Disturbed

Disturbed is the band that shaped my adult musical interest... They were the first band I ever saw live. And whenever they tour in the UK I go to see them... And they never disappoint :-) With their new album just being released it was good to hear the new songs live. However the lead singers voice sadly is noticeably deteriorating now... It must be so horrible being told that continuing to sing... Doing what you love, will cause damage to your vocal chords, so much so that eventually you'll be unable to sing anymore :-( yet his love of his art drives him to continue regardless. My heart goes out to him, I can only hope he manages to release all the work he wants to before that day comes.

Mysterious Hole

Just spotted this hole in my rucksack... I have absolutely no idea what it's for... It's not a tear... Nor is it a defect, as it looks deliberately constructed. I wonder what it's for?

Beat It!

For Christmas amongst many other things I got a copy of Guitar Hero World Tour... And it's fun... Lots of fun :) although playing the drums gives me a foot cramp (I'm sure I'll master getting the knack of resting my foot on the pedal). Strangest thing is I thought Lou and Nomi would fight over who does the singing part. Wrong... Everyone wants to play the drums... Or lead guitar :)

Snowman Time

That time of year again in Animal Crossing :) now if only I can get the knack for building them right every time.

That's Not a Heatsink... Now That's a Heatsink

On the right is a factory standard Socket 478 Heatsink... On the left is my new Heatsink :) as tall as my PC case is wide... And 150mm square this is one hell of a Heatsink. It's the second I've installed. Naomi wanted her PC to be quiet so installed one of these (without its fan), and removed all the case fans, leaving only the integral temp controlled PSU fan. Boy does it run quiet. It's difficult to tell it's on if the monitor is off! So when it came to me building what is essentially a NAS with bittorrent and media server capabilities, I knew it'd get very hot and a standard heat sink just wouldn't cut it. I tried it out with the standard heatsink... And it wouldn't even last 10 mins at full load before the thermal cutout kicked in. With the new heatsink however it's been running for several days now, and although hot it's way below the thermal cutout temp. So I'm happy. Next I'm going to install a blower into the expansion slots to improve airflow... Hopefully that'll bring the overall temp down a bit. Annoying thing is the case has no mounts for front fans... So I may have to make some if the HDD's still remain hot.

Dog Sled

Now this is a cool way to travel around the shops :-) think I'd need some bigger dogs tho :) I think it's a really nice idea... You can even hire them to take your shopping back to the car :)

And Then There Was Space

My dads shed... Originally built to hold his tools and model airplanes has for the last several years been used as storage space by me and my sister (Mostly my sister). However come Christmas room is always needed for the stuff occupying the corner where the Christmas tree lives. So somehow my dad manages to compress the crodge go the shed to make more room. This time he outdone himself having to fit a treadmill in there... Wow you can actually stand in the shed now!

Beard Papa

Only the Japanese could come up with a name like this for a bakery. Can't wait for it to open... I love all things Japanese... Especially their cuisine. Beard Papa apparently sells cream and custard filled puffs. Not Nomi friendly sadly... But I'll try some on her behalf :)