Aaron’s Area: The Life of a Texas nerd in California.

Over the last three weeks I’ve had to obtain and apply several bits of information to perform my chosen occupation. I’ve had to wipe the CMOS of a laptop, and bypass the hard drive password someone had put on there maliciously, reset a Playstation 2’s parental controls and modify the BIOS of a SATA controller…

Bought a new computer Monday, well I should say the parts for a new computer. I got an Asus Board, and a Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 ghz processor. I assembled it right after it got here, it was a snap. I have really taken a liking to the Rosewill company. I bought a couple…

I got Empire Earth 3 yesterday. Found a Game Stop that actually had it. I’d like to say I can’t believe how utterly crappy this game is but actually I can. I don’t understand why they do this. They made one of the most incredible games ever with Empire Earth, but totally screwed it up…

It’s been an interesting weekend. Well as interesting as things get honestly. I worked on getting a few things cleaned up for the project I’m on. Found a few problems, no big deal really, but I had to work eight hours on a Saturday. First time in ages I’ve had to do that. Found over a…

… as if there was any doubt right? Thanks for confirming it Cali! I’m not sure when I became a geek, but I don’t think there’s ever really been any point in my life when I was not considered such. I think I inherited it from my parents who are big readers, and sci-fi fans.…

Fantastic! Went to go see The Seeker with a friend of mine tonight, then ate at Logan’s Roadhouse. I highly reccomend the teriyaki steak they serve by the way. The Seeker was just stupid. I think my favorite part was when the mom said, “I called the doctor.” and Christopher Ecclesteson walked in smiling and…

Yeah I read the Wizards Site the other day and found out that not only are they going to have Dungeon and Dragon online for sure, but they are also offering some other great services with the two magazines. I can’t wait for the online table top thing. I hope one subscription gives you a…

Some people hate Mondays. I don’t hate Mondays so much really. It’s the start of what is generally a fairly miserable week on the Xcel Project yeah, but it’s another work day. It would be nice to have the week’s schedule sooner then the night before. Found out this morning I need to order more…

I go to church on Sundays, both the morning and evening services. It seems to be that going to both services anymore is unusual, almost no one shows up at night anymore. The preacher, music minister, a small core of the congregation, and myself are all that can be expected to come on any given…

Been struggling with Writer’s Block for quite some time now. I’ve been trying to read more to help that. It seems to be the biggest thing most people do to help with that. What do you do when you’ve had writer’s block for a couple of years though? I suddenly got busy and distracted with…