Men are from Mars... Women are from Venus... Computers are from the deepest bowels of Hell!

BlogpostPublished: Oct 06, 2008Views: 1995

Early Sunday evening... After spending all day yesterday burning files to safety on a bunch of DVD-R discs and transferring others to my tiny little 40 gig hard drive, I was ready to defrag and CHKDSK my precious external drive. It has just finished. All night long and half the morning to defrag, and from about 11:00 AM until about 5:30 (yes!) to complete CHKDSK. Whole lot of bad sectors. Something was really futzed up and I think it all started with a nasty power outage that must have zapped the drive in mid-read or something. And yes, kids, I do have my electronics plugged into a surge protector (not just a suppressor, mind, a protector). But although the hardware came through okay, apparently some of the files got corrupted. Just enough to really mess up my life over the past week.

Plus, my expensive office chair from Staples has flipped its hydraulic lid. It won't stay elevated! I sit down and gradually sink to the lowest setting, as if I were in a bog of quicksand.

Now that things have been cleaned up I can reinstall my Sims and get back to business. But not tonight. I have had all I can take of computers this weekend, and this stupid chair that won't stay at the proper height!

Time to fetch a mug of coffee with a shot of Irish and start rereading Harry Potter.

hiedibear75 ∙ Oct 24, 2008

Oh no! You poor thing. I think we've all had some computer Hell at one time or another. I lost EVERYTHING last November & had to recreate my story family.......that had me chapped something fierce. Hope your computer issues are now solved. Sit on some pillows till ya get a new chair maybe? I personally don't have THAT problem......I've ALWAYS got good seat. $\;\)$ LOL :P

Raven98590 ∙ Oct 24, 2008

Your coffee. That was ommitted from the last. probably because I'm to wordy. Sorry about that. $\:\($

Raven98590 ∙ Oct 24, 2008

I know computers are from hell, after Purchasing 5 of them in 4 years? They just want to make me go broke LOL. Well to be fair, I purshased the last 2 of them together. One for me and one for my 8 year old daughter. Now I when I get on the computer I don't have her behind me saying "aren't you done yet?" And as for good ole Harry Potter, I'm in the middle of the 5th book....again I'm re-reading the entire series. It puts my life in perpective after reading about his woeful life, and he is a good read.
I hope your computer problems resolve themselves, it's hell having to re-install all of the Sims 2, I know, I've done it about 15 times or more in the last year and a half. Also, I have a chair similar to yours, and my daughter thought it was funny to jump up and kick the do-hickey that adjusts it and I fell in WHUMP! It hasn't worked right since. But it will stay up longer than yours. I really feel for you and your tribulations, and I hope all will be well soon. You take care, relax, read your book and drink

Valgrida ∙ Oct 15, 2008

I know so well what you're saying... Computers can make your hair grey in a second!! I am thinking about getting a new one before this one cracks totally! And the problem with your chair, too!! I'm getting such a vivid image while reading your text and I really symphatize!!! Hope you'll be able to get some help with those nasty real life items! Tiina

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