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Even though Im still at the LAN, I think it's safe to say, if you didn't make it, don't worry, cuz you didn't miss much.

With less than a week left to register, there is a grand total of 1 seat left.

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Odin and I are paid up.

It depends on how much more baking we feel like doing after making cookies for Christmas, which is just before this LAN. Also, it doesn't mention anything about bringing food to the venue, just says that we can buy food and drinks there. So, I should rephrase: I'll bring cookies if I can.

Just checked on google maps, it's a 30 minute drive. Odin's Beard (my brother) and I will definitely be making it. Slight possibility I will bring cookies again.

The "4 ??????" are Grawgs, Odin's Beard (my brother), myself (standing in back), and PK (kneeling, blue shirt). We all came together and had been hanging out in St. Louis the previous 3 days as Odin and I showed PK and Grawgs around town (Zoo, City Museum, etc.). Will post pics of that as soon as we get them off of the phone.

All in all, it was the most fun I've had in a while. 9.75/10, would definitely go to this again.

-.25 for traffic, and my computer validating TF2 twice, and then promptly blue-screening.

Does ignite have a mini-fridge or something of the like we can use? Cuz if I'm bringing cookies, it'd almost be a crime to not bring some ice cold milk to wash em down with. If not, can I bring in a cooler with ice?

Also,

Just paid up. Now to get my brother to do the same...

I like to make other people laugh. Funny voices and being witty to get my co-workers laughing help keep me happy when I'm sweating uncomfortably in a hot kitchen. When I'm by myself, music is cool.

Important question here: Can I bring cookies? If so, my mom will bake them and I will bring them and we will then proceed to eat them.

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Pasty (or Pastie?). Used to go to Houghton, Michigan every summer to visit my dad's family when I was little, and they had places baking these hand-held meat pies everywhere. They stay warm for hours, go great with ketchup, and fill you up.

Wrist pain. I've got quite a bit of experience on this subject.

I have hyper-mobility syndrome, which means my tendons and ligaments stretch further than they normally should. It's fairly common, as far as genetic inheritances go, affecting 10% of people. My case is pretty bad however, as I can dislocate my wrists just by moving them left and right. My knees also bend backwards to the point where the only thing stopping them from being gazelle-legs is the fact my patella hits my tibia. In high-school, when I was playing baseball, I experienced immense pain right below my knee. This was because my knee-cap was knocking into my shin when I was sprinting.

My wrists, on the other hand (no pun intended), don't need to be doing anything special to dislocate and cause me pain. Shaking someone's hand is enough for them to dislocate. Imagine the sound of someone cracking their knuckles, then double that sound. If I have my elbow on a table and pop my wrists, the table will shake due to it reverberating down my arm. I dropped out of college 3 semesters in because I knew that pursuing a degree in computer science would be pointless if I can only type for about 3 hours a day, and then be hurting for the next few hours. The damage I'm causing to my wrists is permanent, and the only solution is to surgically place a metal spike in my wrists so that they have no left-right motion. We can put a man on the moon but there's nothing for fixing my wrists that isn't some medieval-era solution. Great.

So I said fuck it, I'm gonna do what I enjoy while I've still got my wrists, and that's play video games. My solution for wrist pain is not for everyone, but it works for me. Firstly, I play with (what I've been told is) a very high sensitivity. 1.51515 inches per 360 to be more precise. I pretty much just use my fingers to aim, and limit my wrist usage to turning 180, resetting the mouse, and partially for flicking for rocket jumps. I've been using this same sensitivity for almost 2 years now, so I don't even notice it's that high. Secondly, I got a keyboard that I can adjust freely. This is the one I currently use: Kinesis Freestyle. It allows me to angle the keyboard so my wrists aren't out of socket while I'm typing to limit the amount of discomfort I experience. Lastly, (and this part probably only helps me) I subconsciously make sure that my wrists are not resting out of socket. Whether I'm lying in bed or standing or at work, I try and do things in a way that I won't pull my wrists out of socket.

Oh, and my ring fingers dislocate.

Also, if anyone has any suggestions for careers that don't involve the need for hands, that'd be appreciated.

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