I’m finally over being sick – had the flu (or a flu-like cold) for almost a week. I feel like I’ve woken up, refreshed, anew.

Just before I got sick, I made a new living room. Found an awesome couch/chair/ottoman on craigslist, bought a 8″ bookcase from Ikea, and a coffee table from World Market. (Actually, Emily and I went in together on most of it, since we’re moving in together in a matter of weeks.) I’ve had basically the same exact furniture since i moved into this apartment seven years ago – and it is really nice to have a living room that melds together. We’ll probably get rid of all of it when we move, but for now it’s nice to have furniture that somewhat reflects my age.

Speaking of age, I’ve been beating my head against a wall for a while now, trying to install/configure/test RedHat Cluster Suite at work. Rather, I’ve been beating my head against a concrete wall with embedded steel spikes, repeatedly, for about a month and a half. It’s poorly documented, and confusing as hell. Today in a moment of pure genuis I ran the Veritas Cluster Server simulator, and immediately after got an evaluation license key from our vendor. I mean, there are actually things you can control from the GUI interface! It’s smooth like butter, and way better for me, I’m sure.

Best album I’ve heard lately? The Velvet Underground & Nico, released in 1967. I never realized how influential the Velvet Underground were before I got a chance to really savor this record.