The final frontier
This is the last entry I’ll be posting on this site from Saskatoon, until we get back from our cruise. I hope to be able to post some from the ship, but if not, I can hopefully post from shore. If not, I’ll likely just post comments to this article. It all depends on how we can get net access. I suspect that it shouldn’t be too difficult to wrangle a couple of minutes of net time to ftp the site up every now and then.
My bags are packed, and I’m anxious to leave, but the plane doesn’t leave until tomorrow at 7:55 in the morning. I think it’s going to be quite a nervous time sitting around the airport in Toronto, where we have a long 3-4 hour layover before continuing on to Miami. I think Erin and I will both sleep really well Friday night in the hotel room, cause we’ll be exhausted from the flight, and the lack of sleep (can’t sleep, too excited) leading up to the flight out.
Oh, by the way,
I am an Asteroid.
I am a drifter. I go where life leads, which makes me usually a very calm and content sort of person. That or thoroughly apathetic. Usually I keep on doing whatever I’m doing, and it takes something special to make me change my mind.
What Pre-1985 Video Game Character Are You?
I’ve seen a lot of those “what X are you” quizzes popping up lately, so many in fact that I’ve been quite selective of which ones I’ve done. But seriously, who could resist finding out which pre-1985 video game character they are? Not me apparently.
Erin and I went to Maguires last night as planned, and met up with both Jason’s, and their spouses (Amy and Mandy for those of you who are keeping track) I discovered that this web page has made me boring. Everyone had already heard all of my cool stories, and funny jokes (which didn’t stop me from trying to tell them anyways :) We had a good time, a few beers, and some food. It was good to see Jason and Mandy again, it’s been a while. For that matter, it’s been a while since we’d seen Jason and Amy. There’s really no excuse for that though. I think that’s going to be my new years resolution (other than 1024×768 on the laptop and 1152×864 at work) – to make sure we see our friends more often… Of course they might not appreciate that :)
Thus ends this chapter of the life of Greg…
Ah Frink, sadly we must say adieu, I’m running out of good Frink quotes. Ah, but I’ve saved perhaps the best for last – ok, not really…
Frink: “Well, sure, the Frinkiac-7 looks impressive, don’t touch it! But I predict that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them.”
Apu: “Could it be used for dating?”
Frink: “Well, theoretically, yes, but! the computer matches would be so perfect as to eliminate the thrill of romantic conquest.”
January 3rd, 2002 at 12:04 pm
Lets see if this works:
I am a Scorched Earth Tank.
When I have a mission, it consumes me; I will not be satisfied until the job is done. I have a strong sense of duty, and a strong sense of direction. Changes in the tide don’t phase me – I always know which way the wind blows, and I know how to compensate for it. I get on poorly with people like myself. What Video Game Character Are You?
I was actually a thrust ship, but I liked this better
January 3rd, 2002 at 12:40 pm
I am a Gauntlet Adventurer.
I strive to improve my living conditions by hoarding gold, food, and sometimes keys and potions. I love adventure, fighting, and particularly winning – especially when there’s a prize at stake. I occasionally get lost inside buildings and can’t find the exit. I need food badly.
(If you were not a Gauntlet Adventurer you would be a Pacman Ghost.)
Hmm….praps that suits me, not the ghost thing tho…
January 3rd, 2002 at 2:29 pm
Hey Daveman, that’s neat – if I wasn’t an Asteroid, I’d be a Pacman Ghost too :)
January 3rd, 2002 at 5:18 pm
OOps …posted my comments to yesterdays news. Have a blast Erin and Greg ….looking forward to stories and photo’s when you get back!
January 4th, 2002 at 7:29 am
It’s a me, Mario
I like to jump round, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren’t for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts
me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can’t stay out of trouble.
(If you were not Mario you would be Pacman.)
January 4th, 2002 at 10:41 pm
Likewise an asteroid.
January 4th, 2002 at 10:48 pm
Beta testing of the game has concluded:
So me and darren play a game 2v2 and darren decided he lost the game so on his turn he started a new game…. when the new game started planets a and b were reset, but all the colours stayed the same on the planets that were occupied in the previous game, which could make it difficult to find out who actually owns what, easily avoidable if we just shut down the game and re started it from scratch i guess, but that sounds like extra work to me.
January 5th, 2002 at 1:28 pm
Beta testing complete???/ you drunkard. You can’t send over 999 ships from a planet at once. Overflow error of some type…. missed that one punk
January 5th, 2002 at 1:28 pm
Beta testing complete???/ you drunkard. You can’t send over 999 ships from a planet at once. Overflow error of some type…. missed that one punk
January 10th, 2002 at 2:03 pm
Can’t FTP, so sadly no big updates from here. We’re having a great time, and are enjoying ourselves.
Talk to you all when we get back.
Greg
January 10th, 2002 at 2:14 pm
Apparently we can’t send mail from our shaw webmail accounts from the ship (cause it’s not AOL, and AOL 0wNz us)
Sorry, we’ll have to update you all later.
January 10th, 2002 at 2:51 pm
Hey! GOod to know that you two are still out there, and that you’re enjoying yourself! Just for your own amusement, it was +11 here the other day, so you’re missing out on the only warm part of winter…I’m sure when you get back, it’ll drop to -40 :P
January 12th, 2002 at 7:55 am
Don’t tell me that…