Yes, that last post was completely random, but true. I’m in the habit of wearing my slippers barefoot, and sometimes my feet sweat….

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As I write this on my laptop, I’m sitting here waiting for the other computer to finish reformatting so I can begin to reinstall Windows. I had the bright idea that I could reinstall it and make the computer run faster. So far, I’m having a tough enough time making the computer run as well as it did before I started. When I re-installed this morning, I hadn’t set it to boot from the CD first, and thus was unable to reformat the hard drive. I tinkered with the bios this evening, and got it to reformat, and now it’s copying setup files back to the hard disk.

My biggest concern right now is getting the antivirus installed. Earlier today, it refused to be installed, citing some sort of error. I think that was due to the fact that I hadn’t re-formatted the disk. We’ll soon see.

I’ve got a few days to tinker with it if things still don’t work, as it is now Wednesday evening, and I don’t need to be back until Monday morning. The dorms open on Sunday, though. Of course, if I don’t get it figured out by Sunday, I doubt that another few hours will help.

Now it estimates that I have about half an hour left until the install is complete. I’ll keep you posted, as I’ll likely be online for quite a while, downloading new updates. SP2 is HUGE!

[EDIT 1/16: I forgot that I hadn’t updated the status of the home computer. I was able to download SP2 on the broadband connection at the High school–I visited, and asked one of the teachers if they minded me leaving my laptop in a corner for a while, connected to the network. 30 minutes is sure better than 45 hours! Everything else came together in the end, except that Norton support seems incapable of transferring our subscription from the old installation to the new one. They asked for the new ID, which I sent, they wrote back saying they needed the old one, which I didn’t have anymore, but sent in the order #. They wrote back, saying they now had our old ID, but I needed to send in our new ID. Seems they don’t read old e-mails. Now, the program refuses to show any ID# at all… I guess my parents will just have to figure it out. At least the computer came with a 90 day trial, which works again now that I reformatted.]

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All today, I’ve been listening to music from an artist called Fishtank. It’s ambient music, written by a guy I know from online, who lives in England. It’s all written digitally. I really like it. Go check out the site, and pump up his ego, will you? He’s always complaining that no one likes his music, so if you feel inclined, leave him a comment on his forum.