Split Post

Okay this is going to be a multi topic post, just FYI.

VISUAL STUDIO SUCKS SO BAD SOMETIMES!
I use Visual Studio for developing. I use versions 6, 2003, and 2005. Each version has its own quarks, like 6 crashes and usually takes down your machine with it if you try and step through break points to fast. VS 2003 is just generally slow to load, build, run, anything. There were a lot of issues fixed in VS 2005 but in doing so new problems were introduced. For example, when working in .Net, all your compiled webpage dlls and pages are saved to a .Net Temporary Files directory, which is all well and good, except it never deletes old files. That means, each time you compile new files are generated and the IDE runs slower and slower. The only solution I've found is to a) work in a "Pre-compile" mode, which is not optimal for development or debugging, or b) to in every once in a while and delete those temporary files. Of course to delete them, you must shut down Visual Studio, make sure to end all processes related to your project and usually end the asp_net process as well. Another issue I'm running into with Visual Studio is the "designer." I'm working on a windows application in .Net C#. You can design forms and controls in a "designer" mode, a WYSIWYG type editor. If you use any third party software, or some special formatting for your controls forget the whole visual part. It will fail to render, and prompt you to re-build your project (which now takes 5 minutes because you've re-built it so many times and the files in the temp folder keep increasing.) It usually doesn't matter though, because it still won't show up. There is a .Designer.cs file, but if you try to edit that manually it simply won't take the changes over to the actual control itself and won't compile. EXTREMELY frustrating.

NON-PROGRAMMING PORTION OF THIS POST:
Okay, so now that's out of my system for now! I'm excited because lots of new things are approaching on my horizon. I will be moving soon, which is good, my apartment keeps leaking from all different places. My bedroom has flooded, my windows and door have leaked more than once, now my washing machine is backing up (and I mean there is a LOT of water) in the closet. It will be nice to live in a bigger place with nice appliances and all and no leakage! Also, I'm going to Japan in April... WOOOOO! I'm very excited about that, I have never been so far from home. One of my best friends is having a baby in April. I may be in Japan when she has it, but she lives in Arizona, and I'm in Oklahoma, so I wouldn't be there anyway. I plan on flying out to see her in May or June.

I'm ready for it to get warm again. Not necessarily HOT like summer, just warm, like springtime. I've enjoyed the last couple days being close to 60. It's great jogging weather, if you can run with the wind at your back. Hope you all are enjoying the nice weather as well!

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