I am never flying standby to Northern Virginia in the month of June ever again. I swear, leaving Las Vegas is easier than this.
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A relic of ancient times
I’m currently at my parents’ house in Virginia, and I was rooting through some old things in the basement. I stumbled upon this magnificent jewel of the past. My mom got this for me back in like 1989 on a cold Saturday morning after Korean school. It was purchased from a Kiddie City Toys. The original set of four AA batteries lasted all of three days as I, my sister and one of my cousins sought 100 lines in Tetris.
I can’t believe I remember all these little details. It’s also hard to believe that the handheld division of Nintendo started with this brick, which actually doesn’t feel so much like a brick any more. Granted, compared to an SP, it’s monstrous, but in my hands again, it didn’t feel like I was holding a hoagie or anything. What an amazing journey it’s been for Nintendo in this regard; what started out as the puke green brick, ended up being the only thing keeping the entire company afloat when Pokemon games continued to sell in the midst of the CD-based console wars, and now Nintendo is among the triple crown of game companies all over again. And now it’s called The 3DS.
But there would be no 3DS if not for this Game Boy. Funny how things work out.
If I can help it
I don’t want to fly in and out of Washington DC again for a long time. Or anywhere else for that matter. I’m getting exasperated with the process these days.
Just some facts
I am at my parents’ house right now.
My parents are not home.
They are in Costa Rica.
My parents changed the locks on the house.
I had to go to my aunt in order to get a spare key to get in.
I did not know of any of this until about just before I was about to make my trip up to Virginia. And as funny as all this sounds, it really truly is just coincidence, but it’s a funnier story to explain it as such. Oh, I get along great with my parents, but they changed the locks on their house and went to Costa Rica.
Oh well. At least I’m comfortably in my old bed, in my old, pitch-black closet of a bedroom, even if it’s a completely empty house.
Tomorrow, or rather, well later today, I will embark on a burger challenge that I do not wish to incur failure. Photos will probably end up here soon afterward.
Photos: C’ville Day Trip
Recently took a road trip up to old C’ville to visit some old friends. Who have kids now. Whose local friends all have kids too. Kids everywhere! Man, I’m feeling old.
While it’s “snowing” in Georgia
And it’s below 30 degrees, Virginia was getting nothing but rain while dealing with 40 degree weather and incessant rain. But at least I’m finally back home in Georgia, and not having to stay another night in Virginia, wake up at 4 a.m. and take MARTA and walk to WCW in the morning.
Man, I’m sick of traveling again already.
Photos: Baseball. Burlesque. Baseball. Boobs. Beer.
Yeah, that pretty much sums up my weekend. Aside from 90 minutes of boredom, it wasn’t too shabby at all.
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