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At my wit’s end

Okay, my computer is really really pissing me off! I mean, I’m at the lab at these computers that have less than 20 gb of hard drive space are running faster than mine! I am also getting sick of firefox which seems to take a minute to load these days. I guess it can’t handle my bookmarks anymore? I haven’t gone plugin crazy with firefox. I’ve tried disabling the “check for updates at startup” section but I didn’t observe any appreciable increase in speed. What to do, fellas? I’ve put a freeze on installing new software on my PC except for updating old software. Interestingly, I think my problem can be traced to one program: F Secure. See, when I uninstall that behemoth, I’m speedier than Speedy Gonzalez. However, I cannot surf without my antivirus/rootkit/antispyware combo that is F Secure. As my boss would say, “on a mac, …” So I am actually seriously considering making the jump to the other side … In a year or two when I’ve saved up enough money to buy one of those babies. Grrrrhh.

In other news, changes are happening at Casa de Jane and Matt. I’m getting my daily practice on the bicycle. I’m learning that having muscles that came as a result of body fat loss does not equate fitness. In that vein, the bike kicked my ass on inclines, but I pushed back. M & I are going for a bike/run (he runs, I follow on the bike) today so I’m stoked about that. I am getting excited again about certain things that I will reveal in good time. I have actually sat down to map out timelines so wish me luck!

Savings and aggressive credit card payments have stalled. I have faith that we can be ride of our Credit Card payments at the month’s end. I just need to keep my wits about me and keep track of where the money is going. In that respect, I find that I’m not very good using Quicken Financial software. The task of downloading those financial forms is a great pain in the patootie and seeing as I’ve got at least 2 accounts per institution, it’s hard. Man, I came this close to signing on the dotted line to opening up a Roth IRA with Fidelity. I don’t know why I am holding back. Obviously, I don’t have the asking price of $2,500, but they can waive that if I commit to a $200 monthly donation. I will have to whip up a spreadsheet to see how thin that will leave me.