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Sometimes you’re DOWN

A few days ago, my motherboard’s integrated fast ethernet network interface device broke down. In tagalog, I didn’t have any internet or access to network-supplied-resources because a computer component broke.

As part of my break-in and stress-testing procedure for Trailblazer, I had it running and downloading for twenty days. Whether it was the bandwidth stress or the lightning-filled storm last week, I can’t be sure which kicked the bucket under my MSI RS480-M2’s ethernet.

After a trip to PCX, it’s fixed and I’m back with a vengeance, ready to rip 600mb of downloads per hour once again! *evil laugh ~ mwahahahaha*… now if pldt can stop blocking the torrent ports…

Anyway, after that fateful incident, I’m going to plug in a cheap ethernet card for my network needs. (Php200~$4) for a replaceable peripheral is cheaper than the gas my car consumes to go to PCX. In addition, the 15 minutes I spend at home replacing a defective LAN card will also be faster than having my motherboard checked and replaced (2-3hours, inclusive of travel time).

Sometimes you’re UP

While the technician’s replaced my motherboard, I got an extra auxiliary fan installed (if you’ve been following my blog, then you must know that I already have FOUR auxiliary fans to make sure Trailblazer’s cool). My Athlon64 3200+ was running at 63 degrees C with three fans. After adding another fan, the system temp dropped to 58 degrees C. And yes, I’m using the stock heat sink and fan.

Why four fans? Because I can only cram four.

Why four fans? Because the cooler the insides of a computer are, the longer the component lifetimes.

But most of the times, you’re in BETWEEN

For the past week or so, I’ve been contemplating whether I should enroll at the Moro gym over at Ateneo. As a runner, I need to supplement my walks and runs with weight-lifting so that I can work the upper area of the body. Yeah, after getting my monthly allowance, I was just about ready to enroll when I got a phone call.

The person in the phone asked if I was still interested in pursuing the job application that I submitted a few months ago. To which I promptly replied, “Of course!!!”

I’m set to have an interview by the end of the week. Unfortunately, my principles of self-employment are not at ease with such plan of action. Pursuing such path will eradicate all the days when I can:

• sleep and wake up at whatever time I want
• run twice a day
• declare my own holidays
• play and work when i want
• go to ateneo library just for fun

But then again, I am getting quite bored at home. I’m starting to miss :

• Working with other people
• The frequent randomness and unpredictability of things that will be thrown your way
• The challenge of tackling something bigger than I can handle

Facing the fork that Robert Frost described eons ago, I went on a rave run to help me think about it. I ran and I ran, thinking about the possibilities between the rock and hard place that I’m in. I ran and I ran, not away from the decision, but towards it. I ran and I ran, just like how I’ve done before.

Several laps in the high school oval under the drizzling rain, I finally got the answer that I’ve usually had since before:

“I’ll cross the bridge when I get there.”