Another day of not being able to write my own stories 😫 Too many edits and stressors today (i.e. dealing with other human beings).

I spent my early morning sorting through my receipts to account for my expenses charged on my credit card and debit card. I want to go shopping online guilt-free for computer monitor brackets/mounts so I can free up space on my desk. Because I’m geeking out on tech gear again. Sorting through my receipts makes me feel like a responsible adult who will be embarking on an irresponsible act of shopping for more crap online.

My cats helped me shred the receipts that I have already recorded. So helpful but messy kids.

And to relieve me of that incredible guilt that would soon follow (hello Lazada!), I bought some ETF shares after sorting out my receipts. This is on top of my UITF that is regularly debited every month from my bank account.

Anyway, after spending hours laboring over several edits, I drove to Greenhills to have my new printer checked why it’s leaking ink (it’s not, the ink just spilled from the containers of the CSS) and to have the very old laptop the girls’ dad handed down to them checked out because the keyboard and track pad are malfunctioning. Long story short, that old laptop is conking out. Just as well because the girls don’t need it. The girls have new Core i3 desktop computers that I had my suki computer guy in Greenhills assembled for me in December.

Last week, I asked for a quotation from him for my own Ryzen 5 desktop that I plan to have him build for me. I’m debating whether I should get the standard case or I order online for an itx case. The latter is more expensive by 3-4k and there might be heating issues but it would look cool and would save a lot of space on my desk. The plan is to have 8GB RAM (I have another 8GB DDR4 RAM stick here lying around), 480 GB SSD, and MSI B460M motherboard that already has Bluetooth 5.1 and Wifi 6, lots of USB ports (two 3.2 type C, five type A and six 2.0 USB) so I will never run out of ports, HDMI, VGA and DVI-D because I have dual screens and will never go back to single screen unless it’s 27″. This set up with 2.5 Gbps LAN will maximize my 200-300+ Mbps internet connection and will allow me to upload videos without hiccups. The reason why I want a gamer desktop is so I can edit videos without freezing (yes, I may go back to my multimedia roots) and my band mates (high school friends) and I plan to record for our homecoming in December and because we’re already bored out of our skulls. I would also have to invest in a good mic condenser and midi connector for my Roland E-09 arranger.

I’m also debating whether I should get now the Chuwi Aero because my Lenovo Miix 3 is virtually useless now that its touchscreen has given up its ghost. Besides, that thing is super slow, running on Windows 8.1 on 2GB RAM. But I think that can wait since I still have the old Acer gaming laptop I hijacked from J. Hmmm but that thing is heavy to lug around when the time comes that we’re back to going out in the field.