Commenting (on the main site – LJ readers ignore)

People are telling me that when they try to comment on this blog, they are asked for a login, which is strange. There shouldn’t be anything like that. I usually have to approve comments, but that’s it. You should be able to post, especially if you have posted before.

I’ll look into it. Something’s not right…

Word Frustration

So I’ve been using Microsoft Word for a long time. Since I was using it at work all the time it made sense to use it at home, for writing, and nearly everyone these days can handle Word files. I’ve been using it for years with no real problems.

But lately, it’s been driving me crazy. I don’t know if it’s just the latest version that I have, but it continues to act strange, doing things that I don’t want it to do. And I don’t remember it doing this before.

So I’ve been thinking about Word alternatives. There’s always Pages, since I use a Mac, but I don’t know much about it. Then there’s Scrivener, which I have interest in, but I don’t know if it’s a full service word processor.

If anyone has suggestions on alternatives, let me know.

(And I am aware of Open Office as well, but I need to look into it a bit more).

Youri makes awesome comics

Check them out for yourself (the second one is my favorite).

I saw this today and you didn’t.

It’s over

Clarion West is over. It’s been over for a few days now, actually, but it’s only now starting to sink in.

I’m still not home, yet. I’m currently at my parents’ spending some time with family, but I should be back in Brooklyn by tonight.

I miss all of my Classmates. It’s a pretty rough adjustment.

But I’m feeling positive about the future, and that’s something…

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