Hiiii-ya

I've got computer woes again. Sigh.

Laptop plug connection is loose. Plug stays in only if you exert extreme pressure on plug into outlet. Serious hand cramps follow. We figure I get between 3-10 minutes.

Battery won't hold a charge. I was barely able to get my outlook exported. Yes, this is the $200 laptop battery I bought nary 1 1/2 years ago.

At least the hard drive--having only failed 3 times in the last 3 1/2 years is holding strong, of course because it is warrantied. However, I am not sure how many more sudden power surges and abrupt turn offs as the battery goes kaput, it can take. Probably one day after warranty expires.

CG's been sending me new laptop ads for over a year.

He can get great Dell deals through his business.

I just didn't want to spend the money--especially after having spent $300 in data recovery, $125 one brand new hard drive, $60 more memory, $200+new, supposedly better 4 hour battery, and $60 yearly on a online hard drive back up in case said hard drive goes rogue for the FOURTH time over the last two years.

Yeah, yeah. Doing the math, that is about $750 in mostly hardware woes on a slow computer which overheats when I could have a brand new one for less.

Now I understand the mindset of people that keep pouring thousands of dollars into an old car. Replacing transmissions, drive belts, starters, re-upholstering, new paint job, etc.

I always wondered, "Wouldn't it be cheaper to just to buy a new one?" I always thought they were throwing good money after bad. Kind of like the AIG and Chrysler bail outs, eh?

They We don't know when to stop. When to let it go.

In the meantime?

I'm just saying email replies and blogging will be sparse, so if you sent me an email, please be patient.

Honestly, I don't know half my passwords. They are all on that blasted laptop o' mine. So Stumbleupon? Out of the question. I am lucky I remembered the password to Blogger to write this post and my Comcast account to check my email when I am at the library. I'll keep wracking my brain though.

You know what's the worst??

This happened just when I made an awesome video to put up of Easter.

You see our Easter included pirates and shoot outs and punishments and it was decided you all, my blog friends, would decide the fate of our children's eggs.

Seriously.

There will be a vote.

Stay tuned.

In the meantime, I am looking to go shopping for a laptop we can afford.

Then maybe I will take a sledgehammer to my current naughty, naughty laptop. If I do, I'll certainly videotape that like this guy:

Heh!

Thx for the Flickr pic by gmcmullen and by stuartpilbrow and by ChrisB in SEA

'lisciously scribed by Scout's Honor @ 8:21 AM