Update

Hmmm… I made some entries with my cell phone, but my new Linux install was missing some key Perl libraries (so the parsing script failed on execution) so they are now lost into the aether…

Anyway.

I got my laptop back. (YAY!) They replaced the exact same part that they replaced last time. (NOT YAY) I can think of two possibilities:

1. The first part they replaced was faulty.
2. They don’t know what the hell they’re doing..

Only time will tell.

I also went to Jiffy Lube today, got my oil changed, and some other miscellaneous maintenance to the order of $210. Yay. If the car dies on the way down to LA after that, I’ll be very upset.

I am enjoying vacation. It is nice when the night is winding up and realizing “hey, I don’t have to got to work tomorrow, either!”