with every step you take.

My Government class was canceled for today (first canceled College class WHATWHAT), so I'm hanging out in the Computer Lab until Mommy can pick me up at 12:30. Not having class is totally a blessing because a) my Stats class felt really long because people kept asking stupid questions, and b) this is probably the only opportunity for me to use a computer today because the one at home is still crashed.

Speaking of the home computer, we're one step closer to getting it fixed. It's somewhat old in terms of computer lifespans; we've had it about four years (I named it Toby because we got it right around the time that Toby was fired from the White House on The West Wing.) Dad came to the conclusion that the hard drive is malfunctioning, so it'll have to be replaced. But in the meantime, we have to fix the computer enough so we can get all our files off of it and put on CD until the new hard drive comes in. Dad started running a rudimentary virus scan program that scans the entire hard drive and eliminates problematic files&such last night, and it finished this morning after he left for work. So we have to wait until he gets home tonight to find out what's next. I'm hoping that the damage isn't too severe and all of my files haven't been wiped. There's a lot of stuff on there that I can't get back.

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I'll be running a few errands with Mommy after school, but once I get home I'll start watching my West Wing DVDs. The only downside to getting them from the library is that the don't come with the little booklet with episode synopsis, and I haven't seen this season since it aired 3 years ago, so I can't exactly remember which one's which. I know I want to watch "The Ticket", which is on the first disc, and then jump to some of the later episodes. I remember watching this season on NBC and kicking myself because there were a handful of episodes I really didn't need to watch and could have spent that time studying for Religion tests instead. This time around, I'm putting off Stats homework! It's a mix of book and computer work, so I'll have to do it this weekend when I'll have computer access. And I have a test on Tuesday to study for! So it all works out.

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I've decided to follow in the steps of tunaeverynight and stay spoiler free re: The Office for the rest of the season. I read a bunch of things over the summer that seemed both good and bad, but I don't want to get my hopes up for anything. The premiere is ONE WEEK AWAY, and I think I can hold out until then. I want to be surprised by this season.

nothing's changed.

1. I'd do that "take a picture of yourself" meme that's been circulating on my flist, but a) none of the computers I can use have memory card readers, and b) I don't have the computer cable currently with me. I'm definitely going to do the meme (because I'm sure many of you want to know what I look like), but will have to do it either when the home computer gets fixed or I remember to bring the cable along with me when I go to use a computer. I promise it'll be done ASAP.


2. I only watched about 3 discs worth of The West Wing episodes today; just the ones I can remember watching and/or really like. I DON'T THINK I'VE MENTIONED HOW MUCH I'VE MISSED THIS SHOW. And Season 7 is probably my favorite non-Sorkin season, so it was a fun re-watch. CJ/Danny = I LOVES IT. And I still remember "Internal Displacement" after all these years, because that's the one where CJ nearly kills Gail and Danny semi-proposes to her! (I still totally plan on getting a goldfish when I go to College next year and naming it Gail. REALLY.)


3. I'll have to do my Stats computer homework in the College computer lab on Monday (all homework is due Tuesday, thankfully), because I can only spend an hour here on the computers at the local library (my homework would take me longer than that) and I don't think the software would even work here. But I totally plan on doing all the book work this weekend, along with my Astronomy stuff.


4. I'm in the Teen Zone at the local library again because the computers are more convenient, and I planned to stay down here until I head home at 8:30 and work on my picspammy project, but there's a kid next to me playing games with musical accompaniment that I can hear even though he's wearing headphones, and it's annoying. So I think I'm going to head upstairs and work there because it's quieter. I brought my Stats homework along just in case I wanted to start it, but I'm much more motivated to get the project done. I've got tomorrow and the rest of the weekend to do it.