Ah, car.

Indeed. Two hoses, a seal, and a coolant flush & fill. Somewhere in the $250-300 range. Not ideal, but not unbearably painful either. They can do the repair today.

triadruid, can you come get me a bit early (4:30-5ish) so that we can be sure to get there and pick him up before they close?

Ah, car.

Indeed. Two hoses, a seal, and a coolant flush & fill. Somewhere in the $250-300 range. Not ideal, but not unbearably painful either. They can do the repair today.

triadruid, can you come get me a bit early (4:30-5ish) so that we can be sure to get there and pick him up before they close?

Quick note

Just set up a filter to post game stuff in and posted in it. If you can't see that post, but would like to be included on the gaming/world-building/related filter, comment, and I'll add you to the list.

Offer does not apply to agrnmn, capriciouslass, kittenpants, liquidfun or orcjohn. No spoilers, yo. :)

Quick note

Just set up a filter to post game stuff in and posted in it. If you can't see that post, but would like to be included on the gaming/world-building/related filter, comment, and I'll add you to the list.

Offer does not apply to agrnmn, capriciouslass, kittenpants, liquidfun or orcjohn. No spoilers, yo. :)

Things I picked up at Dragon*Con other than the Con Crud

(Actually, I kid. I've never had the Con Crud. I've also never been ghost-dosed with anything. Considering the number of people I share drinks with at Con, these statements are sort of amazing. But anyway...)

As previously mentioned, Dragon*Con was apparently the recipient of approximately eleventy billion cases of Freek energy drink in various flavors, some sugar-free. Although I have not historically been an energy drink fan, this was tasty enough to make me decide that consuming vast quantities of it was a good idea. Now, apparently, I'm an addict. Alas, it doesn't seem to be available in Kansas City, so I've been trying to fill this previously unnoticed void with other sugar-free energy drinks.

So far, I've tried:
- Red Jak's sugar-free version (which is confusing, because it seems to come in two different species - one is a silver can, and the liquid inside is red, and the other is a blue and black can, and the liquid inside is amber colored -- both taste the same, though), which tastes like strawberry soda that somebody dropped a ground-up Flintstones vitamin in.
- Rockstar Sugar-free, which tastes like bubble gum flavoring. Not like bubble gum, mind you, but the sort of fake bubble gum flavoring that goes in children's toothpaste. It has an aftertaste of Flintstones vitamin, but it's not so prominent.

Either of those are acceptable, and both are suitable in the stimulant properties division, but neither is as good as either of the Freek sugar-frees. So I'm still looking. Apparently, there are enough products on the market that whole blogs are devoted to them. Who knew?

Things I picked up at Dragon*Con other than the Con Crud

(Actually, I kid. I've never had the Con Crud. I've also never been ghost-dosed with anything. Considering the number of people I share drinks with at Con, these statements are sort of amazing. But anyway...)

As previously mentioned, Dragon*Con was apparently the recipient of approximately eleventy billion cases of Freek energy drink in various flavors, some sugar-free. Although I have not historically been an energy drink fan, this was tasty enough to make me decide that consuming vast quantities of it was a good idea. Now, apparently, I'm an addict. Alas, it doesn't seem to be available in Kansas City, so I've been trying to fill this previously unnoticed void with other sugar-free energy drinks.

So far, I've tried:
- Red Jak's sugar-free version (which is confusing, because it seems to come in two different species - one is a silver can, and the liquid inside is red, and the other is a blue and black can, and the liquid inside is amber colored -- both taste the same, though), which tastes like strawberry soda that somebody dropped a ground-up Flintstones vitamin in.
- Rockstar Sugar-free, which tastes like bubble gum flavoring. Not like bubble gum, mind you, but the sort of fake bubble gum flavoring that goes in children's toothpaste. It has an aftertaste of Flintstones vitamin, but it's not so prominent.

Either of those are acceptable, and both are suitable in the stimulant properties division, but neither is as good as either of the Freek sugar-frees. So I'm still looking. Apparently, there are enough products on the market that whole blogs are devoted to them. Who knew?

Steampunky goodness

Heh. CLANK!

My Internet crush of the week. :D

I'm experiencing some serious prop envy over here.

Steampunky goodness

Heh. CLANK!

My Internet crush of the week. :D

I'm experiencing some serious prop envy over here.