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I'm loving Linux Mint 6. I've decided to try it since I've heard alot of good reviews... it's pretty much Ubuntu with a nice theme and a few other bits and pieces installed by default.  I was able to get a proper Nvidia driver for my graphics card, and get Compiz Fuzion to work (how wicked!) easily. I also had it enable "fortunes", which prints out a quote every time you open terminal. I love stuff like this to make your work (or play in my case) just a tiny bit fun.  :D

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This is a great little plugin that I've just implemented on this site... it adds Twitter avatars in the comments. If the user does not have twitter, it see if they have a gravatar.  If not, a default image is set. :) Very cool!

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/08/twitter-avatars-in-comments-wordpress-plugin/

If you don't have a gravatar, get one, it's fun and free.  :)

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YES!!!!! Finally!

http://picasa.google.com/mac/

http://picasa.google.com/linux/

Can't wait to go home and try it :) I loved Picasa on Windows, and wish they had it for Mac/Linux. I'll post about what I think of it.  (I hate iPhoto!)

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I could have used this when I moved to England last year!

xkcd - A Webcomic - Converting to Metric.

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So, I don't have many resolutions this year. Just one main one, which is to lose another stone in weight - 14 pounds.  At my heaviest (you can see some of my photos in the gallery), I was pretty pudgy.  All my life when I lost/gained weight, you couldn't tell that much when I gained or lost 10 lbs. But ya, at my heaviest, I was 30 lbs over my normal weight.  Terrible huh??  Ah well, it took me a over a year and very gradually I lost 17 pounds.  Now my goal is to lose 15 more, and keep toned.  I will go down to a comfortable weight/BI that is good for me and not some statistic for my height.  I've just learned to eat just enough food, and just cook at home. I think that is key. I'm not following a certain diet or restricting myself to any extreme, just excercising normally and eating right. I'm trying to get back into running a mile 4-5 times a week.  I bought myself proper running shoes and everything :P
Lets hope I don't hurt my knee like I did when I was 24!

[caption id="attachment_355" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Nike Zoom Victory"][/caption]

I also bought proper  sneakers for when I play volleyball.

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I also want to stick to a couple of projects I have in mind. I won't mention much for now, but we'll see if I can accomplish it.

:)

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[caption id="attachment_351" align="aligncenter" width="354" caption="Happy New Year 2009!"][/caption]

Here's just something I did while playing in Adobe Illustrator. :) I hope everyone has a lovely 2009!

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So lots of stuff has been happening this past week.  I was sneaky and surprised my family and friends for Christmas!  It was a major success, with lots of tears and hugs to celebrate :) I had a fabulous few days home, and we didn't even do Christmas presents.  Not even one :)  I've always known what Christmas was all about, but this year, I felt it.  When I came back home to the UK my boyfriend and I did exchange a few gifts from him and his parents which was really sweet.

For New Years we haven't planned anything... we will probably stay home and watch TV, or be adventurous and brave the cold by going into London to see the pretty fireworks. I guess we'll see how the mood is.  Chances are tele and a warm house will win. :D

Also, I'm working on a comic project, but won't go into any detail just yet.  I will write up some really rough drafts, and then try to get the wacom into good use instead of scanned in sketchbook drawings.

How is everyone's holiday week?

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YouTube - Mac vs PC.

This video is wicked!  It's so funny...best Mac vs PC vid yet.  Thanks to Paddy for the twitter post :)

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This is how I felt in Physics (w/ calculus). :-P

xkcd - A Webcomic - A Bunch of Rocks

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OH man, best one yet...EVERYONE goes through this. How I love this comic.  I need to start one of my own.

xkcd - A Webcomic - Friends

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