all around update

[maevele]

I'm still here, still reading as much as I can, but I'm trying to get my system back the way I like it. also, still trying to make a bootable for 10.4. ubuntu, and still failing, apparently. also also the actual physical frame of my laptop has pretty much collapsed. the hinges are fucked, I can't usually close it, I have cables snaking out, if it isn't leaning on something, it falls open and lays flat, and I have quite the collection of little plastic bits that have sheared off this fucker.

the party was great and drama free. amazing. well, not entirely drama free, and pobo got a nice injury at the start of the party, but it was all good. too much sugar was had by all.

This post is taking a long ass time, because I'm watching buffy in the background and it's an ep with NEKKID SPIKE.


having some drama re trying to stay friends with the rest of the family where the dad went ape shit on hq. if I have to pretend I'm okay with that guy in order to keep the rest of the friendships, tough shit. it sucks because both my kids are tight wth their kids, but there is a limit to how much shit I will suck up to keep friends for my kids. my kids have other friends, who don't have assholes for parents.

While delivering home the sleepover kids, my friend had a family member over, and they were talking about seeing korn last night, and that he got free tickets to see some other bands this week, including the deftones, on weds, but didn't have a ride to milwaukee. Z has recently gotten into deftones harder, and has thursday off work, so I talked to dude, and Z gets to go out to a proper concert for the first time in several years. I get extra wife points for that shit. and i figure I'll be trading in those wife points by ditching him with the kids all the extra hours of wiscon weekend. which, OMGHOLYFUCKINGFUCK, COUNTDOWN TO WISCON LIKE A MOTHERFUCK.


Hey, it's even actually 5 things

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[annaoj]

I *just* succeeded in making a bootable for 10.04 Ubuntu Netbook and installed it on my eee. Let me know if you want me to mail you the USB stick!

[maevele]

that'd be pretty fucking cool, because I do not know what I have done wrong here. I have to mail back the 9.04 binary lent me, which is how my computer is working at all, and I am tempted not to push my luck and stick with it, because at least my computer is working, but 10.4 looks pretty damn shiny. How is it on an eee? worth the risk?

[annaoj]

I have an eee with a tiny HD (like, 4 GB tiny) so I decided to just overwrite the whole thing with 10.04 since I didn't have enough HD space to upgrade 9.04 any more! It seems to be working OK, but I haven't had the chance to play with it much yet.

I know you can use the USB stick to test-run 10.04 before actually installing it.

DM me with your address if you decide you want to borrow it! I figure I can get it back at WisCon. :)

[annaoj]

Dropped the stick in the mail today!