A quick summary: teh Fatcat saved Ludo from bad beer by intercepting a Miller Genuine Draft and buying them Bell's Oberon instead.

We got a lot of swag and hung out with the guys for a while.

That's all for tonight. More tomorrow.

IC Forums member Jokerz4Fun (aka Scotty) sent me a link today to an instrument that is basically epic. First, check out the video:

Then, read more about the Hang on Wikipedia.

ICHQ needs one. Review sample, plxthx?

<qch2002> I was a choir stud and in Theater and in Varsity football (American). That got me no where.
<Harudath> american football is called soccer.
<qch2002> If I had the toungu I have now... and the balls... I would have in a better place.
* Harudath proceedes to go onto a british rant
<qch2002> No... American football is with a pigskin.... NAMED BY THE UK FOLK
<RyderOCZ> No... British football is called soccer
<RyderOCZ> american football is football
<RyderOCZ> :p
<RyderOCZ> ^5 Q
<Harudath> I'm right cuz I'm british. That's the way things go, remember? xD
<Thrax> I see your comment and kick it into the harbor. Discuss.
<Harudath> Wet comment.
<BuddyJ> PARTY
<Thrax> PARTY
<RyderOCZ> PARTY

Our good friend Gate28 reminds us that pussy is good. Especially if you are an engineer.

Not an hour ago, I got the weirdest wrong number I have EVER gotten. I get this call from "Bill Thomas"

He starts off with "Hey brian, it's Bill" - very casual, like between two business associates.

My mind is racing. Who is Bill?

So I take the safe path: "Hello..."

He launches right into it: "Okay, I think I've got it handled. What happened is that Scott had the wrong license keys, and he entered them on the server which unlocked some incorrect modules. Currently we have EFT, lifecycle, and meta modules installed. We're gonna have to pull the keys and I already got in touch with the company but they're in India so it might take a few hours for them to get back to me"

I'm FREAKING OUT at this point. I thought I had forgotten something of VITAL IMPORTANCE. I'm thinking "Who the fuck is this, why have I forgotten who this is and why have I forgotten what he is talking about. It sounds critical."

Bill keeps going. "I'll need you to contact the users and tell them about potential downtime"

This is like one of my worst nightmares come to life. At this point I'm dying on the inside, with the grim realization that it finally happened - I finally forgot something so important that I will end up in prison. A bank or a hospital is going to go down, it'll be all my fault, and I just plain forgot everything.

Finally it dawns on me. I'm NOT crazy. I TRULY don't know who this guy is or what he is talking about. I take a deep breath and say "Ok... ok stop. I think you may have the wrong Brian and the wrong server admin."

A confused pause.

Bill says, "Oh. Isn't this Brian Mack?"

I say, "No, this is Brian Ambrozy. You have the wrong number AND the wrong server admin."

Things like this happen in my life and at least on a weekly basis I find myself saying "WHAT are the chances that ________ could happen?" to which my friend Keebler usually replies "Apparently 100%".

Bill says, "Oh. That explains why you were being so cold to me."

I think I lost about 4 pounds just by using massive amounts of brain energy running through my mental database at 100% CPU.

Come on, weekend. I need you now more than ever.

Little over a month ago, I went with a friend to St. Louis to see Ludo's CD Release party. It was a great show and I looked forward to seeing them in concert again. I also hoped Ludo would release something online from the show, and they finally have.

Well, this Friday, TiberiusLazarus (Jimmy) and I (fatcat) will be seeing them at TheBlueNote in Columbia, MO. We will of course fill you guys in on the show. And, hopefully, they will allow cameras etc ;)

girls on trampolines

Oh, it's on. Once again, we can join Alex and Ryan as they chase Slick and his gang across River City. Use bats, pipes, tires, chains, and many other objects to beat your way through Slick's thugs. Stop at sushi bars, saunas, and convenience stores to buy items and services that level you up and buff your character. Never was more fun had on a Saturday afternoon than sitting down with a friend and two NES controllers to play some RCR.

Now available on Wii Virtual Console for $5!

Apparently [UPS]Lynx has some personal issues. With scouts. You know - the scout in TF2.. The one who runs double fast, jumps double high, and has lots of infuriating taunts, and always says "BONK" when he bashes your skull in with an aluminum bat.

Poor Lynx. He wrote a little comic to tell me how much they bug him. Poor kid.

Oh how I missed Icrontic...

Honestly.

This is all I could think about while on vacation.

;)