Done yesterday (20100505 We)

[mdlbear]

0505 We
  * up 7:30; W=196; drugs, nose, teeth
  @ Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook (from @rowanf)
  ~ 11am Susan -> 4pm Fri
  @ Ethics for Extraterrestrials - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
    (from janeg: Ethics for Extraterrestrials)
  @ rowanf: Things that make me happy
  @ The Pyramid Collection    (from rowanf's desk)
  @ http://www.ubuntumini.com/
  @ Seven Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu Lucid Lynx | Linux.com
  @ Version 10.04 | Ubuntu Rescue Remix
  * downloaded Ubuntu 10.04 (Intrepid Ibex)
    use liveusb-creator-ubuntu to install from the Dell.
  * dell power brick: first contact 12:45
    I have a technical question regarding the Mini-10 and Mini-10v. The power
    adapters are rated to supply 19v. Most third-party adapters that I've
    found supply 19.2v, which is what most other Dell laptops use. Is it ok to
    use a 19.2v adapter with a Mini-10? 
    ->Reduces battery life.  Don't. 13:52 -- over an hour
  @ http://www.tripit.com/
    from The Long Wow  - slide talk on customer loyalty, user experience
    brandonschauer.com
  * sing to Naomi, sometime around 9:30 (she'll crash at 10)
    rosie  wheelin  river  2bears  owl-puss   
    lily for Colleen after N went to bed
  *  bed ~11; snuggle; S=3198

A reasonably good day -- any day that includes that much programming, singing, and snuggling can't have been all bad. I do regret the hour I spent on the phone with Dell tech support trying to find out whether I could use a 19.2v power supply with with my 19v netbook -- I could have gone for a walk instead. (The answer appears to be no, BTW; they claim it will sharply reduce the battery life.)

I did manage to carry on an IM conversation, download the latest Ubuntu, and continue hacking on $project while on interminable hold, but...

Lots of links under the cut, mainly about Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. Anyone still using Facebook should take a look at the Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit.

And rowanf posted Things that make me happy. I've always found this a difficult question to answer off the top of my head, so I found her list fascinating. Must think more about that.

Comments

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

There was a book published a few years ago: _14,000_Things_To_Be_Happy_About_. It was lists and lists of stuff that made the author happy, much of it foodie in nature.

My husband and I highlighted things we agreed with, I in pink, and he in blue. Purple things we resolved to try and do together.

I have surprised him years later by flipping open that book looking for purple or blue things to do to bring a smile to his face.

I think others on my friends list have "Thankful Thursday" posts to try and remember things that make them happy, too.

[mdlbear]

Thank you! 14,000 Things to Be Happy About.: The Happy Book by Barbara Ann Kipfer

I also do Thankful Thursday these days, but it's not quite the same thing.