the good, the bad, and the ugly

So yeah, I had to give this post a very cliché name because I feel all three of those things. And now to tell you why...

The good: Somebody out there was giving away free stuff, and I happened to stumble onto it. He just happened to have an Atari 7800 with two games and all the hook-ups and I snagged it. He mailed it to me and it just arrived today. Yay for retro gaming goodness!

The bad: I tried to upgrade my best computer the night before last and now the damn thing won't turn on at all. I tried reseating the memory chips, making sure the power connections were tight, and I even tried putting the original memory chips back in, still no go. So I guess I'm either gonna have to get a power supply or a motherboard replaced. I hope it's not the motherboard, because those are a pain in the ass.

The ugly: Also the night before last, I mysteriously developed a sore throat. Two days later, I'm now sick. And of course it had to be the same night my computer decided to stop working. I've been coughing up loads of phlegm and my parents keep asking me how I feel, because obviously they think the answer's going to change if they keep asking me. I keep telling them I feel like crap, but they just never learn. So anyway, yeah, I've got some holiday bug that's probably going around.

Well, that's about it.