Sunday night I popped the question… in two different places. First, in SWG, and then immediately in the real world.
First, I struggled to purchase a program online via PayPal that captures your computer screen activity and saves it into a video file for later viewing. …no dice, PayPal takes 2 to 3 days to validate, and I wanted to propose before we went up north (she would get a lot of love and praise from her family, and I wouldn’t get capped via a 22). I tried using her PayPal after much annoying running back and forth between the bedroom (her office where she plays SWG) and my office. Turns out, her PayPal default email was sent to a no longer valid email address. After purchasing the program, I had no way to download it. Contacting the geek who played geek games and made the geek program… I didn’t receive a response till Monday morning. I guess he has a life, but most geeks I know are on their comps on Sunday night.
At any rate, in depression, I wallowed in self-pity at my failed plan. Then, I suddendly came up with the bright idea of using demo software. Found a link to a site a friend recommended a long time ago, downloaded their demo of HyperCam, and went to work tweaking my settings as low as they would go so I could get the best framerate. I ended up settling for 1 fps… Even after a fresh reformat and a screamin’ video card, my comp still could barely handle SWG and the capture going at the same time. So, I logged in, travelled to the planet my fiancee had moved to, and documented the journey.
I’ve posted the footage. If you wish to cut to the chase, simply select “The Proposal” from the controls. Video of the real ring is at the end.
…the least I can do, I believe, is to purchase HyperCam since they saved my arse. Don’t know what I am going to do with two video capture programs, though…
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Congratulations! When’s the big day?
Geoff Bowers
November 26th, 2003
Congrats man!
Serge
November 26th, 2003
Congratulations Jesse! How does a shotgun wedding and Feb honeymoon at MXDU sound
All your Aussie mates want to buy you a beer!
Ben Bishop
November 26th, 2003
congrats! you nerds
g.wygonik
November 26th, 2003
Wait a second.
I eat lunch with you Sunday and you react to our conversation by getting engaged?
Congrats to you and best wishes to Brandy.
Leif
Leif
November 26th, 2003
awesome man! Congrats!!
(yeah, I’m a huge nerd, i know..)
I built a wedding planner app when i was getting married , if you want to use it
Bob Clagett
November 26th, 2003
Congratulations man! What a geeky proposal, but it seems to suit you very well - very original and inspired.
Sean Voisen
November 26th, 2003
Will you have a wedding in SWG to coincide with the real one also? If you run wireless I could attend both!
Erik Bianchi
November 26th, 2003
Congrats man!!!
Welcome to the engaged club. Thanks for the screenshots.
darron
November 26th, 2003
congrats Jesse!!
ilteris
November 26th, 2003
congrats Brandy and Jesse!!
the star wars stuff is fantastic!
Be happy people, make more people and make them happy… :: coughs::
aSH
November 26th, 2003
Hmmmmmm
We need Mendelsohn in this post I think
http://www.phantorg.net/mp3/mend_wm_ss4.mp3
******** throws rice and birdseed *********
aSH
November 26th, 2003
YO… that rocks guys!… i’m so happy for yah both!
i think i recall you and i having a convo. back at buckhead campus about proposals on the web.. heheh i won’t go into detail.. but it figures you’d be one to do it
Brandy… how the heck can you actually lift your arm with that rock attatched to it ;!
you guys be good, i’ll talk with yah soon..
razorxl
November 30th, 2003
and to think… you wouldn’t have even asked her out if i hadn’t convinced you
man.. strange way things can develop over time… good luck to you both..
razorxl
November 30th, 2003
Congrats, J-man!! Never thought I’d see the day, so Brandy must be a great chick!!
Darcey
December 1st, 2003
Geof, thank you, big day is August… sometime. Her majesty said a few days, but I don’t know, so I’ll just say August of 2004.
Serge, thank you!
Ben, believe me, I’m trying to convince her to go to Australia for MXDU and the honeymoon… but it’s tough. Really? Rock! I gotta make like hundreds more friends while I’m there then.
I know G, thanks!
Your inspirational like that Leif, thanks!
Bob, thank you, that is so kind; port it for Central!
Thanks Sean, I figured it symbolized our relationship well.
Erik, yeah, probably… don’t know what I’m supposed to do, though. At least guard me from Imps since I like to walk around flaunting I’m a rebel. Dying on my wedding day would not be cool… specially since the nearest cloning facility is the Imperial base on Datooine…
Thanks, D, good to be here… I think.
Thanks ilteris!
Thanks aSH, you know I try. Hopefully our progeny will be mutated enough to ooze air-borne Prozac.
Thanks Greg… who woulda knew? I always felt like we were competing all the time or arguing college.
Thanks Darce, yeah, she’s pretty co-rockin’!
Thank you, everyone… no seriously! It’s so fantastic to be a part of such a nice community.
JesterXL
December 1st, 2003