Yeah, Cobalt was only around five gyms I think so Gaia has just passed it in terms of length.
Ugh that sucks re: your computer, definitely a major motivation killer. I'm not completely done with hacking myself but I definitely want a length break from it, kinda regretting saying that I'd get a new beta out by the end of 2016 because at this rate I likely won't haha.
I've mostly been spending my time on my computer binge watching something: I got through the entire CWverse (Arrow, The Flash, etc.) and am now getting through The Sopranos. With that going on though I hardly log on to any chatrooms really, and with IRC it's another program and so on so I rarely get around to it. I did drop in a few days ago but don't really have much to say because I'm not really doing anything haha.