Just occured...

I was miandering in my Mom's kitchen when I noticed this little packet of Frangelico flavored coffee. I remember Mom getting it for Christmas, and thinking how good some spiked coffee might be. Some of you from the Margarita Friday at Dragon Con might remember me running around with a coffee cup. Anyway, I got to thinking it might be fun to get various alcohols for Christmas. Kinda like stocking a bar. Then I remembered most of the friends we have in Florida aren't old enough to buy liquor, and the one that is, probably won't buy any, cause he's a poop that way. And the really funny part is I don't even drink that much. I think Dragon was the first time I've been buzzed in 2 years.

Maybe it was wandering my head because I've was witness to some debate with a young woman in one of my IRC channels. She was very firm that drinking was evil. I know where she gets it. There is an alcoholic in her family. I remember being just as turned off by drinking. But in maturity I have found some measure of peace with it. Alcohol is a nice thing when it isn't being used to medicate someone's feelings. And I do so hate humorless prigs who demonize things as evil when it's just human frailty that is preceived as evil. The only thing I'd like to see in a fad of Neo Victorianism is all the Manners and Prudery masking all the snickering dirty little things that would go on. But that is a rant for another day.

ARGH!

*runs around in circles, screaming*

I spent 8 hours downloading Photoshop Elements. This is after five previous hours dling it to the point where the connection suddenly crapped out. Damn you, dialup, damn you. 13 hours to get a program. I watched as it unzipped. As the virus software picked through it...then it disappeared. It's now lost in the vaccume of the Hard Drive. It's not on the desk top. It's not in the program files. I can't even find it by clicking on a search of the c drive. I want to edit and load photos I've been sitting on for months, and there is nothing...NOTHING! Nothing my Mom has that is up to the task. Does anyone know where I can get some photo editing freeware?