i ain't got jury duty this/next wednesday.
and that means at the very minimum, i don't have jury duty for 12-24 months.
BALLIN'!
as for contra. after beating it for the first time, im going to say it's really not that bad. i mean, there are many many many nes games which are harder. i mean, the fault with contra is that...well, it's made well. there really aren't any cheap deaths when you get the hang of the game, and the controls are very good so you aren't fighting them like say you are in a game like castlevania or ninja gaiden.
even games with good controls like smb3 are harder in my opinion. that said, contra is my favorite nes game. it's something you can always pop in and play for a while, and since the game is so short, getting a game over isn't really that bad.