The Wonderful Adventures of the Hemp-Berries

I’ve been using Ubuntu for nearly three years and I’ve been generally quite happy with (usually) how simple it is to use and how most of my things work with the OS. I was happily using the 9.0.4 distro for quite some time and decided to upgrade to 9.1 Oops.

The release seems rushed. This may have been to try and beat the release of Windows 7 but thats up for debate and speculation. I’ve had nothing but problems with this release.

My video colors are off and inverted. The video players (movie player, vlc, etc) will only work if Firefox is not running or has ever booted during the session. Firefox isn’t as stable or reliable in this distribution and uses huge amounts of system resources.

Complaints with 9.1 seem to be quite common and it would be a good idea to not upgrade quite yet. This release feels rushed and how it handles also feels just as rushed.

Do I stay where I am or do I move on? What is happening is that my options for Korea in the immediate future are to either stay at my school or the next option that I will briefly outline. Option two involves going home after my contract ends for three weeks, redo my entire visa process (for unexplained reasons I can’t extend while in Korea), then fly back and work in Suncheon at a high school.

I’ve been at my school for two years and it has been a real positive experience overall. My only problems were not having a classroom of my own to use and a pretty crappy apartment. My school is aware of these issues and said they will find me somewhere better to live (within the same budget as where I am now) and would let me use a class to teach. I have some time to make a decision.

I do want to apply for Teachers College this fall and staying at my school would allow me to not have to move or deal with the dreaded visa process all over again. I would move home at the end of April next year and would give me some time to volunteer in a classroom to gain class experience. Again, I have lots to think about and consider.