Beer thread

[Unorthodox]

yeah, if anyone's the cultist, it's me. 

[Green1]

I'm a Southern Baptist.

You probably consider me a cult member then. I am a member of the Unitarian Universalists (I have the chalice pin!) and a member of several atheist and agnostic organizations.

At least when I went to Baptist Academy decades ago, I was told it was a cult. I found out the opposite was true.

Mylochka's a Unitarian now.

I probably consider nothing of the sort.

You are missing out on coffee, dude. Didnt you know the flaming chalice is a cup of coffee?

Plus, you can still be a UU and be Christian. There are a few that are. It matters not what you worship or not. Unlike most Christian movements (except Catholic), faith means nothing. They want works. A bonus is they will not be beating you upside the head with it. Nor will you have to do like most Christians have to do which is agree with everything (while ignoring what you do not like) because there are only like 7 rules. All of them, I think everyone can agree on.

It is a place worth exploring, though. I do not think your faith in Jesus would be in jeopardy. On the contrary, Jesus was out and about and hung with lots of folks of many beliefs.

Go with her sometime. But make sure to hang for coffee.

[Buster's Uncle]

Wow.  I love your late-night rampages, but you get an assumption wrong about twice a sentence sometimes.

[Green1]

Wow.  I love your late-night rampages, but you get an assumption wrong about twice a sentence sometimes.

I was taught speed reading as a kid. It is a blessing and a curse. I did go back and see you are not one of the Southern Baptists that wage war against some of my IRL associates. Those folks would make for horrible moderators.

I was preparing the laser cannons.

Uno strikes me as like a Pagan of some sort. Living in friggin Utah??? I feel bad for him. But, someone has to carry out the resistance.

[Buster's Uncle]

I'm an agnostic raised Southern Baptist, and part of the reason I don't go to church no more is that Reagan drove me out.

We've got an actual Wiccan around - not quite Uno's bag, though, I think.

[Green1]

I'm an agnostic raised Southern Baptist, and part of the reason I don't go to church no more is that Reagan drove me out.

We've got an actual Wiccan around - not quite Uno's bag, though, I think.

Not that I am a fan of wicca. I had my share of wicca in New Orleans. I am still convinced it was a fad and everybody used to say they were to dress in black and wear pentagrams. Plus, all the crazy chicks did it.

[Buster's Uncle]

Hah.  You should try the Renfair circuit if you want posers of that sort...

[Green1]

Hah.  You should try the Renfair circuit if you want posers of that sort...

The role playing convention circuit circa late 90s to mid 00s was enough for me. At least the occasional normal nerd was there. I could imagine the BS at renfair. I am sorry you had to experience that. Never liked those guys, but I only dealt with them on the periphery.

Ironically, the convention circuit lately is all older minis war gamers, at least in the South. LARPers, pnp role players, etc are no more. The last bastion is the big shindig CCP/White Wolf puts on at the Crown plaza in NOLA, but that is not my crowd.

[Green1]

I used to know a HVAC tech that told me that even drinking one or two beers a night was bad if you worked in heat. I always worked in air conditioning, so I just shrugged and never thought about it again. Know what? He is right.

Well, now I do work in heat. I help operate an oven the size of a small house that puts out literally almost a million loaves of bread a week. Ironically, while it was not what I came to Baton Rouge originally for, it pays really, really good and I for the first time in years have awesome insurance.

But, the HVAC tech was right. You can not even drink a beer or two the night before. It dehydrates you. Tonight I am literally having to slam bottles of PowerAde. Otherwise, I get cramped badly.

That's what I do not understand about this LSU Tiger infested land. You hear folks say they want a cold beer (usually Americrap) and it quenches their thirst. Even for things like yard work. I must be a wuss. That would be the last thing I want if I was out mowing the lawn in 90 degree heat.

Either that or I believe a good beer must be enjoyed when you do not have to worry about the sun or heat the next day.

[Buster's Uncle]

They always told me that in the Renfair days about soda, but that's something it's okay to partake of while you work, and I solved the problem by drinking more when thirsty.  Kept a wineskin full of Mountain Dew slung over one shoulder.

Hah.  You should try the Renfair circuit if you want posers of that sort...

The role playing convention circuit circa late 90s to mid 00s was enough for me. At least the occasional normal nerd was there. I could imagine the BS at renfair. I am sorry you had to experience that. Never liked those guys, but I only dealt with them on the periphery.

Ironically, the convention circuit lately is all older minis war gamers, at least in the South. LARPers, pnp role players, etc are no more. The last bastion is the big shindig CCP/White Wolf puts on at the Crown plaza in NOLA, but that is not my crowd.

Renfair jerks don't think real highly of LARPers and SCAdians, either, there being some overlap.

If you knew rennies in N'orleans, we probably have some RL acquaintances in common.  I worked the Loozianna Renfair outside Hammond most of the first season.  Small world.

[Green1]

I would mention some names. Not sure if they did the Hammond scene, though.

Rainmaker and her husband at the time, Mike. He was a magician. She did fortune telling with some kind of Celtic sticks...

Kael and Ashe. I think they attended some of those and loved to dress up. They live in KY now.

Those are the ones I know you may know.

Not real names, everybody in New Orleans those days had two names. Of course, knowing those names doxes me for those in the know. Not that I care. I think I did a lot of good things for gaming in NOLA in the day and had an okay rep.

[Buster's Uncle]

Hmmm.  I didn't learn what everyone I knew went by.  I was there for a month 13 years ago.  Photographs would be more likely to work, if our paths intersected.  -Even if not in Hammond, if they traveled southern fairs, I could easily have know them at least seen them around more than once.

I thought it was interesting that practically no one I met at fairs across the continent went by real names except locals.  Interesting as in stupid.

Sad thing - that was my whole life for eight years, and I was super-good at it, and the only evidence I was ever there on the 'net is me occasionally mentioning it on Civ forums.  I haven't posted the good pic of me in my working clothes in a while...

[Green1]

I do have pictures, but I do not think posting their pics on forum board is cool.

And you are right, Even in the gaming scene, once you leave, there is no evidence. That is, unless you are one of the event illuminate. A lot of coming and going.

[Buster's Uncle]

I agree that it wouldn't be cool, plus I don't care that much - Kael was the only "name" that sounded faintly familiar, and I honestly would tend to remember people who made much of an impression on me back then.

However, it is cool if I'm foolish enough to post a pic of myself.  Let's see if I can find the one I have in mind...

Here's Charisma Carpenter not wearing much to look at while you wait...

[Buster's Uncle]

I also found a bunch of pr0n I'd forgotten about...



It bugs me that there's a lot of renfair stuff on the net.  There is, and it's almost all locals and playtrons, and nothing for pros.  I was there, and I was good, and I mattered.  But I'm not in the pics various fairs I did have posted on their websites, and I no longer have reason to promote myself.

A video does exist, however, and I may digitalize someday.  I was good.