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Yes, new tires.  Of course, taxes.  I know, plane tickets to get my mother out here.  Yeah, yeah, and shut up already, I heard you the first time.  Still, my thoughts wander to computers.  This tired nearly as dead as me machine I am using is getting quite... grating.  Every time I turn it on I have to dance and sing to make it work... an ugly proposition, let me tell you.  And it won't do many of the simple things even this simple old machine SHOULD do.  It's ganked, been hacked, and... I would love to share time and talk over it's problems, just... not type one damn more word through it.  Still, money is what it is.  But I can't help but look.

I have looked at components.  If I chose, I could cobble a passable machine together.  It would last three years for internet gunk and about a year for mediocre gaming and cost at least $1k.  If I tried to build a more lasting machine, say three years of gaming and five years for general, now... that would cost about $2.7k (uhrm, or more).  But I would have to put it together, keep track of warranty information, figure out what isn't included with what I buy and try to track down the cables, parts, and bits on my own.  Or, I could buy a better machine than I could hobble together, with (the same) room for an upgraded chipset (as the $2.7 diy'er) and memory (if even 16, possibly 8, is more memory than will ever be needed by this chip line and the next one or two as for gaming), and have it pro-wired, pro-soundproofed, and shipped in a week with a three year warranty for just over $2.3k.  I'm thinking... sweat shop?  Hey, who knew a degree in history would be worth less for getting a job than one's interest in gaming, but... there you go.  *laughs*  Even if it barely pays China's minimum wage.  Never... mind...

Yes, but at $2.3k... I'm seriously sweating bullets.  Oh, and games cost $50 per, plus.  Could catch up on some of the older games though too.  Then again, computer gaming is... pretty much run through Steam and other online gate keepers.  Personal home gaming is nearly dead too.  They want us all to join epic battles against each other and crazy stupid things.  Hey, I'm NOT in the military anymore, I don't go for hurry and wait.  And I do remember saying, when I got out of the service, that the first line I wanted to get in was the line to get out of lines.  As it turns out I hopped the fence and can't even FIND a line to stand in.  Can't stand in lines anyway, so...  So many games are simply... getting in line!  Ugh.  However, there are probably some games out there, if one looks very carefully before buying (ignore the professional reviewers seller whores, look for reviews from players, specifically players who list games you like as games they prefer, or thereabouts).  And, it would be nice to have a machine I can more surely and seemingly securely communicate and write through.  Ugh...  But $2.3 is just...  Yeah...  Eye-candy, for now.

Just... letting you know what makes an old dog drool.  Oh, and while I have cleaned up my act, there are still these.  But... let's not go there too far.  I have ENOUGH trouble with celibacy!  C..osmi...c joke...  I'm saying...  Black dragon t-shirt girl, and for some reason the bottom one, have my... undivided attention.  My eyes are distracted by the dragon girls face and bombs, so I can get HOURS of entertainment just on her.  She has a beautiful smile, I think? Is she smiling? I'll... check again.  No, just... looking for... data? patterns?  Summit.  I'm... purely chaste in... woah am I lying.  Ugh.  Oh, and thank you Jawa. I'll... deal with my celibacy, you just... keep... helping?  Not sure "helping" is quite what it seems, but some suffering is good for the soul... just a little??? please?  :)
Later.