I'm a hacking, wheezing, gurgling

I'm a hacking, wheezing, gurgling mess.

I'm not exactly sure what I did that brought on such a heinous cold, but here I am on the couch with a laptop, some O.J., a box of kleenex; I am completely uninclined to move.

Terri has wandered off to watch the Penn State vs. Michigan State game.

Yesterday went into Harvard Square and did a little preliminary Christmas shopping and took in the sights. The Charles Hotel had its big tree up, and there was an undecorated one in front of Warburton's (the stealth ABP) where the fire-juggler always stands. I was feeling pretty bad already, so I didn't last too long before Terri had to guide me to Tealuxe. I got some black Indian tea because I liked the name (Golden Tippy Assam), but I should have had some of what Terri had, which was Kashmiri chai, because it would have been much more theraputic.

So while I've been couch-ridden, I've been fixing up my linux installation on my work laptop, outfitting it with the latest lovely Gnome desktop from www.ximian.com. I love these guys; I think they're just a couple of steps away from making linux usable by the masses. Combined with StarOffice, it's actually finally possible to make your life Microsoft-free (without giving up your computer).

I've also been spending the day working in the secret lab alongside Terri cooking up a project that we will soon unleash...

I hope my immobility lasts long enough for me to make another uninterrupted foray into War and Peace, which I've been reading since Seattle.

Posted by EzraBall at November 24, 2001 04:13 PM