Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Laptop appears to be back up and running, but there was something seriously wrong there.

After 30 minutes or so, the system would freeze up. Sometimes black screen, sometimes just a system freeze up. I tried booting into Windows, and thats where things got wierd. I got a "Your system needs repair." IT asked to run diagnostics...and the diagnostics froze. The BIOS Diagnostics said there were problems, but "it fixed them" (COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU FIXED?!). Still couldn't get into window, and now I wasn't able to get into Linux.

No prob. Let's reinstall the system. I pop in a Linux Live USB and...it wont load. Kernel panic. O_O Pop in a Windows USB..."a file is corrupted."

Huh. I went into the bios and did a hard drive wipe, which worked. And then loaded up Windows, and got the corrupt error again. And then tried linux again, and it would load but with errors. At one point, it managed to load into Window, so I spefiically rewiped the drive in GPArted, rebooted and everything worked after that.

I think either there's a hardware error lurking (thanks Dell BIOS for giving me no info), or a BIOS update didn't take and one of the reboots knocked it back into shape.

But I'm keeping an eye on it, moving forward. And it's now my first all-Linux system. No Windows. Granted, it's mostly used as a portal to get to the file server or my working PC in the office, so you don't need much there....

Making the Executive Decision to make the laptop a full on Linux system! No more Windows partition!

Apparently, the universe decided I was making too much progress on my weekly routines and crashed out my laptop.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE REINSTALLING A SYSTEM BOYS!

::sigh::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S80ivPamBoM

Do I know anyone who could make a batch of one die-cast model? Let me know!

Such a great quick microcosm of pop design from 1979 to 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kLSyYtlIIs

The 1.25 hour commute isn't too too bad when this is your view from the break room...

This Week's Meals: Indian Chicken Curry

This is a quick and wasy way to make a tasty dinner without a lot of time. I did this entire meal under an hour, which is great, because I'm under the gun right now, and had enough leftover time to write this.

It's not going to be a gourmet Indian curry, but it will be a tasty quick dish that hits the spot. Serve it over rice if you're not diabetic like me, and you have a good quick meal that's actually kinda fancy tasting.

Taken directly from the file "For Warren - Recipies you absolutely can't fuck up" because I don't have time to make it pretty:

Ingredients:
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup finely chopped celery
3 Tbs butter
3 Tbs flour
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup tomato juice
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
salt & pepper, to taste
1 tsp curry powder
4 cups diced chicken
4 cups hot cooked rice

Instructions
Lightly brown onion & celery in hot fat.
Add flour and blend.
Add stock, cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Add tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, seasonings and chicken.
Heat thoroughly. Serve over rice.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking

I wish I got a picture on this, but the best thing I saw on my roadtrip yesterday was an All You Can Eat Buffet named "Sumo" with a Sumo Wrestler as the logo.

Had a very nice roadtrip today hugging the coast of the bay while visiting a few little towns in the area (Bayview, Edison). I needed to connect to some water, and get a few miles under my wheels.

I used to do this a lot, but with the long unemployment, tight money, no time and a somewhat sickly car, I hadn't done a drive in forever. And oh, boy does it show.

I feel amazing. Refreshed. Ready to take on tomorrow.

I need to do this way more often now that I have cash.

Quote of the Day: "This movie could have been an EMail."

Where I am now:

Stomach: Ooh, a Chipotle. Let's do there for lunch.
Brain: It's a chain. Shouldn't we find something local?
Stomach: I like Chipotle, and there isn't one near us. This one is a left turn. IT'S LOCAL.
Brain: You're wierd you know that. ::turns left::

I have money, and for the first time in a long time, time.

Let's go on a road trip. :)

There are four movies I associate with Sunday Mornings. Cause they were always on on the 80s:

Caddyshack
My Bodyguard
Meatballs
Scavenger Hunt

And of course, it's Sunday morning, and what's on TV? Caddyshack.

I wonder whatever happened to Chris Makepeace.

Holy cow. This is not far from where I had property in the Hill Country. And the third time in my life l've heard a story like this happening on the Guadalupe.

Hope my Texas family isn't affected by this.

https://youtu.be/XIfUtSwYjFs?si=BDs65tsEaZeTEvk6

What season of Babylon 5 do you think we're in? Early to mid Season 3?

Music Before Bed

https://youtu.be/a4ZlWEQ17ns?si=GSkKA5ICBtog-o1r

Current Mood:

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying

When I was a child, I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am