Dante's Inferno

games and such, pc parts

Posted by photostyle

I spent most of Monday playing Resident Evil 4 on the PS2, and although I'm not happy with the control decisions they made, I've gotten used to it and made a good bit of progress. I've rescued the girl, and am now at the inevitable 'trapped in the run-down cabin' bit that belongs in every good zombie show.

I think they made an interesting choice with the enemies. for the first half of the game, a shotgun blast to the head = satisfyingly pop, then death. But there comes a point when that satisfying pop no longer = death, but instead, they sprouting a nasty alien thing with a scythe-tipped tentacle that can tear you up from ten feet away. It's odd that what was once an instant kill, now produces a more wicked foe. Effin zombies, always outsmarting us intelligent, non-parasite ridden folks...

If you were wondering, I still haven't wrapped my hands around Bionic Commando Rearmed. Due to some unknown curse, I have been unable to successfully order it. I just know that if they had come to an agreement with Valve, the Steam distro would have worked for me. Damn them and their disagreements. Oh well, I'll get my hands on it eventually. Same goes the an Xbox 360. So many games coming out this fall that I would love to play. Too Human, Fable 2, Fallout 3, XBLA games, gears of war 2, GTA 4...

One final note: we finally got the rest of the extra pay I am entitled, so in addition to a bit more in the paycheck for the next few months, there was about $800 in backpay :) Yay for paying off the laptop! I also spent some time this afternoon specing out some new parts for NysaK's PC upgrade. Actually, it's more of a hardware swapout, since the old stuff is to... um... old. I can still repurpose it, but for her to have a system that performs well, a whole new set of parts was in order. Currently the list totals about $580. It will probably change by the time I get home, but it's nice to have it mostly figured out. By the end of November, she'll be ranting and raving about how well my hardware performs for her ;) -Out.

Tunes: Orbital - Nowhere to Run

08:43 - 2008-Aug-20 - comments {0}

The Wearable Motorcycle

Posted by Bebbet

Want one!

Check out the details: http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/900/900257p1.html

05:53 - 20-Aug-2008 - comments {2} - post comment

Bit of a Dull Week

Posted by Bebbet

I got me new passport today. For the first time in the entire history of my photgraphic ID, I don't look like a complete tool.

The fact that this is one of the highlights of my week so far pretty much says it all.

It started on Saturday when I spent the whole day feeling frustrated, tired and [I]boooored[/I]...

Sunday I visited my cousin and we put in a long spell of gaming ([I]Crackdown[/I] on the 360; great fun), and watched some classic Family Guy.

Monday I finished [I]Heavenly Sword[/I] on the PS3. I'd have probably appreciated the climax of the great story a lot more if the whole thing hadn't been such a pain in the arse, not because of the difficulty of bad-guys, but because of the crap camera and stupid design ideas.

Yesterday I watched the Olympics and played some [I]World of Warcraft[/I].

Today I've watched the Olympics and played some [I]World of Warcraft[/I].

Tomorrow I've got to sign on, after which I'll probably watch the Olympics and play some [I]World of Warcraft[/I].

[B][I]Arrgh[/I][/B]!!

There's another three and a half weeks to go before I can finally get out of here and get to university.

I think I need help...

05:21 - 20-Aug-2008 - comments {8} - post comment

not much

Posted by NysaK

this is just a nonsense entry, just because I haven't blogged in a few days and I have a spare moment. Lemme see what to write about...

Things are still progressing very slowly with bringing my friends pony out here to be my pony, the necessary paperwork from her vet was supposed to be faxed to the vet here yesterday, I have to call and check on that later today, once things are set at this vet then I can make plans for the trip to get her.

Hannah is gaining ground in her riding ability each lesson, just a few weeks ago she couldn't canter with any stability and this past week she has just about mastered sitting the canter and started trying to two-point(jumping position) the canter, she still can't get the motivated trot out of Nysa that I can, but last night I gave her a pony motivator aka a dressage whip, she never touched Nysa with it, but pony knew the kid was carrying it, that's all it took :D

Today I have a check up on my finger, I'm a lot more hopeful about it now than I was a few weeks ago, it's fairly straight and I can mostly bend it, we'll see what Dr man says.

Tomorrow the farrier comes, it's hot this week(high 80's) and we have 17 horses here for him to do, I'm planning on having the day split in half for him, leaving the afternoon free to get some lunch, spend time in the pool perhaps or maybe just take a nap LoL I've been playing phone tag with him for the last few days trying to get the details worked out, he called last night while I was at the barn he left a message and let me know he wouldn't be available for me to call him until late(i pass, I want sleep) so he promised to get a hold of me today, he better, or I better, he's coming tomorrow and I still don't have a set time!

Finally I'd like to express here and now my hatred for old and busted ComPoopers, Reborn is SOOO low on memory it isn't even funny, it's so low windows yelled at me for it, and Halcyon isn't much better, it's maybe a year newer than Reborn. Lenore is completely fucked at this point, it took a power spike or something and it's HDD is all crashed, it was the Linux machine too. Styles is even expressing a distinct dislike for poor Foku, and it's got more oomph than Reborn and Halcyon put together! Thank goodness a major PC rebuild is planned for Styles return, my old Reborn is first, followed by Lenore and Foku, parts from one transferred into the others. Yay for PC makings, I love doing that and I only get to with help and assistance from my Styles :D

3:39 PM - 2008-Aug-20 - comments {1} - post comment

Rented.

Posted by cherry

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Thanks for all of your supportive comments and jokes and advice, guys.
You're the best. You really are. One day, we shall all share a big table at a cosy pub in Wales somewhere near Welsh's place and get extremely pissed on some really nice beer that I've never tried.

I hate how this has disempowered me so much. It's not pure logistics. It's demons from the past. It's realising that you do have to be a real woman now and then; moreso than is required every other day, and turn and face the mistakes from your past full in the face, and not flinch. Right now, I'm having to dig very deep to find the strength. Flinching, somewhat.

I feel like I'm about to drop. I'm so tired. I'm on my own wearing very heavy armour, fighting according to the rules, against a beast that has no idea what rules are. I feel like nobody sees what's going on. I'm in this bubble of me-ness. There's me and the Kid, fighting life out in a bubble. We can see out and nobody can see in. She feels it, too, sometimes.

I feel like I swam out too far and can't make it back to shore.

I overestimate myself. I think I can fight anything and win. You can't always win. I always won everything. I won against my dad, I won against death, I won against the rules of neurology. All that did is make me completely conceited about what else I can win, rather than being content to just settle down and stop being so hungry for more. I can't stop looking for more colours for the palette. Everything is so good, so tasty. People are so goddamn interesting. There's more and more of them everywhere. In the music industry, there's a feast for the observer. All kinds of people to turn inside out and shake for the very last fascinating coins and paperclips.

Sometimes, I look at myself and kinda go, "What, then? Why do you have to go so hard and throw yourself at everything, and understand everyone, and [I]do everything?[/I] Why do you want so much? Why do you want the best of everything? What the bloody hell is your [I]point?"[/I]

I think you guys may have seen me write something like that once a year or so. I get frustrated at myself, for being so hard to please. So restless until I've got all the right treasures in my basket. I covet these precious things once I have them and I won't give them up for anything. I collect things. I go out there into the world, searching for supreme experiences and exceptional people. But for what? I'm still daisy food at the end of the day, same as everyone else. I'm not unique. I have this arrogance thing going on. Like my life is so different to everyone else's. That I have a deeper understanding of things. That I get more out of an experience than anyone else. Colours are brighter, music louder, feelings far, far deeper.

I also sometimes think, "You should be grateful. Single mothers don't usually get this, and the times you wriggled away were pure luck. All of this is snatched time, and snatched experiences. Every time you turn a corner, something totally cool seems to just pop up out of nowhere. People envy you. You should show some appreciation."

To whom/what? I don't know. Someone.

I feel like I might have to give it back at any time.
I feel like I eventually have to give everything back.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

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