I think someone should buy me this
Or this:
Aren't they cool? They're stickers that you put on your laptop. I would very sassy and cool with those things, I think. To be precise, I think Dell should buy me one. Or both. I deserve both. I've mailed my laptop in for them to replace the hard drive. So now I am laptopless and feel so very naked and cold and alone.
Y'all remember the Troubles I'd been having with it? Well a couple of weeks before the dissertation was due, I realized that the thing was actually kind of behaving. It hadn't given me any blue-screen errors or hissed at me or stolen my things while I slept. I decided that this was probably Heavenly Father's way of blessing me so that I could finish my dissertation, and that as soon as I was done it would probably burst into flames and throw itself out the window. Which was fine by me. I believe I was right, too, because two days after I finished it started misbehaving again with a vengeance.
Dell had me reformat the hard drive the other day and that didn't work. So I told them it was now their problem because I was done doing things. They agreed and sent me a box. In about 5 business days it should be back and working properly. And if it gives me any lip I will put it outside for the huge moose that gave me a heart attack yesterday when it jogged past the living room windows with its calf.
And THEN those Dell people will be sorry.
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I've been lusting after a 24-inch iMac at $2000, but then at Costco I saw an HP desktop that has a 21-inch screen that also plays live tv and records shows like TiVo. And it's $500 cheaper. And so my desire to have an iMac is being challenged.
You know you are in AK when moose go strolling by your window. Good luck with the computer thing.
AuD
Good luck with your lovely computer. I'm glad that it survived the dissertation, or should I say I'm glad that the dissertation survived your computer. I hope that the people at Dell can fix it.
Cicada-
Cheaper isn't always better.
$500 HP = geo metro
$2000 Mac = porche
Just depends on how you want to get from point a to point b.
Good luck on the laptop Steph, I hope it all works out. If it doesn't just throw it off of a nearby cliff-
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Cheers!
Well, you ARE a working woman now. Is there any way you could budget for it?
Totally, anonymous. What does AuD stand for? You don't have to tell me, but if I know you in real life it would be nice to know who you are. :-)
Thanks, DMA. And I'm glad you're back to blogging!
Oooh, another anon that I must know in real life, and who uses words like "Cheers" to make me think he/she is British. It's good to see you, whoever you are!
Totally, did, Sakhmet. I could have opened the window and touched it if I had a death wish. I'd forgotten how friggin' huge those Alaska moose are. The baby was the size of a cow.
Cicada - My roommate actually found the iMac at Costco for around $1400 and that included an extended warranty, so keep an eye out at Costco and check the website. You might luck out.
Nem - I can't say I have every seen a moose. And having them walk through one's yard is crazy. This is why I don't live in Alaska.
Sweet, Nem. I cashed in on computer advice on your blog. Maybe I'll post about it and get more feedback...
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