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27th December 200926th December 2009
spacemantis @ : Only 364 shopping days left 'til Christmas
( LOOT REPORT '09 ) Yes, as I look around me, I'm surrounded with traces of a life I should start leaving behind. I own an HDTV, but being one of the first HD models released, not only is it a CRT that weighs a FUCKTON (metric, not SAE), it's also has a standard-def 4:3 aspect ratio. My car- a 1998 Eagle Talon- still runs like a champ, but that's the absolute best that can be said for it- the reverse lights haven't worked in three years, half the paint's fallen off, the heat doesn't work, the windshield fogs up to near-zero visibility if you so much as LOOK at it, and lately it's developed a charming habit of not letting me in on the driver's side, even when the door's unlocked- I gotta open the driver's side door by going around to the passenger's side, leaning across the seat and opening it from the INSIDE. My desktop computer was already approaching obsolesence when I built it in 2003. I don't need to put up with this shabby crap! I'm at a point in my life where I'm making more money than it takes me to survive; I can afford to increase my standard of living! And that's just what I intend to do in the new year. Unfortunately, this is gonna involve a little research on my part. I've never shopped for cars; all I know is that I want something that's kinda small, fun to drive, gets decent gas mileage and doesn't cost a fortune. I know a bit more about TVs, but not enough to go out and buy one TONIGHT. The computer, though... that's something that needs to be addressed first, I think. Which is sad, because of the three upgrade points I'm looking at, it's probably the one I know LEAST about at the moment. See, aside from buying an external hard drive or two, I haven't paid a BIT of attention to PC hardware since I put my LAST system together- again, at the end of 2003. Going into Christmas, I already knew I wanted to put any Christmas money towards a new desktop PC, but didn't wanna start picking out parts and pieces until I knew how much I had to spend. Well, now I know! And I spent most of the day after Christmas building systems and tearing them apart again in Newegg.com's Shopping Cart. Only now, it seems like I've hit on a combination that offers a fairly decent balance of performance and value. Submitted for your perusal: my next PC candidate. Please, take a look, let me know if I'm crazy or just plain dumb. ( TO THE WORKBENCH ) 25th December 2009
spacemantis @ : Happy Holidays, Everybody!
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deadshrimpblues @ :
Backstory: I'm at my parents for the holidays. My room here is on the second floor and a good half of it is composed of windows looking out over the front pasture and driveway. There is also a sweetgum tree. The sweetgum will figure into this tale again, so remember it. So. This morning I have the blinds open, and since I'm on the second story and we're in the goddamned woods here, I'm in the middle of changing my clothes, unafraid of peeping toms. I've got the shirt pulled halfway over my head when I hear a ... tapping. A rapping at my chamber window, if you will. Birds, from out of fucking nowhere. Lots of birds, sitting in the sweetgum. 4 Eastern Bluebirds, a Cedar Waxwing, a house sparrow, and one very saucy titmouse sitting on my windowsill, tapping at the pane. They are all looking in my direction. It is as surreal a moment as any I've ever had. "CHIRP CHIRP SHOW US YOUR TITS!" 19th December 200918th December 2009 |
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