COMPY
I got a new computer. BEHOLD!
His official name is BIG COMPY THE REDUX 2015 EDITION XXL MEGA BIG AWESOME-TRON, but I just call him Big Compy for short.
This is actually the first time I’ve ever bought a desktop computer for myself. Old Big Compy was my mom’s from like 2008 or so; it somehow survived about 8 moves around the continent before crapping out on me, forcing me to get the new guy.
But this is also the second computer I’ve bought this year, which is a little stressful (recall I had to replace my laptop back in February).
Actually, this whole year has been about most of my stuff finally breaking/falling apart/becoming unusable. Hopefully my iPod will make it to the end!
WOO!
Well, hell.
UGH so today was eventful.
Last night, Vaio was acting kind of strange, giving me a bit of trouble and just running really glitchy-like. This morning it was completely dead. Basically, it was acting like it did back last May when we had to take it in and wipe the hard drive and basically start from scratch.
So I considered a few things:
- Fixing Vaio last time, when I was in the States, was pretty damn expensive. It would probably be at least 125% as expensive up here.
- After the first hard drive incident, I looked up the problem online and it sounds like such a thing was fairly common with that model of Vaio. In fact, there were some people who said it had happened to them up to four times with one computer.
- I have a huge project due on Thursday and don’t have time for screwing around.
I made the decision to use my teaching award money to get a new laptop. I took the bus to a Best Buy on the other side of town and got myself a new shiny! It’s an hp with a touchscreen and a 1 TB harddrive. It’s pretty. Hopefully it will last me a long time!
Now I have to name it. I can’t call it “Vaio” ‘cause it’s not a Vaio, and just calling it “hp” sounds dumb.
I shall think on it.
Snazzy.
Most commercials suck. This one doesn’t. This one’s freaking awesome, and whenever it comes on I have to stop what I’m doing and pay attention to it.
Why is it awesome?
a) music from The Four Seasons
b) it’s an attention-grabber because of its sheer visual coolness
c) it’s not stupid like the majority of commercials out there
Observe!
This makes me want to make a Flash.
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