SQRL Model 3882 Bootup Note

Say I'm just waking up. ("You're just waking up.") Thank you.

I've taken to falling asleep listening to the radio, so I'll wake up and try to focus on it. At first I get the sensation of droning, which is hard to describe. Mumbling babble and I can't tell which track is the lyrics and which is the music.

After about a minute, context snaps together and I can suddenly parse words. This happens even if I know that song by heart, I still get a little bit where it could be anything at all mumbling away.

The only thing I can figure is that my audio drivers are low on the bootup chain.

Would you like some panic with your morning?

Woke up this morning and wandered out to sit and poke at the PC. The boyfriend nosed me to point out that my father had called earlier, so I finished up the previous entry and went off and phoned him.

My mother, as it turned out, was in the hospital. After several hours of work she'd had one heart blockage coaxed into not being so much of a problem and a second had a stint installed. I got to talk to her, and she seems to be in high spirits now at least, although that may be because (to quote her) "They got me on the DAMN good stuff."

I'm a little worried about this... not the least for her, because she's my favorite parent, but also because I'm not in the best shape either. She's... basically a ball, my mother. She's like four feet tall and four feet around. I've been wondering (since both my parents are fat people and so am I) if -my- heart's gonna be okay. Still, dad said they were pretty adamant that the problem was her long-term smoking, since she's been doing that as long as I can remember.

I dunno. With any luck, things will turn out okay.