here's a poigniant quote from my good friend julie:

HELP ME!!!!!!  the computer is SUCKING MY LIFE AWAY!!!

if i could only describe how completely that explains my predicament... i would be understating most grossly.   stay tuned... there will doubtless be more to come on this particular subject.

Mon Nov 3 11:10:49 EST 1997

yes, there would be more on this subject, except that the computer really has sucked my life away. no matter what i try, i must waste time at the computer --- to wit:

• for both ee571 and cs216, my homework assignments and classroom correspondences come via email and the world wide web which i consequently must check at least thrice a day and wind up by habit checking as often as possible
• much of my homework or the above classes must be done on the computer, such as programming in C++ and doing various mathematical manipulations in MATLAB --- both of which take enormous amounts of time
• any word processing for any class as well as writing business and recruiting letters and updating the resume is of course done on the computer
• at the Engineering Computing Center, i work to keep unix machines machines running (or to attempt to break them, as the case may be)... i also have my own machine there which needs my TLC...
• for the band as well as for IEEE and eta kappa nu, i maintian web pages, which means lots of futzing around with html, which i also do as a hobby like right now.
• a lot of other stuff, like making flyers cd liners and pitcures and playing X Wing v Tie Fighter all happens on the computer....