Tricks, Treats, Tony, Transactions and Torment
So, Tuesday, was Halloween. And I had, as you know, an awesome costume lined up for the night. So, I met up with friends of the family, and their kids and I went out trick or treating. I was, of course, the Tech Support Suicide by Hanging (and slit wrists). Skye was a geisha and Oly (short for Oliver, pronounced like the basic skateboard jump trick) was a CTU agent from the show 24. I suggested he go by "Agent Stiles". Which he did. Which was stylin'. Pictures of their costumes can be found at the KD Exposure, my new Flickr section. We headed out around 6 PM and went guising for about 2.5 hours.
Since I was with about 4 other kids, I easily got away with holding a bag in front of the door. I never said "Trick or Treat!" though, I instead would just shout "I'm Deeeaaad!" in a manner that was developed back in PDZ with APKJester, In any case, I cleaned house, and while most had no problems with me stealing candy from all the other children, with the ease being akin to likes of a baby, others would question me on my age, or size so something, and I'd say that the attention to detail and originality in my costume justifies my age as well as them giving me candy. And they eventually would, as no one turned me down. All in all a good Halloween.
So, Bastelyon emails me yesterday at about 9:15 AM with the following:
Do you have a number I can call you at? I've got some good news for you. :)
I shoot him back my cell and not a minute later he calls me. The news is really "good :)". Not only does it trump the other subject-that-cannot-be-mentioned, it also takes place sooner, but is in a location far more iconic, and one that I haven't been to before. On top of that, my attendance is far more valued in this case, which is really cool. I basically spent the rest of my day at work on the ninth cloud of euphoria.
After work, I called up various EB Games locations regarding Need For Speed: Carbon Collector's Edition as well as F.E.A.R. None of them had NFS:C, and only a couble had F.E.A.R.. The local Best Buy did, though, and so I grabbed both of those. So, I've decided that EB Games sucks, again, after I gave them a chance to prove themselves useful. We'll see how I handle Gears of War. I played Carbon a bit on my Alt gamertag, and found it to be very entertaining, I just need to get my hands on a VW Golf R32 as soon as possible, and beat the game with it. As that has been my tradition in various racing games.
The final bit has been moved so you have to click this entry to read it. It's not exactly something someone should be exposed to on a site like this, but you're welcome to read it if you want.
Since I was with about 4 other kids, I easily got away with holding a bag in front of the door. I never said "Trick or Treat!" though, I instead would just shout "I'm Deeeaaad!" in a manner that was developed back in PDZ with APKJester, In any case, I cleaned house, and while most had no problems with me stealing candy from all the other children, with the ease being akin to likes of a baby, others would question me on my age, or size so something, and I'd say that the attention to detail and originality in my costume justifies my age as well as them giving me candy. And they eventually would, as no one turned me down. All in all a good Halloween.
So, Bastelyon emails me yesterday at about 9:15 AM with the following:
Do you have a number I can call you at? I've got some good news for you. :)
I shoot him back my cell and not a minute later he calls me. The news is really "good :)". Not only does it trump the other subject-that-cannot-be-mentioned, it also takes place sooner, but is in a location far more iconic, and one that I haven't been to before. On top of that, my attendance is far more valued in this case, which is really cool. I basically spent the rest of my day at work on the ninth cloud of euphoria.
After work, I called up various EB Games locations regarding Need For Speed: Carbon Collector's Edition as well as F.E.A.R. None of them had NFS:C, and only a couble had F.E.A.R.. The local Best Buy did, though, and so I grabbed both of those. So, I've decided that EB Games sucks, again, after I gave them a chance to prove themselves useful. We'll see how I handle Gears of War. I played Carbon a bit on my Alt gamertag, and found it to be very entertaining, I just need to get my hands on a VW Golf R32 as soon as possible, and beat the game with it. As that has been my tradition in various racing games.
The final bit has been moved so you have to click this entry to read it. It's not exactly something someone should be exposed to on a site like this, but you're welcome to read it if you want.
After I was done playing, I chatted a bit with K4rn4ge, and tried to talk with NinjaFish, but his mic was acting up and I couldn't really hear half of what he was saying, maybe next time. I then talked to my friend Cody, or at least, I considered him my friend. The conversation started off well, but that was misleading. In what was intended to be a lesson for being rather cold with him in the beginning of our budding friendship, after I had apologized for my actions weeks prior, he decided to give me a taste of my own medicine. And then multiplied it by ten. Without knowledge of his ploy, I started to feel like a complete ass. I was torn to shreds. The whole ordeal made me question who I was and why I do what I do, both in terms of traits etched into my personality, and things I invest my time into. Yeah, that. I felt inclined to just quit the thing that started as the silly question "I wonder how long I could pull this off for?", that I asked myself around the 25th of November. Then, in true KD Style he says "Oh. That? It was an act, I didn't mean it.". Damn. Daaaaaaaamn. That cut deep. It was the complete polar opposite from that morning. I really didn't need April Fools 5 months ahead of schedule.
Which brings us to my next thing, I generally don't like people 5 or 6 years younger than me, but I always give someone the chance to prove they are more mature, intelligent, or fun to hang out with than the norm. Cody was someone who I made the exception for, but last night proved my point. He was too young to think through what he was doing, and what line is "too far". Looking back, I'm hard-pressed to think that line was crossed. I felt so low that I'd need a ladder to scratch a snake's belly. (Don't ask, the guy who I first heard say that was a Preacher from Kentucky). Anyway, he tried to apologize when he realized what he'd done. And I was too physically and emotionally drained from the experience to give him a straight response. I hate Emo kids. And I was deep down, really pissed that he made me feel like one as a lesson for which I had already learned and tried to grow from. I'm usually pretty good at putting up a wall so that I don't let some voice I hear on a headset have an adverse affect on my mood, but this was one of two instances where I was weak, and actually vented my frustration physically. Anyway, I pretty much walked to and collapsed on my bed, passing out immediately after the conversation ended, even though it was only 8:45 PM. My dreams weren't exactly comforting either. I had my first nightmare about my achievements. Which was weird, especially since the cast of Las Vegas was there. I messed up hitting a potential Gamerscore Milestone. So my streak wasn't even in danger in the dream. Yeah. Okay. I don't even want to consider the relation to Mad World.
Anyway, I didn't feel too hot this morning, but further communication with Tony did brighten my spirits. The guy is a saint.
Yeah, I didn't mean to throw this all at you, but it needed to be said. Or something.
Which brings us to my next thing, I generally don't like people 5 or 6 years younger than me, but I always give someone the chance to prove they are more mature, intelligent, or fun to hang out with than the norm. Cody was someone who I made the exception for, but last night proved my point. He was too young to think through what he was doing, and what line is "too far". Looking back, I'm hard-pressed to think that line was crossed. I felt so low that I'd need a ladder to scratch a snake's belly. (Don't ask, the guy who I first heard say that was a Preacher from Kentucky). Anyway, he tried to apologize when he realized what he'd done. And I was too physically and emotionally drained from the experience to give him a straight response. I hate Emo kids. And I was deep down, really pissed that he made me feel like one as a lesson for which I had already learned and tried to grow from. I'm usually pretty good at putting up a wall so that I don't let some voice I hear on a headset have an adverse affect on my mood, but this was one of two instances where I was weak, and actually vented my frustration physically. Anyway, I pretty much walked to and collapsed on my bed, passing out immediately after the conversation ended, even though it was only 8:45 PM. My dreams weren't exactly comforting either. I had my first nightmare about my achievements. Which was weird, especially since the cast of Las Vegas was there. I messed up hitting a potential Gamerscore Milestone. So my streak wasn't even in danger in the dream. Yeah. Okay. I don't even want to consider the relation to Mad World.
Anyway, I didn't feel too hot this morning, but further communication with Tony did brighten my spirits. The guy is a saint.
Yeah, I didn't mean to throw this all at you, but it needed to be said. Or something.
Comments
Sorry about my mic. I'm not sure what the deal is with it, but sometimes it misbehaves. That was compounded by the fact that my housemates had just gone to sleep, so I was trying not to talk too loudly. Should all be fixed next week when that fancy wireless headset arrives.
Posted by: Justin | November 2, 2006 02:40 PM
Just wanted to let everybody know: Buy the wireless headset! It is absolutely the best headset that Microsoft has come out with on the xbox360. Mine was fully charged after about 2.5 hours and works better than syrup on pancakes! Now, if only I didn't have to work so many hours every day, I'd have more time to have fun!
Posted by: Daniel (Sanclus) | November 7, 2006 05:29 AM