Journal MsGeek's Journal: Life is good for a change...
OK, since I usually bellyache in here, I want to show a little gratitude to the Universe for where I'm at right now.
Firstly, it seems like I'm going to be OK as far as being able to handle all 12 units I'm taking at College. I seem to be on track to get at least a B, if not an A, in all three of my non-Math classes, and I got a perfect score the second time I took my first test for Math 112. I am still in shock over that little detail. I flunked with a 60% score my first time, but made 100% the second go-around. And that was with a completely new set of questions.
Secondly, this cold I'm suffering through is on its way out. Yesterday I felt like warmed over dog vomit, today I feel pretty good.
Thirdly, my Home For Wayward Computers will be adding a brand new waif to the fold. My ThinkPad 365X is now living with a friend in Britain, and I didn't know how much I missed having one until I went to the Computer Show today and saw a 600 at one of the used computer vendor stalls. That one was kinda skanky so I didn't really make the guy an offer. But Computer Geeks in Oceanside, CA have a whole slew of 600s, including some really neat ones. I'm going to get a nice fast one and have them max the RAM to 288MB before it leaves for home. Then I'm going to slap Mandrake 9.1 on there and be a very happy geek. My birthday is coming. I'm entitled.
Which leads me to the main reason I am so goddamn cheerful today. I finally feel OK about being at the edge of 40. I finally feel OK about hitting 40 on 11/5 of this year. I finally feel OK that I outlived my father. I finally feel OK about middle age.
I don't know how long this will last, but dammit it feels good to feel like this. And not even Gov. Gropenator can make me feel bad this moment. Satori? Nerdvana? WTF? Whatever it is, it feels right and I want to savor it.