Posted by Kevin Carruth on 2010-02-08 @ 16:28:14
Well it didn't snow nearly as much as they were making out it would. I was hearing predictions of 24 inches and upwards, with emphasis on the upwards. I think we got maybe 8-10 inches? Still a pain to shovel though.
And as I look out to see if the road is melted and dry yet, I see that overnight, the city has plowed again and built up a nice little wall of snow right where I'd cleared it out. Wonderful.
But, screw it. It's gonna snow again tomorrow apparently, so I'll just re-shovel it then. A neighbor told us this next snow may put us over the record for yearly snowfall in this area; that's craziness. FORREST. COME BACK. I NEED A ROOMMATE TO HELP ME SHOVEL THIS SHIT.
Surprisingly, my back isn't hurting like I'd expect it to; maybe I'm adapting to all the shoveling. 'Course, it could also have something to do with the fact that I haven't shoveled my driveway yet, just my front walk, steps, and car space. So I've shoveled about 1/3 of what I really should clear out.
I need a good snow shovel. I broke mine, and I'm borrowing one of my dad's for the time being. I want to get one of those newer ones with the bend in the handle so you don't have to stoop over so much to scoop up snow. That would be nice.
My new RAM got here today. Installed without a problem and appears to be working fine. Woo 8 GB! Now let's see if my Mass Effect 2 load times shrink any!
Posted by Kevin Carruth on 2010-02-05 @ 11:00:08 , edited on 2010-02-05 @ 11:03:21
I can't believe it's snowing again! And that they're saying this will be worse (volume-wise) than December's snow! I hate snow.
Moreso today because UPS was scheduled to deliver 2 new DIMMs for my recently built computer, which would bring my total memory up to 8 GB (currently 4), but now I probably won't see that for a while as the tracking site says it's gone back to the hub due to inclement weather.
As for the new computer, it's awesome. First test was Far Cry 2, set everything up to "ultra" and it ran smooth as silk. Still a crappy game, but looked GREAT! Mainly though, I've been playing the Mass Effect series; finished up the first title on Thursday, started the second yesterday. These games are awesome.
Now I want to just go downstairs and play more games. My conundrum: UVa has closed except for "essential staff" (which I'm not), but by the same token, I work from home, so I'm not really inconvenienced unless the power's out. So do I work on a snow day, or start my weekend early?
Speaking of snow days, all my teacher friends (Wade, Mark, Shane) got the last week off. Wade actually got the entire week off; the others (who work on this side of the mountains) had to work a few hours yesterday, but have been off otherwise. I guess sometimes being an underpaid, under-appreciated county employee has its perks! And with all the snow we're supposed to get (some estimates are saying 24 inches or more), they may get even more time off.
Posted by Kevin Carruth on 2010-01-29 @ 19:28:34 , edited on 2010-01-29 @ 19:29:00
Yesterday evening I ordered a new computer. My current primary machine already has about the best video card I can put in it, since it's a PCI-express 1.0 board. With the upcoming release of Aliens vs Predator, plus a few other games I want to try (Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and maybe even go back to Champions Online), I figured it was time to build a new rig from scratch.
Thanks to the geardos over at 2dP I think I've picked out a pretty decent system. The specs:
- Intel Core I7 860 2.6 GHz CPU
- Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Video Card
- 4 GB g.Skill DDR3 1600 RAM
- Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 Motherboard
I'm pretty excited. I wish I'd ordered it sooner so it would be here now, but oh well. Should get here Monday or Tuesday of next week.