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It’s Thursday, and I leave for Bangalore on Saturday. This involves many changes, not least of which is the sad fact that I have to leave my desktop behind. I don’t want to carry it with me, till I get my own place, and that will take at least a month. So it’s only my laptop for now.

Now this is an issue because I have tons of music stored on this machine. Ten thousand and thirty four, to be precise. I could carry it all on one of my hardrives, but that still leaves me with the problem of having to plug in my hard drive in one of those external casings, and I can’t carry that around easily.

I woke up early today morning, and had nothing to do. So I figured I may as well set up my computer to stream music to where ever I am. Did a bit of reading up, and the upshot is, after forty minutes of tinkering, I’m done.

I used MPD, Icecast, and Pitchfork, to set up a very nice streaming Music Server. I can now listen in from anywhere with an internet connection, control my library, and generally have access to my music.

I was thinking about doing the same for video streaming, but considering that I am on a limited internet connection, that’s a project for another day.

If anyone wants any help on how to set this up, ask, and I’ll point you in the right direction. It’s pretty easy, considering.

So that’s the latest. Now I have to go get a haircut today, and buy a suitcase. And then start to pack..

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“LEISURE”

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

By Wm. Henry Davies.
(Wm. Henry Davies (1871-1940)

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It’s lovely weather. The clouds are stacked up high, layered on top of each other. Cool breezes complete the feeling. I’m sitting at Manu’s house, doing nothing much. His sister’s getting married in a couple of days, so we’re roaming about occasionally, doing stuff like ordering 600 biscuits, checking the hotel rooms, buying scented candles, the works.

My knee is much better, but it’s still not fine. That will take some more time. I’m hoping that by the end of this month I should be back to normal and be able to run around. Let’s see how that goes. Walking around is less painful now, thankfully.

So what’s keeping me amused? Wimbledon, of course. Sitting on my couch, with something nice to eat nearby, and the weather mirroring England, what could be better? Especially when there’s such great tennis on show. Serena’s fightback yesterday after getting cramp, Nadal vs Soderling, Djokovic, it’s all here.

10 July 2007

Wimbledon is over, and Federer did what he does, he won. The wedding is over, and now I am looking ahead to my leaving home. Right now I am listening to 29 Palms and singing along. I used to do that a while back with a pal, and it’s still fun, though I miss my friend then.

It’s still raining, and the weather is lovely. My knee is getting better by the day, and I’m now able to walk for longish periods without it hurting. The signs are good that I will be able to play by the end of this month. Of course, I will be in Bangalore by then, but I’m hoping that I can get some sort of physical activity going then. Perhaps some gentle tennis, maybe? Who knows. I will probably be too busy to breathe, even!

I’ve been setting up the computer at home for Mom to use. I’ve installed Ubuntu, since Mom does not care about the OS, she just needs the thing to work so she can access the internet. And remote access is much much easier with Ubuntu, so if I need to fix something for Mom, or show her how something works, I can.

I’m missing a few people, quite a bit more than I expected. It’s funny, cause when I was in college, I’d sorta taken them for granted, and gotten used to their presence. Now that it’s not there, just feels weird.

Anyway, thats the update. Nothing much happening, just making some lists for what I need to get.

And slightly depressed, for reasons that will go unmentioned here.

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Djokovic retired. I’m sad. But he is a player I will be rooting for when ever he plays. He’s got great spirit, and I love the way he applauds his opponent for a good shot.

Go DJOKOVIC!

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’nuff said.. Hewitt, you can suck eggs!

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