The snow stopped just around the time I returned, but instead now it\’s raining all the time. This would not normally be an issue (this is Seattle after all) but this rain is accompanied by some pretty strong wind, making walking to and from work a bit of a chore.
Oh well, I suppose I need the exercise.
Somehow it slipped my mind throughout the entire return flight that I was to be on call this week. I literally realised this the day before I returned to work. No matter, though – I find my on call weeks to be a decent break between the usually hectic (and sometimes tedious) pace of everyday development work. Although I am looking forward to what I\’ll get to work on next week.
My new laptop is plugged into a power socket right in front of the TV. I\’m not sure what I want to use it for just yet, although a Media Center PC seems most likely since it runs Vista and has a convenient HDMI output for my TV. Said HDMI output also lets me play stuff like Outrun 2006 in 1360×768 on a nice big screen. Quite nice, I have to say…pity the graphics card seems to have some issues rendering the game at its proper speed.
Speaking of computer issues, this news has me interested a fair bit. I\’m not usually one to install pre-release versions of operating systems, but I\’ve heard almost nothing but positive impressions about Windows 7 (as opposed to Vista which was sending mixed signals even when it was in alpha). Kagura is about due for a format anyway, so I think I\’ll delete my unused Linux partition and create one for trying out Windows 7.
I endorse this blog entry simply for the Rime of the Ancient Mariner reference