Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-10-06T14:17:39-04:00
Something out of place for days?!?!! How dId anyone get any sleep?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-06T14:19:52-04:00
The thing that kills me, when my wife decides to clean up, is she never starts with "her" stuff, its always the things that I use that get put away in strange places. She's also a hider style cleaner, a mess isn't a mess (in her mind) if its out of sight. I've found some of my books in with the cleaning products before... Oh well, I guess I shouldn't complain, at least she does help with cleaning once in a while. ;)
I just love getting certain phone calls..."Why wasn't so-and-so paid?!" Well...did you send in all his information so I could pay him? "Well, no..." There's your answer.
Or my other favorite...the employee saying the manager VERBALLY said it would happen...yup, that's definitely good enough for me, here's your money!(/sarcasm)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-06T16:19:10-04:00
@LZ, I've got a french press, a Kurig, and I also have Turkish coffee, with the legit little pot that they use to make it! ;) I do prefer the french press, but the Kurig is just so easy! ;)
While eating my afternoon snack(read early supper) I was looking at an article that, as someone trained in the culinary arts, was hard to get my head around(link below)...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-06T20:04:58-04:00
I just have a 12-cup Mr. Coffee thing. Cheap, simple, and very, very effective! 2.84 L of coffee for the win! Though I don't know if I could stomach 24 cups, 5.68 Liters anymore! Gosh, I loved doing that! I'll have to try again sometime! Get Battlefield 1942 again, open the window because the weather'll be like the first time I did it, play the game in a freezing 50 degree room with more coffee than you could shake a stick at... well, the stick looks like it's shaking on its own after that much. ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T09:26:04-04:00
Good morning kittens! After today I've got two more weeks, then I'm off till after you kittens leave! I've almost got all my recipies chosen for the party! I still have to finalize our meal and activity plans for the rest of the time, but that will be a happy chore! Getting pretty darned excited now, kittens gonna be exploding all over the place!
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-10-07T09:51:07-04:00
Good morning all.
Totes jelly about all the fun youz guyz will be having fun up nort without me.
(And living in Wisconsin, usually I am the one up nort!!!)
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-10-07T09:51:33-04:00
Lol. That was strangely worded.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T10:15:20-04:00
@Trinkets, lol, this my man, is the true north, strong and free! ;) I so wish you were able to come! I would love to spend hours going over painting techniques and such with you! Maybe someday! ;)
Was wondering when it would hit...and before 9:30 we have snow.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T11:39:48-04:00
@GM, yep its falling pretty hard here in the south east. Can't say I'm all that happy about it... the drive home is going to suck!!!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-07T11:53:11-04:00
Sorry for the radio silence kittens. It's mad busy here at work.
@BaKhan: I will have my flight times to give you no later than Sunday. Should I send the information directly to your email? I can't wait to get there. So looking forward to visiting.
A few questions:
As far as the independent bookstores are concerned, are they in English or French?
Do you need me to bring something? I don't know if I can fly with a bottle of booze in my suitcase but if you need anything, I'll try to bring it.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-07T11:53:41-04:00
@GM: I haven't even thought about my costume. I'm down to the wire but I'll try to come up with something.
@Geist: The bookstores here are 99.9999999~% English. The odd one will be in a different language depending on the part of the city you're in. You can find other languages in the English stores every now and then as well.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T12:12:08-04:00
@Geist, yep if you still have my email, thats the best place to send it!
The second hand book stores will most likely have a secondary language section, however as GM says, its 99.9999999% english. We are a bi-lingual society, but this is the west, we're like the Canadian version of the south, think red neck... ;) Je ne parle pas du francais! ;) I do understand a very little bit of it though, mostly from reading cereal boxes... ;)
I can't think of anything that I would need you to bring specifically, but if there is anything that you will want during your stay that we can't get up here, then you should bring whatever that may be for sure.
As far as costumes go, if you can't find one before hand, I'm sure my wife can help you out, she has the most extensive personal collection of costumes I've ever seen! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T12:57:56-04:00
@GM, hey, a couple of things.
Did you ever get your drivers lisence? Having another driver would be good! ;)
Could you round up a list of used bookstores close to the N.W. so that when Geist gets up here, we have it ready for her?
@BaKhan: On the driver license front, that has been postponed due to people always being busy, and now with the snow(not really enthusiastic about going for it in the current conditions). I can definitely be a navigator though if need be.
I will see what I can get for the bookstores.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T13:33:47-04:00
Snow?! Aaw, lucky! We just have 15 C, which is pretty nice as it is, though it was nicer earlier when it was probably around 8-10 C. Can't wait for the cold up there! I'll be the only one happy about Canadian fall weather!
With my costume, I just have to hope I remember to get my Angel of Death robes and from home. Simple, comfortable, and fun; one of my favorite costumes.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T13:35:03-04:00
Wow, only one in ten million books in Calgary are in a different language?
You have over 10 million books just in secondhand bookstores in Calgary?!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T13:37:26-04:00
I may have to go on some of the Grand Calgary Book Tour with Geist, though. I only hope I go to the really terrible ones, though, because I don't have enough money to lug back dozens of books!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T14:14:55-04:00
@Zem, I would say that comfortably we have well over 10 million used books in Calgary, that would be less than 8 books per person... Calgary isn't exactly small. ;) They usually sell used books for $0.20 on the dollar, so a $10 book would cost $2 or $1.51 USD. Beware the cheap books! ;)
Also, are you familiar with what a "face wash" is? You have one with your name all over it pal! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T14:19:12-04:00
@GM, okay. I don't think it will be a problem, the long range forcast is calling for above freezing temperatures, so LZ's car should be okay and we'll be taking main highways for the most part to Banff and Drum (not sure if we'll have time for Drum though, we'll have to see how it goes).
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T15:11:27-04:00
@BaKhan: I've had no problems with it. I know of certain things(primarily directly eating the fish flesh) that do cause a reaction, but stuff like Worchestershire, Caesar dressing, and canned tuna(go figure, the only fish I can actually eat!) don't.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T15:40:46-04:00
Wait... now I'm scared to go!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T15:46:26-04:00
Wait, did my last comment not go through or something?
I said Great. Now I'm scared to go.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T15:47:15-04:00
Nope, I checked 3 times to see if the comment was there, but it never showed up, so I assumed it was lost and replaced it. THEN it comes back for some reason.
It does not look friendly outside...probably damned cold with the wind that is blowing the snow almost perfectly sideways.
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-07T15:53:13-04:00
I betcha a facewash is what we call a whitewash around here
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T16:00:56-04:00
Even via google, the closest I can get is some prank with snow, in which case, I love snow. I plan on jumping head-long into at least one giant drift while I'm there as it is.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T16:15:51-04:00
@Zem, its where you do an assisted upside down snow angel... ;) I don't think we'll have any giant drifts, but maybe when we head out to Banff, they'll have some there, its at a much higher elevation. ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T16:16:48-04:00
@Zem, also, you're supposed to be scared, its halloween! ;)
@BaKhan: Definitely will. It's going to be added to my iTunes library tonight, sometime late in the evening as my brother and nephew are over for dinner tonight(parents are abandoning Calgary for a week and sailing up the East coast from New York).
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-07T16:36:28-04:00
@Zem, nah, that didn't "sound" racist, not at all >.> ;) In all honesty, I'm really hoping there's no snow at all! It would really complicate getting places. I've been driving in the snow for over 26 years, so I'm good with it, the other drivers on the road though... uhggg!
The snow that's coming down right now is fairly wet though. So it's going to make things even more fun driving tonight/tomorrow. Hell, just walking outside will be a pain in the ass(literally for some people!). I myself plan on walking through the +15 to get to the train.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T16:47:01-04:00
Yeah, the first snows are always the worst. The ground is still warm, so the first bits all melt, make the roads slush, and HOPEFULLY don't freeze over, though last winter here was ALL black ice. Snowed like 4 times the whole winter, but freezing rained like 3 or 4 times, and the snow only stayed for awhile once, the rest of the times it snowed above freezing and then melted and refroze to the roads. Above freezing, it snowed, and below, it rained.
Oh, and they do a cover of Run to You by Bryan Adams, which is actually quite nice. Take the original, throw in the SA style of playing, and it turns out nice.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-07T22:50:54-04:00
Funny how the one time i make a most that makes it to trending is the one time I use a Cyanide and Happiness comic and in the title ask what song is stuck in people's head. But every time I make my own thing, it's ignored. Almost like stealing content (with credit, don't worry) is a GOOD idea for viewership! I never would have guessed that on the internet!
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-08T16:53:29-04:00
Guys, I don't know what this means for the Kitten Con trip, if anything, but I had a seizure this morning at 5:40. I've been in the ER for most of the day. They found a 4 cm lesion on my brain. They're not sure what it is, but they did say it could be an infection or it could be a tumor. They're transferring me to another hospital so I can consult with a specialist.
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-08T22:30:40-04:00
It's probably a tumor. I'm being admitted. I'll be having brain surgery on Monday.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-08T23:36:13-04:00
Oh God, seriously? That's not good at all! Do you know for sure there's a really sure chance you'll come out of this almost perfectly fine? It's not THAT kind of ER-necessitating brain lesion, right? I really hope so. We're here for ya. Hopefully this means you caught it before it would have been horribly late to have found it then.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-10-09T01:19:58-04:00
We're definitely here for you, LZ. Sending prayers your way.
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-09T10:34:32-04:00
I don't know anything for sure. I hope to make a perfectly fine recovery. The neuro surgeons are saying that it's good we caught it when we did.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-09T13:05:14-04:00
Oh my goodness LZ! I'll send some positive vibes your way. I know you will get through this with flying colors.
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-09T13:58:49-04:00
I just got done talking with the surgical staff. I'm looking at at least a 1-month recovery. This means the wifecand I will not be coming up for the party.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T14:21:52-04:00
That's terrible! Well, we'd much rather have you at home and recovering than at the party and in a really bad condition, so don't feel bad about missing at all. I'm really just glad you caught the problem now instead of it catching you later.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T14:27:13-04:00
Just thinking here, don't worry about me, sorry to interject this. My trip straight to Calgary is 8 hours longer, so now I'm relying on my brother being able to come. Two of us could drive over 20 hours, but I don't know if I could do it on my own even splitting it to 2 days each way. Though my brother sounded kind of hopeful last time I asked him.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T16:33:17-04:00
Uh oh, he can't go. My brother just messaged me that he ended up having to work after all, and will be on call during the only time he could have had off.
Unfortunately, it's looking like it'd be really tough for me to make it now... and I'd worked so hard to broker a deal with my Calc professor about the exam! I'm going to have to think about this...
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-09T18:41:40-04:00
@BaKhan: with the recent developments, please let me know if you are cancelling the Con. I will hold off on purchasing my ticket until I hear from you.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T22:01:55-04:00
Yeah, alot of stuff just came up this weekend. Everything changed so suddenly.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T22:15:54-04:00
@LZ, oh my god man! We're praying for you brother! I don't know what to say, this is devastating. Just know that we're here for you! If there's anything at all we can do to help, please let me know. You fight this bloody thing because this world needs more of you in it!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T22:18:37-04:00
@Geist, I honestly don't know what to do. I think that if you still want to come that's more than fine. Obviously life is too short.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T22:20:39-04:00
@Zem, same goest for you, if you still want to come that's fine, but I don't want you to do anything crazy. So think about it and let me know.
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-09T22:26:31-04:00
The con must go on!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T22:39:43-04:00
@LZ, did they say what part of the brain it's in? Also my wife says if you need any advice or anything explained better to let her know. She's very upset by the news.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T22:45:12-04:00
BaKhan, I would love to come, but now I'd have to drive 20 hours by myself each way, which is NOT advisable. Otherwise, I'd have to fly, and I definitely don't have the money for that. I'm really, really sad I won't be able to go, I was really looking forward to this, but I think I'm going to have to call it off now. Unless suddenly my older brother miraculously could go, but it sounds like he won't be able to at all.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T22:46:27-04:00
To whomever CAN still make it, though, GO! No choice there! If you can still go, you definitely should, and take lots of pictures so the rest of us can live vicariously through you!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T22:48:34-04:00
Man, this weekend was going to be great. Not that it wasn't, but I didn't have the free time I was hoping. Had a bit of P-chem, took longer than I'd hoped, and a quick German thing. Invited my brother over for a few hours, he stayed through the next day, today, playing games and going places with me. Now, it's nearly 10 pm and I still have another wild online assignment that appeared from the Tall Grass today, a sunday, that'll take hours, and then some other stuff... I REALLY cannot wait for this 4 day weekend!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-09T22:59:16-04:00
@BaKhan: since you are the host, it's up to you whether or not the Con is still a go. I am more than game to come up there. I just don't want to buy a ticket only to find out that this has been cancelled.
Don't know if GM was still planning to attend like last year so there at least will be two Corps members who will be attending your party
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T23:08:10-04:00
@Geist, in no uncertain terms, we would love to have you! Please come if you can!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T23:08:47-04:00
I'm sure GM will still be coming, and we've already booked the time off etc.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-09T23:11:41-04:00
@Zem, I'm really sorry you won't be able to make it, but I totally understand! If Geist can still make it she can take pictures and actually post them to the litter box. ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T23:33:55-04:00
Damn, I can't make it to this, had to cancel my application to work at next year's National Jamboree... shit sucks, man. This year could have been so much fun.
Oh, not to mention I originally had plans to study abroad next semester and had to cancel due to classes I can only take during spring! Holy shit the fun is draining out of my life fast! Maybe I should take the time for Canada... no, it'd be MUCH more harm than good to force myself up there, though it'd be the best thing I did in literally years and my first independent trip.
... damn, how rich do you have to be to have fun all the time? Because my new life plan is to be that rich so I don't have to cancel every exciting thing in my life like this...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-09T23:42:43-04:00
Damn. I had no clue life was death-rolling me like an alligator, subverting even the responsible but exciting and fun plans I had. Well, at least I still have a much more comfortable life than I could possibly understand, right? I hope so. It's some consolation. I mean, I do, and I'm sure I'm being really selfish, but I never saw it all in one comment like that before. Kind of a dejected realization, unfortunately.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-09T23:46:38-04:00
@BaKhan: then count me in. I had already asked my boss for that time off & it's the reason why I am working tomorrow even though it's a holiday.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-10T00:01:44-04:00
@Geist, that's great! We'll still do our very best to show you a good time! And hopefully more than one used book store!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-10T00:03:57-04:00
@LZ, as soon as you're able, check in with us! We're all pulling hard for you! My wife's been checking out all the best cancer clinics, there are several world ranked ones close to you!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T00:16:46-04:00
I wonder if there'd be another time we could all meet up. Any place more central to us all or something, though that's really impossible since we're everywhere. I just wish there was an easy way for us all to find a place we could all magically meet up cheaply for some time that would have the fewest possible opportunities for incidents making it impossible.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T00:18:13-04:00
Tomorrow's a holiday?
Columbus day? Why can't I have that off?
Lord Zombitten 2016-10-10T00:26:33-04:00
It's in my left frontal lobe
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-10T00:41:56-04:00
@LZ: I take it the operation is today or tomorrow? I'm rooting for you nonetheless. I am confident you'll pull through this
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T01:32:18-04:00
Literal shower thought just now: I had two routes to get to Canada, and both dropped out on the same day, within hours. I think it's just not meant to be. I probably shouldn't push it. *sigh*
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LZ, eek. That's not a good place to have it at all, though it could be far worse. Again, I'm thanking God it manifested physically and forced you to have it looked at now, otherwise it would have been much worse. Due to lack of information, I'm just going to assume it's all under control now, so we'll be here for your recovery. Now there's nothing I can say that's not cliche and that you won't hear incessantly throughout the next month, so... here's to a relatively fast and at the very least near-perfect recovery! A 10 from all the judges.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T01:34:05-04:00
That first part sounded morose and depressed. I think I'm sounding selfish dwelling like this.
I actually meant it to be a bit more positive. It was very comforting to realize that it was so blatant that I shouldn't go, and I'm actually fine about it, don't worry and don't let me get to you because I know for a fact from the campaign that I can be annoying like this comment now. If it's not apparent, I need sleep so I'm not like this all the time, so I'm going to stop now, sorry!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T14:34:07-04:00
Nothing here? Wow, must have been a dull day.
Well, at least my day was interesting. Great start to the week!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-10T18:16:09-04:00
@BaKhan: Could you give me your email address again? I can't find where I put it the first time and I finally got my flight details.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-10T19:14:01-04:00
@Geist, grumpae at gmail dot com. ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-10T20:13:47-04:00
Email sent!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-10-10T20:23:23-04:00
Email received! ;) there will be different meeting areas in the airport. We'll be waiting for you! I'll make a sign!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-10-10T20:43:55-04:00
I'll probably end up having you paged. Airports confuse me & are a little intimidating.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T20:58:15-04:00
Good to see you're still going, Geist! Too bad the rest of us had to cancel this time, but we'll catch you next time!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-10-10T21:00:03-04:00
I don't know if you guys are following along with LZ, but on his facebook, he said the surgery went well. Huzzah for LZ deciding we were worth sticking around for!
Something out of place for days?!?!! How dId anyone get any sleep?
The thing that kills me, when my wife decides to clean up, is she never starts with "her" stuff, its always the things that I use that get put away in strange places. She's also a hider style cleaner, a mess isn't a mess (in her mind) if its out of sight. I've found some of my books in with the cleaning products before... Oh well, I guess I shouldn't complain, at least she does help with cleaning once in a while. ;)
I just love getting certain phone calls..."Why wasn't so-and-so paid?!" Well...did you send in all his information so I could pay him? "Well, no..." There's your answer.
Or my other favorite...the employee saying the manager VERBALLY said it would happen...yup, that's definitely good enough for me, here's your money!(/sarcasm)
@LZ, I've got a french press, a Kurig, and I also have Turkish coffee, with the legit little pot that they use to make it! ;) I do prefer the french press, but the Kurig is just so easy! ;)
While eating my afternoon snack(read early supper) I was looking at an article that, as someone trained in the culinary arts, was hard to get my head around(link below)...
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/foodanddrink/foodtips/5-times-you-should-never-use-olive-oil/ss-BBx3AHp…
I just have a 12-cup Mr. Coffee thing. Cheap, simple, and very, very effective! 2.84 L of coffee for the win! Though I don't know if I could stomach 24 cups, 5.68 Liters anymore! Gosh, I loved doing that! I'll have to try again sometime! Get Battlefield 1942 again, open the window because the weather'll be like the first time I did it, play the game in a freezing 50 degree room with more coffee than you could shake a stick at... well, the stick looks like it's shaking on its own after that much. ;)
Good morning kittens! After today I've got two more weeks, then I'm off till after you kittens leave! I've almost got all my recipies chosen for the party! I still have to finalize our meal and activity plans for the rest of the time, but that will be a happy chore! Getting pretty darned excited now, kittens gonna be exploding all over the place!
Good morning all.
Totes jelly about all the fun youz guyz will be having fun up nort without me.
(And living in Wisconsin, usually I am the one up nort!!!)
Lol. That was strangely worded.
@Trinkets, lol, this my man, is the true north, strong and free! ;) I so wish you were able to come! I would love to spend hours going over painting techniques and such with you! Maybe someday! ;)
Morning kittens.
All this talk about the KC...and I don't even have my costume finalized...
Oooh GM, you treading on thin ice my man! ;) Unless that is of course that you want my wife to dress you up... ;)
I'll figure something out....hopefully. I just hate shopping...I avoid it like it will be the death of me.
Was wondering when it would hit...and before 9:30 we have snow.
@GM, yep its falling pretty hard here in the south east. Can't say I'm all that happy about it... the drive home is going to suck!!!
Sorry for the radio silence kittens. It's mad busy here at work.
@BaKhan: I will have my flight times to give you no later than Sunday. Should I send the information directly to your email? I can't wait to get there. So looking forward to visiting.
A few questions:
As far as the independent bookstores are concerned, are they in English or French?
Do you need me to bring something? I don't know if I can fly with a bottle of booze in my suitcase but if you need anything, I'll try to bring it.
@GM: I haven't even thought about my costume. I'm down to the wire but I'll try to come up with something.
@Geist: The bookstores here are 99.9999999~% English. The odd one will be in a different language depending on the part of the city you're in. You can find other languages in the English stores every now and then as well.
@Geist, yep if you still have my email, thats the best place to send it!
The second hand book stores will most likely have a secondary language section, however as GM says, its 99.9999999% english. We are a bi-lingual society, but this is the west, we're like the Canadian version of the south, think red neck... ;) Je ne parle pas du francais! ;) I do understand a very little bit of it though, mostly from reading cereal boxes... ;)
I can't think of anything that I would need you to bring specifically, but if there is anything that you will want during your stay that we can't get up here, then you should bring whatever that may be for sure.
As far as costumes go, if you can't find one before hand, I'm sure my wife can help you out, she has the most extensive personal collection of costumes I've ever seen! ;)
@GM, hey, a couple of things.
Did you ever get your drivers lisence? Having another driver would be good! ;)
Could you round up a list of used bookstores close to the N.W. so that when Geist gets up here, we have it ready for her?
@BaKhan: On the driver license front, that has been postponed due to people always being busy, and now with the snow(not really enthusiastic about going for it in the current conditions). I can definitely be a navigator though if need be.
I will see what I can get for the bookstores.
Snow?! Aaw, lucky! We just have 15 C, which is pretty nice as it is, though it was nicer earlier when it was probably around 8-10 C. Can't wait for the cold up there! I'll be the only one happy about Canadian fall weather!
With my costume, I just have to hope I remember to get my Angel of Death robes and from home. Simple, comfortable, and fun; one of my favorite costumes.
Wow, only one in ten million books in Calgary are in a different language?
You have over 10 million books just in secondhand bookstores in Calgary?!
I may have to go on some of the Grand Calgary Book Tour with Geist, though. I only hope I go to the really terrible ones, though, because I don't have enough money to lug back dozens of books!
@Zem, I would say that comfortably we have well over 10 million used books in Calgary, that would be less than 8 books per person... Calgary isn't exactly small. ;) They usually sell used books for $0.20 on the dollar, so a $10 book would cost $2 or $1.51 USD. Beware the cheap books! ;)
Also, are you familiar with what a "face wash" is? You have one with your name all over it pal! ;)
@GM, okay. I don't think it will be a problem, the long range forcast is calling for above freezing temperatures, so LZ's car should be okay and we'll be taking main highways for the most part to Banff and Drum (not sure if we'll have time for Drum though, we'll have to see how it goes).
Face wash what? Wait, did I miss something?
@Zem, no worries, I'll show you first hand... ;)
Joking Hazard is on its way! Woohooooo!!
@BaKhan, I just sent you the chili recipe
@BaKhan: Are we going to video it?
@LZ: Chili recipe?! I sure hope to enjoy some of that.
@GM, I think that we probably should, as an instructional video... I'll hold the coward, you face wash him! ;P
@LZ, awesome! I'll check it out!
@GM, Geist, are you guys ok with Worchestershire sauce? I know it has some fishy ingredients in it, but not sure if enough to cause issues?
@LZ, that looks awesome! I've never tried it with lime juice before!
@BaKhan: I've had no problems with it. I know of certain things(primarily directly eating the fish flesh) that do cause a reaction, but stuff like Worchestershire, Caesar dressing, and canned tuna(go figure, the only fish I can actually eat!) don't.
Wait... now I'm scared to go!
Wait, did my last comment not go through or something?
I said Great. Now I'm scared to go.
Nope, I checked 3 times to see if the comment was there, but it never showed up, so I assumed it was lost and replaced it. THEN it comes back for some reason.
It does not look friendly outside...probably damned cold with the wind that is blowing the snow almost perfectly sideways.
I betcha a facewash is what we call a whitewash around here
Even via google, the closest I can get is some prank with snow, in which case, I love snow. I plan on jumping head-long into at least one giant drift while I'm there as it is.
@Zem, its where you do an assisted upside down snow angel... ;) I don't think we'll have any giant drifts, but maybe when we head out to Banff, they'll have some there, its at a much higher elevation. ;)
@Zem, also, you're supposed to be scared, its halloween! ;)
@BaKhan: I have a new Sonata Arctica CD waiting for me at home. Definitely going to be listening to it a LOT this weekend.
@GM, thats awesome! You'll have to let me know how it goes!
Just so long as all the snow you guys throw me into is WHITE snow.
Not to sound racist or anything, but...
@BaKhan: Definitely will. It's going to be added to my iTunes library tonight, sometime late in the evening as my brother and nephew are over for dinner tonight(parents are abandoning Calgary for a week and sailing up the East coast from New York).
@Zem, nah, that didn't "sound" racist, not at all >.> ;) In all honesty, I'm really hoping there's no snow at all! It would really complicate getting places. I've been driving in the snow for over 26 years, so I'm good with it, the other drivers on the road though... uhggg!
The snow that's coming down right now is fairly wet though. So it's going to make things even more fun driving tonight/tomorrow. Hell, just walking outside will be a pain in the ass(literally for some people!). I myself plan on walking through the +15 to get to the train.
Yeah, the first snows are always the worst. The ground is still warm, so the first bits all melt, make the roads slush, and HOPEFULLY don't freeze over, though last winter here was ALL black ice. Snowed like 4 times the whole winter, but freezing rained like 3 or 4 times, and the snow only stayed for awhile once, the rest of the times it snowed above freezing and then melted and refroze to the roads. Above freezing, it snowed, and below, it rained.
And on that note...I'M OUT OF HERE! Happy weekend folks! Happy Thanksgiving to you BaKhan!
are you guys ok with Worchestershire sauce? I know it has some fishy ingredients in it, but not sure if enough to cause issues?
I'm fine with it. Heck, it goes in one of my favorite brunch drink: a Bloody Mary.
@BaKhan: So, listening to the new Sonata Arctica CD, The Ninth Hour, it's WAY different that their other music. Still awesome, but way different.
Oh, and they do a cover of Run to You by Bryan Adams, which is actually quite nice. Take the original, throw in the SA style of playing, and it turns out nice.
Funny how the one time i make a most that makes it to trending is the one time I use a Cyanide and Happiness comic and in the title ask what song is stuck in people's head. But every time I make my own thing, it's ignored. Almost like stealing content (with credit, don't worry) is a GOOD idea for viewership! I never would have guessed that on the internet!
Guys, I don't know what this means for the Kitten Con trip, if anything, but I had a seizure this morning at 5:40. I've been in the ER for most of the day. They found a 4 cm lesion on my brain. They're not sure what it is, but they did say it could be an infection or it could be a tumor. They're transferring me to another hospital so I can consult with a specialist.
It's probably a tumor. I'm being admitted. I'll be having brain surgery on Monday.
Oh God, seriously? That's not good at all! Do you know for sure there's a really sure chance you'll come out of this almost perfectly fine? It's not THAT kind of ER-necessitating brain lesion, right? I really hope so. We're here for ya. Hopefully this means you caught it before it would have been horribly late to have found it then.
We're definitely here for you, LZ. Sending prayers your way.
I don't know anything for sure. I hope to make a perfectly fine recovery. The neuro surgeons are saying that it's good we caught it when we did.
Oh my goodness LZ! I'll send some positive vibes your way. I know you will get through this with flying colors.
I just got done talking with the surgical staff. I'm looking at at least a 1-month recovery. This means the wifecand I will not be coming up for the party.
That's terrible! Well, we'd much rather have you at home and recovering than at the party and in a really bad condition, so don't feel bad about missing at all. I'm really just glad you caught the problem now instead of it catching you later.
Just thinking here, don't worry about me, sorry to interject this. My trip straight to Calgary is 8 hours longer, so now I'm relying on my brother being able to come. Two of us could drive over 20 hours, but I don't know if I could do it on my own even splitting it to 2 days each way. Though my brother sounded kind of hopeful last time I asked him.
Uh oh, he can't go. My brother just messaged me that he ended up having to work after all, and will be on call during the only time he could have had off.
Unfortunately, it's looking like it'd be really tough for me to make it now... and I'd worked so hard to broker a deal with my Calc professor about the exam! I'm going to have to think about this...
@BaKhan: with the recent developments, please let me know if you are cancelling the Con. I will hold off on purchasing my ticket until I hear from you.
Yeah, alot of stuff just came up this weekend. Everything changed so suddenly.
@LZ, oh my god man! We're praying for you brother! I don't know what to say, this is devastating. Just know that we're here for you! If there's anything at all we can do to help, please let me know. You fight this bloody thing because this world needs more of you in it!
@Geist, I honestly don't know what to do. I think that if you still want to come that's more than fine. Obviously life is too short.
@Zem, same goest for you, if you still want to come that's fine, but I don't want you to do anything crazy. So think about it and let me know.
The con must go on!
@LZ, did they say what part of the brain it's in? Also my wife says if you need any advice or anything explained better to let her know. She's very upset by the news.
BaKhan, I would love to come, but now I'd have to drive 20 hours by myself each way, which is NOT advisable. Otherwise, I'd have to fly, and I definitely don't have the money for that. I'm really, really sad I won't be able to go, I was really looking forward to this, but I think I'm going to have to call it off now. Unless suddenly my older brother miraculously could go, but it sounds like he won't be able to at all.
To whomever CAN still make it, though, GO! No choice there! If you can still go, you definitely should, and take lots of pictures so the rest of us can live vicariously through you!
Man, this weekend was going to be great. Not that it wasn't, but I didn't have the free time I was hoping. Had a bit of P-chem, took longer than I'd hoped, and a quick German thing. Invited my brother over for a few hours, he stayed through the next day, today, playing games and going places with me. Now, it's nearly 10 pm and I still have another wild online assignment that appeared from the Tall Grass today, a sunday, that'll take hours, and then some other stuff... I REALLY cannot wait for this 4 day weekend!
@BaKhan: since you are the host, it's up to you whether or not the Con is still a go. I am more than game to come up there. I just don't want to buy a ticket only to find out that this has been cancelled.
Don't know if GM was still planning to attend like last year so there at least will be two Corps members who will be attending your party
@Geist, in no uncertain terms, we would love to have you! Please come if you can!
I'm sure GM will still be coming, and we've already booked the time off etc.
@Zem, I'm really sorry you won't be able to make it, but I totally understand! If Geist can still make it she can take pictures and actually post them to the litter box. ;)
Damn, I can't make it to this, had to cancel my application to work at next year's National Jamboree... shit sucks, man. This year could have been so much fun.
Oh, not to mention I originally had plans to study abroad next semester and had to cancel due to classes I can only take during spring! Holy shit the fun is draining out of my life fast! Maybe I should take the time for Canada... no, it'd be MUCH more harm than good to force myself up there, though it'd be the best thing I did in literally years and my first independent trip.
... damn, how rich do you have to be to have fun all the time? Because my new life plan is to be that rich so I don't have to cancel every exciting thing in my life like this...
Damn. I had no clue life was death-rolling me like an alligator, subverting even the responsible but exciting and fun plans I had. Well, at least I still have a much more comfortable life than I could possibly understand, right? I hope so. It's some consolation. I mean, I do, and I'm sure I'm being really selfish, but I never saw it all in one comment like that before. Kind of a dejected realization, unfortunately.
@BaKhan: then count me in. I had already asked my boss for that time off & it's the reason why I am working tomorrow even though it's a holiday.
@Geist, that's great! We'll still do our very best to show you a good time! And hopefully more than one used book store!
@LZ, as soon as you're able, check in with us! We're all pulling hard for you! My wife's been checking out all the best cancer clinics, there are several world ranked ones close to you!
I wonder if there'd be another time we could all meet up. Any place more central to us all or something, though that's really impossible since we're everywhere. I just wish there was an easy way for us all to find a place we could all magically meet up cheaply for some time that would have the fewest possible opportunities for incidents making it impossible.
Tomorrow's a holiday?
Columbus day? Why can't I have that off?
It's in my left frontal lobe
@LZ: I take it the operation is today or tomorrow? I'm rooting for you nonetheless. I am confident you'll pull through this
Literal shower thought just now: I had two routes to get to Canada, and both dropped out on the same day, within hours. I think it's just not meant to be. I probably shouldn't push it. *sigh*
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LZ, eek. That's not a good place to have it at all, though it could be far worse. Again, I'm thanking God it manifested physically and forced you to have it looked at now, otherwise it would have been much worse. Due to lack of information, I'm just going to assume it's all under control now, so we'll be here for your recovery. Now there's nothing I can say that's not cliche and that you won't hear incessantly throughout the next month, so... here's to a relatively fast and at the very least near-perfect recovery! A 10 from all the judges.
That first part sounded morose and depressed. I think I'm sounding selfish dwelling like this.
I actually meant it to be a bit more positive. It was very comforting to realize that it was so blatant that I shouldn't go, and I'm actually fine about it, don't worry and don't let me get to you because I know for a fact from the campaign that I can be annoying like this comment now. If it's not apparent, I need sleep so I'm not like this all the time, so I'm going to stop now, sorry!
Nothing here? Wow, must have been a dull day.
Well, at least my day was interesting. Great start to the week!
@BaKhan: Could you give me your email address again? I can't find where I put it the first time and I finally got my flight details.
@Geist, grumpae at gmail dot com. ;)
Email sent!
Email received! ;) there will be different meeting areas in the airport. We'll be waiting for you! I'll make a sign!
I'll probably end up having you paged. Airports confuse me & are a little intimidating.
Good to see you're still going, Geist! Too bad the rest of us had to cancel this time, but we'll catch you next time!
I don't know if you guys are following along with LZ, but on his facebook, he said the surgery went well. Huzzah for LZ deciding we were worth sticking around for!