Never had it with nuts but I can dig the marshamellows. I can't eat as much of it though because it does get too sweet.

If I didn't know you are a fat ass already I would've known it from this post.

i've seen your pics. you're no spring chicken either, lardbitch.

Height and weight bitch.

I've seen your gut, *******.

There's abs under there tho.

There's abs under every gut, no matter how fat.

**** you. I just happen to know about their Japanese Xmas tradition. I don't even like KFC. I prefer Popeyes and I haven't been to one in like 6 months.

That dish is kind of close to sweet potato pie but they got carried away. It is more like candied yams that's what we call it. I put a few marshmellows on top of two sweet potato pies that I baked and it was perfect. Sweet potatoes aren't all that sweet on their own.

Awww it is like you told me Santa isn't real.

Even more stereotypical.

Whatever, I don't care about you trying to chicken shame me.

Churches and Popeyes are quality chicken joints. Oh and Roscoes but like I have never been to one. I wouldn't mind trying chicken and waffles.

Black as the ace of spades, bro.

Dude, chicken and waffles rule.

But seriously who isn't obsessed with fried chicken and hot sauce?

My day sans MB?

Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
Somebody spoke and I went into a dream.

I'd been struggling for years being forced to use my DSLR's flash to photograph my LPs usually resulting in terrible glare on the album jackets. Low light in the room has always prevented me from shooting without a flash.

This eve I began to explore diffusers, light boxes, and other potential solutions.Then I remembered a good friend gifting me a 500W halogen work lamp as a housewarming gift.

I successfully installed the bulb without ending the world. Then I figured it still wasn't dangerous enough, so I plugged the thing into a 25ft utility extension cable and plugged the end of that cable into one of those two-to-three-prong-burn-your-house-down adapters and stuck that sucker into the 1920s outlet in my office with the ground wire dangling free.

Once I regained my ability to see, I took a photo to try out the camera sans-flash.

Nothing fantastic, but I'll screw around with lamp positioning to fine tune the color and I should be all set!

http://i.imgur.com/TxAty94l.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/CaOrHSpl.jpg

Wow. Much better!

THANKS! Once I have time to experiment this weekend, I'll ground the outlet and try bounce lighting instead of direct. I'll also remove the grill to eliminate that nasty shadow and see if I can get a more natural white point for the shot with ambient light.

Some folks photograph their children... others their pets... me? I have over 3000 staged images cataloged and indexed of all my favorite records.

My insurance company must hate me.

My laptop has been in the shop since Monday and I found out the bad news that it just has to be reformatted. Which I could do myself if I had a thumb drive and another rig to get the software from Toshiba onto it. Makes me wish I had followed through on my big talks to build my own gaming rig. I will definitely work on getting the parts now over the next two months. Missed out on some great sales for parts this weekend though.

@innerspaceboy
I hear ya. I have all my valuable Magic cards photographed, a collection estimated at $50k.

I use an umbrella and a desk lamp for indirect light when I feel like getting fancy for photos, you might want to try the umbrella technique out.

I appreciate the tip. Unfortunately, the only lamps in my home are Victorian area fringe shade parlor, desk, and floor lamps, none of which offer much in the way of illumination.

I live a lonely, sheltered life... plotting... scheming...

Curious whether or not the umbrella technique would work with something as powerful as the 500W work lamp. I'd just rather not set it alight.

At the very least it would be one hell of a story while explaining it to the firefighters.

Officer: What happened?

ISB: Well, you see, it all started in London in 1998. But they weren't Lemon Jelly then... it was just Fred spinning odd choons from the Edinburgh easy listening club Going Places that he ran with Murray McKean and Andy Blundel in the late nineties. But those wouldn't surface until a decade later after swamp picked up a cassette of it and posted it to the Jellyforum...

Is Friday Night Magic a thing in Japan?

Couldn't tell you how it'd work with the work lamp, but it's commonly used with professional lighting equipment that normally run at about 600 W.

Interesting. I'd probably need a proper base / stand for the unit as it currently just clips to a surface. But I'll look into it. Thanks again.

FNM is huge. Many top pros on the ProTour are Japs.

You should post of some pics of your collection.

Will do!

nerdz

I just opened the nearest deck box and pulled out these beauties:






Just wondering...why do Magic nerds get called "nerds" by nerds?

for nerd superiority.

I haven't played Magic since the 90s. I hear it is a completely different game now and would be alien to me if I tried to get back into it.

I think it has something to do with the size of what you're collecting. Comic collectors are near the top, toy collectors usually below them, and then there's you, sitting right above people who actually buy and paint Warhammer figurines.

I don't think that's the only criterion, but it is an important one.

Plus the market for comic books and toys extends to children and not just nerds.

Never once seen a kid at the local comic shop. I think comic book movies have removed the need for kids to actually read comics.

That, or they're scared of the particularly creepy guy who "just got into comics" who just started frequenting the store so they order online.

Or it could be the bearded cashier covered in tattoos. That dude was awesome.

Today I'm gonna get drunk, download a game or two and I'm gonna try to record something. (if I'm not too drunk that is)

I'm recording a country singer today.

I'm oddly intrigued by this.