New motherboard! My current one has been limping along for some time. I did get the RMA, but to go without a motherboard for two weeks? Solution: buy another motherboard and then RMA this one. For the geeks in the audience the new board is an Asus A8N-SLI Premium. Since it’s a pain to install these beasties, I’m waiting until this weekend. I wasn’t even going to open the box, but I did, just to look at the packaging. Then I got all curious and started rooting around in the packaging box.

Pro tip: You can eat foam peanuts. They’re not good for you, but either is Ramen and lots of people eat that.

My current motherboard had its serial number in the most awkward place possible. I’d have to unscrew everything to get to it. However, through the use of a compact powder mirror and a flashlight, I was able to get the SN off the motherboard.


I was trying to use the camera to zoom in on the mirror, but it wouldn’t focus. Still pretty awkward to get the serial number, but better than ripping everything out.


Fireball the Fat has looked so cute the last few days! A couple of days ago he slowly walked into the cuddle cup (that’s what Little John is laying on below), and then once completely in, he popcorned! Beep!