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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On day 19 we have a TIE Pilot. Pilots for the Imperial fleet that flew TIE series starfighters.
The Twin Ion Engine (TIE) series was a series of starfighters and vehicles designed by Sienar Fleet Systems. TIE series starfighters shared a general design form of a roughly spherical or cylindrical cockpit pod attached to a set of solar panels. The cockpit and panels could be supplemented by other modules for ordnance or other functions. [SOURCE]
I know he is a little hard to see – that’s what happens when you wear black on black with just a little reflective stripe. We’re having the same issue with R2-Q5. Not sure if there is a good or easy way to fix it. I am open to suggestions and photography tricks if you have them. Only 5 days left.
On the 18th day of Advent the calendar gave to me a Y-wing. So the song lyrics need a little work but trust me the music is awesome. Another mini set built to have a resemblance to a larger model. The Y-wing is from back when we were supposed to believe that “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” they not only spoke English but used the Latin alphabet to name their vehicles based on their shape (X-wing / Y wing).
The BTL Y-wing starfighter, built by Koensayr Manufacturing, was a mainstay of the Alliance Starfighter Corps. It was often used as an assault bomber to attack enemy capital ships directly in conjunction with the later B-wing starfighters. [SOURCE]
We’re under a week now…
Five years ago boredom and frustration were channeled into an ounce of creativity and NOSVC.com was born. I had lost all interest in my previous project and small message boards like ARTMUSIClife were drowning in the undertow created by the tsunami of MySpace and Facebook. I needed change both in direction and perspective to move forward with a new project.
With almost 900 slightly less than inspired posts behind us we’re still here. We’ve got no real direction and the game plan is still a little fuzzy but that might be the point. Maybe there is a deeper meaning to it all but there are no plans here to try and look for it.
For those of you that have stuck around reading this nonsense – thank you. On average we have 50-100 visitors per day and while I know some of you personally and some of you by only your IP address I really worry about all of you. Reading this site on a daily basis probably isn’t healthy.
As we wind down 2011 and head into the sixth year of NOSVC insanity all I can promise is more of the same. Keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed. Might not be a bad idea to ignore bad grammar and spelling too. As always – thanks for stopping by and here’s to another year of whatever this is.
Click above for a very cool Calvin and Hobbs Winter tribute.
On day 17 we have what appears to be a Jedi weapon rack. I would assume every Jedi has one of these in their home or office. Unfortunately there isn’t a lot to say about this gift except to remind people that I could actually use one of these at both my home and office. If you are looking for gift ideas.
Only 7 days till Christmas Eve.