Today my friend Sebastian and his girlfriend visited.  He works in eSports and wanted to visit Ground Control here in Portland.  Ground Control is a member of a dying breed: the full service video arcade.  It’s old school.  You can play Rampart, Joust, pinball machines, Dance Dance Revolution, X-Men, you name it.  You can also get a drink and some tater tots.  I’ll be honest; the arcade machine is an interesting phenomenon.  Time has moved it by, in general.  We enjoyed ourselves for an hour or so and then moved on.  I’ll say this, though: the place was packed.  And, interestingly, half female.  I saw a lot of people on dates; how perfect is that!  I want to go on a date there.  And, hell, the drinks were cheap and strong and delicious, so, compared to a bar, it’s basically awesome.  I miss arcades just like I miss being young, and if somebody wants to serve me some nostalgia, I’ll gladly buy!