Category Archives: Nature

Oil

Right now, there is a pipe sticking out of the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico, from which oil is billowing.  It is a huge environmental disaster, and most certainly a historical event if there ever was one.  But there … Continue reading

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Misc. Stuff

So it is now fall.  The summer finished up nicely, we even got to go to Cape Cod.  (Photos will follow.)  I’m still working, with the intent of returning for classes in winter quarter.  Still playing music, still messing with … Continue reading

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Battery Life and Other Nonsense

As I mentioned before, I have switched my laptop to Gentoo again after getting a new battery for it.  When I first finished my Gentoo install there was this beautiful feeling of euphoria…  It was just a raw Linux system, … Continue reading

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Winter Without Christmas

I believe that today is the Nativity, or the last day of Christmas or whatever.  It is also the day I am heading back to school, back to the daily grind…  Actually, I shouldn’t complain.  My quarter is relatively light, … Continue reading

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Wait for More Winter

In the past we’ve had a decent amount of snow around Christmas time.  Well, we did have some this Christmas.  It was pretty nice, not too much.  But now maybe four days after a lot of it has melted.  In … Continue reading

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Healthy Again

Last week was hell for me, but now I feel better.  I’m still blowing my nose now and then, but it’s fairly manageable, so it’s all good.  I can also sit through a class without wishing to be put out … Continue reading

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Sickness

This has been a tough week.  It is the first week of a new quarter for me at school, so I was meeting new teachers and getting acclimated to new course material.  Actually, that in and of itself wouldn’t really … Continue reading

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Caturday

Well, I spent the last week around Binghamton working.  Before that I learned that I did much better than I thought I would in some of my classes.  So I am relieved.  It’s late, and I don’t feel like writing … Continue reading

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End of the Quarter

It snowed this morning.  Not hard, just a few flakes here and there.  Luckily though I got to sleep in, until about 11 am or so.  No classes today; it’s exam week now.  Just studying. Well, I mostly studied.  The … Continue reading

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It’s Over

Simply put, it’s over.  Tension has subsided.  America has picked anothe president.  Now we don’t have to listen to campaign adds and the like. I hope things will change.  Maybe the will, maybe not; out of all the factors that … Continue reading

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