THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY:



Well, we decided to get really, really pissed of at Yog-Sothoth, deity of time.

A Brief Summary Of Events:
Written by Someone

The first task on our quest against Yog-Sothoth was to go to Wallgreens.




Yog hates wallgreens for some reason. It's kind of like me being afraid of cheese. At wallgreens we purchaced:

1. Some lighter fluid, hooray for pyromania!


2. Some balloons.

They didn't work.

3. Most importantly,

a plastic bag.

We then went, on foot, skateboard, and scooter, to the fabled land of...(drum-roll) My House!



We obtained possession of the car, which we loaded with certain materials:

1. Skateboards (2) we don't know why we put them there.
2. A large plank which we had intended to smash the clock with if plan's A and B did not work.
3. A large boot, used for keeping ones ankle from moving while injured. We had intended to stomp on the clock. This did not happen.
4. A Santa hat.
5. Superior Yithian Technology! (a dart gun)
6. Materials from Wallgreens.
7. CHERRY!!!!!!! PEPSI!!!!!!!!!!!!

We then went off to the beach, specifically ocean beach. Twas sandy. Not good for suit jacket. We searched for a spot and found an area, filled with people. We began to set up camp.

We placed our clock in a hole in the ground, which we then secured it's base with, so as to stop it from blowing over in the wind.



John and evie began to run around in the waves. I was not dressed for the occasion. John then burped. a lot. After pepsi.



We then began on our plans:


Plan A: attack with Yithian energy gun.





This did not work.

Plan B: PYROMANIA!!!!!
This did work. My father will describe it in the mechanics section. It was...very fun. Very hot. Very cool. Unfortunately bad for the environment. We had to remove the flames prematurely. You'll see what were talking about. I loved it. You'll see it in the images. The great rule, show, don't tell.







This is what's left of the back of the clock.
Miraculously, the front of the clock still looked pretty intact.



Something had to be done about that!

Plan C: Evie and John wanted to whack it. First Evie, with her tasking hammer, decided to make sure the clock couldn't even tell correct time twice a day.





Then John was feeling left out and wanted to artificially age the statue part even more. He borrowed Evie's hammer and gave a great whack. He did very well. Again, I show, I do not tell.



Not only did he take out the aimed for head, but a hand and wing as well. Having truly stopped time AND the Gods who wield it, we turned to cleaning up. We then went home, to try to import the insanely gigantic files onto the site.

The Mechanics Of The Pyrotechnics:
written by JTony

We wanted a delay of some sort so that the flame would start slowly and suddenly explode into life. In other words we wanted a simple, mechanical timer. Sort of like a short lived clock... to make the clock more... short lived.

At first we tried balloons filled with lighter fluid with a candle underneath. The candle would heat the balloon until it melted and burst, shooting the lighter fluid all over the flame of the candle creating a small explosion. Unfortunately the petrochemicals of the lighter fluid didn't play well with the cheap latex of the balloons. The balloons would simply break given any pressure at all.

Luckily the balloons and lighter fluid came in a plastic bag! The plastic was tough enough to handle the lighter fluid, at least long enough to do what we needed. I couldn't get enough pressure for a good burst, but I could at least get a decent splash. The flames you see in the video are all from just about 3/4 of a can, or about 1 cup of lighter fluid.

Next, too much wind, and I couldn't keep the match lit long enough to light the candle. Fortunately a leak, drip drip dripping from the plastic bag had sprung, putting a small puddle of lighter fluid on the bottom of the clock enclosure. By quickly putting the lit match into the small puddle of lighter fluid before the match went out (lighter fluid lighting much faster than an candle wick), a flame was put under the plastic bag. Several moments later, bag burst, and we had good fire!


Why John Is On The Horse In One Of The Pictures:
I have a short attention span.
It's about three secon...

Anyway, I got bored and decided to ride on the horse while Brycipoo was photographing the charred remains of a proud statue.

Someone or Bryce's comments:

This may have been the most fun that I have had in a very long time. We had been thinking about doing this for a while. Everything from the trip to Walgreens to the beheading of the unspecified angelic being was extremely enjoyable. I have no idea how my dad (for you who do not know this, JTony.) came up with the idea for destroying the clock with lighter fluid and a plastic bag.

This may have been the most fun I have ever had tasking.

p.s. John has a very short attention span. And It's BRYCEYPOO!!!

p.p.s. Dad is the best dad ever. Do not take that comment seriously. Pyrotechnics are a fun and family friendly passtime which should always be undertaken. A child whose life does not include pyrotechnics is leading a boring and is missing out on one of the most important childhood experiences ever. Please, have your children partake in lighting things on fire, it's fun, family friendly, and is a very important part of being a kid.

Evieboo's Comments:

Evieboo iz liking ze event. She can haz ubenfun. yah!

John Diamontidis's Comments:
I'm glad I've got people like Evie, Bryce, and Tony to task with.
It was so much more rewarding with others.


JTony's Comments:

Sometimes I wonder if I'm the worst Dad ever, or the best. Exposing these kids to the wonders of pyrotechnics I think must be good, as I know my own explorations with controlled fire as a youth was always satisfying. Safety I think is paramount, and one thing I can say is we kept it safe, an now the kids know how powerful even the simplest of tools can be. At the very least I can say we had fun killing time!