coated boozy drinks.
Speaking of which, I'm attempting to make cherry bounce. I just started steeping the cherries in jars. I won't know if I'm successful until December.
@Geist: I'm tempted to make some Cinnamon Heart Vodka...or even some other forms of Vodka, and figure out some fun drinks to do with them...only problem, I have nowhere to store the booze until it's ready.
I REALLY hate couriers. I know for a fact that someone is home right now, and I just got notification for an item that is supposed to be delivered there that "Attempted delivery. Notice card left indicating where item can be picked up."
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-22T14:49:26-04:00
@LZ, yikes! I don't even want to know! Ouch!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-22T14:50:15-04:00
@Geist, I hope you have a great bday and lots of fun cruising the mom and pop shops!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-22T14:51:32-04:00
@GM, I was home and I just randomly saw the post man trying to leave a slip! He never rang the door bell at all! If I wouldn't have opened the door I would be going to pick it up too!
@BaKhan: I'm going to talk to my dad(who as far as I know is home all day today, since he is retired), and see if they even rang the bell. If not, there will be a few choice words when I pick it up.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-22T15:36:27-04:00
Survived my first day... somehow. Very little sleep here as well, which made Dr. Eckhart's P-chem drone all the more entertaining. Then, when all was said and done, I got to go sit in line at the bookstore for 45 minutes to spend over $300; I got in line when it was at its shortest! I made sure to go back to a friend I saw and make fun of him because at that moment after I was done, he was where I had started in the line. ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-22T15:37:47-04:00
Geist, last time you went to Philly you were freezing? Last time I went there, I was melting! I might have mentioned (excessively) the 111 degree heat index whilst walking around town literally all day, from 95 degrees A.M. to 95 degrees P.M., only to come back and sleep in a house without AC! Still worth it!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-22T15:41:02-04:00
As for vodka, my mom makes her family-wide famous Angel's Piss vodka from berries picked on the bike trail! It's called that because when my aunt tried it she said, "It's like an angel pissing down my throat!"
Thankfully we have a basement to store it in. It's perfect for storing anything in; cool and dry (except for when it rains really hard, leaks gallons into the old cellar area, and the buckets there are broken so they spill gallons upon gallons all over the entire basement leading to hours upon hours of work cleaning it up, of course. Thankfully we have a solution that seems to work perfectly for now and I don't have to deal with any of that until next summer!).
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-22T15:44:41-04:00
@BaKhan & GM: The premium delivery guys never seem to ring the door bell. Maybe they only have a short amount of time to deliver all of their packages and don't want to wait for a person to knock on the door.
One of the main reasons why I have my packages sent to my UPS post office box. There is always someone there to sign for my package and I get a notification in the mail so I know when to pick it up.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-22T15:44:54-04:00
And now I want fried chicken for some reason...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-22T16:13:40-04:00
Geist, that's strange to you? I think it'd be weirder if I DIDN'T want fried chicken at some point! It'd probably be a sign of something much more dangerous going on, like a stroke or being full or something that sinister.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-22T22:47:41-04:00
Aaand now somehow I just associated UPS with Downs and now I'm associating parcel delivery with a genetic disorder... Welcome to my brain, where anything can be associated with anything. It's one of my talents.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-23T08:12:14-04:00
God I love early classes. I woke up at 7:00 or earlier all my life before college, and when I came here and could set my own schedule, I thought nothing more than "How can I get the earliest classes possible?!". So much fun. I am *totally* a morning person. Yeah...
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-23T09:09:57-04:00
Good morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-23T09:15:49-04:00
@Creeper, good to see you! Hope all goes well on your date! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-23T09:23:29-04:00
I'm super excited for the end of October. We'll be arriving on the 27th. The only question we have is whether we'll leave our house on the 26th and stop at a hotel in Montana or just drive straight through in one go.
BaKhan, so far it has been a good day, just a busy one.
Geist, good to he back. And the Neck/Back stuff is basically all good to go.
Since it's been a while, what's the new thang with everybody?
Besides everyone heading north of the border
Well, LZ, I don't remember what the original plan for me was, but if it was to carpool with you, I can take a rotation or two driving making it easier to do in one stretch.
Still, though, no way to know quite yet if I'll be able to go in the first place, but I'm determined to unless something important is happening that week.
Shoot. Looked at the academic calendar, and fall break is the 17-18th, not near halloween. However, that does make it less likely that there'll be midterms right around then, though we seem to have them every other couple weeks, which means I could skip off a bit. Who knows, I may have to drive myself the whole way. Hopefully it'll at least be possible.
Trinkets, even though you've been absent awhile, I don't know that there's much you even missed! I just had an awesome vacation, but that's all with me. Also I move back to university tomorrow. Whee, school. Fun.
@Trinkets: Big changes in my life coming up. Now that I'm getting a passport, I'm thinking of making short holiday trips abroad. Maybe Bruges to see if it's like in the movie.
Zem, we'll have to get that figured out before too long. We were planning on driving my CRX, so we'll have to adjust plans and get the wife's car long-trip worthy if we're to carpool.
I've been to Brugge! It's a very pretty town.
LZ, I think that was the original plan from when we first developed these plans. I don't have schedules and outlines for my classes yet, so I don't know exactly how it'll look, or if I can shift things around. It's complicated, but I'll try to get it all worked out as soon as I can. If I can carpool with you if I end up being able to go, though, that'd be really helpful!
Morning kittens. It's Friday, at last.
Morning kittens!
Howdy BaKhan! Weekend is practically here. Got any plans since you and the Mrs. have the house to yourselves again?
@Geist, Thank Jebus for the weekend! We're working on recoding some stuff over at a friends house tomorrow afternoon, then I'm having some people over to watch the last Tragically Hip concert ever, thats being broadcast live from Kinstong Ontario. Its my b-day on Sunday, so I'm not too sure if there's any plans there, and I've taken Monday off to extend my weekend, my present to myself! ;) I'll probably just be enjoying some herbal refreshment and getting some minis painted up, I've been slacking off lately... ;)
Morning kittens.
Happy Birthday BaKhan! May you have many many more.
@Geist, thanks!
Happy early birthday BaKhan!
@BaKhan: Apparently there is a shop in Calgary that sells those paints...however they likely wouldn't get the bundle for TO:7S
I'll have to bring you a birthday present when I arrive in Calgary. Maybe a bottle of ketchup for your fries. ;-)
Hi, everybody!
TO:7S arrived yesterday, and Elan started following me on Kickstarter. Today, my box of Chocolate Bhutlah peppers will be arriving, so we'll see if I survive the night...
Chocolate and hot peppers.
Just...no.
@GM, yeah, the Sentry Box carries the army painter line of paints, but they wouldn't have the mega bundle set, and, the pricing is very steep. There is no way that Army Painter paints should be costing the same as Vallejo. Army Painter, is middle of the road paint, not bad but certainly not high end like Vallejo, which is what I use. If I could get the army painter bundle for the price they've advertized, it would be worth it, but not at the prices I would have to pay. No way.
@LZ, thats awesome, congrats to all! Good luck with those peppers, isn't that the ghost pepper? Chocolate and spicy is awesome, mole sauce is a great example!
@BaKhan: I'm thinking of stopping off at Myth Games(it's near Whitehorn) on the way home, and seeing if they are going to get that TO bundle, if not, then at least I will know another place I can go to get paints.
@Geist, fries? Am I missing out on something? ;) Also, last year I made cayenne pepper filled chocolates, and they were a big hit! Don't knock it till you try it! ;)
The ghost pepper is either bhut jolokia or naga jolokia (both of those are ghosts). Bhutlah is a cultivar of the bhut jolokia, but hotter. Of the bhutlahs, the chocolate variety is the hottest. It's a contender for the hottest in the world. Chocolate refers to it's coloration, as it's a dark brown. No actual chocolate involved.
@LZ, ahhh that makes sense, I would leave it up the hotness master to be in the know... ;) Good luck with that... especially tomorrow... ;)
@BaKhan: Don't you put gravy and cheese curds on your fries?
@GM, you'll have to let me know what its like, I've never actually been there before. Ask them some questions on painting and see what kind of answers you get. The sentry box specialist is a total douche, with a vastly oversized ego, and nothing to back it up... ;)
@Geist, lol, ahhh yes I see. Normally I just go and buy a poutine, it would be way too dangerous to have the ingredients in my house, unless I wanted to be the size of my house... ;)
@BaKhan: I'm the same way when it comes to poutine. I've had two poutines so far this week(and thinking of getting the Arby's loaded fries at lunch today....)
@GM, I blame the french! ;) I'm getting taken out for "Chinese food" for lunch today, but who knows what tonight will bring! ;) Poutine ftw!
@BaKhan: There are only 2 people in on my side of the office, myself and our US benefits administrator. For the others, well, two are working from home, one is a sales guy that is almost never in the office, one doesn't work on Friday, and the last one is the VP of HR who's last day is apparently today(she is moving to a bigger company).
I'm looking forward to having some poutine.
Oh, and Zem, if you can meet us someplace along the way, we can carpool the rest of the way. Someplace along the way can also refer to the beginning.
@LZ, there is poutine in your future! I'm planing a mini-taste of Canada for you guys, including but not limited to poutine, cheese soup, and maple bacon brittle!
Now I'm hungry
@LZ, hehe, well, I'd feel bad for you but... you're just outta reach.... ;)
@GM, two of my co-workers are taking me, its not a whole office thing by any means. I don't tend to advertize my b-day. I hate the typical b-day shinanigans, offers of toxic b-day cake, etc.
Although, speaking of hot chocolate, I do have something in mind for the chocolate bhutlahs when I grow some. It will be a very hot dessert sauce involving chocolate with hints of cherry and vanilla, and a couple other things. It will be called Lilith's Kiss.
@BaKhan: What about butter tarts? Or flappers pie?
@BaKhan: Yeah, I never advertise my birthday(I actually did an experiment for a few years where I had my DOB hidden on FB, I could count the number of people who remembered on one hand), as I don't particularly see it as anything special, just another day that I didn't fall over dead.
@Geist, I haven't even thought of flapper pie for years! Butter tarts are a Canadian thing, do you guys even desert? I was thinking of making some nanimo bars though...
@GM, yep, congrats on circling the sun for another year! Whoo hoo! ;)
We dessert! Have you ever had shoo fly pie?
@LZ, just kidding of course, and nope, I've never tried a shoo fly pie, probably delish though! I've had many the delectible dessert when I've visited down there for sure. ;) Its just hard to imagine that with the wealth of awesome things you guys have that we don't, that we have anything you don't. Its hard to understand unless you've lived it I guess... Growing up as a kid I'd see commercials for all kinds of things, get excited about them, and then find out nope, not in Canada. I blame the french! ;)
I know you were joking :-)
Blaming the French is a good strategy.
Shoo fly pie is made with flour, brown sugar, ginger, molasses, and allspice. It's yummy stuff
I always thought Canadians kept the butter tart goodness all for themselves. :-P
I am so looking forward to tasting all of the maple goodness that Canada has to offer. I'm going to gain 20 lbs in the short time I'm there.
I now remember why I don't eat at Arby's much...their beef n' cheddar are rather disgusting by the time you get to the last bite.
That's why I generally stick with the plain roast beef. The meat mountain is pretty good, too. That's a $10 secret menu item.
@LZ, we don't get a lot of products in Canada because we require them to have bi-lingual packaging. Even though only a small percentage of Candians even speak / read french... A lot of companies can't be bothered. The funny thing is, that in France, they don't have the same silly rules. Hence, I blame the french! ;)
@GM, agreed, the Beef 'n' cheddar is good for the first bite, and then it kind of congeals in not so nice ways... ;) I always just get the medium roast beef, its quite filling and with the Arby's sauce, so tasty!
I can't remember the last time I went to an Arby's. Probably because there isn't one in the D.C. area.
I mostly went for the loaded curly fries...but they came with a "free" sandwich, so I had to get a meal...regretting it now.
...Is it just me, or did KS change the fonts for the comments/updates?
@GM, I haven't noticed it looking any different....
I haven't noticed a change.
Maybe the cheese on your beef 'n' cheddar was off? ;)
Cue the Billy Joel because IIIIIIII'm moved out already. I meant to make that joke before I left, but I ran out of time this morning.
Jeez, is it really my third year? Holy crap, this campaign ran during the second half of my first year! Wow. It's been so long already. I miss being a little kid when time dragged on.
Oh wow, a full page of comments in one day?! That hasn't happened in awhile!
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Holy crap, am I the only non-super-backer?!
Oh, I guess LZ isn't either, but then again, he's a creator. I'm the least supportive of anyone here!
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... poutine..........
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LZ, the beginning would work best as otherwise it'd be way out of my way. The only thing I've wondered about is where I'd park my car for most of a week. Once I get my class syllabi, though, I should better be able to judge what I'll miss if I go on this adventure to the northern lands.
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Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell Superbacker about 6 hours ago
"@Geist,... Butter tarts are a Canadian thing, do you guys even desert?"
Last I checked, BaKhan, America had quite a bit more desert than Canada!
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LZ, mmmmmm... shooflypie! I was just in Amish country, Pennsylvania. That stuff is literally everywhere there! My grandma had a slice at every meal while there!
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You have to get Arbys sandwiches with the Horse-radish and Arby's Sauce mixed on them! Those things together make something beautiful!
Mmmm.... meat mountain... I haven't thought about that in awhile. I've never had it somehow!
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Uh oh, is GM down with the sickness?! Don't go towards the light!
And that's what you get for making me catch up on a full page of comments (since I have time this time): a huge shopping list of responses!
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Also, found that Rita's in Lincoln; I got a bad combination, so it wasn't as heavenly, nor was it 100+ degrees as I ate it relaxing after walking around a full city all day in a heat index of 111, so it wasn't pure food-of-the-gods by just being ice, but I know I'll be going back there regularly! It's way off of campus, a short ways out of my way going home, but I won't be able to resist!
Sorry I've been away, forgot to take my laptop (or indeed anything) home with me last night! Just left it all in the dorm. Cool place, though. Nice to be here, though now I have to set everything up again...
Wait, nobody commented anything at all?!
Oh, it's saturday. Usually someone checks in just once though. Oh well, nothing lost. I mean even I was unable!
Happy Birthday BaKhan! Hope it was a joyous one for you.
Wait, whoa, what?! Maple Bacon Brittle with hot sauce for you if it's your birthday!
My former/current roommate Collin and I just reeled in the semester by watching The Room in all its glory, then the Everything Wrong With for it as well as all of the IMDB trivia! That was well worth wasting an entire night of my life! That movie is just as bad as you may have heard it is. It's beautiful!
Morning kittens.
Morning/almost afternoon kittens
Days where you get very little sleep(huge windstorm picked up at about 3am today, the breeze felt nice so I didn't close my window...until almost 5am - I get up a 5:45) are so much fun. Especially when you are trying to get stuff done accurately....yet people aren't sending it in properly.
Good morning, all! I survived eating the chocolate bhutla!
@LZ: but your insides are now melted
Hey you crazy kittens! I took today off as my birthday day off. Yesterday was fun, didn't do too much just hung around. Which was nice. It always feels like I'm so busy lately. I got my TO:7S KS today, which was a nice bonus! I am now going to be painting for the rest of my life! There's so much stuff! Hope you're all having a great day!
@LZ, so was it as hot as you'd thought it would be? ;)
@Geist, thank you! My wife gave me some bday dough, so I'm finally getting a book case for my kitchen! I've been wanting one for years, for my cookbooks and cool kitchen trinkets! I'm going to get it this afternoon! ;)
Glad you had fun on your birthday BaKhan. Mine is in two weeks. I'm going to head up to Philly and stay overnight. When I last visited, I went to a shop on Broad Street but noticed a lot of mom and pop stores were around. Since it was November and I was freezing, I swore I would come back someday and to some proper shopping.
@BaKhan: Hopefully my TO:7S is waiting for me when I get home. I wasn't able to make it to Myth Games on Friday, so can't give a report as to what it is like. Hopefully sometime this week I can go check it out. Going to try for tomorrow...but no guarantee.
Yes, it was ceazy hot. I was pissing lava the next day.
Yay for getting The Others!! It's a fun game. I've only played once, but I enjoyed it. We only used the core box (except when I had to dig out extra Sin dice). I played as Sloth with Corrupt Hobos, and I won.
Pissing lava.
Sounds like fun
Yeah, that part was unexpected and quite a bit less than pleasant.
I'll just stick to my candy coated boozy drinks.
Speaking of which, I'm attempting to make cherry bounce. I just started steeping the cherries in jars. I won't know if I'm successful until December.
@Geist: I'm tempted to make some Cinnamon Heart Vodka...or even some other forms of Vodka, and figure out some fun drinks to do with them...only problem, I have nowhere to store the booze until it's ready.
I REALLY hate couriers. I know for a fact that someone is home right now, and I just got notification for an item that is supposed to be delivered there that "Attempted delivery. Notice card left indicating where item can be picked up."
@LZ, yikes! I don't even want to know! Ouch!
@Geist, I hope you have a great bday and lots of fun cruising the mom and pop shops!
@GM, I was home and I just randomly saw the post man trying to leave a slip! He never rang the door bell at all! If I wouldn't have opened the door I would be going to pick it up too!
@BaKhan: I'm going to talk to my dad(who as far as I know is home all day today, since he is retired), and see if they even rang the bell. If not, there will be a few choice words when I pick it up.
Survived my first day... somehow. Very little sleep here as well, which made Dr. Eckhart's P-chem drone all the more entertaining. Then, when all was said and done, I got to go sit in line at the bookstore for 45 minutes to spend over $300; I got in line when it was at its shortest! I made sure to go back to a friend I saw and make fun of him because at that moment after I was done, he was where I had started in the line. ;)
Geist, last time you went to Philly you were freezing? Last time I went there, I was melting! I might have mentioned (excessively) the 111 degree heat index whilst walking around town literally all day, from 95 degrees A.M. to 95 degrees P.M., only to come back and sleep in a house without AC! Still worth it!
As for vodka, my mom makes her family-wide famous Angel's Piss vodka from berries picked on the bike trail! It's called that because when my aunt tried it she said, "It's like an angel pissing down my throat!"
Thankfully we have a basement to store it in. It's perfect for storing anything in; cool and dry (except for when it rains really hard, leaks gallons into the old cellar area, and the buckets there are broken so they spill gallons upon gallons all over the entire basement leading to hours upon hours of work cleaning it up, of course. Thankfully we have a solution that seems to work perfectly for now and I don't have to deal with any of that until next summer!).
@BaKhan & GM: The premium delivery guys never seem to ring the door bell. Maybe they only have a short amount of time to deliver all of their packages and don't want to wait for a person to knock on the door.
One of the main reasons why I have my packages sent to my UPS post office box. There is always someone there to sign for my package and I get a notification in the mail so I know when to pick it up.
And now I want fried chicken for some reason...
Geist, that's strange to you? I think it'd be weirder if I DIDN'T want fried chicken at some point! It'd probably be a sign of something much more dangerous going on, like a stroke or being full or something that sinister.
Guess they didn't get away with leaving the slip. That is one big box.
Hello my kittens. How have you been?
Speaking of UPS....I have a date with mine. :)
That's great, Creeper!
Aaand now somehow I just associated UPS with Downs and now I'm associating parcel delivery with a genetic disorder... Welcome to my brain, where anything can be associated with anything. It's one of my talents.
God I love early classes. I woke up at 7:00 or earlier all my life before college, and when I came here and could set my own schedule, I thought nothing more than "How can I get the earliest classes possible?!". So much fun. I am *totally* a morning person. Yeah...
Good morning kittens!
@Creeper, good to see you! Hope all goes well on your date! ;)
*bangs head on desk*
There is a reason why I don't like temping.