1. Get a cat.
   
2. Find something to admire about every person; good or bad.
   
3. Learn from those before you, those around you.
   
4. Fear only your own cowardice.
   
5. Discover a new tip.

belle has gone down hard twice in the last three days. luckily i was able to rescitate her using the remote power control, but it appears as if she has some filesystem corruption. i’m not sure what or whom, but certain operations cause the home directory to be mounted read-only (to avoid further damage). tonight i’m going to have to attempt a repair, and if that is unsuccessful, reformat and restore from backup. i’m dissapointed in myself; she should be using a journalling filesystem and she’s not.

the condo becomes mine next week

Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterward.

it is a step up from the last class, but i haven’t reached that 4.0 yet.

tomorrow i exchange all my money for a piece of paper and 1/5 of a little place. here’s hoping its everything i need and want.