Torrefaction

All the parts and bits have arrived and Hub has put everything together for me (I know I said I was going to build it, but hey, he wanted to do it, and I'm lazy.)  I opted for this case and dual 19-inch LCD's so my workspace is much cooler and prettier now.  Will post a pic in a couple of days.

So far I've installed Cinema 4D, Poser 6, Vue D'Esprit 4, Sid Meier's Pirates, Sims2, and my old y2k edition of MS works+ word.  Tonight I'm installing 30-day demos of Photoshop CS2 (planning to buy, but ouch, not cheap! so will wait til demo runs out), XFrog for C4D, Painter IX, and Paint Shop Pro X.   Paint Shop Pro has some nifty features that Photoshop doesn't.  Painter I'm just trying for a lark - I'm not really a digital painter so it's probably not worth the money to buy it, but I may as well enjoy the 30 days of noodling.

Probably what I'm the most excited about is getting Dreamfall (Longest Journey 2).  I loved The Longest Journey like it was a kitten.

So, that's what I've been up to, and hence not blogging much, but I promise many scintillating posts soon including:

how the Pill is working out
list of paperwork for Illinois home study and what I had to do to get it
report on final home study meeting
shrubbery wars