Right now I really want to be working on the site and studying about social networking patterns and the development of computer mediated communication. That sounds pretty reasonable for an MFA student in Media Studies, but instead I spent the last three days trying to get my new laptop even close to the way the old one was set up. Then when that is all done, I have to fill out like 300 forms for graduation all due by feb 24th.

Seeing as their whole grading and transcript system is online, I can't believe that UB still leaves this to hand writing and paper forms. It's actually shamefull on their part considering the department is media studies. If I had known most of the stuff I would be dealing with at that school was so behind the times I would have never gone. From the technology I worked with down to these paper forms, UB just set me back 3 years for a piece of paper. I mean it will probably be worth it but school actually inhibited me from learning.

My favorite example of this is still the fact that I wanted to take the more advanced electronics class in my department, but I couldn't because I "needed" credits from an outside department so I ended up taking electronics in the art department. I probably should have just boughta degree online ;)

Maybe I am just cranky because I miss (e:twisted)

I am sick of it already. I am writing this from back in windows, but I can't say that I didn't give it a good try. I will eventually move back to linux and am keeping it installed but in the meantime 150 fps 3d gears is not acceptable on my new fancy laptop which should be getting like 1500fps.

If I wasn't doing 3d too, then it would be eveerything I ever wanted. Wireless works, bluetooth works, 2D graphics are amazing but 3D is necessary. I am willing to give fedora a chance but I really can't dedicate that much more time to it this week.

So I am thinking of dividing it like this. I will do my programming in Linux and my artwork in windows where the programs exist and better access the graphics card for now.

I am sitting in the den watching batman at 2:25 am. I have so much work to do now that I spent almost 2 days setting up the computer. I am so happy that it is mostly done. I still have to figure setting up maya in linux but I am going to wait till I get my new Maya 6.5 disks in the mail. I figure there is no point starting with 6.0 when I am just going to thave to upgrade in a week.

So after spending three days getting windows to work properly on my new vaio s360 and countless hours searching online and waiting on hold for the windows driver, I decided it was time to brave linux. As I had previously had a great deal of drama getting linux to work on the m60, I was quite nervous.

Well, get this, it took about 20 minutes, and was totally automated, looks beuatiful, wireless works, bluetooth works, graphics card work at native 1280 x 800 resolution. It seems almost unreal. I am so excited to get started with it right after I set up my old laptop for (e:matthew) .

Thanks so much (e:ajay) for the disk. Best of all linux is free. If anyone else wants to switch I totally suggest suse 9.2, it is easy as can be.

Hodown is in town and her face is really messed up in the name of cosmetic beauty. I tried to get a pic but she wouldn't let me.

Dinner was especially delicious tonight. WE has steamed muscles in white wine sauce, peppers stuffed with gorgonzola, bacon wrapped scallops, and gourmet salad with cranberries. Yum

I miss lisa, it is so weird with her being gone