I'm going to revive Music & Jjigae. I keep on trying and failing, but it's going to happen this time. Before, I tried to limit it to food and music, but I think I'm going to write about everything.

But don't worry. I'm not abandoning this one. This one's more of a random whine and muse blog anyway. The last few posts have almost been like I wanted to Tweet but didn't feel like shortening the entries to 140 characters or less.

Well, I guess setting up the laptop again in theory means I can sort through music and get rid of stuff I don't listen to anymore.

One month later and I finally have a working computer again. How I missed this feeling.

I don't get it. Why does Dell make it so hard for me to order a recovery disc? This was a MUCH easier process with Toshiba.

So, I'm 93 miles into my whole LOTR walking project. It isn't that much progress since the last time I wrote about it, but I'm not counting gym trips and it's been on and off rainy lately. Nintey-three miles seems like a lot, but I'm still only like 4 days into Frodo's journey, so I guess I still fail? Meh. It's ninety-three miles I wouldn't have walked otherwise.

I had something else to write about. Meh. Bruce and I are listening to 90s pop music again.

My laptop has been broken which is a long story in itself. But it means that I've been without my own computer the last few weeks. In some ways, it's kind of liberating, but in other ways, it's been frustrating. Right now, I've stolen Chris's laptop.

I passed the bar. Did I mention that? Anyone who reads this already knows anyway.

Thanksgiving was fun. A Thanksgiving free of any obligation to study is a perfect one.

I've been much cheerier this season. I've even been enjoying Christmas music. Don't know why. Also, I've been suddenly and inexplicably obsessed with Savage Garden. I think I'm regressing big time.

Can't believe Friday is the big day. Trying to find ways to distract myself until then. Decided to reread The Sandman. Just finished the first volume. The Sound of Her Wings gets better every time I read it.

I have more to say, but I'm just delaying a trip to the gym where I'm starting a new lifting routine. I don't want to, but I've been on the last one for four weeks now so it's time to shake things up a little.

Since I came back from Europe late August, I've tracked 67.97 miles of walking and running. It's not an accurate count. There are days I didn't record anything. In any case, it could be better. I'll be adding a giant chunk to that on Saturday when I do the Mermaid Run. I finally calculated it to see where I am on Eowyn's Challenge. Almost at Ferry's Landing. I was excited until I realized that it only takes me just under three days into their journey. Oh well. Assuming I don't do anything tomorrow, Saturday will bring me to Crickhollow.

Yeah, I guess keep a record that Sept 2011 is when I started this challenge. It takes 458 miles just to get to Rivendell. I have a feeling this project may take several years to complete.

It's weird. It's November and I instinctively feel like I should be starting outlines. The cold weather makes me feel like I should be retreating inside and hacking away at those things. Granted, November this year brings a whole new level of dread, but it's weird not having to think about finals anymore.

I decided to start taking some science classes in my free time. It's a good way to make myself more marketable for patents and trade secrets. Even if I end up getting something in copyright or trademark, especially in this area even a basic knowledge of that information is going to be important. There's no pressure to get particularly stellar grades, so I can focus on learning to learn. Also, it might be fun. I think I'm ultimately going to decide between bio and computer programming. I don't think doing two at once is going to be manageable.

Finished Clash of Kings, but I'm taking a break before I continue with that series. Went back to Terry Pratchett books. Not that I've been reading much lately. I've been doing a lot of job hunting related work and ...I rediscovered my DS. Also playing some Arkham City. Yay Batman.