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I have recently joined in with a new breed of RPG. Basically starting the "fire-and-forget" class, Progressquest (www.progressquest.com) will advance with our without you. Their site is a bit hammered right now from massive traffic, so I have mirrored the download here. Here is the introduction, and the download.

02/02/25 02:29:05 * Squegie is a complete and total quagmire
02/02/25 02:29:13  me: (spell it as you will)
02/02/25 02:29:20  inx: ohhh, thats right, you're not of age yet.  you youngster.
02/02/25 02:29:26  inx: (thats spelled right)
02/02/25 02:29:30  me: woohoo
02/02/25 02:29:45 * Squegie has taken a word that he has so far only heard and spoken aloud
02/02/25 02:29:57  inx: lol
02/02/25 02:30:02  me: and correctly derived the proper spelling at the exact moment that he wished to type it
02/02/25 02:30:19  inx: i am impressed
02/02/25 02:30:24  me: usually, I can't do that the other way around though
02/02/25 02:30:30  inx: i think this calls for immortalization on the web

Hello World .NET
me: is that what you're doing, mainly linux programming?
me: I thought you were doing C++
inx: most of the C++ .NET books are aimed at c++ idiots
inx: well C++ on linux
me: well I'm an idiot :P
inx: haha
* Squegie hands inx a copy of "The Complete Idiots Guide to .NET/C++"
inx: well
inx: i know my way around c++ decently now
me: good :)
me: now I've got a stupid question
me: what is the .net?
inx: i want something that says.. here are the differences between regular c++ and .net c++
me: or better yet, ".NET for dummies"
me: inx, you're the new expert..
inx: they do have that Sq
inx: :)
inx: http://arstechnica.com/paedia/n/net/net-1.html
inx: VB.NET for dummies
inx: right there on the main shelf
me: i figured there would be
inx: yes well
inx: there are no good books for experienced programmers, that know zilch about MS programming, and who need to  inx: integrate VB and C++, and do it in 2 1/2 months. me: "How to Convert your current linux infrastructure to VB & C++ .net in under 3 months for complete idiots"
inx: yes!
inx: where can i buy that????????

Ok, so I've been getting some grief from this girl named Kristan. I didn't copy the first conversation I had with her, but this is one a few days later. She thinks that I am sonya.

Lotsoluv2ufrme: sooo..who's this?
Squegie: my irc name is squegie
Squegie: irl, I'm John Thomas
Squegie: http://www.sqbnet.net/
Lotsoluv2ufrme: um okay???
Lotsoluv2ufrme: well i know ur not a guy because your under my girls..
Lotsoluv2ufrme: and i don't know who put ya here?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: and i've never talked to you..
Lotsoluv2ufrme: so who is htis?
Squegie: ok, a kristan person is dating a girl named julia, and had a bone to pick with some girl named sonya
Squegie: so he thought sonya's aim name is squegie
Squegie: which is mine
Lotsoluv2ufrme: kristan ain't datin julia.....
Squegie: well whatever.  he might just be friends with her
Squegie: he was asking why I (thinking I'm sonya) didn't like julia
Squegie: who am i speaking with if this isn't kristan?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: look i am not a dang HE...i'm a she...kristan mcdonald...
Squegie: aha
Squegie: i thought Kristan was a girl's name
Lotsoluv2ufrme: omg...
Lotsoluv2ufrme: this is sonya..
Lotsoluv2ufrme: and quit playing STUPID..with me
Squegie: look you fool
Squegie: i am not sonya
Squegie: this is my page: http://www.sqbnet.net/
Lotsoluv2ufrme: don't even call me a fool.
Lotsoluv2ufrme: i know it is...i asked someone..
Squegie: who did you ask?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: AMBER DUNCAN!
Squegie: ok, what's your phone number?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: sonya what tha heck r u talking about!?????????!!!
Lotsoluv2ufrme: gtg bye..