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Whoa, Where've I Been?
16 years ago
Hey guys, sorry for the lack of being around and stuff.
Its only temporary i assure you.
Lots of stuff has been going on and honestly i just hacent been in the right mindset to write anything. No scripts, no journals, no blog posts, nowhere.
Can probably blame that on my facilities. Deviantart and Furaffinity have extreme troubles loading even on the shitty internet that exists here. WiFi using AirPort on my iMac which is only maybe 20-30' away, i get 15% signal strength and a whopping 0.3kb/s download speed.
I bought a WiFi card for my PC which i eventually hooked up downstairs, but... that crapped out, it was RIGHT below the Modem, and i got 45% signal strength *sigh* For anything to happen on that beast, its gotta be wired, and right now the only ethernet cord is hooked into the Xbox360 where I can frequently be found playing a round of Halo 3 these days.
Internet Access has been a JOKE here. But thats about to change. This coming Wednesday were getting a new updated router, as per my request. The person at Telus who took our call even mentioned "Gross, why do you even still have THAT old thing" and mentioned something like we were supposed to get upgraded years ago.
Yyeeeaaahh... i <3 you too Telus.
Life on EI has been, well, vacant. I literally have not yet received even my first cheque from them. That comes on Wednesday (thank christ), so being $125 in the hole is a little strange. Its like being grounded, you cant go anywhere, cant do anything, and worst of all when you know noone around you locally, all your friends are 40+km away lol. Thankfully i at least have Alex (my friend and roommate) to hang around with usually, but our personalities clash sometimes which usually tends to force me to leave the room spontaneously sometimes before i loose my cool lol.
Its usually the unjust giving me a hard time even about the most miniscule of bullshit, that i find incredibly annoying, even if he is just joking about it. While im the type to not sweat the small shit and just go on about my day, hanging around someone who dwells on the past and makes it a point to notice and speak aloud every little flaw in what you do or say, is very irritating.
On that note, on Saturday i attended my very first FurMeet in Vancouver. It was a housewarming party that the owners of the house (Kaji, RainRat, amongst a few others) threw together. It was a drive for me, being in Mission and all, but it was worth it. I expected a grand total of maybe 20-25 furs to show up, but according to Kaji there were in excess of 70+. Thats. ALOT.
It was GREAT fun though, got to meet alot of new and interesting people, especially within the fandom which was a treat to me.
I honestly cant wait till the next meetup, and better yet to next Con. speaking of which...
CON REPORT
i may not be able to attend RainFurrest this year, and its not due to finanacial sufering. My own stupid lazy ass kept putting off upgrading my NDL (New Drivers License id imagine it stands for, with all the new security features) to an EDL (Enhanced Drivers License)
You may be asking "What the hell difference does your drivers license make?" well im glad you asked.
See, The border no longer accepts a piece of ID and a SIN + Birth Certificate anymore as separate papers. They only accept Passports and EDLs. An EDL is a chipped Drivers License which contains what you can call a Mini Passport + ID. Basically meaning, you can cross the border, driving, with an EDL alone. But it wont let you fly over.
Now i got the application filled out and even went in for the photo, but the lady behind the desk told me, that the date the card should arrive, is the Friday the weekend of the con. The worst part? Theres a 3 day buffer period before the Enhanced part of my DL becomes active. Meaning it encompasses and activates JUST after the con is finished.
On that note, this just means more money for Further Confusion 2010, which I've been lucky enough to have
spacemania offer me a place to crash, which means no hotel fees of gastronomical proportions. he lives roughly an hour away from the Con itself, so its unlikely ill be returning back to home base every single night, but because im unemployed, and i got nothing better to do, im going to then use that opportunity to sight see around California for a few more days after the con is finished.
God itd be cool to check out Hollywood somewhere in my travels i think :D
Well thats about it,
G'night Nation!
-DV
Its only temporary i assure you.
Lots of stuff has been going on and honestly i just hacent been in the right mindset to write anything. No scripts, no journals, no blog posts, nowhere.
Can probably blame that on my facilities. Deviantart and Furaffinity have extreme troubles loading even on the shitty internet that exists here. WiFi using AirPort on my iMac which is only maybe 20-30' away, i get 15% signal strength and a whopping 0.3kb/s download speed.
I bought a WiFi card for my PC which i eventually hooked up downstairs, but... that crapped out, it was RIGHT below the Modem, and i got 45% signal strength *sigh* For anything to happen on that beast, its gotta be wired, and right now the only ethernet cord is hooked into the Xbox360 where I can frequently be found playing a round of Halo 3 these days.
Internet Access has been a JOKE here. But thats about to change. This coming Wednesday were getting a new updated router, as per my request. The person at Telus who took our call even mentioned "Gross, why do you even still have THAT old thing" and mentioned something like we were supposed to get upgraded years ago.
Yyeeeaaahh... i <3 you too Telus.
Life on EI has been, well, vacant. I literally have not yet received even my first cheque from them. That comes on Wednesday (thank christ), so being $125 in the hole is a little strange. Its like being grounded, you cant go anywhere, cant do anything, and worst of all when you know noone around you locally, all your friends are 40+km away lol. Thankfully i at least have Alex (my friend and roommate) to hang around with usually, but our personalities clash sometimes which usually tends to force me to leave the room spontaneously sometimes before i loose my cool lol.
Its usually the unjust giving me a hard time even about the most miniscule of bullshit, that i find incredibly annoying, even if he is just joking about it. While im the type to not sweat the small shit and just go on about my day, hanging around someone who dwells on the past and makes it a point to notice and speak aloud every little flaw in what you do or say, is very irritating.
On that note, on Saturday i attended my very first FurMeet in Vancouver. It was a housewarming party that the owners of the house (Kaji, RainRat, amongst a few others) threw together. It was a drive for me, being in Mission and all, but it was worth it. I expected a grand total of maybe 20-25 furs to show up, but according to Kaji there were in excess of 70+. Thats. ALOT.
It was GREAT fun though, got to meet alot of new and interesting people, especially within the fandom which was a treat to me.
I honestly cant wait till the next meetup, and better yet to next Con. speaking of which...
CON REPORT
i may not be able to attend RainFurrest this year, and its not due to finanacial sufering. My own stupid lazy ass kept putting off upgrading my NDL (New Drivers License id imagine it stands for, with all the new security features) to an EDL (Enhanced Drivers License)
You may be asking "What the hell difference does your drivers license make?" well im glad you asked.
See, The border no longer accepts a piece of ID and a SIN + Birth Certificate anymore as separate papers. They only accept Passports and EDLs. An EDL is a chipped Drivers License which contains what you can call a Mini Passport + ID. Basically meaning, you can cross the border, driving, with an EDL alone. But it wont let you fly over.
Now i got the application filled out and even went in for the photo, but the lady behind the desk told me, that the date the card should arrive, is the Friday the weekend of the con. The worst part? Theres a 3 day buffer period before the Enhanced part of my DL becomes active. Meaning it encompasses and activates JUST after the con is finished.
On that note, this just means more money for Further Confusion 2010, which I've been lucky enough to have
spacemania offer me a place to crash, which means no hotel fees of gastronomical proportions. he lives roughly an hour away from the Con itself, so its unlikely ill be returning back to home base every single night, but because im unemployed, and i got nothing better to do, im going to then use that opportunity to sight see around California for a few more days after the con is finished. God itd be cool to check out Hollywood somewhere in my travels i think :D
Well thats about it,
G'night Nation!
-DV
