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Danielle is. . .
Not Happy.
Or, rather:
Really Frustrated.
Which leads to:
Feeling Inept.
Even though she:
Has What She's Always Wanted.
Yes, okay, I've made my point now. I'm not 100% happy at the moment, even though I've FINALLY got the laptop I've been researching and saving up for for months now; and dreamt about longer still. I've got the sporty Dell that I've always imagined myself quietly typing away on, shaping my written masterpiece.
And now that I've gotten it, I can't help but feel slightly disappointed on occasion in the week since I bought this still-nameless beauty. It's loaded with Vista and everything a roaming girl like myself needs. I've even got the built-in webcam I've wistfully pined after, even though it'd cost and arm and a leg extra on top of the first born I'm shelling out for portability.
Still, I managed to find this computer on sale, despite the fact that I had to dig into my rent money to get it. I figured that I should get it now before all of my computer fund was gone from having been spent on bills. This is ALWAYS the case with money I put to the side, which is why I usually don't have a savings to speak of.
I just went and checked on the processing status of my very first YouTube video. It went through! It took some doing and research on file compression and quite a bit of help from Windows Movie Maker, but I managed to upload a 3.6 GB file on YouTube. Yay! From now on, however, I won't make any of my videos that long, even though I can compress them rather well now.
I also had to look up FFVII: Crisis Core, since that has taken over the FFVII fandom in time that I was distracted by other fandoms. This is sort of unfortunate for me, because I've been craving old FFVII fics like the ones I used to devour two years ago. It'll take some doing to find them, because everything's got game spoilers in them now. Hopefully, I can save up, buy a PSP and play the game.
That sounds absolutely crazy, because I was very undecided about buying a PSP before this. I mean, I thought about it, but I was considering getting the PS3 so that I can play Heavenly Sword. This is especially worrisome, because I don't even touch the PS2 anymore. I think that mostly has to do with me switching over to that long DVD watching period I went through and only just finished.
Now that I have the computer, that's going to be my main obsession until such time that I can lay my hands on a PSP and Crisis Core. I wonder, would Craig's List have a good deal on one? Better yet! I can see if Best Buy has a good deal on one. I have a $10 gift card that I can add to. I need to research this further if I am to ever be able to read FFVII fiction again.
And speak of fiction, I rather need to get on to my own original fiction, but I really need a suitable work space at home. The library is okay, but what if I can't find a seat one day or the Internet is down? True, I don't need the Internet to write, but it's part of the experience. *coughs*
I have work in about half an hour and I've got mixed feelings about going in. On the one hand, it's exciting to see the new remodeling that's going on. We're getting a COMPLETE overhaul. But, I'll still have to deal with the same people. Boo.
What I need to do, now that I have gotten my vacation and laptop purchase out of the way, is to really buckle down about getting a new job. Something that I can do on the side to make extra money fairly soon. Of course, I've considered a bit of freelance writing, but I couldn't depend on any of my stuff being read unless I had a contact in the industry, which I don't. I suppose that I could look around on the Internet for a website or something, but that'll take time I don't have at the moment.
Mostly, I need to work on that whole 'Happy Place' thing, because that seems to be the way to trudge on through the crazy that I tend to be surrounded by.
Danielle
ApprehensiveOr, rather:
Really Frustrated.
Which leads to:
Feeling Inept.
Even though she:
Has What She's Always Wanted.
Yes, okay, I've made my point now. I'm not 100% happy at the moment, even though I've FINALLY got the laptop I've been researching and saving up for for months now; and dreamt about longer still. I've got the sporty Dell that I've always imagined myself quietly typing away on, shaping my written masterpiece.
And now that I've gotten it, I can't help but feel slightly disappointed on occasion in the week since I bought this still-nameless beauty. It's loaded with Vista and everything a roaming girl like myself needs. I've even got the built-in webcam I've wistfully pined after, even though it'd cost and arm and a leg extra on top of the first born I'm shelling out for portability.
Still, I managed to find this computer on sale, despite the fact that I had to dig into my rent money to get it. I figured that I should get it now before all of my computer fund was gone from having been spent on bills. This is ALWAYS the case with money I put to the side, which is why I usually don't have a savings to speak of.
I just went and checked on the processing status of my very first YouTube video. It went through! It took some doing and research on file compression and quite a bit of help from Windows Movie Maker, but I managed to upload a 3.6 GB file on YouTube. Yay! From now on, however, I won't make any of my videos that long, even though I can compress them rather well now.
I also had to look up FFVII: Crisis Core, since that has taken over the FFVII fandom in time that I was distracted by other fandoms. This is sort of unfortunate for me, because I've been craving old FFVII fics like the ones I used to devour two years ago. It'll take some doing to find them, because everything's got game spoilers in them now. Hopefully, I can save up, buy a PSP and play the game.
That sounds absolutely crazy, because I was very undecided about buying a PSP before this. I mean, I thought about it, but I was considering getting the PS3 so that I can play Heavenly Sword. This is especially worrisome, because I don't even touch the PS2 anymore. I think that mostly has to do with me switching over to that long DVD watching period I went through and only just finished.
Now that I have the computer, that's going to be my main obsession until such time that I can lay my hands on a PSP and Crisis Core. I wonder, would Craig's List have a good deal on one? Better yet! I can see if Best Buy has a good deal on one. I have a $10 gift card that I can add to. I need to research this further if I am to ever be able to read FFVII fiction again.
And speak of fiction, I rather need to get on to my own original fiction, but I really need a suitable work space at home. The library is okay, but what if I can't find a seat one day or the Internet is down? True, I don't need the Internet to write, but it's part of the experience. *coughs*
I have work in about half an hour and I've got mixed feelings about going in. On the one hand, it's exciting to see the new remodeling that's going on. We're getting a COMPLETE overhaul. But, I'll still have to deal with the same people. Boo.
What I need to do, now that I have gotten my vacation and laptop purchase out of the way, is to really buckle down about getting a new job. Something that I can do on the side to make extra money fairly soon. Of course, I've considered a bit of freelance writing, but I couldn't depend on any of my stuff being read unless I had a contact in the industry, which I don't. I suppose that I could look around on the Internet for a website or something, but that'll take time I don't have at the moment.
Mostly, I need to work on that whole 'Happy Place' thing, because that seems to be the way to trudge on through the crazy that I tend to be surrounded by.
Danielle
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