It's Alive!
About a month ago, I began in earnest the effort to build a media computer from scratch. Over the first few weeks in September, I acquired all of the necessary parts. For a week they set in there boxes at my apartment until this Sunday. I started and almost completed my computer on Sunday. Monday, my friend who knows a lot more about computers than myself, came over and checked over the connections and dropped of the Linux OS. After he left, I made a few changes and connected the remaining wires.
At 1:15 AM, I took a deep breath and flipped the power switch on the back...nothing. You can only imagine my disappointment. However, the feeling of despair lasted no more than a second as I quickly realized that in my nervousness, I forgot to press the front power button. Deep breath again...press button...the computer quietly hums to life right before my eyes. In another few days, I hope to have the software uploaded and a fully functional media computer to take the place of my Xbox.
The Yogurt Flavors: Chocolate Decadence, World Class Vanilla, Chocolate Raspberry, German Chocolate Cake, Angle Food Cake and Banana Macadamia Nut. Today is Teacher Day! If you are a teacher, come in a show your ID for a 99 cent small yogurt (or pay the difference + 99 cents for a larger size). This special runs all day.
Quiz Day: Does Your English Cut the Mustard?
I think that the 40% on spelling may be too generous. You should see all of the red when I put the blog entries into word for spell check. I guess it could be worse. Case in point, there are six misspelled words for today's entry. (Yes, I misspelled misspell when I originally typed this part. Everyone has their burdens.)
At 1:15 AM, I took a deep breath and flipped the power switch on the back...nothing. You can only imagine my disappointment. However, the feeling of despair lasted no more than a second as I quickly realized that in my nervousness, I forgot to press the front power button. Deep breath again...press button...the computer quietly hums to life right before my eyes. In another few days, I hope to have the software uploaded and a fully functional media computer to take the place of my Xbox.
The Yogurt Flavors: Chocolate Decadence, World Class Vanilla, Chocolate Raspberry, German Chocolate Cake, Angle Food Cake and Banana Macadamia Nut. Today is Teacher Day! If you are a teacher, come in a show your ID for a 99 cent small yogurt (or pay the difference + 99 cents for a larger size). This special runs all day.
Quiz Day: Does Your English Cut the Mustard?
| Your English Skills: |
 Grammar: 100% Punctuation: 100% Vocabulary: 100% Spelling: 40% |
I think that the 40% on spelling may be too generous. You should see all of the red when I put the blog entries into word for spell check. I guess it could be worse. Case in point, there are six misspelled words for today's entry. (Yes, I misspelled misspell when I originally typed this part. Everyone has their burdens.)
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Grammar: 100%
Punctuation: 100%
Vocabulary: 100%
Spelling: 80%
I wonder which word I misspelled. Probably "milllennniummm." That one always ends up with too many letters.
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Grammar: 100%
Punctuation: 80%
Vocabulary: 80%
Spelling: 60%
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Punctuation: 100%
Vocabulary: 100%
Spelling: 80%
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