But now that the time has come, and I used Ubuntu 7.10 as my desktop for several days before migrating back to windows xp in a manner that was only slightly disastrous (chapter 2? chapter 2?! where did you go?! NOOOOOO!!!), I cannot honestly talk that much shit about Linux as a desktop. It worked really well. That being said, I am much more comfortable in the windows environment even after two years using Linux exclusively.
I might, on the other hand, say Adobe is shit for not supporting Linux. But they have their hands full being smug assholes when it comes to releasing CS3 on both Win and Mac so no worries, I guess.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Thursday, March 01, 2007
So yes...
I swear, when I someday migrate back to Windows, I will badmouth Linux as a desktop every damn day of the week.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Shogun is dead. Long live the Shogun!
Yeah, not really. Well, the living part, sure.
Not too much to actually say, to the 77 of you who have looked at this. It's been a busy winter, and a cold one too. I did do a smidgen of writing, but that was like, two sentences. At least what I've previously written has been steeping or something similar.
Not too much to actually say, to the 77 of you who have looked at this. It's been a busy winter, and a cold one too. I did do a smidgen of writing, but that was like, two sentences. At least what I've previously written has been steeping or something similar.
Friday, December 01, 2006
It's been awhile.
Yeah, quite awhile actually.
I guess I just haven't been writing much lately. I still think about writing, but I just don't have the time, or the inclination. I suppose I've been thinking about my previous post, and the idea that I did finish something, though I am just about completely dissatisfied with it, maybe even with the entire experience of it.
I guess the piece isn't bad. It's just not... I don't know. I wrote it because I felt bad, not because I wanted to be involved. I've seen the UNSCDEF guys around the Halo community, and their contest wasn't getting that many entries like a week before the deadline, and I felt bad that more interest hadn't been generated by it. So, I excrete a short story to pad their entry count, and that's what makes me feel like a tool. I didn't even want to win. I just wanted to see them have a lot of entries.
I am proud, in a way, of the fact that I hashed out 4700 words in a slightly thought-out manner in less than 8 hours total work time, during one of my weekend shifts (12 hours a day, Saturday and Sunday). Almost 600 words an hour, not counting a quick drafting process. I feel like I should do more with it, but I really don't care. I've got too many other projects I've invested a lot more time in. There's no room on the back burner for this, it's headed for the garbage disposal.
I guess I just haven't been writing much lately. I still think about writing, but I just don't have the time, or the inclination. I suppose I've been thinking about my previous post, and the idea that I did finish something, though I am just about completely dissatisfied with it, maybe even with the entire experience of it.
I guess the piece isn't bad. It's just not... I don't know. I wrote it because I felt bad, not because I wanted to be involved. I've seen the UNSCDEF guys around the Halo community, and their contest wasn't getting that many entries like a week before the deadline, and I felt bad that more interest hadn't been generated by it. So, I excrete a short story to pad their entry count, and that's what makes me feel like a tool. I didn't even want to win. I just wanted to see them have a lot of entries.
I am proud, in a way, of the fact that I hashed out 4700 words in a slightly thought-out manner in less than 8 hours total work time, during one of my weekend shifts (12 hours a day, Saturday and Sunday). Almost 600 words an hour, not counting a quick drafting process. I feel like I should do more with it, but I really don't care. I've got too many other projects I've invested a lot more time in. There's no room on the back burner for this, it's headed for the garbage disposal.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Deadlines.
I lied in my last post. I stopped working on that whole PHP thing and turned out a 4500+ word short story. I started on Friday, and I just finished it a little while ago. I worked two 12 hour shifts over the weekend. I think it turned out OK. The ending might be a little soft though, but it's the first short story I've finished in the last 10 years.
Working on an actual deadline for something I wanted to do is strange. Sure, I've dealt with deadlines at work, and pretty much everyone did in school, but those are not always by personal choice. Finishing those usually leaves me feeling wasted or stressed, particularly if I shirked the time frame, like I am prone to do.
With this though, I do feel tired but not in a bad way. I feel like I accomplished something. How weird is that?
Working on an actual deadline for something I wanted to do is strange. Sure, I've dealt with deadlines at work, and pretty much everyone did in school, but those are not always by personal choice. Finishing those usually leaves me feeling wasted or stressed, particularly if I shirked the time frame, like I am prone to do.
With this though, I do feel tired but not in a bad way. I feel like I accomplished something. How weird is that?
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Slackass...
So that wasn't so quick on the update. The short story is moving at a pace that exceeds glacial, but not by much. I've kind of put it on the back burner while I work on a different story and try to learn PHP. Easy stuff.
Also, October marks the first anniversary of when I first came up with the universe I'm setting the short story in, and a bunch of other stuff. Hooray for it! Maybe I'll get it done soon.
Also, October marks the first anniversary of when I first came up with the universe I'm setting the short story in, and a bunch of other stuff. Hooray for it! Maybe I'll get it done soon.
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