posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
There’s such a thing called the Project Triangle in project management. Fast, good, cheap — pick any two.
In my computer and Internet life, there’s such a thing as Vickie’s Doomed Computer and Internet Life Triangle. Computer, Internet, time — lucky if you get any. Strongest theory of all, never failed even once.
I originally had a 3-month Summer break, which ended up being a 3-month contract as a temporary clerk. Fortunate or unfortunate; time, gone.
I originally brought my awesomesauce hard disc drive, graphics card and RAM sticks over so I could use them on my Dad’s computer and stay awesome. Little did I guess that my Dad’s motherboard can’t handle any of those. Computer, gone.
We originally had cheap, high-quality, super-speedy, unmetred broadband connection that many people take for granted in Hong Kong. Mum got sick of wires all over the place so Dad bought a wireless router. Online gaming had since become disconnections after disconnections. Internet, gone.
Despite that, I still managed to achieve my short-term goal, planned for the holidays, in Guild Wars.
And ironically, got accepted as a staffer for the Computer Miscellany and Internet category of TheFanlistings.org.
Life sure is… interesting.
February 1, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Your triangle is a lot better than the original
, I have a similar situation.
February 3, 2008 at 12:11 am
Congratulations on becoming a Computer staffer in TFL. I sure hope you do a great job compared to some people out there who’ve screwed up on their jobs.
February 5, 2008 at 12:35 am
*giggles @ triangle*
I’m thinking of getting Guild Wars, is it in any way similar to World of Warcraft or do I have a learning curve ahead of me?
February 5, 2008 at 9:23 am
Hah, I like your triangle. I can relate. I’m glad you were able to complete a goal of yours, though.
February 5, 2008 at 5:10 pm
*LOL* Funny you mention it… we had the first “Project Triangle” in film college recently. Some of the combinations were a bit absurd though. You can place another triangle into the triangle, too.
February 8, 2008 at 3:01 am
Horrors. The first triangle diagram brought back memories of my Computer Architectural Analysis module last semester.
Oh, and wishing you a Happy Chinese New Year! (If you are celebrating it where you are! (:)
February 8, 2008 at 10:17 am
HAHAHA! That’s hilarious. And you play Guild Wars? Me too! I’ve got GW Factions.
I have a wireless connection for my laptop, even my Mom walking through the rooms screws up the connection and THERE goes my download of Trickster. “Let’s start from the beginning then… TT_TT “
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
February 8, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Funny triangle.
And congrats on being staffed at TFL. 
February 10, 2008 at 8:51 am
Hey, congratulations on being on staff.
February 10, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I totally got lost with the triangles, haha!
Wow thats a nice job you scored at TFL.
Ive heard a lot about guild wars, sounds very unique.
February 13, 2008 at 3:57 am
That sucks! I get disconnected a lot, but other than that I have the computer, internet most of the time and I usually try to make the time, but that doesn’t always work.
February 13, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Those triangles are interesting.
Too bad you didn’t have the time to do the things you had planned to do, but at least you got to play Guild Wars (gosh, I haven’t played *that* for ages!) and you’ve become a staff member on TFL! Congrats on that!
February 13, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Yay guild wars!!
I used to play that quite a bit, but then I got into World of Warcraft and I’m hooked on it. 
Someday I’ll have to try out Guild Wars again though, I really enjoyed it. I think I was just to new and didn’t really understand the game as well as I do now. It was one of my first MMORPGs 
Have fun!!
February 15, 2008 at 11:08 pm
February 16, 2008 at 7:15 am
Oh jeez, the magic of geometric shapes
I might have to try that myself.
February 16, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Ha, lovely triangles. I can definitely relate to the second one. Hope those triangles start treatin’ ya better. ;]
Never played Guild Wars… but my brother does all the time. heh.
February 21, 2008 at 5:40 am
I’m quite intrigued by your triangles. How do they work? What comes from them; a visualization of a triangle scheme? I’ve been trying to look at guild wars for awhile now, but I can’t seem to figure out where to get it all set up. Also, is it a free game to play, or do you have to setup payments? Congrats on getting on staff
February 23, 2008 at 9:27 pm
omg that was REALLY funny I can’t stop laughing. hahah! well that sucks. You didn’t get ANY.
February 24, 2008 at 1:25 am
Congratulations on the staff position.
It sucks that other things didn’t work out for you, but it’s good that you accomplished one of your goals.
February 24, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I was addicted to Guild Wars for so long! I really need to start playing again.
February 24, 2008 at 3:35 pm
too bad for you
now, i do not even know if i should congratulate you for being a part of the staff. hahaha 
life is indeed… interesting 
February 27, 2008 at 4:20 am
A true story!
February 27, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I dont get your triangle. If you pick computer and internet, you will not get time? How come?
February 28, 2008 at 11:16 am
Project Triangle, Sternberg Triangle… I’m guessing pretty much everything in life can be summed up in a geometric shape!
March 1, 2008 at 9:12 am
Circles are cooler. ‘Nuff said. No, not enough. All the computer gizmos hurt my head. But I’ll take whatever (your dad’s crap computer or otherwise!) because I have a failure of a computer.
Leather is cool. Leather-bounded books are Bibles.
You have 4 Bibles?
March 3, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Wow, you’re a TFL Category Staff? I have one fanlisting listed there
By the way, link ex? I added your link already
March 5, 2008 at 3:53 am
Wow, you live in Hong Kong!
I lived there for like two months last summer and I loved it. My family are from there so I go there quite regularly. :]
Congrats on becoming a staff member :]
and hope things work out soon!