*happy sigh* You don’t truly appreciate a crystal-clear, 1400×1050 resolution, 32-bit color monitor until you lose it. Even though I’ve been regularly using other computers with lovely, high-quality screens while Jimmy was ill, everything on Jimmy just looks positively radiant now. Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Jimmy is alive and beautiful and robust and dear god I am so late for class!
I uploaded my first animation assignment and posted a link in my LJ. Go see! Not too shabby for a first attempt.
One upside to being forced to live with 480×600 resolution is that now I can almost read the teeny-tiny text so popular on LJ icons nowadays.
Is it tremendously pathetic that I noticed and recognized the sound effect when I was watching the episode? I pointed it out to Cyth, whom I was IMing at the time.
I am too geeky to function.
YESSSSSSSSSS!!!! Today, Dean announced his intentions to run for Chairman of the DNC! *grooves*
Woohoo! It’s time for the 5th Annual Harry Potter V-Day Project! So who wants to collaborate with a CGer with a broken video card and/or faulty monitor?
Mon? Alicey? Tanja? Glock? Jia-Ling? Rebecca? Beuller? Someone I didn’t mention because my brain is spazzing out under the stroboscopic effect of my poor screen?
Just 2-3 business days…
The first day of classes and I’m in the animation lab at 1AM. Oh yes, my teacher is truly mad.
Woohoo! I called Dell tech support, and as my computer is still under warranty (until April 26th! Phew!), they’re sending a guy over to replace the LCD screen, the motherboard, and the video card. Cheap as free, good as new! Mmm, gotta love it when insurance works for you! Jimmy should be back on his metaphorical feet in 2-3 business days! Boo to the yeah.
It makes being stuck on hold over 40 minutes worthwhile!
Good news! (She’s dead!)
It looks like all is not lost, Jimmy-wise. We believe that the problem lies with a video card driver, and though we haven’t gotten rid of the seizure-inducing noise, I’ve been able to start up the computer in normal mode (though at 480×600 res. Gah, the pain!), and I spent a lot of last night burning backups of my most precious files. I still haven’t met with the manager guy yet (I’ll have to poke Ari with a stick), but I’m feeling generally confident that we’ll be able to fix everything. I hope so, at least! Cross your digits for me, my dahlinks!
As to avoid eye strain, I’m currently typing in the animation lab, after my first 3D animation class. We’re starting with basic 2D animation in AfterEffects, and I’m quite enjoying myself! Tra-la!