Recently in Misc Category

I’ve been frustrated with the performance of my laptop lately, and so have been entertaining the idea of a fresh install. The Windows Home Server is nicely established, so I have backups there, on mozy and on the MO’s big-ass hard drive. After much dithering, I took the plunge on Monday and installed Windows 7. So far things have been (mostly) awesome!

First of all, the installation process was clever enough to realize I already had Vista, and offered to keep all my data (and programs, I think—not really sure because I didn’t choose that option) or go with a blank install. I wanted to wipe the slate clean, so I chose the install. Then I still had the option to keep a copy of my old stuff! Very cool. Yet another backup, I guess….

The install picked up all the basic drivers except for my card reader, and I found those with the “look for this on the web” option. (I haven’t hooked up my printer or scanner yet, so I suppose I shouldn’t get too giddy, but still.) Network, WHS, various Live applications, all so far so good.

EXCEPT. The one thing I didn’t bother to check for compatibility—Windows Live OneCare. Which I have just paid my subscription for. And is apparently being end-of-lifed by M$! Soooo, something called Avast is now pulling virus protection duties. I am still irked by this one. But 7 is purty, and for this magpie, that goes a long way, so I suppose I’ll get over it before long :-)

Some lessons are expensive. I believe hint: he didn't like it.

For me, the key takeaway of the evening is that WHISKEY ROCKS. I thought scotch was yummy, but I was wrong. Booker's Noe on ice.... I m n luv.

(I need a food category. Hm.)

And/Or good brakes. But probably more good luck than anything else..... "Running a red light" usually means someone trying to sneak through a little bit after their light turns red. This morning some dude barreling down Shepherd didn't even see the light, as far as I can tell. I was the third or fourth car in line, and the guy in front of me had just turned left. I'm halfway across the intersection and all of a sudden I'm slamming on my brakes because a pickup truck is zooming across right in front of me! I thought, wtf, I fell asleep in the intersection or didn't notice the light change or what? but I looked up at my light and sure enough it was still green as green can be. I was inches from having a severely t-boned Miata. That's one way to wake up, but I can't say that I actually recommend it.

This daisy fainted face-first. Some days it's just like that....

for a morning of laundry and vacuuming and mopping.

Peaches & cava. I sure do love peach season, and I have to admit that Texas makes very tasty peaches. (Coming from Georgia, it was natural to be skeptical....)

1. What We Did on Saturday, 2. Cypress Trees on the Riverwalk, 3. The MO, 4. Emily Morgan Hotel

We spent the weekend in San Antonio, the result of a spur-of-the-moment decision to go see G2 play a high school baseball game. Having never seen a high school game before (well, maybe one time I went to one of Liz's softball games? but that was a long time ago, and I really didn't know anything about baseball at that time) it was a lot of fun. The weather was gorgeous and the food was delicious and we stopped to shoot sporting clays on the way home, so yes, it was a delightful weekend :-)

[Mosaic from Big Huge Labs]

We saw this on MTV-U last night (curses on U-Verse for canning IMF, but MTV-U at least partially makes up for it) and I think the MO has watched it about, oh, a zillion times since then.

Oh happy days, I have a new Peter F. Hamilton book.

Early to bed and late to sleep, that's the way it's gonna be for about 500 more pages....

The MO and I saw this on the way home yesterday. No other information was provided. We have to assume it's going to be a restaurant. A pig restaurant. Of feasting proportions. Yummmmmmm.....

Update: Feast is now open, and it is fabulous.

God knows when I'll get all this crap straightened out.

Just go to Vox.....