Epic Nerd Weekend 2008 picture thread

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Epic nerd weekend!


In anticipation and celebration of our upcoming attempt at playing Icrontic D&D, we decided a trip to the meganerd store Red Dragon Hobbies in Otisville, MI was in order. Thrax and I needed some books, and Keebler wanted to reignite his obsession with Magic: The Gathering. To top off the nerdiness, Ryder came into town with a bunch of epic hardware, including a pre-release OCZ Cryo-Z unit, and we're going to do some mad overclocking.

So the weekend started with, well - you know... Beers and gaming. Thrax has been rocking out with Guitar Hero, there's been some Travians (let me show you them), some TF2, some drunk dials with some crazy kids in college, some bars, some foods, and more beers.

We started the day with a trip to Passage to India. I'll let Thrax explain in his more detailed narrative which is to follow, but suffice to say it was epic.

I'll reserve this thread for pics. I drank a beer called Entire Butt. On with the pics.

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Serious thrax is serious

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We re-heatsunked my computer. Thanks to Scythe for providing a Scythe Mugen (http://icrontic.com/articles/heatsink_analysis/page2) for ICHQ :D

Actually Ryder did most of the work.

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Many thanks to OCZ for providing ICHQ with several tubes of OCZ Freeze Extreme (http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/cooling_products/ocz_freeze_extreme_thermal_conductivity_compound) thermal compound! Ryder shows us how to gently apply a small amount :D

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Easy does it. Then let the heatsink spread it with pressure.

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I was terrified that the Scythe Mugen wouldn't fit in my case. It LOOKED as if it was sticking out past the edge of the case:

http://icrontic.com/images/prime/epic08/heatsink4.jpg

However, with the case side on, it BARELY made it - a PERFECT fit :D

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With heatsinking out of the way, it was onward to Kuhnhenn's Brewery (http://www.kbrewery.com) for nerdy beers.

Thrax does the WHAT hand in the back of the Rydermobile

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Thrax and Ryder get their snooty beers on

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We all got up early (YES, EVEN ME). I was up at 8:30 am! Aren't you guys proud? This was AFTER I got drunkdialed by Gnome_Queen at 4:30AM and then had to listen to her and Eisenadler go on about.... whatever drunk college kids go on about. It was a mess. THANKS FOR THE WAKE UP CALL, JACKIE.

Anyways: This morning we decided to make the trek to supernerd heaven: Red Dragon Hobby in Otisville, MI. This is about 65 miles away. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=24940+Beierman+Ave,+Warren,+MI+48091&daddr=13258+N+State+Rd,+Otisville,+MI&sll=43.19917,-83.524418&sspn=0.081965,0.160675&ie=UTF8&z=9)

Sure, there are closer places to go, there are bookstores, there are hobby shops - but this place has character. These guys are Livin' the Icrontic Life, so we rolled up and gave them our patronage.

Here we are, about to start our trek:

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On the road again:

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We were on the road about 9:30 AM, and with a quick stopover in downtown Davison, where we DID BAD THINGS to STRANGER'S CARS:

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We arrived at Red Dragon around noon.

I'll let Keebler and Thrax explain the epic fail that was Keebler's willpower. Suffice to say a lot of money was spent at Red Dragon today. I think we made their day. Thrax and I got our D&D books, Ryder got a book and some dice, and Keebler bought every Magic card on earth.

The only other epic fail was at the moment we came to the cash register:

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No credit cards accepted. We had to roll out and go a mile away to a gas station for an ATM

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Back to Red Dragon: no seriously, this place is in the middle of nowhere

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NOWHERE

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Nerdy cat is nerdy

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Here Keebler's will be decimated:

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Nerd HEAVEN

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This **** is shadier than a crack deal at 6 & Gratiot. srsly. This man should be ashamed of himself. It's like he's giving away free Meth.

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Thrax spending gubment money: fml

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This is the face of a broken man

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on our way out, several hundred dollars lighter

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He opens his first pack in years

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5:25 PM EST and all's well at ICHQ. Keebler is tipsy, and also conned Thrax into learning Magic. he is happier than a pig in **** right now.

I am currently drinking Unibroue's 16th anniversary brew. IT'S A NICE

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Ryder is now using the Cryo-Z and has the whole bitch built on the worktable. Currently -50C and falling

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Thrax and Ryder ponder epic cooling

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Keebs!

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We're at 252C ... errr...

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Keebs tries to con thrax into learning Magic:

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It worked. They are playing now :-/

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[TBonZ]

That carpet inside the Red Dragon is Epic. Holy ****.

[RyderOCZ]

Epic Nerd weekend is over :(

Arrived safely back home about 30 min ago :)

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Ryder drives fast

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[Sledgehammer70]

wow... I wish I lived in Michigan :)

[the_technocrat]

Ryder drives fast

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best pic evar.

So who did Thrax give the boner to?

Wait, I may have to rephrase that... :tongue:

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Total stranger's car.

[GHoosdum]

Looks like an awesome time!

[Thelemech]

Thrax spending gubment money: fml

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.....:bigggrin: are those D&D books I see:bigggrin:

[Thrax]

Yes sir. :D

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Yeah, three of us bought D&D books, keebler bought magic cards :rarr:

[Harudath]

Awesome :D

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best pic evar.

So who did Thrax give the boner to?

Wait, I may have to rephrase that... :tongue:


Bah, I was waiting for the right moment to play those words :(

Like "Hey Thrax, I saw your boner". That wouldn't have sounded awkward. Nope.

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Magic discussion split to its own thread (http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70420) :)