i’ve been in the market for a super small laptop for travel. i’m trying to decide what to get and the current laptop of choice seems to be the asus eee 1000h. my criteria is that the laptop is < $500 and can run windows xp. i thought that maybe i could do with linux, but i think it makes the laptop's usefulness limited. i'd still like the option of running my windows apps, even if i am running them really slow. now the question is, should i really get it? would it really be worth my while?

i installed an antenna in the attic for OTA HD, but the signal strength isn’t that good. i suspect that if i put the antenna on the roof, i’d be in better shape, but i just don’t know how i feel about that. i’m looking at my other options for getting HD in the house, but the rest of the options seem pretty expensive. ah, what to do…

ah, finally, a little time to catch my breath. i have been working some CRAZY hours lately. crazy for me who comes from a job where a thirty hour week was a tough week. =P i actually have been staying in the office until around 7pm and i’m not getting home until around 8pm. there have been some days where it was dark when i left the office! *sigh* the perils of a new job…

but the new job has been pretty fantastic so far. it’s been a lot of fun and i’ve been learning quite a bit, so at least i’m getting something out of all of this hard work. i know that i won’t be able to sustain this kind of a lifestyle for long. luckily, it looks like the long hours are going to be coming to an end soon.

so i’m playing fantasy football and man, what is going on in the league? tom brady is out for the season, peyton manning looks like he’s off, alex smith is out of the season (though that may be a blessing in disguise =P). and that’s just quarterbacks! still, i’m glad that football season is upon us. it’s good fun.

i’m planning the honeymoon trip right now. we’re going to be going to italy. it looks to be a lot of fun. if anyone has any suggestions, i’m open to hearing about them!