I Need an External Antenna, and Dual Band

The computing world is almost limitless. There are so many topics and they're all so deep. There is always something new to learn. If we ignore the 80% of topics that are to do with databases, there is less to learn, so the task becomes easier to manage. Recently, I have been more interested in security, and have been investigating new aspects of computers, through Linux.

I also managed to get my USB MIDI keyboard working on my laptop. This means the creative things that have been building up in me with my absence of Reason now have a place to go. Plus, I plugged it in to my father's sound system, and things went well from there.

I am worried about Julia; her health concerns aren't positive, and she's off work, so probably as bored as I am during the day. But I send her more well wishing and hope to see her at some point.

Instead of listing the days that I have seen Yinuo recently, it's easier to list the days that I haven't seen her:

Saturday.

It's Friday today. I've seen her pretty much every day this last week, and will continue to see her until Sunday. And then she leaves on Monday. But it's been good seeing her more and she's become a good friend of mine. Probably the best I have in this country.

I saw her drama performance this morning. It was different to Kiana's a couple of years ago. Very different. It involved walking around Hammersmith bridge and listening to messages about communication. There wasn't a storyline, but there was a lot to be said. I left with a message and an ear. Some of the props I helped make last night, and it was fun to see them in use. I was trusted to film everything, but in true technology style, the battery failed after six minutes, and most of my footage was the lead up to the beginning. I feel bad, but I did get some shots of Yinuo doing her playful thing.

Christmas is almost here and I haven't bought anyone any presents yet. Mainly because I can't afford to, because my pay from University won't get to me until next year. But I will try and make some presents for people.

I'm going to go shopping in a minute. I'm having a small dinner party tonight for a couple of people. It'll be the last one before most of them go home. I think stir fry is on the cards, so I need to get prawns.