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  8. Posted

    5 minutes ago, coughlinjon said:

    Coach - I'll be super tired... I can't wait, though :) I'm really excited to meet people and make some games!

     

    Amtrak coach isn't as bad as you think if you're used to planes. Pretty roomy and comfy seats, and lots of legroom. Food options are a little sad though, since coach doesn't include dining car meals. Your best bet is to bring some stuff with you if you can.

     

    Also, I think for train jam they pull two observation cars, so there's quite a bit of space to move around the train and sit elsewhere for some variety.

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    17 hours ago, Mythalore said:

    Took a while to get here but well worth the wait.

     

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    (The puzzle piece is an accidental present bomb from my housemate, she got a jigsaw for Christmas and it's all over the floor)

     

    I've never seen any of these sweets before, can't wait to try them. Kettle crisps are even pretty common here (my favourite crisp brand no less) but only in very traditional flavours, Korean Barbecue was a big surprise.

    The Coldblums have already had some good use and I'm going to frame the prints as soon as I can. Nearly discarded them with the box since their little envelope is the same colour but they are now safe and sound.

     

    This is all really amazing thanks, @tabacco!

     

    I'm glad they made it! Sorry for being so late! In hindsight I wish I'd included more US-specific snacks, but it's hard not to have fun at the Japanese grocery. The super sodas are... intense for about 15 seconds. Be warned.

  14. Posted

    I got home tonight to find some packages in the lobby! @YoThatLimp sent me some delicious bar cookies called ginger crunches (although some seem to have vanished since the photo was taken, so they're clearly defective). There was also a reverse spherification kit, which I'm looking forward to trying out next week during my vacation time! I'll make sure to post photos of the final product :)

     

    Thank you so much for the awesome gift. Also, some more of the ginger crunches disappeared since the last paragraph for some reason.

     

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  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, Turrican said:

    Very amusing episode this week. I have to admit to feeling a small sense of shadenfreude when listening to two teeth-gnashing, palm-wringing, regressive social justice warriors lamenting the "end of the world";...

     

    I don't mean to trigger either of you into running to a "safe space" or anything...

     No you can get right on out of here.

  22. Posted

    9 hours ago, juv3nal said:

    hey can I request a "by forum" type filter for the custom stream feature?

    https://www.idlethumbs.net/forums/discover/?do=create

     

    The one I'm using was fine before but now its getting flooded with wizard jam stuff and while I'm certainly interested enough to check out some of those titles when the thing is done, I'm not really that bothered about people discussing getting teams together/development.

     

    No, because we don't write the forum software, and don't add features to it.

  24. Posted

    11 hours ago, pkirkner said:

    This piece on Clinton's get out the vote effort written by a couple of Sanders organizers was interesting. It aligns with my own experiences, which were of the Sanders campaign frequently contacting me via text during the primary season to alert me of local campaign events and then contacting me twice on primary day reminding me to vote (and probably would have continued to do so until the polls closed if I hadn't responded and said I'd already voted) and the Clinton campaign contacting me all of once via text two weeks before election day asking me last-minute to volunteer at an event.

     

    Although I did get approximately 5-6 emails per day from the Clinton campaign (not an exaggerated number). Always basically the same copy, but with different signature lines (Hillary, Bill, Joe Biden, both Obamas, etc.) asking me to donate odd amounts like $27.