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One Cool Thing 7-30-2020 Drunken Dragon Hotel

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Today in the mail I got a neat package from  The Drunken Dragon Hotel

For those who know the history of the Marriot Carpet and it’s relationship to the con, this site is the place to get your tiki shirts ordered.

But what made the package so cool other than the fact that it came in a gold foil package (classy) was the effort put into the mailing. I got a letter from the front desk welcoming me to the hotel, a lanyard for next con, a do not disturb sign for the hotel door and a blue postcard for memories of Dragoncons past.

What a fun way to jazz up a shopping experience. Check into the Drunken Dragon Hotel

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One Cool Thing 7-29-2020 Dragon’s Nectar

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Dragoncon like everything else this year is canceled. But the fine folks at Monks Meadery in Georgia are still releasing their Dragoncon branded Dragon’s Nectar this August and you can order it online here .

There is even a sampler pack with the other offerings by Monks Meadery. I’m looking forward to trying the Butter Buzz. I know I’ll be cracking open a Dragon’s Nectar this labor day as I mourn this years con cancellation.

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One Cool Thing 7-28-2020 Paper Towel Art

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Today is a little unique. It features paper towel art of Christopher J Garcia . He is a very well known member of the fandom community, a prominent maker of fanzines and other works. He won the Hugo for best Fanzine in 2011. So it’s safe to say he’s known for writing.

Sometime during the pandemic he started posting these Paper Towel Art pieces on his facebook and instagram. At first it is easy to slide right down your feed and say hey pretty, but with the consistency of output and the the actual work continuing you have to pause and admire what he is creating. I like that its a creative output being documented and some of them just shine with other stories. I see Avengers. I see Xmen. I see space and hope, and joy.

Anyway, if you want to check out his works you’ll need to see his facebook feed or Instagram and enjoy some paper towel art colors. 

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One Cool Thing 7-27-2020 Montview Storylane

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The Montview Neighborhood in Asheville, NC has decided to do something pretty neat in these Covid times. The houses starting at #5 Montview Drive and going all the way to #77 have started Storylane, a walk through the neighborhood story.

Different pages are in front of each house so the young ones don’t have to walk far until they get the next page. It adds a little bit of adventure to the story. The neighborhood plans on changing the stories every couple weeks so if you can , stop by for a stroll and a book.

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One Cool Thing 7-25-2020 Saturday Sumo Fun

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Sure, American Baseball came back this week to empty stadiums and there is something quite eerie about it even as it’s a little bit hopeful, but to me this is the cool sports thing for the week. Youtube user Sumo Natto’s channel is all about the Nagoya Basho taking place in Japan right now,

Grab a beer, and enjoy some Saturday Sumo action.

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One Cool Thing 7-24-2020 Pirate Playset!

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Pirate Port Playset by Chris Schweizer

Check out this awesome Pirate Playset by Chris and Liz Trice Schweizer available now at their Big Cartel shop.

It’s over three feet tall, has seven levels, moveable cannons and other parts and a whopping 25 characther pieces all illustrated by Schweizer. You can even mount it on your wall and have an awesome one of a kind art piece.

Such a cool item by a great artist.

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One Cool Thing 7-23-2020 Everwild Trailer

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Xbox hosted a hour long premier of over ten new trailers today as part of their continuing hype train for the upcoming Xbox Series x. They had their usual heavy hitters in Halo and Forza, along with some neat different games like Tell Me Why and Grounded.

But I kind of fell in love quickly with this awesome art style and music of this Everwild trailer from Rare (Sea of Thieves, Goldeneye, Banjoo, Perfect Dark) . It looks really amazing and I have always been into these cel shaded style games. Still unsure which console we will own first in our home between this and PS5 but I will want to play Everwild if it stays as nice as this two minute video.

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One Cool Thing 7-22-2020 Virtual SDCC

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Comic Con goes virtual for 2020. So many toy companies like Super 7 and Mezco are still having San Diego Con exclusives that you can buy from the comfort of your home and hopefully wont have to deal with scalpers later or hunt ebay for that con exclusive you really want.

But what i think is the best part of this bad situation? The over 350 panels Comic Con is producing for you to watch free over the next four days. So many good things to see there. As someone who has never been able to make it to the West Coast for this convention, I am going to take in as many of these as I can. Here’s the schedule.

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