Hello and welcome to a VERY early morning set of random thoughts. Since I can't get any sleep right now, here we go:
- I could have easily called this the "everything sucks" edition. Bills
suck. Financial strain sucks. Personal problems suck. Computer
problems suck. Boredom sucks. Lonliness sucks. Haunting memories
suck. Ex-girlfriends suck. There's a lot that sucks out there...so why
didn't I give this particular blog the aforementioned title? Quite
honestly, its because not everything sucks. My friends don't suck. The
Internet doesn't suck. Dancing doesn't suck. And just as important, I
don't suck. So for those of you who do think that everything sucks,
you're wrong. Just change your viewpoint and see. BTW, those things
that I said sucked? Well, that's random thinking at play...I'm not
necessarily dealing with all of that stuff right now (some of it I am),
but at some time or another I have...I'm pretty sure you all can come up
with your own "what sucks" lists, but don't forget to remember what
doesn't.
- I have finally broken the stranglehold that Windows
had on my computer and installed the Ubuntu Linux system. Actually, I
just got bored and wanted to do something new with my computer. I used
it once before a while back (at an Obama campaign office) and wondered
what it would be like to use it regularly. Now that has become a
reality. To be honest, it's taking me a while to get used to but so far
I'm liking it. Trying to find an appearance that appeals to my taste
is gonna take some time to accomplish given my limited experience with
this new OS. The file system and various programs are different than
what I'm used to with Windows. I'm happy that some of the programs I
used on Windows are on Linux as well (Firefox and OpenOffice come to
mind). There is a limited amount of programs out there for the OS
(especially with the stranglehold Windows has on developers right now)
but that was not unexpected. I'm still trying to find comparable
programs to some of what I used before, which means that the journey I'm
taking with this OS is going to be very interesting from here on.
- You know, for it being 3:30 in the morning, it's surprising that I'm this coherent right now...or am I????
- BTW, if anybody has any Linux experience and knows of some good programs I can find, give me a buzz.
- In the time since Barack Obama has taken office, he's already signed a
bill into law, ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay, set up strict
ethics rules regarding his staff, and is already pushing for another
stimulus for infrastructure. I don't think Bush ever worked this much
in one month at any time during his tenure and Obama did this much in a
single week. Change is here, folks.
- I know it's only been
over a month of winter, but could the weather associated with it just go
away? I am not digging the cold and all the snow...at least it looks
like Sunday it'll get a little bit warmer, though not much. I'm waiting
for the "sun and 72 degrees" to come back, if you know what I mean.
- A reminder to governors around the country...do not...I repeat, do
NOT....try to sell U.S. congressional seats to the highest bidder. It
isn't ethical, as evidenced by the tossing of one Rod Blagojevich from
the governor's position in Illinois. BTW, try to say "Blagojevich" five
times fast without becoming tongue twisted...it's a challenge, for
sure.
- I've done lots of thinking lately. Lots of it.
- I need a new wardrobe, or at least new clothes and stuff. Guess I gotta wait until I get some money first.
I
have the urge to go on with random thoughts, but I feel it better to
cut it off now before I get too wacky with them...it is real early in
the morning, y'know. Until next time, ladies, gentlemen, and non-human
types...take care and God Bless.
DJ
