free software and more specifically, open source code, is an amazing phenomenon. compared to the days when all the software i used was closed… now i find out how anything works, anytime i want…

in the last two weeks, i’ve had a head cold, an ingrown-toenail, and now a throat cold… what’s going on?!

i appear to be fighting the throat cold off, but i am certainly feeling all the symptoms and am currently losing my voice…

after cleaning the contacts on the battery and cables so that there is a clean electrical connection, there appears to be a problem with the starter. i’m not sure which component is the starter, though! my mg manual tells me how to remove it in words, but no pictures…

Eriko had her interview and will receive a visa in one week. ;)

now that my regular evening obligations are gone, i find myself with… lots of free time! that means that the laundry list of items that i tell myself i don’t have time to do can now be… put off for various other reasons!

i’m meeting with my Japanese class for dinner and i’ll probably see Yuki a half dozen more times, but otherwise… my evenings and weekends are free. free to prepare for Eriko’s arrival in less than two months.