Nerdmeat's Nerdblog

In the digital age, we've largely abandoned the need for printers in every day life. Once upon a time, we would have to print things all the time in order to send documents, turn in homework, or file things away if you didn't trust your hard drive. Now, with the exception of certain industries or government agencies, there is hardly ever a need to print anything. This printer remembers smoking cigarettes in the office. Recently, I've begun selling trading cards online which involves printing packing slips and shipping labels. Time to boot up the printer! At least, it should have been that simple. A few weeks ago, I had cancelled every subscription we weren't actively using. One of which was HP SmartInk, a service that I thought I had set up so they would mail us a new ink cartridge when ours was low. Perhaps this is how it was once set up. But apparently that isn't the case anymore, as we were told our documents will not print unless we are subscribed to this servic...

Yeah, I'm not the greatest decision maker. First, let's recap my history with the game, then we will break down what led me down the dark path I find myself on. I've made worse decisions, but I've also made better ones. My very first experience with the game was in 7th grade, when a friend gave me some cards so we could play. We didn't understand all the rules, and of course the cards we had were bad. We played for a few weeks, then we moved on to whatever other hobby we picked up for a short time. It wasn't until my junior year of college that I found myself at the gates of the hobby once more. My roommate and his coworkers would play huge 4-6 person multiplayer games at our kitchen table for hours late into the night and into the early mornings. My desire to be included had me at Walmart, buying a Core Set 2013 starter deck in order to play along. Eventually, I ended up working at the same Applebee's as these guys and it became a regular thing. Around thi...