ProfessorTomoe

I've lost count of how much time has been spent copying files from the old Win11 laptop to the MacBook Pro. All totaled, it's been the better part of a week to get 5 TB copied, and that includes just under 1TB copied via the Bluetooth "Windows Migration Assistant" protocol and just under 4TB copied via plain old Wi-Fi copying. I'm at 85% of the last 1,037 GB of that lot. Sheesh. Most of the last 4TB is going to the external Thunderbolt 5 drive, which has a 4TB capacity. (Just wait until Time Machine runs with that drive included for the first time - whoa nelly!) In the background, I've been doing what I can to get Dorico Pro set up to run without issues. I've got the correct fonts installed (I think), and I've got everything configured properly for my projects. My first project out of the gate will be an unnamed one I've been working on for a couple of weeks prior to purchasing the MacBook Pro. BTW, I need a better name for my laptop than "MacBook Pro." I tried "Mao," since it was built in China, but I decided I didn't want to work on a system with a communist moniker. Tell you what - the person who gives me a better nickname which I choose for my laptop will win an autographed trading card with my picture on it. The winner will be chosen purely at my discretion, so no complaints if you don't win, please. However, if you come up with a *really* good name, I might send you more than one card. I'm also stretching this contest across my Facebook group (the "Lee Jackson Audio Community Discussion Group") and my Doomworld thread (the "Everything Else\Essential stuff for fans of Lee Jackson" thread), so expect a little bit of competition. Good luck, and please give it your best shot!

She had no clue. So, I whipped out the pear liqueur w/cognac that I bought on the cruise and poured a finger or two. Here's hoping for some revitalization from it.

Well, I've got a home care nurse coming by in about an hour. Maybe she can help me figure out what's wrong with me.

I took my pills this morning, and now for some reason I feel wholly drained of energy. No clue as to why. It's like something has sucked me dry.

Duplipost. The thing took my post and didn't show that it had done so. Bleh.

It was a 4 night cruise. We boarded on Monday morning and disembarked on Friday morning. The rest of the trip was spent in the car or in a hotel.

It was a 4 night cruise. We boarded on Monday morning and disembarked on Friday morning. The rest of the trip was spent in the car or in a hotel.

We're home! The drive home from DeFuniak Springs, Florida was tough for Mrs. Prof, since it rained quite a bit of the way, but she fought the good fight and brought us home safely. We're here, at last!

Success! The presentation went off well, and the new MacBook didn't stumble for a second. It handled everything that was thrown at it. The audience liked the presentation as well, it would seem. The USB stick giveaway was a big hit, too. (I gave away USB sticks with all of my music on them.) All told, I'm happy with how things turned out. Now, if I could only stay awake during the other presentations. The medications keep taking over and knocking me out. It's embarrassing.

I love the chaotic gestalt. Anyway, fate tried to throw up one last block on our way to the ship - a bomb scare that shut down the tunnel leading to the PortMiami main entrance. Traffic was backed up for hours, but we made it! I'm onboard, here, in the middle of the night, in my Prime Time, typing away on the new MacBook! Everything seems to be working well. If it weren't for the 40mph winds and the rough seas, I'd say things are almost perfect. Thank God for scopolamine.

I'm in Miami, with the MacBook, not 100% used to it, but 99% used to it and ready to do my presentation on Jon St. John's King Con Cruise with it. Mrs. Prof and I have 5 hours before we board the ship to the Caribbean and the Bahamas. I may get another hour nap or two before I take a shower, since we intend on checking out at 10am. I've got to pick up a power scooter for the cruise before we board. Please wish us luck. Fate has been trying to throw every kind of bad luck at us since we stepped out the front door of our house. We can use all the counter-luck that we can get.

I *swear* that wasn't there earlier!!! Whatever, it's there now, and it works! Thank you!!!

The new MacBook Pro is here, and I am using it to write this message. It's quite nice. I'll be taking it and it alone on the cruise as my sole computing source. Now, if I could just figure out how to turn off the damned trackpad...

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Well, my good luck streak didn't hold up. I'd entered another composition competition, this time for works for full orchestra. They announced the winners today, and I wasn't one of them. Oh, well. C'est la guerre. At least I can post it here, now. The piece is called "Vista" (no relation to the crappy Microsoft OS), and it runs about 5'40". It's built around "Americana" motifs, as the competition specified, so that should give you some idea of what it sounds like. Please give it a listen, and let me know what you think. Thanks!