Its, Its Alive...Arise Computer Of Doom

I would first like to start off by giving my brother Jon mad props for a job well done. I never should have doubted his skills. Unfortunately even he was doubting his own from time to time on this project. 50/ 50 success ratio isn't the kind of thing I want to here when I got almost 2K invested in the hardware! I want to here 99% with a 49% margin of error. In my opinion that's easier to handle and if your not quick, a little confusing on the brain.

Jon was able too pull it off without a hitch, except for trying to hook up to the internet. That only took him a little monkeying until he figured it was a firewall confliction between Microsoft XP and whatever other firewall he installed. He says "I hate it when Microsoft tries to make things easier for stupid people." I couldn't help but think he was referring to me. A computer to me, is a box with magical happenings inside. Hell, there might as well be little gnomes and fairies inside for all I know. I don't think I'll ever be able to completely understand/comprehend how passing electrons through diodes transistors and capacitors on a circuit board make shit appear on viewing screen. It's just one of those amazing wonders we all take for granted, unless of course your a computer engineer or scientist.

I would have posted pictures of the new demon machine, but I couldn't find batteries for the digital camera, and I don't feel like going out and buying some right now. So for now I will describe it. Its black, has some kick ass hightech parts in it, quiet, has a cool flashing/pulsating red light, that can be viewed through the window, along with the blue light that glows from the geforce board, that also nicely compliments the backlit blue keyboard, and it runs faster then then a glass of milk through my intestinal track! It so fast that web pages now pop up fully loaded JPG's ads and all. I always wondered what those little animated adds were doing? Now I can view them without a prob (wasn't missing much)! Still I am very impressed. So impressed I don't know what to do with all this power! In a conversation with my friend Alok (pronounced A-LOKE) He essentially broke it down that I paid almost 2K for an Xbox. Yes, because that's most likely what I will be doing, but in case I wish to do something else, more like figure out how to use this PC, the possibilities are limitless (for the next four months).

Last night after Jon finished up installing most of the software, theirs a few more programs I would like, he loaded up Doom III (came packed in free with the card) for a test drive of the graphics card. Almost flawless, probably needs some patches, but other than that the frame rate lighting effects sound all superb with the settings all turned up. As far as the game goes, I'm not a big fan of not being able to see shit in the dark. I instantly noticed the biggest gripe about the constant switching between the flash light and your weapon. Very annoying. The atmosphere of the game is great, I found myself jumping twice in my seat (note to self: buy new chair, current vessel for sitting is killing my back neck and shoulders).

Next up to test out was Farcry. The game seem fun, but also noticed some glitches. A couple of rendering probs with some of the environment. Once again, probably needs a patch, pluss its a bootlegged version. Still the game ran great with all the settings turned up.

finally, I took my old and much missed friend Battlefield 1941 for a spin. I just love playing this game. I love playing it so much online, that I played from 4AM-10AM. I don't know what it is about that game, I am just hooked. I noticed today, that I gave myself some tennis elbow from using the mouse. Insert joke about how it wasn't the game that caused my affliction, but rather my ability to down load porn super fast! Ha Ha Ha..... No but seriously Jon was here, sleeping on my bed, so I couldn't test my porno capabilities.

In this post I initionally wanted to catch up and write about all the little story's that went along with the forging of my new PC, but I got carried away.

Off topic for a minute, I just heard a loud crashing noise come from our living room. Thinking it might be a burglar I picked up my guitar, to fend off potential assailants, to investigate the source of the disturbance. Upon arrival into the living room I noticed the Grey Mulkin AKA Mulchana cat (hes just so mechanical in his appearance/demeanor) hunched over on the carpet licking something. Upon closer inspection it was a mouse, still twitching. It's a good thing he caught it, if he wasn't responsible for bringing it into the house ( he likes to catch stuff outside and bring it home) in the first place? I always feel bad when I see a creature die, even spiders, or that giant bug thing my brother Jon squashed in his apartment the other day. I think Disney put it best in their movie The Lion King, its "the circle of life." God I hated that movie.

Now my train of thought is shot, so I guess Ill end here for now.