Where is Joey V?

[MikeC78]

Anyone know whatever happened to Joey?? Haven't seen him post on the forum in a long time, must be busy in med school?

Mike

[F1nut]

Lost in a sea of generic patch cords.

[MikeC78]

:D LOL!!

I did find it quit amusing that he had a high dollar Plinius amp, and some high dollar tube pre sitting on some generic Ikea table. :)

I guess the priorities to some are different than others...

Mike

[F1nut]

I've seen him posting on Audiogon, mostly about how good his ML's are and how much something costs. :rolleyes:

I do believe he thought of himself as too good for here even when there are a lot of folks here with much better gear and way more experience than he has. No loss in my book.

[tonyb]

I've seen him posting on Audiogon, mostly about how good his ML's are and how much something costs. :rolleyes:

I do believe he thought of himself as too good for here even when there are a lot of folks here with much better gear and way more experience than he has. No loss in my book.

;) ;) ;)

[Joey_V]

I've seen him posting on Audiogon, mostly about how good his ML's are and how much something costs. :rolleyes:

I do believe he thought of himself as too good for here even when there are a lot of folks here with much better gear and way more experience than he has. No loss in my book.
I like your cheap shots Jesse.

[audiobliss]

Well, I guess now I won't have to log onto the ML forum again and look for ya! :D

[MikeC78]

:) There you are, I finally found you and have nothing to say.:D

[audiobliss]

Been scrambling eggs on that Plinius for breakfast? :D

[Joey_V]

:) There you are, I finally found you and have nothing to say.:D
Mike,

I was gone because:
1. Too busy with school (surg).
2. Really had nothing to say in Club Polk, kinda like a little break. But I did stop by once a week or so and see what was going on.

Still looking forward to the meet and all. Thanks for thinking of me though... ;) .

Joey

[Joey_V]

Been scrambling eggs on that Plinius for breakfast? :D

Nah.. the Plinius is great, no upgrade itch yet.

Regarding the cables, I've been looking at Acoustic Zen Holograms due to their coolness.

Regarding the DAC, I've decided on the Cary 306SACD or the 306/200 cdp which has digital inputs (essentially a DAC) for my FLACs. Too bad the 306/200 costs 50% of the 306SACD on 'gon used... damn. But instead of getting a DAC and then a cdp, might as well get the whole thing in one spread.

Joey:D

[audiobliss]

Nah.. the Plinius is great, no upgrade itch yet.
That's good!! :p

[F1nut]

I like your cheap shots Jessie.


Joie, No cheap shots, all are out in the open for anyone to read. For example.....
Too bad the 306/200 costs 50% of the 306SACD on 'gon used... damn.

Cry me a river.

[reeltrouble1]

Regarding the cables, I've been looking at Acoustic Zen Holograms due to their coolness.
Joey:D

I would of thought how the cable sounds would matter more.

RT1

[Joey_V]

Joie, No cheap shots, all are out in the open for anyone to read. For example.....

Cry me a river.
Boo hoo...

Whatever Jesse, just have fun policing the Polk forum. It's what you do best. Get the last word and spread your knowledge. Hoorah for you.

I dont know what your beef is with me, but whatever it is, I suppose you cant stand me. That's fine, because in all reality, I cant stand you. And it's not just me, it's dozens other on this forum. So go on ahead and do that thing you do. It's great and I'm sure you love being behind your keyboard doing it.

[Joey_V]

I would of thought how the cable sounds would matter more.

RT1

That's true, and they get good reviews. So, if I try it and dont like it, back to audiogon it goes. No big deal.

[F1nut]

Well Joie, since you've taken the gloves off, you're a sniveling little putz with a total lack of common sense that will suit you well in your future career.

As for your comment about dozens of others. I'm blunt, no secret about it. Life is too short to worry about pleasing everyone, therefore I don't care.

XOXO

Edit:
For the record, Joie. I didn't say I was the knowledgeable one as there are folks here with far more knowledge about audio than I. Although, they have been suggesting the same things to you as I have.

[TroyD]

If I were Joey, I'd be more concerned about Sean showing up with a bottle of chloroform and a jar of Vaseline, actually. ;)

BDT

[tonyb]

Joey is ok.Just don't understand him sometimes.Spends a truck load of dough putting together some nice gear but uses rat shack quality cables.Then gets his knickers in a twist when someone suggests to upgrade his cables.Now mentions he's looking at cables that cost more than some's entire system.
Love ya Joey but you drive me nuts sometimes.:D

[pblanc]

Hot Damn! There ain't nothing better than a good flame contest!!

[george daniel]

Saddle up,,lock and load,,,

[tonyb]

Yeah,try and find one that DOESN'T involve Jesse.:)

[VR3]

You guys need a snickers to bring you together....

And when you get to that point, you can rip open your shirts and do something manly.

[Joey_V]

Joey is ok.Just don't understand him sometimes.Spends a truck load of dough putting together some nice gear but uses rat shack quality cables.Then gets his knickers in a twist when someone suggests to upgrade his cables.Now mentions he's looking at cables that cost more than some's entire system.
Love ya Joey but you drive me nuts sometimes.:D
Tony my man,

Got to start somewhere. I was thinking of Signal, but I've always admired the Nordost and AZ cables... got to try them out sometime or another, might as well do it while I got the time. Wires are last, as I always said, but I'm looking at my options now moreso that before. I want to get the DAC/CDP out of the way first.

Love ya right back neighbor!

[Joey_V]

Well Joie, since you've taken the gloves off, you're a sniveling little pussy with a total lack of common sense that will suit you well in your future career.

As for your comment about dozens of others. I'm blunt, no secret about it. Life is too short to worry about pleasing everyone, therefore I don't care.


Not to worry Jesse, if that's all you got, that's great. You're the big man on campus, I love it. Dont worry, I never made myself out to be the guy who has the answers or the guy with the 30+ years of audio experience. I could care less.

I'm the guy with 4 years of experience, and am indeed fresh meat compared to some of you guys. Sure, I get overzealous with audio gear but that's what makes this hobby so great, you can do whatever you want and get whichever gear you want. I remember you got a little ruffled cuz I posted prices on my gear and so I stopped, but you're still angry.

WOW... just cuz I didnt buy cables and a cdp ahead of time, I'm a pussy? Does this make sense to anyone else?

Regarding my gear, sure it's not what you like or what you would spend your cash on... but who cares? Apparently you do if you are holding a grudge against a guy you havent met or even know remotely anythign about. And you go as far as insulting my career? That's awesome, Jesse! That's what you call "gloves off"? Great entertainment man!

And yeah, it's great being blunt and a jackass to half the people on this forum simply because you have experience and the post count to back it up right? You come up to any thread and you put in your one liner and you think you're doing a service to the Polk community?

YOu dont care what people think about you but you post a whole thread trying to clear up why you sold that tuner that Polk gave you. That makes sense.

No man... you're great!

It shouldnt even get to this, it's just gear, Jesse. Why harbor bad feelings for anyone on gear? It doesnt make sense to me. Whoop de doo... Joey didnt get a cdp or Joey is using FLAC or Joey frontloaded too much of his budget on the speakers, the amp, and the pre.. but his cables and source suck....

I understand if I overtly said something to you that pissed you off, that's fine, then I deserve whatever jackassness you can give me and I'll take it. But when you've got bad vibe for me based on gear and what I do with my money.... that doesnt make sense when you step back and evaluate it.

Then you insult my career.....? Awesome man.

Yay for you.

[Joey_V]

:D LOL!!

I did find it quit amusing that he had a high dollar Plinius amp, and some high dollar tube pre sitting on some generic Ikea table. :)

I guess the priorities to some are different than others...

Mike

Got the rack my friend.

[Joey_V]

Hot Damn! There ain't nothing better than a good flame contest!!

This isnt a flame contest. It's just another thread where Jesse tries to put his 2 cents in.

Edit:
Misspelled Jesse's name by accident.

[MikeC78]

Got the rack my friend.

:o I forgot about that new rack, my bad...

How do you like it now that you mentioned? I remember the whole thread, and really liked that one I think you settled on?

Mike

[MikeC78]

:(

I didn't know Joey was a sensitive subject around here?

[Joey_V]

:o I forgot about that new rack, my bad...

How do you like it now that you mentioned? I remember the whole thread, and really liked that one I think you settled on?

Mike

I like it quite a bit more than the Ikea table, that's for sure! LOL!

I got it as a Christmas gift, so I'm very happy with it.

I'm moving out sometime after this year so I hope to find a place with a decent living room and moving my gear there. The rack in the middle of the speakers is one of the things I'm looking forward to seeing. Kinda want a TV on the wall too though... it gets kinda lonely if it's all speakers, I realized this a few months back.

I hope you're doing fine man... I know you're back and all. Thanks for the service btw, if I never mentioned it before. You're a great guy.

As for the gear, like you read, I'm planning on getting the Cary SACD player here sometime soon... but I need to make sure I want my money going to that and not something else I might need.

[Joey_V]

:(

I didn't know Joey was a sensitive subject around here?

Dont worry man... only to Jesse.

Troy, Russman, Anthony (amulford), and 99% of the Polk majority... they're all cool.

Jesse gets overzealous sometimes, and apparently, I'm his target for the week/month.

Dont worry Mike, it's all entertainment. ;)

[F1nut]

You're my hero.

[Joey_V]

You're my hero.

As are you mine.

[MikeC78]

:) I'm glad to see we are all better now.

[cfrizz]

Glad to see you're still around Joey! How you managed to do med school & put together such awesome systems just boggles my mind!

Keep up the good work Joey. Oh yeah pics of the new rack please.

[audiobliss]

Oh yeah pics of the new rack please.
Ditto! And I'd like to know how much it costs!

:D:D

[Joey_V]

Ditto! And I'd like to know how much it costs!

:D:D

LOL!

Dont get me started on publishing prices, my friend. Some here dont appreciate that so I've been tryng to make a conscious effort to keep that to myself.

I'll tell you this, it was a gift from my gf.... so regardless of price, it's an awesome rack! I'll tell you this too... it's not as much those Grand Prix Monaco racks that Mike Lavigne has... he's nuts! :eek:

[Holydoc]

Good to see you, Joey. I have missed your indepth reviews. It is really beneficial to hear the opinion of someone with a "reference" system like yours to compare against. Though some are poking fun at you for giving prices, I find it very useful to know what kind of investment we are talking about to upgrade in a particular direction.

Good luck with your studies and keep us posted on your experiences in audio.

[TN_Polk_Lover]

Mike,

I was gone because:
1. Too busy with school (surg).
2. Really had nothing to say in Club Polk, kinda like a little break. But I did stop by once a week or so and see what was going on.

Still looking forward to the meet and all. Thanks for thinking of me though... ;) .

Joey
If med school / internship, etc. is anything as stressful as they depict it on "Grey's Anatomy", then I don't see how you would have time to do anything at all other than catch a nap when you can. Is it really that gruelling (sp?)?

Robert

[Joey_V]

Glad to see you're still around Joey! How you managed to do med school & put together such awesome systems just boggles my mind!

Keep up the good work Joey. Oh yeah pics of the new rack please.

Cathy,

I'm still around, a little busier than I'd like so I cant really keep up with the thread on CPolk anymore. By the time I get to one, it's like 25 posts deep so I try not to get involved as it takes quite some time to read and keep up with the threads.

Anyway, thanks much regarding the comments! I basically try to live it down a little and I use the majority of the scholarship checks I get on audio. Probably not the best thing to do, but it's better than buying drugs or souping up my car as most guys my age (and race) do.

I will post a pic of the rack... but I'm going to wait and hold off until I get the Cary in. I havent decided whether to put the Cary 306SACD on top rack or the second to the top rack. The Cary 98 preamp is king of the rack right now, but the Cary 306SACD is such a beauty, it might kick the preamp off it's high horse, so to speak.

[Joey_V]

Good to see you, Joey. I have missed your indepth reviews. It is really beneficial to hear the opinion of someone with a "reference" system like yours to compare against. Though some are poking fun at you for giving prices, I find it very useful to know what kind of investment we are talking about to upgrade in a particular direction.

Good luck with your studies and keep us posted on your experiences in audio.

I like to post prices because most use it as a guide, whether consciously or not. It's not a means by which I brag, but I can see how some may see it that way. So now, I try to keep it on the downlow and post it only when writing a review and if I feel that it's pertinent.

I dont see my system as reference, not at this state. I heard a CDP in my system about 2weeks ago when a lawyer friend of mine (audiophile) came by to listen. The CDP was definitely better than the Squeezebox3's stock DACs... which isnt surprising. Now I find myself on a mission to improve the DACs for real this time.

Thanks HD! And good luck spending that $5K that you mentioned in your other thread.

[Joey_V]

If med school / internship, etc. is anything as stressful as they depict it on "Grey's Anatomy", then I don't see how you would have time to do anything at all other than catch a nap when you can. Is it really that gruelling (sp?)?

Robert

Robert,

It's gruelling and sometimes I feel like shooting myself in the face. But most of the time, I get up in the morning (whether it be at 4:30am nowadays because of surgery rotations) and I feel lucky to be here, alive, and doing something that is this challenging; physically and mentally.

It's a tough road, but I'm 1 year away from MD and I hope to go into ER as I like acute care and procedures.

Thanks for asking, friend!

Joey

[Holydoc]

Thanks HD! And good luck spending that $5K that you mentioned in your other thread.

I don't forsee any problem spending that money at all! :D

Just need to make sure I do not mismanage it. Even looked at the Strata Mini but it appeared to be built just for 2-channel. Now if I could only convince you to switch to HT systems, I could get you to review a few.

;)

[TN_Polk_Lover]

You guys need a snickers to bring you together....

And when you get to that point, you can rip open your shirts and do something manly.
I thought that commercial was very, very funny. But, I understand some of the gay groups complained about it, so it was pulled and not shown but that one time during the super-bowl.

I don't think it was at all "anti-gay". I think it was more about that 2 heterosexual men are too afraid to share a "close" moment that can be funny and laughed at, but not necessarily turn into any sexual.

Robert

[pblanc]

Joey, Best thing about ER work is defined hours, and every so often you do get to save a life. Worst thing ... let me see, dealing with drug seekers at 3AM?, walking out of a trauma bay and having to tell a mom and dad that their kid is dead?, doing rape exams on traumatized women?, getting spit on or otherwise assaulted by drunks?, having no real ongoing relationship with the patients who therefore often don't trust you?, getting cursed at by some low-life who called an ambulance to bring him into the ER in the wee hours for a headache when you tell him that the ambulance is not going to take him back home?, figuring out what to do with some elderly demented man/women when you find that the family member who dropped the patient off has just abscounded from the waiting room?, getting simultaneously bitched at by twenty patients who have been waiting 3 hours to be seen when you have been working 12 hours straight without a break in the backed up ER?, the fact that no physician anywhere welcomes a call from the ER doc? There are two groups of people who see and deal with the lowest common denominator in this country: cops and ER doctors.

I'm really not sure. Take your pick. My advice is whatever you think you want to go into, find ten people who have been doing it for at least 7 years, ask them what their lifestyle is like, how they like it, and would they do it again. Then decide if that's what you want to do with your life for the next 25 years or so.

[Joey_V]

Joey, Best thing about ER work is defined hours, and every so often you do get to save a life. Worst thing ... let me see, dealing with drug seekers at 3AM?, walking out of a trauma bay and having to tell a mom and dad that their kid is dead?, doing rape exams on traumatized women?, getting spit on or otherwise assaulted by drunks?, having no real ongoing relationship with the patients who therefore often don't trust you?, getting cursed at by some low-life who called an ambulance to bring him into the ER in the wee hours for a headache when you tell him that the ambulance is not going to take him back home?, figuring out what to do with some elderly demented man/women when you find that the family member who dropped the patient off has just abscounded from the waiting room?, getting simultaneously bitched at by twenty patients who have been waiting 3 hours to be seen when you have been working 12 hours straight without a break in the backed up ER?, the fact that no physician anywhere welcomes a call from the ER doc? There are two groups of people who see and deal with the lowest common denominator in this country: cops and ER doctors.

I'm really not sure. Take your pick. My advice is whatever you think you want to go into, find ten people who have been doing it for at least 7 years, ask them what their lifestyle is like, how they like it, and would they do it again. Then decide if that's what you want to do with your life for the next 25 years or so.

I thought about all that you have said before. But for me, ER still strikes my fancy. It's a job for me, not necessarily a life calling like surgery or oncology. I like being able to go home and not worry about ever being on call. I like not having a patient census to worry about. I like being in and out, quickly and easliy. I like being able to work the 12h shift and be done with it.

I've shadowed at the ER here at the university several times, even at the Level 1 trauma center Cook County ER. I've done and published a research paper that is now going onto several Emergency Medicine journals regarding EKG. I'm president of the Emergency Medicine Interest Group at school... I guess I'm pretty heavy into ER.

We'll see, I'm doing an ER rotation soon and we shall see what I end up deciding doing for the rest of my life.

Ideally, I would want to be a cardiologist working 9-3. But that road is even tougher.

[pblanc]

ER work definitely does allow you to have a life outside medicine. Anesthesiology does as well, but you do have to deal with call.

I was a medical student rotating through the CCH ER 29 years ago. Wonder if its changed? There used to be a great call room in that place. It had about 10 three level bunkbeds in one overheated room, and one telephone. Someone's beeper went off about every 17 seconds all night long. The medical students, like me were consigned to the top bunks. There were 2 reasons for that: 1. You had to climb up and down this evil little, rickety ladder in the dark every time you got paged, and 2. The lead-based point was peeling and flaking from the ceiling so when you got up you were covered with these little paint chips. It was definitely best to sleep with your mouth closed.

I bet the whole place went to hell when they closed "The Greeks".

[GV#27]

It's a tough road, but I'm 1 year away from MD and I hope to go into ER as I like acute care and procedures.


Kudos to you ,it certainly takes a special type of person to want to go into this VERYchallenging, but Im sure rewarding field.:)

[Joey_V]

Kudos to you ,it certainly takes a special type of person to want to go into this VERYchallenging, but Im sure rewarding field.:)
Thanks man! I've been in school for 7 years now, and I'm itching to get out. :p

[Joey_V]

ER work definitely does allow you to have a life outside medicine. Anesthesiology does as well, but you do have to deal with call.

I was a medical student rotating through the CCH ER 29 years ago. Wonder if its changed? There used to be a great call room in that place. It had about 10 three level bunkbeds in one overheated room, and one telephone. Someone's beeper went off about every 17 seconds all night long. The medical students, like me were consigned to the top bunks. There were 2 reasons for that: 1. You had to climb up and down this evil little, rickety ladder in the dark every time you got paged, and 2. The lead-based point was peeling and flaking from the ceiling so when you got up you were covered with these little paint chips. It was definitely best to sleep with your mouth closed.

I bet the whole place went to hell when they closed "The Greeks".

Actually, they moved to a new hospital... brand new a few years ago. Very nice facility, better than Rush Medical Center in terms of the hospital itself. However, the staff still leaves a lot to be desired.

[pblanc]

Do any speak English? Used to be if you couldn't speak Phillipino you were S.O.L.. You mean no more Fantasy (Fantus) Clinic?

[Joey_V]

Good to see you, Joey. I have missed your indepth reviews.... keep us posted on your experiences in audio.
I wrote up something where I compared the Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario and the Quad 2805 to what I have, I'll post it sometime soon. I also have some notes on a particular Naim CDP in which I compared it to the seemingly ubiquitous and popular Rega Apollo CDP. I'm sure some Polkies would like to read this comparison.

Several things I'm looking forward to doing, a 1-1 A/B of the Sonus Faber Cremona and the Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario. Also, I'm looking forward to hearing the PS Audio Digital III DAC and hopefully compare to one of the Cary 306 CDP offerings, both as a DAC.

I'll post it sometime soon.


Do any speak English? Used to be if you couldn't speak Phillipino you were S.O.L.. You mean no more Fantasy (Fantus) Clinic?
I'm filipino, so it helps. :) Oh and Fantus is still there... all broke down, but still there.

[F1nut]

I can't see, said the blind people. Remove the wool from over your eyes, said the sighted man.

[Holydoc]

Joey,

You seemed to have ignored my suggestion that you move over to Home Theatre and leave the silly two-channel stuff behind. ;)

I need a good reviewer (i.e., someone with the monetary means so that I do not have to live in a box) to help me with selecting systems with great dialogue and impact. :)

[Joey_V]

Joey,

You seemed to have ignored my suggestion that you move over to Home Theatre and leave the silly two-channel stuff behind. ;)

I need a good reviewer (i.e., someone with the monetary means so that I do not have to live in a box) to help me with selecting systems with great dialogue and impact. :)

Doc,

I would love to help you out with my opinions regarding HT, but I'm not well versed enough in that field. I'm still trying to get 2ch right and while I believe I'm going in the right direction, I'm still not there in my mind.

I'll move to HT soon enough though as that's what I'm thinking of building after:
1. I finish the 2ch portion of my system.
2. After I get a car, post-graduation.

I have my eyes on several systems at the moment, maybe going with the ML Stage center and some Fresco surrounds or removing the Summits from doing any HT duties and concentrating mainly on the Klipsch THX Ultra 2 speakers or something else that strikes my fancy, maybe something from AV123, my good friend Mark has quite a few things for me up his sleeve. Also, for the sub (as you said you want impact), I'm looking forward to reading reviews and hopefully hearing the JL Audio Gotham subwoofer... supposed to be a Velodyne 1812 annihilator.

I'm not without budget, Doc. As I told some on this forum per cell phone convos, I'm pretty much on my last leg with regards to audio gear. The rest of my scholarship checks go to the bank as I am interviewing in 8 months or so (for residency) and I may need some of the money for plane fares... not to mention a vacation here and there towards the end of my M4 year. I think the CDP/DAC is it, then maybe a TT and a phono stage sometime after I match next year. GF is getting me the Cary SLP-05 flagship preamp for Christmas though, or atleast I think she is.

Catch ya later, Doc!

Joey :)

[Early B.]

GF is getting me the Cary SLP-05 flagship preamp for Christmas though, or atleast I think she is.

She's a keeper, for sure.

[zombie boy 2000]

I suppose it wouldn't be a "Joey thread" without someone saying...


PICS MAN!!! WE NEED PICS!!!!:D

Welcome back Joey. Hope all is going well with your studies.

[audiobliss]

Say, what kind of car are you going to be getting?

How about a nice, shiny little Kia?

:D

[tonyb]

Joey...if your Gf gets you the SLP-05 I would like to know......

Does she have a sister????:D :D

[Joey_V]

Say, what kind of car are you going to be getting?

How about a nice, shiny little Kia?

:D

Infiniti G35 coupe in pearl white or silver with a spoiler. That's my graduation present.

After that, I kinda want to stick with an M3 and maybe an Aston one day if I'm successful.

Joey ;)

[Joey_V]

I suppose it wouldn't be a "Joey thread" without someone saying...


PICS MAN!!! WE NEED PICS!!!!:D

Welcome back Joey. Hope all is going well with your studies.

ZB!

Just trying to keep up with you and your system, is all man! I'll post pics once I get the Cary in..... :D.

Me thinks I'm going to stop by the Pro Musica tonight and check out the Sonus Faber Cremona vs Amati Anniversarios....

I'll try to take pics of those!

Joey

[Joey_V]

Joey...if your Gf gets you the SLP-05 I would like to know......

Does she have a sister????:D :D

Tony,

She does, my friend.... but you're a married man arent you?? LOL! :P

Joey

[McLoki]

Tony,

She does, my friend.... but you're a married man arent you?? LOL! :P

Joey
If his girlfriend buys all his equipment for him - he can have a nice system on half of his salary... :D

[Joey_V]

Dang Pro Musica was closed today... ah well.

[Joey_V]

If his girlfriend buys all his equipment for him - he can have a nice system on half of his salary... :D
You may be right! LOL!

In any case, I love your LSi15.... ;) .

[McLoki]

In any case, I love your LSi15.... ;) .
Ever wonder what your system would consist of today if you had purchased them? (probably the same state your system was in 6 months ago)

Michael

[BaggedLancer]

Infiniti G35 coupe in pearl white or silver with a spoiler. That's my graduation present.

After that, I kinda want to stick with an M3 and maybe an Aston one day if I'm successful.

Joey ;)


Ooohhh thats what I drive, 2006 g35 pearl white..... no spoiler!

[Joey_V]

Ever wonder what your system would consist of today if you had purchased them? (probably the same state your system was in 6 months ago)

Michael
I seriously think that if I got your 15s, I would've built around it. A full LSi HT and some Rotel amps handling amp and pre/pro...

I'm pretty sure I could've saved myself quite a bit of loot.

So in essence, you screwed me over.

(In a good way.... :) .)


Ooohhh thats what I drive, 2006 g35 pearl white..... no spoiler!

I want your car! Soo niiice... sooo sexy... *snap out of it*.... 1.25 years left!

[McLoki]

So in essence, you screwed me over.

(In a good way.... :) .)
It was your decision. (granted I did not make it easy, but it was still your decision.) You screwed yourself over. I just let you... :)

Michael