Clearly the work of aliens, Scully

The Rising Star meeting in Blacksburg went well; afterwards, jdunson and I got into a lengthy discussion of dot/Hack. When we finally cleared ourselves from the parking lot, raininva and rattrap and rockbender and Bob and myself decided to make a quick run by Fun 'n' Games (MechWarrior boosters for the West Virginians and a trading card box for myself) and then grab some food.

Well, as three of us waited outside Fun 'n' Games, rattrap and rockbender just plain weren't showing. Finally 'Bender showed up and led us to an alley a couple of blocks over, in which his pickup sat on three tires and one rimless wheel. Yes, the lug nuts had all dropped off and he'd scraped his way along the street for 5 yards. Accident? We're not completely sure.

We finally got it fixed after destroying my jack (gotta get a new one of those!) with the assistance of some nice folks at Hokie House. (A little instant karma for you guys.) Then, after getting our game stuff, we ended up at Macado's instead because of the late hour. A little more karma to the Macado's waiter who covered Jerry and David's drinks for them, since they were clearly in a state.

Yesterday was far quieter. A day of concerted clutter removal and sorting in the apartment, and Rain and I were finally able to uncover carpet in the master bedroom and the living room - and now have several days' worth of clean clothes to boot!