It's a Monday...

[greyias]

There is absolutely nothing fannish under these cuts. But there are macros, comics, and general babbling.





So I realized this morning that in fact I haven't made a non-private post in about ten days. Heh, whoops. What can I say? Things imploded on me last week, and it's taken me a little while to regain my mental equilibrium. To sum it up in short: remember when I mentioned I was going to make huge, sweeping, life-changing decisions? Well, those completely and totally fell through last Sunday, complete with obligatory emotional nuclear meltdowns. So, it's a new week, and I've finally convinced myself that I won't run away to Australia, Alaska, Africa, or any other place that begins with "A" for the time being -- but I reserve the right to change my mind at any point in the future.

Also, I finally broke about two weeks ago and bought myself a shiny new, ultraportable laptop. It turns out... I really don't like the Linux installation it came with (SUSE Enterprise 10). So I've been researching putting Ubuntu on it. I have yet to attempt to void my warranty try out this endeavor, but I have the sinking feeling it's going to turn out like this:


There is already a betting pool going around in my family to see how long it takes me to break and install Windows on it. However, I shall persevere! (Unless I can't figure out how to turn off the stupid SCIM hotkey that I keep activating [I don't need the ability to type in Mandarin, TYVM.]) I was hoping to have everything ironed out so I could use it at our International Seminar this week, because my Treo has all but self-destructed on me. Sadly, that's not the case. So I might bite the bullet and get the stupid, overpriced, overhyped iPhone with its stupid lack of a functional, greyias-approved keyboard like the G1 soon to be offered by my hated cell company nemesis T-Mobile. Unlocked ftw?. After all, I won't be paying rent in the near future, so I might as well spend my money on something. /bitter

Saw last week's SGA after wrangling with the internet all of Friday night, but I don't think I can sum up my feelings on it any better than tipper_green did here. It was a fun romp, some nice snark, I liked the dark edge, but had a few caveats. Next week, though... WOOLSEY! :D \o/ I'm sad, I know.

And... yeah, not much else happening. Right now I'm basically living vicariously through kymbie's African adventures. It's much more fun than thinking about other things.

Comments

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

*hugs* about the plans falling through, that's terrible. Glad you're feeling a little better. Though I have heard Australia is a lovely place, and Alaska too (might want to avoid Antarctica, though, top secret alien bases notwithstanding...)

Gah, those new mini-laptops, SO SHINY *_* Are the keyboards hard to use, or...?

[trystings.livejournal.com]

/o\ Oh hun, I'm sorry plans fell through, but it's only temporary I'm sure. *hugs*

Hope you feel better soon.

I can't help you with Linux so I'll distract you from my ignorance with my newest icon of Sheppard as a flower fairy. Isn't he adorable?

[leesa_perrie]

So sorry your plans fell through. Hmm, you know, if you went to Alaska, you could find out where friendshipper lives and move in down the street - only, I'm not sure she'd want a stalker!! *g*

Shiny computer! Looked at a couple of similar types on Sat when we went to a shop for something else (very boring, a scart box for multiple scarts into a one-scart TV). Niiiceee, but atm not really necessary as I'm hardly ever not at home!!

As for Outsiders...am I shallow? Sure, there was at least one dark bit, but I was too busy squeeing over the geeks rescuing themselves (did you see Carson running through a hive ship stunning Wraith? I was shouting, "Go, Carson, go"...) to notice the dark bit too much!!

But then, having written a story where Carson and Rodney are on a Wraith ship and manage to take control of it, this was making me think "about time"!! Of course, TPTB went one better 'cos I had the Daedalus bail them out at the end, whereas in Outsiders they didn't need any help at all!! SQUEE!!!

Um, yeah, did I mention shallow?! *bg*

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Aww! *huggles* That so so sad to hear *big big huggles*

Good luck with the computer, there have been occasional times I've been tempted by Linux...and then I come to my senses. (Computers dislike me enough, try something I'm not fully comfortable with, and they'll smell my fear and develop even STRANGER problems, I just know it! ^_-)

But new laptop...oh, so jealous...mmmmm, shiny new tech for the win!

*more comfort huggles, wish there was more I could do*

...oh, also, that polar bear macro sums up Mondays better than pretty much anything I've seen! *sneerk*

[little-blue.livejournal.com]

Jay is gonna be SO jealous of your teeny compy XD He is home sick today and is grumpy already though!

Also I've heard Ubuntu kicks ass. (just fyi) <33