And there, in the corner, was an HDTV.
Behold! Shit cameraphone shots of a totally awesome set! Last night I picked up a 1080p 42″ Westinghouse set from Best Buy. It was a little more than I was expecting to spend, but it’s also higher resolution and a larger screen than I was expecting as well. It all happened so fast.
The Extra Good News is Best Buy’s 90-day price match that they have going on right now. Anytime over the next three months, if I find this TV at a lower price, BB will match the difference 110%. So in the end I’ll be getting the three-month-from-now price, just paying a little more up front to have it right away. Not too shabby of a deal. I also picked up a 4 year warranty, an DVD upconvert player, and component cables for my lovely Wii. Read more
Okay, Google…
I know I was searching for a Grand Theft Auto-related item, but c’mon.
Dro Is An Ass.
Anybody want to donate towards a new TV for Tez?
I Has Windows.
If I had to describe what it feels like to reinstall Windows, I’d probably say it is a mix between heartburn, what I understand Pelon Pelo Rico candy tastes like, and pure sadness. Reinstalling all my drivers, programs, and bringing everything from my Passport over USB (why no firewire port, Westinghouse? Whhyyyyyy?) is a pain. Sitting watching Windows download and install 87 “security updates” doesn’t help. Rebuilding the bookmarks I neglected to export and throw on the Passport as well (I always forget something) does not entice me. Scavenging the internet for working video drivers (thanks, OmegaDrivers!) and sound drivers (thanks, oddly enough, Linux support forums!) has consumed my entire work day, and I still don’t have the sound working quite right. Granted, there were issues with Ubuntu, no doubt, but at least all my stuff worked initially, right off the bat without having to search and scrounge for drivers. *sigh* As long as I can get sound and divX working so I can watch my masses of media over the weekend, I’ll be happy. Cross your fingers for me.
UNIX Sex Jokes
Today I found this gem pure nerdiness:
updatedb; locate; talk; date; cd; strip; look; touch; finger; unzip; uptime; gawk; head; apt-get install condom; mount; fsck; gasp; more; yes; yes; yes; more; umount; apt-get remove –purge condom; make clean; sleep
I laughed. And then laughed again.
Vacationing Update
That’s not me.
I’ve been having a lot of fun playing Wii with the fam. Everyone enjoys Wii Sports, particularly bowling, and my sister and I have been playing a little Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, which while not at all a deep game, is still fun. The dog hanging around the house is just making my desire to own one again worse, while the cat makes me miss mine even more. *sigh* Pets. We also went and saw I Am Legend, yesterday which I really enjoyed. Not the best movie evar or anything, but definitely a good watch. My sis and I are planning on going to Juno later, which I hope will be entertaining.
I’ve got two days before I head back home to Duluth, Minnesota. I am spending this time scavenging media like a fiend so I have plenty of stuff to watch/play/read over this next semester where I will likely continue to not have internet and be left to my own devices at home. Right now I’m holding onto the Simpsons movie, 28 Days/Weeks Later, The Office, Grindhouse, Dr. Who’s Christmas Special, American Gangster, and seasons 1-2 of Rome. Battlestar Galactica is next on the list. Gamewise, I’ve got Mario Strikers Charged and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. It’s possible that I will somehow manage to get the new Harvey Birdman game and/or Geometry Wars Galaxies before heading home. I also have two new books to read by my two favorite authors, Orson Scott Card and Dan Simmons. I will probably blow through those in a week, but luckily paperbacks are cheap- I really should look into joining a book club or something.
Yes, I am this cool. Just not as cool as the guy pictured above.
My friends are kickass.
Whee, vacation. Hanging out in the cities has been a blast.
For my birthday a bunch of my friends (Dro included) and I went to Gameworks, a quaint little two-story bar/arcade/restaurant/bowling alley/place. It was a fun time, and we ended up at the line of skee-ball lanes, swiping $20 game cards furiously and aiming for that tricky 10000 point hole. At the end, we pooled our tickets together and I am now the proud owner of three totally-awesome stuffed Sega characters (see banner pic).
Hope everybody had a good holiday season and New Year’s Eve. Tomorrow I head out for Milwaukee, where I will likely have even less access to the internet. Luckily, I have season 3 of Doctor Who to occupy myself. I should be able to squeeze in a few posts over the next week.