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Funspot Trip Tomorrow

Marcel — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:39:09 +0000

Tomorrow I am trekking up to Laconia, NH to play some old school arcade games at Funspot. This trip is most certainly influenced by King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, a documentary that follows a middle school teacher named Steve Wiebe who sets out to break a 20 year Donkey Kong score held by Billy Mitchell, only to encounter a slew of challenges along the way. Donkey Kong is such a hard game, but I’ll give it a couple attempts.

I’m exited to play lots of old games like Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Paperboy, Contra, Punch-Out, Centipede.

King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters trailer

Steve Wiebe playing Donkey Kong, Jr.

Spent a Week in Las Vegas

Marcel — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:44:58 +0000

For the past week, I was in Las Vegas on vacation. It was my third time there, but this time was the longest. We stayed at the New York, New York Hotel and Casino this time around. Getting there was the worst ordeal of my life due to weather. We were supposed to connect in Denver but weather diverted us to Albuquerque, NM to refuel and wait. After 90 minutes we took off to Denver again only to circle in the air. When we finally landed, United Airlines decided to strand 9 of us. The representative told us we had to take a 4pm flight (!) the next day. Total bullshit. We had to crash at the Summerfield Suites (which is a really nice hotel) and wait it out. I woke up and called United and was able to get on an earlier flight with ease. Not sure what they did differently than the rep at the airport.

Las Vegas was great when we finally got there:

Roller Coaster at New York, New York
Pool
Walked the strip
Ate at Valentino’s
Visited Fremont St. (Old Vegas) and had a blast playing blackjack
Checked out the gardens at Bellagio
Snapped a photo with Daniel Negreanu
Saw Freddy Krueger checking his cell phone

View my photo set on Flickr

The Money Pit

Marcel — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:40:19 +0000

I’d really like to waste money on these items:

Shitbox Ford Station Wagon from the 1980s.

I’d bomb this around like Michael Myers.

Ms. Pacman Cocktail Table Arcade Machine

I’d drink a beer with this each night.

Scratch Tickets

Bugger off, I can win.

Trying to Cook

Marcel — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:11:59 +0000

My girlfriend started going to school so I’ve tried to start cooking. Here’s some chicken and broccoli that I started heating up. Also drinking a Sapporo, out of view.

Just using a can of Bertolli alfredo sauce…maybe I’ll create my own sauce down the line.

Preston – Last Call

Marcel — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:47:49 +0000

Preston was a band I was in when I was 17. I had been in a previous band called Go48 with Mark, but that came to an and we started Preston. We played around the Merrimack Valley (MA) with other local bands like Model Kit, Langston, Drexel, and 5Bucks. Here are six songs we recorded at Harvard in 2002.

Recorded in 2002 at Quad Sound Studios (Harvard) by Jon Lammi and Marc Flynn
Mastered at MWorks by Matt Azevedo

Marcel Moreau – Guitar/Vocals
Mark Rudgis – Guitar
Josh Regula – Bass
Mike Parisi – Drums

Preston – Last Call

Preston – One Good Night

Download Album

Looking For Some New Materials

Marcel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:45:25 +0000

Definitely looking for some new materials to work with. The above photo I found on Flickr from KalleBoo captures a few of the things I am looking for.

Ikea Galant Desk – I’ve always been stuck with large, clunky desks with no leg room.
Apple Cinema Display – A large monitor with accurate color representation would be nice.
MacBook Pro - Recently, I sold one of these for Las Vegas money but also because I was tired of how fast Apple was updating their lines. I told myself to get what I could for it and to jump in again down the line.
Aeron Chair - This isn’t pictured, but if I’m going to sit all day long, an Aeron Chair would probably be best for me. I wouldn’t purchase one of these without giving it a good, long test drive, though.

Michael Jackson

Marcel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:30:42 +0000

I remember the moment in 2005. It was lunchtime and I jumped up from my desk at work, put my phone on pause, and headed to the break room where there was a small TV. As I made it over, my supervisor walked out disgusted, and at that moment I knew. Michael Jackson was found innocent by the jury.

I went back to my desk, unpaused my phone, and fielded 411 calls. Relieved. I loved Michael Jackson.

Ten years earlier, I heard my sister cry while listening to “You Are Not Alone“. It was the first time I saw the effects of one person’s existence towards someone else. And Michael’s voice helped bring that feeling out. It’s to this day one of my favorite songs.

Michael Jackson’s music brings me back to simpler times. His message gives me hope. His smile made me feel like there were good people in this world.

I’m really going to miss Michael Jackson.

Dinkstrong! Dinkstrong!

Marcel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:18:07 +0000

Here’s a blog I will be following: Dinkstrong. What is it? Well, it’s about a girl named Danielle (nickname: Dink) who has Hodgkins Lymphoma. I’ve ‘known’ Danielle through the TonyandPals.com messageboard for years and years. I’ve seen her posts about music, opinions and life in general and finally met her about a year ago at a party in Watertown. It seemed like we talked all night as if we had so much catching up to to, even though we don’t know each other at all. Today, I’ve found myself thinking of her a lot. I’ve never known anyone (who was this young) who has had cancer believe it or not.

Anyways, she’s started a blog about her experiences to come. I will definitely be reading as will many others. Will you?

Books I’m currently reading

Marcel — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:56:35 +0000

Inspired by Lokesh’s book post, here is what I’m currently reading:

I: The Creation of a Serial Killer by Jack Olsen – The Happy Faced Killer, Keither Hunter Jesperson. I dig this one a lot.

Sellevision by Augusten Burroughs – Fictional story about a home shopping network and its employees. Haven’t gotten too far in this one yet.

ppk on JavaScript by Peter-Paul Koch – Think Designing With Web Standards but for JavaScript.

Codin’ For the Web by Charles Wyke-Smith – Get started building dynamic websites with PHP

New blog, new year.

Marcel — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:13:20 +0000

So here I am in May ’08 with a new blog. I just had my 24th birthday and that was pretty great.

I’m still working as a web developer (mainly front-end) but looking to learn more elements of the back-end and also SEO/SEM. I’ve been reading a few blogs such as HubSpot’s Marketing Blog, Courtney Tuttle’s Internet Marketing blog, Uncle Peppers and random others.

I really dig Twitter and make sure to throw a message up every so often. Make sure you follow me.

Currently, I am reading Codin’ For the Web by Charles Wyke-Smith – I recommend for novices out there.