I hurt... My illness Wednesday only weakened me for another cold. I feel worse now than I did then. Congestion, pain, sore throat... I want drugs!

I did a pretty good job last evening cleaning up the computer room. I was able to install both uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) and I organized the cabling on the server desk. I also upgraded the CentOS box to 4.4 and patch up the Mac Mini and the W2K3SBS box. The Linux upgrades went well. I am going to try to spend some time working on Joomla and getting my web domains moved over to 1&1.com for hosting.

I don't know how I will hold up for NWN tonight. I took Advil and some antihistamines about 10 minutes ago, so I should be able to host up for a couple of hours. I slept for a while earlier this evening. The chicken soup M made was very good. Hmmmm...

New website!!!! My request for domains went through. I've got both waldschmidt.org and thehubbub.org wired up to the 1and1.com account. Spiffy. Now figuring out the php/mysql/cms scenario will be the fun part. I haven't decided between a php-nuke, nuke-variant, or joomla. I've got Joomla partially set up on the home Linux(CentOS) virtual machine. I need to get all of my writing stuff in a Ubuntu or SUSE virtual machine (or my Mac) and keep it there.

I have been down the last couple of days. Some bug is keeping me under the weather, but I had a good rest this afternoon. I left work a little early, and Sophie and Lucy were asleep when I got home... Nap time for Papa! Someone when to Target to hit the back-to-school clearance items today, but I won't mention any names. ;-p

Well I'd go on about how the news media really stinks, but I'll save that for a future rant. I've got to get a few things done so I can go to bed.

I have decided to get a domain and website from a third party. Yes I feel that I have failed in my own ambitions by not hosting it myself. But I get to try out the shared hosting scenario and see how well it works out. I picked 1and1 for the service, mainly because they were so cheap, but also highly recommended. If this thing works out, I'll be really tweaked.

CentOS 4.4 came out recently. I guess I have to go upgrade the servers now... I really need more time in the computer room to play with Linux.

Why I hate "reality TV"... It's not real. Most of the tripe the networks are trying to entertain us with is artifically cooked drama with communal game show contestants. Since I am being exposed against my will, I find my attention deliberatly focused on other activities while my wife goes lemming into the masses. I can't even sit through the overplayed commercials from the show sponsors. I remember and miss the days when I didn't own a TV.