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November 25, 2003
<SYSTEM FAILURE>
subtle indication ones computer is on its last breath: your machine makes an ominous clicking sound..
not-so-subtle indication ones computer is on its last breath: you regularly get the "blue screen of death"..
so since comin back from hawaii (that is how i now measure time), my computer has crashed four times. by "crash", i mean i cant start it up so i hafta use my pea-sized brain to bang violently against the cpu box in hopes that itll understand my frustration and come back to life..
haha, if only it were that easy..
actually, none of the crashes have been seriously damagin because ive been able to fix and recover from it each time. but its so damn frustratin cuz i could be doin something less unproductive like--um, readin fantasy football articles or playin gamecube--than fixin a stoopid machine whose primary purpose is to break down once the one-yr limited warranty has passed..
the latest crash occurred durin sunday nites fins-skins game and pissed me off for the 24-hrs it took to get it back up and runnin. i guess i only have myself to blame cuz i shouldve overhauled this machine or got a new one when the problems were first occurrin. and i shouldve backed up the hundred macgyver episodes i have on my harddrive thats goin to take like two days for me to do (hmm, i wonder wut he would do to speed up the backup process--maybe mix some chewin gum w/ a dash of baking powder?)..
but the great thing i found out yesterday was my brilliant wife suggested i look for the receipt--cuz since i bought it at best buy, i may have bought a service plan for it. i initially scoffed at the notion. "why would i have unloaded even more ben franklins?" but she was indeed correct: "see, i knew if i went w/ you to buy it i wouldve made you get a plan!!" haha, i guess we are peas and carrots..
so now im goin to get a new harddrive and hopefully, memory w/o payin an extra dime. and thus will end this nasty and bitter chapter in my life. after all, wut is a computer dork w/o a computer?
Posted by chars at November 25, 2003 12:09 PM