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[21:42] Why I Shouldn't Be In IT
Date: 5/27/05 at 5:42AM
The problem with me being in IT is that I love pretty much every thing about it so when someone says something like "Hey, I was getting rid of this " I invariably say "I'll take that" which is why I have just removed a 386 desktop and laptop, a 486, a Pentium 90, a Pentium II 266 a PIII, a dot matrix printer, a HP Laserjet IV, 2 canabilised cases, a 17",15"and 14" monitor and a grab bag of cables, drives and modems. Luckily the 486 was still working and had a copy of Police Quest I (why wouldn't it) installed so I spent a happy half hour playing that before trying to drive at Code-3 speeds and smacking into the house opposite the river.
What to do with all of the "treasure" I removed from the garage? These days you can't really dump it at the tip, not now that we know what happens when you do (unless you have no morals anyway) so my options are either pay the $10 per computer and $15 per monitor at the Waste Management Center ("tip" is SO gauche darling) OR take them to these guys: Charity Computers. I was pretty stoked when I found out about these guys. I like the idea that someone who can't afford to buy a computer can make use of this stuff. Admittedly it's run by Christians but even they aren't all bad.
So, most of the junk from the garage is gone (I couldn't bring myself to chuck the 386 or the 486, they're going to mind the house for me with my sister) and I've the rest of the day to pack...yay! I'm sort of over that too, I think I'll just give everything to Vinnies and buy new stuff when I get there.
[06:06] Quake
Date: 5/26/05 at 2:06PM
Good things for today: my signed contract turned up in the magical e-mail so I now have a definite reason to catch the plane on Sunday and I managed to get my room mostly cleaned up.
Unfortunately I struck a hitch pretty late in the piece when I came across my old games archive. I've happily spent the last hour playing Quake 1 (by the virtue of WinQuake).
So, I'm leaving on Sunday and I haven't started packing yet. Tomorrow for sure. Unless I get into Police Quest anyway. For now, to bed, before mt cat rips my face off.