Lol, that's funny
You are allright regs. "I WILL NOT BE MOCKED!!", LOL
Re adapters, the adruino folks have pretty well sorted out usb using the ftdi rs232rl chip, but it is surface mount and needs a driver on windows. There are cables and breakout boards with rs232rl chips on them too.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/19312/satu...ve-you-mock-me