So after a long while of trying to trick myself, I decided I just miss PC gaming too much. So I decided to build a rig that I thought would last about 2-3 years with generally high video settings in most games, and that also had some speed to it. ~$900 is about the price range I have budgeted for (a...

Looks fun!

That sounds like stay at home weather.

Hope everyone had a nice holiday and even better start to the New Year! It "felt like" -11 at my house this morning and it appears most of you guys have similar weather. Bring out the long johns and wool socks and attempt to stay warm!

When I have time, which is not very often as of late, I'll try to get a game or two in on the new call of duty for PS4. My fiance's brother however has been trying to get me to get back into WoW as he and some friends started playing again with this new expansion. I don't think I'm going to do that ...

Yeah around my area alot of the houses are older especially 10 mins away in York. I assume that's what you run into with Seattle. Agree with just about everything in the second paragraph Asha except for one thing: In the summer, chest and pits upkeep is required pretty often to keep them at a very s...

Yes, it's a colonial style w/ 2 floors. Fortunately our heat is gas (what we're used to). It was tough finding gas though, the majority of houses in our price range were MUCH older (this was built in '92). Those houses had a mix of steam, oil, and propane. We also had trouble finding a house with a ...

I don't miss the walk behind. At my parents they had slightly less property and it used to take me close to an hour.

Thanks everybody! Good tip SH. I'll definitely have to check those out as I only have limited, near absolute, basic knowledge. Although, I now can say I know how to splice a new electrical line into the existing one and put up florescent lights AND splice a new water line for an ice maker into an ex...

Well, Mandy and I are. We settled last Wednesday on what is pretty damn close to our dream house. This is the first time either of us have bought a house, much less lived outside of our parents. Red Lion, PA is now where we call home. It's a nice little town that's not 10 minutes from York. We're st...

Wow, I've heard of LA's traffic problems but WA doesn't get very publicized. Well at least it's almost behind you!

Well lucky for me, we are about 10 mins off I-83 and my work is a block off of it as well. Don't have any tolls to deal with either. I-95 is horrible, that's the route I took for my last job. 83 is much better, and I'll be leaving early enough in the morning and afternoon that barring an accident, I...

Congrats, that's exciting! I shortened my commute by 10 miles when I started my current job and that itself was wonderful, you're not going to know what to do with yourself with the amount you're cutting. I'm going the opposite way, my fiance and I have all but signed the paperwork to a house in Sou...

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the advice, you can never have too much.

Thanks fellas. What a coincidence Gambit, I've been looking for some new books to read as I'd caught up on my backlog over vacation. Thanks for the suggestions.