Grande Galerie des Glaces

So, it seems that the laptop had more issues than first thought. No news on what if anything was able to be recovered from the desktop -- and no further word from the repair shop either. I hope that this means they are getting closer to having something fixed but I am not going to bet on it.

Yes, I did manage to see "The Hobbit" last night. :D When I finally get my computer(s) back, I will be posting more about it.

But since my time is almost up on the library computer I am using, I am going to log off.

Ttyl!

This week started out in a not-so-good manner.

Monday, I was working on a gift fic (and doing some beta work) when I realized I had to make a vet run for meds. So I turned off my 'puter, ran the errand (which was after lunch btw) and hurried home so I could get back to writing. (Was any of this backed up anywhere? Why no, of course not. ::is very ashamed::)

And, unsurprisingly by now, my main 'puter (the desktop *and* the one I had been working on) had crashed *yet again*. ::headdesk headdesk headdesk:: So I had to make yet *another* run this time to a *new* computer repair shop since the store I originally bought it from has worked on it *twice* this year and it's still doing the same damned thing. Feh! Hopefully the new shop will be able to fix whatever is wrong with it so that I don't have to keep running back to them because really, this is the third time in one year and that is just way too much.

I decided to take my older laptop (the Vista, remember?) in as well because it is supposed to be my back-up and I had planned to take it in earlier last fall (after my holiday) but that idea was delayed by a plumbing issue. And since things like plumbing tend to pwn any computer issues, well...

So, the good news is that the laptop is fixed and that is what I am using right now. The bad news is that everything I was working on is on the *other* one -- the desktop. With any sort of luck it will be done Friday and I can finish what I was doing.

And in other news...
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I finally got the help desk -- who were very nice btw, especially since my phone kept dropping the call [three times, no less ::facepalm::] -- and they are sending a new modem tomorrow. Details to follow then. I cannot *wait* to be back online!

As I said before, I *promise* to answer everyone as soon as possible. I have been trying to reply (and leave fb) but it's just not happening. :(

TTYL!

Last night the dsl went out around 7pm;of course I thought it was Vista being a hoor again, so this morning I called the tech for help setting up my XP.

*Very* long story short, XP has an on-screen keyboard enabled -- which renders all normal keyboards useless. Do we want to talk about what a *f'n pain* it is using a mouse to point-and-click type this way? No, We Do Not! [and yes, i know that i should be more tolerant and less whiny and stuff but ya know what? i don't f'n care! iwant a regular keyboard again!]

So if anyone has any idea to turn this damned thing off or better yet uninstall it altogether, please *please* let me know!!!

I am managing to struggle online with the help of my old ME and/or the old XP. It's a struggle though and I can't chat or anything! ::sniffles:: I miss talking to people, you know. Really.

Legal stuff is slowly being resolved which makes me feel a lot better. And eventually I will be not quite so broke. *Someday*.

One of my sibs found a list of "100 Best books" as determined by the Daily Telegraph (UK). I'm including it here, under the cut. It also contains a mini-synopsis of each book (one sentence), so beware of potential spoilers.

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Still having major issues w/the computer. And until I get this straightened out (if ever) if you happen to see me on one of the messengers, *please* Do Not try to contact me. It seems to make everything freeze up. Yes, I know -- it makes no sense. But then, very little about computers makes sense to me.

Very light snow last night, and it's cold and chilly. *Again*. Gah.

Major, serious glitches with my computer. Will be offline until further notice.

ETA: I may or may not have things fixed. We'll see what happens tomorrow.