First, their staff was not personable at all. They were, to put it simply, weird. And this is coming from a member of a group of people who are obsessed with drawing dicks in pictochat and saying "fuck" in inappropriate situations.
Second, the food was "meh." For a place that supposedly has hour long waits during the week, i expected a LOT better flavor. It was also a little expensive.
Third, "The Man," the sauce that was supposed to be "excruciating" and so hot that people who tried it got to put a pin on a map of where they're from because they're so special, was nothing special. Sure, it was spicy, spicier than standard sauces, but, not unbearable. I have honestly had Mexican food that was spicier than "The Man."
In the end, I'd say that you should probably avoid Dixie's.
Now, just because I thought that Dixie's sucked, doesn't mean that the day was terrible. On the contrary, I had a fantastic time hanging out with everyone. A highlight of the trip was wandering through Bellevue and randomly running into another PAXer. The story is an odd one, and probably deserves its own paragraph, so here we go.
Theros, Twinkie, Trooper, Accalon, MDB, Snickers and I were walking around looking for Ashridah, MetaverseNomad, Schrodinger, J0z1e, Oz and MeeOK, when all of a sudden this guy sitting on a bench sees us, jumps up, and starts charging at us full speed. We think that this is strange, and he comes to a halt in front of us and says, "Oh, I thought you were someone else." "Well, yes, we are." "Sorry about that." "'Tis okay." We start to walk away when someone, Twinkie or Accalon I think, says, "HE'S A PAXER HE HAS BUTTONS!" Those of us who had started to walk away whirl around, and MDB runs up and gives him a big hug. His name was Pyss, and we wound up talking with him for quite a while, and introduced him to the rest of the crew once they found us. We initiated him into the group with a game of I Can Break These Cuffs, told him about IRC and the forums, and went our separate ways. It was amazing, though, to randomly run into another PAXer like that. It just goes to show, one never knows what is going to happen day in and day out. :-)
After we wandered around Bellevue, went to the mall, and met up with Liger, we went to Ash's place and played Rock Band and GameCube. As will be custom for all future events, it was Ustreamed. It was also a total blast.
Big thanks to Ashridah for organizing everything and inviting us into his home. I love y'all so much!
First, their staff was not personable at all. They were, to put it simply, weird. And this is coming from a member of a group of people who are obsessed with drawing dicks in pictochat and saying "fuck" in inappropriate situations.
Second, the food was "meh." For a place that supposedly has hour long waits during the week, i expected a LOT better flavor. It was also a little expensive.
Third, "The Man," the sauce that was supposed to be "excruciating" and so hot that people who tried it got to put a pin on a map of where they're from because they're so special, was nothing special. Sure, it was spicy, spicier than standard sauces, but, not unbearable. I have honestly had Mexican food that was spicier than "The Man."
In the end, I'd say that you should probably avoid Dixie's.
Yeah, i'm really not sure wtf happened with Dixie's. The sauce is really supposed to take people out, i've seen it do it. Not particularly impressed, overall.
As for the staff, that's pretty much the way they are. It gets worse when they're busy. the owners do a better job, however. (better job of being short and curt with people, that is, they can sell it better)
I also thought the food was fairly.. meh? It was awesome hanging out with everybody, though. I really appreciate having a slightly bigger circle of friends. I've been going through some rough shit lately, and being around friendly people, who I can crack random jokes about internet memes and such with... is great. On the flip side, I'm still kinda going through withdrawal from my medication being stopped abruptly. Bleh. Thanks for the ride to/from folks! Can't wait for the next meet up!
Ooooh yeah! Hey HoG people, when is your Holiday party? I'm trying to figure out how to shuffle things around so I can spend as much time with friends as possible, excluding the obligatory time I have to spend with my family.
They didn't do so well. The winning bidder wrote $600, but promised to write the check for $850. Sooooo, they went for the material cost. I was disappointed, considering their total combined value is $3600.
(happy birthday Eye_shuh)
the concert was also awesome! (i am guessing the dinner was fun also)
so on the next activity
this weekend is coming up (complete with bruce cambell)
and the weekend of the 20th things are going down
the 27th is one of my sister's bday (and close to the holidays)
and the weekend of the 3rd is the trip to canada (yay, but i am not going.... but yay still!!!111!!!)
so january the 10 (1/10/08) will be awesome time why?
well we are thinking of the family fun center (i know it is kinda kiddy) but me and my friends have gone many of times and it is an easy way to just mess around and i always feel like clerk 2 when i am there :P
so i was looking at prices and
20 dollars for unlimited go-karts and lazer tag and extras if we have 15 or more people..... i think it could be fun, and i think it is a good day now all we need is the car rides and everything so yeah i think we should work with this?
this weekend is coming up (complete with bruce cambell)
You are going to love the Bruce Campbell movie. I saw it last year before it was totally finished and it was awesome. If you are a BC fan you will not be disappointed. I can't wait till Monday when he comes down here.
They didn't do so well. The winning bidder wrote $600, but promised to write the check for $850. Sooooo, they went for the material cost. I was disappointed, considering their total combined value is $3600.
=( I'm sorry. Why on EARTH didn't people bid more for it? They were totally 100% awesome! =( =(
If I had the dough, I would've bid... a lot. (Sadly, I don't have that kind of dinero =( ) I'm extremely surprised that it didn't get higher.
But $850, while not as much as we imagined, is still pretty good! I mean, $425 a piece... that's like two XBox 360's for each of them, which means four new systems for the kids! So while it's less than we thought, you still did great... and your effort is DECISIVELY not un-noticed. We all appreciate the great work you did Liger!
EDIT: Why didn't they go for live auction? Was there just not enough time to put them up for it? Or was it just for items from like major donors or something (sponsors, signed things from famous people etc...) in the live auction?
They missed a major opportunity for some extra dough by not putting it live. It would've been a hit! =( But at least you definitely made a sizeable contribution, even if it was less than expected.
I know!! I hinted at putting them up for live auction, but even items there didn't go for a lot. everyone's wallets were tighter this year. A custom gaming table that retails at $9500 only went for $4-5000 on the live auction. That REALLY surprised me; the thing was amazing!
Hmm, maybe next year. I need to think of something epic to make. Or maybe something small that will sell easier, like one or two of my scale maille ties...
Tomorrow... I am not doing anything, until maybe the evening. I'm free this evening too, and I'm trying to find.. something to do. I don't want to just hide in my apartment, being a hermit. Anybody?
Well... if anybody in the Seattle area wants to hang out this weekend, let me know. I'm going to be lacking in the internet department after I leave work, so.... contact will be a little more difficult. A lot of ya have my number though. ^_^
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ColdbrewDown in Front ProductionsLake Stevens, WARegistered Userregular
edited December 2008
So I know I mentioned JoCo will be in Seattle on January 23rd, but... I just realized that Disturbed is playing that same night, and at the Everett Events Center which is within walking distance of my house, so I might just have to go there. I thought I would let you guys know in case anybody else was interested. I've seen JoCo twice at PAX and will see him again, and haven't ever seen Disturbed (or Sevendust, they're playing with them).
Anyway, any other parties or anything coming up? I might be hosting one soon, but not sure yet...
Holy shit Disturbed is going to be here? How much are tickets?!?
Tickets start at about a hundred bucks a pop. *sigh* I don't know if I can afford that.
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ColdbrewDown in Front ProductionsLake Stevens, WARegistered Userregular
edited December 2008
General Admission tickets start at $35 and go on sale this coming Friday. I won't have the money quite yet, but I really wanna see them! And I don't have to worry about parking XD
EDIT: Also looks like Buckcherry is playing with A7X on Feb 7th at the Tacoma Dome, which would be cool too. I think I'm having a LAN that weekend though... bah!
never hurts to inform others though I guess...
Oh! I really want to go see Video Games Live too.. plus it's like a ten minute walk away.. Maybe I can go see that, instead. Although medical bills are currently raping my pay checks right now, so maybe not.
Also, I want a freaking snow day off of work today! My dad works at a government funded place, so he's not working today. *grumble grumble* Stupid law office being open today.
Oooh! I think I might like to go see Video Games Live! I keep hearing about it and forgetting to look into it, so now is my chance!
Also, I'm at work today too... And I stupidly decided to drive to work (which is so uncharacteristic of me!) and I'm just hoping I don't get trapped here...
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I would now like to use this space to say: "WOOOH BBQ TOMORROW!"
Edit: Or do they take checks as well?
I doubt they'll take a cheque
First, their staff was not personable at all. They were, to put it simply, weird. And this is coming from a member of a group of people who are obsessed with drawing dicks in pictochat and saying "fuck" in inappropriate situations.
Second, the food was "meh." For a place that supposedly has hour long waits during the week, i expected a LOT better flavor. It was also a little expensive.
Third, "The Man," the sauce that was supposed to be "excruciating" and so hot that people who tried it got to put a pin on a map of where they're from because they're so special, was nothing special. Sure, it was spicy, spicier than standard sauces, but, not unbearable. I have honestly had Mexican food that was spicier than "The Man."
In the end, I'd say that you should probably avoid Dixie's.
Now, just because I thought that Dixie's sucked, doesn't mean that the day was terrible. On the contrary, I had a fantastic time hanging out with everyone. A highlight of the trip was wandering through Bellevue and randomly running into another PAXer. The story is an odd one, and probably deserves its own paragraph, so here we go.
Theros, Twinkie, Trooper, Accalon, MDB, Snickers and I were walking around looking for Ashridah, MetaverseNomad, Schrodinger, J0z1e, Oz and MeeOK, when all of a sudden this guy sitting on a bench sees us, jumps up, and starts charging at us full speed. We think that this is strange, and he comes to a halt in front of us and says, "Oh, I thought you were someone else." "Well, yes, we are." "Sorry about that." "'Tis okay." We start to walk away when someone, Twinkie or Accalon I think, says, "HE'S A PAXER HE HAS BUTTONS!" Those of us who had started to walk away whirl around, and MDB runs up and gives him a big hug. His name was Pyss, and we wound up talking with him for quite a while, and introduced him to the rest of the crew once they found us. We initiated him into the group with a game of I Can Break These Cuffs, told him about IRC and the forums, and went our separate ways. It was amazing, though, to randomly run into another PAXer like that. It just goes to show, one never knows what is going to happen day in and day out. :-)
After we wandered around Bellevue, went to the mall, and met up with Liger, we went to Ash's place and played Rock Band and GameCube. As will be custom for all future events, it was Ustreamed. It was also a total blast.
Big thanks to Ashridah for organizing everything and inviting us into his home. I love y'all so much!
I think they were the distributed challenge buttons, weren't they?
Yeah, i'm really not sure wtf happened with Dixie's. The sauce is really supposed to take people out, i've seen it do it. Not particularly impressed, overall.
As for the staff, that's pretty much the way they are. It gets worse when they're busy. the owners do a better job, however. (better job of being short and curt with people, that is, they can sell it better)
I knew I was forgetting something
nice video though, good luck with the dickerdoodle contest :P
We didn't win, but check out Page 6: http://tinyurl.com/68hgfh
I believe we know that hot bend over boyfriend couple!
Tycho approached us at Child's Play last night. He didn't even look at Accalon, just patted him on the back a few times and walked away.
OH! And how did the chainmail auction go Liger? Tell tell! Did it go for a bundle? I bet it did! Woot!
Dickerdoodle Party
Dixie's and Bellevue
Child's Play dinner
Also, I completely agree, those maille shirts were incredible! They should have been with the fancy live-auction items.
GUESS WHAT?
bowling was AWSOME!!!!
(happy birthday Eye_shuh)
the concert was also awesome! (i am guessing the dinner was fun also)
so on the next activity
this weekend is coming up (complete with bruce cambell)
and the weekend of the 20th things are going down
the 27th is one of my sister's bday (and close to the holidays)
and the weekend of the 3rd is the trip to canada (yay, but i am not going.... but yay still!!!111!!!)
so january the 10 (1/10/08) will be awesome time why?
well we are thinking of the family fun center (i know it is kinda kiddy) but me and my friends have gone many of times and it is an easy way to just mess around and i always feel like clerk 2 when i am there :P
so i was looking at prices and
http://www.fun-center.com/public/tukwila/groups_rates/
20 dollars for unlimited go-karts and lazer tag and extras if we have 15 or more people..... i think it could be fun, and i think it is a good day now all we need is the car rides and everything so yeah i think we should work with this?
also, tis' the season: TOY TRAINS!!!
You are going to love the Bruce Campbell movie. I saw it last year before it was totally finished and it was awesome. If you are a BC fan you will not be disappointed. I can't wait till Monday when he comes down here.
=( I'm sorry. Why on EARTH didn't people bid more for it? They were totally 100% awesome! =( =(
If I had the dough, I would've bid... a lot. (Sadly, I don't have that kind of dinero =( ) I'm extremely surprised that it didn't get higher.
But $850, while not as much as we imagined, is still pretty good! I mean, $425 a piece... that's like two XBox 360's for each of them, which means four new systems for the kids! So while it's less than we thought, you still did great... and your effort is DECISIVELY not un-noticed. We all appreciate the great work you did Liger!
EDIT: Why didn't they go for live auction? Was there just not enough time to put them up for it? Or was it just for items from like major donors or something (sponsors, signed things from famous people etc...) in the live auction?
They missed a major opportunity for some extra dough by not putting it live. It would've been a hit! =( But at least you definitely made a sizeable contribution, even if it was less than expected.
Hmm, maybe next year. I need to think of something epic to make. Or maybe something small that will sell easier, like one or two of my scale maille ties...
Hopefully by next year this mess will all be sorted and it'll kick butt.
Also, the ties are a neat idea
Also, I lost the info Ash gave me on the IRC channel.
server irc.slashnet.org
channel #paforums_pax
PicasaWeb? Photobucket?
Anyway, any other parties or anything coming up? I might be hosting one soon, but not sure yet...
Tickets start at about a hundred bucks a pop. *sigh* I don't know if I can afford that.
EDIT: Also looks like Buckcherry is playing with A7X on Feb 7th at the Tacoma Dome, which would be cool too. I think I'm having a LAN that weekend though... bah!
never hurts to inform others though I guess...
hmm... that looks pretty interesting, i'm surprised i haven't heard of that by now, might have to look into it.
If it makes you feel better, I work at home for now so I don't get snow days either. Or sick days.
Also, I'm at work today too...