Miami (Salty) Nerd 2011 [Archive] - Page 2

Captain Untouchable

Nov 4th, 2011, 02:03:45 AM

That'll be a day trip to Key West. I've been down to Key Largo before, I don't know if I've been down as far as Marathon or not. Unless we're spending a night down there, I guess we won't be snorkeling the reefs?

That sounds dirty. :mischief

Emelie Shadowstar

Nov 4th, 2011, 06:37:10 PM

What's the weather been like there, Morg? I am attempting to figure out what clothing I will need to drag with me and if I can get away with a larger carry on so I don't have to check the "suitcase of doom" :lol

Morgan Evanar

Nov 4th, 2011, 06:37:56 PM

High of about 80 F (26.5 C), low about about 70 (21 C).

Next week is looking cooler, with the high of about 70-75 (~21-22 C) and the lows 55-60 (~13-15 C).

T-shirt and shorts weather for the most part. I would be really surprised if it ended up colder than 55 at night, and colder than 70 in the day.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=33245&MR=1

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 4th, 2011, 07:14:01 PM

Because I'm an idiot it put this in the wrong thread. I am now on the hunt for this to bring with me:

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Park Kraken

Nov 5th, 2011, 12:19:38 PM

I've seen it, it's one of the Sci-Fi original horror movies. I think Megashark vs Supergator or something like that has some scenes in Miami and then the Caribbean/Panama as well.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 8th, 2011, 04:35:08 PM

fffffff I am getting flu-y. this is not the time to get ill. >_<

Morgan Evanar

Nov 8th, 2011, 04:45:44 PM

Nyquil yourself into an anti-sick oblivion.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 8th, 2011, 04:48:12 PM

I am medicating the heck out of myself at the moment so hopefully I can obliterate whatever bug this is by Friday morning.

Crusader

Nov 8th, 2011, 07:54:44 PM

I think I am done with packing...Why do I always think that I forget something.

Morgan Evanar

Nov 8th, 2011, 08:11:46 PM

Hey kids, friendly reminder to e-mail me before you get on your flight and let me know what the flight number is and if it's running on time.

Sanis Prent

Nov 8th, 2011, 08:17:00 PM

Hey bro, want me to bring gats? Lemme know.

Morgan Evanar

Nov 8th, 2011, 09:56:05 PM

We could but I'm not really sure where we will find the time to hit the range. Also, the range here requires a safety course.

On the other hand:
While it's a pain in the ass for everyone else to get a range card (the class is almost an hour long), the range is nice, inexpensive ($10 flat fee for usage) and not hard to get to.

My Dad has put together some decent pieces of Eastern Block milsurp (SKS and Mosin carbine) plus a Marlin 918 bolt action 22, an awesome Stoger semi-auto shotty, and a few other things I can't remember off the top of my head. I still have my 24/7 9mm. It's ok. I'm thinking about selling it an getting a CZ-75 instead.

7.62x54 is awesome fun. When you shoot it people know.

The other range is indoors and honestly it's just too loud and much more expensive.

TL:DR - getting everyone a range card is kind of time consuming but if most people are down I've got no problem making it happen.

Sanis Prent

Nov 8th, 2011, 11:37:24 PM

I'll pencil it in as a maybe, pending other interest. We had fun poppin targets in the desert wasteland, so might be worth a go.

Also lemme know if you want me to bring anything else. How bout xboxes? Networked nerd gaming?

Crusader

Nov 9th, 2011, 02:02:26 AM

Somebody said Xbox? I am in! Do I need to bring controllers?

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 9th, 2011, 02:21:10 AM

Hey kids, friendly reminder to e-mail me before you get on your flight and let me know what the flight number is and if it's running on time.

Will do. Hopefully we won't get delayed, leaving me stuck in customs for 2 hours. AGAIN. :uhoh

Crusader

Nov 9th, 2011, 05:14:02 AM

7.62x54 is awesome fun. When you shoot it people know.

You bet they do...

The H&K G3 used to be still the standard rifle when I did my draft. The G3 is a full recoil reloader unlike the M16 the locking piece does not have gas support. So if you fire that gun your shoulder gets an idea what devastation those 7.62 rounds will leave on the other end of the barrel.

Park Kraken

Nov 9th, 2011, 06:53:41 AM

I haven't even started packing yet but then again I won't be leaving until Tuesday afternoon, since I have to work Sunday and Monday nights. Oh Morg, certain concerned family members would like to have your home/cell phone numbers where you can be reached at in case of an emergency.

Crusader

Nov 9th, 2011, 08:02:41 AM

Good point. Certain other concerned family members would like to know this too.

Morgan Evanar

Nov 9th, 2011, 09:05:29 AM

three oh five 490 3881 is my cell,

and the business line in the house is three oh five 971 8337.

Call my cell first for sure.

Charley: yeah, bring the 360, we can figure out what to do with some networked gaming fun. My xbox is hooked up to my monitor in my bedroom cube, but the TV doesn't have any consoles hooked up. Bam, there you go.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 9th, 2011, 03:35:15 PM

Good point. Certain other concerned family members would like to know this too.

Did you complete your Visa waiver application yet, Peter? You will need to provide the address we are staying at on there, if you don't have that already.

You don't need to print the Visa paperwork out and take it with you to customs, but you do need to be electronically registered: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

Crusader

Nov 9th, 2011, 04:19:38 PM

I have the printout with me of that thing and I completed it in august or september but thanks for reminding me Jenny

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 9th, 2011, 04:22:51 PM

Also stuff to do:
South Beach early in the morning
Smoke cigars
The Keys/fishin'!
Coral Castle
The Everglades
Island food
And More!

Optional but recommended: get my mom tipsy with two glasses of wine

Quoting this for inspiration! :swoon:

Crusader

Nov 9th, 2011, 04:41:39 PM

Charley: yeah, bring the 360, we can figure out what to do with some networked gaming fun. My xbox is hooked up to my monitor in my bedroom cube, but the TV doesn't have any consoles hooked up. Bam, there you go.

I will bring two additional controllers with me. Just in case we do not have enough.

Crusader

Nov 9th, 2011, 05:03:26 PM

I will be wearing a black T-Shirt that says "These are not the droids you are looking for".

I will arrive at South Terminal J at 14:40 (plus customs)

Where do the others arrive? Do we have a general meeting spot or will we pick up each other one by one.

Morgan Evanar

Nov 9th, 2011, 05:59:03 PM

I'm going to have to go through everyone's arrival times again but it looks like mostly single-shots. You and Jones come in 2-3 hours apart, and I'm close enough where it doesn't make sense to sit in the airport for 3 hours. Brian comes in tomorrow, and Em on Saturday. Charley and Christin are driving (you poor bastards) and so is Kraken.

I need to get my wireless controller back from a friend, but I have a wired one.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 10th, 2011, 04:43:59 AM

There is wifi in London Heathrow so I will email you to confirm that my flight is leaving on time, however I will just apologise in advance for however long I take to clear customs. It took my entire flight 2 hours to get through LAX, due to some scheduling fuckups that had about 2 customs officers dealing with about 6 flights arriving all at the same time from Europe.

Hopefully, my mobile phone will actually work in Miami, so I can just give you a call once I am out of the terminal. If not, I will once again be relying on the kindness of strangers to let me borrow their phone to call you.

Also, on a slightly more cheerful note, I discovered I will get 25,000 bonus air-miles with American Airlines for this trip!

Park Kraken

Nov 10th, 2011, 07:02:31 AM

I got some bait and tackle and maybe a few rods that I can bring down for fishing if needed. On sort of the same subject, how are we on floats/noodles?

Morgan Evanar

Nov 10th, 2011, 07:46:16 AM

I don't have a pool so no floats or noodles. I think my dad has about a dozen working fishing rods, but they're mostly medium weight stuff suited for snapper.

Lilaena De'Ville

Nov 10th, 2011, 12:07:08 PM

No pool!? :eek

:mneh

Morgan Evanar

Nov 10th, 2011, 01:10:34 PM

No, our back yard is kinda smallish and the pool was extra money so my folks opted out. If you guys want to go to an awesome pool we can do that.

Lilaena De'Ville

Nov 10th, 2011, 01:22:23 PM

I wish I had 80 degree weather and a pool to float in. :cry

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 10th, 2011, 01:58:08 PM

I've packed some swimming stuff anyway just in case we defy all nerdy stereotypes and brave some water!

Crusader

Nov 10th, 2011, 05:03:42 PM

I packed swim stuff as well. Unfortunately I can't fit a sleeping back in my lugage on the way there but I plan on having more space on the way back. ;) So I could get one in Miami if we really need one.

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 10th, 2011, 05:06:46 PM

Charley and I are bringing extra pillows and blankets :)

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 10th, 2011, 05:09:59 PM

Oh thanks guys! My case isn't jam packed by any means but the only sleeping bag I have is meant for much much colder weather than there is in Miami ^_^;

Sanis Prent

Nov 10th, 2011, 05:13:34 PM

Oh yeah I need swimmy trunks. Probably also a towel and some SPF for my dome. Good thinkin'.

Morgan Evanar

Nov 10th, 2011, 06:57:34 PM

We have extra blankets and sheets but pillows are a good idea too.

Emelie Shadowstar

Nov 10th, 2011, 07:50:42 PM

I'm gonna need to pick up some sunscreen if we go anywhere near water XD

Travel safe tomorrow/tonight/etc everyone! :3 I shall see you all Saturday. Hopefully without having packed the world. lol

Crusader

Nov 10th, 2011, 08:31:41 PM

I am on my way now. See you in about 17 hours.

Morgan Evanar

Nov 10th, 2011, 08:42:16 PM

Guys we have sunscreen. This is Miami.

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 10th, 2011, 10:08:54 PM

On the road; bout an hour from the Georgia border :)

Crusader

Nov 11th, 2011, 12:02:50 AM

This starts well the whole terminal went under security lockdown in frankfurt. I will have to see if I get my plane in paris.

Lilaena De'Ville

Nov 11th, 2011, 12:07:54 AM

Uh, don't leave us hanging! Are you okay!?

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 11th, 2011, 02:58:15 AM

Just crossed over into Florida.

Please tell me this hitch in Peter's giddyup wasn't too troublesome.

Crusader

Nov 11th, 2011, 03:23:28 AM

Hi guys!
I'm Peter's girlfriend. He just texted me from Paris: He gets the plane to Miami, everything went fine in the end.
Have fun!

Greetings from Martina

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 11th, 2011, 03:29:24 AM

Hi Martina :) good to know things worked themselves out. Thanks for the heads up!

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 11th, 2011, 03:56:47 AM

Phew! I'm just at Heathrow now, my flight doesn't leave for another 2hrs... Yawn!

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 11th, 2011, 05:34:57 AM

263 miles to Miami :D

Sanis Prent

Nov 11th, 2011, 06:33:55 AM

Tagged out with Christin around Winter Haven. Not a bad spell. Hoped to drive the whole thing but I was getting a bit loopy

Lilaena De'Ville

Nov 11th, 2011, 01:42:04 PM

Moar energy drinks!

;)

Hope you guys got there by now!

Park Kraken

Nov 11th, 2011, 05:01:50 PM

I wish I had either of your phone numbers, we coulda met up in Winter Haven when yall went through and have breakfast at Donut-Man. Oh well.

Oh, and I meant floats and noodles for when we go to the beach.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 21st, 2011, 06:46:12 AM

Welp, I got home safe and unmolested by customs. Has anyone heard from Peter yet? I'm not sure what time his flight was supposed to get back to Germany.

As always, it was great seeing everyone!

Crusader

Nov 21st, 2011, 12:35:58 PM

I got home without delays and unchecked by German customs. You can call me Han(djob) Solo now because they did not notice a thing .

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 21st, 2011, 12:43:15 PM

Ah, so that's how you got the jerky through customs.. ;)

Crusader

Nov 21st, 2011, 12:57:22 PM

It was such a blast meeting you all for the first time. I guess I am save to say that I have not only met people from the internet but found real friends. I am really looking forward to meeting you all guys again next year. Now I will need some sleep in order to get readjusted.

Sanis Prent

Nov 21st, 2011, 08:33:49 PM

Completely amazing trip all around. Glad you got to come, Peter, and glad you're now one of us (one of us, google gobble google gobble)

Dragoncon 2012 is gonna be badass, see y'all then :)

In the meantime, we have to keep the Dark Eye up on skype for sure.

Pierce Tondry

Nov 21st, 2011, 08:50:29 PM

Word to your faceholes.

Was genuinely fun to meet you Peter. Hope the girlfriend doesn't make good on her "no kissing" promise! :)

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 21st, 2011, 09:35:44 PM

You assholes are the bestest :hug

Lilaena De'Ville

Nov 21st, 2011, 10:52:33 PM

Sounds like you guys had a great time. I really wish I could have been doing what you were doing last week instead of what I was doing.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 22nd, 2011, 04:30:23 AM

As always, our next trip cannot come soon enough :D

Morgan Evanar

Nov 22nd, 2011, 11:57:00 AM

As always, our next trip cannot come soon enough :DOh, I dunno, I'm glad it's next year :o

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 22nd, 2011, 01:47:47 PM

:lol

I like having some quiet/alone time but as soon as I go back to work, I will be counting down the days until I can escape again :mneh

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 22nd, 2011, 09:17:32 PM

An accurate representation of Peter playing the driving portions of L.A. Noir while Chris more or less had multiple aneurisms.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh126/silancy/bad-driver.jpg

And the requested avatar ;)

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh126/silancy/peter-ava.jpg

Sanis Prent

Nov 22nd, 2011, 09:19:02 PM

Ausfahren?!?! GACKTH!!!

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 23rd, 2011, 05:23:58 AM

So very true to life :lol

Crusader

Nov 23rd, 2011, 06:15:56 AM

Muhaha this avatar will drive you crazy!!!

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Nov 23rd, 2011, 08:23:09 PM

Colored up Han and Chewie :D

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh126/silancy/han-and-chewie.jpg

Emelie Shadowstar

Nov 23rd, 2011, 11:18:35 PM

Yessssss!!! XD I am so getting it in color. *uber excited*

Now to just figure out if I want to get it done in Alabama or before then o_o I don't know if I can wait now. lmao.

Crusader

Jan 6th, 2012, 07:54:28 AM

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Crusader

Jan 6th, 2012, 07:56:40 AM

^^Martina created this little glas with Christin's picture while watching the Return of the King last night. Now I have my very own Salty Nerd glas.

Hobgoblin

Jan 6th, 2012, 09:25:05 AM

That's very cool, Ninim! An awesome hidden talent!

Captain Untouchable

Jan 6th, 2012, 11:57:29 AM

Oh man, that's ridiculously awesome! :eee

Loklorien s'Ilancy

Jan 6th, 2012, 01:32:31 PM

Aaaaa that's awesome!!!! She and I will have to make Crimson Nerd ones when you guys are here :D

Emelie Shadowstar

Jan 6th, 2012, 09:52:56 PM

Too cool!

This also reminds me I need to pester Christin into giving me a bigger version of that so I can ink up my leg :3

Dasquian Belargic

Jan 7th, 2012, 04:42:50 AM

That's cool! Is that a pint or a shot or...?

Nínim

Jan 7th, 2012, 04:59:04 AM

Thank you!

She and I will have to make Crimson Nerd ones when you guys are here :D
We should absolutely do that! I'm in.

Right now I'm doing some (surprise) LOTR-glasses, but since I bought a set of six glasses, there will be more SW to come.

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt267/Almariel_photos/Rohan147x200.jpg
Forth Eorlingas!