Otaku Anonymous - Road Trip 2001

Five Otaku. Two Cars. One Trip to see our Leader before his Exile.

29/9/2001 My Luggage - Traegorn

This is my luggage. Theoretically, we were supposed to meet at my house at Noon. Besides myself, the only thing ready to go at noon was my luggage. The entire plan was to leave my house to visit Anime Robot Vinnk at Camp Tesomas on Crystal Lake (Near Rhinelander, WI). I was going to be dropped off at Lake Thompson to spend a week with my family - hence the luggage.
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29/9/2001 Within ten minutes... - Traegorn

Within ten minutes, Cat and Gahleon showed up. They were mostly on time.
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29/9/2001 We like Cat the most. - Traegorn

I should mention that Cat showed up first - not Gahleon. I think this is an important thing to note. Speaking of Things, the official OA Thing is in the background.
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29/9/2001 Me. - Traegorn

This is me (Traegorn). I was on time. Very much on time. In fact, I've decided that I was really early.
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29/9/2001 AN HOUR LATER!!! - Traegorn

An HOUR LATER Hamster Huey and TWKrunk decided to finally get there. HH's the one with the glasses. Krunks the larger fella.
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29/9/2001 This is the Death Trap - Traegorn

This is HH's car. The Death Trap. It was once four different cars. Yeah.
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29/9/2001 Arby's! - Traegorn

We decided to grab some Arby's before we left (hence the parking lot). You see, Otaku Anonymous members are not allowed to actually eat indoors at any food establishment. DAMN THE MAN! (And don't ask me what Hamster boy is doing there)
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29/9/2001 Cat's car. - Traegorn

This is Cat's car. You can guess which one I decided to ride in.
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29/9/2001 This is Cat again. - Traegorn

This is Cat driving. She's a good driver. Drive Cat Drive.
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29/9/2001 This is Me. - Traegorn

I post this because most pictures will NOT have me in them. Why? I was the guy holding the camera.
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29/9/2001 This is the Death Trap Tailgating us. - Traegorn

Aparently our Hamster friend does not understand the concepts of "Save Driving Distance"
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29/9/2001 Stopped for a moment... - Traegorn

This is a better shot of the Death Trap. Man, that car is scary.
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29/9/2001 At Cecil's place. - Traegorn

Cecil hadn't shown up at my house. Since this day was HIS choice on when to leave, we decided to stop by his apartment. His car was there, but he wasn't.
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29/9/2001 The note... - Traegorn

So we left a note, telling him we'd left. Ah well...
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29/9/2001 LIVE BAIT! - Traegorn

You really can't see it from this shot, but there are two vending machines. One is for Coke. The other is for... Live Bait. Mind you, we haven't left Eau Claire yet... yeesh.
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29/9/2001 This is Gahleon - Traegorn

Gahleon got the front seat... so I'm posting this image of him that he didn't want me to. I'm a bastard.
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29/9/2001 Ah yes... the open road... - Traegorn

So, we're finally out of Eau Claire, and onto the open road. Ah yes, smooth driving...
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29/9/2001 Until the d@*ned van. - Traegorn

...until a friggin' van, driving at 20 miles per hour decided to plant itself in front of us for a half hour.
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29/9/2001 Rib Lake. - Traegorn

This is Rib Lake. Help Desk Sean (who was supposed to come with us originally but had to cancel) grew up in Rib Lake, WI. So I took a few shots.
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29/9/2001 School. - Traegorn

This is a place of education HDSean may or may not have ever attended. So, photo taken.
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29/9/2001 The Lake. - Traegorn

We weren't sure if he had grown up in Rib Lake the town, or Rib Lake the Lake, so I took a photo of Rib Lake the Lake.
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29/9/2001 Mildly Lost. - Traegorn

At this point, we learned two things:

1. HDSean has given us directions that are mildly faulty... but we have a map, and plot out a new course.
2. The Death Trap is low on gas. We need to find a Gas station.
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29/9/2001 The dirt road... - Traegorn

We find a good way... it just hasn't been paved... ever... dirt roads are fun.
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29/9/2001 You had to see it. - Traegorn

The Death trap appeared to be literally shaking apart. There's no way to show this...
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29/9/2001 THERE IS NO CLIFFORD!!! - Traegorn

According to the map, there was a place named "Clifford" at this intersection. Well, boys and girls, I'll let you in on a little secret... THERE IS NO CLIFFORD WISCONSIN! IT'S JUST A BARN! NOTHING! NADA! ZIP!
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29/9/2001 Kaputz. - Traegorn

Right about then, the Death Trap decided to DIE. Run out of gas. Kaputz.

So, now we REALLY need a gas station.
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29/9/2001 KRUNK! - Traegorn

Krunk hopped into the car. Now, there are two towns of equal distance from Clifford. We decide that at least ONE should have a gas station. I don't remember their names, but we pick the one to the west, and head out.
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29/9/2001 Truck, Post Office, Turn around. - Traegorn

This truck tailgated us the whole way. We got to the "town", and found a Post Office, another Barn... and nothing else. We turn around, drop off Krunk to give Hamster company, and head towards the other town.
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29/9/2001 Hosana Hosana Gas Station Hosana - Traegorn

We find... that's right, a GAS STATION at the other town. Huzzah.
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29/9/2001 So we get some gas... - Traegorn

Gahleon holds the triumphant gas canister. He hasn't noticed the open air hole in the back.
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29/9/2001 Abandoned... - Traegorn

We get back to the Death Trap... to find no one. Cat gases it up.
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29/9/2001 After five minutes... - Traegorn

Hamster and Krunk return.. They're the little orange dot.
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29/9/2001 Gahleon takes notice. - Traegorn

Gahleon notices a little stain on his shirt from the Gas.
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29/9/2001 Can you see the stain? - Traegorn

Can you see the stain? Hmmm? Can you?
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29/9/2001 Sheepish Hamster. - Traegorn

Hamster looks a tad sheepish. He and Krunk have a tale, but they can comment on that themselves.
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29/9/2001 This is Temporary Title - Traegorn

Well, we gassed up the Death Trap all the way.. Again, more off camera hysterics happened, but I'll let those involved talk about that.
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29/9/2001 This is Vinnk! - Traegorn

We get to Camp Tesomas, and find our Captain Vinnk quite easily.
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29/9/2001 Vinnk Greets us. - Traegorn

Anime Robot Vinnk, in all of his wisdom, greets us as comrades. Why? Because we are comrades, dumbass.
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29/9/2001 Hamster likes cameras. - Traegorn

We hang out, talk, Hamster Huey sticks his ugly mug into the lens.
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29/9/2001 We explain the adventure. - Traegorn

Cat relays our adventure to Vinnk.
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29/9/2001 Pose! - Traegorn

So, I set up the camera timer, jumped into the group, and made it look like I was just being casual. I am such a whore.
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29/9/2001 The tour. - Traegorn

Vinnk begins to take us around the camp.
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29/9/2001 The Cabin. - Traegorn

This is Vinnk's cabin. Vinnk has told us that this is the camp where Friday the 13th was filmed. Heh.
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29/9/2001 Hanging out a bit. - Traegorn

We hang at Vinnk's Cabin Crib.
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29/9/2001 Krunch. - Traegorn

And, as per normal, Krunk breaks something.
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29/9/2001 Evil Dead? - Traegorn

Vinnk also points out that his cabin looks a lot like the one from Evil Dead.
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29/9/2001 Krunk Attack! - Traegorn

Krunk attacks Gahleon. He did this a couple times. Yeesh.
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29/9/2001 Le Tour - Traegorn

Vinnk shows us much stuff. So much stuff, I didn't post most of it.
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29/9/2001 Fire Sign Fun! - Traegorn

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29/9/2001 More fire sign fun! - Traegorn

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29/9/2001 Tic Tac.. I lost my toe! - Traegorn

You really can't tell from this image, but this tree stump has a game of Tic tac toe played with chainsaws.
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29/9/2001 Vinnk's Eagle project. - Traegorn

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Eagle... Vinnk's Eagle Scout Project.
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29/9/2001 This was big. - Traegorn

Vinnk built some cool stuff. And it was big. Here are some of our members underneath the gateway.
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29/9/2001 Closer look. - Traegorn

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29/9/2001 Meditation Rock Garden. - Traegorn

This garden ROCKS! (sorry, bad joke)
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29/9/2001 hehe... sump... - Traegorn

sump Sump SUMP!
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29/9/2001 I'm so Immature. - Traegorn

This building is called Treviranus. Pronounced (I'm dead serious) "Trevor-Anus". hehe... I have the mindset of a 12 year old...
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29/9/2001 Ah yes, the view. - Traegorn

This is Beautiful Crystal Lake.
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29/9/2001 Ah yes... the.... view.... - Traegorn

This is Vinnk attempting to eat a Plastic Pink Flamingo in front of Beautiful Crystal Lake...
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29/9/2001 Muppet Food! - Traegorn

This is a Muppet made out of food. Really. What? Damned Dirty minds...
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29/9/2001 In the Dairy Queen parking lot. - Traegorn

We grabbed some food at both Dairy Queen and a Chinese Restaurant across the street. Since we are Otaku Anonymous, we ended up eating outdoors.
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29/9/2001 Look, it's me! - Traegorn

One of the few shots with me.
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29/9/2001 More me. - Traegorn

Krunk and myself goofing around with the camera
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29/9/2001 Dropping me off. - Traegorn

They dropped me off at the Cabin I was staying at. Luckily, my family had gone out to dinner so I didn't have to introduce them to my friends...
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29/9/2001 Cat pulls away... - Traegorn

So Cat and Hamster pulled away. What happened after that? How was the trip back? Well, for those answers you'll have to wait. (In other words, those pictures were taken with a normal camera, and I have to still scan them)
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29/9/2001 Cat pulls away... - Traegorn