congrats on finishing the quest. sometimes doing them is more fun than = the reward. my condolances to your old system...hopefully it had lived = a full "life". I will be gone this weekend for sure. the next weekend = is a three day weekend. i am assuming everyone will have monday = off...assuming iraq doesn't go to hell in a handbasket by then. any = input on what the best day for smee would be? i was thinking if = everyone was able to get on a decent time on monday and play the day it = might allow for more participation. no church, soccer and i am assuming = steve will not have a gig on sunday night. think about it. Al -----Original Message----- From: Victor B. Putz [mailto:vputz@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:57 AM To: smee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [smee] Ugh, may or may not be there My system has deteriorated to the point where I can only count on about five minutes of any sort of operation before total lockup (surfing the web, editing source code, checking email... anything locks it up just as fast as EQ does, Windows or linux). Accordingly, I have ordered a new motherboard and memory last night; I was hoping to delay that until I was properly employed, but either the USAFA thing will work or I'll be looking for software work--and that tends to work better if you have an operational computer. =20 If the parts arrive before the weekend and I have time to reinstall = Windows (ugh, but you have to do it with any upgrade this big) then we may be there; otherwise (since my system is the gateway for Jo's) it is likely that we won't. In other news, Rhys finished the Burning Rapier quest, which isn't all that amazing a weapon any more but is a good old-world thing to have done (like me doing my lambent quests). Woot! Maybe see you folks this weekend, -->VPutz