Krispy Kreme Challenge 2012
[singlepic id=7291 w=320 h=240 float=right]The premise sounds simple - run from the belltower at NC State to the Krispy Kreme eat a dozen doughnuts and return in under an hour. Approximate distance 5 miles give or take. This isn't the first time we're been to or participated in the challenge and while it is much harder than it sounds - it is likely the most fun race in Raleigh. Congrats to Mark, EdG, Eileen/iLean, BobG 11.75, Zach, Nick, Lisa, Bentley, the rest of the DC crew and anyone else I may have missed that we saw. Special congrats to those runners ...
Rembrandt in America at the NC Museum of Art
The Rembrandt in America exhibit at the NC Museum of Art uses the slogan "You know the name. Now find out why." And much in the same way that I had heard of Genghis Khan I could have told you very little about our other museum guest in the city. Namely he may have been French (not true) and he didn't have a Ninja Turtle named after him (this one is true). Rembrandt in America is the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in an American exhibition and the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting history of ...
Genghis Khan at NC Museum of Natural Sciences
[singlepic id=7209 w=320 h=240 float=right]The name Genghis Khan is probably a familiar one even if you don't know who he was exactly. Before going to the exhibit at the NC Museum of Natural Science I had a very vague idea of who Genghis Khan was and something of a concept of who he was historically but knew very little about the role he played in history. Genghis Khan is famous as the ruthless Mongol warlord who conquered half the known world. Under his rule, the Mongol Empire grew to be four times the size of the Roman Empire at its largest ...
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In the same way that Nute Gunray received a gift of a Mecho-chair the day after his appearance it looks like Chewie is being gifted a bowcaster and tools. Strangely I am much less bitter about it. Now if I can convice Chewie to shoot the leg off the Mecho-chair the world will be a better place.
The bowcaster (sometimes called the Wookiee Crossbow) was a Wookiee projectile weapon that fired a metal quarrel enveloped in energy, however some bowcasters were modified to fire pure energy. Some variants had a capacity of twenty-four shots.
So there you go – we armed the wookie and now the party can really get started.
Another day of not having to guess – the primary wiki source of Star Wars information was named after him (Wookieepedia).
Chewbacca (or “Chewie”, as he was known by his friends) was a legendary Wookiee from Kashyyyk and co-pilot of Han Solo’s ship, the Millennium Falcon.
I am assuming if you waste your time here you probably said that when you opened the page. If not – you are here – there is still hope for you.
I don’t know if Chewbacca is anyone’s favorite Star War’s character but I think it is a safe bet he is in everyone’s Top 5. If not you need to do some soul-searching. We are counting down to Christmas and you better get your priorities in order.
Finally – something I recognized out of the box. There was really no need to go to Wookieepedia to determine what this guy was. If you don’t immediately recognize it in mini form you should probably sit down and watch the original trilogy again – twice.
Slave I was a modified prototype Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft used by famed bounty hunters Jango Fett and his cloned “son”, Boba Fett. It was greatly modified with advanced weapons systems by both Fetts during their respective use.
So things are finally starting to turn the corner and it is beginning to look a little more like a successful Advent Calendar run. Let’s do what we can to keep this up. Funny – when I was listing items I wanted from the calendar I forgot all about Slave I – which is strange I have several larger models of the ship in my Lego collection.
Today’s gift was a OG-9 homing spider droid and if you are guessing I didn’t know that when I started putting it together you are 100% correct. I am 4 for 4 on having to look up what the gifts are on Wookieepedia.
The OG-9 homing spider droid, sometimes referred to as the spider walker, was a droid walker manufactured for anti-vehicular combat by the Commerce Guild before and during the Clone Wars.
So I guess I saw these in one of the movies and I am assuming that since it wasn’t an X-Wing, Tie-Fighter or AT-AT walker I ignored it. I would do the same now but I think we are headed somewhere on this journey to Christmas. Nute Gunray is enjoying his mecho-chair so while I may be feeling a little shafted he is having a good time. Guess that is something.
So I like chocolate and I like taking tours (Lobsters, Coffee, Lemurs, Wine, and Cats to name a few). A tour of Escazu Chocolates seemed like a really good idea beforehand and something I will highly recommend post tour (both the place and the tour).
We’ve come across really unique chocolate creations before in Dallas, TX at Dude, Sweet Chocolate (blue cheese in chocolate) but I don’t think I have ever had chocolate made fresh from the cacao bean before. It was awesome.
The tour was well done explaining the process they take to create the chocolate from the bean and taking time to answer a lot of questions on the process, the product and the antique equipment they use in the factory. And yes – they do more than just chocolate bars they had some unique creations (olive oil & black pepper and sour cream & vanilla – two we tried) that were top-notch. So… more pictures after the jump (taken by CaraDMc) and if you didn’t figure it out before – I would suggest adding Escazu to your list of places to visit.
Take the tour if you are curious – eat the chocolate and be impressed.