You bunt who?

The new year will be an exciting and adventursome one. Last night I embarked into new computing territory and installed Ubuntu Linux on my computer. My hope is to someday rid myself of Windows entirely, but for now I have a dual boot on my lappy. I don't know much about it yet, but what I've seen so far, I like quite a bit. It's visually appealing, clean, and has been very friendly so far in recognizing things on my computer. I am downloading a program called Wine that supposedly lets you run Windows software in Linux, with the hopes of being able to use Finale and SmartMusic in Linux. I'm not banking on it though, especially considering how much of the computer's resources SmartMusic uses...worth a try, though!

In other news, the holidays have been most eventful. I was surprised to receive Guitar Hero III for the Wii for Christmas, and it has been pretty great. I've been running all over the Cities visiting folks, including my mother who went in for surgery (all planned, nothing too serious). I am currently sitting in a Bruegger's in Shoreview, waiting for Alison to be done with church. Afterward, we are headed to the great white north to spend New Year's Eve at Sawbill Canoe Outfitters. I went last year and had a great time, and am greatly looking forward to a return tripo.

Any other Linux users out there wishing to offer their support (or condolences?), feel free. Happy New Year!