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With the announced retirement of phpBB 2.0, I decided it was time to upgrade the forums to the new 3.0 version. This new version has built-in protection against spambots and a bunch of other cool features that Stavos will most certainly exploit. You can also blame him for the crappy appearance until he gets a better theme uploaded and applied.

Thanks to Sonic Michigan who took the latest photos of the construction site. He's also claiming May 14th as the opening date, so I'm definately getting pumped. With the cement poured and sign up, I'm inclined to believe him!

Lisas planned trip to her grandparents was extended another 340 miles so we could take in all that is New York city. In the two days we had available we managed to hit alot of attractions, including liberty island, ground zero, late show taping, central park, shea stadium, and times square, with my favorite attraction being the subway. My primary motivation for visiting was to see what was left of the 1964/5 Worlds Fair, and sadly there wasn't much left. Of all the huge and optimistic pavilions that were constructed for the fair, only the Unisphere survived in tact. The New York Pavilion was the only other structure, which was left to rot, so I took it as my duty to collect a few souvenirs after breaking into the Circarama. Here's what it used to look like before it was left to die.

A stop in Southgate on our way to New York yielded an updated photo of the Sonic construction. Lisa was ecstatic about finally seeing the site of the new Sonic. The only apparent progress is columns for the front roof and the curb around the building. Still no parking lot or order stations, probably early to mid May before they're done at this rate.

After Lisa completed the required Gnome Cam dance for Phantom of the Opera tickets, it was off to bid farewell to the Morlock down the street. His emancipation from the cursed state of Michigan is a triumph, one that I'm extremely jealous of. His celebration was filled with gay jokes, liquor, and awkward man hugs, all appropriate for the Morlock. I also made it a point to introduce him to my new neighbors, since it was the first and last time they would ever see him, and therefore hilarious. Good luck in AZ Morlock, I hope to one day join you in the land of eternal sunshine and anti-snow. Enjoy the recycled anti-morlock symbol which now represents goodbye morlock.

Wanting to see my now famous and admired chromed Xbox 360 with their own eyes, Stavos and Tammy came over to witness the Gizmodo mandated purchase, along with a similarly senseless purchase of the racing wheel. As usual, shenanigans ensued with many flattering photos of Stavos and Tammy. As you can see we learned mounting the wheel to a table was much more effective than the lap/beanbag combo. Now to program a bus driving simulator with XNA and make millions!

A few months ago "Captain Georges Ice Cream" shop opened up just north of my house. I was fascinated by it's creepy sign that screamed "I'm a pedophile, send me your children!" To make it even more creepy, a month ago they appended the sign to also include middle eastern food. So now there's a child molester serving ice cream and middle eastern food to kids. I'm not sure how the middle eastern food fits into the equation, but ice cream and kids are a natural match. I'm counting the days till little Jimmy tells his parents about the "bad touch" and it shuts down for good. Until then, I'll claim my theory is fact without even entering the store to further investigate.

My 15 year old octagon picnic table that rotted apart last year was sacrificed to the bonfire gods for the first fire of the season. Keith and Lindsay both wept as our shared memories of it rotting in back of his Redford house went up in flames along with the table. The new neighbors also attended, witnessing Lisas seizure laugh for the first time, possibly scaring them away for good. I also completed Ron's long anticipated folding chair swap for Keiths coveted Cougar chairs.

In case you missed the latest South Park episode, Major Boobage, it's a tribute to the 80's cartoon Heavy Metal, which has the same animation style as Aeon Flux. Kenny trips out on cat spray (best to just watch it than have me try to explain it) and enters the Heavy Metal world with Don Felders "Takin a Ride" playing in the background. The sequences are awesome, but more importantly the song gets stuck in your head. So much so that I'm now looping it at work continuously. I'm hoping to burn out on it by the end of the week, but until then welcome to my madness.

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