My header for the moment is a picture of my custom made computer. I'm sorry about the the stupid blur effect, but I couldn't keep my hands still. I'm finally satisfied as I put in the new video card: the BFG 7600GT OC. At first, I disliked it because it didn't support some widescreen resolutions, but I soon found out that games are playable even though they are a bit stretched out. It's a great card compared to the ATI X1300 Pro. Thanks to Lawson, I got a great deal on the card too at $120. The peformance of the 7600GT card is quite impressive. I'm able to play F.E.A.R and Oblivion at respectable frame rates. I have no trouble playing Half Life 2/Counter Strike with 16xAF on as well as play Far Cry and Fable at the native resolution of my monitor.
Speaking of which, my widescreen monitor is great. I didn't think 19" would be big and I was wrong. It could be mistaken for a small HDTV. The native resolution is 1400x900 so 720p should look fantastic on it. It does, but 1080p feeds look so much better.
School-wise, it's been a tame beginning. I just took my university writing exam last Friday. In two weeks, I'll know what grade I received. Hopefully I passed. Why hopefully? Because I really think I bombed writing that essay. It was major bullshit. School is going to get harder. I have an exam tomorrow, a quiz Tuesday, a program due Tuesday, another exam next Wednesday and the week after. It's going to be busy for sure.
On other news, I got another hangover last Sunday. It wasn't as bad. I was just throwing up water from all the Jager/Red Bull I drank. It was funny too since I watched parts of the Producers, Moulin Rouge, and almost finished Labryinth before going to bed at 4 in the morning. When I woke up, the hangover hit. I know why I didn't have hangovers before. On my first drunken stupor, I drank lots of water and let the alcohol pass through my body. Now I know, thanks brain!!!
Gaming-wise, Sony really shot themselves in the foot by slashing 75% of all PS3 production. They excluded Europe from the worldwide release which means that it is not worldwide anymore. I really think they should fire the person who thought of a worldwide release. When they announced the release date, Blu-Ray was not even finalized yet so why would you want to try to manufacture millions worldwide? It didn't make sense back then, and it blew up in their face several days ago. Anyways, the games are looking really good. I saw the new MGS4 trailer in HD and the game looks even better than before. Kojima's team is really trying their best in optimizing the graphics engine as I didn't even see any framerate drops unlike before.
As I've said, I'm currently playing Fable, Far Cry, Oblivion, F.E.A.R, & Call of Duty 2 all at once. I know its a big selection, but I've been playing so many console games that I missed out on so many great PC games. Oblivion is probably my top game as it is taking much of my gaming time. People weren't kidding when they said this game was addictive. I hope it won't be like FFXI where I didn't do my homework because I was busy collecting items to acquire my sidejob. Ah, the joys of finally getting a chance to PC game with a great graphics card. I love my computer. Working at R&R was worth it despite that horrible time after drinking that apple cider (ugh....). I'll compile in my next post to see how much my computer cost.
Movie-wise, I watched Slither, Stay Alive, Scary Movie 4, Severance, Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, X-Men: The Last Stand, two seasons of Monk, and a handful of Simpsons Season 8 episodes. They were all great respectively. Scary Movie 4's humor was a bit too forced and not natural at all. That is what makes a comedy funny. It's how natural the jokes comes out. I laughed at the part when the little boy disappears when saying random japanese words. I have no idea why.
But yeah, Mr. Mumbles is sure having a great time with his brand new computer. You know that I love this computer right? How many times does that make it? :)