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Good Things Are Happening

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

It’s just taking a while to get to said good things. Of note:

My MacBook Pro continued to act like a stubborn 3-year-old, even after my good friend Beth at F.O. replaced the Bluetooth card. It still refused to go to sleep, the optical drive pouting in protest whenever I prodded at the Apple menu. Lori at AppleCare is my new friend. I called her and left a message in frustration. She called me back the next day and said, “well, there’s not much left to replace. I think the best option is a new computer.”

So, my “old” laptop is en …


Road Trippin’ It, Maybe?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Chris randomly blurted out the other day, something like, “we should take a road trip!”

So, what do I do? Agree, naturally. We’re thinking of going right after finals – December 12th would be the first day we could get out of Harrisonburg, assuming we have exams that Friday. If this whole plan actually works, the big question is where to go.

I had an abundance of free time tonight – really, no homework, score – so I started thinking and Google Mapping. I’ve never been on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and have heard that it’s really a nice road to drive. …