#kaygallagher

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kaygallagher replied to your post “How tf am I just learning about the existence of Living Dead clothing?”

I wish I could afford their stuff. So cute!

Maybe a birthday gift to yourself?  It’s almost mothers day. Lmao are we not all mothers in some form? BAM! treat yo self.

dont listen to me.

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Did you build your computer? I feel like we talked about it at some point. Anyway, I'm building one for fallout 4 and was wondering if you had any resources or tips for parts. I have a friend who built hers helping me build but she said she doesn't know much about parts and neither do I besides the basics. Any help would be awesome! :)

Yep, I did!  And I work in IT distribution, so hardware is kind of my thing.

In general, the best piece of advice I can give would be to get the best processor and motherboard you can reasonably afford, since that’s what’ll be with you for about as long as the computer is running.  You can always upgrade the ram, change the video card in a couple years, etc, but those are the parts that you’ll be stuck with until you do a new build.

I also don’t tend to go cheapest-available with the power supply or heatsink- but in that case the difference in price between a high end PSU and a low end is marginal compared to what you’re already spending, and I’d rather spend an extra 30 for something good than deal with it burning out in a couple years. Depending on your motherboard you may want to look at water cooling, that’s what I did.  It’s an all in one unit now, not something fiddly like it was before.   And the part on the processor is much smaller than the traditional heatsinks, so you don’t have to worry about the video card pressing against it or the RAM fitting or anything.  It makes the actual assembly and upgrading a lot easier.

Modular is nice for the PSU, since you can keep off the cables you don’t need.  And run backwards from the complainant back to the power supply, which makes assembly easier.  It isn’t a dealbreaker for me, though.  If budget was a big issue I’d rather get a non-modular with enough power for the whole thing from a quality name.

RAM is usually where I go best price.  I honestly see no real difference between fancy gamer ram with the big heatsink and discount ram.  I mean, yes, there are differences.  But unless you’re a performance fanatic doing some mega overclocking and shit, you won’t notice.  And you won’t need it.  They’re all made by Micron, Samsung, or Hynix anyways, no matter what the name on the box says.    Same with cables… a cable is a cable is a cable.  And, for the most part, hard drives. I’ve got a Seagate, WD, and Hitachi in my system now.  I can’t say I see any perform better or worse than the other.  They’re all 7200 RPM.  I have a smaller SSD for my OS and a few select games I play the most)

I would say don’t get a video card with less than 4gb ram.  Mine is 2gb now, and I can already tell it’s the bottleneck on some games.  I’m upgrading it in July.  AMD or Nvidia probably depends on budget.  A more midrange card you should probably look at AMD since you’ll get more for your money.  If you’re going high end, go Nvidia since the cost savings evaporates and with the current gen the high end Nvidia cards are more powerful and less demanding on resources.  You can do side by side comparisons of any cards you like on this site

Oh- and one thing I like about my case, which I never thought of, but has been commented on by friends who see it and know computers… it opens on both sides.  There’s a inner bottom where you attach the motherboard, but the case opens behind that as well, with an opening below the processor (in case you need to remove and replace the heatsink).  It makes running cables easier, and keeps things neater since I can run them behind that plate instead of bunched up bumping into the card fans or whatever.  It isn’t a super high end case, I paid about $50 for it I think, but that’s been a useful feature.

FWIW, right now I have this in my box:

Antec 1100 caseAsus Maximus VII HeroIntel i7-4790KCorsair H60 hydro coolerCorsair modular PSU (I’d have to open the box to get the model, but I know it’s modular and 1100 watts)Nvidia GTX 760 2gb (EVGA, I think?  This will be replaced with a GTX 980 soon, though. That 2gb is not enough, I should have waited a month for the 4gb version to come out)RAM: 24GB, a mix of Add-on (got it from them directly through work) and CrucialCables- mostly Manhattan and Startech.  Hard drives- one each of a WD, Seagate, and Hitachi (pre-HGST) traditional drives, all 7200 RPM, and a Kingston SSD.  They’ve been bought at different times as I needed more space.  Tagging kaygallagher

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itsvolcanoday replied to your post: I want to be that white chick on peopl...

let’s abandon our shitty customer service jobs and run away together okay?

let’s go. next week. I am so down, Shannon. fuck everything else. 

kaygallagher replied to your post: I want to be that white chick on peopl...

also they have teaching programs for Americans to teach children in Thailand. All you have to do to get in is a short online course. That’s what my cousin is doiing and how she pays for it.

Hmmm.. Maybe I’ll look into this. Thanks, Kay.

but also, that is awesome of her. 

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kaygallagher replied to your post:[[MOR] Trying to explain to my grandmother that...

I think about that all the time. Probably too much tbh. Seeing other people with chronic illness in happy marriages help. If they can find someone while being as sick as you are, so can you! It’s still very hard though. I’m sorry

I’m glad that other people feel the same way, at least. If I could leave the house, I’m sure I’d at least meet people, but there isn’t much to do up here that isn’t hiking and canoeing.  One day at a time, etc. I try not to think about it too much but what my grandmother said was a harsh reminder that I’m not normal.

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kaygallagher replied to your post:Yes, please slam doors and throw dishes around...

at my parents I tend to just wear earplugs all the time because of the noises.

That’s a great idea! I already wear earplugs to bed so I’m used to them. 

I feel bad about it but I’m not going to come out of my room now. My mom is throwing tantrums about how she hates the new house and it’s just too stressful to deal with. I have puppy cuddles too :3

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penrynandtheshadowhunters replied to your photoset “Oot(yester)Day, Sunday outing edition.  I got hubby to snap a couple...” Very cute! I wish I had a dress like that.

Thank you! The linen dress is a princess seam dress with a high-low hem and scooped neckline, probably something you could find a pattern for if you're into sewing at all.  :D

kaygallagher replied to your photoset “Oot(yester)Day, Sunday outing edition.  I got hubby to snap a couple...” I love your style and the layering! So cute and spoonie friendly :)

Hehe, yeah, spoonie friendly was the baseline requirement for this whole wardrobe revamp.  Dresses without waistbands or fitted hips seem to be my best bet, and the layering and heavy boots help with the always-cold thing that goes with POTS and EDS and thyroid disease etc etc.  And thank you! :D

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kaygallagher replied to your post:Tonight is an “electric blanket turned on to HIGH”...

Stay warm and hope your pain is less! :)

Thank you so much for telling me about the blankets... the heat is numbing the pain somewhat. I should start a doctor's visit countdown, haha XD

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kaygallagher replied to your post “Trying to remember the last thing I sewed that used fabric that wasn’t...”

urgh, the worst. I still have nightmares about velveteen. :P

Ugh god, velvet and velveteen, not sure if there's anything worse.  I made a floor-length black velvet cape in high school (because I was goth like that, lol) and I'm pretty sure I still have some of the pins from the two or three extra packages I had to buy to tack the seams down and keep the whole thing from shifting on the pile, shudder.  I actually have a low-pile velveteen in my to-make pile, but maybe not until after I've worked with some easier fabrics again, hehe.