New toys, new toys!

Having had a remarkably shitty day yesterday, I decided to spend money I didn't really have in hopes of amending some of the damage. A walk through Best Buy was what the doctor ordered. Before long, I was approaching a register with a new 16X dual-layer DVD burner and a Wacom Drawing Tablet.

I couldn't wait to get home. After I walked in the door, I was eager to get started; so I started with the burner.

Firstly: Oi. Without getting into the nitty gritty of it, the drive was in place and running two hours later. Most of the problems stemmed from getting the old drive out since the space it was wedged in barely allowed room for air.

Secondly, I'm a PowerMac user. I hadn't ever done any real tweaking to its insides so didn't realize I needed to remove the new drive's faceplate for it to clear the opening. When I went to open the drive for the first time, I heard it try to open. Nothing. Frustration took the guise of sweat on my brow as I again endeavored to get the piece of shit working.

Finally, I managed to get everything squared away. The tablet's installation was a breeze, and right away I labored to put it to good use. Here's the first sketch ...



Being a huge fan of James O'Barr's series, The Crow, I decided to whip up a little homage.

Anyhoo. Time to burn and learn s'more, kiddies.