slightly newer old-school gaming…

By the way, did I mention that the good, old Super Nintendo is up and working again?! Luckily the replacements that I bought on eBay don’t overlap what I found up north too bad, so I’ve got about a dozen new games on the shelf to be thrown into rotation. I’ve been keeping it simple at first…just a little Super Mario World here and there between thoughts of actual work, but I also threw in Star Fox earlier just to make sure that it worked…and boy, did it!

It’s funny to look at those 16-bit graphics that used to be absolutely sweet and see how blocky they are now (hell, Star Fox was pretty much just polygons…) – amazing how far we’ve come with technology. Now let’s just hope that I don’t burn up the big screen with all of this nostalgia… 😛

LOL…DSL

Am I the only one who gets a kick out of Verizon DSL’s new marketing plan? “Blazing speeds now more than twice as fast as before!” Sure, 3 Mbps sounds great for your existing customers who’ve been limited to a measley 1 Mbps up until now…but Brighthouse is still giving us 5 Mbps

Hmmm…that’s almost twice as fast as the new DSL speeds…

Sorry, but “MSN Premium” just isn’t enough to make me downgrade my service at this time. Why aren’t they pushing FIOS harder than this, again??? 🙁

Is this what it feels like to be an emo kid???

LOL – do they even still use the term “emo” anymore, or has that one also gone wayside for something new and exciting that I can’t keep up with anymore? 😛

Anyways, I’ve never felt the desire to post lyrics before, but this one also got a lot of play during my recent 2764 mi. road trip…isn’t it neat when you find songs that you can relate to and stuff?

Song: Do You Remember?
Artist / Album: Jack Johnson / In Between Dreams

Do you remember when we first met?
I sure do, it was some time in early September
You were lazy about it, you made me wait around
I was so crazy about you I didn’t mind.

So I was late for class, I locked my bike to yours
It wasn’t hard to find, you painted flowers on it
I guess that I was afraid that if you rolled away
You might not roll back my direction real soon

Well I was crazy about you then and now
The craziest thing of all is over ten years have gone by
And you’re still mine, we’re locked in time
Let’s rewind

Do you remember when we first moved in together?
The piano took up the living room
You played me boogie-woogie, I played you love songs
You’d say we’re playing house, now you still say we are

We built our getaway up in a tree we found
We felt so far away, but we were still in town
Now I remember watching that old tree burn down
I took a picture that I don’t like to look at

Well all these times they come and go
And alone don’t seem so long
Over ten years have gone by
We can’t rewind, we’re locked in time
But you’re still mine
Do you remember?

…boy, do I need to find something to do!

inspirational / work-related

(I must’ve listened to this song 800 times on the way home…very motivational!)

[paraphrased from multiple choruses]

It’s my job…
…to be better than the best, and that enough reason to go for me.
It’s my job…
…and without it I’d be less than what I expect from me.

Song: It’s My Job [from Jimmy Buffett: Live in Hawaii]
Written by: Mac McAnally
Performed by: Mac McAnally and Jimmy Buffett

Re: homeward bound

UPDATE: Here’s an idea…maybe I should – right now – make a pact to keep it this clean!

I can think of at least one person who would appreciate it…we’ll see, hun… 😛

homeward bound

Whew – just got home and man, does this place look clean!!! I’m almost afraid to walk anywhere…apparently I did a better job of cleaning up before I left than I had thought!

Now to dirty the place up again with all of the crap sitting out in my car…oh wait, it’s raining, so that’s going to have to wait a few minutes…

Welcome home to me! 🙂

VoIP / cold / driver’s training

  • Finally found a VoIP provider that appears to be getting my very first dollars spent on an alternative telephone service – VoicePulse. They seem to offer just about everything that I could want, they’re willing to port my home number, and it sounds like they might even let me choose any interim number that I want! I’ll sign-up in the next day or two so that the equipment will be waiting for me when I get home…now to just figure out how to avoid either moving the answering machine into my office or running cat5 across the living room… 🙁
  • After freezing my tuckus off two days ago, I’ve decided that it simply isn’t worth trying to exercise in the evenings up here – with temperatures in the 40s, I’ll probably just end up getting sick and causing more harm than good. Of course, I suppose that I could give it a shot during the day when the sun is out and all…maybe I’ll try thattomorrow!
  • I’m trying not to gripe, but it certainly is considerablycolder up here than it is back home in Tampa…no worries about me staying for good, honey! 🙂
  • Completely finished disc #1 of the first season of Curb Your Enthusiasm that I bought before leaving town – what a great show!!! If I make it through both discs, though, of course I really owe it to myselfto grab season two for the return trip home… 😛
  • I did find all of my old SNES games while cleaning up the other day, so those will definitely be brought back with me, amongst other things! I had a chance to play a little Super Mario World with an old friend earlier this week and let’s just say that I can’t wait to see it up on the big screen!
  • Spent about an hour or so this evening trying to teach Lori how to drive stick shift…and she did ok, but still has quite a ways to go before I’d feel safe knowing that she’s out on the road…and not to say that I feel safe with most of the other folks out there regardless, either! I don’t really remember what it was specifically that helped me learn how to ease from gear to gear in a fluid-motion without all of the jerkiness, but right now it just seems that she’s trying to go too fast. Who knows…maybe it’s just a nervous thing that experience itself will have to correct…
  • It’s hard to believe that I actually only have another three full days before I turn around and drive back down to Florida – the time really has gone by a lot quicker than I thought! I can’t wait to get home and see everyone back in Tampa, but it’s still kind of sad knowing that this will likely be the last time that I’ll see everyone in 2005. Live each day to its fullest…

P.S. I really miss my girlfriend…it’s hard to believe that such time away from another person could have such an impact on you. I guess if it wasn’t this hard, then it wouldn’t actually be love, eh? Can’t wait to see you again, Les… 😉