*SAS (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} emperor3d) wrote,@ 2009-06-01 00:15:00 |
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Mancs Can't Pronounce Their Ts. "SHI**Y CI*Y" (see?) & Donkeys Are Pretty Retarded :[
A couple of weeks ago I built myself a new workstation. When the UPS guy arrived at my door (2 days earlier than anticipated, might I add...) with two, rather large, boxes, it felt very much like Christmas Day. I shan't delve into how awesome my new rig is. PSYKE, yes I fucking shall. It's seriously fast and fierce. I've thrown everything I can think of at it and it just laughs maniacally in my face -- Heavy global illumination CG scenes in Maya, multiply layered composited sequences... My computer just sits there, all befudled and tits bored. it's just like "Bitch, please". It's a bulldog, which is why I've named it Churchill. I do a lot of design-based and 3D-related work and what typically would take hours, now, take a mere minute or two. It's mental. To my credit, this was the result of my l337 geekness and weeks of research and sifting through various CPU/GPU/HD benchmarks to find the perfect fit *cough*. I also over-clocked the fuck outta everything. I was most excited in purchasing the GTX 280 (oc edition) which is a rather large GPU which offloads a great deal of graphical instruction sets from the actual CPU. Which results in the emotional equivalent to Manchester United sacking Germany & Barcelona in the same day, whilst Wayne Rooney bests Ronaldo in an epic display of showmanship, prior to Oasis performing post-match. I had originally wanted to have Windows XP and the latest incarnation of Linux (dual boot) as my OS environment, however, I have an SLI 3-way setup with my GTX280 so I had to use Windows Vista. To my surprise, Vista is not shit. I feel the need to defend Vista and Microsoft. I fundamentally believe that these Apple adds, although funny, are mostly misleading. Microsoft's biggest fault was releasing several different versions of the same operating system, people having to contend with the need to upgrade their computers in order to run Vista, and the rest was simply Vista's technically-faulted nature (it's not perfect). If you run Vista Ultimate, apply the 2 Service Packs, install a solid virus scanner (such as Kaspersky) as well as a malware-specific app such as Malwarebytes, you'll have virtually no problem with Vista. That's fact (bitch). Anyway, this geekrant has been brought to you by Starbucks' Caramel Machiatto.. Did anyone actually read this paragraph? Fuck me, roight? In summary, everything in my Adobe Creative Suit (Lightroom, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects etc,) loads in two seconds flat. Sausages!
Lalalalala. It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that my neighbourhood is vastly superior to yours :[ I feel it's going to be an annual thing whereupon I post pics of this hood. Spring and the fall. I prefer the fall. Nothing beats walkabouts in the fall, looking up at the victorian homes with their gingerbread trim against cloudy/scary skies whilst listening to tunes [,man]. Nothing is better. Not even Oasis/mayonaise/Natasha Khan. Nor this dumb/retarded/sad yet hugable Donkey. "Hey donkey. How're you doin'? Alright donkey, say hi to your mother for me!" -- SNL reference.
I feel this is a cross-sectionally fair representation of what I listen to these days.
I included Longwave but the song I intended to use was/is not available on Playlist.com, nor can it be found on any site including; youtube or hypem. The song I wanted to shove down your throats was called Sideways Sideways Rain. Whenever I listen to it, to the detriment of my neighbours, I'll do so in repeat. The bassline bits are fantastically magical. I highly recommend you find the song. Pillage villages, if needs be, it's that good. Or you could just bypass all that nonsensical drama and buy the album, wooot.
Honourable mentions to the saddest songs ever; Bat For Lashes' Sad Eyes and The National's 90 Mile Water Wall. And a firm thumbs up to the sky for Manchester's The Answering Machine who, along with every other Manc, can never pronounce 'City' properly. And to A Sunny Day In Glasgow for having the best tunes and the best band name.
*scrunchy face*
(darts off into the night)
