by Matt | Jun 5, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, my computer is fucked. More acurately, my graphics card is fucked. A very expensive, very brand-new graphics card, is fucked. There seems to be an issue with some connections between the card and monitors. Both the standard VGA out and the Digial out produce large screen “reminants” or “stray pixels”. A good parallel might be static that you’d get from a loose coax cable TV wire connection. You can “jiggle” it and it improves a little, but there’s still some static and interferance on the screen. That’s whats happening here. The only problem is that this is a tad bit more expensive than a TV cable and that it’s brand new. The 30 day return policy from the web site I bought it at has passed, so now I have to hope that the company that produces it has some sort of policy. The only problem there is that the box, software and receipt of purchase are all back in Savannah. So, now I have a graphics card that is more or less unusable (since the quality of the picture is nearly usless) because of the problems and I can’t return it because I don’t even have the box it came in. There is a small, tiny, micro sized bright side… my motherboard does have a built in GeForce 2. So, the system itself isn’t “unuseable”. It’s just that I bought this system for pure power and stability and now its as if the transmission just fell out onto the highway. So, I have two options. A)Live with it until I have the money for a new card – which is unacceptable. Or B) Try and return the card – which will be nearly impossable.
Let the fun begin.
by Matt | Jun 5, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, I’m home, but not after an ordeal. There’s always something that has to happen whenever I do anything. This time it happened to be the catalidic converter (sp??) in my car. It decided to be a stupid shit and fall off in the middle of i95. So, with a massive hole in my exhaust system I pulled into the next exit. Luckily the next exit happened to be a “Nashua NH on crack.” I had never seen so many stores. The town was based around the shopping complexes. And when I say “complex” I mean military installation sized. Think of any near by town that you’d go to where there are “factory outlets”. Now, whatever scene you have in your head… double it… then add some more, then double it again. Thankfully this shopping utopia had a Minekie (Mine-a-Key, sp?) and we were able to get it fixed. We had to stay the night but luckily there was a Holiday Inn nearby and an Olive Garden across the street. We were able to have the car fixed the next morning and get back on the road around 10:30am.
From there we drove up into the moutains of Pennsylvania, a part of the drive I dislike severly. Mostly because I’m somehow the one that always has to drive it. It’s twisty, turny, steep and narrow. It’s a two lane road through the mountains and I don’t exactly have a car that likes to climb hills. But no matter, we made it anyways, the car’s transmission being punished the entire time. After that is was a hard right turn towards NY and Mass. Somewhere along the Mass Pike we stopped to get some gas and the rest area we stopped at had a Dunkin Donuts. For the first time in months I tasted the warm brown goodness that is a cup of Dunkies coffee. Then it was a quick jaunt up the Pike towards NH and then I was home.
So, now I’m home… and sleeping. Well, I was sleeping. Currently I’m typing and doing laundry. I think Chris and I will grab some lunch in a while since he just gave me a call. I think it’s time for a shower. Later.
by Matt | May 31, 2002 | Imported Entry
Here we go kids… last post before the ‘puter gets packed up. Yesterday went well. I turned in my work for Color class and then headed over to Lauren’s place to get her packed up. It took most of the afternoon but we got a good 65-70% of her apartment moved across town. She’s moving the rest today while I start moving myself. I just dropped the car off to have the AC recharged so I’m without a vehicle at the moment. Hopefully Jason will be up soon and we can got o UHaul and get a truck for the day. I’m a bit behind in packing so I’ll keep this short.
This year has been a great deal of fun, both personally and professionally. I learned so much in Studio and Color class that I’m probably not going to go back to B&W without being reluctant, if I go back at all. All my friends have been great fun and always supportive, which in turn obviously makes them good friends and fun to be around. Lauren was a constant source of inspiration and encouragement and I’m eternally greatful. So much has happened this year that I feel I’m finally stepping in the right direction towards where I’d like the rest of my life to go. Thank you all for reading this, just that alone means so much to me.
Well… it’s time to pack this bad ass up (and yes, this computer IS bad ass) and get moving (pun intended). My mother is flying in tomorrow to help me “move in” and to be a person to talk to while I drive home. I’ll leave Monday morning, drive all day, stop at my aunt’s house, get up Tuesday and finish the drive. So, on Wednesday, if you bitches don’t call me and see if I want to do something… I’ll be very disappointed. Plus the fact that I don’t have you phone numbers (since most of you moved or I lost them) would mean that I can’t call you, so you’ll just have to call me first.
Ok, to everyone here in Savannah, best of luck, take care and I’ll see you in three months. For everyone back home… gimme a few days.
Later.
by Matt | May 29, 2002 | Imported Entry
Just had to link this. The link was from PA but it’s for EA’s “new” game Battlefield 1942. What I find funny about that one is that I remember seeing shot from that at last years E3 and then again in a PC Gamer issue a few month later. I was excited, I was over joyed. A huge (tribes like) multiplayer game with the balls of Day of Defeat. I’m going to agree with Tycho and mention just how much I can’t wait for this. I knew it was coming after seeing it on a “coming soon” list from when I worked at EB. Well, it may not have been “soon” but I’m glad it’s coming just the same.
Game On.
by Matt | May 29, 2002 | Imported Entry
Two classes down. One to go. And all I have to do for that one is show up. I finished my poloroid emultion lifts yesterday so I’ll I have to do it turn them in. Everything else today went fairly well. I did well on my final test in History and pulled off a B in sequential. With a hopefull “A” tomorrow in Color I should be on the Dean’s List for the 3rd strait year. So, tonight Lauren and I will relax in the most extreme of ways and try and shake off the end of the semester jitters. At some point I’d like to make an attempt at packing but more than likely that’ll be tomorrow and Friday. If all goes well, Jason and I will be totally and completely in our new apartment by Friday night. I’ll probably leave only the bed over here and even that’s a “maybe”, I may just spend the night in the new place. Either way, my mom is flying in on Saturday and I’d like to not have anything left to do. Then I can take Sunday as a “mental” day and start home on Monday. That and moms in general like to buy things for new apartments, so maybe staying Sunday will result in some “mom shopping” for some house-hold goodies. Thats about it. I don’t know when I’m packing this bad boy up, but I’ll let you know with a post before my departure.
Later.
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