Commander Keen

Back in 1995 or so, I got my first computer. It was My uncle Darrels computer. It was really neat. It had a whole bunch of old games my cousins played and files from a library system. We didn't know what to do with those, so we left them. We were very new to computers.
No Internet, but solitaire was the Bomb! After solitaire we found a cool pinball game. Andy had all the high scores, but with a little work, I took over the high score list, making it impossible for Aria to get on the list. Looking for a new game to beat, we found a floppy disc for Commander Keen. Man, that was the coolest thing ever. Aria and I had never had a Nintendo, or Sega or video game ever before this computer (except pong on the Atari thing that plugged into the tv that my dad had when he was a kid). Keen was awesome when the computer was having a good day (good days were when we had colour , bad days were when the monitor overheated and everything turned purple, or red). Keen was a challenge then, but we did pretty well. Never beat the game, because one day, Aria in her infinite wisdom decided to clean up the computer files that were left there. Well she deleted almost everything, including the folder called "startup". Once the computer shut down, we were lost. It wouldn't turn on without that folder. That was a sad day. She dug up the floppy discs my uncle left with us, and she installed them one at a time (8 total) I took a long time, and we got it to work, but Keen would never work again. By that time we got a new machine, but it was sad because we never beat the game or got it to work on any other computer. Apparently it only runs on dos and windows that have dos.
This week I was on the Internet and searched the game for fun, and low and behold, you can run it on XP. I wont get into the technical details, but after half an hour of tinkering, I got it!!!
I played the game for a few hours last night and was grinning the whole time. The graphics are terrible and its got no sound, but man its awesome. Now I kinda wanna find the atari game my dad had, that thing was so old. I think he threw it out. ahh well. Time to sleep for a bit. Goodnight

aria bo baria!

Figured I would post this for you because you are leaving and I can embarass us both on the internets before you leave!

Tee hee!

I think this was her birthday where I gave her an onion with a happy face on it. I hope I gave her a real present too (pretty sure I did).

Those sunglasses, may they rest in peace at the bottom of cultus lake.

Man I cant wait until summer comes.

And while I was looking for more pictures, I found this one:

If looks could kill. CAT MAULING!!!!

Pon and Zi

These little guys are so cute, kinda dark at times, but cute.

They are named pon and zi.

Created by jeff thomas.

Found the dress

I dont have a picture of it yet however. I havent found a pic of it online, but I will take one soon as I finnish paying for it.

Took Tony shopping for a suit so he can dress up at job interviews. He looks so handsome! I havent seen him in a suit yet, and man, guys look so smart all dressed up.

Oh, Aria leaves in 20 days. Not long. She's got most of her stuff done, just not her blue card yet. Shes packed and unpacked her backpack a zillion times, and she models it almost everytime. Shes even vaccum packing one of her fleece blankets in a ziplock baggie.

Mikaela is learning the electric guitar, and loving it. She wanted to be a rock star when she grew up. To also encourage her guitar playing, I get to take her to Reliant-K concert this april. These guys are punk/rock christian band and their songs are cute and funny.

I guess thats all for now, its kind of a boring post but oh well.

dresses

Went shopping for a dress yesterday.

This one is not quite the same as what i had one yesterday, but its pretty close.

Its so cute!

cant find one quite like the other i tried, but it was pretty too.

I actually like the strapless dresses because they wont fall down on me (biggest fear).

anyways, I am off to find tony a backpack that can hold a laptop.

grrrr

Sometimes I cant stand where I work. Listening to some peoples grating voices drives me nuts.
grrrr!
So you know those cool iron on transfer sheets for making your own t shirts? I had a customer iron it on the shirt first and then stuff the shirt in the printer. Honestly, how can someone be that stupid? I mean, there are step by step instructions on the package, how do you miss that?? And then they expect me to cover the repairs to the unit under the warrenty! BAH! I also love the older customers who expect me to give them whatever they want because they are older, and tell me they know more than me and expect everything for free. Well, if you know everything customer, why do you call? Why dont you fix it yourself??? GRRRR! oh well. Audrey, you would understand. I read your last post, and I know its true.

Also, dont worry about being a geek, I played Starwars Lego, Sims2, Scene it, Scene it Harry Potter Edition and Guildwars all in one day, and it was great!

Merry Christmas....

For Audrey...

Love the Hoff

PS: Audrey, I cant comment on your post right now, so if you have a choice to upgrade to beta, do so, so I can comment on your posts.

Survivor Fan

OH man! The season finale of survivor was on last night, it was awesome, and they definatly changed it up. On the show they mentioned that there have been 13 seasons of it on TV, and its sad because I have seen every season. Really, I am that much of a geek. Its addictive, and I so wanna be on that show. It looks so fun, tough, but fun.
(Spoiler alert incase anyone of my few readers watch it but taped the finale).






My favourite person won. Yul!!!! He was a awesome player, and I havent seen anyone work the game the way he did. He played with as much integrity and honesty as one can in a game of backstabbing and deciet. His competetor Ozzie was awesome as well, but his stratigity was different in that he wasnt part of an alliance really, and just had to win immunity every time (which he did). If either would have won I would have been happy, but Yul was my favourite.
I wish I was an american sometimes to I could play it. I am mean enough (barely) to get by, and I know enough outdoorsey stuff to stay alive (unlike the 2 girls at the end who couldnt even make a fire...so sad). Survivor...COME TO CANADA!!!! WAAAAAAA!!!!!!

In other news....Aria leaves for Austraila around Feb 10th. Right before Valentines day. Poor momma...she hates anyone being away from here on that day. She makes a big deal of that day every year. We get cards and candy, and she gets all kinds of spoiling. This year, she either does it early, or might cry on that day. Aria aria aria...when you are gone, who will I have to make me listen to new emo music? Who will find me a guild in guild wars that is awesomely cool??? I will miss you Aria.

i am a horrible blogger.

I havent updated this in a while, and I feel guilty. Audrey guilted me to do it some more.
I didnt know she has a blog.
So now, onto more important things.
Does anyone have curly eyebrows? What does one do to keep them inplace? I have them obviously (get them from my father, only his are more like horns when they curl out lol).
So I am getting little eyebrow hairs curling all over the place. Using hair gel doesnt work, nor does hair mousse (sp?). So far I have been using clear mascara, but now I find little guys curling out all over the place.
Anyone? I dont wanna use anything too strong so that if it gets in my eye, it makes me blind.

the search is on for aria's real blog

ack! thats not aria's blog....ignore the link for her, as its someone else.
silly girl!

Aria goes to the land of Kola's!

Yeppers! She goes to austraila in feburary. She starts on valentines day. My mom will cry because she is never apart from us on that day.
And the oregon coast pics that I have are on the other computer....must get them to this one soon!
Watched monster house last night, its stupid and not funny. Not a great kids movie really :P Nothing like a disney movie. I will watch mission impossible however tonight :) Tom Cruise is a little creepy, but I can get past all that.

Wipe out!!!! (insert theme music)

Man, havent felt like being near the computer for a long time. Then, when I get psyched into doing stuff like posting my pictures from my trip, I realise that I need to use photoshop (which just isnt working anymore on my computer). So wanting to post pictures snowballed into me wiping the computer clean and reinstalling everything. Blech! Took me 3 hours to get it back to where I like it, and I am not finished yet. More things to install and set up :P I dont even know if its worth it yet, cause I havent finished setting up photoshop. If it doesnt work, I will be so mad :P Hopefully I get this thing going and post me some decent pictures about my trip to americaland.

hello Canadaland!

its been a long time since I have done this, I felt guilty about not posting and reading everone else's blogs.
I was on holidays for 2 weeks with my family.We went to alberta, then Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and washington. We werent able to stop by Jen's house :( sorry Jen.
It was fun, and it was the most time I had ever spent in America. You would think that Canada and America are the same, and it lots of ways they are, however...things like finding "casinos" in gas stations, and signs that say "leave your firearms outside" made me think that we are still pretty different. It was fun though. I have more stories about my trips to americaland coming, but i am at work, and dont have any pictures to post yet.

They're BAAACK!!

I cant believe I now own a pair of skinny jeans.

(honestly, I was too tired to hunt through the racks to find decent flaired pants.)

Whats next? Leg warmers? fluffy big feathered hair???? (I want me some legwarmers)

That poor child. *note: the file name for this picture was childabuse* lol no kidding.

I bring you....





Fred the Fierce!

Here is the video of fred.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoOLkUYguL8

and here is the other part of this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37yD1fMAoY8


(the dance video is comming soon)

Adventures In Canning

I learned how to can things this year, and we had a ton of fun!
I made pickles, and peaches so far, and this week we were going to do tomatoes. Before we started tomatoes, my mom assigned me and aria the task of cleaning the big jars before she got home. No big deal right...Wrong!
It started off with aria washing the jars and I rinsed and dried them. We had the music blaring in the kitchen, and as aria was grabbing the jars on the bottom of the box, she let out a ear piercing scream, and there is where we made a new friend. We named him Fred the Fierce. He was a humongus wolfe spider. He had made his home out of one of the jars, and it looked like he had a mate for a while, and then ate her. We first thought he was dead, but upon sprinkling water on him, he moved. IT WAS ALIVE!!!!! After much screaming and freaking out, we sealed the jar, and left him on the counter. We made video tape of finding him (which I will on later). After that, we went back to washing more jars, no more suprises. We did find that Fred likes to dance to music that was blarring beside him. Aria, feeling more secure about this than me, grabbed fred in his sealed jar, and proceeded to "dance" with him. She danced, twirled and Moshed with him, until we felt bad and put him back to rest on the counter. Eventually we noticed he didnt dance as well without air. Instead of using a jar lid, we used plastic wrap and poked holes in it. He sat in the kitchen for the rest of the day, until mikaela got him, and when we unvailed him to her, she ran...hehehehee. We put him outside, and I hope he doesnt creep back in the house.
Oh fred, I will miss thee.

I switched to beta because I can, and because I am having a hard time commenting on other blogs now. Maybe this will help, or make it worse.

One good thing that brightens my day.....

I have the time off to go to Oregon coast and Alberta with my family this october!
YEA!

This is how I feel on some days

Oh September...

School starts! Yea! Tony is going to his first class in UBC. Yesterday he was pretty nervous sounding before he left for Vancouver. Hopefully he got some sleep, and hopefully he doesnt get lost on his first day ( I would on that campus). I would be terrified if I had to get around that place. I am at work after a 3 day weekend. I loved it, but now back to working, and its getting annoying!

This job is so frustrating some times. I work at a call center, I do technical support for printers.
We have to troubleshoot the issues people have with the printers over the phone. The printers are on the bigger side, but they are easy to get into, and you cant break them easily. Since these printers are used by corperate companies, many people who talk to me think they are above troubleshooting anything, and demand technicans or replacement printers. I am sorry people, because you have a paper jam and needed this printer working yesterday, does not give you any reason to have a technician or replacement printer. They shout back at me that they dont "deal" with printers, and they are not opening the printer up to find a paper jam. They think its ridiculous to have to find a paper jam, or take out a toner and change it. Boo Hoo to you! I am able to walk ya'll through it, and have walked 90 year old grannies through it. They are more willing than you are to find a paper jam. I really hate dealing with people who think they are too good for opening a door of a printer. Bahhhh!!!
Had to rant a while, otherwise I will loose it. My coworkers and I are suprised that nobody had gone postal yet here.