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Feb. 3rd, 2008 07:33 amMom and Dad went out yesterday to the same boat show they go every year.
Yesterday, I asked TheNewX what to do with my Makeruna Makendou Z ISO in order to actually play it. He said that he once burned a CD using Nero, and by doing so, the newly burned CD could be passed as a real game copy on Magic Engine FX or a real PC-FX. However, when I tried doing that with a blank CD, there was no result. Unfortunately, X has forgotten how it's actually done, and he's gonna be going on vacation for a month, but he did say that he'll try it out again when he comes back home. (Having to wait another month to play MMZ does suck, but at least it's better than waiting probably years either to get a real MMZ copy on Ebay or be able to play PC-FX ISOs on Xe. I'm not sure if even Brian would know how to do this particular CD-burning trick, although he might.)
When Mom and Dad got home, Mom brought me this book called The Speed of Dark. After looking at the summary, I told her that I'm not sure if I'll be able to read it. Dad then spoke to me about reading these kinds of books, and he said that even though they won't be pleasant, the alternative would be to not so much deny that it happens but turn a blind eye towards the issues. I told him that even if I did read it, I don't have the willpower it would take to confront discrimination against autistic people. I'm talking about the kind of willpower Marie demonstrates when she leads demonstrations about Darfur. Male-bashing, bullying, global warming... it's bad enough that I already know in detail about problems like those and still don't know what to do about them. Dad responded that to find the answers is not the point of reading these books; they have to come over time. Mom also mentioned that when Jodee Blanco wrote Please Stop Laughing At Me (a book about the author's experiences with bullies), she didn't write it to gain sympathy or compassion, or to even motivate people to do something about it; she wrote it to let it out and to examine her own childhood, just like what the author of The Speed of Dark is doing by writing that book. (Speaking of which, I should also note that this obviously goes for positive experiences, such as when I wrote the "Memories of Nintendo Power" thread on the VGMusic forum, which I then copied onto this blog after it ran its course.)
So, will I start reading The Speed of Dark? Well, obviously, last night wasn't a good time because I was already tired, but I might give it a try soon enough.
Yesterday, I asked TheNewX what to do with my Makeruna Makendou Z ISO in order to actually play it. He said that he once burned a CD using Nero, and by doing so, the newly burned CD could be passed as a real game copy on Magic Engine FX or a real PC-FX. However, when I tried doing that with a blank CD, there was no result. Unfortunately, X has forgotten how it's actually done, and he's gonna be going on vacation for a month, but he did say that he'll try it out again when he comes back home. (Having to wait another month to play MMZ does suck, but at least it's better than waiting probably years either to get a real MMZ copy on Ebay or be able to play PC-FX ISOs on Xe. I'm not sure if even Brian would know how to do this particular CD-burning trick, although he might.)
When Mom and Dad got home, Mom brought me this book called The Speed of Dark. After looking at the summary, I told her that I'm not sure if I'll be able to read it. Dad then spoke to me about reading these kinds of books, and he said that even though they won't be pleasant, the alternative would be to not so much deny that it happens but turn a blind eye towards the issues. I told him that even if I did read it, I don't have the willpower it would take to confront discrimination against autistic people. I'm talking about the kind of willpower Marie demonstrates when she leads demonstrations about Darfur. Male-bashing, bullying, global warming... it's bad enough that I already know in detail about problems like those and still don't know what to do about them. Dad responded that to find the answers is not the point of reading these books; they have to come over time. Mom also mentioned that when Jodee Blanco wrote Please Stop Laughing At Me (a book about the author's experiences with bullies), she didn't write it to gain sympathy or compassion, or to even motivate people to do something about it; she wrote it to let it out and to examine her own childhood, just like what the author of The Speed of Dark is doing by writing that book. (Speaking of which, I should also note that this obviously goes for positive experiences, such as when I wrote the "Memories of Nintendo Power" thread on the VGMusic forum, which I then copied onto this blog after it ran its course.)
So, will I start reading The Speed of Dark? Well, obviously, last night wasn't a good time because I was already tired, but I might give it a try soon enough.