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I’m at my parents house right now, teaching Elijah (who’s now four-years old) how to play Bubsy II on Super Nintendo. He spent three minutes pushing B, yelling “Boing! Boing!” as he watched his character jump. Next up, we’re gonna go over how to move left and right.

It’s kinda funny cause this is the first time I’ve ever talked to this little boy who’s been at all my family gatherings, namely because he couldn’t/wouldn’t. I found him hiding under the bed in our computer room and eventually coaxed him to come out, betting him that he couldn’t hit my hand from where he lay. He then asked how I knew his name. I tried explaining to him that I’ve known him since he was a baby, but we’ve just never really had a chance to talk, but I think that just complicated the matter. :)

And as I look over, he’s given up on Bubsy II and is now dancing with a singing stuffed animal. He tells me he likes pumpkins and puppies and will be Batman for Halloween.

Ryan and I carved a pumpkin today! (Er, I helped scoop out the insides.) :)

His name is Buster.

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Last night Ryan had a poker gathering at his place and I decided to be daring and partake. I say daring, because prior to it I had never played with people before, save the one instance a few weeks ago when he sat down and taught me how to play. But as I do like a good card game, figured it’s about time I picked up on this.

Everyone filtered in around 7PM and as usual, it was really good to see the crew all in one room again. Kevin even came and brought me some pumpkin ale! (Which was actually pretty good.) The game itself was a lot of fun. Just good times with friends, some Kanye West, and um, winning. Yeah, hooray for beginner’s luck.

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Afterward we all went out to Red Robin for dessert where Ryan and I got owned by an excess of ice cream and caramel (stomachs were cold and full afterward) before calling it a night. Am looking forward to the next time we all get together. :)

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