Fugue

[ehowton]

Not bad at all. I don't exactly know what it is about it. Wikipedia classifies it as 'electrogoth' and iTunes imports it as 'industrial.' I disagree with the latter, so...electrogoth it is! I think the elements I enjoy about this album can all be attributed to recall of memories. Its reminiscent of both the bands I used to hear haunting the club scene in Germany when I was over there, but with the addition of having an 80's sound to it. With that, might I suggest ximo give it a listen if he's not already familiar with them. I'd have to listen to them back-to-back with VNV Nation before comparing the two, but looky, I've already gone and drawn a similarity betwixt the two.

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Rec'd my T-60. I didn't have a copy of XP which contained the SATA driver required for the harddrive, so I retained the SOE and simply modified the registry entries and services.msc to cull out the unneeded horseshit which usually plagues such an installation. Besides, it was easier to keep all the IBM specific software which was already contained within the operating system. Its a rather large form factor. Not as bulky as those massive Inspiron laptops Dell sells, but nowhere near the portability of the X1 I've grown accustomed to, either. The good news, I suppose, is that this machine has a 2.0GHz CoreDuo processor, and 2GB of RAM. I've been playing with a combination of Parallels Workstation (similar to VMware) & dual-booting to put an alternate O/S on this machine. I'd prefer Parallels to mitigate a reboot, and I have the RAM for it, but I'm having issues with the SATA driver. In the meantime, I'm downloading kubuntu 7.0.4 for giggles; we'll run everything off that and see what's what.

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The time grown near, and yet, here I sit, no further along. I felt a great sense of foreboding the other day. An unease settling quickly upon me, the gravity of everything finally coming to me. Leaving galinda822, questioning my own abilities where this new position fits in, selling the house, relocating my family, juggling once again everything I juggle when I I go through this...then I realized I was just getting sick. I went to the doctor, he put me on narcotics for a couple of days and I slept. I slept like the dead. Slight fever last night, but when I awoke, I knew I would emerge victorious. I always do.

Working my last day of work tomorrow. A full day as the Site Service Delivery Manager. Then, I turn in my badge and drive to Wichita to pick up little girl, returning home the next morning. It greatly interferes with my Friday Night Movie Night and, if all continues to go as planned, what would have been our last. I've packed up all but 64 of my Cd's, those remaining in a travel case until I relocate. I'll take those with me to Wichita. Another 14-hours on the road this weekend...


Lost my love, lost my land
Lost the last place I could stand
There's no place I can be
Since I've found Serenity
And you can't take the sky from me.

Comments

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

Uh... that music looks odd. :-P Probably nothing I would ever listen to. But hey - if you like it... :-)

I'm pleased to hear that your health is improving.

I wonder if perhaps you didn't get sick because of the stress. I've heard that when your stressed, your body's immune system is not what it should be.

I hope all goes well for you tomorrow Eric. :-) I'm also sure that though she will miss your company immensely, Galinda will be ok... eventually. ;-)

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Uh... that music looks odd. :-P Probably nothing I would ever listen to...
Exactly the point I was trying to make. (http://ehowton.livejournal.com/125202.html) I wouldn't buy a CD with an interesting cover because I didn't know what kind of music it was. I listened to it so as to not judge this book by its cover. Apparently, you do. Sad, really.

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

I don't really like punk rock... and some other kinds, so I probably won't want to listen to them if I haven't heard of them! :-P

Besides... I have no money, or very little money, constantly.

You have a steady job, a good wife and two good kids... the wife and children are a constant drain, but by most appearances... you seem to have money which you can spend on just about anything you want! :-P So... by comparison, I think I would be more likely to think that someone like me, who has no money, would be more likely to only buy music she or he has heard of. :-)

I've noticed when you never have any money, it means a lot more when you finally DO have some once in awhile...

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I didn't buy it either, for the same reasons. I downloaded it.

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

Hmm... interesting.

[schpydurx.livejournal.com]

I've heard that when your stressed, your body's immune system is not what it should be.

That's genreally true. I think that is why I get sick a lot because I stress and worry too much.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Stress is inevitable. Worry is not. Do not waste cycles worrying about things you have no control over. It will do absolutely no good in the end. Instead, rough-draft actions for different possible scenarios and leave it at that. You'll find you're happier and healthier.

[schpydurx.livejournal.com]

The words of the wise.

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

Correct oh wise one...

Odd - I already do that. Didn't know why though.

stress vs immune system

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

Yeah. :-) I already thought about that. I also had the thought perhaps you have a vitamin deficiency. That along with the stress factors could really cause your immune system to take a gutter dive.

I really do wish you could get better long enough to feel good... just seems like your always sick, then feel better, then get sick less then a day later... :-P Maybe I'm being to dramatic, but its how it seemed there for awhile.

Re: stress vs immune system

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

And we both agree he could use some serious R&R.

Re: stress vs immune system

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but that won't happen in this decade, so he needs to get through the next ten years, build up a reputation, and his knowledge so he doesn't have such a scattering of everything...

Hoping he can get this figured out... maybe if he depends on us, his friends, to help just a little bit he'll be ok. :-)

Mostly I'm just struck by how similar he is to my cousin down in FL. But... he's heard about that already and I've also told you so neither of you need to hear it again. :-)

Re: stress vs immune system

[schpydurx.livejournal.com]

Alternatively, we could just leave it at, "I'm fucked up."

Re: stress vs immune system

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

Eh. If you must be so coarse - then yes you can be when you look at it from a certain perspective.

I prefer to look at you as temporarily confused about where and what to do with your life. :-)

Re: stress vs immune system

[schpydurx.livejournal.com]

You babble happy horseshit to garner points with Howton and his war for chivalry.

Re: stress vs immune system

[snapper521.livejournal.com]

No. You babble course obsenities to prove that you are still immature even though physically your body is 21.

Many times you have the mentality of a 12 yr old.

Others you act your age.

Still others, you act like a love sick puppy. (17)

If nothing else my friend - you keep life interesting with your roller coaster ups and downs!!

[galinda822.livejournal.com]

Please do not offer your opinion concerning me and/or my state of mind
Especially since you do not know me.
Thank you!!!

[(Anonymous)]

Oddly enough as of yet, I haven't received a notice that you had commented me for that thread...

In general as an all around: Sorry that you felt I over stepped my bounds.