I made a move in World of Warcraft. I transferred my human priest to another server and will be faction changing her when I get the funds for that. I was having a bit of buyer’s remorse, since my priest was in a lovely guild on her old server. I just needed a new start with the game. I still have a toon on my old server and will try to get her into the old guild.

TTYL!

Had a rather uneventful Easter. No freak blizzards that stranded family at home. We actually cut down on the amount of food made, but it was still a lot.

My parents got a new tv. They got a 32 inch LCD HDTV. I got their older 30 inch widescreen HDTV. Made my day. Now I got to get a new dvd player to actually make use of the HD.

I’ve come to the realization that I’m a weekend parent. My oldest niece and nephew are always here. I haven’t figured out why they like it here. they can’t say that its because of the computer anymore. They both have computers now, though their dad controls their internet access via the router. They have better game consoles than me. Kids.

Been doing major cleaning over the past several weeks. I’m going to be honest. I’m a horrible housekeeper and I keep everything. I try hard not to keep things, but I fail at that. So now I’m making a lifestyle change. It’s just going to take a while to toss everything I know I don’t need nor want. When I first moved into my apartment, I told myself that I wasn’t going to become my great aunt, or even my mom. First year actually went well, but then if fell apart. Now I just need to pull it all back together.

I’ve made improvements. I got rid of my very large entertainment center. It had become a catch all in recent years. I replaced that with shelving, but I placed them high so it’s too much of a chore to put crap on it. They are displaying my porcelain dolls and a few knick knacks. One of the shelves extends over my desk, so that got a few office supplies on it.

I’m trying.

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The last time I made an entry, I was looking at building my own budget gaming pc. That pc is now running. Beautifully. Silently. I think I may marry it. I love it so. Well, maybe not marry it, but we are not going to be separating anytime soon. I’ve always wanted a very good computer, and I think I got that. Windows 7 has been a dream of an os. I thought XP was a good os, but Vista was crapware. My poor laptop. Maybe I should save up and buy another copy of 7 to put on that. The new computer has really made me happy when I play games now. I can put WoW on the best settings. I didn’t know how beautiful that game is until now, and I’ve been playing it for nearly 3 years (holy cow).

I recently made a Steam account. First game I downloaded was Torchlight. It was only $5 at the time, though that offer ended and it’s back to $19.99. But I would have payed the full price if I knew that game was a good as it is. Thin story, but the game play and graphics are great. It’s an rpg dungeon crawler in the vein of Diablo. I’ve had hours of fun so far, and my nephew even tried it and is going to ask my brother in law if he can get it. I hope to download more games whenever I can afford them.

My parents finally got an RV. I found one on Craigslist that fit my dad’s criteria. It’s a 1976 Dodge. Not sure what it’s called. It’s a 24 footer. Definitely 70s, but the seller had recently done some work on the inside. The floor is most certainly not 70s. It seems to run well for it’s age. We don’t plan to take it far anyway. The farthest it may go is Itasca State Park, which is only 2 hours or so away. I get to take it for a week, and that’s where I want to go. Itasca has wi-fi in certain areas.

Salem, the newest member of my family, got neutered last week. He seems to have taken very well to not having working parts. The vet did discover he had ear mites. She took care of them, and I bought the drops to put in my other cats ears. Luckily, MewMew was all clear. She refuses to let Salem near her, so that is probably why. Crookshanks seemed to have a small problem in his ears, so I put the solution in. Not to hard of a problem to solve. Of course, he got them. He and Salem play and sleep with each other.

Well, time to go. It’s getting late, and I’m yawning quite a bit right now. Bye!

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus
XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V
LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

I originally had a hard drive on the list, but took it off since I just bought one late last year to replace the one that was dying in my eMachine, so I can just take that out and use it and get a cheaper and smaller one in the eMachine. I also was looking at a different video card, the SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770, but decided to go for a bit smaller and cheaper one to save money right now. But that will be easy to upgrade in time if I choose to do so. Overall, I’m quite happy with this list. I am also looking forward to getting Windows 7. Now I just need for my federal return to come and I can order the items and get it up and running.

I can’t wait to geek out.