Holiday Pains

This is like, the worst holiday ever.

Hours upon hours, days upon days of being stuck in a car for long, bumpy rides. Mother of all headaches. Headache about a mother.

I thought holidays were supposed to be relaxing, so a person could get away from daily busyness and recharge his batteries. Only my parents are capable of turning relaxation and enjoyment into a chore.

Up well before 9 and not getting back till dark (that, in late August, means after 9), these hours are worse than any job I've ever done. Being left for dead in the car without keys or facilities in the vicinity, yeah, that's just my idea of fun.

Did I ask to come to Yellowstone? No. Yeah it's all nice and pretty, the geysers bubbling and churning and splashing and spitting amongst the most barren landscape I've ever seen with mine own eyes. But do I care to come here with my parents and their friends and their friend's friends?? Gosh no. Was I involved in any planning? Heck no. I'm just dragged around like a kid. A poor 21-year-old "kid" with his ass numb from all the sitting, totally not wanting to be here. Hell, a dog being walked by his owner gets more of a choice of where to go.

Maybe when I finally get married, they'll learn to let me decide where I want to do my holidaying, and whether I want them around.

Disappointed... again...

Got a pair of OCZ DDR400 512MB sticks today, hoping to break the 200MHz barrier finally on my computer, only to see errors pop up like mad even at 166MHz. Disappointment. Trying to nail down which stick is causing the problems right now. Can't believe the old stick of Kingston/Infineon DDR333 512MB can push 198MHz but these two are messing up even at 166MHz.

So... off to Yellowstone this coming Tuesday. Not particularly excited. You know me, I was born a house cat.

So we've got BBQ tomorrow, Chianti's Monday. Gone Tuesday to Saturday. Then to Canmore for Mozart on Sunday, and maybe see fireworks that evening as well. Then maybe cheese fondue Monday. After that, gonna be busy helping Ben and Spring with their wedding preparations.

Heckuva way to end the summer.

Realization

Just realized thoughts of her haven't crossed my mind for days.

Doesn't mean life is without disappointments, however. Twice, in the span of three days.

Need new RAM

Been running memory tests on all three machines in the house today (mine, dad's, and a friend's). Errors popping up left right and center on dad's machine and mine. Can't believe he actually put AZENRAM in my machine, which was OC'ed to 198MHz FSB. That piece of junk doesn't even run properly at its normal settings.

And now it appears as though the MSI motherboard in my dad's machine has a defective memory controller or whatever it's called. Stuck a piece of Kingston 256MB that ran perfectly fine on my machine at 166MHz in my dad's, and still generated errors despite running at 133MHz.

So, I guess I'll test the RAM's on my dad's computer in mine to make sure they're not faulty. In any case, though, I think I'll be buying some new RAM for my machine. Looking at OCZ's 1GB DDR400 Premier Series DualDDR Kit right now at MemoryExpress, on sale at $134.95 after mail-in rebate.

Back to Sunday

I just don't see Saturday working out for me. So it's back to Sunday for the time being.

Homosexuality, Evolution, and Cohabitation

Controversial issues were brought up again last night at fellowship.

Am I among the minorities who find problems with the three subjects mentioned above? Are we - conservative fundamentalists or whatever you want to call us - the minorities now, even in the church? Why do I feel so many people - some of whom even go to church or are professed Christians - have compromised what the Bible has taught them, or simply don't know or care enough to take a stand on the issues that Satan is using to destroy human race?

It's sad to hear about the conditions HK churches find themselves in. There's a complete lack of awareness and alertness in HK Christian youths, it seems. How long before Canadian Chinese Christian youths go down the same path of moral destruction?

Lessons in Faith

James said, "... faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."

I have faith in God to bring me the one who will complete me.

What should my corresponding action be?