If you’ve been following me on Twitter than you know that on Easter Sunday my laptop died. I accidentally spilled my entire mug of tea and well, we thought I fried things.
Turned out I was luckier than I first thought and I didn’t actually drown it. But something happened to kill it. We think the hard drive is dead.
So yesterday was spent hanging out at the Apple Genius Bar asking for help. They, in turn, passed me along to Melrose Mac where it sits now, awaiting a diagnostic exam.
With luck, it will be back in my grubby hands on Friday or Monday with a new hard drive and some extra oomph. I’ll also be upgrading my RAM and memory while it’s in there. I’m kind of excited to get it back with some extra power.
I have to say though, it’s rough living without it. I guess I never realized just how much I used it. I always thought of it as my extra computer that allowed me to be online while watching TV and hanging with the hubs. But now, the only way I can actually be online is to be in front of my computer. No more mulitasking for me.
The good in this…I picked up quite a bit of client work this week, so I’m really able to focus on getting my work done.
And some completely unrelated fun stuff…I’ll be heading out to the Springsteen show tomorrow. Someone at the office had an extra pair of tickets so the hubs claimed the for me and a girlfriend. Mind you, I doubt we’ll be hanging out with him and his SuperFan friends (he’ll be one of the many attending both LA shows on this leg and whatever else comes around on the next leg), but it will be a fun show.
While I’m not the biggest Bruuuuuce fan by any means (I think I shared that a couple weeks ago in regards to the San Jose show), I do love the actual performance. And well, the set list has been quite good as well, so I’m sure we’ll be in for a great show.
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I’ve totally been there with the computer thing. You never realize just how much you miss a piece of technology till you don’t have it. 🙂
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i hope your computer comes back better than new!!! i limp along on a tired old ibm thinkpad that’s older than me…well, maybe not that old. i’d cry if anything happened to it.
ps. say hi to bruce. (my hubs thinks he sounds like he gargles with razor blades before going on stage.) ahem.
The main reason I now have a Mac is because I can walk into the store, plop it down, look forlorn and freaked out, and say “help.” And they do. Good luck getting yours back. And have a blast at the show.
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Did the ibook survive the spill? I’ve always thought the liquid would kill ibooks but would be glad to hear otherwise.
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for stopping by. Believe it or not, I never actually got any amount of liquid into the computer. Turns out my operating system or something was screwed up and not my hardware. Totally bizarre and total coincidence when you come down to it. It still cost me $175 to fix it, but hey, I’m walking away with my baby in tact and that’s worth it.
You know, I totally loved that Genius Bar experience. I also loved how he didn’t make me feel like an idiot. I’ll be picking it up tomorrow – woohoo!
My iBook has survived! Turns out I didn’t drench it. There was some operating shit going on. Oh happy day!
I might be inclined to agree with your hubs. My guy is at the show again tonight and texted to tell me that Bruce’s voice is completely hoarse already.
Yeah, I don’t think I realized just how much work I did from the couch while watching TV. It certainly cut down on the multi-tasking, but also improved my work focus. Either way, I’ll be glad to pick her up and bring her back home tomorrow.
i hope your computer comes back better than new!!! i limp along on a tired old ibm thinkpad that's older than me…well, maybe not that old. i'd cry if anything happened to it.
ps. say hi to bruce. (my hubs thinks he sounds like he gargles with razor blades before going on stage.) ahem.