lordkalkin

Yesterday was an odd day. I heard the storm when I went to bed Monday night, but when I woke up on Tuesday, our power was on (it never went off), and I had internet access, so I didn't think it had been too bad. While driving to class, I noticed WTUL (Tulane's radio station) wasn't transmitting, so I switched to NPR where I hard...
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I'm updating this from my laptop, using my wireless connection. I've been working on it since last night, and I finally got the wireless card to work. I tried installing both Kubuntu and Linux Mint, and I'm currently on Linux Mint. However, the fix I found will work in Kubuntu as well, so next weekend, I think I'm going to install Kubuntu because I was...
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I just had an eventful couple of days. Last night, I got some hardware for my computer, a new video card and secondary hard drive. Before installing, I needed to wipe the old video card drivers first. However, I fucked up and wiped all of the video drivers from xorg. Thankfully, I had just backed up everything in preparation for a new harddrive, so doing...
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I had a meeting with the graduate director today to check on my progress in completing coursework and other requirements. With my transfer credits from UBC, I don't need to take any classes after this semester. As of May or so, I will be entirely done with coursework, so I can start on my dissertation. I take this as entirely good news. I'll likely sit...
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I felt kinda bad tonight, but I think it's partly the stress of starting school. I haven't had to use my brain as much, or in the way I normally do for class. I wrote a short paper for my Hobbes class, read some Descartes for phil of mind, then get through the last chunk of reading for the philosophical logic class.

I also managed...
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Today, I read about 78 pages of Hobbes's Leviathan. Either I'm nuts, or school has started once again. I'm actually glad to be taking the Hobbes course because I really feel like a major obstacle to selling anarchy is the Hobbesian perception that we need a state to prevent the war of each against all. I guess not so many people read Rousseau. Anyway,...
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I'm still bummed about RAW. I really don't have much to say about that.

Got some practice in yesterday. I think listening to the drums rather than the guitar helps me suck less. I might be getting the hang of it.

Finished Chrono Cross, just in time because school starts on Tuesday.

Long time no update. I've been reading Anansi Boys and playing Chrono Cross, so I haven't had a great deal to say. Still dealing with some car stuff, like the license plate and brake tag. I think I've seen Clerks three times in the last two weeks for the sake of watching different commentary tracks. I really like that movie, though, and the commentary...
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We went to my parents' house in Laplace for xmas eve, then decided to stay there for the night since we were supposed to go on to Lafayette anyway the next day. We spent xmas at Tara's grandmother's house in Lafayette, then came home. In the last two days, I've eaten too much, driven too far, and slept all too little. By the time we...
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Remaining issues with Ubuntu: none. I got the windows computers to see the shares on this computer a couple of days ago, and I finally got my PDA to sync yesterday. I have full functionality now, so I don't need to worry about using workarounds by the time next semester starts. I also installed OpenOffice.org on my laptop last night. I think it will be...
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To further our post-exam/term paper celebrations, we went out for drinks with Robin. As usually happens when I go out for drinks with Robin, I am drunk. Funny how I like to post to lj when non-sober, but not as much when sober. These things happen.

We went to this place nearby, Lucky's. There's so many decent places in this neighborhood, but I like Lucky's...
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So, things did not go entirely as expected today. We took the Mazda back to my parents' house, but noticed a check engine light (this is after we did all of the paperwork, mind you). We brought it back to the dealership, and they checked it out and diagnosed a transmission problem. The salesman (who'd known my family for a long time) took us to...
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