unresolved

i have no idea what to do about driver detection - i'm absolutely hating downloading various applications that tell me exactly what i already know from the windows drivers. none of my install disks are relevant, and it appears that automatic driver detection doesn't really exist.

aside from that, we did some serious shopping yesterday, including a new washing line which has only taken 3 months of arguing about. the afternoon was spent reading and sleeping, and the kid and i left for his shag's birthday party around 10pm. we'd been given incorrect information, and only arrived approximately 11pm (after my coffee, we had to).

there was a girl there i've had my eye on since before she left our base about a year ago, and i was chatting with her and her friend for so long that i didn't notice the time - so much for going to the massive party at the meimad :(

i'm feeling like a total slut. things started rolling with her friend, and at some point we were making out on the couch, and all i could think of was a) i'd rather be with her friend and b) she doesn't fit my needs (aside from being kinda cute and fun to converse with) and things will not end well.

at the same time, though, i can't help but admit that it's nice to be (relatively) intimate with someone even if she's not what i'm looking for.

we spent an hour or so in the freezing cold looking for one of the girls' car: how the hell do you not pay attention to where you parked? we eventually gave up, joined the others and a bunch of us went to buy sambusak and took it back to our place, for a couple of hours chilling in the lounge. cosy.

we said goodbye - i don't so much as remember the girl's name and when she asked if i'd call her i mumbled something non-committal, then slept about six hours and woke up in time to let spot's mother in. she was here for a few hours cooking us lunch, then left before lunch began. i won't pretend to understand what that was about.

during this time my computer, for a period of a couple of hours, REFUSED to boot. it's happened before, and there doesn't seem to be any particular reason for it. i eventually opened up the pc to re-seat the video card; forgetting in my stressed situation to check the name of the m/b manufacturer [idiot!]. it didn't help, i got annoyed and closed up the box again, plugged it in again anyway, and suddenly it worked.

i'm not sure what's more frustrating, the boot-up or the drivers.

we enjoyed lunch arguing over whether or not spot's mom should have a key to the apartment (i don't think so), just had great coffee (it's been a while), and are now on the way to a poker night at our friend in pituach, a farewell for SxS.