Personally, 500GB should be enough for a single purpose computer system. I'll probably get rid of the development header files and hope that all is well. Otherwise I get to start all over again. Whee!! I haven't gotten sound working either.
GNOME2: I've done nothing. I think though once I get my box upgraded to 256MB I'm going to be able to plow through this stuff.
Normal Stuff: I'm so stoked today. The GeForce 32MB card I found in the recycling area actually works. So for the price of going to Frys and picking up a $9 fan I got a working card. It's amazing what people throw these days.
My brother told me he saw Blade 2 and said it was a pretty awesome flick and that the stunts were awesome. I'm looking forward to dragging my wife to see it.