Well, it had to happen at one point or other. My main box minasmorgul had a few hiccups and then cashed in her power supply this morning (musta heard me talking with my dad about the new WinXP box I’ve got comin round the bend). I put in an older power supply as a backup but unfortunately it doesn’t have that little boxy P4 thingy that apparently all P4′s really need to get all warm and fuzzy with. So, here I sit, finally (FINALLY!) at peace with my good purchase decision (gasp!) of a refurbished bulletproof IBM Thinkpad T22. I have it set up to dual boot, got wireless 802.11g running, the latest J2SE SDK, Flash, Apache2, even have a DVD ready to roll if I want to. So I can honestly say that I’m happy that I got this little beastie ,and in honor of her coming through for me I’m going to have to order another 256MB stick of RAM from my buds over at Micron.
And in the mean time, no video games? Ach…but wait, I have that C. Jung book of essays I’m reading, and the rain sure does sound good to me, and I have those kick ass cigars I just got in, a shark steak thawing out in the fridge ready for my George Foreman, and a case of my favorite selzer water and some lemons…maybe the gods are telling me to put the mouse down for a while and suck in a little fresh air. I have to say, I agree. I am KING of my domain! I got it good! Too much of this computer shit makes it not fun. And what’s the point of doing anything that isn’t a good time? Life is too short, sez I. Peace, boys! May your computer break down occasionally, and in so doing reveal a little sanity!
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Good for you man. I agree wholeheartedly.
For me it was being away for awhile in Cleveland, the Outer Banks, Cincinnati and Springfield with less than stellar internet and cell phone access. It certainly gives one time to reflect on other things and nothing but good mojo can come from that.
I think another way to realize that life doesn’t begin and end with computers is to have a son. Eh, Rob?
Um yea… When I sit back to take a deep breathe, its usually when I am finally in bed, not running after the little man, since he now like to take chairs and move them around the house to get up on things. I love him to death, but I think he will be my fate somedays as well for as many close calls he has with his crazy antics.
He is finally talking a bit more so now I have to be prepared for all the why questions? Oh vey!!
Since Vott will be only 3 hours away, you care to come and babysit ?? LOL
I dig the fact that Hayden moves chairs around to get to stuff. That’s motivation, man!
Paul used to do that when I was living with him…or was that me…hmm…fuzzy, very fuzzy.
Well, I’m back online – got a temp power supply from NewEgg so I’ll never be in this situation again.
I see you guys have been very busy posting since I’ve been gone. Nice guys, real nice…
Gah. The new power supply? Yeah…it just fried out. I love it. I simply love it.
So the moral of the story is DON’T buy PowMax Power Supplies. They are neither Pow nor Max. They just Suk.
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