Hooray!

[girlyswot]

A nice man called Bill arrived at 10am this morning to fix my poor laptop. The hardest part of this task was removing the casing around the screen. Turns out the backlight wasn't broken, just disconnected. He thinks the connection was probably loose when I got the computer. And now that I think about it, there have been a couple of occasions where it's blacked out, but it's always been fine when I rebooted before. He put the new light in, since he had the part anyway and by 10.30 it was all done.

So now I can stop using old, heavy, hot, loud, unreliable laptop whose favorite thing is just to shut down at random intervals. Hooray!

In other news, I'm not feeling quite so painfully, miserably homesick as I was last week. I took two days off, slept a lot, did some fun shopping and crafts, went out with friends. Then I did some work on Saturday and had church things yesterday. I feel just about ready for life to start again.

Comments

[girlspell.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy you are feeling better.

Funny, I had the same problem with my old computer. I had it 7 years, for about 1 year that same lack of back lighting. Anyway, by the time I was getting around to fix it, crash it went. By coincidece, UMBC (my shcool) had money to upgrade all computers from pentium 4 ot core duo. All employess got to keep their work computers. Great going.

Anyway, I have a icon for you. That should cheer you up. It belonged to Charlie

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. When I got this in an email, my first thought was, 'Charlie has icons?' That's a fun dragon though.

Fortunately my computer was only a few months old so it was under warranty. No expense, just a few days of, as it turned out, pretty minor inconvenience.

[moonette1.livejournal.com]

It seems to me that your secret it that you don't wait for life to start again. You're always living it. I greatly admire your ability to keep your chin up and keep going, no matter how difficult a time it is. You are very strong and positive. I'm also so pleased that you have such a strong social network, even though you've recently moved to a NEW COUNTRY! That speaks volumes to the type of person you are. I'm so glad you're feeling better. Now go and pull that Regency story from your LJ right now!!

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

You're funny. It's easy to keep your chin up online. The two days or so that I spent weeping last week were less impressive. I feel incredibly blessed to have ended up in this amazing neighbourhood which already had this really strong network that I just sort of slotted into.

I've added another chapter...

[moonette1.livejournal.com]

Another chapter? I'll read it tonight!

[peverell.livejournal.com]

It's easy to keep your chin up online.

True. Much easier to fake online than in real life. I am glad you found your way through the dark maze and back to the light. It's rotten, wandering in the dark.

:hugs you:

[tdu000.livejournal.com]

Don't pull! I want to read it and not have to wait until it's published properly!

I'm glad you're feeling so much better this week. Ditto what Annette said about how strong you are.

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Now there's a voice of reason!!

Thanks, Bel.

[tdu000.livejournal.com]

A very selfish voice of reason. I want to read it and I want to read it now! *Stamps foot.*

[stmargarets.livejournal.com]

I *like* nice men named Bill who fix laptops! I'm glad you're back in business with the shiny laptop - and I'm glad this weekend wasn't too horrible for you. I'm glad you got to do some fun things. *hugs*

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Hee hee - I was thinking of your Bill too.

[ladywhizbee.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you're feeling better! Yea for you--and yea for all that you were able to distract yourself with this weekend. Well done. *big hug*

And I agree with Annette--take that Regency story offline now. It's simply too good...

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

But if I took it offline, none of you would be able to read it, would you? *grins*

[ladywhizbee.livejournal.com]

'Tis true. But I would gladly sacrifice this if it meant I might one day see it in print. *grins back*

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Not a chance.

[kinderjedi.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're feeling better!

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[crumplehornedki.livejournal.com]

yay - for the fixedd laptop

yay - for having a good weekend with crafts (which i think I may be benifitting from) and friends

AND

Yay - for feeling better

*twirls you*

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Yay!!