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Yup, that time again: I'm continuing the collective mass of livestream entries and summaries unofficially known as the ["Captain's Log"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardate "I only just realized there's an Urban Dictionary entry for 'Captain's Log', and that's NOT what I ever intended!") At this point, enumerating all the entries takes up hundreds of characters I'd rather spend on actual entry content. So henceforth, I shall simply link to the (#1) original entry from the February 2 announcement and the most recent entry or entries; currently, these are here (#18, volume 1 of 2), May 4 and here (#19, volume 2 of 2), May 4.

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Update: Another Saturday-night respawn, after which I departed at about 4:39AM U.S. Eastern time on Sunday, May 12 (though again, I'm writing up this entry after-the-fact, though I'm slowly approaching present-day). So to begin, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, /u/overkill98292! (I know you didn't celebrate officially until the next day, but still!) So although I forget the context of it, I recently learned that the origins of the "it went *okay" meme on Reddit is now over two years old. I've had a Reddit account myself for only about four months, but I'd been... lurking quietly for years before that. It's amazing the sorts of things you forget. For example, it took me forever to remember the hidden-in-plain-sight genius of /u/MediumPace. (It's one thing when you see it, but another entirely when you realize the commitment to that premise.) But I digress: so I believe this is my first introduction to [the 1996 version of the game Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_%281996%29 "I've clearly watched too much television: I've never played this game, nor seen the PBS show. Still, I somehow recognized the name Lynne Thigpen as a character actor who, among other things, regularly played a judge on 'Law & Order'.") This became a popular meme just within the livestream, some of whose shared links were very much in [a Rule 34-spirit.](http://www.horseheadmafia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/horse-mask-4.jpeg "Arguably the strangest thing about this picture—given that it's about what it's about—is the footwear choice of the lady in the pink top.") (Speaking of which, anyone who hasn't done so yet owes it to themselves to read the Amazon product reviews of said horse head mask.) Those of us so inclined got to geek out a bit about adjacency matrices, and everyone else ignored or humored us. I think [the incomprehensibility of Scottish people to non-Scots](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le_uNGdpa4c "Sorry, but no subtitles were provided. The virtual-bleeps of silence to obscure NSFW words, though, was quite amusing given the impenetrability of all the surrounding language.") is starting to become a running theme, but let us be perfectly clear that none of this applies to /u/Haggishunter. He is a scholar and a gentleman. I can't believe I get to use the word "schadenfreude" in a comment about Kanye West, but apparently [this video justifies said juxtaposition.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRgYagFIsWU "Autotuned remix available early this fall.") As a general rule, one must beware that /u/MaryGoesAround offers some of the riskiest clicks in the livestream. By now, even the most homophobic straight guys have become inured to her seemingly endless cache of dickpics. But for reference, here are some titles of her other links (and this excludes untitled Imgur links with high WTF-quotients): "Ingrown hair 458 - Discombobulation" (for which YouTube helpfully recommends that we watch in full 720p glory), "Huges [sic] Blackhead Removed !! Please Watch on Empty Stomach", and she's even instigated others like overkill (who gets a pass as the birthday boy) to post videos like "Nasty Projectile Face Pus Pimple Pop". If y'all wanna check that our, help yourself to /r/popping, but YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. What's incongruous is that Mary has a lovely, friendly laugh, but what prompts said laugh can be quite grotesque indeed. Fortunately for her, strange subreddits abound: for example, we (collectively) just discovered that /r/SockMonkiesGoneWild is apparently a thing. This was also the time the [Kitchen Nightmares episode with Amy's Baking Company started going viral,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjgHEctcy0 "This link is probably likely to be taken down at some point. Should others repost it, look for 'Kitchen Nightmares', Season 6, Episode 16, with Amy's Baking Company.") A few days later, one of the former servers from that restaurant did a popular AMA on Reddit, and it turns out that there are at least two parody Twitter feeds for Amy's Baking Company: (#1) and (#2). Perhaps this is actually a silver lining in the context of depressing reality #4 on this list from Cracked.com. On a more personal note, apparently someone stole the laptop of /u/my_eyes_only—a.k.a. "lil mama"—so she was mic-less for her duration on the stream. Sadly, we discovered that the pornquest for which /u/audio_slut should be proud, and for which PaperBagHead should be grateful, has been thwarted by the vagaries of the internet, since this link is no longer active (NSFW site, but dead link). Perhaps the most interesting development of the evening is that /u/thatsinterdasting has decided to become a superhero! Henceforth, she shall be known to the criminal underworld of... Canada, I guess, as The Shadow Penis. (As an aside, synthesizing this with the inside-ish joke that she's Maverick from Top Gun, and Shadow Penis takes on a whole new meaning in this context.) As for her origin story, that's still taking shape. I suggested Light Vagina, but that may have been too on-the-nose; later, /u/GWoR suggested Professor Thunder Cunt, which seems to have prompted TI's—pardon me... The Shadow Penis' enthusiasm à la [one too many energy drinks.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFyz73MRcg#t=13s "I know, I know: I've used this video before. Still, it's like it's her theme song now, so how could I select anything else?") This all remains in the early-draft stages, but until /u/Shitty_Watercolour can contribute, for now /u/Nyordr has contributed this artist's rendering of The Shadow Penis versus Professor Thunder Cunt. We also got not just one but two Chun-Li-themed GIFs, the later of which involved Jackie Chan of all people! This GIF, submitted by /u/Jet_Le, reminded everyone of more than one of the ladies of the livestream. (We're looking at you in particular, /u/MarionetteDoll.) Partly based on the content of [this GIF](http://25.media.tumblr.com/70d395398bf34516d4e638c1094d70b5/tumblr_mh9svovmuH1s07nu0o1_500.gif "BTW, Beer: I think I got your Reddit username correct, but please correct me if I am mistaken!") provided by /u/beerisgood1, we received recommendations for the movie [The Perks of Being a Wallflower](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659337/ "I've heard good things about it myself, but for many, 'because Emma Watson' seems to suffice.") Since I frequently mention statistics, it's worth noting that our livestream room itself can receive levels, and right now it's at [level 17, meaning we've collectively spend over 40,000 person-hours here.](http://www.raidcall.com/faqserver.php#9 "As best I can tell, though, the room itself receives no jewelry or royal headwear.") And finally, lil mama eyes asserted that she had reclaimed the word "cunt" to now mean something positive, but even she saw the hilarity of a sentence like "Do you, Haggis, take this cunt to be your lawful bride?" And finally, after a meandering conversation, eyes decided that the next time she has sexytime, she shall declare "FOR HITLER!!!", presumably at or near the moment of climax. (To be clear: nobody in the livestream is a Nazi. And I did PM her to see whether she could better remember the context of this interjection than I could, but sadly, all she could remember was some general discussion of Hitler that led to that. Sometimes, context is to be lost forever, I fear; on the bright side, I suspect that German has a single word to express this state.)

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Update: It's currently about 1:58AM U.S. Eastern time on Thursday, May 23. Again, I'm hitting Reddit's quota for comment-length. This continues [in the thread for the May 18 announcement](http://www.reddit.com/r/Recordings/comments/1ellhz/live_streammay_18_2013/ca4bgdn "... for the zero of you still following any of this.").

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I have this one. It's definitely smaller than all the ones I've seen being used in the instructional videos I've been watching, but so far, I like it. The reviews basically paint it as a sturdy kids'/beginners' drum, but since that's exactly what I wanted...