Its really not a project…but hey, Its Sunday, and I don’t want to be lazy! Seriously, this is going to play out like a elementary school picture book.

Well anyways, meet my computer.

And like most computers with this type of case, there are various ports on the inside behind the door for USB devices and such…

But there is one problem….

The door is in the way of the ports, and will not close properly unless I remove the plugs. I have had people bump into my case and smash the cords and unplug things. Not cool, not cool at all. So I decided to saw off a part of my case door in order to allow me to keep my devices plugged in while having the door closed too.

Luckily, the front piece comes off, making the little surgery a lot easier.

First came the bottom flap, that had to be sawed off so the ports have enough clearance.

Then, came the front piece. I removed a small corner of the side to give the cords a way through the door…. 

And done!

The cutout only works for cords, flashdrives will not have enough room unless a USB extension cord is used.  

Now the whole thing looks better, and I can sleep at night?

Blah, if I’m going to give you filler, it might as well be filler worth looking at.

EDIT: lol, sleep 

I have a source of income now….meaning I can will some life back into this husk you call a blog. May caffeine flow through your veins like a monkey on fire on thrusday.

Not that I haven’t found a good energy drink yet, its just i’ve been drinking them AWAY from the computer…I’ll post some around the end of the month. Here’s a picture of the estimated time it will take for Apple to give a damn.

The typical American breakfast usually has the following: Eggs, bacon, pancakes, toast, orange juice, and coffee, give or take a few items from that. Now, since people usually are on-the-run and always want to take their foodstuffs with them, companies want to combine things together. pancakes wrapped in sausage, corndog style. Frozen breakfasts, sandwiches and wraps, and how could anyone forget the breakfast burritos?

But this is a different tale, one where someone thought it would be a splendid idea to take the caffeine part of coffee and combine it with the orange juice and mix in some wholesome chemicals. I give you AMP Energy: Energy Juice! Pictured here are both Orange and Mixed Berry flavors.

Let me start off by saying that the AMP lineup is awesome and tasty! But they make it seem like the Juice just arrived in the short bus… The taste is enough to wake you up…and promptly make you spit it out at the nearest sink. Mixed Berry is one of those drinks you have to plug up your nose for. Although, I found Orange to be more tolerable, tasting like very stale oranges. Both are still nasty.

I won’t bother with pictures of liquid, they come in clear bottles and I wouldn’t want to stink up some glass for the sake of…caffeine. I mean it, they STINK, I’m glad they have a cap on them, other wise they would be FAR AWAY FROM ME!

 

Yerba Mate…the “drink of the gods”. Well then, what does that make lemonade with Yerba Mate…? You know what, I’m not even going to go there…ugh. Anyways Patrick’s back with a brand new bag of tricks. None of them work, but here’s a drink anyways. 

Yes, its GUAYAKI! WHAT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF GUAYAKI? YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ME YELL BEFORE? WELL, MY FRIEND, THIS IS SOME MOTHERFUCKING YERBA MATE! THERE’S A TIME AND A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING. AND YERBA MATE BREAKS THE FOURTH FUCKING DIMENSION AND MAKES REALITY ITS BITCH. THAT’S RIGHT WHEN MIXED WITH THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS, THE SPEED OF LIGHT SEEMS LIKE A SENIOR CITIZEN DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE ON MEDS. 

But enough about that… this thing must be savored. Lets get to the bottom of that. With the can open, it has a lemony goodness flowing from the can…and I guess the yerba mate. I must warn those who want to try this, it does have low sugar; enough to make it tolerable, but for those with a sweet tooth, I’d say no to this one. Anyways think of lemon drops, like the throat drops. Its kind of like that, except in liquid form. Holy crap. It even looks like melted down lemon drops! 

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I’m going to keep this short: Its good. Low sugar means no guilty feeling(if you like to count calories [108 per can? YES!]). Also, its organic, from the sugar they add to the flavoring, I mean its just lemons, nothing but lemons. This is serious lemonade. SERIOUS YERBA MATE LEMONADE! 

1272407879.mov (via albel65) Caffeine….found it. But I need to buy more energy drinks when I can. I’ve been…sleeping right *gasp*.

Ahh, that dark, bubbly brew. Cola has been pretty much a staple drink for everyone’s childhood. It was sugary, zippy, drink which pretty much sparked up a furious battle between two brands(I’m team Coca-cola, yeah I said it, deal with it). But over the years, caffeine tolerance has went up and down, and we moved on to crazier, tougher drinks, leaving cola behind like a horse who has broke its leg, and then shot it.

But Rockstar wants to remind us that cola can play with the big boys, and so they came up with this little concoction: Meet Energy Cola.

The can itself looks like the original, with a black and yellow color scheme. But one thing you’ll notice when you pick up the can is the matte finish that was applied, which gives the container a sophisticated appearance. 

Color isn’t all that bad either. I mean were you expecting lemonade?

So if they say it cola, looks like cola, and even smells like cola, does it taste like cola?

Well, yes…and no. I will say that when I took the first sip, it did taste like cola, but its more like cola substitute. What I mean by this is it seems like Rockstar attempted to create cola by using a batch of ingredients totally unrelated to cola….making. Maybe some of the things are the same, but it tastes sweeter and has a bitter aftertaste, compared to cola.

I say that this isn’t really a good way to experience a souped-up version of cola. Besides looking like cola, it doesn’t seem to emulate a cola taste. EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!

Imagine having one of those days. The kind where you have nothing to do, just bored out of your mind. Then it hits you, like a slap in the face.

Found this the cheap and easy way($2.50 for 2? HELL YES!). Meet SLAP, where you can think of any saying and it just might be relevant to this. Yes even “slap my dog and call me sally”…

One thing you’ll notice on the can is their “Multi-Stage Energy Supplement” blend called “Energy 9.0”. Now, this scares me, what the hell happened to the other 8 revisions?? As if all the other energy drinks I drank in my life time didn’t mean a thing! These guys are shooting high!

As mentioned earlier, they had a special for 2 cans. So I picked the first 2 that sounded appealing to me, Sensation, and White Tea. Mind you, they’re both lightly carbonated…

Starting with Sensation, they claim it has a “CHILLING” effect on the user. White tea….is just white tea, nothing special here except for the antioxidants.

Upon opening the can you get this kind of bubblegum smell. It kinda reminds me of an exaggerated red-bull. The taste is more of a double bubble kinda of gum. It has its flavor, but its really just gum, which isn’t a bad thing at all.

For a drink this odd, it doesn’t really have an aftertaste. Actually, its more like a double bubble aftertaste. Now, since this is the sensation flavored one, it does have a kinda coolness hitting the back of your throat. The more you drink it, the stronger the sensation is. Its quite refreshing.

This is what I like about this drink: It CLEAR!

This is awesome, finally a drink that matches its color! The last clear drink that I enjoyed was Bawls. Now that was good, but anyways, its a pretty good match.

SLAP Sensation is a good drink you want to have during the summer. Its got an interesting taste to it and is “minty”. Also, its very cheap, A good bang for your buck. *THUMBS UP*

Well, going to catch a couple of winks. Energy drink hunting tomorrow.

I think I’ve found my new title for these types of posts!
Been a slow everything…But hey, new energy drink to quaff!

Today we have a more indie beverage in decked out in tribal tattoos. Oh no, how could I miss this? What’s next, ear plugs? Snake Bites?? Life is but a cruel, slippery slope. Anyways, its called Talon Energy:Original.

Originally(heh), I meant to just drink this on the spot. I was a bit tired and had a long day of network configuring ahead of me. But I was promised pizza and just packed it in my bag for later. But now I have a chance to see what awaits me. Will this can full of bro make me want to bust out my GAMECUBE AND CHALLENGE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU CHUMPS TO SOME MELEE, *ahem* or just melee the can straight down the nearest bro’s throat?

As I open the can—which was strangely hard to do—I get a good whiff of some citrus, more grapefruit than anything. Actually, upon putting it in my clear cup it was more pineapple than grapefruit.

Wow, I have to admit, I was expecting a really sweet type of drink. Instead, I’m hit with a good, really tasty, sour-citrus flavor. This is definitely something you want served chilled(no ice)! The aftertaste is practically non-existent, its a really clean drink that you can actually take in little sips(what am I the only one?). It packs a promising energy blend which only has 87mg of caffeine per 8 oz. 

The can itself holds some user-generated content in the form of mottoes which you can submit to www.talonenergy.com. Trying to keep with the theme of talons, the mottoes and drink are both sharp representations of the actual can. This is one I would recommend to those who wants to get that little nudge without slamming the whole can down in one go.

And remember, any and all feedback is appreciated!

On a different note, who want’s to melee?