P.S. Your computer is dead

[pjthompson]

My home Mac went belly up on Sunday, between one email and the next. So if any of you have tried to reach me and I've ignored you, that's why. Today is my first day back at work from the long weekend.

Mac911 has my computer, but I haven't heard yet what the problem is, or how much is will cost. It's five years old, so I can't see putting much money into it. I've been reviewing my finances to see if I can afford a new one. It came at a very inopportune time, affording-it-wise--but then, doesn't it always? I'll have to go deeper in debt, I guess.

I was the glumness much of Sunday but by Monday I had taken it down to Mac911 and resigned myself to whatever. This is not the worst that could have happened to me, after all, not by a long chalk.

The entire four day weekend was one of reflection and reexamination of my life's path. I've been considering whether I wanted to continue on as I have been and in my glum-funk of Sunday, thought the computer going belly up was a sign from the universe about one area of my life's path. So I asked the oracle if my computer's death was a sign. It said yes. So I asked it what the sign meant. The oracle replied, "That you need a new computer."

The universe has quite a sense of humor. :-)

If anything happened in the last couple of days that I should know about, email me. I haven't worked my way through my email yet, but I'll get there.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

:-(

[pjthompson]

Yup.

[e-underwood.livejournal.com]

Condolences.

The Universe has a perverse sense of humor to be sure! I hope the oracle will at least pony up a few bucks to help pay for the new computer. If not, well, maybe Godfather Visa can help. Good luck!

[pjthompson]

Thanks. Yeah, Godfather Visa may be a little wobbly at the moment, but I'm working on another option, so...

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

what did you decide about the life's path?

[pjthompson]

I'm still chewing it over.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

got options?

[pjthompson]

p.s. How about that MacNamara?

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, how about him not stopping the Vietnam War or speaking out about Iraq and then dying.

So, life's path?

[pjthompson]

And living to 92. Think of how long the sucker would have lived if he'd had a clear conscience.

So, life's path?

Publish or perish, as they say in academia.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he could have been the oldest guy in the world!

Also, nice strategy.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Damn computers. Five years is a good long time for one to remain relevant, though, and if you're just looking for something to get by they can be had pretty cheap these days. That won't get you anything more than the 'net and word processing, but... it would save Lady Visa and Master Card a workout.

[pjthompson]

Yeah, but I've already realigned some accounts in preparation for buying a new one and not putting it on Visa. (I'm spoiled. I want another Mac.) This is it, though. No more discretionary spending for Pam until next year. :-( But that's probably a good thing. How much discretion can one have anyway? ;-)

[jmeadows.livejournal.com]

Boo computer.

[pjthompson]

Yeah, they have inconvenient timing sometimes.