Windows 95 Revisited Using Bochs, I got Windows 95 to run on my Mac. Sure brings back the good old days of installing this on a 486. Actually it runs so slow on my 800 MHz G3 that it feels like it's on a 386. Oh well, my plans of it being somewhat useful have been thrown out the window (no pun intended).   ¶ 6:50 PM 0 comments

  My New Home My lease application at Meridian Apartments was cleared today. I'm happy I don't have to live in my office.  ¶ 12:55 PM 0 comments

  Ladyfest Yesterday, Kenny played drums for Annie Lin at Ladyfest in Austin. Mark, intuitively knowing that this would be an adventure worth experiencing, convinced me to come along. We weren't disappointed.

Just before we left Kenny & Mark's place, a.k.a. the cozy cabin, Kenny receives a call informing him that his sister is engaged. Still reeling from the shock, and after helping a neighbor load a 200 lb. saw into his truck, we proceeded to the Capital City. Upon arriving we were immediately lost, but we bought a map and I used my innate cartography skills to locate our venue, The Church of the Friendly Ghost.

After eating dinner in the trolly at The Spaghetti Warehouse, we arrived, simultaneously with Annie, at our destination. As soon as Mark and were about to unload Kenny's drums it started dumping rain in that perfect Texas fashion. We finally got in and after sitting through some blistering acoustic action, Annie's band took the stage.

After the show we again got lost for a while looking for Annie's lodging. After that, at our late night dinner, she decides to stay over at the cozy cabin instead. So we head back to SA, arrive around 5:00 AM and I slept on the floor near the backdoor on four sleeping bags.  ¶ 12:21 PM 0 comments

  Meridian and glue I contacted the manager of Meridian Apartments today. Meridian was one of the apartments I took a look at the other Friday. It's in the same area as Sevilla with about the same size apartments and rent. There were not to many units left when I visited, but it turns out that there's still an apartment available. Tomorrow I'll send in an application, and a $25 check, and hope for the best.

The computer labs at work were re-carpeted today. Besides being a long day at work, the glue used to hold the carpet down really stunk. At one point I saw a flash of white light and felt very dizzy for a few seconds. Justin didn't take it too well either. The glue has got to be the worst part of this re-carpeting.  ¶ 7:01 PM 0 comments

  Apartments About a week ago a friend and I went up to College Station to do some apartment hunting. The second apartment I looked at, called Sevilla, had the best deal. I would get the first two month's rent cut in half and the deposit and fees were lowered. Also it is close to campus, on a shuttle route, across the street from a park and a church, and close to an HEB and a Target. The reduced rent was a big winner. I've been having worries about finances the first month. Unfortunately they declined my lease application, so it's back to applying at the others.  ¶ 9:20 PM 0 comments

  This is where it starts I've been accepted into the Mathematics Ph.D. program at Texas A & M University. I also applied to The University of Texas, The University of North Texas and Rice University. Both UT and Rice didn't accept me. UNT did accept me, but the financial support was lacking. A & M turned out to be the best and easy choice.  ¶ 8:53 PM 1 comments