ks now. Various crummy things got in the way of me participating as I wanted. I'm back now, and trying to catch up on what I've missed. I'm posting this for anyone that wondered what went boom in my life.
Quick Version:
My old laptop died and work turned from barely anything to do, to nearly every moment of every night very busy with things that suck (and are usually quite rare), and combined with some extra required work things two weekends in a row to keep me very busy. I'm trying to catch up now.
Longer Version:
- Two weekends of line-supplied breathing air (for work in environments that have potential exposure to hazard process materials) mask fit testing... third time and a new mask was the charm.
- In the middle of that my old laptop died.
- I tried fixing it in weekend time and failed... so I ordered a new laptop.
- Received new laptop, however I still had to back things up and get the OS I wanted on to it.
- Backing up a new laptop with an insane existing install of Vista (Why does a new computer need 2 DVDs to backup everything?), squeezing it to the side, fixing it, installing Linux. Getting them both setup so they're not annoying...
- Trying to get enough rest to pass resistance rolls for colds that were going around at work... (I'm still fighting it, but will probably stay ahead of it, I think.)
PS: I hope the general forums are a proper place to post an 'I'm now back' thread.
