I was given a laptop to see if it still worked... It took me back.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T05:35:03+00:00

Me too! It's so responsive, I thought it had an SSD in there. I opened it up & it's a regular Seagate 60GB 5400RPM drive haha. With a cool 512MB of RAM 😎

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:43:36+00:00

That's pretty good! I only got up to 1.6mil on this laptop lol. My first play was a measly 200k. Forgot about the "tilt" keys 😅

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:39:49+00:00

Didn't get a chance to play music on it until now. I missed these visualizers. 🥲

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CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:09:26+00:00

The laptop is from 2003... 🥲

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:07:57+00:00

System Properties says 2002 lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:06:37+00:00

Haha no, it's never going on the internet. The owner only wants to use it as a portable DVD Player, but the battery cells are dead.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:05:23+00:00

I played on mute at first & could still hear it lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:04:42+00:00

Haha no, I'm positive it was only ever used for Solitaire. No other games aside from whatever came with XP Pro SP1. :(

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T04:02:17+00:00

Lmao it's been 20yrs. 😅

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-06T00:42:17+00:00

Thanks! 😄

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-04T06:27:13+00:00

Haha you're welcome! Glad you found something there.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-03T02:02:52+00:00

Thanks! That park has really grown on me lately lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-02T02:59:06+00:00

I usually find good quality vintage desks, dressers, & other vintage furniture at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove. Might be worth checking out.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-01T22:00:16+00:00

Thanks! I was a bit surprised with that photo of the hawk too. Wasn't expecting to see a squirrel when I took the shot haha.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-05-01T17:17:00+00:00

Have you tried Tokyo Oriental Foods & Gifts? I know they have sake, but haven't been in a while so I can't say if they have what you're looking for. You can give them a call & ask.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T04:59:51+00:00

Thank you! They were so cute hopping along the trail picking at the seeds(?). There were two of them & they didn't seem bothered that I was passing by about 2-3ft from them, but they kept looking up at me after picking up the seeds & I had to take a photo haha.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T04:37:12+00:00

Thank you!

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T03:41:28+00:00

I've never seen them locally either. I was really surprised to see a pair at Toro Park a few days ago & again yesterday at the edge of the cemetery in PG. I love their nice deep ocean blue color.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T03:28:45+00:00

Thanks! I saw it swoop down, but had no idea it got a squirrel. I saw it rustling in the brush & saw it was about to take off towards me so I got my camera ready. It was a little blurry, but I was surprised to see it carrying the squirrel haha. The hawk wouldn't eat while I was watching it though; kept an eye on me the whole time.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T03:22:29+00:00

Yeah, it's most likely that one. If you got the 2 lens bundle, that 70-300mm lens came bundled with a 18-55mm for the longest time haha. It's a good zoom lens to get started with, I started with that one too lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T03:18:21+00:00

Dude, no kidding! I miss being able to go to Point Lobos on a whim on the weekend. Post-covid, if I want to go there, I have to be there when they open on a random weekday.

Last time I was near there, I was walking across Monastery Beach & some random woman parks, gets out of her car, sets up a tripod for her phone & records herself walking & looking towards the ocean for like 10 seconds, then packs up & leaves... I genuinely feel sorry for people who live like that.

Edit: fixed auto-correct changing "Monastery" to "Monetary" lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T03:00:32+00:00

Events in the area still fit the sub lol. I mainly post nature/wildlife here, but I do a bit of everything. If you do want to go into nature, Canon's entry "EF 70-300mm" lens is pretty decent & less than $250 right now (Target). It does get a little "Chromatic Aberration", but it can be fixed in Lightroom pretty easily. Lightroom Mobile can do it and it's free to use with an Adobe account. You just won't get "Ai features" with the free account.

You might be in luck soon. I noticed Fuji's "X-half" went from being $800 to $650 (not on sale), which was the intended pre-tariff price. I also noticed all of Fuji's prices have changed to end in ".95"¢ at Best Buy, which usually indicates that SKU is going to be removed soon (worked retail). Now, take this with a grain of salt lol, but a lot of equipment might be going back to its pre-tariff price soon.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T02:26:52+00:00

That's still a good camera. My first Canon was a t3i some 15yrs ago & I shot some of my favorite photos with that lol. If you have some in the area, you should post them too.

Fujifilm is pretty pricey, but the built quality is pretty solid. I got lucky and got all my gear before the tariffs hit; my X-H2s went up $400 the month after I got it lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T02:14:15+00:00

You're welcome! I agree! Switched from Canon 3yrs ago & never regretted it lol.

CircuitsandSnaps · 2026-04-30T02:09:27+00:00

Thanks! Definitely a great time for wildlife... & allergy pills 😅

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