So I have a love for Top Gear. When else do I get to watch some of my favorite and most beautiful cars get tested on some of the best roads? Not very often. Mmm, cars.

A wave of computer purchases has begun. Between my coworkers and my family, new computers are popping up all around me. I do really like my laptop. So far it has done all that I have asked of it.

Most of my evenings this past week have been spent monitoring Josh as he works on the VW. We’ve been working on the usual maintenance and also on trying to discover the source of a noisy squeal. I haven’t been very helpful thanks to migraines and the usual fun associated with them. Maybe when the next round of parts come in I can assist.

With these repairs comes the need for Josh and I to carpool. I think he enjoys not having to drive but in the evenings he tends to turn into a backseat driver. Maybe it is because he is more awake then.

Well the alarm is informing me that it is nom o’clock. It is time for medicine and coincidentally, it is time for the cats to eat. They have begun to associate the alarm for food time, so I renamed the alarm on my phone from “meds” to “nom o’clock.” I amuse myself a little too easily sometimes.

With that I bid you adieu. Perhaps my next post will contain information on my new camcorder purchase!

I’ve just finished making myself a batch of daal/lentils for lunch tomorrow. I’ll probably have a tiny bowl in a bit, but I’m trying to be good.

So far I have to say that I like this laptop. I can type pretty fast on it and it feels natural. I usually misspell a lot on new keyboards, but so far I have only forgotten letters. I call that a user brain error, not finger to key positions.

The VW is acting up so Josh and I are going to have to carpool in to work until the car parts come in and we can work on it. It will be strange for Josh because he leaves the house about a half an hour after I usually do. I might have to see if I can leave early each day since the worst part of my drive home is getting to the exit for Josh’s office. Maybe I just won’t take lunches.  Oh the fun.

This if my first update from my new laptop. I have reloaded the OS and added a number of programs to it. Things seem to be running nicely. I only have a few more programs to load and all will be nice.

I was contemplating loading Vista on it but there was one particular piece of software that I was not sure whether it would work. The search results came up iffy, so I decided to not even bother. I can live without Vista, but I thought I would be noble and give it a test. I guess I’m not so noble. Sorry to disappoint.

Yesterday when Josh and I came home from work, we both noticed a rancid stench in the garage. It smelled of rot and did not make us happy campers. We sniffed and searched yesterday evening and this morning. We were looking for something that may have gotten in when we had the garage door open and died. I decided that I would buy cleaning supplies and scrub down.

I purchased an enzyme cleaner in hopes that if it was something biological, it would break it down and destroy it. Well, in my preparation for the cleaning, I discovered the source. Apparently the trigger to the insecticide sprayer that Josh uses for his hops had been pressed and the insecticide was sprayed on a section of the garage floor. It was terrible smelling and a match! I was actually happy to find it. I used the enzyme cleaner and I’m amazed at how clean and wonderful my garage floor is and how wonderful it smells in there.

I’ve also been reloading my laptop with XP. The software I have is all XP. I don’t have Vista software and I’m honestly not in a hurry to purchase any! I did create restore discs in case I decide to go to Vistsa in the future. To test it I wiped the partitions and “restored” from the discs. It was successful so I then wiped it to put XP on.

I am almost done with the system setup/customization and then I can start installing software on it. I guess I should go finish it and take care of the most important part, setting up the wireless. Very important!

So yesterday I discovered a most excellent deal on a netbook. I hemmed and hawed over it for a solid hour. For what I would need it for, it was perfect. I just couldn’t justify needing it. So when Josh finally convinced me to just get it and stop debating with myself, it was sold out. I tried to envision kicking myself in the butt for doing it, but I couldn’t. Good thing. I actually found a good deal on a full sized laptop that would make me happier and it wasn’t really much more in cost.

So, today I went and purchased a new laptop. I’m making the recovery discs right now. Actually I am almost done with the first set. I am making two because Josh wants me to. I am organized enough to not lose them, but three dvds and 15 minutes of non-laptop time is OK. I can survive that.

Maybe having a new laptop will encourage me to post more. Josh used my now old laptop constantly, so this could be a positive thing. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

In fun house news, last week Josh and I finally cleared out the large shed out. I believe that we entered that shed a whopping four times in the three years and two weeks we have owned this house. It was a bit scary. Things moved around that we didn’t want to move. After putting out about eight bags, we still have a pile of rubbish to put out in the next week’s trash. We may have to take some to the dump as well. I don’t think we can put car rims in the regular pick-up. Maybe I can call someone and find out.

So that’s pretty much it. I’ve been plotting crafty things to do, but I don’t have time. One of my co-workers is pregnant, so I want to make her a blanket. She isn’t going to find out what she has having, so I am just going to go with whatever I want to do. She’ll love it no matter what. She’s just great that way.

I’ve been bad. I’m terrible about posting. Perhaps after all of the years, I’ve run out of things to babble on about. Probably not. It is probably just work and trying to take on all of the house projects that we have avoided. We finally emptied out the large shed and have a huge pile of trash to put out. I think we will need two trash days to get it all done. That is just the start. There is so much more to do. Eventually the plan is to repair the shed and make it teh awesome. Or something like that.

Maybe it is also me trying to spend time with the munchkins while I can. They are growing up so fast that I am missing out on it. I’m trying.

Maybe it is the pain in my hand from accidentally sticking my hand into a pot of noodles and water that I just took off the stove.

Maybe it is my WD HDTV Media Center. It has been rocking my socks continually. I scored a Harmony remote on super discounted clearance for $44 that works with it. I love the Harmony remote. I thought Josh was joking when he told me he had programmed it for the device. He wasn’t! Yay.

And finally, maybe I haven’t been writing because I don’t know why. I’ll go with this one.