Other What currently makes your life awesome?

What tax code are you on?

 

Chilli was epic! Empty plates all round, it does however look like we will be eating it for the foreseeable future, i made waaaaaaay to much.

Niiice!Quite rare to find IT being given more space. We don't even have a workshop anymore on our main site *My aching balls*

 

The one that means the government take a sh*t-load of my hard-earned cash every month. Urgh. Oh - hang on, this is the awesome thread. The one that means that we can have cool roads and hospitals and sh*t.

 

Off to work, then 10 days off. I49 the weekend. Which will be fun too. Not stopping the weekend but travel is cheap as I live up the road.

 

It should be on your payslip.

Only reason I queried it was because a friend who is in exactly the same position as me, housing wise etc is on a much higher one. I was on a 430L, which means I can earn roughly £4300 tax free, which is nothing. I think it's because I was a student last year and it hadn't updated.

I'm now on something more realistic

 

Awesome NIN gig last night (have keyed the setlist into Spotify now, barr one song that I can't find) On Friday, I get to go to the National Airsoft Event and give my AUG a long overdue run.

No work either for the rest of the week - I also managed to fix a problem application that's been bugging me for a week or two today, so that's no longer hanging over me. Pretty damn mighty week

 

Last day at work before 2 weeks off.

Tomorrow I pack, then spend Sat/Sun/Mon at Oulton Park for the Gold Cup before jetting off to Texas for LoneStarCon 3 (This year's Worldcon).

 

My new GTX 670. Quite the upgrade from a GTX 560ti.

 

Just got a soundcard. I know people always tell you it makes a big difference coming from onboard, but OMG...

 

which one?

 

I put off getting a sound card for years until just a couple of years ago when I put a Xonar in my main rig. The difference was unbelievable!

Gunny, if you're looking for recommendations (although somehow I'm sure you have one already) I have a D2X in both of mine now and it's immense for gaming and music. I was still using onboard in the office workstation until last week but I'm so glad I picked up another D2X for it. I only ever listen to music and watch YouTube vids on it, but the onboard was terrible compared to the D2X in my other machine and I got tired of having to make do with inferior audio quality on one PC when the other sounded so good.

 

I picked up a bargain on the Creative Recon3D PCI-E (£35) but I wouldn't pay the RRP for it, a Xonar would be better

 

Fun times with the girlfriend.

 

You silver tongued fox you...

 

Off to i49 meetings and stuff. Possible see le GeorgeStorm and Lance whilst there.

Meetings and stuff also.

 

LAN today

 

Last two days of work.

 

My sister has been very sick (I posted in the "what's ruining your life" thread) recently but she's doing much better today. The docs say she won't need a transfusion and she's talking and laughing after almost a week.

I'm just really happy.

 

That's the very best kind of news you'll ever hear

 

Good stuff sir!

Glad it's looking up for you and your sister!