Well, it's about the normal time for writing, so here I am. I actually tried to get in early tonight, but was sidetracked by some wonderful geekiness. I got to teach Sheena about XHTML and CSS. She was trying to put some basic markup as well as a picture into her blog, and we ended up playing around with styles and stylesheets. The upshot being she's got some colour in her blog, and some good CSS classes to allow her to easily markup bits of text - poetry, etc. Oh, and some good grounding in the basics of HTML. Apparently, my teaching skills have come a long way!

Anyway, I was so engaged with that, that I forfeited my early blogging time. I have to say that it was a true pleasure teaching her some helpful hints from my trade, as well as some of the little Windows shortcuts that increase my productivity on a daily basis. That girl really gobbles up information! I caught her using a concept I'd just explained right as I finished explaining it. Ahh, a geek in love. ;)

So no pictures included with today's post. I had a bunch from last night I wanted to put up, but my computer blew up as usual. I only type now because Sheena was sweet enough to lend me her laptop for the entry, My pics, however, languish on my stupid laptop, which decides upon occasion (not so infrequently) to turn itself off. I guess "blew up" is rather an erroneous term, as it ends less with a bang than a whimper. You know, just kind of "*Yawn* I've had enough for now - good night" ... and then *poof*, it's turned itself off, and is snoring loudly.

Well, perhaps I hyperbolize slightly. The reality is that thanks to a stupid design flaw Toshiba made in my model of laptop, it has a tendency to overheat, and then, without warning, turn itself instantly complete off. Thanks, Toshiba - now I have a very expensive, out-of-warranty paperweight.

*Yawn* ... Now I'm the one getting tired. I guess I'll have to leave the story of "James the taxi" and the rant on "the BC Ferry strike and how the world is amazingly retarded" for another day ("or perhaps never", you fervantly hope).

23:40 and I'm finished writing - a new world record ... for me! ;)
Peace, I'm out.