Why I suck at Spanish. (kinda)

So I’ve pretty much decided that my current Spanish class (LCC300S, Reading & Writing for Communication) is basically an easier version of last year’s Spanish 9-10 class with Loca Zinke. That’s good – I always forget the tiny little rules with grammar, so I need them to be constantly smashed into my lazy, stubborn brain. … Read more

I’m fine.

So I’ve gotten more than one phone call since my last post… So I just wanted to clarify to everyone that I’m doing fine. I’m really enjoying time here, I just wanted to put that into context with the “Bigger Picture”. Yesterday was payday. Payday means new music. I have some really good new acquisitions: … Read more

The ugliness of life

Disclaimer: Nothing is wrong. Just pausing to reflect. When I went back down to Arizona, a lot of people asked me how life is here. I kind of spouted the general, “Oh, I love it here…” stuff, plus a boilerplate response about how everyone on my floor is awesome, how I really like my job, … Read more

Laptop, resurrected. Productivity, still dead.

I got the replacement hard drive from Dell today- fast shipping, one business day. I feel like I’m playing Monopoly, because this is a total Dell Error in My Favor. I had a 100GB drive. They gave me a 120GB drive. Freakin’ sweet. Unfortunately, they sent the thing pre-imaged, but only halfway, so when I … Read more

Dead laptop

My laptop’s hard drive committed suicide at 35,000 feet last night. I was using it on the plane and the whole thing just died. I think a head’s out of place, dragging straight across the platter, because it’s awfully noisy. Nothing will boot, even a Live CD. Luckily I shelled out a couple of benjamins … Read more