Hey, “friend”. How are you doing “pal”?

I feel attacked somehow.

Dear Amazon. You know I just bought a tripod off of you. Do you think I'm some sort of tripod collector that wants every color variation of the same tripod I just got delivered?

It has 3 different super modes.

Metal Cardbot has such an Armada/Energon/Cybertron feel and I love the hand feel.

That sure is a mode where they're combined...

"I've got 0% APR on that loan. Is there an option where you pay me for the loan?" "UH, probably not. Uh, so, uh, have a good day?" "You too ma'am".

MAN ON MAN did I just have fun on a cold call. I've got a 0% APR loan on the HVAC system I had installed last year. That company just called me asking if I wanted to talk to one of their loan specialists about getting a better deal.

Well, did you find anything?

New AndyRoo Gaming Gang Dice drop incoming.

I’m sure something methtastic was happening.

“HOW ABOUT YOU STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MY BUSINESS FUCKFACE!”

“Alright man, no worries. Just wanted to make sure everything was cool.”

“FUCKER. AIN’T NOBODY RIGHT IN THIS FUCKING SHITHOLE TOWN!”

“Okay, have a good one!”

I was in and out for one item and in that time he was already gone.

I kept a side eye out seeing he almost caused 3 accidents in 3 seconds. He shot out of his car and well into personal space. “THE FUCK YOU LOOKING AT ASSHOLE?!?”

“Nothing man, just making sure everything was okay. Looked like there might have been an emergency.”

Just about got into a fight at the grocery store by a man with chihuahua syndrome. I’ve parked my car and I’m crossing the lot when a BMW swerves past a car on a speed bump and pulls the wrong way across a handicap parking spot.

Right?!

Yeah, I don’t usually answer unknown numbers. But I was waiting on one anyway so it took me a tick to realize what the game was.

“Well, I was given your contact information as a business lead.”

“Ma’am, I’m no where near being able to contract your services for my business. I can’t get them to do things for me, let alone hire someone to do Excel work.”

“Well, how’d I get you as a business lead?”

“That’s a good question.”

Waiting on a phone call for a concrete leveling crew that’s now 3 hours behind schedule. Get a call from an unlisted number asking if they could contract out for any Microsoft Office or Copilot services. After the whiplash I had to say “No, and why are you calling me?”

Hell of a day for aviation.

Bad news: the new Matchbox Motocompo is too big for a Dianaut.

Good news:

But but but. All media should be made solely for ME!

Ugh, gotta cross the airport to our connecting flight. But wait, a savior appears.

Flight 1 complete. Highlights included a tween really really wanting my window seat and getting glare flash banged from a random lake through said window.

Early morning flights from conventions suck. Bad sleep and hard to say goodbye to friends.

So goodbye friends and hope you get better sleep than I did.

Enjoyed a post convention meal and debrief with friends and I’m ready for a nap.

It was like the most baseline “yeah, okay, and?”

It was VERY hard to not respond in that vein.

Walking by Artfire’s booth doing one last TFCon lap and random guy behind the table let me know that “These are all from JAPAN! Did you know that some things didn’t release in the US?”

Traveling across the country means I go for the small pick ups.

Also, no signs of metal card bot.