Nick Postagulous
Monday, June 14, 2004
My Computer! It A Sploded!
Friday when I got home, I had the first (I guess) Evanescence CD on my keyfob drive and I was going to make a new mix CD for my car with Tourniquet off that, and probably buy two more songs. Also, I needed to unload the digital camera so that TC can have a digital copy of the Huntsville Times article about Mr. Turk smashing our Dunkin' Donuts. So, I turn the power on, I hear a fan whir up, but the computer doesn't do anything.
So, I hit the power button on the front, and nothing. I hold down the power button for four seconds, nothing. I pull the plug. The fan stops. I plug it back, and the fan comes back on, but nothing else. Lather, rinse, repeat about 10 times.
I go to make a call to Alison. I tell her the computer's acting screwy and ask her if she's seen this kind of thing before. Nope. I tell her I'll see if it'll go now, as I've had it unplugged for a few minutes.
I plug it back in and the sound of a sizzle begins and builds. Sparks! Flames shoot out the back! Flames don't really go away! I pull the plug! Flames and sparks go away! Smoke billows from the computer!
Crapola.
Today, I have the power supply in my car. I'm hoping that just getting a new one of those will fix it all. Otherwise, I have to spend around $400 just to get to where I was earlier. The only good thing about buying a new computer is that it's come with XP. I've been planning on getting XP and a DVD burner this year.
Happy Birthday To Alison
We had Alison's birthday on Friday night. Her side of the family came over. My side was over for it on Monday. Well, they were just over since we invited them since Alison's baby shower was Sunday and my sister came into town. We had the exact same meal as we had Monday also: Chicken fingers from Publix, potato salad, some other stuff I didn't eat, diet root beer, and the coffee n' ladyfingers thing in the big bowl thing. We got some towels and some other stuff. We needed towels as we gave all we had except for a few beach towels to charity about a month ago. But, hey, I really like drying off with beach towels. They are very big and absorbent.
The Chrony-chron of Lil Mr. Riddick
There is a new sci-fantasy classic out there, and it is The Chronicles of Riddick. I really liked it, but didn't see that it transcended the genre, UNTIL...oh, yeah, until...hoo buddy, did it transcend the genre by not just having a cheese ending. Granted, the boldness of the ending is perhaps more cheese, but great excellent cheese that I will buy next time.
However, how do you do the second film with such a King Conan type ending like that. I wait with baited breath.
(Note: I actually don't know what that means, and it just sounds nasty anyway. My brain: bait = worms. Yuck)
