Unoffcial world record holder...

in a very strange sport. The shortest possible time between the starting and crashing a PC. Now, I must say it. IT WAS NOT MY FAULT! I am just an innocent victim. So what happened do you ask?

My long awaited brand new shiny gaming desktop was ready for pickup last Thursday so I was sad to wait until Friday until I could pick it up. I came home full of anticipation and feeling like a kid och Christmas day, unpacked the box and plugged in my new stylish computer. It took 15 seconds....15 SECONDS...until I saw a wisp of smoke coming out of the PC and I smelled the smell of something burning. I switched of the machine, tore the contacts out and shoved it out on the balcony because of the disgusting smell that filled the room.

Next step was to call the company that built the PC and they told me to return in to them immediately. So I went there and 5 minutes later I got the verdict. For some strange reason I had had the worst luck possible. Two metallic parts had come in contact with each other while I transported the PC home so the moment I switched it on it had a shout circuit and melted a few cables in the process. I am just glad that the home didn't went up in smoke. Anyway, they were very sweet and promised to fix it ASAP.

I picked it up on Monday and was reluctant to start it again waiting for some other part to fry but it did run for a whole 15 mintues without any signs of smell and smoke so I guess it's in working in order. Unfortunately I am not in working order so I haven't used it yet. I have a cold and a headache so I have to wait until I am feeling like a normal human being again.

When I am fit to start playing with it I will have 1) and brand new PC to get accuainted with, 2) and brand new OS (Windows 7 Pro) to get accuainted with, 3) a brand new copy of 3ds max to learn and 4) and become friendly with the latest Workshop which was released when my laptop was declared dead for gaming. I haven't played Ambitions yet either.

To sum this up, I have a brand new PC to play with but it will take a few weeks until I can start creating again. Looking forward to it since I already know what to do.

So stay tuned for more information as I get closer to start the actual creation process again.

Passed 500 000 downloads!

I noticed that I have passed a milestone in downloads, the 500 000 mark, so I want to say a huge thanks to all of you that have downloaded my creations. I am happy to see that they have found their ways into many games and houses.

Now that my PC troubles are coming to an end (hopefully) I am looking forward to start creating new objects again.

The light at the end of the tunnel

Finally I see a light at the end of the tunnel.

My father is doing fine even if he still is tired but that's nothing unusual after pneumonia. He will need a few weeks more to recover completely. I had it myself several years ago and I was at home for three weeks until I was fit enough to return to work.

I ordered my new PC today. Unfortunately the company building the PC didn't have my chosen motherboard in stock so they could only give me a preliminary delivery time about two-three weeks from now :( . I hope that it will not take any longer than that. In the meantime I will start catching up the downloads, lol.

The things that matter in life

Last week my dad was rushed to hospital with a combination of pneumonia and heart attack. He was quite bad for several days but is on his way to recovery now. It was a tough week for the whole family so we are all feeling relieved now.

This is one of those things that make you stop and think about what is important in life. Family, friends, and good health. Next is doing something you enjoy for a living. I think that I have started to look at different aspects of my life a bit differently after last week and it will be interesting to see how it will affect me and what choices I will make for myself from now on.

I am really missing the game. It's so nice to forget about the outside world for a few hours and watch my sims go on with their lives. I spent some time in a computer shop today discussing the specs of my new desktop with one of the sellers and now I have an offer that I will scrutinize and think about during the weekend. It will be a custom built PC and If I still like the specs after the weekend I am going to order it.

Buying a new PC

I have given up on the laptop. Reinstalling didn't help with the hot graphics card so it's time to buy a new PC, a desktop. I am currently doing research to find the right configuration for my needs.  I know that I want an Intel processor so I have just cut down the list of possible configurations by 50% which is a nice start. Now I just have to decide on the rest, lol. Being a gadget freak I really look forward to a brand new PC.

Bad news regarding the PC

I am still out of action because of my laptop that still continues to give me problems. The graphics card is still running too hot and now I have a problem that gives me a Blue-Screen-Of-Death as well. After gooling the specific error message I felt depressed for a while because it can be anyting from my graphics card to a corrupt file.This may take some time to troubleshoot.

Now I am going to do the thing we hate most of all. I am going to reinstall the OS and then start all over with installing programs and files from scratch, a tedious process since I have to test frequently for the dreaded BSoD.

It's not fun for me and I am sad to give you these news but hopefully I will be able to find the cause of these problems in a near future so that I can return to the game and the creation process soon.

Heat everywhere causing things to melt both here and there

My graphics card is running too hot when I try to play The Sims. Cleaning out the fans and adding new cooling paste didn't help at all. I still have a few tricks up my sleeve but they will have to wait until the weather changes. For now I am gathering ideas in my sketchbook :-).

We have had temperatures rising well over 30 degrees C for several days and yesterday a few severe thunderstorms hit Sweden. More is to come today but the million dollar question is where they will hit and I feel stressed up having an extreme thunder phobia. The weather pattern for the rest of the week doesn't look too good with sunshine and heat one day and thunderstorms the next.

It's enough to wave a finger to start sweating so I am going to do the only thing I can do until the weather changes. Find a cool spot in the shadows preferably with a soft breeze coming in from the sea, make sure that there is something nice to drink close at hand and relax.

Modern Door Set to be published 2010-07-06

Life has been a circus for a while but I have finally managed to create a set of scandinavian contemporary doors that will be published next week. A sneak preview of the set:

I am back and the door set is slowly coming together

Last week was not fun with all the packing and then the moving day between two cities, roughly 300 km one way, to round it off. It was exhausting work and it has taken me several days to recover.

I have now also decided which doors that I will take all the way into the game which is a huge step forward for me, lol. The actual work will have to wait until the weekend though. I am going to spend a few days attending a course on agile project management and I'm looking forward to it. It will be interesting and fun.

I am moving

I am in the process of moving back to my old hometown after many years away and I am taking the final step this week. Thursday is moving day and all my stuff will be stored in a self-storage for now so there will be no need for unpacking after the move. You have to be grateful for the small things in life. ;-) Anyway, this means no time for meshing until the end of next week.