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July 27, 2005
unbearable sadness of laptop
I think my iBook might have died. I had it upstairs last night for late-night weather-checking and blog-reading; Brian used it a bit for some ebay-browsing.
I brought it down stairs this morning to plug it in. The power cord, when plugged in, showed NO LIGHT. I checked the outlet. Fine. Plugged it into another outlet; no orange charge light.
So, I head to school to do some other house-keeping stuff, and stop by G's office and swap power cords.
Now I'm home, and the charging light flickers and flashes (in a kind of rhythm, though I might be imagining it), and then goes out completely.
I have checked, and even though the battery is the right model number for the recall (apparently they've been exploding or something), it is not within the proper series. Though I don't think it has to do with the battery at all (although now the battery is COMPLETELY dead).
Anyway, Brian, in all his electronic and computer prowess, sniffs at the end where the plug goes in. His verdict? Something smells fried.
F&%k. I smell huge repair bill. Because while I *do* back things up, I haven't in a couple weeks, and there is stuff on there THAT I NEED!!
The trusty grape iMac, with the missing /? key (which I have a replacement for...somewhere), will suffice for now.
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In other (not better or worse) news, B and I were startled awake simultaneously last night, about 4am. Something was bumping around in the bedroom.
A bat, to be exact.
Brian jumped from bed and followed it out until the hall. He shut the kids' door, and promptly hung a large heavy blanket in our doorway (special order door STILL is not in). He opened the hall window.
We did not see it the rest of the night--but yikes anyway.
Yikes.
Posted by mryonker at July 27, 2005 06:52 PM
Comments
Sorry to hear about your laptop problems. But, be careful about the bat. Just as an FYI...I don't know anything about bats, but in my compulsive HGTV watching this summer, I heard of one couple who had to go through a whole series of rabies shots after having a run-in with a bat in their house. That would not be fun. Hopefully it flew out the window never to return!
Posted by: Marcia at July 27, 2005 10:30 PM