Thanks for picking up all those goodies, Grahame! I will bring a few things too, but let me know if you think of something in particular.

Folding Table?, extension leads? and if your are coming from Fairfax, maybe some of Scoops finest?

How about a couple folding tables and a few chairs? Scoop it is.

How about a couple folding tables and a few chairs? Scoop it is.

Sounds good to me.

Looks neat but what do you do with such an air gun?

Just for training, we have a couple of similar guns at work, and I discovered that it was mighty fun to shoot with such a pistol. The big deal with air guns is that you can use them almost everywhere.

what does it shoot?

It shoots this kind of pellets:

It is a 4.5 mm, so the ones from the front row will fit.

Four new 235/65R17s. Not the most fun way to spend that kind of money, but at least it's immediately apparent they are much better than the original tires which came on the car.

Male 52mm-58mm 52-58 mm Macro Reverse Ring $3.90

Male 52mm-52mm 52-52 mm Macro Reverse Ring $3.90

77mm Lens Front Snap-on Cap $3.90

52mm Lens Front Snap-on Cap $2.30

Flash Bounce Diffuser for CANON 580EX / 580EX II $3.49

+ $11 shipping (oww, my ass)

The local Hunt's Photo & Video wanted $45 for a Nikon-branded 52mm-52mm reverse ring.

Sears General Purpose Hand Riveter

groceries and flashlights for getting drunk in the dark tomorrow in a corn maze

Supposedly a Limited Special Grade 1 version of the Zu/DL-103 (a modified Denon DL 103).

I'm hoping it arrives in time for the Houston HF meet.

One of the new 1.5TB Seagate hard drives.

A Zu cartridge Steve? I hope it is awesome, but I'm a bit leery of that outfit personally...

One of the new 1.5TB Seagate hard drives.

I'm thinking of picking up a couple of those mahself.

Nugget Audio Duet cable and Sewell FireWire repeater.

Fortyeight dollars worth of sushi just for me. Lesson learned, never order sushi when you have spent the whole day at a meet and haven't eaten for thirtysix hours. And NEVER order sushi when you are hungry and have had a lot of the large Sapporo beers!

$48 is cheaper than I've ever spent on sushi for myself, I think, unless it was just a couple of pieces as an appetizer .

There was a week in 99 when I dropped just north of $2k on sushi in a week (bought for my parents and my wife's, in 2 trips to the sushi bar )

Stacy and I did a $400+ shopping spree at the Beverage Warehouse in LA yesterday. Highlights are:

btl of Black Maple Hill Rye 23 yr old.

8 btls of Russian River Brewing Co. "Pliny the Elder"

3 Lucid Absinthe sets with glasses. 2 are for friends, 1 for me.

Fortyeight dollars worth of sushi just for me. Lesson learned, never order sushi when you have spent the whole day at a meet and haven't eaten for thirtysix hours. And NEVER order sushi when you are hungry and have had a lot of the large Sapporo beers!

I've never spent that much on sushi in one sitting even under the influence of Sapporo. That said I'm more of a oyakodon, sukiyaki and okonomiyaki man myself. With Japanese restaurants it's the sake bill that tends to hurt my wallet most.

$48 is cheaper than I've ever spent on sushi for myself, I think, unless it was just a couple of pieces as an appetizer .

There was a week in 99 when I dropped just north of $2k on sushi in a week (bought for my parents and my wife's, in 2 trips to the sushi bar )

Come to Canjam 2009 and we will push that record. Though I might be a bit out gunned I will give it a shot.

I wish I could, I'm way too poor for that these days. And I'll most likely make the LA national.

Well we will make sure there is a Glenrothes welcoming committee for you if you make it.

Fortyeight dollars worth of sushi just for me. Lesson learned, never order sushi when you have spent the whole day at a meet and haven't eaten for thirtysix hours. And NEVER order sushi when you are hungry and have had a lot of the large Sapporo beers!

where did you go? no wonder you left earlier!

ingredients for a tuna surprise

They arrived! Yay Nate! DOTU Bi-Wire Shorties are now hooked up to the Harbeths and are showing a nice improvement in separation, extension and detail over the single pair with crap jumpers. Thanks again Nate, these are awesome.

am i one of your friends?

Yes, if you come to the next National Meet in LA. I'm sure we can have an appropriate welcome gift for you.

beat me up and toss me in a dumpster?

Actually, it involves bicycles. Velogreg would be in charge.