I was really starting to get into during the last hour of work, but then I came home and I really don't want to reboot over to Windows from Ubuntu. And starting next year even my work machine will be Ubuntu...
Haha, thanks for the suggestions. We actually bought a $400 Dell laptop (I have a Mac, but what a steal!) and are expecting it within a week. You can bet Ubuntu is going on that within <30 seconds of its arrival. If you have an e-mail address, I can send you a message when the site is Ubuntu-ready.
VMWare Player is free and images are bountiful. VMWare player: http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ Ubuntu: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/1068 Can you give me music now? :-)