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9 years ago
Oookay, I need to get better at this. I get so apathetic when it comes to social media kinda things. Since the last time I've updated a few things have happened.
April Gingerman race - So yeah, went with our team to compete at Gingerman. Had a new teammate who did autocross and was super nice and a really good driver. Unfortunately the rest of our team was having a bad black flag weekend so we came in a lot lower place than we should have. Was still a fun time though. As usual I spotted for the team. They still aren't used to someone who can marathon spot so they're constantly asking me if I need to stop, which is nice. A friend of ours won our class, so that was nice. They've been working hard and impoving alot.
April AMG NNL - Model car competition. Tip and I worked on a club project car together (non-competing). The theme was Dukes of Hazard cars, so we did Roscoe's patrol car. Turned out really nice, and it was a lot of fun once I finally made Tip understand that I wanted to build it together, not just him helping me. I also entered my first build ever, a 1986 Buick Grand national. I got lots of praise for it being my first build, as well as some constructive criticism. I hope to improve with each build until I can make something comparable to what Tip builds.
May IML - The convention was fun... but overpacked with people and the shops and events were way too spread out. The hotel they picked or they layout they went with was just terrible. They really need to rethink that next year. We also normally patronize the chain vendor that shows up there, but we couldn't find him... if he was there. It was mostly something like... 30 harness vendors with a few others types scattered about. Got to hang out with Tibor and Stripey and met up with Martini and Aevin which is always fun.
June Anthrocon - We drove again. This time it was in a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. It's one of those sporty economy (oxy-moron, I know) coups that tries to drive for you. Tip had me drive about half the way this time and he had to show me how to use cruise control for the first time. I personally didn't care for it, but it got us there and back. The con itself was a blast. Got to room with Panzier and one of his friends so we were in good hands. Not a lot of panels we wanted to see again (the gaming panels seem to be taking over the cons) but we did go to a few. Rubarb and Kosmik were amazing, but woefully underattended. You people need to start showing up at their panels because those two are really talented. I did mess up and made us miss 2's show, but we caught Kage's story hour and I paid for us to go to the charity show with the two of them and guest star Alkali. It was fun, a bit awkward at the beginning because it's normally just 2 and Kage, but they got into a rhythm and it turned into a really good show. most of the rest of the time we shopped or hung out with a myriad of friends from around the country... and outside of it! Sadly, as usual we didn't have time for everyone and did a lot of hi-wave-bye's. Tip and I got another lovely piece of art with the two of us doing a movie night. It's so cute it makes my pancreas hurt XD
July Family visit - So not a week after I get back from AC my dad and sister come up from AZ to visit. My dad messed up the schedule so they came up and left earlier than expected, but we still had fun. We went to Summerfest and watched a girl absolutely kill Crazy Train. Did some shopping and my dad and sister got engraved silver name rings. I took them to some iconic Wisconsin restaurants and the Kistler Automotive Museum. Found out my sister likes cars because of that. Tip and my dad really got along well, largely because my dad is an old circle track racer so they had tons of stories to share. I loved to see that, plus it gave me time to get my sister to open up and talk to me which was nice. We closed out by my dad taking us to get a pedicure... my first one ever. I'm sure the technician just "loved" that I hadn't clipped my toenails and had been wearing boots all day because I wasn't expecting to do this. I'll say that it wasn't as relaxing for me as it seems to be for a lot of people. They did a good job, but it isn't something I'd do on a regular basis.
July Joliet race - Yes, that's right my summer has been INSANELY busy. We went to Joliet to race with a new team because our team couldn't make it and the team we were originally going with dropped the ball. Well, more one person took the car completely apart two weeks before the race and somehow expected that to work out. Anyways, we went with a two car team that was going for the IOE (basically an award for driving the shittiest car and finishing) and they were... interesting. One car was run by a hippie kinda guy who was fun, but completely out of his league. The other car was run by a bit of a tightwad that took a while to open up to us and charged Tip WAY too much money, but warmed up in the end and gave Tip extra track time. I only had to spot for Tip this race, which was good because our bud Erikku came down to see what Lemons was all about and Tip was far too busy trying to keep the cars on the track to entertain him much. Erikku and I got to hang out a bunch though which I really enjoyed. The big downside was it was super hot and muggy and the insects were trying to eat me alive. I've still got a couple of spots where they got me really good that are healing. The teams we were on didn't win anything, but they asked us to come back and race with them again and one of our buds, Apocalypse Racing won class B which is awesome. They're all a bunch of Aussies and Kiwis that are really friendly and usually spend at least half the race helping other teams fix their cars. They really deserved the win.
July GTR NNL - That's right, still going. Went to the big Illinois model competition. Didn't get a chance to build anything new, so I brought the Roscoe car and my Grand National. Again, lots of praise for the Grand National being my first build. Actually got startled at the end because they mistakenly called out my name for a trophy. I knew damn well that was wrong though, so I made them figure out whose model it was for and give the trophy to them. That made everyone a bit leery though. If they messed up that one...? I think you get the idea. Can't blame them too much though as the person who normally runs the event moved to Texas, so they were scrambling to figure it out. Here's hoping for a smoother event next year.
August County Fair - That's right, I'm as busy as I say I am. We went to the county fair because I hadn't been yet. It was huge, packed and... somewhat boring. I've been to several county fairs and they were all carnival games and rides and ethnic food vendors. The Milwaukee one was... lots of junk food, lots of knick-knack shopping and lots of animals in tiny pens. Apparently they used to have the games and rides but... I don't know. Maybe the county isn't willing to get the insurance for those? Anyways, we booked it earlier than expected and went to see Suicide Squad instead. I liked it but... they definitely could have done better. They never should have let a trailer company mess with the full movie to make it more campy like the trailer. There was a lot of story and good emotional moments that got cut because they wanted to get the feeling of the trailer. If the trailer had come out in the middle of shooting and they had done some rewrites and reshoots, maybe. Instead they tried to take a finished movie and make it something it wasn't and did it a complete disservice. I really hope they do a director's cut that does the original version.
Well, that's all for now. If I missed something or didn't mention you I'm sorry, but it's been a hell of a year so far. And don't worry, I've got a lot more to do this year yet. I'll try to post more often, but no guarantees. =^.^=
April Gingerman race - So yeah, went with our team to compete at Gingerman. Had a new teammate who did autocross and was super nice and a really good driver. Unfortunately the rest of our team was having a bad black flag weekend so we came in a lot lower place than we should have. Was still a fun time though. As usual I spotted for the team. They still aren't used to someone who can marathon spot so they're constantly asking me if I need to stop, which is nice. A friend of ours won our class, so that was nice. They've been working hard and impoving alot.
April AMG NNL - Model car competition. Tip and I worked on a club project car together (non-competing). The theme was Dukes of Hazard cars, so we did Roscoe's patrol car. Turned out really nice, and it was a lot of fun once I finally made Tip understand that I wanted to build it together, not just him helping me. I also entered my first build ever, a 1986 Buick Grand national. I got lots of praise for it being my first build, as well as some constructive criticism. I hope to improve with each build until I can make something comparable to what Tip builds.
May IML - The convention was fun... but overpacked with people and the shops and events were way too spread out. The hotel they picked or they layout they went with was just terrible. They really need to rethink that next year. We also normally patronize the chain vendor that shows up there, but we couldn't find him... if he was there. It was mostly something like... 30 harness vendors with a few others types scattered about. Got to hang out with Tibor and Stripey and met up with Martini and Aevin which is always fun.
June Anthrocon - We drove again. This time it was in a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. It's one of those sporty economy (oxy-moron, I know) coups that tries to drive for you. Tip had me drive about half the way this time and he had to show me how to use cruise control for the first time. I personally didn't care for it, but it got us there and back. The con itself was a blast. Got to room with Panzier and one of his friends so we were in good hands. Not a lot of panels we wanted to see again (the gaming panels seem to be taking over the cons) but we did go to a few. Rubarb and Kosmik were amazing, but woefully underattended. You people need to start showing up at their panels because those two are really talented. I did mess up and made us miss 2's show, but we caught Kage's story hour and I paid for us to go to the charity show with the two of them and guest star Alkali. It was fun, a bit awkward at the beginning because it's normally just 2 and Kage, but they got into a rhythm and it turned into a really good show. most of the rest of the time we shopped or hung out with a myriad of friends from around the country... and outside of it! Sadly, as usual we didn't have time for everyone and did a lot of hi-wave-bye's. Tip and I got another lovely piece of art with the two of us doing a movie night. It's so cute it makes my pancreas hurt XD
July Family visit - So not a week after I get back from AC my dad and sister come up from AZ to visit. My dad messed up the schedule so they came up and left earlier than expected, but we still had fun. We went to Summerfest and watched a girl absolutely kill Crazy Train. Did some shopping and my dad and sister got engraved silver name rings. I took them to some iconic Wisconsin restaurants and the Kistler Automotive Museum. Found out my sister likes cars because of that. Tip and my dad really got along well, largely because my dad is an old circle track racer so they had tons of stories to share. I loved to see that, plus it gave me time to get my sister to open up and talk to me which was nice. We closed out by my dad taking us to get a pedicure... my first one ever. I'm sure the technician just "loved" that I hadn't clipped my toenails and had been wearing boots all day because I wasn't expecting to do this. I'll say that it wasn't as relaxing for me as it seems to be for a lot of people. They did a good job, but it isn't something I'd do on a regular basis.
July Joliet race - Yes, that's right my summer has been INSANELY busy. We went to Joliet to race with a new team because our team couldn't make it and the team we were originally going with dropped the ball. Well, more one person took the car completely apart two weeks before the race and somehow expected that to work out. Anyways, we went with a two car team that was going for the IOE (basically an award for driving the shittiest car and finishing) and they were... interesting. One car was run by a hippie kinda guy who was fun, but completely out of his league. The other car was run by a bit of a tightwad that took a while to open up to us and charged Tip WAY too much money, but warmed up in the end and gave Tip extra track time. I only had to spot for Tip this race, which was good because our bud Erikku came down to see what Lemons was all about and Tip was far too busy trying to keep the cars on the track to entertain him much. Erikku and I got to hang out a bunch though which I really enjoyed. The big downside was it was super hot and muggy and the insects were trying to eat me alive. I've still got a couple of spots where they got me really good that are healing. The teams we were on didn't win anything, but they asked us to come back and race with them again and one of our buds, Apocalypse Racing won class B which is awesome. They're all a bunch of Aussies and Kiwis that are really friendly and usually spend at least half the race helping other teams fix their cars. They really deserved the win.
July GTR NNL - That's right, still going. Went to the big Illinois model competition. Didn't get a chance to build anything new, so I brought the Roscoe car and my Grand National. Again, lots of praise for the Grand National being my first build. Actually got startled at the end because they mistakenly called out my name for a trophy. I knew damn well that was wrong though, so I made them figure out whose model it was for and give the trophy to them. That made everyone a bit leery though. If they messed up that one...? I think you get the idea. Can't blame them too much though as the person who normally runs the event moved to Texas, so they were scrambling to figure it out. Here's hoping for a smoother event next year.
August County Fair - That's right, I'm as busy as I say I am. We went to the county fair because I hadn't been yet. It was huge, packed and... somewhat boring. I've been to several county fairs and they were all carnival games and rides and ethnic food vendors. The Milwaukee one was... lots of junk food, lots of knick-knack shopping and lots of animals in tiny pens. Apparently they used to have the games and rides but... I don't know. Maybe the county isn't willing to get the insurance for those? Anyways, we booked it earlier than expected and went to see Suicide Squad instead. I liked it but... they definitely could have done better. They never should have let a trailer company mess with the full movie to make it more campy like the trailer. There was a lot of story and good emotional moments that got cut because they wanted to get the feeling of the trailer. If the trailer had come out in the middle of shooting and they had done some rewrites and reshoots, maybe. Instead they tried to take a finished movie and make it something it wasn't and did it a complete disservice. I really hope they do a director's cut that does the original version.
Well, that's all for now. If I missed something or didn't mention you I'm sorry, but it's been a hell of a year so far. And don't worry, I've got a lot more to do this year yet. I'll try to post more often, but no guarantees. =^.^=
