4 out of 5 dentists agree

i can’t remember the last time i took any pictures. well, that’s not exactly true. i took some pictures of the curly kiwi vines at the hare krishna restaurant when we went there for lunch last thursday, but i still haven’t even downloaded them off the camera yet. i don’t think they’re going to be all that good, so why rush? i need to go outside before it’s too yucky to go outside anymore. of course, that brings me to my latest issue: bugs.
there seems to be some sort of flying-beetle-like infestation going on in my neighbourhood. or maybe it’s just my backyard, i don’t know. but they’re trying their damnedest to move into my apartment if i leave the windows open for any length of time. as i’ve explained to people, i don’t kill bugs out in the wild. that’s their turf; but, if they come into my home uninvited, then their lives are forfeit. another beetle-like-beast paid the price for breaking into my demesne last night. so i spent the rest of the night all twitchy that it’d brought friends along to squat which meant that i had all the windows closed overnight and that just kept in the heat of the day. there’s nothing like trying to sleep in a 25+ degree apartment. especially in late september.
i’m not really grumpy, i’m just overtired and stressed out about my homework. and i’m still traumatized by all the computer crap i’ve been futzing with all week. oh, right, update. i did a fresh xp install on a re-formatted partition. that’s helped a lot, but i have taken a pretty serious performance hit with the upgrade. everything is so *slow*. i’m sure i’ll get used to it, but i can sure tell you i’ll really appreciate the hardware upgrade when it happens!
i don’t quite know what to do about the boy. actually, he saved my butt this weekend by bringing me a soundcard to replace the one which didn’t work in xp. he’s nice enough and cute enough, but all we ever talk about are computers and sex. it’s not very well-rounded at all. not that it’s got to be, but if he’s going to be phoning me as often as he does, i’d like to talk about other stuff once in a while. you know?