So, I was thinking, first of all, I need a name to address all of you by, so instead of saying ladies and gentlemen, I will now address you simply as “internet”, mostly because as far as I know, you ARE the internet. You’re using it, and I know nothing about you. And you know nothing about me. Except that I like to stand up on a virtual soap box and rant about video games. But no matter! Today, I will get more personal, my internet compadres, for today I am talking about the necessities of gaming, and all around internet use.
The workstation!
Ah yes, when I was a small child, my daddy used to take me with him when he went to chop down walnut trees with his fists. He would then tear the tree apart, and make various forms of furniture. One day, he met a giant ’70 behemoth of a tree. When he defeated the foe, he made a giant desk, and said “Son, when you grow up, this will be your desk.”
Of course, that’s not how it REALLY happened. But, it sounded nice, right?
I do actually have a really nice desk that my dad owned before me. He moved, and had no need for the desk anymore. When I say this desk is big, I do it no justice. I could sleep on this desk; it’s the size of a bed. It really is a nice desk, it’s got secret compartments, and big drawers to hold all of my various, unneeded items. I probably have around 1,500 to 3,752 legos in these drawers. But, the desk isn’t what matters! It’s how you use it! And, I use it to the best of my abilities. Covering it with my horrid computer. Oh, you don’t think it’s bad, do you? I’ll give you the specs. I’ll pull up dxdiag right now…
- · Windows Vista 32 bit OS
- · Pentium Dual Core E2180, clocked at 2.0GHz
- · 2036 MB of RAM, its DDR2 at 800 MHz
- · Graphics: Intel Chipset- with 286 MB of data
All of that from a cute little Dell inspiron 530s, I put it through a lot. From League of Legends, to me going on TF2 shouting “STOUT SHAKO FOR 2 REFINED” at a wall on a trade server. Yeah, I still blue screen every now and then. All of this is shown to me over a 21” Hannspree monitor, and is flown through a Netgear wireless adaptor. A lot of this made no sense to those of you who play console games only. All of you PC gamers are laughing at my horrid specs. But, it’s the truth. But, the rest of my station is filled with AP textbooks, half-finished projects, random books, office supplies, candy wrappers, and, nick-nacks.
Anyone who has a desk has nick-nacks. It’s a necessity. Now, let me give you a small bit of my selection
- · Statue of Noble Team, courtesy of Halo Reach: Legendary Edition
- · Gold army men, spray painted by yours truly
- · The Golden Wrench from TF2, once again, spray painted by yours truly
- · Albert Einstein bobblehead
- · Model of a ship
These may be under a mountain of paper at the moment, but, hey, I can still see Albert chilling out with Kat. Its pretty cool. Every desk should be covered with at least 5 nick-knacks. And I may be adding a statue from Skyrim, if I can control it.
Finally, Ill go beyond my desk. Sitting to my immediate left is the all knowing USMC TV that holds my Xbox and Wii. I got it from my grandfather, who was a marine, and won it in a raffle. He didn’t need it, and gave it to us. Along with two La-Z-Boys! These magnificent beasts are what hold me for up to 12 hours a day. I even pull it up to my desk, even though I have a computer chair. I find it to be more comfy, especially during winter. My brother is using the Xbox as I speak, beating up baddies on Arkham City. But, I got a cute little rotating game shelf that holds all of my objects.
For all of you out there, keep your gaming space in mind. I know that some day, I will get a new computer, and on that day, Im going to get a HDMI cord, and hook my Xbox up to my monitor, and move it up to my desk. Maybe get a second monitor, and play games while I play games. That will be the day. Until I win the lottery, or find a briefcase filled with ten million dollars, I will keep my current setup. And although it can be slow, at least I still have the internet.
--Santa
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