This spring, my computer started getting bogged down by all the extra junk I was loading on it. I told myself I’d reformat the hard drive and re-install windows over the summer when I had lots of time. Here it is… end of September, and it’s still a mess. So, after a few programs started unexpectedly crashing on me… I finally decided it was time.

And within an evening, I have almost everything back up and running. Sure I couldn’t find the right Windows XP CD … at least I have a few of them laying around. I just had to use a different key. Anyway. Things are running quite smoothly, though I could continue installing software and tweaking the system, but then I wouldn’t get any sleep… which I desperately need to drive the bus in the mornin’. So I’m quitting right now…. after this post…. and a couple other things….