Ahhh, the smell of geek discussions...I haven't had a whiff of that in a while...

Today I went to the dentist and got my teeth cleaned. No problems there. Then I went to get my teeth dirty again by going to Burger King (drive-thru) and ordering a large number 7 with a Coca-Cola. Yup.

I went to GameXchange afterwards to see if they had New Super Mario Bros. for the DS in yet. I walked in and encountered these two kids talking to one of the employees. They were getting GBA games and stuff. They were kinda silly, acting like they were huge gamers and when the topic of discussion came to Final Fantasy VII, they said some weird stuff like, "Cloud is a baby" o_O. I found a used copy of New Super Mario Bros., but since the dude working there was a bit busy with his GBA "buddies", I went over to the game kiosks...or whatever they're called. I pick up the nasty, broken Gamecube controller and played a few rounds of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Then after getting frustrated by the crippled controller, I looked up and my eyes met a white board with the words "Super Smash Bros. Tournament!" or something like that...Hmm. Sounds like fun.

So I went back to the GBA dudes and they were still talking about stuff. Lalala, I decided to intervene and talk about Jenova cells or whatever. After the GBA friends left, the employee person noticed the New Super Mario Bros. box in my hand and he was like, "You're buying my game!!" or something like that. He had bought it previously, then sold it back, or something. So I bought it and we got into some conversation, and I signed up for the SSBM tourney. He later asked me my age. I told him I was 18, just graduated, and then he tells this other guy working there "This guys knows a lot about games" with "this guy" referring to me. The other guy asked me when the original NES launched and I was like, "Uhhh..." Apparently the answer is 1987. But anyway, I didn't think much of it then. We talked about Square-Enix and basketball and Super Mario Dodge Ball and the normal stuff. I said thanks to the guys and said I'd see 'em again at the tourney. I had to go home 'cause I didn't want my drink to become watery Coke in my car.

Then I came to the realization that I was possibly being considered for hire at GameXchange! It would've made sense! Asking my age, noticing my gaming knowledge", then quizzing me... BUT NOOO! I didn't realize it! BAH! Oh well. There were only two guys working there at that time. That might be more evidence that they were looking for people to hire. I think I missed another yummy opportunity. =[

But luckily, I've got New Super Mario Bros. now and it looks like I'm going to "compete" in a tournament Saturday at GameXchange at 1 PM. If you play SSBM, or if you're just feeling like fun, you should sign up as well! Or come and support me on Saturday. I doubt I'll go far in the tourney, though. I'm a bit rusty, and I don't do that "wave dashing" crap.

I guess I should get ready for municipal band...perhaps burn those Peach Girl episodes. Later.