Random Days, Random Nights… (Heat, CPU temps, Fantasy Football, Rebates, Bad Day)
where would I be without my computers?
(Hey, it sounded good in my head!)
As usual, I said I was going to talk about something (my extended stay in MPK), but I’m going to change up on my loyal readers of none once again. I’m only doing this because I’ve got way too much stuff floating around in my head right now.
Let’s get to it.
- Accuweather.com reports that it is currently 106F, with a RealFeel temperature of 109F (current as of 2pm). In other news, I have just lost 20lbs, mostly from sweat. And I thought yesterdays’ 102F/109F was bad! I got a couple hours of sleep yesterday, and it appears that I will not get much sleep tonight either. Maybe I should sleep outside on my patio tonight.
On Tuesday night, my dad was nice enough to pack a lunch for the next day. The thought was noble, but he packed me shark-fin soup! The soup is now sitting in my freezer; he’s got some nerve to serve me SOUP, with temperatures approaching a buck-ten!
(That’s not going to stop me from making won ton noodle soup with the steamed chicken my mom packed for me later tonight.
And yeah, I realize I’m freaking ungrateful.)
- I’m happy to report that my AMD X2 system is running at a very decent 40C/39C (CPU/system temps), especially considering the fact that it’s a billion degrees outside.
(I could hear my sister screaming “It is not a billion degrees outside!” in a Dane Cook-esque voice.)
When the weather cools down, I might try over clocking my CPU. One of the big positives about the Gigabyte motherboard I bought is the ability to overclock using software in Windows. I’ll probably have to buy a more powerful heatsink/fan and some Arctic Silver thermal grease, though.
(Tangent: the only thing I hate about this Gigabyte motherboard is the crap thermal monitoring software–EasyTune5–that is included. The monitoring software that came with my old Asus motherboard–PC Probe–gave me instant readings with a single click on the system tray icon; a window pops open, showing me CPU/case temps, voltages, and fan speeds immediately. The Gigabyte software requires me to double-click the tray icon, click on “PC Health,” then on “Hardware Monitor” to get the temps/fan speeds/voltages. Also, the Gigabyte software takes forever to load!
This reminds me…I haven’t done a product review in a while, and there are a few products I could talk about. Maybe another day…)
- For those of you keeping score at home, I’m already on my second 32oz. bottle of ice water. I started the first bottle when I started typing this blog…
- Quick fantasy football news: the Bargainshare fantasy football league draft occurred a couple days ago, and I got shafted by our league’s auto-draft. I prayed, one day before the draft, “Please, please, please, don’t give me Travis Henry in the first round!”
So who do I end up with my first pick? Travis freaking Henry. Here’s the rest of my roster (12-team league; numbers in parentheses represent the number of starters for each position):
- QB (1): M. Hasselbeck, M. Leinart
- RB (2): T. Henry, R. Johnson, J. Lewis
- WR (3): D. Driver, M. Colston, C. Chambers, J. Horn
- TE (1): V. Davis, H. Miller
- K (1): O. Mare
- D/ST (1): Bears, Panthers
At least I got the Bears’ D; I set the auto-picker to give me a top-flight defense/special teams before getting a second WR (if I recall correctly, I had the autopicker go RB, RB, QB, WR, DST with the first five picks). I’m also very happy to land Colston with my sixth pick; if he comes even remotely close to matching last year’s numbers, I’ll be satisfied. Besides, I could always go on the waiver wire for another WR, or a better TE/K. I also opted to pick a K last; hopefully I can find the next Neil Rackers/Robbie Gould off the waiver wire. I also chose to pick a TE later in the draft; I figured that, if I didn’t land Gates or Gonzalez, I can always play a TE off the waiver wire every week. And who knows? Maybe Vernon Davis will stay healthy and have a stellar season. Besides, WRs and TEs are so damned inconsistent every week.
I can’t wait for the NFL season to start!
(By the way, I love how a Vegas sports book is now taking wagers on fantasy sports. As if fantasy sports and sports wagering weren’t ridiculous enough…)
- Wow. I somehow managed to go 22 days between orders at Amazon.com!
(I’ve placed three orders since :P)
I now have over $2,000 in rebates owed. Perhaps this is a sign that I’m addicted to hot deals :P.
- How bad has my day been today?
- The chicken that my mom packed for me has gone bad. Dammit! I wanted chicken and rice!
- I missed out on a great deal at Amazon.com…after going to the bathroom. I had the item, in my cart, and I was about ready to check out. When I returned to my computer, the item went OOS.
- I opened a Bank of America checking account a few weeks ago, and I have yet to see my ATM card or a welcome kit. I called BofA and asked what was going on. The nice lady calmly told me that “Whoops, we have your address on file wrong!” The rep assured me that no fraudulent activity has shown up on my account yet, and that she would expedite another ATM card ASAP. She also assured me that the ATM card and the welcome kit will probably show up returned to sender. Thank goodness that my signature card (which has my SSN on it) and my temporary online passcode somehow made it to me!
(As soon as I get the $100 in bonus funds for opening up this account, I’m closing it! Between this fiasco, and the fact that BofA put two inquiries on my credit report for opening one account, I’m done with BofA. And to think, I’m not even officially a customer yet!)
- My sister called to tell me that she lost her $200+ sunglasses…a week after she bought them.
- I went to the supermarket to get some water (you know, from one of those machines). I noticed that the parking lot was kinda flooded for some reason, so I was walking slowly through the lot. That’s when the velcro on my sandals gave out, and my right foot landed right in a puddle. I would imagine that sewer water is only slightly worse than the water on that parking lot.
- My brand new computer crashed for the first time! Hopefully it is just user error.
- A Craiglist’er has flaked on me twice in consecutive days, after promising to swing by to purchase a laptop off me. After the first flake out (yesterday), the woman didn’t even call to apologize the next morning! She simply asked me if she could swing on by today.
(Well, it’s only 9:30…maybe she’ll swing on by in the next half hour.)
- Out of frustration, I kicked a football really hard. I put a freaking dent in the wall.
(That’s the way to cap off a great day, no?)
Hey, there’s always tomorrow, right? Tomorrow can’t be worse than today!
Happy blogging!