…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!
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