Heart attack!

[ostarella]

Woke up this morning and my pc was off, and I hadn't shut it off when I went to bed. So I thought, okay, maybe a short power outage or something. Tried to turn it on and - nothing. Checked the plug ins - everything plugged in. Tried again. Nothing. First thought - OMG, the power supply's died! Second thought - my truck's still plowed in, it'll be hours before I can get it out and get up to the city to see if I can even find a place that has a power supply! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!  In desperation I pulled the power cord out of the pc and plugged it back in - voila!

I immediately did a new backup of all my writing so I would at least have it for the other computer. (I have the "new" computer which is around 8-10 years old - can't even remember when I bought it - and the "old" computer, which was my son's when he was in high school 12-14 years old.)

I guess a new pc is something I should be considering after I find my new job, huh?  :P

Comments

[beckyblack]

If I even get a network outage for a couple of hours I feel as deprived as if the water or electricity was off.

Gotta get a laptop for the travelling. Mine doesn't travel much, but at least it gave me my desk back! There's, like, room, for other stuff! At first I thought "Can I really type my stories on a laptop keyboard?" Then I wrote Reunion, 81k words and thought "yes I can!" :D

I had to get a mouse though. The ouija board pad thingy drove me mad. I'd use it in a push, but even for travelling I've got a tiny travel mouse. (But I adore my cordless optical mouse for use at home. It's a beaut.