Ubuntu is not the most difficult to use linux distribution ever released. It is fun to vacation in another OS, however, so when I got my new PC the first thing I did was download the latest version of Ubuntu (at this time 9.04) and … Read More →
Category Archives: Geek
Macbook Air Ad
I saw the Macbook Air Ad on the tv for the first time while i was doing the dishes one night. I heard the first few notes of the song and was immediately irritated. I like that song…stupid Macbook…. I knew that song. Where had … Read More →
Amusing Article
I unzipped my bag, opened the TiBook so it could take in the California sunshine and set it on the grass. “You’re home now,” I said, choking up. “Go on. You’re free. Go!” I motioned for it to frolic, but it just sat there looking … Read More →
special
I was organizing the storage room yesterday, which was my old bedroom here at the HQ, and I found my International Star Registry certificate box. I yanked it out of there, tossed it on my bed for me to put away later, and went about … Read More →
big mouth strikes again: what’s on your mp3 player
AFI Amy Winehouse Ani DiFranco apoptygma berzerk Carbon Based Lifeforms Conjure One Eckhart Tolle Exit Ophelia Fall Out Boy Hanson Jeff Buckley Joan Osborne Lamb Peter Gabriel Phutureprimitive See The Poet The Smiths Sopor Aeternus Tiger Army Tool VNV Nation Trespassers William . . . … Read More →
round up
doing i had gotten my reading list whittled down to basically nothing and now i am back up to 5 books. ahh. i think next weekend i am going to make apricot almond cupcakes, so if you are randomly gifted in person with cupcakes…its just … Read More →
introspecitve miscellany
busy i have been experiencing an odd phenomenon. i noticed it the night i was reading harry potter. i put it down with 30 pages to go because i was absolutely exhausted and my eyes were sort of crossing. i slept hard. i kept being … Read More →
persevere
i am posting this from my very first linux installation. yes, i’ve used it before, but i’ve never been the one to install it, jab at it with sudo, and beat it into submission. until today. i’ve been working on the video driver since about … Read More →
Feminism and Games: Growing up as a geeky girl
First… There was Cooking Mama. Cute game. You cook. It is obviously aimed at younger girls but I have seen and heard of boys and men playing and enjoying the games as well. Then there was Gardening Mama. You garden. Still…a cute game. The ‘Mama’ … Read More →