tragedy struck my home saturday morning.
the computer turned off on it's own volition. when i turned it back on, it refused to load windows. some nonsense about "boot volume not allowed".
don't worry dear friends, i will survive.
today the computer went into the shop for repairs. when i dropped it off and explained what had happened to hector the computer guy, he muttered "oh, that's not good".
i'm preparing for a funeral.
i had to find other ways to occupy my time on saturday:
this is how my day went:
forty-eleven loads of laundry
cleaned the bathroom head to toe
made the first of several trips up to the computer in the futile hope that it may have fixed itself
packed up a belated birthday box to my niece phoebe up in Vermont
sorted through photos in preparation to putting them in an album (which quite frankly is NEVER going to happen)
sorted through all the catalogs that have accumulated over the past 6 months - made HUGE Christmas wish list in the process
made breakfast of eggs over easy and toast - i never used to like eggs with runny yolks, now it's the only kind i like to eat. funny how tastes change as we get older. although i'm never really going to like peas or stewed tomatoes.
watched Overboard on TNT - i ALWAYS watch that movie when it comes on. that and Troop Beverly Hills and Baby Boom.
read part of a book entitled "bel canto" by ann patchett. it got good reviews, but i'm having a heck of a time wading through it. anybody have thoughts on it?
watched spaceballs - the movie. mel brooks is sheer genius in my book.
made dinner of sliced turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans with thyme - all from boxes - oh yes, i'm QUITE the gourmet.
fielded infuriating comments from himself regarding the "piece of shit" computer along the lines of "it's never worked right to being with" and "you NEVER should have let your sister borrow the laptop" and "if they can't fix it i'm going to buy a new one from my friend jay" and we all know how buying things from family and friends works out!
by the end of the day i have to admit i WAS suffering somewhat from computer withdrawal. but i finally got some much needed work done around the house.
so now my surfing and blogging is being done on the sly at work.
gotta go, the boss is coming!
6 comments:
hijen my frein i miss yore other blog thing but icome to se yore new blog thing my ant em say i shud be nise but i ride my bike towork today sinse sunshinig but it rain now
love daisy
Man, the things that happen when our computers bite the dust. I hope my computer never bites the dust.
I watch baby boom everytime its on too. Alert me when it comes on next, lol.
Blogging on the sly...it's going to be my downfall one day.
Don't you just love the old movies that get reran time after time after time...
Good luck with the computer - that blows. That would make me super sad.
Ann Patchett (Bel Canto and Magician's Assistant)is now one of my favorite authors. Her books are very subtle, but develop the characters so well that by the end, I am sad to turn the last page.
I hope you can get through the slow parts, cause I think it would be worth your while.
Keep reading...it gets good. Actually it was the selection for a community book read here a couple years ago.
I'm with you with stewed tomatoes and peas. Add lima beans to that list. The only way I can eat breakfast eggs is scrambled.
There's nothing worse than a sick computer. hope yours is back in the comfy confines of your house soon.
Later, Cindy
I feel your pain, my computer's been broken since last Tuesday. Haven't been able to get online since Sunday. No end in sight. Sucks.
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