Yesterday a game came out on the Xbox Live Arcade that Lisa and I used to play in college. (Actually, she'd play, I'd lose.) Anyway, I downloaded the game and started playing it.
Now only with the "modern miracle" that is the internet could something like this even be possible. When my family moved from California in 1991 up here to Washington I left behind some friends I had known pretty much my whole life. One of those friends was Tim. We didn't keep in touch right away but in early high school when instant messaging was "all the rage" we got to talking again and kind of struck up our friendship again. So, I've known Tim for 25 years or so, I left in 1991 and haven't actually SPOKEN (vocally) with Tim since then. (16 years)
Last night in Worms he challenged me to a game and the Xbox has this nifty little feature where you can voice-chat with other people during the game. (For such things as smack talk or to organize your team) Anyway, the short of this story is that last night was the first time in 16 years I've heard Tim's voice. I think I KNEW his voice had changed since he was 9, but the disconnect was still there. (It's just funny we've been friends for so long and it's been 16 years since I've heard his voice)
The outcome of the game was Tim 2 wins, Ben 0. Nothing has changed with Worms. I still loose. (by narrow margins I must add)
~B.