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 Post subject: 8 days!!!!
PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:12 pm 
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Are you packing yet?

I'm just about ready to explode with excitment!

YAYAYAYAY

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:14 pm 
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6 days left of work then it's time to head south.

I got to get out of this place. hehe.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:14 pm 
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My SHIELD agent costume is packed, most of my USCM kit is packed with the exception of my PR, BDUs, and headset (since those I'm still working on).

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:24 pm 
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We're going to be throwing together a mini squad armor party this Sunday to make sure everyone who's going has all their gear ready for the drop.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:29 pm 
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Divine_Ambrosia wrote:
Are you packing yet?
I'm just about ready to explode with excitment!

Apparently there's photographic proof!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:59 pm 
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to funny :D
packed :!:

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:26 pm 
Singing the doom song...
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Packing? Yes! Only my whole flat...

Moving house the weekend before D'Con is not recommended for your blood pressure!!!! :cry:

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:46 pm 
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STOP REMINDING ME!!!

I'm mostly ready to go... mostly.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:57 pm 

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I've got most of my gear packed already. I'm still working on my SHIELD agent costume.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:04 pm 
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packed :!:
That's it..? My luggage is now officially a two-man lift.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:28 pm 
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sharpuscm wrote:
Apparently there's photographic proof!
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I look forward to seeing your excitement in person Ash! :) :wink:


sharpuscm also wrote:
That's it..?


I can honestly say I'm jealous at how little he's taking. :wink: :lol:


I still have to pack 5 or 6 costumes. :roll: :cry:

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:29 pm 
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Heh, borrow Wookiemart's powerloader to lift all your luggage. :)

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:11 pm 
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I'm not looking forward to next week at ALL. Next WEEKEND, sure, but not the week. Due to monetary holdups and time setbacks, and my visit to Charlotte at the beginning of this month and my reserve training this week and the week before...

*INHALE*

I get three days to assemble the (finally) finished parts of my vest before getting on the road for Atlanta, lol. The good news is, my headset is almost done - just need to permanently attach the eyepiece. No curly cord this year, but oh well. Maybe I'll find something I can use at Skycraft (my local hardware and electronics salvage store.)

I've also found a suitable battery powered amp which I'm hoping will be powerful enough to make the SG heard over the Con noise. Fingers crossed on that!

Here's what I have left to do:
GUN
- Attach fx board battery clip inside trigger box, hide wires, permanently (re)attach trigger box
- Wire up pocket-amp to vest side of cable harness, wire up speaker
- Permanently attach ammo drum cover
- Install a bolt to use as the mounting stud for the arm

VEST
- Bend waistplate and chestplate to my measurements
- Put the damn thing together
- Paint and attach chestplate
- Fabricate shoulder lamp mounting plate, mount to vest

ARM
- Fabricate gun mount (piece of aluminum square-tube with a vertical bearing at one end and a piece of steel welded over the other end, like an "L")
- Cut sheet aluminum "spring covers"
- Put the damn thing together
- Play with different spring combinations to balance the arm to the gun

And a final coat of paint over everything. Piece of cake, right? :lol: At least I'll have help.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:07 am 
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I'll reply simply and honestly......YES :)

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:15 am 
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Eight days?

I hate to rain on your parade but we're...

Okay, okay, enough of that! :)

I can't even watch Aliens to get stoked, my disc was trashed in an unfortunate frisbee incident, and I haven't had time yet to pick another copy up! No looped drum-roll on the MP3 player for me! :'(

In all seriousness, can't wait to get out there, meet you people and see D*Con!


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:47 am 
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I can't even watch Aliens to get stoked, my disc was trashed

WHAT? You don't have a viewable copy of Aliens? Consider yourself banned for three seconds.

Welcome back.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:57 am 
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I can't even watch Aliens to get stoked, my disc was trashed

WHAT? You don't have a viewable copy of Aliens? Consider yourself banned for three seconds.

Welcome back.

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Ok, I don't care who you are - THAT'S funny right there.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:23 pm 
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Praise be to Asda, purveyor of finest quality Aliens DVDs for £3, any time of the day or night...

*watches*


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:06 pm 
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If anybody wants Aliens for cellphone/iPhone format, PM me. ;)


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:32 pm 
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Watch out, the RIAA / MPAA / ZOMG will squash you like a bug for distributing copyrighted material, Beaudoin! :S


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:53 pm 
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sharpuscm wrote:
If anybody wants Aliens for cellphone/iPhone format, PM me. ;)

Wow, since you've made a distinction between a phone made by the Cult of Jobs and all other cellphones, does that mean that Dom "No Nonsense" Beaudoin has an iPhone?

- Regards Abe "Wants an iPhone but would keep it in a brown paper bag because he couldn't stand being seen as an iPhone owner" Alien


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:35 pm 
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sharpuscm wrote:
If anybody wants Aliens for cellphone/iPhone format, PM me. ;)

Already got the SE version on my Touch for the flight over. :wink:

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:35 pm 
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Watch out, the RIAA / MPAA / ZOMG will squash you like a bug
Hey, all I said was "send me a PM"... I'm not distributing nothing! :roll:

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Since you've made a distinction between (an iPhoone) and all other cellphones, does that mean that Dom has (one)?
No, but I've been a Mac-Head for a looong time. Besides, I buy gadgets once they've worked out all the bugs, 'cuz I HATE bugs man, HATE 'EM!


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:48 pm 
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I might own a Mac too, but you'd never catch me admitting to it. Same with my automatic car.

If you admit to either, most British people will think you're American (and/or too stupid to use a proper computer/drive a proper car)! ;)


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:25 pm 
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OMG - do not high jack my damn thread

Secondly:

Someone entertain me.

I am so frakkin bored, I might just pluck out my own eyes. Why does time choose to stand still today! GRRR ARGH

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