Just a few things for my Birthday:

[coius]

More ram for my MacBook:

2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-5300 667Mhz So-DIMMs

I also got a new Video card for my desktop (Better than the Radeon 9550)

PNY Verto GeForce 6200 AGP 8x -w/ 256MB DDR2 VRAM

Completely unrelated to the birthday, but I got myself a cheap pair of headphones. These were all bought by me, since no one wants to foot the bill

The RAM is for the macbook, the Videocard allows me to run OSx86 on the PC. I have been dying to get it up, but the Radeon 9550 has kept me locked at 1024x768, and looking at the OSx86 Project, that video cards runs perfectly.

I wasn't thinking much about keeping OSx86, but wanted to see it run fully on the machine without limitation. It will probably remain in windows

 

[Metalchic]

that perticular geforce6200 card was the same as i got, its a VERY good card for the pricerange.

 

[slomacuser]

Happy Birthday! [] ]'>

 

[coius]

Happy Birthday! [] ]'>

Thanks

And it seems I got a cold just a few days ago. So it's not a total win on the birthday. I will be hacking this crap up for the next week I am sure. That and the sniffling and coughing is not exactly something home to write about :-/

Oh well. I *was* going to hang out with a friend all day, but I guess that can wait :-/

Anyways, thanks guys! I am hoping to have a few more birthdays on these forums

 

[krfkeith]

Happy Birthday! I wish I got giffts like that, my parents are too much of technophobes to buy things like that.

 

[coius]

Actually, i bought those myself

Not much for other gifts though. No one knows what I want/is going to be around to give it to me. Instead of going with a friend today, I am just going to stay home, and my mother is taking me out to dinner. Although the cold sucks, at least I get a free meal out of it

there is a place called "Macaroni Grill" that I am going to go to. It's nice and has GREAT pasta. I don't know if they have others in other cities, but take my word for it, it has GREAT food.

Anyways, thanks for the Kudos on the birthday.

 

[Christopher]

I have heard of that restaurant. Not in NE but somewhere else I can't remember. I had a weird cold thingy like you on my last birthday. Hope you feel better.

 

[aphetica]

I got a $19 usb flash drive last year on my birthday. :-/ That's all.

 

[funkytoad]

Happy Birthday, people never rember my birthday...

 

[coius]

careful, rant:

Well, this has been one crap-hole of a day. I have a cold, none of my friends could do anything today, on top of that, I stayed in because of the cold, so my mom got me and her an ice-cream cake. Well guess what? 5 minutes before we were going to eat it (we were making the coffee) surprise, surprise!, in walks me dad. WHICH IS A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS. I mean, i really don't mind then, but they seem to kill the room when an activity is going on because of their beliefs on it. No christmas, NO BIRTHDAYS, no nothing. So I spent my ENTIRE evening up in my room. By myself. I think I said 3 words to my dad (i will explain the situation with my dad and mom below) and just left. he had ruined what left I had of the evening, and he seemed so oblivious that he forgot what today was. Anyways, he just comes in, sits down at the computer to check his stocks. Doesn't even bother to ask why my mom was so mad, because we were hoping he didn't show up. So it was one crap-hole of a day.

Anyways, this is the situation:

my dad is a JW, my mom is christian. when I was 3, they split up because my dad had joined the JW religion, and there was a feud between my parents. Needless to say, my dad was out of our house, and I lived with my mom. Around the end of my highschool years, they started to get along, and eventually fell back in love. But here's the problem:

Religion, religion is the ONLY thing keeping them apart based on the bible verse of "No house shall be unevenly Yolked"

rather, no split views.

So, this entire time, I have had to deal with holidays and my dad popping around and killing them one by one. He seems to want everyone to stop their celebration and just act normal. He did this like around christmas. Popped over christmas eve, my family and I were celebrating, and by walking in, he single-handedly kiled the ENTIRE conversation, and when being hinted at to leave, he just didn't get it.

I am sorry to rant, but this is probably THE crappiest birthday I have had. I am not polking fun at specific religions, but I tell ya, it can ruin things REAL fast because of stupid point of views. and before anyone spouts off anything about religious point of view, that I am a Christian. It's not the whole other religions that people are in that I have a problem with, it's just the ones that are so damn intrusive. if my dad had stayed away for the night, that would have been grand, but instead it ruined the entire night of what little I had left of my birthday.

/rant

 

[Christopher]

Dang that really sucks!

rant?

I have a problem close to what you have around thanksgiving and christmas, my uncles family. Probably the most insensitive and vulgar family you will ever meet. And that just kills everything when they come over because my mom is always mad at her brother(uncle to me) because of the way he acts when he is at our house for the holidays. Same goes with my dads parents, they are catholics(i dont mid the religion at all) its just that they are so cold toward everything too. It's really hard around the holidays here too.

Find something that will make you laugh, that helps sometimes. Maybe next birthday try and plan a week or two ahead with your friends so you know they are available.

 

[LCGuy]

Oh man, that would be terrible...i'm sorry it had to happen to you

 

[benjgvps]

Wow, that is terrible. I personally I am religion-less though I don't care if people go on about their beliefs and the media is all Christian so I go with those holidays because everyone else does. I have a small rant as well: I hate that my parents get mad at everything. From someone leaving the bathroom light on to the computer being slow. When I bring a report card home its always I need to improve (Even when my marks go up) and they forget completely that I have a learning disability (ADD) and am going without special help. I just needed to get that off my chest.

 

[coius]

Wow, that is terrible. I personally I am religion-less though I don't care if people go on about their beliefs and the media is all Christian so I go with those holidays because everyone else does. I have a small rant as well: I hate that my parents get mad at everything. From someone leaving the bathroom light on to the computer being slow. When I bring a report card home its always I need to improve (Even when my marks go up) and they forget completely that I have a learning disability (ADD) and am going without special help. I just needed to get that off my chest.

Awww... sorry to hear that. I know how hard it is to pay attention. My attention is about OOOHHH!!! Look at that!!!

/me scampers off

No, seriously. With asperger's syndrome, you notice EVERYTHING. you could obsess with a streak of chalk on the board, or with the clock ticking. I would spend more time being annoyed when someone taps their shoes, than I actually do learning. So take it easy, remind your parents that people that are the most successful in life, aren't necessarily the ones that gets good grades

Look at me, i had pretty much "F's" through my entire school years, but I am starting to get A's and B's in college. But I do TERRIBLE on tests. So even at college, i have to go to a quiet room to take the test. That doesn't mean I am not knowledgeable, it means that some things don't come easy. Anyways, I know what you mean about parents getting mad. My mom is always yelling at the computer about something not doing what she wants it to do (especially with Microsoft Word messing up the layout) or forgetting her password

It sucks, but ya' gotta live with it

 

[coius]

Ooohhh!!! I got my tracking link!!! The RAM comes tomorrow!!! Yay-ness!!!

 

[Mike Richardson]

careful, rant:
Well, this has been one crap-hole of a day. I have a cold, none of my friends could do anything today, on top of that, I stayed in because of the cold, so my mom got me and her an ice-cream cake. Well guess what? 5 minutes before we were going to eat it (we were making the coffee) surprise, surprise!, in walks me dad. WHICH IS A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS. I mean, i really don't mind then, but they seem to kill the room when an activity is going on because of their beliefs on it. No christmas, NO BIRTHDAYS, no nothing. So I spent my ENTIRE evening up in my room. By myself. I think I said 3 words to my dad (i will explain the situation with my dad and mom below) and just left. he had ruined what left I had of the evening, and he seemed so oblivious that he forgot what today was. Anyways, he just comes in, sits down at the computer to check his stocks. Doesn't even bother to ask why my mom was so mad, because we were hoping he didn't show up. So it was one crap-hole of a day.

Anyways, this is the situation:

my dad is a JW, my mom is christian. when I was 3, they split up because my dad had joined the JW religion, and there was a feud between my parents. Needless to say, my dad was out of our house, and I lived with my mom. Around the end of my highschool years, they started to get along, and eventually fell back in love. But here's the problem:

Religion, religion is the ONLY thing keeping them apart based on the bible verse of "No house shall be unevenly Yolked"

rather, no split views.

So, this entire time, I have had to deal with holidays and my dad popping around and killing them one by one. He seems to want everyone to stop their celebration and just act normal. He did this like around christmas. Popped over christmas eve, my family and I were celebrating, and by walking in, he single-handedly kiled the ENTIRE conversation, and when being hinted at to leave, he just didn't get it.

I am sorry to rant, but this is probably THE crappiest birthday I have had. I am not polking fun at specific religions, but I tell ya, it can ruin things REAL fast because of stupid point of views. and before anyone spouts off anything about religious point of view, that I am a Christian. It's not the whole other religions that people are in that I have a problem with, it's just the ones that are so damn intrusive. if my dad had stayed away for the night, that would have been grand, but instead it ruined the entire night of what little I had left of my birthday.

/rant

How does he ruin the occasion? Is it because his presence is uncomfortable, or you feel obligated to stop the celebration/etc. because of his beliefs?

You are in a private home. With limited exceptions such as murder and rape you can usually do as you please. If you want to celebrate your birthday, father be damned, you should do it. It is a private home, and if he does not like it, he can leave or go to another room.

The situation might be different, for example if it was some kind of public place or a school or something. For example it would be really rude to go into a christian church and start praising Allah and vice versa. But it's a private home, where you should feel most comfortable and free.

 

[Christopher]

Awww... sorry to hear that. I know how hard it is to pay attention. My attention is about OOOHHH!!! Look at that!!!

/me scampers off

No, seriously. With asperger's syndrome, you notice EVERYTHING. you could obsess with a streak of chalk on the board, or with the clock ticking. I would spend more time being annoyed when someone taps their shoes, than I actually do learning. So take it easy, remind your parents that people that are the most successful in life, aren't necessarily the ones that gets good grades

Look at me, i had pretty much "F's" through my entire school years, but I am starting to get A's and B's in college. But I do TERRIBLE on tests. So even at college, i have to go to a quiet room to take the test. That doesn't mean I am not knowledgeable, it means that some things don't come easy. Anyways, I know what you mean about parents getting mad. My mom is always yelling at the computer about something not doing what she wants it to do (especially with Microsoft Word messing up the layout) or forgetting her password

It sucks, but ya' gotta live with it

Wow you fit me perfectly, outside of the jehova dad and him being out of the picture. [] ]'>

 

[coius]

How does he ruin the occasion? Is it because his presence is uncomfortable, or you feel obligated to stop the celebration/etc. because of his beliefs?

You are in a private home. With limited exceptions such as murder and rape you can usually do as you please. If you want to celebrate your birthday, father be damned, you should do it. It is a private home, and if he does not like it, he can leave or go to another room.

The situation might be different, for example if it was some kind of public place or a school or something. For example it would be really rude to go into a christian church and start praising Allah and vice versa. But it's a private home, where you should feel most comfortable and free.

He makes it so uncomfortable you almost have to stop. Otherwise he will start making comments. And if my mom tells him to leave, although he will leave, it just kind of ruins the moment or anything. My dad has a habit of speaking his mind and causing everything to come to a halt based on what he says. We kept hinting to him it was my birthday, but he didn't take the hint. My mother is too nice to kick him out, so it was dropped. So because my dad came over, it caused it to be so uncomfortable, it kinda of ruined the event. He hasn't shown up today, and if he did, i would probably tell him what he did. Although I am not afraid to tell him straight to his face, it's just that it was moot that I would even try to kick him out and get back to the celebration. It just isn't worth it.

When someone is in the middle of something, and there is a mood about it, and someone interrupts it, there is no way you can get back into the spirit of it. It just isn't the same. Anyways, my dad ended up insisting on staying till like after my mother went to bed, and then said "oh, was I interrupting anything?"

*ugh* i just kinda decided to go upstairs I was sooo pissed. He let himself out. When I woke up, i was in a bad mood and if he showed his face, i would have probably chewed him out in the must un-nice way I could do it in.

 

[Mike Richardson]

How does he ruin the occasion? Is it because his presence is uncomfortable, or you feel obligated to stop the celebration/etc. because of his beliefs?

You are in a private home. With limited exceptions such as murder and rape you can usually do as you please. If you want to celebrate your birthday, father be damned, you should do it. It is a private home, and if he does not like it, he can leave or go to another room.

The situation might be different, for example if it was some kind of public place or a school or something. For example it would be really rude to go into a christian church and start praising Allah and vice versa. But it's a private home, where you should feel most comfortable and free.

He makes it so uncomfortable you almost have to stop. Otherwise he will start making comments. And if my mom tells him to leave, although he will leave, it just kind of ruins the moment or anything. My dad has a habit of speaking his mind and causing everything to come to a halt based on what he says. We kept hinting to him it was my birthday, but he didn't take the hint. My mother is too nice to kick him out, so it was dropped. So because my dad came over, it caused it to be so uncomfortable, it kinda of ruined the event. He hasn't shown up today, and if he did, i would probably tell him what he did. Although I am not afraid to tell him straight to his face, it's just that it was moot that I would even try to kick him out and get back to the celebration. It just isn't worth it.

When someone is in the middle of something, and there is a mood about it, and someone interrupts it, there is no way you can get back into the spirit of it. It just isn't the same. Anyways, my dad ended up insisting on staying till like after my mother went to bed, and then said "oh, was I interrupting anything?"

*ugh* i just kinda decided to go upstairs I was sooo pissed. He let himself out. When I woke up, i was in a bad mood and if he showed his face, i would have probably chewed him out in the must un-nice way I could do it in.

I know what you mean by the mood being ruined.

Is he coming around simply to ruin the mood? Do you think he's doing it intentionally/etc? It's when he's doing it intentionally or with malice - that's when it's important to stand up.