Request I sent to GameServers.com tech support to switch our TeamSpeak server to Ventrilo:

Dear Imponderable Rulers of GameServers domain. Team Interrobang humbly beseeches thee and thine to change our humble TeamSpeak server to a mighty Ventrilo server such that we may gayly game in gameservers glory with superior intra-team sound quality with the same number of slots.

Response: It would be much appreciated if you could elaborate on your issue so that we can help you further.

Smooth.

I’m cleaning out the blue metal shelves in my room.  The 9 x 8 blue metal monstrosity that’s quite possibly storing 80 lbs of useless crap.  I reach into the slot marked “Duct Tape” and pull out not the silver tape capable of doing anything except sealing ducts, but a Leatherman H503.  It’s a 50 dollar knife.  I’m not sure where I got it from, but more importantly, why have I been using a $4.00 Wilcor knife when I’ve had this specimen of craftsmanship with 8 feet of my head for about 4 years.

I’m cleaning out the blue metal shelves in my room.  The 9 x 8 blue metal monstrosity that’s quite possibly storing 80 lbs of useless crap.  I reach into the slot marked “Duct Tape” and pull out not the silver tape capable of doing anything except sealing ducts, but a Leatherman H503.  It’s a 50 dollar knife.  I’m not sure where I got it from, but more importantly, why have I been using a $4.00 Wilcor knife when I’ve had this specimen of craftsmanship with 8 feet of my head for about 4 years.

These are the boxes that are strewn about the room as I clean:

  • Rope
  • Recognitions
  • Name Tags
  • Explosives Parts
  • Crappy Fireworks
  • Patches I Don’t Want
  • Card Sleeves
  • Atlatl Parts
  • Glues and Screws

Note, fireworks have been added to my list of free crap.  To PA residents only.

These are the boxes that are strewn about the room as I clean:

  • Rope
  • Recognitions
  • Name Tags
  • Explosives Parts
  • Crappy Fireworks
  • Patches I Don’t Want
  • Card Sleeves
  • Atlatl Parts
  • Glues and Screws

Note, fireworks have been added to my list of free crap.  To PA residents only.

I’m taking some quality time to get rid of some excess stuff that would probably serve someone else far better:

D-Link Wireless Router
Honeywell Fan
Grey Fan
AT&T Headset
2 Wireless Keyboard/Mice
2 Radio Wrist Watch
PS/2 Mouse
Radioshack Headset
USB Secure Digital Card Reader
IR Keyboard
TI Graphlink
In Ear Headphones
Targus PDA Case
4 Small Car Speakers
2 Super 8 Nintendo Controllers
USB Controller Converter

In addition to the above:
30 lbs of Dungeons and Dragon Ver 2.0 source material (mostly Planescape)
3 ATX Computer cases
Vampire: The Masquerade V 1.0 core book
An absolute shit load of 2-4 inch binders in superb condition
18 slide projectors
16 overhead projectors

If you’re interested in any of these, email me.

My 2 TB home server has been on the fritz and I’m convinced it’s getting Munchausen Syndrome.  Somehow, the motherboard generates a wailing beep that doesn’t correspond to any normal beep code that’s only placated by rebooting.  It then lost my backups (go entire point of the damn thing!) and corrupted my system backup.  I’m not sure what’s wrong but I’m scared to death to let the thing wail when it’s possibly about to light on fire while deleting everything I hold digital.

So right now, I’m sitting here staring at my computer with a glass of Pepsi Max in one hand and a fire extinguisher in the other knowing that if I fall asleep, the power supply will break, hobgoblins will spill out and individually rape each of the four hard drives that hold my precious 5-Color deck ideas and a meticulously sorted collection of hard-to-find por…. pictures of kittens.  Yes, kittens.  Only another hour before everything transfers to my external hard drive, but that’s Microsoft’s estimate.  As anyone who used Windows 95 or newer knows, that the last 2% of a file transfer take three times longer than the rest combined.

At least if my room lights on fire I already have recovery experience. (Note to self, post pictures of room having lit on fire)