Only a handful of people know this, but this is what has been bothering me lately.
A few months ago abruptly and without warning I lost hearing in my right ear completely. There was no pain, no ringing, no dire illness, no explosive sound causing damage, as far as I knew it was just gone when I woke up. Though I could still hear from the left ear, it became harder and harder to understand what people were saying because noise through the left ear sounded as if wind or static was in the background constantly.
At first I attributed it to a cold or something. You know, something that would go away. A week later with no improvement I began losing that hope and taking it more seriously.
I went to a regular MD, and later an ENT who had me on medications attempting to fix possible inner ear damage caused by a virus as well as an immediate MRI of the brain to rule out a tumor or other such growth in the brain. Awaiting the results of that MRI was the longest week of my life.
After many tests and examinations it was determined that the hearing loss in the right ear was severe where the loss in the left ear was only moderate. This meant I hear practically nothing at the moment from the right ear and can only hear well enough to understand from the left ear speaking to people in small groups, preferably 1 at a time. If there was a lot of traffic, or other background noise it made hearing (read: understanding) very difficult. Next to impossible, really.
To get an idea of what it's like to be deaf you can go here and listen through the moderate loss option, severe isn't even listed since people with my loss hear practically nothing. But it will give you an idea at least... Make sure you listen to the normal hearing afterward to compare the difference. Usually I'm just guessing at what someone has said to me and responding with what I think they asked/said/etc. Which creates a lot of misunderstandings, some of which can, at times be hilarious.
Anyway...
The medication did not help and the MRI came back clear. Which means I do not have a brain tumor. While that was definitely good news, it also meant that the cause of my hearing loss was irreparable -- I'd just have to live with it. Whatever had caused the damage in the first place had already run it's course. Based on my white cell count, the best estimate was fever.
I was told I would need a hearing aid in order to restore any of my hearing ability. That didn't seem so bad, I mean at least it's not fatal. I was then told that insurance doesn't cover most hearing aids because they are considered "medical devices" and that the very cheapest they come is $1000 and are as expensive as $25000!
Thankfully however Phonak does cater to people who are not rich and provides a line of products which are covered by many types of insurance.
I went to the audiologist for my consultation and submitted the forms to my insurance. Unfortunately this claim won't even hit the person who can clear it's desk until late April, so I probably won't have my hearing aid until sometime in May. Which of course means for the next 3 months I just have to do my best to understand what people are saying to me despite the fact I can't really hear them.
I was given a few guidelines to help me understand daily conversation:
1.) Always make sure to speak to people face-to-face so you can read their expression and the formations they make with their mouths.
I've actually tried this and it does help, but it's hard to get people to face you directly when they don't realize you cannot really hear them. I practically need to yell at them to get them to pay attention long enough for me to understand wtf they're saying. Most people don't have to deal with anyone who cannot hear them, so they just start talking and wander off, look at things around them, etc. It can be very frustrating.
2.) Try to avoid talking to more than 1 person at a time. This way what you do hear doesn't get drown out by two or more voices at once.
Granted this is a good idea, it's not really something I can apply very well. In my experiences people talk over one another all the time, usually without even realizing it. The fact they do it without realizing it is the part that makes it unreliable, even if I ask them politely to talk 1 at a time, they're still going to slip up.
3.) Avoid talking in areas with lots of background noise. Trying to hear someone over other people at a party, or over a radio is futile.
Yep, totally agree with the futile part. I can do this, but there are always going to be instances where I am in a social situation which revolves around that irritating "background noise." Watching a movie for example, or being at a party.
4.) Let people know you're hearing impaired.
You know, this seems like it would be the simplest solution to many of the problems listed above, but it's surprisingly not. Even people who know still do the exact same things the people who don't do. Not on purpose, but they forget, or get busy and that is very frustrating to me. I don't have the luxury of forgetting I'm hearing impaired.
Sorry just had to get that off my chest.
I'm not as pessimistic as this makes me seem. I'm honestly excited to receive my hearing aid in May and being able to hear the world again! My family has been great, though there are times I can't understand anything they're saying.
P.S. 11:11, I win!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Sunday, March 4, 2007
My Brother's Name...
So Chris and I went to dinner at my mother's house tonight. While there Chris and Brook were engaged in a conversation about music...
The theme song from Disney's Aladdin came up and Brook seemed totally stumped, as if he had never ever heard of it before. Not just the song but as if he'd never heard of the story, the movie, any of it.
So there's this moment of disbelief between the rest of us and then we all try to clarify the concept for him. Finally after some time Brook replies "Oh, that Aladdin!"
That Aladdin? What? Because Aladdin is such a common name you had him confused for any other Aladdin?
This is where the conversation got really good though. My mom turns to Chris and then to me and proclaims absolutely serious, "I should have named your brother Aladdin."
w-t-f?
The theme song from Disney's Aladdin came up and Brook seemed totally stumped, as if he had never ever heard of it before. Not just the song but as if he'd never heard of the story, the movie, any of it.
So there's this moment of disbelief between the rest of us and then we all try to clarify the concept for him. Finally after some time Brook replies "Oh, that Aladdin!"
That Aladdin? What? Because Aladdin is such a common name you had him confused for any other Aladdin?
This is where the conversation got really good though. My mom turns to Chris and then to me and proclaims absolutely serious, "I should have named your brother Aladdin."
w-t-f?
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Inari FAQ
1. PICK OUT A SCAR YOU HAVE, AND EXPLAIN HOW YOU GOT IT?
I've got a small piece of lead stuck in my upper thigh from being stabbed by some psycho with a pencil. It's been there for years now, it looks like a little blue circle.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Something I sketched and water colored.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR PHONE LOOK LIKE?
It's an older model cell phone, flips open and it's blue and silver.
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Anything that appeals to me at the moment.
5. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DESKTOP PICTURE?
A plushie Mashimaro, it looks like someone took his photograph at a bus stop or on a park bench perhaps. The background is shot out of focus, but it's definitely a well lit bench of some kind.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
My sketch pad. I was going to bring it into the shop but forgot it at the last minute. I've got this sketch in my mind and I can see it laid out perfectly, but I can't do a damned thing about it because I've got no suitable paper or ink here. It's of a girl sort of glancing off to the side, she looks to be contemplating a difficult choice or maybe considering the consequences of a difficult choice she's made in the past. Why? I don't know, it just popped into my head the other day and I haven't been able to forget it since.
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GAY MARRIAGE?
Are you comparing gay marriage to say, Santa Claus? Anyway, yes. Love is love, it's not my place to dictate someone else's lovelife.
8. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?
Somewhere around 10am.
9. ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL TOGETHER?
I've never met my father, so I'm going to have to say no.
10. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Panic! At The Disco.
11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
Scared of banging my knees or stubbing my toes, maybe.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Chris, he can be an asshole sometimes.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Victoria's Secret "Angels" smells very ethereal. Aptly named I guess.
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Dark and dark.
15. DO YOU LIKE PAINKILLERS?
No, even when I need them I always hesitate and wait until it's unbearable.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee.
17. FAVE PIZZA TOPPING?
Spinach.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A warm homemade cinnamon roll with gooey icing on top.
19. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Chris.
20. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
English and senseless spanish. No comer la gato, etc. I can write in Phoehecian, Aurabesh and I used to be able to write in Japanese and Hebrew though now I only recognize a few of the characters. I know the sign language alphabet if that counts for anything. <--- Unbeknown to me at the time, it counts for a lot!
21. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT SOMEONE GAVE YOU?
I'm still waiting for one from last year. I think the last was uhm... Viva Pinata, does that count?
My birthday is this Sunday though!
22. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?
Sometimes.
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
In a couple of places.
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Anything comfortable.
25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
A horse.
26. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTER-LIFE?
Absolutely.
27. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MARRIAGE?
It's something that should be taken more seriously by most people. You're devoting your life to another person, that's nothing to take lightly.
28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Love isn't a choice.
29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Let them know, especially if you think highly of them. You should remind them often how important they are to you, you never know when it may be too late.
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED?
3!
31. BLONDE OR BRUNETTE?
I'm blond right now, but I'd rather not be.
32. WHAT IS THE ONE PHONE NUMBER THAT SHOWS UP ON YOUR PHONE THE MOST?
My mother. She has a tendancy to call me and hang up forgetting to tell me something important so she has to always call me again.
33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Inconsiderate people.
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.S.?
I've been to Canada.
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Chocolate.
36. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE?
I got Chris a 2GB memory card for his PSP and hid it inside a box of chocolates for Valentines Day.
37. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY?
Thanksgiving because the family usually comes together.
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Not me... never... /sarcasm
39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE THIS?
Taking a nap on the shop futon.
40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'd have them fix my Hello Kitty pencil, the little pocket clip broke off a few years ago. Oh, you meant something else didn't you?
41. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Morgan, Milena, Janice, Holly, and Heidi.
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My art? I don't know.
43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
Import vodka from other countries.
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Hm, I actually have no idea. Something thoughtful or something fun.
45. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Jean was my grandmother's name.
46. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Only shooting stars, sometimes airplanes if I'm drunk.
47. whats your favorite color?
Orange.
48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
My thumbs, do those count?
49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Pretty long ago, I don't cry all that often.
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yes.
51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE?
Potatoes. Do tubers count as veggies?
52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Drinking a beverage to the very last gulp and then abandonning it. So I wind up with mugs, glasses, cans, bottles, etc. all with 1 drink left in them.
53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
I don't put CDs on a shelf...
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably. I get a long with most people, even if I don't like them and they know it. I tend to still remain civil.
55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
Yeah, but only to Chris. I tell him everything so if you have a secret you don't want Chris to know, don't tell me.
56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
No. What if you went blind tomorrow? The fact that you have a hot girlfriend wouldn't mean squat anymore if her attitude was sour.
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
I release a lot of emotion through my art, happiness, saddness, anger, pen and paper do them well. Sometimes a good old fashioned "#*$&!" works best though.
58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Our shop.
59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Not really, I'm very objective about people. I don't expect them to be douchebags, but I also don't expect them to be kind either.
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?
I had this little imported glow in the dark Hello Kitty toy when I was really young. I used to take it with me EVERYWHERE. Tragic story really. You know how things that glow in the dark glow brightest if you hold them up to the light before turning it off? Well, I stuck Hello Kitty in a lamp cover to charge her up real nice and good. Being the 4 year old I was didn't know that light bulbs got hot, so I left her there while I went and watched TV, I think I was watching David The Gnome... Anyway, when I came back she had melted. I was devistated.
61. ARE YOU AFRAID OF GROWING UP?
Growing up doesn't mean you can't still be a child at heart.
62. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Sarcasm, what's that?
63. ARE YOU RELIGIOUS?
Yes. But you would never know it.
64. DOES 11:11 MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
It means I win! 11:11, 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, 5:55!
66. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?
Yep.
67. WHAT IS THE MOST PAIN YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED?
Getting a spinal tap. In comparison nothing else comes even close. It is the pain by which all other pains are compared to reassure myself I can live through them.
68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Depends on which shoes I'm wearing. If I'm wearing my old sprint shoes, yes. If I'm wearing my white and lime ADIDAS, no. If I'm wearing my military boots, no (they've got cheat zippers). If I'm wearing dress shoes, no cause they have no laces to tie.
69. LAST THING YOU SPILLED?
Fried rice.
70. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
Yes. I have 1 cat, a Mau/Maine Coon still living with my mother named Odin... and at home I have 1 American Shorthair named Spock, a beta named Sadeek, and two hermit crabs named Sven and Unaru.
71. WHAT IS THE LAST FURRY THING YOU TOUCHED?
Spock.
72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
Orange, red, pink, blue, yellow.
73. WHAT'S THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?
The Hobbit.
74. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
All of them, but they haven't come in yet, they're still well below the gum.
75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Yes. I command all of you to answer the quesions in this survey or face my iron fist (of doom)!
76. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM VACATION?
I've always wanted to go to southern Ireland.
77. LAST THING YOU ATE/DRANK?
Roasted chicken in gravy with peas and carrots and mashed potatoes. I'm drinking cranberry juice.
78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My grandpa.
79. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Their mannerisms.
80. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
Yes.
81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
SOE.
82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Hot Cocoa, though my choice may be influenced by the fact that it is below 20 degrees outside and there's 4 feet of snow on the ground.
83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN?
I'm an Aries so that goes without saying. My favorite zodiac is supposed to be Libra.
84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Pingpong.
85. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HAIR COLOR?
This is a weird question. I think it depends on the person, whatever matches their skintone.
86. FAVORITE EYE COLOR?
I like unique eyes. Green, black, and all the mixtures in between.
87. DO YOU PREFER TALL OR SHORT?
Tall.
88. SIBLINGS?
1 biologically, 3 otherwise and I'm closer to those that aren't blood related than I am to the 1 that is.
89. FAVORITE MONTH?
October.
90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Never had it.
91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
TMNT.
92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Hm, I don't know. Beginning of April is when all the tulips start popping up, so a day around there will do. Any day around there.
93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Nope.
94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter.
95. Are you going to have fun this summer?
Guild vacation in Orlando, hell yes!
96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationship. Singular.
97. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No clue. Me apparently.
98. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Probably Matt, yeah I'm calling you out grandma.
99. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Yes indeed.
100. WHO WERE YOU WITH LAST NIGHT?
Chris.
102. WHAT WOKE YOU UP THIS MORNING?
The alarm clock, but I went back to bed. Later on Chris woke me up.
103. WHERE ARE YOU?
In the bedroom at my desk.
104. DID YOU HUG OR KISS ANYONE TODAY?
Yes.
105. LEARN ANYTHING NEW LATELY?
You know, up until today I always thought that uh, that dogs laid eggs.
106. WHATS ON YOUR MIND?
Safety Dance by Men Without Hats.
107. WOULD YOU TAKE A BULLET FOR ANYONE?
I think I would without thinking about it for a few people... family mostly.
108. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
In a comfy house. Doesn't have to be flashy, just cozy.
109. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
A kid.
110. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS?
Working at our shop, with a winter house in Florida and a summer house in Ohio.
111. WHO IS YOUR #1 ON MYSPACE?
Chris atm.
112. HAVE YOU EVER KISSED YOUR #1?
Yeah...
113. HOW OFTEN DO YOU LOG IN TO MYSPACE?
Daily. I have to check on my lil' sister!
114. DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC DAILY?
Yes, we have internet radio playing at the shop.
115. ARE YOU A FAST TYPER?
Yes. Insanely fast..
116. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
We work on Saturday until 6 and on Sundays we go to dinner.
117. HAVE YOU EVER MOVED?
About once a year every year up until I was 15.
118. HAVE YOU EVER WON AN AWARD?
Yep yep.
119. DO YOU PLAY ANY SPORTS OR HAVE ANY OTHER HOBBIES THAT ARE UNUSUAL?
I spend all of my spare time playing video games. Many people think that's an odd hobby for women.
120. WHATS 1 PHRASE OR WORD YOU LOVE?
"lawl"
121. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
April 15!
122. WHEN WERE YOU THE SADDEST IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE?
When one of my best friends committed suicide.
When I was forcibly relocated to Ohio in 8th grade.
123. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU?
Yes.
124. WHAT DO YOU LISTEN TO BEFORE BED?
Sometimes we fall asleep witht he tv on. Now that we go to bed early it's usually something like Forensic Files, CSI, or Family Guy. When we used to go to bed at 5am it was always a Girls Gone Wild infomercial. -_-
125. DO YOU HAVE A JOB?
Perfect PC. I don't just have a job, I have my own business!
126.WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
Spock, my Grandpa, my nephews, almonds in chocolate, crunchy Autumn leaves, tulips...
127. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5'9"
128. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?
Green-brown-gray, in rings around the pupil.
129. DO YOU HAVE ANY PIERCINGS?
My ears only.
130. WHAT'RE YOU WEARING?
An oversized "I eat NOOBS" tee shirt, and a pair of fluffy socks.
131. DO YOUGET MOTION SICKNESS?
Everytime I get into a vehicle or play an FPS.
132. IN 1 WORD DESCRIBE 2006: Wonderful.
133. FIRST KISS IN 2007: Chris.
134. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE IN PRISON?
I had an uncle there.
135. HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN A RIB?
A couple actually.
136. WOULD YOU RATHER BE A GUY OR A GIRL?
I enjoy being a woman despite the monthly annoyances.
137. HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN EATING DISORDER?
No. I love food to much to neglect or waste it.
138. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN AN INTER-RACIAL RELATIONSHIP?
Yes.
139. DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY INT HE WAR RIGHTNOW?
Yes.
140. ARE YOU STRAIGHT EDGE?
Drug Free? Yes. Caffiene free? No. Alcohol free? No.
141. WHAT KIND OF BIRTHC ONTROL DO YOU USE?
Ortho Evra. It's a weekly patch proven to be more effective than the pill.
142. ARE YOU A COUNTRY GUY/GIRL OR A CITY GUY/GIRL?
Combination of both.
143. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?
Ambidextrous.
144. YOUR HERITAGE?
Irish and Native American.
145. YOUR MOST MISSED MEMORY?
Catching frogs as a kid was always fun.
146. WHAT WERE YOU DOING...
1 MINUTE AGO: This survey...
1 HOUR AGO: Playing videogames at work.
1 DAY AGO: Going out to dinner with a client.
1 WEEK AGO: Playing Vanguard, double exp!
1 YEAR AGO: Playing SWG.
147. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOST ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Kicking a dumb bitches ass for messing with my sister.
Janice moving. :(
Tiger pride!
W.A.Y.C. and the ensemble.
The weird boy who would put Tea Animals (the little glass figurines) in my desk before I got there...
The time all the little cartons of milk went bad and the lunch ladies tried to pass off lumpy milk as "milk shakes".
Science camp at the end of the year.
Getting sick and almost dying...
148. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOST ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Moving from Michigan to Ohio.
Ms. Moran's Language Arts class.
Meeting Tali.
Nights Into Dreams.
Making costumes.
Lawn ordament thievery.
Teen Nights.
Tao's puppies.
The Renesance Fair.
Going to Geauga Lake just to chill.
149. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
Skipping school when Tali got suspended.
Living at Tali's house (usually hidden under her bed).
Hiding kittens from Tali's dad.
Detention, after hours, and Mr. Peterson.
Spending weeks in the hospital.
Our attendance officer being THE most rude inconsiderate bitch ever.
Hanging out with all the girls (Tali, Ashly, Lena, Angela, Melinda, Lindsey, Gina, Dona) in Choir first period.
Thanksgiving at Lindsey's Dad's house.
Baking cakes with Gina in Home Ec.
Going to TPT shows especially at the fair when some redneck told me I had "purty hair."
"Lemon or Grape?" the great Jolly Rancher conspiracy in Algebra with Kim.
Raves with school the following day.
Driving around aimlessly.
Spring break in Florida with Ashly, and getting really sick.
Spring Break camping in the woods with the girls.
Mike Hunt getting a boner on our field trip to the Cleveland Courthouse.
Having to practically sneak out of the hospital in order to make it to Graduation.
150. There is no 150!
I've got a small piece of lead stuck in my upper thigh from being stabbed by some psycho with a pencil. It's been there for years now, it looks like a little blue circle.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Something I sketched and water colored.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR PHONE LOOK LIKE?
It's an older model cell phone, flips open and it's blue and silver.
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Anything that appeals to me at the moment.
5. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DESKTOP PICTURE?
A plushie Mashimaro, it looks like someone took his photograph at a bus stop or on a park bench perhaps. The background is shot out of focus, but it's definitely a well lit bench of some kind.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
My sketch pad. I was going to bring it into the shop but forgot it at the last minute. I've got this sketch in my mind and I can see it laid out perfectly, but I can't do a damned thing about it because I've got no suitable paper or ink here. It's of a girl sort of glancing off to the side, she looks to be contemplating a difficult choice or maybe considering the consequences of a difficult choice she's made in the past. Why? I don't know, it just popped into my head the other day and I haven't been able to forget it since.
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GAY MARRIAGE?
Are you comparing gay marriage to say, Santa Claus? Anyway, yes. Love is love, it's not my place to dictate someone else's lovelife.
8. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?
Somewhere around 10am.
9. ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL TOGETHER?
I've never met my father, so I'm going to have to say no.
10. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Panic! At The Disco.
11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
Scared of banging my knees or stubbing my toes, maybe.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Chris, he can be an asshole sometimes.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Victoria's Secret "Angels" smells very ethereal. Aptly named I guess.
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Dark and dark.
15. DO YOU LIKE PAINKILLERS?
No, even when I need them I always hesitate and wait until it's unbearable.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee.
17. FAVE PIZZA TOPPING?
Spinach.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A warm homemade cinnamon roll with gooey icing on top.
19. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Chris.
20. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
English and senseless spanish. No comer la gato, etc. I can write in Phoehecian, Aurabesh and I used to be able to write in Japanese and Hebrew though now I only recognize a few of the characters. I know the sign language alphabet if that counts for anything. <--- Unbeknown to me at the time, it counts for a lot!
21. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT SOMEONE GAVE YOU?
I'm still waiting for one from last year. I think the last was uhm... Viva Pinata, does that count?
My birthday is this Sunday though!
22. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?
Sometimes.
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
In a couple of places.
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Anything comfortable.
25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
A horse.
26. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTER-LIFE?
Absolutely.
27. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MARRIAGE?
It's something that should be taken more seriously by most people. You're devoting your life to another person, that's nothing to take lightly.
28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Love isn't a choice.
29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Let them know, especially if you think highly of them. You should remind them often how important they are to you, you never know when it may be too late.
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED?
3!
31. BLONDE OR BRUNETTE?
I'm blond right now, but I'd rather not be.
32. WHAT IS THE ONE PHONE NUMBER THAT SHOWS UP ON YOUR PHONE THE MOST?
My mother. She has a tendancy to call me and hang up forgetting to tell me something important so she has to always call me again.
33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Inconsiderate people.
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.S.?
I've been to Canada.
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Chocolate.
36. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE?
I got Chris a 2GB memory card for his PSP and hid it inside a box of chocolates for Valentines Day.
37. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY?
Thanksgiving because the family usually comes together.
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Not me... never... /sarcasm
39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE THIS?
Taking a nap on the shop futon.
40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'd have them fix my Hello Kitty pencil, the little pocket clip broke off a few years ago. Oh, you meant something else didn't you?
41. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Morgan, Milena, Janice, Holly, and Heidi.
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My art? I don't know.
43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
Import vodka from other countries.
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Hm, I actually have no idea. Something thoughtful or something fun.
45. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Jean was my grandmother's name.
46. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Only shooting stars, sometimes airplanes if I'm drunk.
47. whats your favorite color?
Orange.
48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
My thumbs, do those count?
49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Pretty long ago, I don't cry all that often.
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yes.
51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE?
Potatoes. Do tubers count as veggies?
52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Drinking a beverage to the very last gulp and then abandonning it. So I wind up with mugs, glasses, cans, bottles, etc. all with 1 drink left in them.
53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
I don't put CDs on a shelf...
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably. I get a long with most people, even if I don't like them and they know it. I tend to still remain civil.
55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
Yeah, but only to Chris. I tell him everything so if you have a secret you don't want Chris to know, don't tell me.
56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
No. What if you went blind tomorrow? The fact that you have a hot girlfriend wouldn't mean squat anymore if her attitude was sour.
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
I release a lot of emotion through my art, happiness, saddness, anger, pen and paper do them well. Sometimes a good old fashioned "#*$&!" works best though.
58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Our shop.
59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Not really, I'm very objective about people. I don't expect them to be douchebags, but I also don't expect them to be kind either.
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?
I had this little imported glow in the dark Hello Kitty toy when I was really young. I used to take it with me EVERYWHERE. Tragic story really. You know how things that glow in the dark glow brightest if you hold them up to the light before turning it off? Well, I stuck Hello Kitty in a lamp cover to charge her up real nice and good. Being the 4 year old I was didn't know that light bulbs got hot, so I left her there while I went and watched TV, I think I was watching David The Gnome... Anyway, when I came back she had melted. I was devistated.
61. ARE YOU AFRAID OF GROWING UP?
Growing up doesn't mean you can't still be a child at heart.
62. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Sarcasm, what's that?
63. ARE YOU RELIGIOUS?
Yes. But you would never know it.
64. DOES 11:11 MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
It means I win! 11:11, 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, 5:55!
66. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?
Yep.
67. WHAT IS THE MOST PAIN YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED?
Getting a spinal tap. In comparison nothing else comes even close. It is the pain by which all other pains are compared to reassure myself I can live through them.
68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Depends on which shoes I'm wearing. If I'm wearing my old sprint shoes, yes. If I'm wearing my white and lime ADIDAS, no. If I'm wearing my military boots, no (they've got cheat zippers). If I'm wearing dress shoes, no cause they have no laces to tie.
69. LAST THING YOU SPILLED?
Fried rice.
70. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
Yes. I have 1 cat, a Mau/Maine Coon still living with my mother named Odin... and at home I have 1 American Shorthair named Spock, a beta named Sadeek, and two hermit crabs named Sven and Unaru.
71. WHAT IS THE LAST FURRY THING YOU TOUCHED?
Spock.
72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
Orange, red, pink, blue, yellow.
73. WHAT'S THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?
The Hobbit.
74. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
All of them, but they haven't come in yet, they're still well below the gum.
75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Yes. I command all of you to answer the quesions in this survey or face my iron fist (of doom)!
76. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM VACATION?
I've always wanted to go to southern Ireland.
77. LAST THING YOU ATE/DRANK?
Roasted chicken in gravy with peas and carrots and mashed potatoes. I'm drinking cranberry juice.
78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My grandpa.
79. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Their mannerisms.
80. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
Yes.
81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
SOE.
82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Hot Cocoa, though my choice may be influenced by the fact that it is below 20 degrees outside and there's 4 feet of snow on the ground.
83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN?
I'm an Aries so that goes without saying. My favorite zodiac is supposed to be Libra.
84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Pingpong.
85. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HAIR COLOR?
This is a weird question. I think it depends on the person, whatever matches their skintone.
86. FAVORITE EYE COLOR?
I like unique eyes. Green, black, and all the mixtures in between.
87. DO YOU PREFER TALL OR SHORT?
Tall.
88. SIBLINGS?
1 biologically, 3 otherwise and I'm closer to those that aren't blood related than I am to the 1 that is.
89. FAVORITE MONTH?
October.
90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Never had it.
91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
TMNT.
92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Hm, I don't know. Beginning of April is when all the tulips start popping up, so a day around there will do. Any day around there.
93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Nope.
94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter.
95. Are you going to have fun this summer?
Guild vacation in Orlando, hell yes!
96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationship. Singular.
97. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No clue. Me apparently.
98. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Probably Matt, yeah I'm calling you out grandma.
99. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Yes indeed.
100. WHO WERE YOU WITH LAST NIGHT?
Chris.
102. WHAT WOKE YOU UP THIS MORNING?
The alarm clock, but I went back to bed. Later on Chris woke me up.
103. WHERE ARE YOU?
In the bedroom at my desk.
104. DID YOU HUG OR KISS ANYONE TODAY?
Yes.
105. LEARN ANYTHING NEW LATELY?
You know, up until today I always thought that uh, that dogs laid eggs.
106. WHATS ON YOUR MIND?
Safety Dance by Men Without Hats.
107. WOULD YOU TAKE A BULLET FOR ANYONE?
I think I would without thinking about it for a few people... family mostly.
108. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
In a comfy house. Doesn't have to be flashy, just cozy.
109. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
A kid.
110. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS?
Working at our shop, with a winter house in Florida and a summer house in Ohio.
111. WHO IS YOUR #1 ON MYSPACE?
Chris atm.
112. HAVE YOU EVER KISSED YOUR #1?
Yeah...
113. HOW OFTEN DO YOU LOG IN TO MYSPACE?
Daily. I have to check on my lil' sister!
114. DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC DAILY?
Yes, we have internet radio playing at the shop.
115. ARE YOU A FAST TYPER?
Yes. Insanely fast..
116. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
We work on Saturday until 6 and on Sundays we go to dinner.
117. HAVE YOU EVER MOVED?
About once a year every year up until I was 15.
118. HAVE YOU EVER WON AN AWARD?
Yep yep.
119. DO YOU PLAY ANY SPORTS OR HAVE ANY OTHER HOBBIES THAT ARE UNUSUAL?
I spend all of my spare time playing video games. Many people think that's an odd hobby for women.
120. WHATS 1 PHRASE OR WORD YOU LOVE?
"lawl"
121. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
April 15!
122. WHEN WERE YOU THE SADDEST IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE?
When one of my best friends committed suicide.
When I was forcibly relocated to Ohio in 8th grade.
123. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU?
Yes.
124. WHAT DO YOU LISTEN TO BEFORE BED?
Sometimes we fall asleep witht he tv on. Now that we go to bed early it's usually something like Forensic Files, CSI, or Family Guy. When we used to go to bed at 5am it was always a Girls Gone Wild infomercial. -_-
125. DO YOU HAVE A JOB?
Perfect PC. I don't just have a job, I have my own business!
126.WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
Spock, my Grandpa, my nephews, almonds in chocolate, crunchy Autumn leaves, tulips...
127. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5'9"
128. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?
Green-brown-gray, in rings around the pupil.
129. DO YOU HAVE ANY PIERCINGS?
My ears only.
130. WHAT'RE YOU WEARING?
An oversized "I eat NOOBS" tee shirt, and a pair of fluffy socks.
131. DO YOUGET MOTION SICKNESS?
Everytime I get into a vehicle or play an FPS.
132. IN 1 WORD DESCRIBE 2006: Wonderful.
133. FIRST KISS IN 2007: Chris.
134. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE IN PRISON?
I had an uncle there.
135. HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN A RIB?
A couple actually.
136. WOULD YOU RATHER BE A GUY OR A GIRL?
I enjoy being a woman despite the monthly annoyances.
137. HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN EATING DISORDER?
No. I love food to much to neglect or waste it.
138. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN AN INTER-RACIAL RELATIONSHIP?
Yes.
139. DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY INT HE WAR RIGHTNOW?
Yes.
140. ARE YOU STRAIGHT EDGE?
Drug Free? Yes. Caffiene free? No. Alcohol free? No.
141. WHAT KIND OF BIRTHC ONTROL DO YOU USE?
Ortho Evra. It's a weekly patch proven to be more effective than the pill.
142. ARE YOU A COUNTRY GUY/GIRL OR A CITY GUY/GIRL?
Combination of both.
143. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?
Ambidextrous.
144. YOUR HERITAGE?
Irish and Native American.
145. YOUR MOST MISSED MEMORY?
Catching frogs as a kid was always fun.
146. WHAT WERE YOU DOING...
1 MINUTE AGO: This survey...
1 HOUR AGO: Playing videogames at work.
1 DAY AGO: Going out to dinner with a client.
1 WEEK AGO: Playing Vanguard, double exp!
1 YEAR AGO: Playing SWG.
147. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOST ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Kicking a dumb bitches ass for messing with my sister.
Janice moving. :(
Tiger pride!
W.A.Y.C. and the ensemble.
The weird boy who would put Tea Animals (the little glass figurines) in my desk before I got there...
The time all the little cartons of milk went bad and the lunch ladies tried to pass off lumpy milk as "milk shakes".
Science camp at the end of the year.
Getting sick and almost dying...
148. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOST ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Moving from Michigan to Ohio.
Ms. Moran's Language Arts class.
Meeting Tali.
Nights Into Dreams.
Making costumes.
Lawn ordament thievery.
Teen Nights.
Tao's puppies.
The Renesance Fair.
Going to Geauga Lake just to chill.
149. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
Skipping school when Tali got suspended.
Living at Tali's house (usually hidden under her bed).
Hiding kittens from Tali's dad.
Detention, after hours, and Mr. Peterson.
Spending weeks in the hospital.
Our attendance officer being THE most rude inconsiderate bitch ever.
Hanging out with all the girls (Tali, Ashly, Lena, Angela, Melinda, Lindsey, Gina, Dona) in Choir first period.
Thanksgiving at Lindsey's Dad's house.
Baking cakes with Gina in Home Ec.
Going to TPT shows especially at the fair when some redneck told me I had "purty hair."
"Lemon or Grape?" the great Jolly Rancher conspiracy in Algebra with Kim.
Raves with school the following day.
Driving around aimlessly.
Spring break in Florida with Ashly, and getting really sick.
Spring Break camping in the woods with the girls.
Mike Hunt getting a boner on our field trip to the Cleveland Courthouse.
Having to practically sneak out of the hospital in order to make it to Graduation.
150. There is no 150!
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Boredom & The Alias Game
1. YOUR REAL NAME: (the one given to you at birth, duh)
Inari Seng
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus -izzle)
Ina-izzle
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)
Orange Elephant
4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, and current street name)
Jean Delores
5. YOUR STARWARS NAME: (first name: the first 3 letters of your last name & first 2 letters of your first name. last name: first 2 letters of mom's maiden name & first 3 letters of the city you grew up in)
Senin Hawya
6. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink).
Pink Cranberry
7. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of you dads middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name(no siblings than best friend), last letter of your moms middle name)
Nneaohs
8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mothers maiden name)
I'm supposed to be under protection!
9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black and the name of one your pets)
Black Kharma
10. YOUR PORNSTAR NAME: (first pets name and your first street)
Shadow Plum
Inari Seng
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus -izzle)
Ina-izzle
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)
Orange Elephant
4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, and current street name)
Jean Delores
5. YOUR STARWARS NAME: (first name: the first 3 letters of your last name & first 2 letters of your first name. last name: first 2 letters of mom's maiden name & first 3 letters of the city you grew up in)
Senin Hawya
6. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink).
Pink Cranberry
7. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of you dads middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name(no siblings than best friend), last letter of your moms middle name)
Nneaohs
8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mothers maiden name)
I'm supposed to be under protection!
9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black and the name of one your pets)
Black Kharma
10. YOUR PORNSTAR NAME: (first pets name and your first street)
Shadow Plum
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Obi-wan Kenobi Crabs?
While passing time in Kent waiting for my mother to get off of work for a business meeting pertaining to Perfect PC, I stopped by the super market to see what they had in the way of futons for the shop. While there I passed through the pet section to look at the fish. Let's face it, the fish are the coolest part of any super market. Across from the goldfish were little 3"x3" circular tubs with hermit crabs in them. Noticing two of the younger crabs trapped in much-to-small for them shells I decided to save them from their purgatory, and brought them home.
Well, that is a lie. I did not have time to stop by the house before the business meeting so I took the crabs to dinner. There's nothing quite like the strange looks you receive when your waitress comes to the table and notices live crabs sitting beside the condiments. Especially at a fancy restaurant.
Walmart was so ill-prepared to care for hermit crabs that it was mind boggling that they even had them in stock. The crabs I purchased are Ecuadorian crabs, meaning from the coastline and they had them all crammed into little containers of freshwater. They didn't even keep hermit crab food or vitamins in stock! So while you could buy them there you'd have nothing to feed them unless you made another stop elsewhere and bought it separately.
I wound up going to the nearest pet shop in Kent and picking up a bottle of all-around balanced nutritional supplement hermit crab food, though you can feed them anything (from fruit to french fries) it's important for them to have a healthy primary dish.
I'm now the caretakers of Sven and Unaru! They're living contently in a small 5 gallon aquarium with sandstone pebbles, a marble freshwater bathing pool (for hydration requirements) with a sponge in it (for humidity needs), various shells for them to move into when they outgrow their current shells (which will be very soon due to the poor conditions they were living in at the store), a small piece of driftwood for them to climb around on (Sven loves this), a lil' upturned clam shell filled with moist food and a second upturned clam shell filled with salt water because as Ecuadorian crabs they MUST have that to survive.
The crabs themselves are smaller than 1". In an orange shell we've got Sven and in a dark shell we've got Unaru. Aptly named I might add because Sven is always up and about first thing in the morning, whereas Unaru digs herself a hole into the pebbles in the morning so she can sneak in more sleep -- but you can coax her up by offering food. Similar to myself I'm told.
Well, that is a lie. I did not have time to stop by the house before the business meeting so I took the crabs to dinner. There's nothing quite like the strange looks you receive when your waitress comes to the table and notices live crabs sitting beside the condiments. Especially at a fancy restaurant.
Walmart was so ill-prepared to care for hermit crabs that it was mind boggling that they even had them in stock. The crabs I purchased are Ecuadorian crabs, meaning from the coastline and they had them all crammed into little containers of freshwater. They didn't even keep hermit crab food or vitamins in stock! So while you could buy them there you'd have nothing to feed them unless you made another stop elsewhere and bought it separately.
I wound up going to the nearest pet shop in Kent and picking up a bottle of all-around balanced nutritional supplement hermit crab food, though you can feed them anything (from fruit to french fries) it's important for them to have a healthy primary dish.
I'm now the caretakers of Sven and Unaru! They're living contently in a small 5 gallon aquarium with sandstone pebbles, a marble freshwater bathing pool (for hydration requirements) with a sponge in it (for humidity needs), various shells for them to move into when they outgrow their current shells (which will be very soon due to the poor conditions they were living in at the store), a small piece of driftwood for them to climb around on (Sven loves this), a lil' upturned clam shell filled with moist food and a second upturned clam shell filled with salt water because as Ecuadorian crabs they MUST have that to survive.
The crabs themselves are smaller than 1". In an orange shell we've got Sven and in a dark shell we've got Unaru. Aptly named I might add because Sven is always up and about first thing in the morning, whereas Unaru digs herself a hole into the pebbles in the morning so she can sneak in more sleep -- but you can coax her up by offering food. Similar to myself I'm told.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Inari > PSP
So after a day of thinking about it, I went to the store and I bought my shiny new PSP. I even paid in cash, which I never do because I dislike handling money. I had exact cash and intended to be all suave and pay that way, but I didn't include taxation in my equation so I wound up having to break another 20.
It's great because it's a version .71 (not the newer .82) so I can mod it and download old games that aren't actually available for the PSP.
This means any game I own now or in the future, no matter what console or handheld it was originally designed for, will be playable on my PSP with a little assistance from a computer. Because I would only ever download things that I've already paid for myself and already own. Obligatory disclaimer out of the way!
For example's sake: even though Square is only re-releasing FFVI for the GBA:A (which I also own, original pink import) I can technically buy it for my GBA, rip it to my PC's HD and reformat it for the PSP. Then hook up my PSP through the USB port and download it. Why? Good question really, since I already own a GBA and having bought the game (despite the fact it's US release is next month) I could just play it on my GBA... I guess the answer to that would be I like the PSP better.
Not that I intend to do this with FFVI's re-release for the GBA, that was just to give you an idea of what I meant since I know a lot of you noobs aren't gamers yourselves. Come to think of it, even WITH an example most of you probably still have no idea what I meant. So nevermind.
It's great because it's a version .71 (not the newer .82) so I can mod it and download old games that aren't actually available for the PSP.
This means any game I own now or in the future, no matter what console or handheld it was originally designed for, will be playable on my PSP with a little assistance from a computer. Because I would only ever download things that I've already paid for myself and already own. Obligatory disclaimer out of the way!
For example's sake: even though Square is only re-releasing FFVI for the GBA:A (which I also own, original pink import) I can technically buy it for my GBA, rip it to my PC's HD and reformat it for the PSP. Then hook up my PSP through the USB port and download it. Why? Good question really, since I already own a GBA and having bought the game (despite the fact it's US release is next month) I could just play it on my GBA... I guess the answer to that would be I like the PSP better.
Not that I intend to do this with FFVI's re-release for the GBA, that was just to give you an idea of what I meant since I know a lot of you noobs aren't gamers yourselves. Come to think of it, even WITH an example most of you probably still have no idea what I meant. So nevermind.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Computer Upgrade
So I bit the bullet and fully upgraded my PC for the release of all the new graphics-heavy games coming out this year. Bought the parts myself and had put it all together even though putting together PCs is one of my least favorite things to do.
The key component being my shiney new BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB PCI Express graphics card, featuring the world's first DirectX 10 GPU. The sucker's about 12" long and 4" wide with a height of roughly 1.5" and it emits a glow.
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