January 04, 2003

Accomplishments at Home

  • Beat the Omega Pirate and collecting all twelve Chozo Artifacts in Metroid Prime.
  • Calibrated the 81-point convergence of the Sony RPTV in service mode.
  • Put the rear speakers on real stands instead of on stools, thanks to Parts Express.
  • Convinced the folks that a widescreen plasma TV is a complete waste of money for watching news and Chinese soaps.
  • Put the center speaker on a stool in front and below the TV instead of in the pre-wired cubby-hole above it. It puts the speaker more in line with the listener and takes it out of the echo box, which should increase clarity. Yeah, putting the speaker on a stool sucks, but I couldn't find an economical way to get a single 17" speaker stand.
  • Finally beat Level 15 in Advanced Mode of Super Monkey Ball, after about 1098374020 dead monkeys died in the attempt. Tried to look for a shortcut, except the guide wasn't much help: "The only thing that can really be said about this level is to practice alot."
  • Fixed the CD-ROM module of the Powerbook 1400 so that it'll recognize CDs again.
  • Fixed up the beige G3 for 朱伯伯 to replace the PowerMac 7100, so he can actually browse the web and play mah-jong.
  • Good three-player games of Carcassone with dad and Sam. Wanted to pick up another German game when I went down to Berkeley, but Games of Berkeley had virtually nothing on the shelf. Very disappointing.
Posted by mikewang on 01:28 AM