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Mondays ain't so bad...

  • Jan. 21st, 2008 at 10:46 PM
mexican food, tigers, dream theater, castillo chichen itza, christine larry 2, tachikoma, starfury, ruffian, DRD, acoma owl, tool, rabbit scribe, ruffian2, alex's escape, cylon, olmec mask, christine larry, opeth, 666
Whoa...The house smells really good.  I just spent the last hour and half making a ton of lasagna so that we can have easy dinners on weeknights.  Besides, lasagna gets better over time because all the flavors meld, mellow and mature.  And I love to cook.  It helps me relax from the day at work. 

Alex's laptop died this morning.  He dropped it last night and apparently the disk sector containing the Windows Registry got corrupted.  I couldn't find the Windows XP installation disks for that computer (it's very old), so I ended up wiping it out and installing Windows 2000 on it.  My office has a ton of Windows 2000 installation disks that nobody uses anymore so they were free for the taking.  Yes it's a step backwards, but it comes up quicker and runs faster, and Alex doesn't play any special games that require XP, so it's good all around.

In AncientScripts land...I'm still working on the font for the Nabataean page.  In case you're interested, the Nabataean script was the precursor to Arabic, somewhere intermediate between Aramaic and the early Kufic Arabic script.  I've gotten requests for Hurrian and Urartian, but the only source with good information about them is the World's Writing System, which I don't have and costs a hefty $150.  I guess I can drop by the Redwood City library to do some research the next time I go see my doctor, but it's a reference book there so I can't check it out.  Darn.

Oh well...back to drawing squiggly Bezier curves and proofreading my wife's fictional account of Lady Wac Chanil, Princess of New Mutal and Queen Regent of Saal.  

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[info]queenb23more wrote:
Jan. 22nd, 2008 02:54 pm (UTC)
I wish I was more computer-savvy and could rework old computers because my girls share my desktop and I'd love to be able to get them all their own computer. *sigh*

That's cool that when something happens to his laptop, you can fix it!!! *grins*

And lasagna ... yummy!!
[info]ancientscripts wrote:
Jan. 22nd, 2008 05:12 pm (UTC)
I'm actually pretty low on the totem pole in terms of computer honcho-hood. I'm still learning as I go.

I'm sure you can find some good deals on eBay for fully functional refurbished or slightly older models. It's buyer beware but the seller ratings on eBay really helps with trust. If you need help with specs you can always ask me.
[info]queenb23more wrote:
Jan. 22nd, 2008 06:59 pm (UTC)
Thank you! *grins* I might just take you up on that offer!!
[info]pili204 wrote:
Jan. 22nd, 2008 03:08 pm (UTC)
I love Italian food. Lasagna is delicious, but it takes so long to make that I really have to think about it before making it. I make it so sporadically, but Javier loves it!
[info]ancientscripts wrote:
Jan. 22nd, 2008 05:00 pm (UTC)
It is time-consuming but we have several cheats that make it easier. We use bottled tomato sauce (Ragu Old World Traditional is our favorite) and no-boil lasagna noodles from Barilla. And instead of bechamel sauce we make a mixture of low-fat ricotta and non-fat milk that can be made on spot. Obviously it's not as good as the full-blown version but it's pretty good and takes care of dinner for many days.

[info]btani wrote:
Jan. 23rd, 2008 05:19 am (UTC)
Lasagna, we had that the other day too ... yum : )I'm glad you found some kind of solution to your problem, even if it wasn't complete perfection. You sound a little more relaxed. Wishing only good things your way : )

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