Gemini* and Gopher

• Personal/Opinions

  • August Ramblings

    The last time this capsule was updated was about six weeks ago. That speaks to how things have been in my life lately I suppose. Anyway, time for an update.

    I'm five weeks into the latest terrm at school, taking a database class and a research and persuasion course. The former at least has a lot of information that I didn't know and will likely use in the future, albeit boring. The latter class is strictly just a graduation requirement. I don't hate writing, obviously, or I wouldn't maintain this gemlog. I do hate taking a class that covers material I already know which is of no particular use to my purpose in going to college in the first place. It's funny to me, but my term paper is going to be on the subject of student debt, the ballooning cost of college tuition and how to fund 'free' college tuition. It's funny to me because one of the most obvious ways to get the cost down in my mind is to get rid of superfluous material and classes that people don't actually want or need. I've written as much in the first draft of my paper, too. We'll see how it's received.

  • Long time no seen

    I can't believe I was last here a year and a half ago!

    In those past months there was a lot of travel, a lot of work (burnout levels of "a lot"), some really bad stuff, some really good stuff, some in between good and bad.

    I have just come back from a 3 weeks long break, the first long break from work in... I don't even know how many years! This is why I am actually finding the energy to pick up my laptop again and blow some dust off of my hobbies.

  • A Chill Day

    I wish the weather wasn't so hot and humid, or at least that we'd get a break for a couple of days, but that's how our summers will be going forward, I guess.

  • A Chill Day

    Today is a good day: I will go see my parents and have lunch with them, then when I am back I will play around a little bit more with shell scripting.

    I have recently hopped from Arch to Mint on my laptop. I really like Arch, but after many years I wanted to try something different. I quite like Mint so far!

• Technology and Free Software

  • Hazy Light

    It's the weekend, and a lazy, relaxing sort of day, so it's time to get out some Gold Peak sweet tea, settle in at my desk dimly but warmly lit by a pudgy little lamp, and relax by writing another gemlog post on my Raspberry Pi and typewriter style mechanical keyboard with wood paneling and round keys. Days like this make me thankful for my peaceful and comfortable life, and remind me to enjoy it while it lasts.