Everyone, wish my mom a happy birthday.
And while you’re at it, me too. Yes, I was born on my mom’s birthday. I’m now 36 and doing pretty well with that fact. I treated myself to not going to work today. Instead, I’ve played Icewind Dale all day long. The new computer and birthday-present video card are killer. The game flies along now with no artifacts or stutters.
For those who care (Patrick) I ended up getting the nVidia G-Force FX 5200. It’s got 128 Mb of DDR RAM, 128 bit interface, AGP 8X, DVI and S-video outputs, supports duel monitors and Direct X 9. I’ve now got more desktop space (having it set to 1152 X 864; I’ll try 1200 later I think) and the graphics just clip along.
I did take a break long enough to read a bunch more of The Da Vinci Code. That is one engaging book. I’m a bit more than half-way through it. I was tempted to just read it all day, but I haven’t played Icewind Dale in a long time. I’ll finish the book off this weekend.
