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09:50 am
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One ticket left!
I have one ticket left for Smashputt--and I received an email last night saying there would be no tickets sold at the door due to the high number sold online! Hopefully that means if no-one else wants this ticket I can sell it to someone at the door--or give it away if someone is cute enough, heh. Come join Peg, Cory, and myself as we smash some putts!
Afterwards, who's up for hitting the Merc? I mean, we'll be right there...
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11:19 pm
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Sources of power in the late 19th century?
I've come up with steam, clockwork, rudimentary electricity, and gunpowder--am I missing anything? This would be anything that provided power for locomotion, machinery, etc, anywhere in the world.
Current Mood:  creative
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12:29 pm
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Here's a strange question...
Do different procedures cost more or less depending on the doctor you visit? For example, I just found out my dentist charges around a grand for a crown (insurance usually pays half). Now I like my dentist a lot, but she does have a very swanky office in downtown Seattle, and the rent on that place can't be cheap. Has anyone ever done any price-comparison and found that different doctors/dentists charge wildly different prices for stuff? Or are prices pretty standard amongst professionals?
Current Mood:  curious
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06:38 pm
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Smashputt and the Merc, this Friday!
Okay, let's try this again: Smashputt is ending this weekend. I want to go, and Friday night is the best time for me at this point. So, who wants to go with me that evening, during the 7:30-11pm window? I purchased 4 tickets, of which 3 are available for $16 each. Followed by dinner and dancing at the Merc!
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01:10 pm
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Nevermind about the minigolf...
Tickets are already sold out. :( Maybe next weekend...
Current Mood:  disappointed
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04:26 pm
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Apocalyptic miniature golf!
Take a look at this:
http://www.smashputt.com/
I’m a minigolf fan from way back, and have lamented in the past my lack of playtime since moving up to Washington. I also loved a couple wacky minigolf games on various computer platforms growing up--the weirder the better (anyone else play Zany Golf on the Apple IIGS?). So this looks pretty perfect to me. Anyone else interested in giving this a shot Sunday evening (open from 6pm-midnight)? Tickets are a little less than $15 that day.
Current Mood:  crazy
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02:54 pm
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Ow...
See, this is why I don't organize more often--in the process of wrapping some cable up in twist ties, I cut my left index finger pretty deep with a pair of scissors. It's been a couple days now, and the cut is taking its sweet time healing. I took the bandage off today to let it breathe, but I think that was a mistake--there is literally a (tiny) slice down to my subdermal layer, and any little pain or swelling makes me fearful of germs finding their way in through my breached defenses. So, some more neosporin and a bandage again, and we'll see how it goes--I don't think it's big enough to need stitches, and it's right on the joint so I don't think they could get any on there anyway, but if it doesn't start closing soon I'll go see a doctor.
In other news, the new roomie is great, though she's not entirely moved in yet. She met a bunch of the Seattle crowd at the Rock Band party (which was awesome--thanks Miguel and Peg!), and seemed to enjoy herself, which was cool.
Also: Merc outing this Friday. Be there!
Current Mood:  busy
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05:51 pm
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Oh boy...
So after having her come over and showing her the place today, and talking for awhile, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) maskedkitsune will be moving into my spare bedroom over the next week. I've already warned her that I've been on my own for a long time, and to forgive any anti-social behaviors I've picked up over the years. :P She's good people, though, and I think this will be good for both of us--she'll get some stability, and I'll get a little more human contact. And rent. ;)
She's a geek like the rest of us, so don't be surprised if I bring her around and introduce her to folks (like to Lemonyfresh this weekend). She's also ex-Navy, so I'll be curious to see if she knows any of my other ex-Navy friends already, heh.
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11:12 pm
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Need a room for Steamcon?
I made a reservation at the con hotel nice and early, and as such got a room before the block filled up. I'm no longer going to use that room, however, and plan on canceling it Monday evening. If you want it, speak up and I'll see about transferring it over to you!
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12:28 pm
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How Terminator should end
The "How it should have ended" website has finally made a new short--how the Terminator should end. Great Scott!
Current Mood:  enthralled
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10:26 am
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Monitor woes
I've had my 19" Sceptre monitor for several years now--it's been a great monitor, and because it was off-brand, it was a great price as well. Lately though it's been acting up. Specifically, when it came back from power save mode, the screen would black out again, though the power light would stay on. Turning it on and off would fix it, and I could work as normal. Fine, a little worrisome, but workable.
Now it's gotten worse--when I came back from the festival, it would keep going to black after displaying the screen for about a second--repeated powering off and on (including removing the power cable) resulted in it staying on for a second and then going to black over and over. Finally, for no reason that I could tell, it finally stayed lit. And Monday was fine. This morning it did the same thing, only just now staying on.
Money is tight right now, though monitors are cheap and November will be a 3 paycheck month. Anyone have any experience getting their monitors repaired? Or am I likely to spend as much fixing it as replacing it?
Current Mood:  grumpy
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11:32 pm
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Back from Portland...
And I'm pleased to see that one of my favorite of the short films is up on youtube:
Been fighting off a cold since Friday--no fair getting con crud before the con. :P
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01:55 pm
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To crown or not to crown...
Turns out I lost a filling during my teeth cleaning last week. It's in an awkward space, so the dentist had had to use a different material, which turned out to not work so well (it lasted about a year). My options are to try a filling again, or get a crown. I have a knee-jerk reaction to the idea of the whole crown process (don't wanna), especially since the cavity seems so tiny on the x-ray compared to the rest of the tooth, but it turns out the tooth has major fillings already--one might even say it's bionic, if one were sufficiently nerdy. :P
So, to any of my friends who already have crowns, what can you tell me about the experience, good or bad? How does it feel in your mouth? It's in a molar, so I'm not worried about aesthetics, just how it feels to you.
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10:27 pm
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Need a place to stay for HPL film festival?
There's a chance there will be room for one or two more people in the motel room I'm getting for the film festival this weekend. Anyone still looking for a place to stay (this is the Banfield, the one hotel next to the movie theater)?
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11:22 am
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Movie to see: Paranormal Activity
I saw the trailer for this ages ago--I can't remember if carabosse showed it to me or I showed it to her, but we were both disappointed when the rights got bought up and they announced it would be awhile while they "fixed it up" before distributing it. Not only is it a "found footage" sort of movie (which I enjoy), but it looked really, really creepy. And, you know, investigating a haunted house--what's not to like? ;)
So now it's finally here, having a limited run at the Neptune. Almost all the reviews I've read say it's terrifying and great, so I definitely want to see it. The problem is that they're only showing it at midnight, tonight and tmorrow night. Let me rephrase: they're showing the super-scary movie at a time when all you can do afterwards is go home to your dark house and wait to be eaten by the monster in the closet. :P
So I'm going to see it. The question is, when? I think I'll go tomorrow after the Cam game, and spend tonight at the Merc. Anyone interested in coming along for either event?
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08:45 pm
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Flu shot question
I've never gotten a flu shot--my general good health coupled with a probably inaccurate fear that getting the vaccination might give me the flu anyway has kept me shot-free in the past. This year I'm buying into the hysteria just a little, and am considering getting at least the regular flu shot (I'm not that at risk for swine flu, it seems). What do you think, friends list--how many of you get the flu shot, and how effective has it been for you?
Current Mood:  nervous
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09:27 am
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Where does the time go...
Happy birthday, winterjaye!
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10:58 am
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Book lust
I've been trying to expand my esoteric knowledge lately, and in the process a_little_fate told me about "The Secret Teachings of All Ages," a book written in 1928 that purports to cover a lot of the occult knowledge of its time--and is still apparently quite useful today. She apparently has a really awesome hardback version, which got me wondering what other editions might be out there. And thus I found this.
Want! And the price keeps coming down every time the seller reposts it. ;) I doubt it'll get within my price range, but I figured I'd share with the other bibliophiles who might be reading.
Current Mood: covetous
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10:00 pm
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PAX! Ah-ah!
If all goes well I shall be, as I put it to someone, attending panels and playing board games all weekend until my eyes bleed. ;) Here's my tentative PAX schedule (with abbreviated titles--go to the PAX site if you want to know more):
Friday 10:30 Unicorn Theater, Game Design 101
Friday 11:30 Raven Theater, Beyond Candyland
Friday 16:00 Raven Theater, Tips to Develop a Freelance Illustration Career (just a maybe--I know a few people who are trying to go this route, so it might be handy to go and see if I can pick up any tips to pass along to them)
Friday 16:30 Wolfman Theater, Strategic Game Design
Friday 18:00 Unicorn Theater, Meatspace gaming
Friday 19:00 Raven Theater, Designing for failure
Saturday10:00 Raven Theater, designing indie games with a team of one
Saturday13:00 Serpent Theater, Story Matters
Saturday15:30 Main Theater, KOTOR demo (show up early!)
Saturday16:30 Wolfman, Art of the DM
Sunday 10:00 Raven, Beyond D&D
Sunday 14:30 Raven, so you want to be a game designer
Not sure yet if I'll hit the Merc Friday night or stick around for board gaming--we'll see how things go. Saturday night is the White Wolf party--the one I remember attending at a con ages ago was kind of lame, but folks seem to think this one will be cool, so I might swing by. There might also be dinner at Ipanema's with the visiting Bob should everyone's schedules sync up. At the moment my Monday plans are up in the air but regardless, this will hopefully be a fun long weekend. :)
Who will I see at PAX (or the Succubus party or the Merc)?
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02:59 pm
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Apnea update
Turns out my insurance doesn't cover dental devices--not for sleep apnea, anyway. Maybe if I had TMJ...but anyway, this means I'm probably waiting until whenever my FSA refreshes (early 2010), since my finances for the rest of 2009 are already spoken for. Lame, but doable.
Current Mood: disappointed
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