Donk
Oh yeah, I got a new computer at work. It's black, shiny, and actually quite impressive. I took a peek at the video card inside it and damn is it huge. o_O If you could imagine taking four slices of toast, arranged them into two stacks of two, and then pushed the stacks together, that's about the size of this video card. It would not surprise me to find a hamster inside running on a little treadmill to power it.
Unfortunately, this new computer is incredibly unstable, locking up randomly whenever I try running the applications that its beefiness is supposed to facilitate and occasionally giving me a blue screen. I think I counted about 11 times during the course of today that I had to reach for the reset button. :B
So IT is looking into it and will probably return this box to sender and give me a new machine. Oddly enough tough, I think I might, at least initially, miss this current computer when they take it away. I think I've almost brokered a truce with it that we can both amicably agree to. It will agree to no konk out if I agree to not attempt make it do any work. ...You think maybe my computer is a part of some kind of worker's union? o_0
I've been watching a series of videos on YouTube about video games of the 90s, aptly titled Gaming In The Clinton Years. Y'know, around the time when the SNES was still big and the first Sony PlayStation was still in its infancy. Ah, good times.
It's just a shame that the narrator is completely off in some of his assessments on the quality of certain titles. I get the feeling that this guy reckons Jurassic Park is better than Secret Of Mana. Yeah... nah. And what's with all this talk about cheating this and cheating that? I like cheating, I cheat through a lot of games without remorse. I don't like having to re-do the same thing over and over just because I mess up in one spot after 10 minutes and have to repeat the whole process again. But when you starts using phrases like "This game is easy if you cheat," well... there's lose street cred and then there's lose street cred x100.
Still, I suppose a lot of clips were done in the days before internet access was common, so there were a lot of sometimes obscure or cryptic game play elements which seemed harder than they really work. Anyway, if you can ignore the guy's commentary and heavy accent, it's a nice trip down memory lane. :3
Speaking of SNES games, I've also been looking into some game retrospectives on GameTrailers. The commentary on these videos are much better, to say the least. Looking back, my man zinj and I concur that music in games have not been as good since the SNES days.
Seriously. Have you ever noticed that, unless it's a Zelda game or Final Fantasy game, musics these days aren't really all that memorable.
I think music, like gameplay, has taken a bit of a back seat in favour of graphics. Because, of course, HD resolutions and bloom is what makes for a good game these days. >_>
BUT I RAMBLE ON TOO MUCH. :B
lol stoeld from chibi-bahamut & sarcasteak.
1. Is that your natural hair color?
Yes. Black like motor oil.
2. Where was your default Facebook pic taken?
Since I don't have a Facebook, I'll answer this question in relation to my MySpace pic. And since I don't have a MySpace, I'll answer this question in relation to my driver's license photo. Which was taken in a boring office in a boring part of town on a boring day with boring... um... stuff.
3. What's your middle name?
My middle name is like my Facebook. Never had one and never will get one. \:3/
4. Your current relationship status?
Single like loser. \o/
5. Honestly, does your crush like you back?
Mmm, that'd be nice.
6. What is your current mood?
o_o
7.What color underwear are you wearing?
Today's underpants are (is?) brought to you by the the colour yellow, and the letter U.
8.What makes you happy?
Happiness is being able to loaf around without stress.
9. What's the last thing you bought?
A mansion in the Bahamas on the beach with a double garage Lunch.
10. If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
I'd go back to 1995 and apologise to someone for something I was peer pressured into doing.
11. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day- what would you be?
I'd be either a fully grown elephant or rhino. Then I'd run around the streets and crush things with my enormous girth. SMASHY SMASHY! \:D/
12. Ever had a near death experience?
Does the ordeal of going through high school count? >_>
13. Something you do a lot?
Ye olde classic procrastination.
14. What song do you have stuck in your head right now?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uroKpb9u1-U >_>
15. Whom did you copy and paste this from?
Cake and Steak.
16. Name someone with the same b-day as you?
Richard McDonald (1909)
Kim Jong-il (1942)
John McEnroe (1959)
Cathy Freeman (1973)
17. When was the last time you cried?
When a family member passed away.
18. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
I sang karaoke in front of 5 others earlier in the year. While sober. ...Never again. ._.
19. If you could have one super power what would it be?
Telekinesis. Being able to stop bullets in the air is bad arse. Plus I'd never have to do any heavy lifting every again. :3 d
20. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
"I guess I'll do this Saku's way™:" Face > hair > figure > outfit > legs
21. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Fuck off, you're not getting your greedy little hands on my money. o_o Although I do normally get a hot chocolate from the coffee shop down the road. It comes with two marshmallows. Simply marvelous. :3
22. What's your biggest secret?
IT WAS ME! SUCKERS!
23. What's your favorite color?
It depends on mood, but warm soothing is always nice. \:3/
24. When was the last time you lied?
On question 22.
25. Do you still watch kiddy movies or TV shows?
If they showed Sponge Bob on TV, I'd probably watch it.
27. What are you eating or drinking at the moment?
A banana.
28. Do you speak any other language?
Shaky Mandarin with minimal Japanese on the side.
29. What's your favorite smell?
A wood fire smells nice on a cold day.
30. If you could describe life in one word what would it be?
Ironic.
31. When was the last time you gave/received a hug?
Several months ago.
32. Have you ever been kissed in the rain?
That'd be nice.
33. What are you thinking about right now?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yNfSRQFC-pI
34. What should you be doing?
Finishing this picture. >_>
35. What was the last thing that made you truly upset?
It's when someone says they'll "do it tomorrow" and then you wait, and then tomorrow comes and goes, and then a week, and then there's still nothing.
36. How often do you pray?
On days that don't end with Y.
37. Do you like working in the yard?
With the amount of raking and mowing that I've been conscripted into doing against my will in the past, no. >:B
38. If you could have any last name in the world, what would you want?
"Sel." :3 d
39. Name 5 things in your closet.
Coats, computer equipment, a fold-out bed, an old monitor, and a Mexican hat.
40. Do you act different around your crush?
Who wouldn't? That's like asking if you'd act different while walking a tightrope across two buildings.
Aw crap! That took longer than expected. Now I'm falling even further behind with this thing. >_
Unfortunately, this new computer is incredibly unstable, locking up randomly whenever I try running the applications that its beefiness is supposed to facilitate and occasionally giving me a blue screen. I think I counted about 11 times during the course of today that I had to reach for the reset button. :B
So IT is looking into it and will probably return this box to sender and give me a new machine. Oddly enough tough, I think I might, at least initially, miss this current computer when they take it away. I think I've almost brokered a truce with it that we can both amicably agree to. It will agree to no konk out if I agree to not attempt make it do any work. ...You think maybe my computer is a part of some kind of worker's union? o_0
I've been watching a series of videos on YouTube about video games of the 90s, aptly titled Gaming In The Clinton Years. Y'know, around the time when the SNES was still big and the first Sony PlayStation was still in its infancy. Ah, good times.
It's just a shame that the narrator is completely off in some of his assessments on the quality of certain titles. I get the feeling that this guy reckons Jurassic Park is better than Secret Of Mana. Yeah... nah. And what's with all this talk about cheating this and cheating that? I like cheating, I cheat through a lot of games without remorse. I don't like having to re-do the same thing over and over just because I mess up in one spot after 10 minutes and have to repeat the whole process again. But when you starts using phrases like "This game is easy if you cheat," well... there's lose street cred and then there's lose street cred x100.
Still, I suppose a lot of clips were done in the days before internet access was common, so there were a lot of sometimes obscure or cryptic game play elements which seemed harder than they really work. Anyway, if you can ignore the guy's commentary and heavy accent, it's a nice trip down memory lane. :3
Speaking of SNES games, I've also been looking into some game retrospectives on GameTrailers. The commentary on these videos are much better, to say the least. Looking back, my man zinj and I concur that music in games have not been as good since the SNES days.
Seriously. Have you ever noticed that, unless it's a Zelda game or Final Fantasy game, musics these days aren't really all that memorable.
I think music, like gameplay, has taken a bit of a back seat in favour of graphics. Because, of course, HD resolutions and bloom is what makes for a good game these days. >_>
BUT I RAMBLE ON TOO MUCH. :B
lol stoeld from chibi-bahamut & sarcasteak.
1. Is that your natural hair color?
Yes. Black like motor oil.
2. Where was your default Facebook pic taken?
Since I don't have a Facebook, I'll answer this question in relation to my MySpace pic. And since I don't have a MySpace, I'll answer this question in relation to my driver's license photo. Which was taken in a boring office in a boring part of town on a boring day with boring... um... stuff.
3. What's your middle name?
My middle name is like my Facebook. Never had one and never will get one. \:3/
4. Your current relationship status?
Single like loser. \o/
5. Honestly, does your crush like you back?
Mmm, that'd be nice.
6. What is your current mood?
o_o
7.What color underwear are you wearing?
Today's underpants are (is?) brought to you by the the colour yellow, and the letter U.
8.What makes you happy?
Happiness is being able to loaf around without stress.
9. What's the last thing you bought?
A mansion in the Bahamas on the beach with a double garage Lunch.
10. If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
I'd go back to 1995 and apologise to someone for something I was peer pressured into doing.
11. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day- what would you be?
I'd be either a fully grown elephant or rhino. Then I'd run around the streets and crush things with my enormous girth. SMASHY SMASHY! \:D/
12. Ever had a near death experience?
Does the ordeal of going through high school count? >_>
13. Something you do a lot?
Ye olde classic procrastination.
14. What song do you have stuck in your head right now?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uroKpb9u1-U >_>
15. Whom did you copy and paste this from?
Cake and Steak.
16. Name someone with the same b-day as you?
Richard McDonald (1909)
Kim Jong-il (1942)
John McEnroe (1959)
Cathy Freeman (1973)
17. When was the last time you cried?
When a family member passed away.
18. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
I sang karaoke in front of 5 others earlier in the year. While sober. ...Never again. ._.
19. If you could have one super power what would it be?
Telekinesis. Being able to stop bullets in the air is bad arse. Plus I'd never have to do any heavy lifting every again. :3 d
20. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
"I guess I'll do this Saku's way™:" Face > hair > figure > outfit > legs
21. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Fuck off, you're not getting your greedy little hands on my money. o_o Although I do normally get a hot chocolate from the coffee shop down the road. It comes with two marshmallows. Simply marvelous. :3
22. What's your biggest secret?
IT WAS ME! SUCKERS!
23. What's your favorite color?
It depends on mood, but warm soothing is always nice. \:3/
24. When was the last time you lied?
On question 22.
25. Do you still watch kiddy movies or TV shows?
If they showed Sponge Bob on TV, I'd probably watch it.
27. What are you eating or drinking at the moment?
A banana.
28. Do you speak any other language?
Shaky Mandarin with minimal Japanese on the side.
29. What's your favorite smell?
A wood fire smells nice on a cold day.
30. If you could describe life in one word what would it be?
Ironic.
31. When was the last time you gave/received a hug?
Several months ago.
32. Have you ever been kissed in the rain?
That'd be nice.
33. What are you thinking about right now?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yNfSRQFC-pI
34. What should you be doing?
Finishing this picture. >_>
35. What was the last thing that made you truly upset?
It's when someone says they'll "do it tomorrow" and then you wait, and then tomorrow comes and goes, and then a week, and then there's still nothing.
36. How often do you pray?
On days that don't end with Y.
37. Do you like working in the yard?
With the amount of raking and mowing that I've been conscripted into doing against my will in the past, no. >:B
38. If you could have any last name in the world, what would you want?
"Sel." :3 d
39. Name 5 things in your closet.
Coats, computer equipment, a fold-out bed, an old monitor, and a Mexican hat.
40. Do you act different around your crush?
Who wouldn't? That's like asking if you'd act different while walking a tightrope across two buildings.
Aw crap! That took longer than expected. Now I'm falling even further behind with this thing. >_