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natey_boy

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So lately funds have been tight as my girlfriend has terminal cancer and I am running out of space, so have been selling off my unwanted (games i bought just to have) games. But after poking around a bit in the back of my buddies shed I remembered we stored a 19" corner cut dynamo in there. In its former life it was a tetris and before that who knows. However I was thinking about converting it into a gals panic II. any better ideas? I have a few pcbs laying around but they are lame games lol. Like we need another p47 game?
 
So lately funds have been tight as my girlfriend has terminal cancer and I am running out of space, so have been selling off my unwanted (games i bought just to have) games. But after poking around a bit in the back of my buddies shed I remembered we stored a 19" corner cut dynamo in there. In its former life it was a tetris and before that who knows. However I was thinking about converting it into a gals panic II. any better ideas? I have a few pcbs laying around but they are lame games lol. Like we need another p47 game?

Uhhhh, terminal? Why would you even care about games right now Nate? I am sorry to hear that man. You should be spending as much time as you can with her. Sorry but F the games bro.
 
phet its my only escape from reality for a short time while she is sleeping. I have a lot of long days and longer nights. I didnt post about this before but my mother died of cancer on fathers day of 08 and my dad shortly after christmas of 08. So thats why it takes me forever to ship things and respond to messages, just dealing with a lot and sometimes for weeks at a time I just dont feel like leaving the house except to go to work. My gf gets all of the spare time I have when shes not sleeping. Ya know its kind of strange but some nights I just sit awake watching over her as she sleeps hoping one day that she will get better. I know its not likely but I do like having hope and faith.

When her and I got together I didn't have a lot to offer given my current situation. The only thing I can say is that when your given a chance don't ever lose that chance. I figured id hide out in the garage for a few here and there and tinker away when i cant sleep and hopefully do something amazing. Life is tough, so i had to buy a helmet cause I knew it was going to be one helluva ride!
 
At first it sounded like your priorities were fucked up but knowing it's simply to help ease your pain keep the games for sure. Wow man, I am heartily sorry for you friend. We all go some time but when it's this early it's just down right unfair.

And if I may add, I love the fact you mentioned selling off games - the games you bought just to have games. I always try to preach it makes no sense to have a crap load of games if they get no love and sit there and collect dust.
 
Well i ahve a true passion for this hobby however i cant see keeping tons of crap when space is tight. also if any of you have a few parts to donate im going to be donating a game to be auctioned off for the american cancer society and donating the money in my mothers honor. I need a recapped 25" wg chassis (will get model number asap), a power supply (atx style for the larger cutout) and also need a cp setup for street fighter for a 25 corner cut dynamo. i will take pictures when its done and even take pictures of the winning bidder and such too! im doing a lot of charity these days because of my mom and dad.
life is hard right now with gf fighting an illness too so things kinda suck but im trying the best i can . I dont know how else to be!
 
I can't express in enough words how bad I feel for you right now. I'm deeply sorry to hear about all of this. :(
 
Uhhhh, terminal? Why would you even care about games right now Nate? I am sorry to hear that man. You should be spending as much time as you can with her. Sorry but F the games bro.

Are you kidding??

Seriously: what the hell do you know about it?

sheesh
 
thnks for all of your support guys. Yeah thats she size and style. I dont get a lot of support as im not originally from here. I just live here because my mom was here. but she got super sick and died of small cell carsinoma lung cancer. SO right now money and time and life suck! I am working as much as i can to pay the bills but trying to balance time with her vs time spent at work leaves me restless at night. So now I catch myself spending time at 4 and 5 am working on the games to pass tiem and ease my mind until she wakes again. shes had surgery after surgery and test after test and I am hanging in there as best as I can. Never once asked for any handouts as im hard headed and like to do things on my own.

I sold a dual screen time crisis 3 fully working with new guns for $300 because I was hurting for money. times are tough but soon they will get better im sure. As for Rebecca's cancer getting better, well that we are currently unsure of. We are waiting on more test/lab results from the doctor. I think if she says feisty and they are willing to operate her outlook is good, but then again im potimistic and not ready to lose the love of my life.
 
I hope she recovers. I can't imagine what that's like.

she'll need your support, so keep giving her that.
 
well like i said after my parents died support is about all i can give since i have already given her my heart. iI needed some help from a few friends but up here I have none... SO now I have my arcade games and klov! without this place and this hobby id be lost at 4 am. I dont know what else to say or do!
 
Wonders never cease, I was having issues with my hand yesterday and no idea why. It was in more pain than usual so after sitting around a bit i called and checked up on the other half and then went to work on some projects. My right hand has always been a bit of a problem ever since I fractured my thunb 5 times and broke the wrist. So i figured it was normal. well anyhow I was removing a stubborn bolt from a power supply assembly and my hand slipped off of the ratchet and plunged forward and hit the damn wall. Now here i sit with a k-wire in my 5th metacarpel and 5 stitches holding the skin back together. I guess next time I should buy some pb blast and a new pair of mechanic gloves eh? I refused the cast as i didnt want my arm itching all the time but did take a bunch of padding and wrap stuff. I will post a picture in a couple days after some of the pain and swelling goes down. DOH!!!
 
So later today I will post a pic of my hand, its not looking too good, but hey what else in my life is?
 
Sorry for your losses natey_boy. Everybody has their own reaction to tragedy and I think you're coping fine. I'm confused though, did Your dad die of cancer too? If so, you may may have some sort of environmental cause going on where you live. The odds of all three of them contracting cancer have got to be pretty small.
 
ok so im still in massive ammounts of pain but after a removal of the bandage and some cleaning here is my right hand. I still can barely move my fingers and my wrist hurts a lot too. I just hope I didnt do any long term damage.
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