the amazing disappearing reappearance

Tuesday evening I decided to install a minor bit of software on my machine, but found out it needed another bit of software upgraded. I was sleepy and not really playing attention and well, it didn't go well. By the end of the evening I had a distinct lack of x-windows. I was gnomeless and adrift.

I ended up upgrading my system and completely reinstalling X, gnome, and various applications. No data lost and I got a nice updated system out of it, but I didn't do anything else on the computer for most of the week. Last night everything was back to normal but I was unable to write due to a raging headache.

reading (A Series of Unfortunate Events vol. 1+2)

I read the first two books of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" this week. It's fun reading in the guise of children's books. After reading them I don't really consider them to be books for kids, they are so dark they make Roald Dahl look like "Little House". Perhaps an appropriate series for tween goths who need to laugh at themselves a bit.

The editions I have are gorgeously done little hardcovers with great illustrations.

68. Lemony Snicket "The Bad Beginning"
69. Lemony Snicket "The Reptile Room"