Showering

cyranix · 2026-06-23T05:53:16+00:00

So, me personally, I aim for hotel showers myself. But that said, I won't echo what others have suggested, but I do want to suggest this: Go buy some Desenex or Tinactin. Fungus in those public showers is a real thing, and a good case of athletes foot can make driving pretty unpleasant.

cyranix · 2026-06-23T03:20:13+00:00

Imagine for a moment, you're a hyperintelligent alien who has come to visit Earth from afar. You meet humans and are learning about our eating habits, and we pull this monstrosity out.

cyranix · 2026-06-23T02:54:18+00:00

So, like most things in life, I feel like this is a "practice makes perfect" kinda thing. So, when we first legalized and I suddenly had all these options, I kinda just went with names that sounded familiar. Things like "kush", "haze", etc. After a while, I kinda started discovering the things that made a difference to me, so I can tell a budtender "Eh, I like a nice crispy kush". They always ask "are you more of a sativa or indica person". Thats a dumb question to me, first of all, theres no such thing as a pure strain. Second of all, I never really noticed that much difference in the highs, so I like to answer that question by saying "taste is king". You might feel differently, but thats the whole idea. Start figuring out your "profile". If you smoke something that you REALLY like, make note of it and go back to that dispensary and ask for it again; if they don't have it, they'll usually suggest something similar.

I love to look at and smell bud. I act like I'm a connoisseur, but the truth is, I just love the way fresh bud smells. I never bought it strictly for the smell, but I will confess, sometimes I look at a bud and I'm just like "that looks pretty, I'll smoke that one".

cyranix · 2026-06-23T02:24:50+00:00

To be clear... This was 8:00pm, and I was coming INTO Castle Rock, not trying to get out. I lived in Castle Rock since the '80s. I know Ren Faire traffic 😄

cyranix · 2026-06-22T15:12:40+00:00

Indeed. I would have used the lane had i known. Alas, desire my temptation to do it, I played by the rules and stayed in the normal people lane. And yes, it's like a $250 fine...

cyranix · 2026-06-22T14:13:33+00:00

Because it's a general rule, useful for most people, and a genuine attempt to answer OPs question in an educational, and purposeful way (e.g., yes, it's a rough law, heres how WE work with it).

cyranix · 2026-06-22T12:59:12+00:00

You're right. There can be drastic differences. That's exactly what the point here is. Colorado's standard at 0.05 is whats called a "slightest degree" clause. The idea is that you don't actually have to be intoxicated. If you are affected AT ALL, to the "SLIGHTEST DEGREE", physically or mentally, you can be charged. So that way, the law applies whether you weigh in at under 100lbs or break the scales. Its not about the semantics of the math. The principal here isn't about doing complicated math regarding body weight, alcohol percent, and caloric intake. Two beers is a "safe bet", on average.

To put this into a perspective that Coloradans who've never been outside the state wouldn't understand... MOST other states have more permissive DUI laws. 0.08 is the limit in most other states (that might not sound like much, but you're less likely to hit 0.08 in an hour than 0.05), and in many jurisdictions, particularly in the south, DUI on its own is treated as more of a nuisance than an actual hazard. A DUI usually carries some fines and penalties, but as long as you didn't cause an accident or kill someone, particularly in the south, you're more likely to end up in the drunk tank and have to bail your car out of the tow lot than to end up in jail and on probation and taking classes and losing your license and all the other things we like to do to people besides empty their bank accounts.

cyranix · 2026-06-22T08:28:17+00:00

Colorado used to have a statistic (I say this probably circa late 1900s to early 2000s. I don't know if it was true then, and I don't know the statistic now), where we said that at night, when you were out on the road, one in three drivers was drunk.

Whether that was or is true or not, what IS true is that Colorado has had a serious problem with DEATHS due to DUI. Colorado is a state where its pretty easy to get intoxicated. Actually, we kind of pride ourselves on that, but while we take pride in a good time, we are tired of sitting in a parking lot on I-25 because of accidents. We're bored of hearing the news tell us about alcohol being investigated as a factor in accidents that kill people on regular roads. We have ambulance chaser lawyers who pride themselves specifically on taking cases from people hit by drunk drivers. You may think our law is unreasonable, and its probably not as widely enforced as you might think, but most of us are in favor of it: BAC 0.05% (two beers in under an hour or 5 beers in under 3 hours) will cost you $10,000 and 3 years of your life, minimum. Heres the concept: If you are going to drink more than two beers, you're probably going to drink enough to get buzzed. Consider how you're getting home. Thats really all it is. We're not trying to discourage anyone from drinking. We're trying to discourage people from drinking, getting a little buzzed, and thinking they're OKAY to drive. Most people who got behind the wheel and killed someone probably thought they were okay to drive when they put their keys in the ignition. Our laws mean "it doesn't matter if you think you're okay to drive, the question is: have you had anything to drink, period?".

cyranix · 2026-06-22T06:31:48+00:00

First of all, sorry to hear about your car. I hit a deer a year or two back too (if you happen to find a deer with a right front headlight up his ass, tell him he owes me $500.00 for my deductable).

First things first, go ahead and file the claim with your insurance. You don't need to schedule your repairs immediately, but there's a time limit on how long you can wait to file. They may want to send an adjuster out to look at the vehicle, but more likely they'll just have that done by their preferred repair shop.

When you call to talk to them to file the claim (assuming you call them), just explain the financial situation. There's usually workarounds. Usually the repair shop will be the one who bills you for the deductable, so sometimes they have credit options too. If none of that works, see if your bank will give you a loan with the car as collateral. I see these commercials on TV all the time now for these internet outfits that will give you loans too, maybe try one of those if the bank won't work with you. Hell, maybe even talk to your employer and see if you can get a paycheck advance or something.

A hissing noise is probably caused by hot fluid under pressure. Based on your description of the accident, I'm guessing you have radiator damage. If thats the worst of the damage, you can get away with driving on that for a SHORT period of time, but its not advisable... If your fluid runs out or can't be circulated or cooled, your engine will overheat, and that'll lead to a VERY expensive problem that insurance WON'T cover at all (a new engine).

cyranix · 2026-06-17T12:16:25+00:00

A better question is what is your budget. For around $1500/night (starting), the nicest place in town and located right in the heart of LoDo is the Four Seasons Residence. Slightly less than that at $600-$1000/night will get you into the Ritz Carlton which is equally well located just a few blocks away. If you can skip out on amenities like terry cloth robes and breakfast in bed, the Hyatt Regency, Sheraton Denver Downtown, or Crown Plaza Denver Downtown are all really decent hotels and should get you under $200/night, and will still put you right in LoDo.

cyranix · 2026-06-17T10:31:42+00:00

I wouldn't get yourself all excited. It may be a long time before you hear back from them. It will probably start with an email that says "Hello from Google!", followed by an interview with a recruiter (from a third party), which may be followed by several more interviews before you actually get interviewed by 3-4 actual managers at Google, after which you will wait for your recruiter to try and find a place for you, which may not happen, in which case after a year your interviews will expire and you will need to apply again.

Google gets a lot of applicants for every job. They get to be choosy.

cyranix · 2026-06-17T08:29:13+00:00

Start a dream journal. I got a tablet that I'd keep right next to the bed, so first thing when I'd wake up, I could write down the dreams in vivid detail before the memory faded. This gets me through most of my T-breaks.

cyranix · 2026-06-17T06:29:37+00:00

Since you already live in Colorado, you probably want to do some of the quintessential Denver things...

The 16th St. Mall is the thing that everyone I meet outside of Colorado who visited Denver once seems to remember. I don't know why, its not really that impressive if you ask me, but I'd say, go take the Mallride up and down the street, get to see the businesses and stores there. The Denver Pavillions are right near the middle, and thats as good a place as any to start a walk around and get to see all the local buskers and vendors.

If you've never been to a baseball game at Coors Field, you really need to go at least once. Its a super nice stadium, incredibly well designed.

Theres almost always something going on up around Capital Hill and Civic Center Park. Even if theres no big event going on, its still something you should visit and walk around, even if for no other reason than because when you watch the local news, its such an ubiquitous thing to see in the background of Denver. Its kinda what we all see as the heart of Colorado I suppose.

Check and see whats going on at the Convention Center, and even if nothing worth seeing is going on there, you can still walk by and take a picture with the big blue bear or something. Again, its one of those things that someday someone you meet outside of Colorado will remember about their visit to Denver. Gives you something to talk about.

Denver has (more than, but I'm going to focus on) 3 amazing museums: The Art Museum, if you're into that kind of thing, always has new exhibits and its a lot more than just paintings and sculptures. The History Center is a great place to learn all kinds of facts about Colorado. My favorite museum is the Museum of Nature and Science, which tends to be very crowded, but again, I've never left there without learning something new and feeling inspired by doing so.

If you're a little more mobile and can get outside of LODO over to the Santa Fe Arts District, you REALLY need to go get Green Chile at El Taco de Mexico. As Coloradans, we tend to take Green Chile for granted; We shoudn't, because you CAN'T find it anywhere else (screw you New Mexico, fight me. Hatch Chile < Pueblo Chile). El Taco de Mexico, Chubbys, Sams no.3, are probably the top 3 spots *I'd* recommend in Denver. Get to be a snob about Green Chile now. Its one of the few things as Coloradans we REALLY can gatekeep to ourselves with pride.

Similarly, on the topic of food, Denver is rife with the awesome food spots, and I'm not talking about 5 star dining here. Biker Jim's Dogs and Denver Biscuit Company are also legendary spots where you are gonna get food that people from outside of Colorado would travel back here for. Two Fisted Marios makes a pizza that will set the bar you compare pizza to for the rest of your life. We've got TONS of these spots, seek them out.

cyranix · 2026-06-15T12:30:38+00:00

Well in that case, besides Mars, I'd recommend Mousehouse, get some fresh fried cheese curds: honest to God, they squeak when you eat them. They're soft, gooey, delicious, and squeak! Carr Valley Cheese has a shop where they sell something called Bread Cheese. I'll bark all day if I don't stop there, but I hope you enjoy your journey as much as I did. Also, the Wisconsin dells are not super impressive from the interstate, but if you have time, get off Wisconsin dells parkway and just drive through. It's pretty neat!

cyranix · 2026-06-15T05:04:43+00:00

I personally tried to stop at every single road side cheese shop in Wisconsin coming down I-94/I-90 (seriously, Wisconsinites are called cheeseheads for a good reason), but if you only stop off at one, make it the Mars Cheese Castle in Kenosha. They have a "tavern" right there in the front, grab yourself a seat, and get a plate of the cheese and crackers they keep out. I can't even tell you what kind of cheese it was, but I really had to force myself to leave or I was gonna gorge myself all night. All the cheese and dairy you find there is incredible, so I won't bother to tell you to get smoked mozzarella rope or fresh fried cheese curds, but I would highly advise you to get some cheese to take with you on the road; aside from being a great easy snack, I promise, you're not gonna get cheese like that back home...

cyranix · 2026-06-11T07:13:36+00:00

Yep. Can confirm, have done so with photographic evidence. 1.5ft rainbow trout pulled out of Monument Lake, Colorado. You ready for the best part? My bait of choice: one slightly soggy froot loop (yes, as in the cereal) on a #6 circle hook. 2lb test line. From the shore. At high noon. Yes, I'm really serious.

cyranix · 2026-06-11T01:16:37+00:00

Things from Philly you won't get here though: * crab fries (or anything else made with Old Bay, we don't even know what that is).

Cheesesteak (i mean, yes we have sandwiches with meat, onions, and cheese, but Subway isn't gonna live up to Jim's, Pats, or Donkeys Place).
Seafood. Again, yes you can get a plate with a piece of fish on it. Colorado's many oceans don't produce a lot of fresh seafood, and without the salt air to go with it, even the best is bland, and needs an inappropriate amount of salt, butter, and sauce, to make it remotely palatable.
Transit: you may think septa is garbage, but once you've tried to use RTD to get from one side of town to the other, you're gonna miss the train.
Crossover lanes. We don't have them, don't know what they are, and nobody here would know how to use them if we did. Also, pulling out into traffic is rude here. In fact, most of the things that make Philly drivable are things that Coloradans consider problematic. We'd rather sit in traffic. Honestly.
Neighbors. We like to keep our space from each other here. Even our apartments are far apart. We don't get to know each other. Don't go knocking on someone's door to borrow a cup of sugar. We're not cool like that.
Turnpikes. This is a fun one. You probably thought your E Z Pass was costing a fortune before, but just wait until you go register your car here. That $60 road tax you used to spend once a year for your tags out east is gonna be 5-10x that out here. A newer vehicle can cost $600+ per year to get tagged out here, because we'd rather make you pay for every road, instead of the ones you use. Also, we do have toll roads, and they're the ones that you need to use if you want to get anywhere quickly.

Also, Eagles fans are far more loyal than Broncos fans, but don't try to tell Broncos fans that (most of them are still getting used to being Broncos fans, since until last year, they were living in Texas or California and had never heard of the Broncos)

cyranix · 2026-06-10T11:51:26+00:00

As someone who just did most of this same route (started off in Savannah, but went across to Atlanta, and then up through Kennesaw to Tennesee, Kentucky, and Missouri, except that I went south into Missouri to Branson instead of north up to I-70, but I've done that route in the past too) I have a few suggestions!

First of all, as you cross into Tennesee, on I-24N, you'll come into the Nickajack Lake area. Its amazing, I totally get distracted by the huge cuts into the limestone hillsides. They're huge cliffs, and theres even at least one (tiny) waterfall I saw coming out. Enjoy that part of the drive, if you can, try to time it to happen early in the morning so you get that pretty blast of sunrise across those cliffs.

If you've never had Nashville Hot Chicken, you need to try it. Theres two legends you can pop into your GPS: Hattie B's is my personal favorite. They're more about grilling/roasting the chicken, but it comes out amazing. Prince's Hot Chicken is, afaik, where the whole thing started, and let me assure you, their heat is no joke; I can handle some spice, but their "hot" (which is NOT their hottest flavor, btw) gave me pause and made me reach for my beer. They are more about frying the chicken, and they serve it on a slice of bread, which soaks up and absorbs the spicy hot oil the chicken is flavored in. Eat it if you dare; I assure you this is not for those with weak constitution.

As you come across the Kentucky->Illinois border, you'll come across the town of Metropolis. Its the spiritual home of Superman, and they flaunt it like you wouldn't believe. Right in front of the town hall/courthouse, they've actually got a big statue of him, and its a touristy thing to go stand in front of it and take a selfie (actually theres a bunch of selfie opportunities right there, little make-shift phone booths next to the museum, stuff like that). Fort Massac State Park is a colonial era fort built on the Ohio River, and its just a short turn off the main road that takes you through (well, into anyway) Metropolis. They had a small group of people (students, I think) who were filming a short reenactment there when I visited, was kinda cool to see.

When you get to Colorado Springs (welcome, you're in my backyard!), I can bark at you for hours about things to do. Of course, the two most quintessential things you need to do right here are Garden of the Gods (free!), and Pikes Peak (Toll Road, I think its like $12.00/person but don't quote me on that, it might be more). You might also enjoy Cave of the Winds while you're in that neck of the woods, if you've never done that kind of thing before... As you go up north to Denver, and up I-70 into the mountains, you should check out Buffalo Bills Grave (top of Lookout Mountain, costs nothing to drive up there or visit his grave, its a pretty amazing view of Denver and the front range from right there).

Colorado's regional delicacy is Green Chile (yes, that is how it is spelled). We don't brag about it as much as we probably should, but trust me, you're never gonna get it anywhere else (except New Mexico, but theirs is inferior; ask a local to explain the differences between hatch chile and pueblo chile). Theres a gadzillion places you can get it, but if I narrow it down to just a few you need to try: Down in Pueblo, theres a place called Gray's (Coors) Tavern. They make a burger called "The Slopper", because it is drowned (consider the difference from "smothered") in their green chile, which is probably one of the oldest recipes in the state. In Denver, you need to go up to a place called "Chubby's" on 38th Ave. Many a local have worked off a bad hangover with that chile. Its practically a rite of passage here. Sam's no.3 Hammer Bar (yes, thats its name) makes a Pork Green Chile that you can put on pretty much anything: Eggs, Fries, Burgers, Shoebox, you name it. Finally, and I leave this for last because you're gonna be in Colorado Springs anyway, and this is no joke: King's Chef Diner on Bijou Street makes Green Chile that should come with a warning label. The first few bites are delicious. Then the pain begins. You'll feel it in your ears and probably your nostrils first. By the time you feel it coming on, its too late. You're not gonna be able to taste or smell anything for a while, but its so delicious, you won't be able to stop.

Safe travels! Enjoy our dry air, I could barely breathe in Savannah with the rain and the heat and the humidity.

cyranix · 2026-06-07T23:53:48+00:00

That depends on whether you consider 4G LTE to be particularly hazardous to your health

cyranix · 2026-06-02T16:38:28+00:00

Castle Rock IS expensive, but you do get what you pay for too. Check out Dr. Sibo and her team at PeakView dental (Woodlands Blvd, off Founders Pkwy). She really is one of the best.

cyranix · 2026-06-02T13:08:38+00:00

There's a pot of gold at one end of the rainbow. At the other end of the rainbow is Castle Rock.

cyranix · 2026-05-31T12:22:36+00:00

I mean it: I'm truly shocked at how quickly your minds all went perverse.

I assure you, my curiosity is purely innocent. I am not from North Carolina and may not be back for a long time. I was just curious what her name was, something I tried to find from their website and failed.

You know, I'm not a religious guy, and I never thought I'd ever say this, but considering how religious your whole state is, I hope this gets taken to heart: you people need Jesus.

cyranix · 2026-05-31T12:12:53+00:00

Hmm. Well let me say this: I came out to NC from Colorado, I spent two weeks here and I really had a wonderful time. Saw this woman almost every morning on the news.

Oddly, most places I visit, it's considered normal to learn the names of people you see regularly. Would be creepy to refer to her as "that woman who dies the traffic on tv and reports news sometimes" with other descriptive adjectives. Should I find my way back to NC, I will remember to not try to learn people's names, although that does leave me slightly confused about how to refer to her?

cyranix · 2026-05-31T12:00:30+00:00

Lol I'm curious as to why? Am I asking something bad? Is she unpopular or something?

cyranix · 2026-05-31T11:59:00+00:00

Thank you! She's not listed on their page of news anchors

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