Like a kid in a candy store…
OK, I am seriously a geek. Really. Truly. Not ashamed of it either! Rather proud of the fact, actually….
I got a new video card for my birthday (coming up still). I just briefly mentioned to my dad that I thought my computer would work much better with a new video card. Honestly, I think he just wanted an excuse to go to Fry’s. Heck….I wanted an excuse to go to Fry’s!
Of course, I had to call Mirawyn last night and tell her that I was getting a new video card, which led to a half-hour discussion on the merits of various dealers and adding extra RAM. Mirawyn is one of the few women I know I can call with tech news and she’ll not only appreciate it, but be able to converse with me about it in detail. There was an interlude where I attempted to explain the character which Truffles decided to make in World of Hogwarts (Mella Noma…daughter of Carson Noma) , in which she has decided that Ros is her new very best friend and desperately needs a makeover. Tomboy Ros is so far not very impressed and has dubbed Mella “Hogwarts Barbie”. That should prove interesting roleplay in the future. ;p
So far the new card works great! I went with a little lower specs than I could have, so I wouldn’t overwork my power supply too much. I’m rather leery of power supplies after seeing more than one computer burst into flames. Second Life runs beautifully, and I finally get to see what it is supposed to look like when you turn on all the advanced graphics features. Avilion also loaded up in record time, which is probably the slowest loading place that I know of. I tried out my broom on the Quidditch pitch as well, and was pretty impressed. Very happy with the results!
The Requisite First Post
Truffles talked (more like harassed) me into getting a blog for my geekish exploits, so this will include stuff about Second Life, gaming, being a geek chick, and other random musings.
All I have to say is that I built a trebuchet in Second Life yesterday. I think that sums up a lot…
