Ranting to /dev/null

Hanging in there

I am, anyway, and it appears my aunt is too. When my parents went down to Baltimore yesterday to meet with the family, she had taken a turn for the better, and while not able to speak, was able to communicate her wishes (kind of) and will be receiving a feeding tube.

I hosted some friends for dinner last night. Of the 5 people who showed up, only 2 were >/= 21, and one doesn't drink for some reason. It's kind of strange, but I'm pretty sure that some of the others wouldn't have had any even if they'd been old enough. That's a pretty dramatic change from the Chattanooga scene I was part of, where everyone drinks. My conclusion? Central Pennsylvania really sucks, as do teetotalist denominations, both of which describe my hometown pretty well. Bleh.

I'm pretty busy right now, what with family, friends and all, but the reason I'm not blogging more is that my computer is currently in pieces in the basement. I'm upgrading to an AMD 2600+ with an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe. And, for long-time fans, my large wooden case is no more: I can't afford the space if I'm going to be living with 6 people next semester. So until I get it all back together, hopefully today, but you know how these things go, blogging is kind of on the back burner.

I do think I'm going to be able to effectively deny that Bush is "owned" by oil companies though: the numbers just don't add up...