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Hamilton's Nerd Strip
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velvetpage made upsidedown pineapple cake, and it was verrrrrry yummy.
Stopped by Bayshore Hobbies this afternoon, and ran intodoc_mystery, who pointed me to the new branch of Conspiracy Comics that's opened just a block away. With Bayshore, 1-Up Games, the novelty candy place, Westdale Bookworm, and Conspiracy all in the same single block stretch, Hamilton seems to be developing a sort "nerd hole" or "geek ghetto." I, for one, am thrilled. I picked up Changing Breeds for World of Darkness, as prep for an upcoming game.
shadow_maze, mrs_dm, doc_mystery and their kids later came over for Chinese food and a round of Axis and Allies, the first time I've played that board game since about 1998. Indeed, it had a flyer for the 1998 Bayshore Hobbies game sale inside the box, along with pages of handwritten story notes from iamradar! I was the Allies, and by the end of Turn 2, I pretty much had the Axis powers (as played by doc_mystery and shadow_maze) on the ropes.
Bed now, but first! a quiz!
velvetpage made upsidedown pineapple cake, and it was verrrrrry yummy.Stopped by Bayshore Hobbies this afternoon, and ran into
doc_mystery, who pointed me to the new branch of Conspiracy Comics that's opened just a block away. With Bayshore, 1-Up Games, the novelty candy place, Westdale Bookworm, and Conspiracy all in the same single block stretch, Hamilton seems to be developing a sort "nerd hole" or "geek ghetto." I, for one, am thrilled. I picked up Changing Breeds for World of Darkness, as prep for an upcoming game.shadow_maze, mrs_dm, doc_mystery and their kids later came over for Chinese food and a round of Axis and Allies, the first time I've played that board game since about 1998. Indeed, it had a flyer for the 1998 Bayshore Hobbies game sale inside the box, along with pages of handwritten story notes from iamradar! I was the Allies, and by the end of Turn 2, I pretty much had the Axis powers (as played by doc_mystery and shadow_maze) on the ropes.Bed now, but first! a quiz!
Your result for Your Role in Future World...
Oswald Cabal
10% Heroism, 10% Leadership, 10% Wits and 10% Static!
You are like Oswald Cabal! Whether bringing forcible peace to the barbarian nations of the Earth or shooting people to the Moon with SCIENCE(!), you know that the choice is Nothingness... or All. “Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?”
New Stove! Which Meant New Pots
Sadly, though, we had to replace the set of topaz glass saucepans that were among my first kitchen purchases as a young woman setting up my own household. ("Visions" by Corning; looks like we could have made big bucks selling them (http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/google.fcgi/itemKey=3923449634).)
But you can't use those on a ceramic/glass top; they explode especially if they are older, and these were about 30 years old. I made Savant throw them out rather than risk giving them away to someone who might not know about their homicidal habits. It hurt.
For Giftmas, from various friends and family members, he got Emerilware saucepans which are stainless steel, copper core, aluminum bottom, and Just Right for smoothtop cooking, supposedly. They're made by Allclad and cost enough that they were spread out over three different people, Santa-wise!
I wouldn't know if they're better than the Visions, though everyone says so. Don't cook. Nevah. Just cuz I've bought pots in my life doesn't mean I've ever used them.
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