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Grig Larson

The audio diary of a perfectly ordinary IT guy working at an extraordinary company..

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Hey folks!

This feed has been quiet for a while, we're working on what we're going to do next but UNTIL THEN, here's a fun little bit that you might enjoy.

This is an actual-play RPG one shot, where Your Narrator plays Jim after the apocalypse.

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Everyone deserves a happy ending. 

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Rescue! And another rescue!

Written by Grig Larson

Produced by Nobilis Reed

Background sound by Tabletop Audio

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We're going on a short hiatus.

We'll be back in a few weeks. 

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Anita and Jim investigate further.

Written by Grig Larson

Narrated and produced by Nobilis Reed

Background sound by Tabletop Audio 

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He has arrived.

Written by Grig Larson
Narrated and prodcued by Nobilis Reed
Background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Senate hearings, and a threat.

Written by Grig Larson
Produced by Nobilis Reed
Background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed, background sound by Tabletop Audio

Background music is "Bama Country" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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more interviews; The hunt for Spiderbat continues.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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A new addition to the family.  Or, well... a rearrangement of it, anyways.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Christmas fallout, and a visit to Spiderbat. Ashley ensues. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Christmas at the hotel, with Jess.

Written by Grig Larson; Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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There's a problem with the budget. Someone unexpected shows up to help. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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The aftermath of the fight between Nagai and Anita.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed, background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Thanksgiving.  Why should I expect anything but chaos?

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed, background sound by Tabletop Audio

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But what about the jumping jacks?

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed, background sound by Tabletop Audio

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We finally track down Spiderbat.  Also, arguments.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Still locked out, still can't find Spiderbat.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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We learned a few things while I was recovering from my ordeal.

Written by Grig Larson. Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed. Background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Meh-ven, I'm in Meh-ven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly... something...

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Gotta get back home. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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I got ta be, under the sea...

Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Interviewing new managers, and some new information about Kai Enso. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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My phone.  My phone.  My PHOOOOOONE!

Narrated by Kim the Comic Book Goddess and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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A day at the beach.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Moving into the new office, continuing research on the Kai-Enzo Corporation, and some conversations with Julie which are in no way indicative of impending drama.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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We get a look at the house, and I learn a few things. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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We're finally on our way out to the new house Julie found. 

Written by Grig Larson; Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Time to have a talk with Spiderbat.  Now where is she?

Written by Grig Larson; Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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I own the company, and I'm still dealing with folks with stupid problems.

Oh, and Julie found a house.

Written by Grig Larson. Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed. Background sound by Tabletop Audio

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History Hunting, and House Hunting

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Out with the old, in with the new.  And in with some old, maybe. 

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The dreaded event has happened. I had dinner with Julie's parents.

Written by Grig Larson, Recorded and produced by Nobilis Reed, background audio by Tabletop Audio

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Starting the new contract in Hawaii.

Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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The end of Kaiju Tech. 

Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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The General has me in for an interview.  

Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Julie and Jim talk about the future. 

Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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"Kaiju Sensitive Training"

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Julie and I arrive in Hawaii, and meet her parents.

Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Hastur is finally in custody, but there are repercussions.

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated and Produced by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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The Scottish Wedding

Recorded live at Balticon 55; Written by Grig Larson, with voices Nobilis Reed, Kim the Comic Book Goddess, Paul Fischer, Nuchtchas, Keith Hughes, Veronica Giguere, Doc Coleman, Grig Larson, Rob Bean, and Charles Brown

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(Posting a little early so  you have time to listen before This Kaiju Life Live on Saturday night)

Jim, Supan, Gunter and Dog try to get to Hastur.

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Time to get the team together to rescue Hastur from his own stupidity. 

No wait... THAT is the team?

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I get an unwelcome phone call, and a text, and some messages, and a bunch of reddit posts, and news coverage--all in all, not a good day. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Field trip time. 

Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Part two of Supan's wedding.

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Supan wants to quit. 

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Changes to the ticketing system, then Spiderbat, then Julie.

I should probably open a ticket against my mouth. 

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Foxy's first visit to the KRL site. 

Written by Grig Larson, Narrated by Nobilis Reed, background sound by Tabletop Audio

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A conversation with Doctor Kahuna goes badly; a conversation with Julie goes well.

Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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Julie and Ashley meet. 

It's Fine.

Just...

FINE.

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Julie's first day on the job.

Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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We really gotta find Julie a job. 

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We've got a new network administrator, and Julie's acting kind of strange.

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I can't believe how far things went in one week.

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Fallout (so to speak) from the firewall failure involves adding some new people to Kaiju Tech.

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A new crisis appears, and an old one comes comes to a head.

Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

Additional sound by Audiojacked

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A new year, new problems? No, of course not.

Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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And we are back from hiatus!  This episode is a summary of the major events in This Kaiju Life from 2017 through 2020.  If you're coming to this show for the first time, this is a great place to start. And if you're a long time fan, it'll be some fun nostalgia! 

New episodes will begin January 30, 2021. 

Narrated by Nobilis Reed; background sound by Tabletop Audio

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This Kaiju Life is going on hiatus until January 2021.

So that means now is a great time to tell people about the show!

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I got dog back. And another thing I needed...

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It's time to get Dog.  And probably, distracted.

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Time to track down Dog.

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Dealing with the network guy, Hans.

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It's time for the meeting. The meeting.

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Hearings are finally over.  I think.

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More congressional hearings.

Gulp.

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We're up in front of a congressional hearing.

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Men in Blue, Ashley, and Carl.

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What have I done?

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A visit from the Men in Blue. And Doctor Riddick. And ... where is Dog?!?!

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Ashley.  It's Ashley.  .

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We have a new director of robotics.

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Some thoughts on kaiju flu, and other kaiju pests.

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A difficult conversation with Bayou B...

Uh...

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In the depths of Bethesda with Bridget.

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I'm off to a trade show.  Yes, during an epidemic.

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This Kaiju Life LIVE at Balticon 54

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Doctor Riddick, and Old Poofy.

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We finally get the Robot Kaiju briefing. By "We" I mean myself, Bridget, Hastur, a couple engineers from Insertia Maxima, and... Jess. 

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Fallout from Dr. Riddick leaving, and my life is chaos.

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Kaiju Robot Armies, and... Jim.  No, not me. THAT Jim. 

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Out with the old project, in with the new!

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There's a disturbance under Silo D.

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Teleconferences.  Ugh.

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On top of everything, the Kaiju Flu.

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Recruiting.  Ugh.

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First week working at Kaiju Tech!

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Times, they are a-changin'.

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Conversation with Spiderbat.

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Time to make some changes around here.

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Jim has an epiphany.

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First day as a manager.

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Management Training.

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I'm dropping off Dog at my sister's house before heading to management training.

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The next phase of my career begins.

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My boss, Powder Kegg, has some bad news.

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Saying goodbye to Jess, and hello to the Bear Queue.

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The dreaded office party happened.

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There's a good reason this diary entry is late.

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Mapril Braffick and James T Kirk.

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I have a plan for the Christmas party.

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Thanksgiving with the family.

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Thanksgiving potlucks, and dealing with the union guys.

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Mandatory Kaiju Safety Training.

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Thieves, man. Thieves.

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Business dealings with Baranda. 

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Time to make the presentation on the new badge system.

This should go well.

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Reorganization. It's a fact of life in government service.

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We've moved into Building Seven.  Joy.

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WE ARE BACK FROM HIATUS.

The fate of Dog.

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This Kaiju Life is going on hiatus.

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Get your very own Stompadon!

We'll see you in October.

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Small world.

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Strangely enough, there are actually labs at Kaiju Research Labs that research kaiju.

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It's performance appraisal time once again.

"Can I give myself the highest rating in every category?"

"You can certainly try."

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Building Seven: dust and cobwebs. Mostly actual, a good deal metaphorical.

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Good news about Ibrahim.  And then, of course, bad news.

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Inventory day.

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Time for the team-building excercize.

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Time to "rescue" Bridget from the bondage club.

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This girl just wants to have fun.

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All hands conference in New York City.

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This Kaiju Life LIVE at Balticon 53.

Fun times at K-Kon.

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YUN YUN CONTRACT!

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Desperation makes people do crazy things.

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Astronauts and gorillas.  That's all you gotta know.

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Lock problems in Silo B.  Time for the intern, Jim 2, to get some experience.

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Ibraheem's first day, which means lunch at Fungous Humongous.  At least it's on the company's dime.

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Offsite training.

Oh, JOY.

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Interviews.  The only thing worse than having to interview for a job, is having to interview potential candidates.

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Meet the firewall guy, Hans.

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Him again.

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Kaijus. In. Space! 

Not really.  

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We have an intern now.

He's...interesting.

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Back in Bethesda, and everything is back to normal.

Well

"Normal"

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The transformation of Project Bunnysuit begins.

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A new mission begins.

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Back to the Bunnysuits.

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Ashley.  Furthermore, and worse, an efficiency expert.

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Welcome to the Jungle Dome.

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So, now I live on the campus. Met some new people.

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The shutdown continues, as does the standoff with the Men in Blue.

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From holidays to shutdown.

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Christmas at the IT Desk.

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Project Bunnysuit.  

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The crew discusses kidnappings.

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Kidnapped.  And then not.  I'm not sure which is worse.

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Yep. Not dead. 

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At least I'm not in training anymore.

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Training, man. Training.

What could be worse?

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Tickets, man.

Tickets.

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Had lunch with Phil, my childhood best friend.

There might be a little bit of musing about my childhood.  And adolescence.  And college.

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The mis-adventure of the birthday card.

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The end of the trip to Sulphur Springs.

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Into the vault! Treasures await.

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Guess who I ran into at the airport, on my way to the vault. You'll never guess, not in a ...

Okay, well, yes, maybe you would guess.

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Back to the old grind of IT work. Which for some reason involves the Buranda, the Mathletes, and ...ugh... guess who...

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Time for an all-hands meeting.  Such. Fun.

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So, the plan failed.

Wink, Wink.

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So, this is the "plan."

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Management wants us to go back to the new office. There's got to be a way to prevent that.

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So. My girlfriend's parents keep kaiju, and call them chickens.

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A nice jaunt out to the country to see Ashley.

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Working from home is turning out pretty good, actually.

Compared to the alternative.

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Working from home.

This isn't what I imagined.

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Finally, we can move into the new offices.

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I remember most of this week.  Half. Okay, well. I'll tell you what I remember.

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The new building is ready.

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There comes a time in one's relationship, where you can't deny your feelings any longer, and you just have to come out and say how you feel.

"Don't call me that, coo-yon."

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Ashley.  Ashley?  ASHLEY!

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All hands meeting. Hey, Ashley!

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Safety briefing, Kaiju Research Labs style.

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Critical updates, and Ashley.

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I think I've finally figured out New Feeder Girl...er, I mean Ashley.

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This episode was recorded live at Balticon 52.

Death, Taxes, and Ashley.

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A nightmare turns into a marketing meeting. Then things get even worse than that.

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Gatehouse Pete, and Silo Fanboy.

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Finally!  A date with Ashley, the ex new feeder girl.

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Donut Savior, and Ashley, the Ex Feeder Girl.

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Phone work. The worst part of my job.

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Another darn meeting. Surprise!

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Twitter. Ugh.

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A report filed from the hospital.

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Gary really is a stupid name.

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The disaster unfolds.

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And I thought the escape of Big Bertha was a disaster.

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Christmas is coming at Kaiju Research Labs.

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The aftermath of a disaster is...meetings.

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Well, crap.

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Thanksgiving with my parents. Joy.

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Singing Twins, intestines, and New Feeder Girl.

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"Team Building"

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Sixteen bit errors, human and cybernetic.

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When you're denied access, it's for a reason.

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Kaiju conventions get a little wild.

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Details of Kaiju containment.

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Silo Fanboy has some strange ideas.

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"She just not into you, Boo."

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Three kaiju with some unusual quirks.

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My job isn't what I expected. No, even without the giant monsters.

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Bayou Bitch.

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Silo Fanboy mutters, and a promising new recruit in the feeding crew.

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Being on call sucks.

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Audio diary for August 25th, 2017

Feeding time at Kaiju Research Labs.

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Locks, Silo Fanboy, and Tracking Collars

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Then there's the helpdesk.

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Should people be concerned?

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So.  Silo Fanboy.

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Met a baby kaiju today.

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Finally got my badge. Now I can really get to work.

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Talking to friends about my new job.

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First day at the...office?

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Orientation at Kaiju Research Labs.

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I got an interview with Kaiju Labs.  It was...interesting.

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I applied for a weird company today.