Epic Nerd Weekend 2008 picture thread

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited June 2010 in Community
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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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Serious thrax is serious

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    We re-heatsunked my computer. Thanks to Scythe for providing a Scythe Mugen 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 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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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    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:

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

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    With heatsinking out of the way, it was onward to Kuhnhenn's Brewery 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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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    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.

    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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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Back to Red Dragon: no seriously, this place is in the middle of nowhere

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    NOWHERE

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Nerdy cat is nerdy

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Here Keebler's will be decimated:

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Nerd HEAVEN

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    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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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Thrax spending gubment money: fml

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    This is the face of a broken man

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    on our way out, several hundred dollars lighter

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    He opens his first pack in years

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    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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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Ryder is now using the Cryo-Z and has the whole bitch built on the worktable. Currently -50C and falling

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Thrax and Ryder ponder epic cooling

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Keebs!

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    We're at 252C ... errr...

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Keebs tries to con thrax into learning Magic:

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    It worked. They are playing now :-/

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  • TBonZTBonZ Ottawa, ON Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    That carpet inside the Red Dragon is Epic. Holy ****.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Epic Nerd weekend is over :(

    Arrived safely back home about 30 min ago :)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Ryder drives fast

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  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    wow... I wish I lived in Michigan :)
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    primesuspect wrote:
    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:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Total stranger's car.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Looks like an awesome time!
  • ThelemechThelemech Victoria Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    primesuspect wrote:
    Thrax spending gubment money: fml

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    .....:bigggrin: are those D&D books I see:bigggrin:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Yes sir. :D
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