I’ve grown attached
Category: Obsessions, Oddity
My laptop of two years died (again) this morning. It’s a Toshiba M105-3041, but I call her Maeve. She can be sensitive and moody at times but on most days she works fine. Since her purchase, she’s undergone a few modifications:
- Upgraded from the 1 GB RAM to 2 GB ($130)
- Upgraded the original 1.86 GHz core solo processor to a 2 GHz core duo ($125)
- Fixed in a new connector to the adapter cable since it had problems charging (< $2)
- Replaced adapter when it continued to fail to charge ($76)
- Replaced it again when the one before short circuited within the first month ($90*)
- Upgraded the previously 30-minute-life battery with one that lasts a little over 5 hours ($100)
- Replaced the original DVD drive with a slot load. ($100)
- Changed the keyboard pad just because (~$25)
* + S&H, the rest are without. All upgrades and replacements made by my brother.
Her modifications and upgrades shockingly amount to $150 more than the original selling price - that’s inclusive of the new hard disk drive that should be here in a week. 
So now, I must wait - again, for her to be revived once more.
(Edit: Cool, look at the date posted. XP)
And there was such a thing
Category: Obsessions, Photos
My coffee cup exploded when I poured scalding hot coffee into it.
It was awesome.
Pincer buddy
Category: Obsessions, Photos
My new friend. We met about twenty or so minutes ago, introduced by my sister. More like:
“ASMA COME LOOK AT THIS CREATURE!!!”
… when she first saw him upside down, from her position on the bed.
I made him climb onto a white paper so I can take photos. He’s such adorable cutesy little thing; a bit of a crab, a bit of a scorpion in him. Fast too.
He’s kind of shy, and probably a bit paranoid. If you came too close, he would draw up his pincers and gear up into attack mode. He never took the offensive though, he knows his friends. *pats him*
I’m calling him my pincer buddy, my sister though… insists on naming him “Scorpy”, or “Scorpie”… whatever.
This is why I find him so adorable:
We nearly killed him o_o. He went under the chair leg (or so I thought) and we tried to move the chair away carefully but failed (my sister was sitting on it). I thought he was squished for sure. Surprisingly, he wasn’t even there when we checked, but far away.
Eventually, I had to let him go home to his family and kids; my sister kept guilt-tripping me that I was torturing him with the white paper…
Edit: A small collage using the other photos I took of him.
Marking one off
Category: Obsessions, Ramblings
Among the list of things I had wanted to complete when I had the free time I’ve only pursued a few. I remember the anticipation and excitement when time was scarce and my exam was near for the things that I would be able to do once I had taken it. It sure is a strange affliction we have to want to do things when we don’t have the time that make it seem more appealing than it does in reality.
And strangely enough, the days are slipping away way too quickly for my liking. I’m finding it harder to stay updated with the web world, much less anything else.
I’m glad that I finished marathoning (as Tammy would say) Hana Kimi. I find the Japanese version far much more enjoyable than the Taiwanese - although I’m partial to both for different reasons. I liked the J-drama’s diversion from the actual manga immensely and loved it’s ending far more than the other. The comedy definitely appeals.
And I finally got around to reading Harry Potter months after it’s purchase. Having been nearly spoiled a few times, I wasn’t so keen to start but when I did, I hated having to put it down. It was an interesting unraveling throughout, although I wasn’t so pleased with the way it was ended - especially the last chapter and mostly because of the names. It’s still hard to believe that it’s the end.
There are the movies… but I’ve never been fond of them from the start. J.K. Rowling really did amazing job with the books but the movies don’t really cut it. The only one I’ve ever appreciated was the third - and that too, for it’s graphics.
And that’s one book less to read on my list of things to complete before my schedule makes it impossible again.