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Aug. 29th, 2002 12:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wxkatDid some major computer upgrades over the weekend and added a couple of accessories yesterday...
One of the things I bought was a mini-mini tower (http://www.byteware.net/index.php?page=info&id=2542). I don't know if the item shown is the exact same thing I got, but it was pretty similar. Souped it up with 512MB RAM and a P4 processor. Didn't upgrade the video card... yet... but that may be something later on. Not a high-priority item just yet.
Yesterday I also got a flight sim yoke (http://www.chproducts.com/retail/usb_flight_sim.html) and played around with it a little. Didn't get that much of a chance to use it last night, but am hoping to get more mileage out of it this weekend. :)
Have been watching my budget rather closely though... fortunately having relatively low credit limits on both my check card and credit card help (though they can also be a pain... twice so far I've had to put the limit on the check card and pay the remainder in cash).
In other news... I think I'm starting to develop too much of a spare tire around my middle for my taste. Yes, I wanted to gain weight since I looked worse than a beanpole no more than 5 years ago, but I didn't want to end up looking like a sumo wrestler either. Have been doing whatever jogging my schedule allows... trying to do at least 4 miles 2-3 times a week. I've discovered it takes me about an hour to jog 4 miles, sometimes longer if I take frequent breaks to stretch, hit the, uh, litterbox or get a drink of water. Not bad, I guess...
Got a 4-day weekend (well, more like 3.5 days because of a mandatory meeting Friday afternoon). Should be nice. After that, though, no breaks in the work week until I go visit some friends in Canada in October.
One of the things I bought was a mini-mini tower (http://www.byteware.net/index.php?page=info&id=2542). I don't know if the item shown is the exact same thing I got, but it was pretty similar. Souped it up with 512MB RAM and a P4 processor. Didn't upgrade the video card... yet... but that may be something later on. Not a high-priority item just yet.
Yesterday I also got a flight sim yoke (http://www.chproducts.com/retail/usb_flight_sim.html) and played around with it a little. Didn't get that much of a chance to use it last night, but am hoping to get more mileage out of it this weekend. :)
Have been watching my budget rather closely though... fortunately having relatively low credit limits on both my check card and credit card help (though they can also be a pain... twice so far I've had to put the limit on the check card and pay the remainder in cash).
In other news... I think I'm starting to develop too much of a spare tire around my middle for my taste. Yes, I wanted to gain weight since I looked worse than a beanpole no more than 5 years ago, but I didn't want to end up looking like a sumo wrestler either. Have been doing whatever jogging my schedule allows... trying to do at least 4 miles 2-3 times a week. I've discovered it takes me about an hour to jog 4 miles, sometimes longer if I take frequent breaks to stretch, hit the, uh, litterbox or get a drink of water. Not bad, I guess...
Got a 4-day weekend (well, more like 3.5 days because of a mandatory meeting Friday afternoon). Should be nice. After that, though, no breaks in the work week until I go visit some friends in Canada in October.
