Yeah, I know what you mean about the mockery. When the N64 came out, all my friends got one, while I got an SNES for Christmas. Since then I purchased a GC when
tWW came out, however, I sold the GC before I had the chance to play
TP (that was a dumb move on my part. I thought I could save up for a Wii at the time). Well right now, I don't own any console games, only a DSi. As much as I'd like to play
TP & ZeldaWii (when it comes out), I think I'll just wait for the Wii2 before I purchase a new console.
Is a free board one of those boards on top of a rolling pin so you have to balance on it? I haven't seen/been on one of those in over 10 years!
Congrats on the job! Plus things don't have to be overly interesting to strike up a conversation. Just tell people about your day.
I hope you'll get your visa,
-BGS