Reading my students' game journals, I got a hankering for some Half-Life 2. I had about 45 minutes free, so I thought I'd try out Lost Coast, the free extra level that Valve distributed a while back. So I go to start it up and learn that the driver for my video card is out of date. I go to the ATi website and download the new driver package, but learn that before I install that, I need to make sure my .net install is up to date. To Windows Update, where I find several updates under "custom" options that will be useful and necessary for the ATi driver installation.

I download and install the Windows Updates. Restart. I download and install the driver updates. Restart. I start up Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and watch the creepy Valve logo guy (who has a valve sticking out of his eye) during the loading screen. Jenny arrives home from work. Time for dinner.