Do I lose geek brownie points by going to a computer show with full intentions to buy parts to assemble a computer myself and returning with a computer that was put together for me? Granted, I couldn’t have beat the deal I got on this by buying the parts individually (at that show anyway, I could have probably ordered things online and gotten it better, but then there is shipping + time). $600 got me (not my money, you think I have that much? The computer is for my dad): a 2500+ Athlon XP, 512 MB RAM, an Asus A7V8X-X Motherboard, a GeForce4 MX 440 w/128 MB memory, a DVD drive, a 48x/16x/48x CDRW drive, any case I wanted, a three button (nifty!) mouse, and a laptopish keyboard. Oh, did I mention that these parts aren’t OEM? That’s right, full retail box and everything. Of course, they had a neanderthal putting the computer together, and he destroyed the first motherboard… but at least I knew they tested it.
(Note to self: save up to buy a better computer than my dad’s- dual processors and SCSI are a must)
So there’s that, but then I gain geek points for all the cool old sci-fi I’ve been checking out recently, like The Day the Earth Stood Still (great movie! It’s a new favorite) and Asimov’s I, Robot. And then there’s my unholy obsession with the Torgo Theme from Manos, the Hands of Fate (MST3Ked, of course).
So, in less dorky (I mean that in the most complimentary way possible) events, I found out what the ‘personal injury’ I am getting sued for was. An anxiety attack. I’ve known people who have had anxiety/panic attacks before, I even took a friend to the emergency room for one once; but I still think this is stupid. Oh well.
