Ubuntu, do you speak it?

I'm glad I'm taking the time to learn to use Linux. Whenever I have to boot Windows XP I feel like I'm in the dark ages of computing. After you see the desktop in XP, it's still working it's little heart out to get done loading up. When you see the GNOME desktop in Ubuntu (I'm using 9.10) it's done. No more waiting. It's ready to use, and will follow your commands instantly and with alacrity. And I can run many games in Ubuntu, including Doom3 and World of Warcraft. And I don't have to reboot it. Ever. If a program crashes it doesn't crash the operating system. How handy is that?