Let me start this off with MS gave me Vista x64 ulti for free. Yep. One of the many conferences I attended I would guess. It's not the first time they gave me Vista free. I have a biz edition free as well. I had more but I gave them away. I intended to stay with XP for a very long time. I have a lot of free MS stuff thats just sitting there.

So going into it, I'm happy I dont have to spend $75-$150 for Vista. Let me tell you, I am VERY happy I haven't spent any money on this. I don't think I could stay sane if I had.

So lets put it this way. I quit. I'm done. MS it's over. It's not me, it's you. Really. I tried to change for you but I just can do it anymore.

I've found someone new. Ubuntu is new, it's exciting. I think this could be something really special. It's going to take some time but I think maybe we were made for each other.

It'll take some time, and sadly, I have to keep you around for a while, if only for the kids. (Do you even remember them? Fallout, Fear, Bioshock, Crysis?) You don't even pay attention to them anymore. It's just so much work to get you to spend a little time with them. You used to care about it. It used to mean something to you, what happened?

It's like you just stopped caring. You got so wrapped up with being you that you didn't care about anyone anymore.

I don't know what I'll do with the kids. I'll find a way to get by. I did great before you came along and I suspect I'll do even better once I get used to you being gone.

Okay, so you go through life, and you make mistakes. Some mistakes are small, others are larger. If you're lucky, your worst mistake ever doesn't effect anyone else. If you're not.... people get hurt.

My worst mistake ever just happened.

I went to Captain John's Crab House (and Seafood Buffet) in Virginia Beach. Let me start off by saying that three miles away and for two dollars more there is a much better seafood buffet called Captain George's. I had not been to Captain Johns in years, 15 or so. Back then they had lobster on the buffet. It was at least time for a review.

But it's not the same place at the least they've moved. It's likely not the same owners, if it is, something has gone very wrong.

Clue #1: The plates they served the snow crab on come from a different restaurant (Boston Lobster House). As I ate my meal, I longed to be at the Boston Lobster House, or anywhere else for that matter. (Oh to be back in math ****learning how to do fractions for the first time while having a long painful dental process done by an intern on their first day. A far, far better place.)

Clue #2: The "hair" found in the macaronni and cheese. We'll to be fair, there was no real cheese in the macaronni. It was pretty much just wet noodles. The hair was of a type that Clarence Thomas might note.

Clue #3: The Urinal doesn't flush in the men's room. It's a minor thing, having toilets that flush. But when you want that transient bus station ambieance, well...

To be fair, the crab was really good. The she-crab soup was good. Everything else was... well.... lets just say my daughter was very happy that they didn't do anything to the pudding. It's sad when you mess up pudding as it comes from a can as is. Thankfully they left it as is and it's likely one of the best things on the menu.

So you're thinking, "Ha! Seafood Buffet! You should know better than to order a buffer when you can get it fresh." Normally I'd agree with you, but this place was known for their buffet. It used to be good, it should STILL be good.

It's not.

Just say no, spend the extra $2 and go few miles up Laskin road to Captain Georges. Let Capt. John go down with the ship. It's a far better fate.

Clue #4: I took my daughter to McDonald's afterwards so should could get a nice meal. Sad.

Once again, I'm in the inq.. On the letters page today. 

I -really- need to post some build pics soon.

UPDATE:

On the inq again....

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40095

AND I think I'll be in Information week soon, and.... I think I got mentioned on the radio last week, but I missed when they would have done it, so... no count there....