Back From Semi-Hiatus
It's not too difficult to believe that I've been neglecting this little fledgling blog for a couple weeks now, but then quite a bit has happened within that time frame. For one, I finally got a full-time job through a temp agency, meaning that there's less time to just relax at home or to stay up late during the week.
I've also experienced much frustration in trying to put Windows and Linux on the same system, only to incorrectly remove Linux so that Windows wouldn't start, then having to nuke my entire hard drive (some of it full of data that I spent many hours working to preserve) only to reinstall Windows. Besides that, I watched all 6 games of the NBA Finals, making those times the only ones where I was actually watching something on TV rather than using it to play
Xenogears.
As if that wasn't enough, I managed to have a neighbor connect my router to his broadband modem so that I could have a wireless network to jump on instead of using dial-up, at least until I can pay for my own high-speed cable internet plan. In my attempts to download more fansubbed anime, it seems that on my system at least,
uTorrent works much quicker and better than
BitTorrent. At the very least, it's better than the most recent version of BitTorrent (4.20.0). Therefore, I'm going to keep using uTorrent...at least long enough to get all available episodes of
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Maybe, just maybe, I'll also remember to play around with the template code, too.
Lots of Difficulties - part 2
I haven't forgotten about this blog, neither have I forgotten that this was supposed to be about some rants and opinions. It's just that since this past Monday or Tuesday, my computers have been taking up a lot of time as far as some uninstalling/reinstalling goes. I'll try to have some interesting content up every other day next week if possible.
So, it's been decided...
Looks like this year's NBA Finals are going to be very interesting, if only because either Miami or Dallas is going to win their first ever title in team history, in addition to the fact that both teams have never made it this far before. I'll have to find other things to do at 'game time' until Thursday night.
I shouldn't be surprised that of all places to find a good deal on computer parts, Fry's Electronics so happens to have a sale on the 1 GB USB drive I've been looking for (and a $10 rebate with it). Of course, from my side of town, the entire trip from home to the store and back will probably be around 40 miles, but that shouldn't be a problem.
Playing around with the template code is on my to do list, but there probably won't be any major changes made until I understand every last line of code.
Lots of Difficulties
Wouldn't it be just my luck to have my PC that runs Windows ME to suddenly have a problem with AOL on dial-up...since Tuesday morning, I've been able to connect for about 45 minutes before my connection is dropped and AOL reports an error that makes it so that I have to restart my system to reconnect. I've been considering installing Linux on my system since I've lost my Windows XP disc and Vista isn't due for another 6 months or so. Of course, a 1 gig USB drive and high-speed internet would help too, if only I could hurry up and get hired somewhere...
Nowhere near as disappointing as the fact that I could already be on my way to having a job if it weren't for an out-of-state drivers license is seeing Miami practically give up in the last few minutes of Game 5 by letting Detroit take a 4-point lead to a 13-point win. Even worse, Phoenix makes the same mistakes the following day in their Game 5, losing just as bad, although they at least scored over 100. You just know a game is bad when you're glad to have to go run an errand while there's still a few minutes to go...
