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Yesterday was the day of my graduation ceremony. Everyone gets to bring five people to watch, so only Mom, Dad, Grandpa Bob, and both my grandmas were able to come. Not much to say about the whole thing that went on.
After we got home, Mom started taking pictures of me with Dad and my grandparents. I also managed to catch Mabel and include her in some of them.
We had all kinds of stuff to eat for lunch. Stuff to make sandwiches with, tomato salad, pieces of borek, pork pie, etc. Mom saved some pulled pork for me in the freezer, since I don't like pork pie.
After lunch, Mom brought Marie, Jacob, and our grandparents out somewhere. If I understand correctly, they were out to do some shopping. While they were out, Dad went on the computer, Brian did something on his own computer, Adam slept after having come home from a fishing trip with Uncle Robby, not sure what Robby did, and I watched an episode of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
When everyone else came home, we all had slices of a chocolate cake. I had two slices, and was rather full afterwards.
Mom then brought me, Brian, Marie, and Jake outside for more pictures. I caught Mabel again, and had her in some of the pics. The three of us thought of all kinds of things to do, but apparently, not all of them were snapped. I got the idea of the three of us holding our hands up caramelldansen-style, but only I had them up completely. Brian's were only half-up, and Marie's weren't up at all. Marie also had the idea of pointing upwards and to the side, but that one was missed completely.
While we were having that batch of pictures taken, our tenant Kaitlyn came home, and I playfully shouted for her to "come join the party!" Brian or Marie (not sure who) put their hand over my mouth while I was calling her.
Uncle Robby, Cousin Adam, and all my grandparents gave me cards congratulating me for graduating from Dowling. I got a huge amount of money in checks from them, which I'm probably gonna put in the bank tomorrow.
Finally, the group photo. I was going to include the cat, and we all went around the yards to find her, but none of us did. Oh well.
As of this morning, Marie posted some pics (all of them?) on Facebook. Here they are:
Me stroking Mabel
Brian, me w/ Mabel, and Marie
The three of us facing left (w/ me still holding the cat)
Brian fixing my cap, me adjusting my glasses, and Marie sticking her tongue out
The aforementioned caramelldansen pic (or was supposed to be, anyway)
From left to right: Grandpa Bob, Grandma Ella, Uncle Robby, Cousin Adam, Mom, Brian, me, Marie, Dad, and Grandma Barbara. (Jacob snapped this picture.)
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So, later on, everyone went home except for Brian and both our grandmas.
Mom showed me this article in The Atlantic magazine, about how the Library of Congress and other organizations are seeking to preserve video games for future generations. From what I've read, this has more to do with nostalgia and novelty. Even before reading the article, I knew that there will be things or events that will have their origins in video games that are likely to be forgotten as time goes on. (No examples were listed in the article, but if anyone's curious, it's on page 30 of the March 2010 issue.)
(Oh, here it is, the article in question.)
So, just the other day, Brian asked me why I intend to preserve my Super NES if I already sold most of my games. According to him, even if it is for the greater good, there are millions still in existence, and people put them on Ebay all the time. Well, yeah, but that's still a finite number nonetheless. Fifty years down the road, many of them will have broken down, if they hadn't been destroyed in fires or natural disasters or whatever else first. Even though the SNES is one of the more common and well-known video game consoles in existence, and even though this is exactly why people host ROMs and emulators, it's still a piece of video game history. Photographs and virtual images of it, ditto for other consoles, will still be floating around here and there online, and one would be lucky to find a unit, let alone a working one, when I'm 70 years old, unless someone actually dedicates their time to building new units.
Obscure, poorly-sold consoles such as the PC-FX? One can expect even less of a future for those.
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Anyway, most of my Nintendo 64 games are now on Ebay. Click the link to check out what I'm selling:
http://shop.ebay.com/dmxrated/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25
Brian asked that I continue to hang onto Mario Kart 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.
In the meantime, my Nintendo Power magazines failed to sell again. Oh well, I'll probably relist them next week, when I start listing instructions manuals.
After we got home, Mom started taking pictures of me with Dad and my grandparents. I also managed to catch Mabel and include her in some of them.
We had all kinds of stuff to eat for lunch. Stuff to make sandwiches with, tomato salad, pieces of borek, pork pie, etc. Mom saved some pulled pork for me in the freezer, since I don't like pork pie.
After lunch, Mom brought Marie, Jacob, and our grandparents out somewhere. If I understand correctly, they were out to do some shopping. While they were out, Dad went on the computer, Brian did something on his own computer, Adam slept after having come home from a fishing trip with Uncle Robby, not sure what Robby did, and I watched an episode of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
When everyone else came home, we all had slices of a chocolate cake. I had two slices, and was rather full afterwards.
Mom then brought me, Brian, Marie, and Jake outside for more pictures. I caught Mabel again, and had her in some of the pics. The three of us thought of all kinds of things to do, but apparently, not all of them were snapped. I got the idea of the three of us holding our hands up caramelldansen-style, but only I had them up completely. Brian's were only half-up, and Marie's weren't up at all. Marie also had the idea of pointing upwards and to the side, but that one was missed completely.
While we were having that batch of pictures taken, our tenant Kaitlyn came home, and I playfully shouted for her to "come join the party!" Brian or Marie (not sure who) put their hand over my mouth while I was calling her.
Uncle Robby, Cousin Adam, and all my grandparents gave me cards congratulating me for graduating from Dowling. I got a huge amount of money in checks from them, which I'm probably gonna put in the bank tomorrow.
Finally, the group photo. I was going to include the cat, and we all went around the yards to find her, but none of us did. Oh well.
As of this morning, Marie posted some pics (all of them?) on Facebook. Here they are:
Me stroking Mabel
Brian, me w/ Mabel, and Marie
The three of us facing left (w/ me still holding the cat)
Brian fixing my cap, me adjusting my glasses, and Marie sticking her tongue out
The aforementioned caramelldansen pic (or was supposed to be, anyway)
From left to right: Grandpa Bob, Grandma Ella, Uncle Robby, Cousin Adam, Mom, Brian, me, Marie, Dad, and Grandma Barbara. (Jacob snapped this picture.)
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So, later on, everyone went home except for Brian and both our grandmas.
Mom showed me this article in The Atlantic magazine, about how the Library of Congress and other organizations are seeking to preserve video games for future generations. From what I've read, this has more to do with nostalgia and novelty. Even before reading the article, I knew that there will be things or events that will have their origins in video games that are likely to be forgotten as time goes on. (No examples were listed in the article, but if anyone's curious, it's on page 30 of the March 2010 issue.)
(Oh, here it is, the article in question.)
So, just the other day, Brian asked me why I intend to preserve my Super NES if I already sold most of my games. According to him, even if it is for the greater good, there are millions still in existence, and people put them on Ebay all the time. Well, yeah, but that's still a finite number nonetheless. Fifty years down the road, many of them will have broken down, if they hadn't been destroyed in fires or natural disasters or whatever else first. Even though the SNES is one of the more common and well-known video game consoles in existence, and even though this is exactly why people host ROMs and emulators, it's still a piece of video game history. Photographs and virtual images of it, ditto for other consoles, will still be floating around here and there online, and one would be lucky to find a unit, let alone a working one, when I'm 70 years old, unless someone actually dedicates their time to building new units.
Obscure, poorly-sold consoles such as the PC-FX? One can expect even less of a future for those.
-----
Anyway, most of my Nintendo 64 games are now on Ebay. Click the link to check out what I'm selling:
http://shop.ebay.com/dmxrated/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25
Brian asked that I continue to hang onto Mario Kart 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.
In the meantime, my Nintendo Power magazines failed to sell again. Oh well, I'll probably relist them next week, when I start listing instructions manuals.