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[Chocofreak13]

too synchronized, lol. like how me and mel had the same thoughts earlier. xD

well, the wake/viewing was today. it really made it real to me, she's really gone. she looked like she was sleeping or she was a doll or something, but she just didn't look like grammy (maybe that was because of her makeup, no matter how much my aunt nancy tried to fix it, the point is, a MAN did her makeup. a GUY. ><;; ). but she's really, really gone, and that's that. i can't even take comfort in the fact that she's going to be in her grave, because she's being cremated (who knew?). i suppose the ashes will be buried, but it's not the same.

also saw an old friend of mine earlier. i thought he was coming home this month, but i found out today he's been back since june. >>;; when i think about it, i'm glad to see him, but he's not really like he was in high school, and that makes me sad. some of my guy friends seem to be different from when i first met them, and while in one case that's good, most of it is just making me depressed. :[

also, it seems that soon i will be broke, since while i was saving up for a new doll, i'm now going to be sinking what's left of my cash into the ram for the new laptop rodney's building me, because it seems my mum thinks that if you build a computer, it'll break on you because obviously it's crappier than if you were to get a new one on layaway from walmart. obviously paying more means you're getting something better than paying less regardless of what the specs are. obviously. >>;

[Nichi]

I know what that's like. For instance, my great uncle looked more like a wax dummy than a real person at his funeral years back. It was a bit...unreal; it just did not look like him at all.

Also, on friends changing, I can only think of one such thing happening to me; with one of my sister's many ex-boyfriends. He was a cool guy; like the big brother I never had...but, then he went off to boot camp; about to begin training so he could be in the Air Force. My sister didn't feel it, but somehow, while having lunch after dropping him off, I got a strong vibe that this was going to be the last time I saw him, even though he was only going to be away for a few months before training is over and he and my sister meet up again. Sure enough, that gut feeling was right; the next time I saw him, after he broke up with my sister and while he was going to retrieve his stuff that he left with her, he was like a different person; he was very distant toward us, and only seemed interested in getting his stuff and leaving as quickly as possible :\

Lastly, on the whole thing with the laptop, your mom is the inverse of mine. She felt I would have gotten a better deal by buying a $75 Dell Optiplex from the hospital vs. spending the $2,000 to build 2k-tan the Desktop. She should know, considering how much my dad complains about the computer on his desk at work, that getting one used from his place of employment is not a great idea >_<;

Now, on a note that I think Kriz would approve of, I've started playing Super Metroid again. I'm actually getting further into it than I did on my previous attempt, which is quite nice; I finally get to see areas of the game I haven't seen before :3

[Krizonar]

Lastly, on the whole thing with the laptop, your mom is the inverse of mine. She felt I would have gotten a better deal by buying a $75 Dell Optiplex from the hospital vs. spending the $2,000 to build 2k-tan the Desktop. She should know, considering how much my dad complains about the computer on his desk at work, that getting one used from his place of employment is not a great idea >_<;

Would you rather a computer be born good, or overcome its inherent under-powering through rigorous training and faith?

[Nichi]

Well, that's more the story of the Frankenstein series. V1\Classic was a bit underpowered for my liking, V2 was a hop in the right direction, and V3 was like I took a portal gun and flung myself to the gate :3

So, as I was coming in this morning from garage sales, I passed by a TV that was tuned into NBC; as the Today Show was running one of their concerts. However, it was who was preforming that caught me off-guard: 98°. For a moment, I was thinking that buying this DEC keyboard was a bad idea; as it caused a disturbance in the space-time continuum that resulted in the '90s and present day merging together @_@

Nah; just kidding. But, it did make me feel old hearing 98° again (Even if I never liked them, I did hear them on the radio a lot as a kid), plus I did in fact get a DEC keyboard; which I will post pictures of later

[Bella]

On the topic of funerals, I'm amazingly glad to say that I've never been to one with a viewing. I don't think I'd be able to stand seeing a body all made up like that.

On the topic of parents butting into computer buying decisions: Why don't you ask your mom to let YOU decide what computer you want? If she doesn't believe that a less-expensive computer can be better, try to win her over with comparison of specifications and reassure her that Pent is a skilled repairperson and won't send you a piece of junk.

Lastly, on the whole thing with the laptop, your mom is the inverse of mine. She felt I would have gotten a better deal by buying a $75 Dell Optiplex from the hospital vs. spending the $2,000 to build 2k-tan the Desktop. She should know, considering how much my dad complains about the computer on his desk at work, that getting one used from his place of employment is not a great idea >_<;

Would you rather a computer be born good, or overcome its inherent under-powering through rigorous training and faith?

Now I have a mental image of a pathetic little budget laptop lifting weights and drinking protean shakes..... ;-;

[Nichi]

@Bella: I admit, I got an LOL from that last bit
Also, of course I wouldn't send anybody a piece of junk. I take pride in my work :3

In other news, part of me is tempted to switch from my Microsoft Natural Keyboard to the DEC keyboard I picked up this morning. It feels like the keys are easier to press, so I can type faster :3

[Chocofreak13]

@pent: thanks for the condolences, on both funerals and friends. :\
also, i had a 98° poster when i was younger. it came as a promo in the frosted cheerios box, and i was psyched because my sister was already off to school so i got to keep it because i found it. -w-
nice on the keyboard, too. :3

@bella: i tried to explain to her on both accounts, but it seems that she no longer trusts my judgement when it comes to repairing/building/explaining computers because 1. speedy's failed on me in the past, which is totally my fault, and 2. she sees me all the time, which means she's gotten used to my talk. i also think it might be because i'm a girl. >>;;
when i tried explaining that rodney's building it, she instantly said "i don't want to hear anything about rodney". methinks she's at the end of her rope with anything involving him due to this whole shipping situation.
the solution here is that i'm getting my sister's fiancee, alex, to help explain. 1. he's a man, 2. he's knowledgable on tech-related things, and my mum knows that, and 3. his current computer is homemade and is the best machine he's ever run. >>;

the service was today....it was a slight ordeal, but i'm so glad i went. i miss her so much already, and i know it's only going to get worse from here. the mercy meal was better, since we sat, ate, laughed, etc. later on there'll be something at my aunt's house, swimming and family from canada visiting. like a family reunion with a sad twist. :\

[Bella]

I can't believe your mom's being so sexist. >:/

I mean I realize that parents can be, and are, annoying at times and can have some rather backward/simplistic views just because of the time periods that they grew up in... but jesus ... if anyone ever insinuated that I knew less about computers or somehow wasn't capable of making good decisions because of my gender, they'd get a fork stuck in their eye. Luckily this has never happened (yet), so the eyes of those around me remain safe.

Why is the shipping thing such a big issue? I heard that there've been some problems getting the money order cashed, but how much is it gonna cost to send it home to Pent anyway?

[Chocofreak13]

@bella: i don't think she's directly insinuating that i know less because of my gender, but i get the feeling she'd believe a guy more, even if she didn't mean to. it's an unconscious thing. i think it's more because she don't quite grasp all the minute details of computers, and whenever i try to explain them to her she doesn't quite get it, so she doesn't believe me anymore when i say a computer's good or not. it's not my fault that speedy died or my sister's/her computer died. speedy died of the fever and hers was just crap. old crap. it was on its way out anyway. >>;

as for his stuff, we were getting ready to ship it when all this happened, which is part of what's holding it back. but i had no idea you could even GET a money order at walmart (we always get them through the post office). i'm not exactly comfortable giving up my social security number to walmart, tbh, and pent didn't put the money order in my legal name, so i don't have ID to claim it. >>;;;
and it's about $40. >>;;;;;

[NejinOniwa]

7 out of 10 featured stories on FIMF is Twilight Sparkle.

EVERYPONY LIKES TO SAY THAT NAME I THINK

[Paul]

Returned from my Germany-France-Italy-trip yesterday, I tell you, it feels good to be home again! Unfortunately there were some... problems with people that kind of botched the trip for my family. (Not going into too much detail here because of aforementioned people. If someone wants to know more message me on skype, I need to let off some steam ).

Also brought a huge Lost In Translation poster with me from Paris <3 . And my dad's given me the task of building a replacement for Euphy... that's gonna be one big bad machine!

[Chocofreak13]

@paul: welcome back to your home and the forum! cool on the poster, getting a shiny new wall hang is always a fun thing, i can attest to that. -w-
gl on building Euphy's replacement. keep us updated on the progress. :0

@nej: new sitcom: Everybody Loves Twilight? :\

[Bella]

@Paul: Ugh, it's the worse when something happens that messes up an otherwise good trip. I hope you were at least able to have some fun and that those people didn't entirely ruin it! :[

@Nej and Kari: That's cause Twilight is the best pony~

@Genpop: OH GOD THERE'S A WASP IN MY ROOM IDK WHERE IT WENT BUT NOW I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AND KEEP GETTING CREEPY-CRAWLY FEELINGS ON MY SKIN OHGODOHGOD

[Nichi]

@Paul: Hope you managed to have a good time, regardless of those people trying to ruin it

@Bella: I know the feeling about wasps. Hopefully it either leaves or dies or something >_<;;
After all, I took a wasp to the arm roughly a week or two before my trip back in June, which was not a pleasant experience

[Chocofreak13]

@bella: open the windows and/or crank up the heat till it suffers a stroke? :\