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BlogStavos, Tammy and
Lisa began the transformation from barn to high tech computer gaming facility in preparation for the
Barn LAN. After Transformation, and a short delay involving my failure to bridge wireless and wired networks, a low turnout proved to only slightly reduce the level of nerd-joy. However, a BBQ and Quake III shenanigans boosted it back up to acceptable levels.
My bicycle helmet wound up next to Dan on our way to Best Buy today, which gave him an idea for a dare. Once the dare was given, I was clear to
engage in
shenanigans with him and
Tigerbomb at the expense of Best Buy employees and customers. Tigerbomb noticed the soulless employees had no reaction to the spectacle, or perhaps I just wasn't all that strange to them, but the customers made every effort to avoid eye contact at all times. At checkout I stood uncomfortably close to Tiger which silenced the cashier who had no idea that I knew him. I could almost hear the cashier panicking about what the guy in the bicycle helmet was going to do next.
After hearing about how Speedway or Citgo gas stations have crappy gas one too many times, I decided to rant about how gas gets from incoming crude oil tankers to the gas pump. I found a
great article describing the process, which confirms all gas to all Michigan stations flow out of the same pipeline. The only differences are what additives each company adds to the gas before it gets to your tank. Stations that only put the minimum detergent additives required by law into their gas are still feeding you the exact same base gasoline that every other station provides. So while your fuel system may not be cleaned as well by lower cost gasolines, your engine is still running on the same fuel no matter where you fill up. Adding a $10 fuel cleaner bottle once a month will get you the same end result as high additive gas for possibly less cost. This shouldn't be confused with
octane of course, which is dictated by your vehicle. Putting 93 octane in a car that requires 87 is just wasting money (and gas) as your engine won't be able to take advantage of the higher compression the higher octane allows for. With that my rant is complete.
Wondering what do to on the first 80° day of the year in Michigan? Have your wife wash your car in her bikini of course! Sorry, no closeups, that was reserved exclusively for me.
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!
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