mindful iterations

I really wish I would have seen this: http://sidux.com/Article420.html before I did an apt-get dist-upgrade. Hopefully this gets straightened out soon.

I'm totally annoyed, which seems to be the theme for the day.

And, my system's fan keeps coming on.  I have an uneasy feeling about that.

Feh. 

Really.  I haven't gone away.  I promise.

So, here's a quick rundown on things:

Ruby on Rails

Lately I've been doing the majority of my programming in Ruby and Rails.  Things are becoming second nature for me and slowly but surely I'm getting self-confidence when it comes to "am I doing this right?"  That's a great feeling to have.

I was discussing it with someone lately who was telling me that all I really need is the self-confidence.  That's great to hear from an observer.  

Linux

I've been trying to get a Linux install up and running on my P3-500 toybox.  Unfortunately the CD-Rom drive is fubarred, so I've been taking the CD drive out of my main PC and putting it into the other system in order to get things working on it.  I installed OpenSuse and immediately felt dirty.  I need this as a Windows replacement box, so I wanted something relatively 'user-friendly'. I'm downloading Mint right now and we'll see how that works out.

Life in General

While spring is officially here, when I look out my window and see several feet of snow still on the ground, and when I walk outside into 7 degree weather first thing in the morning, I can't help but wonder if spring will ever really get here.  I'm looking forward to the Summer - except for the bees, wasps, hornets, and other immensely frightening creatures.  I can't wait to be back in shorts and t-shirts and flip flops.  I love my Tevas.

Anyway, I hope to update more in the next couple of days or over the weekend.  I'm posting this from Safari in Windows and every few moments I get the notification that a script is slow.  So, enough is enough.  It's harshing my mellow.