Wet, Cold, but not so Miserable

I rode my bike to and from work today. It was surprisingly pleasant going in, and I had far less physical trouble this time than the last time I rode, almost a month and a half ago. I don't know why; maybe the randomly interspersed circuits of squats, push-ups, and sit-up are working on my stamina better than I expected.

The ride home was different. It was wet. Soaking, actually, with a cold rain that contrasted nicely with the effort I was putting out. It's only a four-mile ride altogether, but I enjoyed it and was home soon enough. A few people tried to kill me on Second Ave downtown, but not enough to be memorable. And riding through Pike Place Market is always fun; there are so many interesting things to see there.

Maybe I'll ride again tomorrow. But I'll check the weather report first.

Through a Video Card, Darkly

My desktop died this afternoon. It doesn't boot, and when it makes it past POST it gives one long beep and three short beeps. I looked this up and it means No Video Card.

I pulled out the video card, an old GeForce 4 TI4200 8x AGP w/128MB (looking at the websites, I can see that it goes now for an average of $40). There are burn marks on the fan! It collected so much dust that it simply ceased to spin and burned out. The glue on the label is dried out from the heat and flaking off.

Yech. I hope just replacing it is sufficient. If its burnout caused deeper problems, I don't know what I'm gonna do.