Labels: flickr, HDR, NZ, Snow

So my new computer arrives tomorrow and I can't wait.

In my first year of Uni back in 2002 (Jesus!) I vowed to always have a sweet computer and spent all my summer earnings (02-03 for you northern folk) on a super phat computer. In fact I though why not save some cash and build it from parts, Chaintech Apogee MoBo (with 6ch sound and USB 2.0!!), blazing AMD 1.8 athlon XP chip, 512Mb RAM, 64Mb Graphics Card, and a 17" CRT Monitor, then load it up with all the pirated software you could want.

I think it cost about $1500NZ, a bargain at the time for a pretty pro computer. With a lot of time on your hands and a community of nerds (thanks studholme) I taught myself computers, learnt to overclock things, hack software and be a general geek. 4 1/2 years of upgrades kept the old girl up to speed, but when I left NZ I left powerful computing behind as well.

Fast forward to 2009 and I'm spending £1500UK on computing pleasure. Money well spent? Well maybe not, maybe I should buy some Nikon lenses with the price going up due to some sort of global economy thing??

Anyway, I got this shirt for Christmas and needed to show it off. Or show it on. You know what I mean.

Labels: computer, HDR, self portrait, shirt