Sweet.

We sold the truck, and we're getting some new presents! The DDR pad we ordered is coming on Monday (at least, that's what the tracking page predicts), and my new fan and heat-sink should be showing up then, too. Maybe when I've got those installed, my computer won't keep restarting; we know it's a heating issue, and we're pretty sure we've narrowed it down to the CPU, because replacing the power supply didn't work.

So. I've got a truly awesome new mouse, really nice new shoes, the Acekard, a DDR pad, new cooling equipment for my poor old computer (old in computer years; he's about four now), a PCI card that adds two extra USB ports (2.o, versus the 1-point-something that I had before), and I'm sure there's something I'm forgetting. Having money to spend makes me feel spoiled. =P Of course, I don't expect to be spending this much regularly; it was sort of a celebratory thing.

When Lindar wakes up, I'll talk to him about getting a freezer. The apartment didn't come with a fridge, so we had to buy one when we moved in; we got one of those dorm-room fridges because they're cheaper, and it's got a tiny little freezer compartment that doesn't get cold enough to freeze things unless you turn the entire fridge way down, and then the milk freezes. =P So, rather than buying an actual standard-sized fridge, I thought we could get one of those little chest freezers and use our dorm-type fridge as just a fridge and not bother with the freezer compartment. I think it's a good idea, and the little freezer thing I found online is a lot cheaper than a fridge would be. =D

All of that good stuff aside, we have run into a little snag. We were planning on running StepMania on my machine and using the S-Video cable to connect my computer to the TV, so we could play on a screen we can actually see while playing. Unfortunately, we've started having problems with my computer being connected to the television; the picture only shows up in black and white. It was in full colour when connected to Lindar's laptop, but the laptop is even older and more pathetic than my computer and won't even run StepMania. I can't get a new video card because of some long involved explanation that, shortened, simply means they don't make the kind my motherboard needs anymore. So, either I can dish out the money for a new motherboard and a new video card, or we can try to find some other solution. I'm hoping we can think of something else, and soon, because I really really want to be able to play. I don't think I could really play DDR in black and white.

I'm hungry! There's actual food in the kitchen! I'm going to go eat some of it!