by Matt | Jun 19, 2002 | Imported Entry
Woot and Woot again! If you remember, about two weeks ago my graphics card decided to die on me, so I sent it back to Gainward in hopes of a replacement. Well, a package came in the mail today from Gainward. Not only did I get a replacement, I got one hell of a replacement. I don’t know whether it was intentional or not but I got a Ti 4600 instead of a Ti 4400. What’s the difference you ask? Not much, but it’s enough to warrent a $100+ price increase. I believe it has faster memory on the board and a slightly higher clock speed, but I’d have to check. But, either way, I got a nicer video card than I had before. So, thank you Gainward. You’re customer service department was very nice and very helpful and apparently so was your returns department. Woot!
by Matt | Jun 18, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, it looks like the car is in trouble. I brought lunch over to my Dad in Hollis and along the way the car started to “not feel right”. After lunch I checked under the hood and there was transmission fluid all over the place. I’m hoping it’s only a hose or a pressure seal but it’s looks like it might be coming from the front seal, which is a very bad place for it to be coming from. That might mean the difference between a $50 repair job and a whole new transmission. If it’s actually turns out to be the entire transmission we might be shopping for a new car. I’m done with old “free” cars simply because they’re never actually free. We’ve put about $1000 into this car and it’s still a piece of crap. So, it might be time to start looking for something else. That in turn means a larger amount of debt. A huge amount of debt actually. Why not? I’m already 100 grand in the hole from college, what’s another 20 huh? Arg. I hate money. Hopefully I’ll be able to get enough for a deposit if I trade in the Oldsmobile, but I doubt it. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that though.
Anyway, today I started the great job hunt of 2002. Hopefully I’ll find something. I’d love to be an assistant to a commercial photographer this year and there’s actually a few very good ones in the area. I hope they need some help, I don’t want to go back to retail.
That’s about it. Later.
by Matt | Jun 17, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well. There’s a bit of a site update for you guys to check out. I fixed a large portion of Photo section. I added a few pictures under the “Studio” and “Color” catagories. I also fixed some text, updated a bit and generally cleaned up the loose ends. Oh, and does anyone have a large sized scanner? (larger than 8×10). I’m in desperate need of one so I can scan in some recent work. If anyone has one, or has access to one or knows someone who has access to one, it would be greatly appreciated. I don’t intend to go to Kinko’s and use their crappy 8×10 scanners and get charged per-minute for using it, that’s just silly. So, if anyone has one sitting around an office persay… lemme know.
Oh, and thanks to Chip, I now have some free (kinda) buisness cards on the way. VistaPrint offers free buisness cards in exchange for a very small ad (basically just their web site address) on the back of the card. Not too shabby, especially for next to nothing. Those should be here in a few days. Yah!
by Matt | Jun 16, 2002 | Imported Entry
Today I spent most of the day up north at my aunts new house helping them move in. They had just finished a 14 hour drive the night before and were in need of some asistance. So, my aunt, uncle and mother and myself made the drive to give them a hand. It actually went well and we were done unloading the rental truck by about 2:30. After that is was some dinner and a little relaxing. That’s about it. My folks also rented Black Hawk Down tonight so I’m probably going to go downstairs and watch that with them in a few minutes. Other than that my day has been rather borring. G’night.
by Matt | Jun 16, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, last night Chip, Andrea (Chip’s girlfriend) and myself went to see “The Bourne Identity.” It was actually rather good. I couldn’t get past the fact that it was actually Matt Damon kicking some ass so I kept thinking “Hey, Will Hunting is kicking the shit out of that secret agent guy” and then I would laugh. Anyway. It’s actually a pretty good action flick. Damon does a good job, so does the supporting cast. The action is good, the suspense is good, the car chase wasn’t half bad. Not as good as “The French Connection“, but then again, what is? So, go see it if you’re looking for a little action distraction. It’s enjoyable.
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