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Last night, there was a lovely dinner of gnocchi and caprese and homemade mint ice cream, followed by setting off fireworks, followed by a thunderstorm.

I didn't sleep so well, unfortunately, due to a combination of my room being way too hot, and my asthma starting to act up (is this an elevation thing, maybe? There's also the two cats in the house, but generally they just make me sneeze, not wheeze). And I had some bizarre dream involving the UAA Arts building and my director from this summer. And possibly Lady Sally. The former I blame in part on rewatching Slings & Arrows; the latter . . . you got me.

Lord, I have so little to report. I keep composing entries in my head, about the grandeur of the scenery we're passing, or about traveling, whatever, and then I can never remember them when I sit down to write.

( On college, schedules, and spontaneity )

Speaking of plans, today we apparently go hiking (unless I can beg off), and tonight I meet Denver people!

ETA: . . . I'm wearing one of my Signs shirts, and just registered that I'm wearing my turtle necklace as well.

Regular walking billboard of 19, I am. *grinning*

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OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

My BRAND-NEW computer has given me two blue-screens in five days. Its display driver glitches constantly, which makes it well nigh impossible to watch a DVD because after the driver has "stopped working temporarily and has recovered," the Windows DVD software won't work unless I close and reopen it. And if I try to reopen it, it simply won't open. I've been solving that one by just restarting the computer, which usually seems to help.

Just now, I restarted it twice, and both times it boots up (taking much longer than usual) and then gives me a "Windows Explorer has stopped working. Windows is attempting to find out why . . . Windows is restarting Windows Explorer" dialogue box every. fucking. five seconds. Telling it to cancel the restart does nothing. Why the FUCK do I need Windows Explorer, Windows Vista?

At the moment, my computer is upstairs being left alone with its feelings in the hope that it will come to its senses. In the event of this not happening, I am going to find a goddamn Best Buy in Oklahoma City and ask them WHY their BRAND-NEW COMPUTER is fucking me around like this. And in the less likely event of letting it stew for a while actually fixing the problems, I'm still going into a Best Buy in OK City and demanding to know what's wrong. Thank god for warranties.

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Had a really wonderful time at silveraspen's place, with vivien529 and a passel of their very welcoming friends, watching "Once More With Feeling" and listening to them sing along in preparation for the performance they're off to later tonight. I've only seen it once before, so I didn't really manage to sing with them (alas! They were lovely harmonizers, too!) but I did have a ton of fun.

And there were no trips to the ER by either Aspen and her guests or my family, so I think the trip can be counted a success.

Tomorrow we head out for Solina, KA, and the day after to Oklahoma City. And my computer still doesn't work. *resigned* I won't be entirely incommunicado for the next while, because Mom is kind enough to let me use hers when I need to, but still. No AIM and probably not much threading for a bit.

Oh, well. The evening more than made up for the computer frustration. :) Not to mention getting to Tattered Cover!

(PS: Can anyone hook me up with a copy of OMWF? *puppyeyes*)