Windows 7 was released on the 22nd and so far I can say this: I hate their commercials.
However, on the 22nd Apple dropped out a hilarious (and surprisingly accurate) commercial about it. It’s called Broken Promises and you can watch it here: http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/
My excitement lies with the release of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). Three days to go and I’m making my checklist for things to back up. I’ll probably run a fresh install and try the ext4 filesystem. This pretty much means that the weekend before I start my new job will be spent geeking out on my laptop on and off.
Our car has been a lot of “fun” since we moved to Houston (it was a lot of “fun” before, too). Right before the move my car died out and I had to have my alternator replaced (yay $300 + oil change while I was there) on a Saturday morning. There was a lot of fun with that… and a lot of tweeting from my phone.
After getting here I had to run some diagnostics on it at a local shop to find out why the car was dying while running, and why the battery kept needing a jump. It turns out that a previous owner had a problem “fixed” by working around it. The CCRM was bad (controls the A/C compressor, fuel pump, and some other things) and instead of replacing it, a wire was put in place to allow the A/C compressor to bypass the CCRM. The problem with this? The A/C compressor never turned off.
The shop gave me a huge quote for the repairs but it turns out that they were definitely going the most expensive way possible. The wire was removed and I was able to replace the CCRM myself for right around $100 for the part (and a lot of frustration with the car). Another part was the PCV assembly, but I found that one for about $38 and popped it in.
There are still a few kinks to work out but fixing it myself was nice (and cheap). When people ask me where I learned what I do know about cars, I tell them I learned from all of my car problems. =P
Car’s toast. Job interview next week. Applying to places like crazy. Stressed. Irritated. Calm. Relaxed.
I paid $120 to be told that my car needs about $1500 worth of repairs. Note that this is AFTER the first mechanic never showed up (twice), and the second mechanic turned out to be joke just looking for a sucker.
I don’t know, it’s a mess and it’s pretty stressful, but stuff happens. One way or another we’re going to make things work out. I have an interview coming up this week and I have been applying to other places as well, and this isn’t going to stop me. Not that I have a choice…
Knowing that we’re going to make it work out is what keeps me calm.
