The Adventures of Krystal Kid: Convention Recap

Monday, September 11, 2006

Convention Recap

OK, so just over a week ago I was at a convention in Atlanta. The fact that I am posting this is fairly clear proof that I did survive the weekend. I have, however, neglected to give any sort of a review. So let me get right to that.
There were, as usual, lots of freaks roaming downtown Atlanta. I, of course, was not one of them. I took lots and lots of pictures. No you may not see them. The pictures range from PG or PG-13 to R. No X-rated pictures (this year). Since this blog is a "family" type place we won't be linking to any naughty stuff like that. If you really want to see things like that, plan on coming to the convention next year. There's plenty to go 'round!
Perhaps the highlight of the convention for me was meeting The Mythbusters from Discovery Channel. Mythbusters happens to be one of my all time favorite shows. Actually the two top Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie were not there, but Grant, Tori, and Kari were. I got to meet them and talk to them and got my picture taken with each of them. Here's my picture with Kari.

Kari is the small, cute, funny, redhead on the show. Combined that with the fact that she can be a bit of a geek and she somehow managed to score 15 on my 1-10 scale. She also recently posed in FHM magazine, which is sort of like "Playboy you won't get grounded for". If you catch Mythbusters Episode 57: "Mentos and Soda" you can actually see some video clips from the photo shoot. Lets just say red lingerie, white lab coat, and glasses. Can science possibly get any better? (And no I wont be posting those pictures either!)
So why am I tell you about all of this? Well obviously to brag about meeting Kari.
Ok, so now you're wondering what on Earth this has to do with Krystal. Well bear with me. Mythbusters is one of my favorite shows because I was born to be a Mythbuster. In my youth my mother dubbed me "fidget fingers" because I had a bad habit of "getting into things" when I got bored. I was quite fond of taking things apart, but never had much interest in putting them back together. My mother will also vouch for the fact that that I loved putting things in the microwave. I could tell you some fantastic stories about what happens to things in a microwave:
Marshmallow Peeps get really big before they finally blow up.
A Hershey's Kiss does not change shape, though at about 8 minutes small geysers of smoke will start to erupt and after 10 minutes, everyone will have to leave the house from the burned chocolate smell.
A CD-Rom in the microwave gives an amazing light show. This is actually a Mythbusters Favorite. (This may or may not be damaging to your microwave so attempt it at your own risk.)
And my favorite: put one of those "ring" shaped florescent bulbs in the microwave, put a potato in the middle to absorb the heat, then turn the microwave on at 50% power. Enjoy!
So now that I have finally fessed up that I am a bit of a freak, and not just a scientist but a mad scientist (and also have a thing for smart cute red heads) you'll begin to understand why I get so much joy out of playing with Krystals.
As a child we're taught not to play with our food. But now that I am a grown up (at least legally) I can play with my food as much as I want to, and I do! (I also run with sharp objects and drive with no shoes on.)
It's fun, I promise. So go ahead and stuff your cheese Krystals in your George Foreman grill and make a Krystal Panini. Take the top bun off one Krystal and the bottom off another and swap em so you have a Krystal Kube (a Krystal with 2 bottom buns and no top bun).
Expect more fun with my food in the near future. You'll see the results right here, so be sure and stay tuned. Now put on your safety goggles! Krystal Lovers like hot buns.