Sunday, January 21, 2007
Casting About For Interim Balance
One of my life goals, a long held dream, something I want to do before being wrung out by the bony hands of death, is convert to Linux. Obviously there are other things I'd like to do with my life (such as arrange my books chronologically by author) but I am yet again in the mood to toy with the idea of casting off the bonds of a Microsoft-choked system. Luckily I do mot game heavily, nor do I do a lot of video or photo editing. As long as I can play on the internet, use itunes, watch movies, and use some version of an Office program, I will be fine. Hardware compatibility could be an issue. Hopefully not.
This itch for change is probably a result of my changing situation at home. Later in the year I am moving out, probably into dorms over the summer and an apartment later on. I've been trying to get rid of as much as possible, and consolidate the rest into boxes or otherwise organizational stackeyness.
It is too bad, though, that this super-transient time is so extended. The forward-looking part of my mind is making me a bit reckless. I need to concentrate on the here-and-now. Unfortunately the here-and-now contains some alluring aspects that occasionally compel me to take a tumble. I will concentrate on more controllable risks, such as the switch to linux when I finish my room re-organization. -- G 'Bye, Sonya -- . ( 21.1.07 ) .
One of my life goals, a long held dream, something I want to do before being wrung out by the bony hands of death, is convert to Linux. Obviously there are other things I'd like to do with my life (such as arrange my books chronologically by author) but I am yet again in the mood to toy with the idea of casting off the bonds of a Microsoft-choked system. Luckily I do mot game heavily, nor do I do a lot of video or photo editing. As long as I can play on the internet, use itunes, watch movies, and use some version of an Office program, I will be fine. Hardware compatibility could be an issue. Hopefully not.
This itch for change is probably a result of my changing situation at home. Later in the year I am moving out, probably into dorms over the summer and an apartment later on. I've been trying to get rid of as much as possible, and consolidate the rest into boxes or otherwise organizational stackeyness.
It is too bad, though, that this super-transient time is so extended. The forward-looking part of my mind is making me a bit reckless. I need to concentrate on the here-and-now. Unfortunately the here-and-now contains some alluring aspects that occasionally compel me to take a tumble. I will concentrate on more controllable risks, such as the switch to linux when I finish my room re-organization. -- G 'Bye, Sonya -- . ( 21.1.07 ) .