Steer Roast, Friday night

Well, after a nice long nap I got dressed in my geekwear (my geek girl t-shirt, seen in the icon, and my ribbon-cable belt) and headed to MIT for Steer Roast. I got there around 8, which turned out to be a bad time. Most people were out at dinner. I wandered around for a while, bumping into a person or two I recognized, but not laura47.

I heard someone mentioning strippers in the basement, so I curiously went down to check it out. There was a guy and a girl... the girl was deformed, but I won't go into too much detail here - suffice to say her implants weren't right, in an even more noticable way than implants generally are. The guy was alright. He certainly could dance.

After my fill of that I went back upstairs to watch some bands. While they were setting up, I ran into more people I knew who said that "the crowd" would be upstairs in the casino. That sounded fun to me, so I went up. I finally met up with laura47, who was waitressing for the casino. I got $5 worth of chips (in nickel, quarter, and dollar denominations) and sat down at one of the blackjack tables. This was, oh, 10:30. At 10 'til midnight I cashed in my $20 worth of chips. :D

I had started feeling kinda woozy and nauseated, possibly due to the various substances that I had encountered all around the party. I had stayed completely, perfectly sober (anesthesia in my body for 24 hours, and painkillers - no need to complicate things), but there was smoke and my body doesn't like smoke normally. Therefore I left the party then and managed to catch the T before it shut down for the night.

I stopped by the grocery store on the way home and used my winnings to buy some important things - Drano and ant spray. I got to kill at least 6 ants immediately upon returning home. I really need to find out where they're coming from. :P

Anyway, all in all my Steer Roast was... okay. I didn't have a blast, but there were extenuating circumstances. Tomorrow I'll head back with londo for the actual roast. Mmm food.

Steer Roast, Friday night

Well, after a nice long nap I got dressed in my geekwear (my geek girl t-shirt, seen in the icon, and my ribbon-cable belt) and headed to MIT for Steer Roast. I got there around 8, which turned out to be a bad time. Most people were out at dinner. I wandered around for a while, bumping into a person or two I recognized, but not laura47.

I heard someone mentioning strippers in the basement, so I curiously went down to check it out. There was a guy and a girl... the girl was deformed, but I won't go into too much detail here - suffice to say her implants weren't right, in an even more noticable way than implants generally are. The guy was alright. He certainly could dance.

After my fill of that I went back upstairs to watch some bands. While they were setting up, I ran into more people I knew who said that "the crowd" would be upstairs in the casino. That sounded fun to me, so I went up. I finally met up with laura47, who was waitressing for the casino. I got $5 worth of chips (in nickel, quarter, and dollar denominations) and sat down at one of the blackjack tables. This was, oh, 10:30. At 10 'til midnight I cashed in my $20 worth of chips. :D

I had started feeling kinda woozy and nauseated, possibly due to the various substances that I had encountered all around the party. I had stayed completely, perfectly sober (anesthesia in my body for 24 hours, and painkillers - no need to complicate things), but there was smoke and my body doesn't like smoke normally. Therefore I left the party then and managed to catch the T before it shut down for the night.

I stopped by the grocery store on the way home and used my winnings to buy some important things - Drano and ant spray. I got to kill at least 6 ants immediately upon returning home. I really need to find out where they're coming from. :P

Anyway, all in all my Steer Roast was... okay. I didn't have a blast, but there were extenuating circumstances. Tomorrow I'll head back with londo for the actual roast. Mmm food.

selling my bass

Offer up for friends first:

It has become increasingly obvious that the lovely, lovely bass guitar I purchased through Gaea Spore is just going to sit and rot in my bedroom. I don't have an amp, I don't have the money for an amp, and I don't really have playing opportunities. Therefore, I'm going to sell it.

There are webpages here and here that celebrate the wonders that is the Hamer Slammer SB4F. They seem to be on sale new for $200 these days, although the Hamer website quotes retails as $340 (note: this link shows a different finish than I have). Other websites show the retail price as $310 (and a sale price of $175). I/We paid $250 for it when it was purchased in... 2002?

EDIT: User reviews can be found here!!

The bass was seriously played for less than a year, and has been in my room leaning up against a wall since then (or packed in a box, surrounded by bedding - it was cushioned by all my pillows and blankets during the move). It is in awesome condition; the only blemishes are a few scratches on the back. The front is completely unblemished. It has a (non-matching) silver strap. Oh, very important - please note it is a short scale bass. The scale length is 30.5" (standard is 34"). It was pretty awesome for my overall shortness (I have short arms, even for my 5'3" height), but it was also played by others with larger/longer bodies and frames without difficulty.

Since it's in such good condition, I'm asking $150 for it. Any takers?

selling my bass

Offer up for friends first:

It has become increasingly obvious that the lovely, lovely bass guitar I purchased through Gaea Spore is just going to sit and rot in my bedroom. I don't have an amp, I don't have the money for an amp, and I don't really have playing opportunities. Therefore, I'm going to sell it.

There are webpages here and here that celebrate the wonders that is the Hamer Slammer SB4F. They seem to be on sale new for $200 these days, although the Hamer website quotes retails as $340 (note: this link shows a different finish than I have). Other websites show the retail price as $310 (and a sale price of $175). I/We paid $250 for it when it was purchased in... 2002?

EDIT: User reviews can be found here!!

The bass was seriously played for less than a year, and has been in my room leaning up against a wall since then (or packed in a box, surrounded by bedding - it was cushioned by all my pillows and blankets during the move). It is in awesome condition; the only blemishes are a few scratches on the back. The front is completely unblemished. It has a (non-matching) silver strap. Oh, very important - please note it is a short scale bass. The scale length is 30.5" (standard is 34"). It was pretty awesome for my overall shortness (I have short arms, even for my 5'3" height), but it was also played by others with larger/longer bodies and frames without difficulty.

Since it's in such good condition, I'm asking $150 for it. Any takers?