thedeadparrot

I have now updated my OS to Feisty, which is quite nice. I feel as though there was a slight speed up on boot, and now Electric Sheep works with gnome-screensaver, which is WAY AWESOME. (If you aren't aware of what it is, it's a gorgeous screensaver that is constantly being created, and yeah. Go check it out.)

At the moment, I feel pretty exhausted and burned out and stuff. Totally need this semester to be over soon. Tomorrow I have homework due, hiring meetings to attend, and grading.

ETR: More boring whining. I really need to stop doing this when I'm being lame.

Have now upgraded to Edgy Eft with a clean install. It's not substantially different from anything else, as far as I can tell, but Firefox 2 breaks my favorite theme. Which makes me very sad. I also had to spend a lot of time switching the tab behavior back to something that doesn't suck.

Dear house_wilson,

Stop worrying about the fucking poll and write me some porn, dammit.

Love,
me

Dear Youtube,

Why the fuck did you just break your videos under Linux Flash 9 beta? Are you high or something?

No love,
me

BSG this week!
( Spoilers )

Tonight's Tech House's big party of the the year, Javaspook. There are tons of baked goods being made in the kitchen right now. Should be a lot of fun.

okay, so I've borrow the complete works of Arthur C. Clarke from the library, and I'm definitely not going to be able to read them all in time. So, If anyone's a fan, a list of stories I have to read would be nice. Like really nice. Please?

There's also this awesome Linux commercial that IBM did a few years back, and it's just plain cool, a little creepy as well, and not entirely accurate. Plus, it's kind of old. But it's still a really good ad. Go watch.

It needs to rain. A lot. For reals. I'm really over this heatwave crap.

I am attempting to make more headway into my 30_gens fic. Right now, I think I have about 14 posted, 5 waiting to be edited and posted and 11 in various states of completion. I am going to finish these bastards. Just you wait and see.

Tux the Linux penguin is the cutest thing evar. I kind of want to make a stuffed one, but I suck at sewing, so no good would ever come of it.

The Xgl switcher hates me, I think. I'm not sure why it's slowed down so drastically, but it's not good for my blood pressure, as Xgl has a tendency to crash my system while using the switcher as well.

Anyone who says that proprietary software is somehow better documented than open source software has never tried to use IBM proprietary software.

I love Linux a lot. Like crazy.

It's a lot of work to maintain and occasionally really frustrating, but I think that's the joy in it. It's challenging and rewarding in equal measures, though, and it's perfect for a big computer nerd like me.

The command line kicks so much ass, too. ubuntu is pretty damn awesome.

So I've been reading a lot of Angel fic lately, and I've realized that he's totally that character type that really draws me in. The kinda assholic, deeply obsessive, deeply caring guy with Issues (see: Roy Mustang, Jack Bristow, Bruce Wayne), though I can't quite put my finger on why I'm really drawn to it. Maybe it's their sheer badassness, maybe it's because they give really good angst.

Still can't write, however. It's at the point where I don't think I'm ready to try a ficathon, simply because I'm paranoid of letting down my recipient. Am trying to put together a fanmix though. It's kind of risky, in terms of various genres it throws together, so I hope I can get it to flow right.

Have received a job offer from IBM for a summer internship, which kicks major ass. I am quite excited.

Upgraded my Ubuntu install to Dapper Drake. I am liking it quite a bit. Lots of nerdy goodness. There were some bumps along the way, but I think they've all been straightened out. I am liking the new version of Times New Roman (I think?). The old one was butt-ugly and annoying to look at.

So, how have you guys been?