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I’m not sure why.
Opening up my computer has just felt like too much work.
Maybe it has something to do with my minor sleeping problems.
Or spending so much time on Arabic…it’s not as if I have a lot to do.

I’m a tad bit worried.
My year break is more than half-way through and I still have no clue what to do with myself. I guess I’ll eventually figure it out. I miss having an income. I should start back cooking…*sigh*

Both my sisters need new laptops…and I get to vet them.
This is not good for me. It gets me drooling. I don’t need or really want a new laptop…but my powerbook is now over 3 years old so I love looking.
Thankfully I have no money (although I did buy this powerbook when I had no real job)…
But also, I’m not a multi-computer person…especially unemployed. I don’t really have time to spend on more than one machine. I wish I did…but maybe I can’t multi-task? Or maybe I just don’t have a need yet. It feels like cheating.

There were all these projects and learning things I wanted to do but haven’t even gotten around to them. It feels almost like wasted time…except full-on babysitting that happened end of last year…

Well my year’s not done. I can do more than learn arabic.
I should make a long list and start doing…and check things off as I go.

Well, maybe not a *long* list…

I want to feel accomplished…

I finally got my replacement power cord. I decided to try a macwizards’ one instead of the Apple one.

So wish me luck.

This should mean I’ll be online more regularly and you know…read email, blog, etc etc etc.

I can’t wait!

My powerbook’s powercord has a short.
It was smoking.

See…isn’t that a good reason for not really blogging for ages?

Isn’t it???

Unfortunately it only happened last night…the smoking that is.
I knew there was a short in it before…I just couldn’t admit it to myself.

A month or so ago, I noticed that although my powerbook was plugged on, it wasn’t lighting. I thought maybe the brick had died…and then after I reconnected it I thought maybe the plug slider was loose or even the socket had gotten loose and so the prong wouldn’t stay in the computer properly.

But then I noticed that I had to set the cord down properly…and not interfere with it.
It wasn’t the way the electric plug was connected to the brick.
I should’ve been smarter.
Something dangerous could have happened.

Last night I got up as I couldn’t sleep to go work on something.

Tbankfully I didn’t put on the light.
As I moved the laptop to my bed I noticed there were two lights lighting.

The brick was flickering.

See, the little thin cord that comes out from the brick, as it moved back and forth it was sparking and smoking.

FIRE!!!
If only.
I disconnected.

Hmm.
Should I unplug ALL my electric stuff at night?
Fires are scary.

Also.
I need a new power adapter.
My brother has one.
If I collect it from the service shop…(but but but…I seemed to have not blogged about this but my the bathroom in my brother’s bedroom leaked in july/august or something and their whole room was flooded and his laptop was on the ground and was submerged….death! so is it smart to use the allegedly working power cord that was submerged? I have a feeling not).

So…I need to buy one.
*sigh*

So, I replaced a battery after a year and a half and now powercord after 3 years. That’s not bad.
I’m just worried about it going up in flames again.

Do other people worry?

Man.
When I first built my desktop, I used to run around smelling it. I was always sure I was smelling something burning. I was SOOO paranoid.

But my room has good airflow from outside. And my neighbours are always burning things. Or welding. They send me crazy.

*sigh*

Thankfully it’s fully charged.

I’m using dad’s ASUS laptop (my desktop is downstairs for my brother and sister-in-law to use and iMac mostly used by mom and everybody else).

It’s hard. I’m using windows. And can’t recall what software to use!!!
Maybe I boot my laptop to get my firefox and thunderbird profile off it so I don’t feel so bereft….

Our home email.
I swear it’s not my fault.
Really.

*sigh*

I wonder if I’d do a better job of handling our mail ourselves.
Yeah…but nobody will be able to access it because of crappy internet.

*sigh*

I’m sure it’s not my fault.
But maybe I should’ve contacted customer service for clarification.

They’re going to blame me anywayz.
Chennette is going to have a fit.
Let’s not talk about mom.

Hey, I’m sick, double whammy almost (stupid fever) and I’m fretting horribly…but nobody will care. *sigh*
All my mail.
Why don’t I believe in backup?
(Okay, I *do* but I just don’t)

Will I ever? Maybe.

Or maybe this is the only way I know to clean house…lose things so I don’t have to actually throw them away.
This is why I don’t back up.

Like, you would think, it’s been OH MY LORD 10 YEARS SINCE SECONDARY SCHOOL (*faints* I just realized! yikes yikes yikes), 6 years since undergrad and 3 years since grad school…you would think I’d be able to at least go through some of those Secondary school things and throw away them (no comment on this paragraph from you know who that uses my iMac please!). Some of my undergrad things should be able to throw away too. The post-graduate stuff still gives me hives so that might need some time. *sigh*

I’m depressed.

I’m panicking!!!

Maybe the provider might still have my email…cuz they only deleted the domain, did they delete the mail stored? gah! gah! maybe it happens automatically because the mailboxes sure are deleted.

*panic*

(Okay, I owe you an ‘Id post…I did take more pictures than just dates).

But, every now and again there are a few trini websites I can’t access. It’s very sad. More than sad, it’s FRUSTRATING!

They are
trinigourmet.com
themanicoureport.com
ttblogs.com/patrickmanning

I think they are all hosted by GoDaddy. That’s the only common factor I can find. Now my domain names are hosted by GoDaddy but not my websites…

Yesterday for a couple hours or so I was able to get them. I was happy.

Now, I don’t know.
Is Greendot (my ISP) blocking them? Are my dns servers not working properly? What’s up? What should I do? Complain to Greendot? ARGH

Also it is raining and I think my roof is leaking because there are water droplets on my screen.

Well you know, I feel weird having three computers to my name. I guess I’m not a true geek. I haven’t made myself happy with my linux box yet. I don’t know why. Time? I may not be a true linux-er.

*sigh*

I know what would do it tho…installing Linux *only* on my powerbook.

I just have to. But, even tho I don’t use flash alot, I don’t think I could live without it. But whenever I use Xubuntu for a prolonged period of time on the powerbook, I think why not. Whenever I use OSX for a prolonged period of time…I think um…flash um…

But that’s not what this post is about.

It’s about the other two computers.

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