If you've ever thought that 8 cases of beer would be enough for 4  people then you would be definitely WRONG!!!!!

We had that much to drink, but we  couldn't keep it cold, the problem is not the beer, it's the ice.  Shade is at a premium, bring tarps, shelters, tents, covers, or whatever you can to create some shade because you will be exposed to the sun as I will show you when I post a new pic of me on the boards sporting my new, fresh, just paid for sunburn!!!!

Don't get me wrong, you will have a great time, but it is just that you need endurance, food, alcohol, and sleep......just about in that order.  :D

Hey, I loved it and I will go again,  definitely on my own terms.  We shared a campsite with our cousins.  Probably won't do that again, but it was nice sharing time with our family.  Only spent $20 on firewood we didn't need since they had a propane stove they didn't tell us about and not to mention it was 85 degrees at about 9  o'clock in the morning :P

The best part of this is meeting new people in your world,  like here on GS.  We met about 35 really cool people as soon as we drove up to the campsite.  Of  course, the first they wanted to do was put a beer in our hand, and who were we to stop them???  :P 

I think some day it would be a really cool thing to have registered Gamespot users, and us little "regulars" invited to a NASCAR race so we could all get together and watch a race.

What could be better (besides participating) than watching 43 different individual teams go at it for ultimate victory in a "mulitplayer event"??!! 

I think it would be killer.  And if we had couples coming, then we could have two  guests per couple, and if not, at least one guest per individual.

What's say  you guys???????  Ya think  Gamespot  makes enough money from your subscribtions for you to come see a real live NASCAR race?? 

Once you get to the track, if you love speed, if you love driving fast, then I KNOW you'll love it!!!!!!

TALK TO ME!!!!!!!! 

Hittin' the sack  now.  Night all.

PS: Probably the longest blog, rant, or email I've written in like 4 months.     :D

Lucky me!!!

I'm heading out this afternoon to Charlotte to watch the Coca Cola 600 race.  It will be awesome.  We got ourselves a little campsite outside the track on the turn 3 side. 

I hope you all have a great Memorial Day weekend and I'll be back on Monday to post all about it.

See ya!!!

I will come  back and update this blog to see how long it takes to reach level 21 and see if anyone else has had any similar experience with this.

Fourth Update: 10 July 2006: 62.99%  Had duty on Saturday, so I was on for almost 24hrs straight.  Took a little 2 hour nap and got back on.  Getting closer everyday.

Third Update: 27 June 2006: 45.27%  10 Days later and moved up all of 13%.  I didn't hit the boards as much as I could have but that couldn't be helped.  I was hungover.  :P

Second real update: 17 June 2006: 32.77% and climbing ever so slowly no matter how active.  I think the most I've jumped is 2% in any one day. 

First real update: 5 June 2006, I'm all of 14.46% now.  woo...................................................hoo

Metal Slime (Lvl 20) now, as of 5-21-06.  First day: 0.16%

But I didn't want to be a Flicky for very long, so I hit the boards pretty hard and got to Level 19 in a couple of days.  I'm liking that...Metal Slime shouldn't be too far away.

17. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine

16. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed Your Ass Out All    Day Long

15. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You

14. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me

13. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?

12. I Liked You Better Before I Got To Know You So Well

11. I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim's Getting Better

10. I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win

9. I'll Marry You Tomorrow But Let's Honeymoon Tonight

8. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like You're Still Here

7. If I Had Shot You When I First Wanted To, I'd Be Out Of Prison By Now

6. My wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss Him

5. She Got The Ring and I Got The Finger

4. You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly

3. Her Teeth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure

2. She's Looking Better After Every Beer

1. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman, But I've Sure Woke Up With A Few!

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And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. 

One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm.
Here's how it went: 

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first .  This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers." 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink
I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think
about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes
and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out
of work and their dreams would be shattered. 

Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their
dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
~ Jack Handy 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell
happened to your bra and panties.
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they
wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're
going to feel all day. "
~Frank Sinatra 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people. 

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"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
~ Henny Youngman 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.
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"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."
~ Stephen Wright 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.
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"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk,
we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all
get drunk and go to heaven!"
~ Brian O'Rourke 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
~ Benjamin Franklin 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.
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"Without question, the greatest invention in the
history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the
wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza."
~ Dave Barry 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.
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To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a can!
~ Dave Howell 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting. 

Don't go by as quickly when you don't have regular internet access.  Made it down and back despite my truck trying to make me think it wasn't going to make it.  But, I'm outta here next week for another week for no real good reason, but *meh*, it's semi work related so I can't complain too much.  No one listens anyway.

I'm not going to be on as much cuz I'm going out of town for two weeks on bid-ness.  If I can, I'll use my  *shudder* dial up connection to be checking things out from time to time.  See ya'll latah!!!

I can't believe how long it actually took me.  It said 154 hours when I finally finished the game.  That's a long @$$ time.  It was worth it though.  I'm not done though, still only have just over 83% finished.  I want 100%.  Finished the paramedic missions yesterday...it was easy...if you want to know the secret, leave me a comment and I shall tell all.....