...Even though you hate me, technology.  You hate me a lot.

My computer gave up the ghost a couple days ago.  It won't turn on so I am thinking the power source went out and hopefully my hard drive is okay.  It wasn't acting up at all so that's all I can figure.  It's old enough where I can't update one thing without having to update everything else so I don't think I'm going to try to fix it.  I'm not exactly budgeted for a new computer, though.  Technically I could afford one, but God it hurts so bad.  I was expecting to pay $300 for a tower but now it's looking like $500-700 for something low end or medium.  Is this 1989?

If I'm going to spend a lot of money I'd rather get something up to date and have it last longer.  If I buy something low-end then even if I upgrade later it won't be as good as something more expensive that can also be upgraded.  What I really want is a nice graphics card, but I know nothing about them.  Every computer I showed people they told me the card was awful.  I don't want a behemoth, I just want to do video editing and play The Sims 3.  Apparently they weren't even good enough for that.

I have my laptop for the time being, but laptops are to glasses as desktops are to contacts.  I feel like I'm half blind working on this thing.  I haven't decided yet if I should wait indefinitely to buy a new PC or buy one ASAP.  Does it matter if in the end I'm spending the same amount of money?  Maybe I should bite the bullet now and only suffer a little.

I discovered yesterday RE5: Gold.  Luckily all the updates will also be downloadable.  (It took them long enough to offer any new content.  Now if they'd only do that for DMC4.)  The best addition has to be Chris' new Raider/BDSM costume.  Really, wtf.  I thought the zebra one was special.  I never played much of Mercenaries because time trials stress me out, but they're adding 8 new characters, which makes me assume Leon and Claire will make an appearance.  That would convince me to play.

Can I say I have not been this excited for a game since DMC4?  More excited even, because it's probably going to be better.  I downloaded the demo last night and played through a couple times (took me that long to get comfortable with the controls, especially when X was the action button instead of A).  But, WOW.  So beautiful and so freaking fun!  The co-op is really good; you actually play with your partner and not simply next to them.  I am fond of Sheva already as she dutifully kicked lots of ass.

I haven't been keeping up with the development of RE5 or any other game for that matter, so everything was a nice surprise for me.  You can hand off items, do assist actions, and roundhouse zombies if your partner gets in trouble.  I was worried at first that it was going to be like those games where you have a partner who's clueless and you spend the entire time trying to keep them alive.  Not so; Sheva held her own.

I am uber excited for its release.  Putting it on my birthday list along with The Sims 3.  XD