ugh

even with a short stint in 'sunny LA'
with cold rain and snow while we were there

this winter shit seems to be keeping me moody
and wishing i could hibernate

rather than being productive
with anything but the basics

photoshopping, scanning,
joining spanned images,
adjusting RAW images shot with my camera

I've spent time learning ubuntu and working with an old mutated pc trying to get the wireless card working...and failing.

I've been growing to learn about how swap space is a big damn deal on an intel mac.

I've been feeling duped by Apple,
who sell mac minis configured with 512mb of RAM
when NO version of mac os x sold in the last 4 years
does anything but ANNOY the user
with less than 1GB ram, and works best with 2+GB of RAM.

I've found myself re-establishing contact with lots of old friends on fbook

and reaching the level of boredom with myspace that other friends had a year or more ago.

It has been challenging sometimes trying to keep straight which things I meant to post to which sites I have that I can post to...

I has a brother with a son and an ex wife who might end up back in iraq sometime this year...

I has another brother with a fiancee who has a young daughter who is the sweetest little lady...who'll be getting wed this summer.

I still need to be fitted for a tux for that party. I hope my wife will be able to make it at all...

I've been getting a grip on the fact that despite being ready and willing to become parents, my wife and I are not being given crotchfruit by the gods/goddesses just yet...

There is also the very real possibility of moving to one side of the country or another, if necessary, in the coming months.

So yeah, I've clearly got no reason to be feeling the slightest bit distracted, freaked out, apoplectic, dizzy, or crazy...
...right?