We all know WinXP is coming out, but I’m more interested in what the computing world is saying about it. All things considered, I’m not looking forward to this “next-generation” OS. But then, that’s what I said when I first saw Win95. (Still, Win95 didn’t look all goopy.)
Norway Blog
I’m reading Russ’ Norway Blog right now. What fun! Now I want to try eating some wild-tasting reindeer stew. I eat pork lungs and pork blood, so some animal other than pig (and cow and chicken) would sure hit the spot. I haven’t gotten down to trying stewed dog meat yet. (More colloquially known in this country as azucena.) Yes, I am a savage island barbarian. Hear me roar. *yawn*
Flying to Mindoro
This weekend, I’m going along with some missionaries to Mindoro (that’s one of the larger islands in the Visayas) to visit Bahay Kalinga Orphanage for a couple of days. I’m thinking of devoting my monthly giving to the sponsorship of two children at the orphanage.
This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to care for orphans and widows in their distress” – James 1:27
NEAR Lands!
They did it; the NEAR crew actually landed the thing on Eros! Not just that, but it landed intact and operational, and they might even fire it up and lift it off again! This is exciting. Sorta. You can read more about it on the NEAR project home page.
Bad Monday
It seems everyone had a really bad Monday today. I know ******* and I did. Traffic built up in the worst places, things fell off tables, machinery failed, computers hanged, food was served wrong. And in Tiff’s office, for no discernible reason, a panel arbitrarily dropped from the ceiling, almost hitting one of her officemates. And other people are having a rough time today, too.
It’s okay, Mel, things’ll get better. *pat, pat* And here’s a pat for you too, Silvergirl. *pat, pat*
Prayers for a marriage
There’s a girl whose marriage really needs your prayers right now. Please ask God to move in her husband’s heart to become more mature, more caring, and more sensitive towards her needs, and also pray for blessing, healing and comfort in her life.
Learning, Learning
I’ve been experiencing a mild educational streak lately. I learned some Flash ActionScript to enhance navigation around Electromedia last week, and I’ve managed to finish a few basic lessons in Perl/CGI programming. “Hello, World!” :D I hope to be able to handle my own content management system to get PULA.PH up and running sometime this year.
Mighty Mosquito Masher
I am the Mighty Mosquito Masher. Today in the bathroom, I singlehandedly snatched two mosquitoes out of the air and crushed them in my fists. The first one died with honor, twitching as I flicked it into the sink. When I caught the second one, I made certain that it would not fly out of some hidden air pocket in my palm by plunging my fist into a pail of water, then opening it up while submerged.
No mercy.
I then proceeded to wash my hands in triumph.
A Windows tip: Isn’t it annoying that when you uncheck “View as Web Page” in the Windows Explorer View Menu, then go to another folder, it just displays as a web page again? What you need to do is uncheck the “View as Web Page” option, close all Explorer windows, then open up Explorer again. The trick also works to retain icon view settings. (i.e. Large Icons, List, Details.)
Bopis
For lunch today, I ate bopis. For those of you uninitiated into the ways of Filipino cuisine, that’s spicy minced pork lungs. Sauteed with tomato, chili, and onion, bopis has a chunky texture somewhere between the consistency of tofu and cartilage, depending on what part of the lung you’re eating. Sometimes it’s an air tube, sometimes an air sac, sometimes a bit of fat and gristle between. It’s all mixed in there, and you never know what you’re going to bite into next. Needless to say, it is, like dinuguan, best eaten with rice.
Borrowed Scanner Dies
My poor old scanner is dead. It must have been jostled too much on the way to the office. :(
On the up side, my Logitech 3-button serial mouse is still working. That mouse has served me faithfully for almost six years, ever since I started using it as a lowly layout staffer for The GUIDON. As I rose through the tiers of graphic design, my trusty mouse remained at my side, comfortably rolling and clicking away, the wheel never sticking, the buttons never jamming. I love that mouse. But its time may soon come; the wheels haven’t been as smooth as they used to be, and the Age of Serial Mice is fading fast, giving way to PS/2, and I hunger for a Wacom tablet.
But even when I finally decide to retire it, my little Logitech mouse will always be my bestest friend in graphic design.