Right... so I finally went to upgrade my HP Pavilion Desktop. Trouble is... I am a DIY guy, and HP Desktops are not meant for DIY... so it was a righteous b**** to pry apart the casing, the fancy front cover and the unholy mega-sized rear-fan casing just to replace both ROM-Readers and the RAM ( Read more... )

So I just watched War of the Worlds barely seven hours ago and now as I log on to my regular webforums, I find out about the London bombings, which bring backs to mind the original War of the Worlds setting ( Read more... )

Anime pseudo review time, ladies and gentlemen. If you are repulsed by the mere mention of anime, you might want to skip this entry ( Read more... )

Of all the DC comic heroes, Batman is my favourite, and I just wept for joy after watching Batman Begins because there is finally a decent movie version since Tim Burton.

I also happened to watch H2G2 on the same day, but my euphoria over Batman Begins is overshadowing my opinion on H2G2.

ARRGGGHHHH ( Read more... )

The return from my Seattle trip coincided with the arrival of new RPs. What this essentially means is that I am no longer one of the 'new guys', but a semi-old-boy.

RP Level Up!In summary, this means less details for me and more clean fatigue duties. Additionally, all the crappy jobs are no longer defaulted to my batch. Wahoo ( Read more... )

I begin installation of a brand-new CD/DVD-ROM player. The last time I installed a CD-ROM player, it killed my internet connection for two days. So... if you don't hear from me suddenly, you will know why.

You know... it just occured to me that Loweko and I might be getting confused if people try to call for 'Low', because my family name happens to sound like 'Low'.

"High, Low."
"Which Low?"
"That Low."
"This Low?"

T-4

My visa has been approved. :-D Watch out, Seattle! Skane is coming to town! Woooo! Man, I have to mention this. I have never been to the US Embassy before, and I did not expect the building to be made out of STONE on a hilltop. It was like entering a castle, a castle with lawn sprinklers ( Read more... )

I have begun a mission of inanity. In response to a particular thread of inanity, I have decided to see whether I can drown out the others' inanity with my own brand of inanity. We shall see whose inanity will prevail in the next few days. Gav's permission for carte blanche posting can only result in one thing. There shall be hamsters, hamsters for ( Read more... )