I gave up on the Buffalo external hard drive and returned it to Fry's for an Acomdata external hard drive. I missed out on the very good sale price for the Buffalo but if I couldn't get the thing to work then the sale price is a moot point. I now have 150 (160 advertised) gigabytes of space. My computer holds 11Gb. I can get my pictures and music off this machine and free up some very needed working space. I didn't have much time left.

I have two weeks until school starts again. The second course is with the same Dr. Phd. instructor. We'll know what to expect. As for now I'm enjoying not having to rush back to the apartment and then off to class. I'll need to start thinking about applying to the radiation program soon.

Have any of you ever heard of Whirlyball? We went there for the company Christmas party instead of bowling this year. In the world of Whirlyball, the players sit in these quasi-bumper cars and try as a team to thow a large wiffle ball through a backboard with a haijailai-type "paddle". There is a yellow team and a red team. I'm going there after work to watch Bob play. He had so much fun he joined the league. Edmonds holds the National Championship. (to be fair, by looking on the wall I think they hold them all as far back as '90)

Oh yeah, I know what else I was going to do. This past weekend I had tentatively planned on making Mom's donuts. Maybe that can be a Christmas Eve project. I need buttermilk, milk and eggs. I'll see whether I can re-create my version of them.