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Semi-hollow

  • by Drew

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, right now, in fact. I’m no stratocaster guy. I’ve definitely had other solid body guitars that I enjoyed playing, but in recent years I am definitely into hollow bodies, or semi-hollow bodies. A chambered body is nice.

I haven’t played too many Fender acoustic guitars, but they certainly have their redeeming qualities. I suppose, as with any mega brand, you have to pay for quality. I mean, nowadays you can buy Gibbies and Fenders in places like Target and Walmart, so… yeah, you have to watch out.

Start with simple guidelines, like if it comes in a shiny box with a clear plastic see-through window, you should probably pass it by.

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The busted fridge

  • by Drew

Here’s the voicemail you don’t want to get when you’re helping the comic book store peeps move across the street to a new location: Call me back – I think the refrigerator is dead.

And I know everyone means well, but when they say things like “at least it’s Memorial Day so all the appliances are on sale” it starts to wear on your nerves. Sometimes the bright side is a little irritating.

Everybody else is out there shopping for electric fireplaces and patio bug zappers at holiday prices, but not me, I’m the schmuck buying a french door fridge.

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Scouts

  • by Drew

Do I ever mention I dig Cub Scouts? I used to be a little negative on the whole thing, especially considering some of their very public policies about leadership and lifestyle intersections. But lately they seem to have worked through a lot of those issues as an organization, and I’ve found it is much less of an issue at the local level.

And anyway, my kids are totally into it, so I am too. It’s a world of archery and whittling chips, leather dyes and BB gun shooting, arts and crafts and polar bear swims. And camping. Oh man, the camping.

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Winding down

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Winding down the kickstarter project means I have to find time for the next Skateboard Heroes segment. Egads! So many projects to deal with. And still the day job to deal with. Sigh.

sigh sigh sigh.

And coming up I need somebody in a cop suit, somebody in a medical uniform (or thereabouts) and I really have to make sense of my bomb baby. storyline.

Yes, I said it. Bomb baby. You got a problem with that?

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Cool Competition

  • by Drew

Well, competition may not be the right word, but there were definitely a lot of other cool projects vying for the almighty crowdfunded dollar. I am especially drawn to a number of tech projects, many of which have no particularly useful application in my life but are nonethless neat. I didn’t see too much involving light, though. This surprised me a little because I’ve been reading a lot about alternatives to the incandescent bulb. Sure, compact flourescents leap to mind, but there are all sorts of other technologies that are still in the early (read: expensive) phases of development. LEDs have come a long way though. And related stuff like the cree xm-l. I thought that was a space ship designation in the infamous Skrull War, but what do you expect from a geek?

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Nicked a Name

  • by Drew

Maybe from now on I’ll just refer to Mad Science The Card Game as “The Science.” That sounds sort of cool as a shorthand thing. I mean, I’m usually pretty adamant about using the complete game title (Mad Science The Card Game) instead of just Mad Science because there are so many Mad Science references out in the world. I want to be clear that I’m not, say, trying to infringe on the copyright of any actual Mad Science training facility because, let’s face it, those are not guys you want to meet up with in court. But if you strike the proper analytical balance and consider all that is implied by those last three words (The Card Game) I don’t think any mistake can be made. Unless it is willful. Or unless you’re Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

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Rewarding

  • by Drew

Yes, as in I’m gonna be rewarding some folks now that the Mad Science The Card Game project looks like it’ll be funded. I’m pretty psyched cuz that’s one of the most fun parts for me. I want to go visit everyone personally, I really do. Like, sit in their lap and say thank you thatnk you. Now let’s play the game!

So how does one say thank you thank you without the aforementioned moment of lap-sitting awkwardness. Maybe house cleaning services apex nc? Naw, that doesn’t even make sense. Especially when I have backers in far off mysterious places like Australia and Canada and… Rhode Island.

Oh, and Massachusetts. After all, the spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America. Now, Mad Science The Card Game is part of that spirit. Can you smell what the Science is cooking?

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The Fun Begins… momentarily

  • by Drew

Or maybe I should say the FUNDING begins. Hee hee. It looks like we’re going to get our funding for the Mad Science card game. I’m super psyched about that. Now we can get on to the really fun stuff like distributing decks and setting up a launch party and making rewards. We’re doing the standard stuff like t-shirts and signed cards and stickers, but I wanted something really kickin’. Like… Mad Science the Card Game jigsaw puzzles?

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Make Your Own Monster

  • by Drew

Have you checked out Mad Science The Card Game yet? We’ve only got a week left on our Kickstarter and we’re so so so close to getting funded. 80% there, baby. Think what fun you can have building your own Mad Science creatures (with cards) and then battling Horrible Experiments and, eventually, each other.

The parts are unique and wacky and just so fun to play with. Sure, dna paternity testing may seem tempting when you duct tape a mummy head to a king crab body with a squid arm, a venus flytrap weapon and a mermaid tail, but let’s face it… do you really want to see the parents?

Oh, so mirthful.

Check it out while there’s still time!

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No Chance

  • by Drew

Maybe it’s just me, but real estate southport nc is probably going to be seriously available in the coming months. You know, maybe all of North Carolina for that matter. I mean, it’s like supply and demand, right? There’s a definite supply, but will the demand still be there? Like I said, maybe it’s just me. But one can’t help but wonder. Right?

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