Well, that's crazy. It was Miyazaki's directorial debut, pre-Ghibli. Anyone who likes the Ghibli films needs to see it. I'm glad you did. But next time do it with the original audio and subs. With any anime, dubbed just sucks.
Don't "confess to her." Just ask her out. Suggest you'd like to take her along for something you like to do (not a weird thing), or some public outdoor thing like a local festival. Less pressure. And if she turns down that invitation, don't feel too bad about it. Nurses have been unintentionally...
I've got one of those Funtastics as well, a purple one. I decided to never mod it unless it was for the UltraHDMI or something similarly "ultra." I picked up a plain-jane black and gray N64 in Tokyo in 2015 for about $25, and when I get around to it the RGB board I have will go in that one. But...
It's getting rare but does your TV have s-video? I use s-video for N64, scaled with the Framemeister to 720p. (On a crt I'd just plug in s-video straight from the console.) It looks a lot better than composite. I do have an N64 RGB board, but haven't bothered installing it. Yet.
Congrats on landing that OG DS. Looks great!
Re: spending $$ on gear to get your retro consoles properly set up, then not using it much ... welcome to retro gaming lol.
That's awesome but I don't understand why they still command the $$. There are several gcvideo gadgets available for much less that do hdmi and the output is superb. (I use Retro-Bit Prism) You got a good deal but like you said, people do pay much more for them ... for some reason.
WV was as reliably and solidly Democrat as NY or California, until very recently. Yes, it went Republican for President a few times in the past, but only when there was a big wave of LOTS of states going R, like Reagan in '80. But State offices, Congressional seats, Senators ... all Democrat for...