I wet my bed.

[pphaneuf]

Well, I feel a whole lot better today. This was my first sick day in 7 years, and the previous one wasn't even a real one, I was going to an interview for another job. :-)

This morning, I got up to go to the washroom, and when I came back and lifted the covers, I noticed that my shadow was still in bed. "Hmm, that's odd", I thought. When I lied down, I realized this wasn't my shadow. I felt a lot better, but this apparently came through by sweating the evil out. And boy, did I sweat it. Moved to the other side. The bedroom had a nice, um, manly aroma when I finally got up. Much ventilation was done.

I was pondering raiding the grocery store a bit, but was dissuaded by thebabynancy, who kindly offered to make a home delivery for me, as she and hub_ were already going to the grocery store. Thanks! Got me some chicken soup and "French Vanilla" ice cream (which I am enjoying right now, soothing my throat), goodness!

Niftily lent him the car to bring back his groceries, carefully mentioning that he should park it on the side of the street that wasn't forbidden tomorrow, so I can sleep in comfortably, hehe! He brought me back the keys not long ago, and he's claiming the car is in one piece, all good. ;-)

I was pondering going to bed a few minutes ago, while getting the ice cream, and my mind segued into thinking that with my future travel/moving plans, I could now very well justify making my next computer a laptop! Now, I only need a ton of money, and I'm all set! Ahh, wireless Internet in my bed...

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[sfllaw.livejournal.com]

Save money by buying a laptop with a reasonable screen and a wireless card. Then remotely execute your applications on a beefy powerful server somewhere else.

This has always done good by me and means that I don't have to do silly tricks like syncing my data back and forth. It does mean that I need an Internet connexion to do anything useful, but open access points are everywhere these days.

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

Hehe, don't go thinking I don't have a good plan for a decent laptop. I'm actually looking for a small screen, because, well, I'm looking for a small laptop. Maybe not as crazily small as dcoombs's laptop, but it's not out of the question.

Most of my stuff that would be interesting to have on a laptop is in CVS, so I'm all good. I'm an IMAP whore too. And even though what passes for a "slow" processor nowadays is probably twice as fast as my current desktop, I'm a patient man, and XPLC compiles quickly anyway. ;-)

[sfllaw.livejournal.com]

You small screen people. I'll never understand.

I always suffer when forced to use my 1024x768 laptop. But since it was free, I don't complain.

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you are feeling better. See, I told you that you wanna kill those germs with body heat. Most of the germs that attack humans only thrive in a very narrow temperature range around our normal body temperature.

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

Have you noticed how many xterms (or windows of any sort) I have going? The answer is usually "exactly one". With the largest font I have available (which I also happen to be using), such an xterm is 823 by 514. Which is less than 1024x768. That's how I can go by.

Me, I always suffer when I have to carry around a 8 pound laptop, plus necessary accessories (power adapter and assorted crap) on foot for a week when I go out at a conference. That's what the stupid laptops are made for! Oh yeah, it had a 1600x1200 or something ridiculous 16 inch screen. But the thing was a freakin' boulder. It also had next to no power management, and rather silly battery autonomy (but I could play Quake III on it!). When I need a desktop (or a rock), I'll get one.

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

You are a snob.

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

iBook ! iBook !

[sfllaw.livejournal.com]

Oh it is true!

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

If it wasn't for difficulties with the support for the built-in wireless and the one lonely mouse button, I'd be ALL OVER IT!

[ayria.livejournal.com]

Well my one complaint about tiny screens would be that it usually comes with an equally tiny keyboard. Yucky. Of course, you could always solve that by bringing around a keyboard with you.. but hey, if that doesn't defeat the purpose of portability then I don't know what does..

[emjayne.livejournal.com]

You win 'best damned subject line' for today :)

Hope you and your manly wet shadow are feeling much better.

~MJ

[cpirate.livejournal.com]

Sweatin' up the sheets! Whoo! Go Pierre :)

[skjalm.livejournal.com]

Get well soon!

Oh, and, that certain manly smell can successfully be removed with insense. Just make sure you don't exchange one bad smell for another (and possibly worse!) smell... don't go for either "musk" or "romantic" (read: overly sweet and flower smelling) kinds.

But be prepared for people saying things like "What was that thing I smelled when I opened your letter?"

Now, I only need a ton of money, and I'm all set!

Nahhh... get a credit card. That way you won't waste your back luggin' a ton of money about ;-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

oh the built-in wireless....

Broadcomm is a bunch of morons....

[dcoombs.livejournal.com]

As someone who owns a tiny laptop and an extremely unusual desktop keyboard, I maintain that any keyboard can be fully gotten used to in a few days to a week of typing on it. You just have to, like, try.

My laptop's small keys messed me up for a few days, but now I'm faster on it than I am on just about anything else. (shrug)

[dcoombs.livejournal.com]

(Clarification: Obviously a different key layout would take longer. You won't learn Dvorak in a week. But qwerty to qwerty, just changing the shape a little, shouldn't really be a huge hurdle.)

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

I have credit, and that's part of the problem. ;-)

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

This comment disturbs me a good deal. I don't know what to make of it, what does it mean? Hmm... Do I want to know?

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I do try my best.

[emjayne.livejournal.com]

Ha! You're an inspiration.

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm pondering being crazy enough to just run Mac OS X. :-)

[cpirate.livejournal.com]

Well, you see, it's a euphemism and...forget it :)

[pdage.livejournal.com]

Hope you get well soon bud! Don't forget, when tonsils flare up you need turbo butterscotch Ice cream and a good movie.

Good for you on the getting better à la spongebob method.

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

I'm better already! Forgot to take my Tylenols today, and wasn't any worse off for it. Since it was provided by a crazyfrench, it was of course "French Vanilla" ice cream. :-)

No movies for me, as I have no television! But I keep myself entertained...

I don't know enough about Spongebob to know whether using his method is good or bad... :-)

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

An euphemism for wild sweaty sex? Well, as much as would have rather have wet my sheets that way, that was unfortunately not the case...

I don't think I'm the right kind of person to use euphemisms on, it like it straightforward and clear, or I have trouble picking up otherwise... :-)

[ayria.livejournal.com]

Geh.

Well laptop keyboards also lack the number pad (which some might consider evil anyway.. but I like and use it)..

One good thing, however, is that I don't know of any laptop keyboards that have the Ctrl and Caps Lock key switched. *whew* *grump* Not that it couldn't be changed should somebody want to bind the keys differently. Fools, I say!

Anyway, my sister did have a teensy little laptop and typing on it was not fun, it seems like my hands are all squished together. =/ While I could get used to it, I think I'll stick to my normal sized keyboard, thank you very much. =)

[pdage.livejournal.com]

Credit cards are cancerous. There are nothing more than cancer. They are the cancer of the economy.

I admit that I was a heavy credit card user at one time. For a while I could manage things, only using it when I knew I had or would have the money to pay off my debts. Then things like honest to God emergencies poped up and boom. Debts that I was stuck with. I loaded and payed my credit cards in full at least twice, but the last time I ended up deep in the cycle I could not really see a way out. That's until I ended up with a large sum of money in my lap, one that helped me press the reset button on my personnal financial situation and I'm quite gratefull (and incredibly lucky) for it.

I learned my lesson. I killed off all my other credit cards and reduced my limit on the one I kept, and to be honest I would kill it off if I could but there's a part of me that says "you never know". To be honest, you would be better off with having a good sum of money in the bank and get rid of everything.

I've been debt free for a while now and it feels good. I learned my lesson. Kill off those credit cards and loans pronto man. Don't get a credit card for a computer either. My personnal opinion. Sell a liver, get rid of your debts, then talk about getting a new comp.

[pdage.livejournal.com]

On the subject of Spongebob,

Frank Malo clued me in, the TV show (at least most of the episodes) speak for themselves. He can't be explained, he must be experienced, and don't you dare think it's just a stupid kid's show.

Actually, here's a quote from my other blog where, for some reason, I've always feeled more inspired everytime I logged in. On the subject of Spongebob and how I disliked the last movie:

"The Spongebob Squarepants movie was a huge letdown. Yes, I’m a fan, a big one at that. I even have a calendar with Leif Ericson day somewhere on it. I found the movie had nothing to do with the actual Spongebob that I know. I don’t know what the show’s developers have been smoking all these years (herbal or not), but the TV version has always struck a cord with the kid part of my brain that’s been locked away and stored somewhere in the deepest recess of my brain. I’m not talking about goody two shoes feeling good kinda feeling. No, I’m talking about how, like most other adults, that kid part has gone completely insane due to prolonged neglect caused by the rueing obligations of the adult world. My “kid” part yearns to leap out of my head and run but naked in the fields of golden wheat while trying to catch that runaway couch that’s heading for the quantum eddie. Spongebob cannot be explained, just like sex, drugs and being drunk, it’s something you have to experience. This show has always been presented to us in highly concentrated 10 minute episodes which could be compared to a 10cc shot in the arm of pure crazy. The movie however played it quite safe and stretched everything out over a 90 minute marathon of “what the hell happened?”. My theory is that someone noticed how Spongebob also turned into a marketing behemoth over time, and some [CENSORED] of a tie wearing exec decided to throw money and opinions on it and make nothing more than a licensed product pushing wagon with your favourite characters possessed by the Ritalin fairy. No it’s more than that! It’s like if the tie wearing [CENSORED] thought they could do without the guys who came up with all the good ideas because, heck, the hard work was done. All they really wanted to do was milk the cow. This movie is nothing short of a con.

You might have already figured this out, but I’m pissed."

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

Okay, another one who wants me to sell my liver. At least, you don't intend on KEEPING most of the money! :-)

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

I'm looking at iBook size, which isn't "sub-notebook", but is at the very smallest end of normal laptops. Something like dcoombs's laptop would be a sub-notebook and have a specially tiny keyboard.

Ever seen the old "butterfly" IBM laptops? They had a fold out full-size keyboard!