Windows goes out with a #!

...or a CrunchBang. Yep. I've made the plunge and replaced the outdated and bloated Windows XP on my ancient laptop, a 2003 IBM ThinkPad X31, with CrunchBang 10 Statler, a Linux operating system based on Debian, a very stable and robust OS. So far so good, everything is snappy and streamlined. I timed the boot times from a cold start:

Windows XP: 1min 33 sec
CrunchBang 10 Statler: 32 sec

The choice was clear for me. After downloading the iso and making a LiveCD, all I had to do was run the installer, and there it was. Windows XP gone.

Of course, the only reason I felt comfortable taking this risk was the fact that I have another old laptop, from about 2005 or so, with XP still on it, so if anything went wrong, I would have a failsafe, and still have a laptop to take to college. But as you can see, neither of them stand out as "great paragons of laptop powerhouse performance." :)

Below are a couple of screenshots from my computer. 

My angry reaction to my impulses to browse etsy and ebay for the hundredth time in search of new typewriters

Which typewriter to take?

(A couple were on purposely left out: the Hermes Rocket since it's just like my D220 without the metal body and German characters, and the Smith Corona Clipper since it's a priceless gift from my English teacher, and who knows what can happen in college? and the Royal QDL since my little bro has taken a liking to that machine.)

Friday the 13th: Lucky Estate Sale Haul!

Self-Sufficiency.

AM Burger King/Cubs/WGN Radio :)

Three Things. Radio, Cell Phone, Flea Market.