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[Callidus Thorn]

Was it you or Mirocu that had the young niece who wouldn't leave you alone during these holiday gatherings?

I've got a cousin who does that, a lot younger than me, but she's calmed down somewhat now. So I'm not likely to be hugged to death this year

I thought it was you that happened to! I said niece because I remembered the girl being much younger, but I did remember you being the subject of boa-constrictor hugs during the holidays a couple years back, lol.

Heh, I think boa-constrictor is something of an understatement for her hugs

I'm just hoping she's not too hyped up because it's christmas, or I'll end up back in the vice-grip again

[mALX]

I thought it was you that happened to! I said niece because I remembered the girl being much younger, but I did remember you being the subject of boa-constrictor hugs during the holidays a couple years back, lol.

Heh, I think boa-constrictor is something of an understatement for her hugs

I'm just hoping she's not too hyped up because it's christmas, or I'll end up back in the vice-grip again

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Aww, your cousin sounds cute Thorns. You know you’ll miss those hugs when you don’t get them anymore. She’ll be a teenager soon. “I’m to grown for hugging Cousin Thorns. Cool kids don’t do stuff like that.”

[Callidus Thorn]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

[treydog]

So yeah- in all the excitement about finally joining the ranks of ESO players, I rather forgot to mention the reason I have been able to do so... the new gaming PC I received as my Christmas gift.

(Those who are easily nauseated by watching someone geek out are advised to stop reading now).


It is a Cyberpower GXVR8020A4 with

i5 7400 processor (3 GHz)
8 GB DDR4 RAM
Radeon RX580 4GB
1 TB hard drive
Windows 10 64-bit

The only negative surprise was no internal CD/DVD-ROM drive... which will teach me to read the specs before ordering. However, a few additional bucks got me an LG external drive, so that's sorted.

The next purchase will be an HDMI/USB KVM switch, which will allow me to run the old Windows 7 PC through the same keyboard, monitor, and mouse. I could just pull the hard drive and run it in an external drive enclosure, but using the switch means I won't have to negotiate for the programs that are loaded on the Win 7 drive to work in the Win 10 PC.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

So yeah- in all the excitement about finally joining the ranks of ESO players, I rather forgot to mention the reason I have been able to do so... the new gaming PC I received as my Christmas gift.

(Those who are easily nauseated by watching someone geek out are advised to stop reading now).


It is a Cyberpower GXVR8020A4 with

i5 7400 processor (3 GHz)
8 GB DDR4 RAM
Radeon RX580 4GB
1 TB hard drive
Windows 10 64-bit

The only negative surprise was no internal CD/DVD-ROM drive... which will teach me to read the specs before ordering. However, a few additional bucks got me an LG external drive, so that's sorted.

The next purchase will be an HDMI/USB KVM switch, which will allow me to run the old Windows 7 PC through the same keyboard, monitor, and mouse. I could just pull the hard drive and run it in an external drive enclosure, but using the switch means I won't have to negotiate for the programs that are loaded on the Win 7 drive to work in the Win 10 PC.

Nice PC Treydoggiedog!!! May it serve as gateway for many adventures for you!

[haute ecole rider]

Awesome! Glad to see you in Tamriel!

[mALX]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

So yeah- in all the excitement about finally joining the ranks of ESO players, I rather forgot to mention the reason I have been able to do so... the new gaming PC I received as my Christmas gift.

(Those who are easily nauseated by watching someone geek out are advised to stop reading now).


It is a Cyberpower GXVR8020A4 with

i5 7400 processor (3 GHz)
8 GB DDR4 RAM
Radeon RX580 4GB
1 TB hard drive
Windows 10 64-bit

The only negative surprise was no internal CD/DVD-ROM drive... which will teach me to read the specs before ordering. However, a few additional bucks got me an LG external drive, so that's sorted.

The next purchase will be an HDMI/USB KVM switch, which will allow me to run the old Windows 7 PC through the same keyboard, monitor, and mouse. I could just pull the hard drive and run it in an external drive enclosure, but using the switch means I won't have to negotiate for the programs that are loaded on the Win 7 drive to work in the Win 10 PC.

WOW, what an AWESOME Xmas Present !!!!

Ooh, I'd like a switch like that to be able to use the same monitor for my old PC without having to unhook all those wires each time! I wonder how well that would work with my old PC? OH! And if it would work with and XP PC, I might be able to play Chips Challenge with just a flip of the switch ...

*mALX wipes drool from keyboard...*







This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 30 2017, 03:35 PM

[Callidus Thorn]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

Older cousin?

[Callidus Thorn]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

Older cousin?

I've got four younger cousins, with her being the youngest. She used to get really upset when she didn't have me all to herself when I was geeking out in the past with one of the older cousins

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

Older cousin?

I've got four younger cousins, with her being the youngest. She used to get really upset when she didn't have me all to herself when I was geeking out in the past with one of the older cousins

Oh ok yes, this one see’s. Can you explain what is meant by “geeking out”?

[Callidus Thorn]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

Older cousin?

I've got four younger cousins, with her being the youngest. She used to get really upset when she didn't have me all to herself when I was geeking out in the past with one of the older cousins

Oh ok yes, this one see’s. Can you explain what is meant by “geeking out”?

Basically, talking about something really geeky and ignoring everyone else in the room because we were too interested in the discussion . In this instance it was Star Wars films

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

Older cousin?

I've got four younger cousins, with her being the youngest. She used to get really upset when she didn't have me all to herself when I was geeking out in the past with one of the older cousins

Oh ok yes, this one see’s. Can you explain what is meant by “geeking out”?

Basically, talking about something really geeky and ignoring everyone else in the room because we were too interested in the discussion . In this instance it was Star Wars films

Oh ok gotcha!

[mALX]

Sure, she's cute. But I doubt she'll ever grow out of hugging me, even if she's grown out of being so enthusiastic about it. That kid's nuts about me

D'Aaaaaw! That is really sweet!

Back from the family gathering, which was good fun as always. Didn't get much in the way of hugs from my youngest cousin, as she might have been a little upset that I was geeking out with one of other cousins when she arrived

Your family gatherings for Christmas sound like a blast! Really nice and close knit family you have, Thorny!

[mirocu]

GAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!



I'm sorry, gois. But I just can't contain it anymore, I had to bring this thread up again! This Saturday I'm taking home the Christmas tree for 2018!

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

GAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!



I'm sorry, gois. But I just can't contain it anymore, I had to bring this thread up again! This Saturday I'm taking home the Christmas tree for 2018!

That’s ok! Good on you.

[Dark Reaper]

It's that special time of the year, cold weather and fresh roasted chipmunks. They taste great with honey bbq sauce.

This post has been edited by Dark Reaper: Nov 28 2018, 08:03 PM

[mirocu]

It's cold and snowy indeed and I loves it

We will celebrate quite early this year with Brother and his Wife but then of course as usual on The Day™. All the regular food will be available and many, many gingerbread for Bird

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

It's cold and snowy indeed and I loves it

We will celebrate quite early this year with Brother and his Wife but then of course as usual on The Day™. All the regular food will be available and many, many gingerbread for Bird

How early is early?