Sprang Broke
…is obviously what you call spring break after it’s over 
Sam came home with me for break, which was a lot of fun. We took her through her first automatic car wash and also to her first PetsMart to look at the mice and gerbilses. Mom made sooooo much tasty food… lasagna and fettucine and ice cream pie and chocolate cake and raisin sheet cake and taco salad mmm! So most of break was spent eating, sleeping, or exploring Joplin (not that there is a great lot to explore, but it was fun to show someone around who had never been there).
However, the day we were to come back I woke up with no voice and a sore throat. And thus, I’ve been sick for the last couple days, no fun! But I’m feeling a lot better now, almost to the point of wellness.
My GameCube came yesterday, along with a replacement cell phone (mine’s earpiece was going out; luckily it was still under warranty). I eagerly opened the GameCube box and happily found a well-packaged ‘Cube. I started testing everything to make sure it worked before giving the guy positive feedback: turns on, looks good, no major cosmetic issues. Good. Now the controllers… Wavebird 1, looks fine, works fine; Wavebird 2, looks fine, a bit dirty, works fine. Controller 1, eek! Damaged control stick. Still works fine, looks icky and feels funny. Oh well. Memory cards, look fine, saved data on them erases fine. Games… Double Dash, works great, pretty scratched. Smash Bros… gasp! A Chihuahua has eaten the disc!
Needless to say, it didn’t work at all. I contacted the seller immediately, and haggled for a couple days before he finally agreed to refund $20 of the price for the broken game. Not a terrible deal, but I would’ve preferred to’ve had the game. Oh well, Dany told me she had a copy that nobody used, I’ll bet I can get it!
I brought home 5 cases— 60 cans— of Coke Zero. I don’t like it as well as Dr. Pepper or Mountain Dew, but after reading that 1/5 of a person’s calories are liquid, that is to say juices and soda, I decided I like it just fine for the waistline savings.
Two RA programs coming up. We’re going to go see the Chronicles of Narnia on Friday, and have a Smash Bros. tournament the week after that. They should be a lot of fun, and hopefully attendance will be high.
A lot to do this week… but I’m ready to tackle it, sprang having broke and all.
9:53 pm
You do realise that Coke strips the calcium from your teeth and bones and also erodes the lining of the stomach?
11:32 pm
Shame about the Smash Bros game.
But it sounds like you had a pretty good Spring Break other than that and the whole sickness thing. Good times.
My March Break was comparable. I feel a bit . . . unsettled about having to go back to school. Kind of like I’m not ready. Which is a shame, because normally I am quite ready. This school year just hasn’t been the same.
Go Narnia!
1:54 pm
I hate it when people sell you damaged things on Ebay. Especially an awesome game like SSBM. Although, 20 bucks isn’t a bad refund. I’m sure you can buy a used one that actually works for that. Well, good luck with school, Seth.