Ubuntu’s latest release, version 8.10, named the “Intrepid Ibex”, is coming—tomorrow. This is wonderful, because there are a great number of improvements, particularly in the 64-bit version. There is one problem lingering with Pidgin sometimes spinning a CPU and crashing, and PulseAudio is still a bit finicky, but I am very happy with this coming [...]

So, this week was not fun. It was a struggle to try to get homework done and keep up with things like watching Ben, because The Plague™ hit us all pretty hard this week. Erica is still sick, and I am still getting over it myself, so I do not feel quite normal just yet. [...]