Weekend Roundup
This weekend I did two things that I'd been thinking about doing for a long while, but had never really taken the plunge on before:
1) BREAD! I bought a breadmaker on a whim. Owning a breadmaker is something I'd thought about on and off for years, but had never done, because nearly everyone I knew that had ever bought one had the same story about buying it, making a few loafs, and then having it sit in the corner and collect dust until they eventually pawned it off on someone else they knew who wanted to own a breadmaker. I didn't entirely think that would be my experience with it, but these things routinely cost $150-200, so it seemed like a bit of a gamble. Then, Saturday we were in our local Value Village looking to see if they had any nice baby stuff, and I saw some breadmakers for $10. Bought one, made my first loaf on Sunday, and am so glad that I did - the bread was delicious and filled the entire house with a lovely aroma that lasted the entire day. I'll be making more on this weekend, I think, and am looking forward to trying out some different recipes and types of bread.
2) LINUX! I also installed a copy of Linux Ubuntu on my home computer on the weekend, which is the first time I've ever installed an operating system on a computer rather than using the one that came with a computer I purchased. Linux is something that I'd be interested about for years, as well, but I always assumed it was beyond my very modest computer skills. A little while ago I got a copy of Linux for Dummies, which did little to change my opinion, as it dealt primarily with Red Hat 7 and networking and servers and stuff like that, when all I need it for is desktop applications mostly, and maybe a bit of networking - it would be cool if I could access the files on the desktop from our netbook, now that I think about it.
I haven't had too much time to play with it, but so far it seems pretty easy and straightforward to use, although it didn't have a driver for my wireless adapter, which means I haven't had a chance to go online with it, or use any programs beyond those that came installed with Ubuntu (admittedly a lot of programs). We'll see how things go when I've had more of a chance to see what it's really capable of.
1) BREAD! I bought a breadmaker on a whim. Owning a breadmaker is something I'd thought about on and off for years, but had never done, because nearly everyone I knew that had ever bought one had the same story about buying it, making a few loafs, and then having it sit in the corner and collect dust until they eventually pawned it off on someone else they knew who wanted to own a breadmaker. I didn't entirely think that would be my experience with it, but these things routinely cost $150-200, so it seemed like a bit of a gamble. Then, Saturday we were in our local Value Village looking to see if they had any nice baby stuff, and I saw some breadmakers for $10. Bought one, made my first loaf on Sunday, and am so glad that I did - the bread was delicious and filled the entire house with a lovely aroma that lasted the entire day. I'll be making more on this weekend, I think, and am looking forward to trying out some different recipes and types of bread.
2) LINUX! I also installed a copy of Linux Ubuntu on my home computer on the weekend, which is the first time I've ever installed an operating system on a computer rather than using the one that came with a computer I purchased. Linux is something that I'd be interested about for years, as well, but I always assumed it was beyond my very modest computer skills. A little while ago I got a copy of Linux for Dummies, which did little to change my opinion, as it dealt primarily with Red Hat 7 and networking and servers and stuff like that, when all I need it for is desktop applications mostly, and maybe a bit of networking - it would be cool if I could access the files on the desktop from our netbook, now that I think about it.
I haven't had too much time to play with it, but so far it seems pretty easy and straightforward to use, although it didn't have a driver for my wireless adapter, which means I haven't had a chance to go online with it, or use any programs beyond those that came installed with Ubuntu (admittedly a lot of programs). We'll see how things go when I've had more of a chance to see what it's really capable of.