Chronicles of 7th Grade: Christmas
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dmxratedActually, I will also be covering the two days that followed Christmas that year. Here I go:
December 25, 1998 (Friday; Christmas)
This was the best Christmas I’ve ever had.
I got a Nintendo Power magazine and something that says that says I’ll get free Nintendo Power magazines for two years. While we were opening presents this morning, I got that Super Mario Bros. 3 Player’s Guide I wanted, two South Park t-shirts, and a MAD Magazine, among other things. Brian got Legend of Zelda 64. Marie got Bop-it. Dad’s like “Give them to me” after I opened the presents containing my South Park shirts, but he was just kidding. I wore my white South Park t-shirt today.
I went into my room and read that player’s guide the whole way through before eating breakfast. Dad was playing Jewish music on the CD player. For breakfast, we had pancakes and oranges. I then started playing Super Mario Bros. 3.
Later, Grandma Ella and Uncle Marvin came over. Uncle Marvin brought me a new TV for my room. Brian tried Zelda 64 on the new TV, but it was black and white. Brian asked Mom for help, and they got color on the TV. I played with Marie’s Bop-it this afternoon.
Later today, everyone was watching Armageddon, but I didn’t watch. Later, Marie asked Mom “Did they say ‘They killed Kenny?'” Mom told her “’They killed Kennedy.’ He was assassinated while he still held office.”
Tonight, Marie asked Mom if she could play Earthbound. I told everyone that she could not play unless she wanted to beat me in Super Mario Bros. I kept arguing with Mom, and eventually, she’s like “Okay, no one’s allowed to play because of Eric.” The argument continued, but Brian actually was allowed to continue playing Nintendo.
December 26, 1998 (Saturday)
This morning, I argued with everyone else some more about Marie being allowed to play Nintendo.
“What if Jenna DeVito came over and she wanted to play Nintendo?” Mom asked me.
Later this morning, Brian’s friends Craig and Eric came over. Eric brought Goldeneye and his Super Game Boy with Pokémon. Brian and his friends were playing Goldeneye. Craig won a match, and he was gonna jump into the air, but he bunked his head on the top bunk bed and shouted “Damn!” Mom told him to watch his mouth. While Brian and his friends were still playing, Brian’s like “You know what I like about the Moonraker Laser? It never runs out.” Soon, I asked them if they wanted to play Mario Kart 64. They decided to play. I’m like “Okay, but if any of you forfeit, we’re playing Street Fighter 2.” They all beat me. Then they started playing Pokémon. They were in some cave, and Geodudes kept fighting them. Soon, they found a Pokéball, and they caught a Geodude.
What we have here, is a paradox. There is no PokeBall pickup in Mt. Moon, but for some reason, I could've sworn that, after the Geodudes had been such a pain in the ass for Brian and his friends, they found the Ball, used it to capture a Geodude, and then were disappointed to see that it could only use Tackle.
Later, my family was watching this movie called Sphere, but I was playing Super Mario Bros. 3. I watched part of the movie, though:
Some woman was underwater, and she saw a lot of jellyfish. She comments that it’s beautiful, and then she’s in danger and she’s calling for help. Mom’s like “I thought there was no life there.” The characters were cursing, and I was repeating them. Dad’s like “People on movies are gonna curse your whole life. Back when I was a kid, they weren’t allowed to curse.”
Later tonight, I still argued with Mom about Marie playing Nintendo. Then Dad spoke to me. I asked him “Why didn’t you let me have a Super NES when I was in Third Grade?” Dad told me “We didn’t want it to interfere with your classwork. Maybe we were right, maybe we were wrong, but we didn’t try to be mean, whereas, you are trying to be mean by not letting your sister play Earthbound.”
December 27, 1998 (Sunday)
Today, Marie was playing Earthbound. She was in the cave to the Giant Step, and I called her a faggett, and she told Dad while he was sleeping.
“Go bring in some firewood,” he told me. I’m like “No.”
“Did I ask you?” he told me.
I just went down Masem Court instead. While I was at the dead end, I made a snowball, and wrote “The pissball” in the snow, and then wrote “at Dennis” under it.
Later, I came back and turned on Super Mario Bros. 3. I turned on Battle Mode and had Mario and Luigi flashing at the exact same time. I waited to see when they would stop flashing, but they just kept on flashing.
Next game: Snowboard Kids
Back to the present.
To start off, I finally decided to buy a copy of Donkey Kong Country off of Ebay. Really, there wouldn't be any excuse to exclude that one if I'm going to be playing a translated version of the Japanese equivalent to Tetris Attack. After all, me and Brian had borrowed both games from Mr. Clements later in the year, for roughly an equal length of time, so why not? Besides, after donating Champions World Class Soccer, NCAA Football, and Mario Paint, I have a few empty spaces in the bin where I keep my SNES games, which could use an extra game so that one of them isn't laying on its side.
Interesting enough to note, is that this is the first time I've bought a Super NES game in eleven years. The last game I ever bought until yesterday was the aforementioned Mario Paint, which Brian and Mom chipped in with me on May 1, 1998. This was back when the SNES was the only console we owned, and also a few months before me and Brian bought Cousin David's Nintendo 64.
It's also ironic that WalMart was carrying not only that game, but the respective player's guide as well, a total of six years after it had been released in the States. Even though GameStop does carry used peripherals and games for the retired Game Boy Advance, the case with Mario Paint is even more ironic because, guess what? That game was in mint condition, complete with the box, mouse, mousepad, and instructions manual.
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For the past two days, the DVD remote had begun to barely function, even though I did replace the batteries. I called Brian over, and he said that he just hits it before each press of a button, but even then, it still doesn't work most of the time. He said that as long as I can use it at all, that should be enough. Unfortunately, no, partial functionality is not acceptable. I'm trying to skip through the opening theme in Kanon, and by the time the song's over, I can't get the damn thing to stop fast-forwarding.
...
That's not acceptable. I don't wanna hear "Why don't you just watch the opening theme?" 100% is the only acceptable level of functionality of anything you use! End of story!
So, what do I do? I snap, and throw the fucking piece of shit on the floor, splitting it apart and chipping the chip inside... and then realize my mistake. I did call the company that manufactured the entire unit, and ordered a replacement. Good thing we also have another DVD player to use at the time, but of course, we're gonna need a new remote, if only to utilize videotapes (which I plan on doing).
And then, Mom came home, we discussed the issue, she said that the batteries might not have been recharged. Oh gee, how was I supposed to know that, if they were sitting in the drawer with the rest of the batteries? What were they doing there, instead of inside a recharger plugged into a wall?
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Finally, I should mention that I managed to book a bus to Dowling on Friday, 8:25 A.M. I need to go there so that I can experiment with some YouTube downloading software without putting our computer at risk. When I go there, I'll also bring my Nintendo DS and my Japanese in Mangaland books to use when I finish doing what I need to do.
December 25, 1998 (Friday; Christmas)
This was the best Christmas I’ve ever had.
I got a Nintendo Power magazine and something that says that says I’ll get free Nintendo Power magazines for two years. While we were opening presents this morning, I got that Super Mario Bros. 3 Player’s Guide I wanted, two South Park t-shirts, and a MAD Magazine, among other things. Brian got Legend of Zelda 64. Marie got Bop-it. Dad’s like “Give them to me” after I opened the presents containing my South Park shirts, but he was just kidding. I wore my white South Park t-shirt today.
I went into my room and read that player’s guide the whole way through before eating breakfast. Dad was playing Jewish music on the CD player. For breakfast, we had pancakes and oranges. I then started playing Super Mario Bros. 3.
Later, Grandma Ella and Uncle Marvin came over. Uncle Marvin brought me a new TV for my room. Brian tried Zelda 64 on the new TV, but it was black and white. Brian asked Mom for help, and they got color on the TV. I played with Marie’s Bop-it this afternoon.
Later today, everyone was watching Armageddon, but I didn’t watch. Later, Marie asked Mom “Did they say ‘They killed Kenny?'” Mom told her “’They killed Kennedy.’ He was assassinated while he still held office.”
Tonight, Marie asked Mom if she could play Earthbound. I told everyone that she could not play unless she wanted to beat me in Super Mario Bros. I kept arguing with Mom, and eventually, she’s like “Okay, no one’s allowed to play because of Eric.” The argument continued, but Brian actually was allowed to continue playing Nintendo.
December 26, 1998 (Saturday)
This morning, I argued with everyone else some more about Marie being allowed to play Nintendo.
“What if Jenna DeVito came over and she wanted to play Nintendo?” Mom asked me.
Later this morning, Brian’s friends Craig and Eric came over. Eric brought Goldeneye and his Super Game Boy with Pokémon. Brian and his friends were playing Goldeneye. Craig won a match, and he was gonna jump into the air, but he bunked his head on the top bunk bed and shouted “Damn!” Mom told him to watch his mouth. While Brian and his friends were still playing, Brian’s like “You know what I like about the Moonraker Laser? It never runs out.” Soon, I asked them if they wanted to play Mario Kart 64. They decided to play. I’m like “Okay, but if any of you forfeit, we’re playing Street Fighter 2.” They all beat me. Then they started playing Pokémon. They were in some cave, and Geodudes kept fighting them. Soon, they found a Pokéball, and they caught a Geodude.
What we have here, is a paradox. There is no PokeBall pickup in Mt. Moon, but for some reason, I could've sworn that, after the Geodudes had been such a pain in the ass for Brian and his friends, they found the Ball, used it to capture a Geodude, and then were disappointed to see that it could only use Tackle.
Later, my family was watching this movie called Sphere, but I was playing Super Mario Bros. 3. I watched part of the movie, though:
Some woman was underwater, and she saw a lot of jellyfish. She comments that it’s beautiful, and then she’s in danger and she’s calling for help. Mom’s like “I thought there was no life there.” The characters were cursing, and I was repeating them. Dad’s like “People on movies are gonna curse your whole life. Back when I was a kid, they weren’t allowed to curse.”
Later tonight, I still argued with Mom about Marie playing Nintendo. Then Dad spoke to me. I asked him “Why didn’t you let me have a Super NES when I was in Third Grade?” Dad told me “We didn’t want it to interfere with your classwork. Maybe we were right, maybe we were wrong, but we didn’t try to be mean, whereas, you are trying to be mean by not letting your sister play Earthbound.”
December 27, 1998 (Sunday)
Today, Marie was playing Earthbound. She was in the cave to the Giant Step, and I called her a faggett, and she told Dad while he was sleeping.
“Go bring in some firewood,” he told me. I’m like “No.”
“Did I ask you?” he told me.
I just went down Masem Court instead. While I was at the dead end, I made a snowball, and wrote “The pissball” in the snow, and then wrote “at Dennis” under it.
Later, I came back and turned on Super Mario Bros. 3. I turned on Battle Mode and had Mario and Luigi flashing at the exact same time. I waited to see when they would stop flashing, but they just kept on flashing.
Next game: Snowboard Kids
Back to the present.
To start off, I finally decided to buy a copy of Donkey Kong Country off of Ebay. Really, there wouldn't be any excuse to exclude that one if I'm going to be playing a translated version of the Japanese equivalent to Tetris Attack. After all, me and Brian had borrowed both games from Mr. Clements later in the year, for roughly an equal length of time, so why not? Besides, after donating Champions World Class Soccer, NCAA Football, and Mario Paint, I have a few empty spaces in the bin where I keep my SNES games, which could use an extra game so that one of them isn't laying on its side.
Interesting enough to note, is that this is the first time I've bought a Super NES game in eleven years. The last game I ever bought until yesterday was the aforementioned Mario Paint, which Brian and Mom chipped in with me on May 1, 1998. This was back when the SNES was the only console we owned, and also a few months before me and Brian bought Cousin David's Nintendo 64.
It's also ironic that WalMart was carrying not only that game, but the respective player's guide as well, a total of six years after it had been released in the States. Even though GameStop does carry used peripherals and games for the retired Game Boy Advance, the case with Mario Paint is even more ironic because, guess what? That game was in mint condition, complete with the box, mouse, mousepad, and instructions manual.
-----
For the past two days, the DVD remote had begun to barely function, even though I did replace the batteries. I called Brian over, and he said that he just hits it before each press of a button, but even then, it still doesn't work most of the time. He said that as long as I can use it at all, that should be enough. Unfortunately, no, partial functionality is not acceptable. I'm trying to skip through the opening theme in Kanon, and by the time the song's over, I can't get the damn thing to stop fast-forwarding.
...
That's not acceptable. I don't wanna hear "Why don't you just watch the opening theme?" 100% is the only acceptable level of functionality of anything you use! End of story!
So, what do I do? I snap, and throw the fucking piece of shit on the floor, splitting it apart and chipping the chip inside... and then realize my mistake. I did call the company that manufactured the entire unit, and ordered a replacement. Good thing we also have another DVD player to use at the time, but of course, we're gonna need a new remote, if only to utilize videotapes (which I plan on doing).
And then, Mom came home, we discussed the issue, she said that the batteries might not have been recharged. Oh gee, how was I supposed to know that, if they were sitting in the drawer with the rest of the batteries? What were they doing there, instead of inside a recharger plugged into a wall?
-----
Finally, I should mention that I managed to book a bus to Dowling on Friday, 8:25 A.M. I need to go there so that I can experiment with some YouTube downloading software without putting our computer at risk. When I go there, I'll also bring my Nintendo DS and my Japanese in Mangaland books to use when I finish doing what I need to do.