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1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery Canada - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women 2006 - Shamus gets his Nintendo Wii The day started at 7am, waiting outside and getting ticket #4 at 9am at EB Games, but they didn't get any. After I left work at 11:15pm, I drove a short distance down route 9 and entered Wal*Mart's Lawn and Garden section. I learned that I was #33 in line, while Tom was #31, but he said he would give me his if I didn't get mine. I heard a week ago that they 30, and now the number was either 31 or 33, but there was 31. Tickets were not given out, instead a list was used and people had to stay all night, and several people left after that news. Also, the line was not supposed to form until midnight, but people showed up at 8pm or so. There was some drama, some people trying to sell their spot, some who left early empty handed, and some who came late and got lucky, and some people who stayed all night and got lucky. Some slept while others used laptops on an unsecured Wi-Fi or watched DVD's. I mostly just sat and waited quietly. By just after 8am I purchased my Wii and was under #30, so several others got them. I saw a girl working there who went to my high school, and although I didn't know her name, she didn't recognize me until I told her my name. The workers there were cool, but Tom and others seemed to be pretty testy at times. I'm mostly relieved that the hunt is over, and feel a mix of joy and tiredness. I won't be getting sleep today, so I just hope I can keep going on the rush. I've got some games (Zelda, Rayman, Sports), 2 remotes and 2 nun-chucks, 1 classic control, plus other things, so I should be set. I'm at my Mom's house, and she'll be the first to play it with me when I get out of work, before I crash. I'll post my Wii code later in a friends only post. No doubt I'll hear about the struggles of others to get the system, but mine is over, and I hope others will find luck as well. Now it's time to have some fun with my family and friends, and some by myself, and try to pay down this debt! Before I go to work, I'm going to Schenectady County Community College to talk about making a course for teens about game design. The longest day of my life! Tags: games, happy, school, wii
Mood:  relieved
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Read it and weep! Beep! It's 9AM. Time to wake up early to the sounds of a car honking for half an hour right behind my window. I'm sleep deprived, but now I can play some WoW.
Today was my last day of WoW, and I played my 3 characters over the last 3 days, with my main saved for this morning. I don't make too much progress, since I had to leave soon, but just as I'm finishing a quest, I decide to kill some monsters in my path instead of running or porting. One drops a rare (blue) item that could fetch 15G or more in the auction house. I've never had more than 1G so far. Unfortunately, my account is expired before the auction could even end, so I won't be able to spend the money, if it does sell high. Once I have more money and time, I'll play again, but this game isn't worth either. It can be aggravating.
I go to Mildred Elly in Latham to inquire about the 3D Animation and Game Design certificate and degree. They tell me I might not be available for any grants, or even loans. Even though the tuition isn't so high, being a technical school, I still can't afford to pay cash. I can't even afford or spend time on WoW. Maybe if I got a raise or some aid I could get this degree, and then maybe I'd have the skills that game makers would want. It's one of the only jobs that I'd live anywhere to do, move out of New York, even move to the south or a metro city. I'm not holding my breath on this ever happening, but it remains a dream.
I go to FYE to check the details of my Wii pre-order. They say that their store is getting 0 (yes, Zero) Wii consoles at launch. Even though I was #4 in the pre-order list, I'll have to wait until the 2nd wave of Wii's is released, and hope they don't decide to give 3 or less to that store. I picked it because it was an isolated store, not in a mall, and close to my work. I guess it backfired on me. I hope the wait isn't longer than a week or two, but knowing my luck, I'll get it after Christmas. It's affordable, but still a major purchase, so I don't mind putting it off for that reason. So much for launch day geek fest.
I go to EB Games to put more money from my EB card onto Zelda. So now I have 36.80 on that game and 50.00 on the Wii. Even if I happen to get the game on Sunday, I won't be able to play it. When I walked into the store, there was a guy playing Excite Truck. Not the greatest Wii game, but I sure would have liked to try out the Wii. He just kept playing levels, so I decided to fire up Guitar Hero II nearby and play some songs I liked, War Pigs by Black Sabbath and YYZ by Rush. I do well on both songs, and have enough fun that the Wii guys look at what I'm doing. The PS3 demo sits empty. The guy tries to fire up a new round and it seems like the batteries in the controller die. They play the PS3 while I leave, since I have to go to work.
I get to work and eat a strawberry bear-claw, since I didn't eat all day. One of my co-workers tells me that the company is going bankrupt, and he wants me to fix up his resume. I've figured that this was a possibility, but now it's in the newspapers. We will run out of money for in a few months. I'm not sure how long they will keep me on, being that I'm still a lowly temp, but at least they like my work. They're going to try and sell more stock and raise money so that they can expand production and actually make a profit. We obviously can't keep running like we are. I will probably say with them as long as I can, but I haven't started looking for more jobs yet. I'm still a bit turned off by the idea after the struggle I had before this job.In other news, thanksgiving is soon, and I have a lot to be thankful for. Really. It's all good. Not much I can do but be Shamus and ignore what I can't change! Tags: games, job, sad, school, wii, wow
Mood:  numb
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I got involved in my first MORPG, but relax, it's free. It's Conquer Online and it's a anime style fantasy game. So many games, so little time. I can't work all the time, or I'm going to get increasingly frustrated. I'm GoodBoi on Faith. This Sunday is my brother Mike and my graduation party, even though we graduated in December. I'll be heading to Coxsackie with Tom and Tyna, but we might be able to fit one or two more. We'll be gone all day. I got a package in the mail from someone who's refriended with me. We've only talked online up to this point, so it's good to see some physical aspect of our friendship. I guess I'm happy again, for now... Tags: conquer, friends, games, school
Mood:  amused
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