So I Installed Linux

1/18/26

So there is an old joke dating back to Windows 98 era that I am updating for our times what with Windows 11 looming on the horizon:

"The system requirements said 'requires Windows 11 or better', so I installed Linux."

We have two laptops and both are obsolete. My husband's old Dell gaming laptop from 2015 (which is what I have been gaming on), and my first-gen Surface Pro. I doubt either would run Windows 11, and spending money on a new laptop, especially one that can run video games, is not really something I want to do right now. Turns out there's a specific Ubuntu Linux kernal for the first gen Surface Pro- I need to order a new power cord first (it's been an issue, clearly it was a weak point on that model, I've had to replace mine multiple times.) but as soon as I do I plan on fully installing Linux there, replacing windows entirely. From what I've been hearing, the Surface will actually run better than ever with Linux, and Krita (the open-source illustration program recommended with Linux) is already what I was using on the Surface anyway. In the mean time, and especially since Linux is supposed to run better than windows and I've been having a hard time running Guild Wars 2 on the Dell, I installed a Linux Mint on a live boot USB per my husband's recommendation to test out on the Dell before actually installing (I will probably do a dual boot eventually on the Dell as I still need Windows for my side job).

Going to have to learn a lot, so far it has been very instuitive and mostly a piece of cake, but from time to time I will run into something that I don't understand and don't know what to do with. I'm looking forward to it though, I always was super curious to use Linux but never had a reason/time/resources to do so before.

What is the purpose of this website?

1/11/26

I recently discovered, through this video, that making personal websites is still a thing, albeit very niche, and it delighted my bitter little heart. This used to be my jam growing up- I made so many websites over the years (starting with Angelfire back in the day lol). I never really learned how to code, though- I knew enough HTML to make some edits here and there, but had always used a wysiwyg editing program. This will be my first website that I code entirely myself. I'm excited and looking forward to it. It may be a bit obsolete now but that's ok, it is bringing me much delight. So in that vein, this website will host my blog with posts of various creative projects as well as a whole host of nostalgic old web content. Bring back surfing the web, instead of doomscrolling.

My goals for this website