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Good things come to those who wait.

Amen.

September was the month I had in mind to assemble my own PC -- meanwhile, I'm using a roommate's laptop for doing internet stuff -- we just got DSL wired last week, hehe. Can barely contain the urge not to oversurf. Sometimes things get annoying -- one is bound to hear "it's my turn!," "browsing while uploading pictures is going to make it slow," yada yada -- even though no one takes my place when i concede. Could have bothered to remember that I'm the one who solved the ethernet-not-working problem (i installed Linux). Sure does put the term 'personal' computer in a sinister light.

Enough of that. As i said, I wanted to finally assemble my own PC this september but then things cropped up -- money matters i need to attend to (not me, i need very little -- people i care about) -- so i had to delay the target a bit. I hope this sacrifice turns out good. Or at least interesting. . . .

A Chinese curse goes "May you live in interesting times". . . . Careful what you wish for then -- and certainly be careful of what you want -- as opposed to what you need.
Patience is a virtue . . .

-- then there's the continuation featured in an old Bugs Bunny-Daffy Duck special:
. . . which sometimes brings good luck. It is seldom found in humans -- and NEVER in a duck!

Amen.
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