Busy Monday at work. Returns were very heavy and I worked my butt off. We had a new substitute working today and I was asked to show her the ropes and answer her questions. Katika was very nice and that made the busy day go by quicker.
No progress on the laptop front. Ron has not yet gotten the books he ordered from the library and honestly I haven’t the energy or enthusiasm to look for an answer online. My friend Brett says that SUSE Linux is extremely powerful but you have to know how to tell it exactly what to do. Unfortunately he is living over the mountains in Omak, WA with his hubby these days and thus not available to come try his hand at fixing it. He suggested we try instead Ubutnu, a more user-friendly version of Linux. Not only is this software a free download, they will even send it to you free on CD without even a shipping charge. I went ahead and ordered it. If we don’t come up with another solution before it arrives, I suppose I will try to install it and see if I can get it to work.
Today’s book theme is food. Back when we had cable Ron and I sometimes watched Alton Brown’s Good Eats on the Food Network. Sometimes he fixed wonderful stuff that made my mouth water, but I found his continual lecturing on the science of cooking a big turnoff, and the hokey sketches and gags he used to humorously demonstrate the scientific principles mega annoying. Ron brought home a copy of I’m Just Here For The Food the other day and I read it last night when I couldn’t sleep. The book was about the same as the tv show I think. Some of the dishes sound wonderful but the focus on science and the hokey graphics are very off-putting to me, as is his penchant for displaying recipes as a list of "software" (ingredients), "hardware" (tools and utensils) and "procedures". I am SO not open to computer metaphors just now. NOT recommended.
Yesterday I happened upon Taking Tea, and desirous of the serenity suggested by the cover photo brought it home. This one is a mixed bag. There is a bit of the history of tea drinking in various cultures around the world, a few recipes, some of which sound quite promising, and lots of photographs of tea services, pots, cozys, etc. I did make a cuppa to drink as I read it, but failed to find the sense of well being the photo made me crave. This one is not particularly recommended either.
Today I happened upon a copy of Milk Glass Moon, the third of the four Big Stone Gap books. I suspect I will read that during my days off. I also was surprised to find that Michael Tolliver Lives was on the shelf. Brought that home to re-read as well. Wednesday I finally have my first doctor appointment under my new insurance, which I am really looking forward to.
Happy Monday!
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September 30th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
I loves me my Ubuntu.
I actually came across this post because of the Alton Brown tag.
I have every single episode of Good Eats. Its funny, the science part that turns you off is the reason I love the show.
Did you see the show he did last year with the crew crossing the country on motorcycles?
Feasting on Asphalt or something was the name.
September 30th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
yeah, I did see his biker road trip show. it was ok. you are digging into the older parts of the blog where I was a LOT more personal