Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Me, Nige and his wife Ronnie at the Blackwood Hills Baptist Church Christmas Carols on Hewett Oval in Blackwood, South Australia.

The mood is fantastic, the kiddies are excited and the music beautiful. I'm enjoying myself but dreading the appearance of the traditional puppet show.

EVE-Online: Drake

EVE-Online: Drake
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

After a couple of months flying frigates and cruisers in EVE-Online, I've trained up enough skills to be able to fly a battlecruiser. I have chosen a Drake as it is a missile-boat and my skills are focussed on missiles.

I'm really enjoying this MMORPG because it appeals to my capitalist nature. It has a complex economy that behaves realistically and all facets of society can be represented from the bullies and contract killers to the humanitarians and industrialists.

Incidentally, the picture is an in-game screenshot. Yes, the graphics really are this good.

Textamerica.com tehsuck

I'm pretty disappointed with Textamerica.com right now. I've only just found that all non-paying subscribers will have their blogs deleted from January 1st. Now, its completely within their rights to do so but to do so without providing a practical way of backing up your photos and entries is just plain wrong.

Fortunately I've been able to back it all up using a combination of this tool and Teleport Pro. Now all I need to do is spend a day or two re-creating all 380-odd entries. *sigh*

Tomatowned

Tomatowned
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

froXy got sauced by DJ Megabyte.

Work Christmas Party

Work Christmas Party
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Shenanigans at the work Christmas Party. 35°C and about 95% humidity thanks to an unseasonable thunderstorm.

Grandfather

Grandfather
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

This is my grandfather, Ray Beaumont. He's 94. He is an inspiration to me. I admire his morality, modesty, generosity, love and devotion to others as well as his skill in business. This photo was taken at the yearly Beaumont family Christmas get-together.

BBQ

BBQ
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Ahh the great Aussie BBQ. Lamb Chops over flames and a nice cold Cider. Mercury Draught Cider of course.

Nooooooo!

Nooooooo!
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

My high-capacity Tigger coffee mug broked!

I love my new Oakleys

I love my new Oakleys
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Wow. Took only over the weekend for FramesDirect.com to post me my new Oakleys from the US to Australia! Don't I look totally wicket-sick? *rawr*

Boot Camp

Boot Camp
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

My first experience using Apple Boot Camp to install Windows on a Mac. Was really easy from the OSX side of things but discovered that the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and MightyMouse have to be paired each time you boot into Windows. GRRR!

8800GTX

8800GTX
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

*grin* for the first time since I bought the Diamond Viper V550 (nVidia TNT 16MB AGP card) in 1998, I have treated myself to the best video card on the market. I chose the MSI card because it was the only one I could get locally from one of my better suppliers. This way, if anything goes wrong with it, warranty will not be an issue. The interesting thing is, all the 1st generation 8800GTX cards are manufactured by ASUS anyway with the only differentiation allowed between manufacturers being the heatsink and most (including MSI) have just got the standard heatsink with their own branding on it. The box below the 8800GTX graphics card is the new Power Supply. The Thermaltake Toughpower 750W. I chose this because I wanted something future-resistant with at least 650W and detachable cables. Plus I got it for an awesome price.

ZOMGWTFOCZDDR2BBQ!

ZOMGWTFOCZDDR2BBQ!
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Yay! My first upgrade in over 3 years is coming together. The first component, 2GB of OCZ Titanium DDR2-800 memory has arrived.

Steak

Steak I
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

AAA Export Quality Angus Beef. Porterhouse Cut. One Inch Thick. *drool*

Steak II
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Twelve Porterhouse Steaks. Cooked to perfection with BBQ Potatoes.

Steak III
Originally uploaded by TheScream.

Knife not required. This porterhouse is so tender it falls apart. This is the best steak I've had in living memory and only cost USD$7.50. Exactly the same steak sells in Japan for around USD$200. Please, don't butcher your steak, have it cooked rare or medium rare. Good steak looks like this when cooked medium rare. Bad steak will occasionally moo when cooked medium rare.