New laptop, French subtitles, warmth

1. I have a new laptop for my business. I think I bought the last possible XP machine (just kidding), but I did get a really good price. It's a good machine, lots of space and speed, but just no Windows Vista. I spent the afternoon working on slides while watching movies on the sofa with my feet up. Aaaaaah!
   
   
2. I finished my test of the Spanish CDs that I was doing. So now I'm back to French. I watched a movie today with French subtitles, and as much as I could, I read aloud along with the French.
   
   
3. It was warm here today, but I kept the fire going. My goal is to be able to heat the house without the heat pump on at all tonight.