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1. I get Norton's security/antivirus suite free from Comcast. It's been frustrating lately. Fixed now, but I'll take the opportunity to vent, for the sake of posterity (or something). ( Long story... )
2. Julian Gough is a published author whose free "goat bubble" story is the best, clearest, funniest explanation of the recent financial crisis I've seen. He's got a series of books about a mysterious orphan named Jude who grows up in Ireland. Book One is, sadly, not readily available in the US (it was supposed to be, but Amazon screwed up or something). Book Two, Jude in London, is out now. Both in traditional print format and also free online. How's that work, then? It's the Radiohead model. Download it, check it out, and, when you're ready, come back (on your honor) and pay what you think it's worth. Proceeds split 50/50 with the author, which is a much better deal than most authors get for even an ebook put out through a traditional publisher.
The book itself is... hard to describe. It's sort of like an extended dream sequence, with a series of inexplicable surreal events flowing into each other. It's pretty fun so far. I'm still early in the book, but there have been some really funny bits.
Worth a look, I'd say. It doesn't cost you anything to try.
3. Had a good vacation with the family. Short this year, unfortunately, but we made the most of our time together, I think. (When I say it was short, I was there for 2 1/2 weeks, but the whole family was only together for a few days. Actually, scratch that. My sister came up late because of Irene, and Dad had to leave to get back to work, so this is the first year where we weren't all together at all. That was weird.)
4. I don't think any of you ever watched Voltron when you were kids, but it was one of my favorite cartoons. Turns out the whole thing is available free online. Legitimately. WEP, the copyright owners, have a YouTube Gold account which allows them to put full-length episodes. Their channel is here. Not only do they have Voltron, but also GoLion, the Japanese cartoon used to make Voltron. That has English subtitles. It's interesting to watch both and see what got changed and cut out for American audiences.
5. I had an appointment with a new sleep doctor Mom found. I was going to give the full story elsewhere, but as long as I'm posting here, I'll give you the lowlights: She had nothing to offer, repeated herself ad nauseum, didn't seem to hear or understand a word I said, and said a few things I'm pretty sure are flat wrong. She did seem nice, personally, and wanted to help, but... I won't be going back.
2. Julian Gough is a published author whose free "goat bubble" story is the best, clearest, funniest explanation of the recent financial crisis I've seen. He's got a series of books about a mysterious orphan named Jude who grows up in Ireland. Book One is, sadly, not readily available in the US (it was supposed to be, but Amazon screwed up or something). Book Two, Jude in London, is out now. Both in traditional print format and also free online. How's that work, then? It's the Radiohead model. Download it, check it out, and, when you're ready, come back (on your honor) and pay what you think it's worth. Proceeds split 50/50 with the author, which is a much better deal than most authors get for even an ebook put out through a traditional publisher.
The book itself is... hard to describe. It's sort of like an extended dream sequence, with a series of inexplicable surreal events flowing into each other. It's pretty fun so far. I'm still early in the book, but there have been some really funny bits.
Worth a look, I'd say. It doesn't cost you anything to try.
3. Had a good vacation with the family. Short this year, unfortunately, but we made the most of our time together, I think. (When I say it was short, I was there for 2 1/2 weeks, but the whole family was only together for a few days. Actually, scratch that. My sister came up late because of Irene, and Dad had to leave to get back to work, so this is the first year where we weren't all together at all. That was weird.)
4. I don't think any of you ever watched Voltron when you were kids, but it was one of my favorite cartoons. Turns out the whole thing is available free online. Legitimately. WEP, the copyright owners, have a YouTube Gold account which allows them to put full-length episodes. Their channel is here. Not only do they have Voltron, but also GoLion, the Japanese cartoon used to make Voltron. That has English subtitles. It's interesting to watch both and see what got changed and cut out for American audiences.
5. I had an appointment with a new sleep doctor Mom found. I was going to give the full story elsewhere, but as long as I'm posting here, I'll give you the lowlights: She had nothing to offer, repeated herself ad nauseum, didn't seem to hear or understand a word I said, and said a few things I'm pretty sure are flat wrong. She did seem nice, personally, and wanted to help, but... I won't be going back.