Jun
12
6-12-08
Filed Under Dimmer Switch, Me, Project 52
First things first: a new Dimmer Switch for your reading enjoyment:
Father’s Day Gifts Your Dad Really Wants
This brings me to week 8 of Project 52. Despite a few hiccups, we’re still rolling along pretty smoothly.
Speaking of hiccups, my computer died last night. When I turn it on it does nothing; no noise from the hard drive, no clicking and whirring to indicate that any processing is taking place. I can’t even get to the blue screen of death, so you know it’s serious. For the time being I’ve co-opted my wife’s laptop, but I’m pretty sure she’s gonna want it back. A new computer is a remote possibility at this point, so my fingers are crossed that I can get my old machine limping back to life.
The ol’ lappy is at least 7 years old, which translates to about 147 in computer years. It’s been through 2 hard drives, multiple RAM additions, and more virus scares than I care to remember. I’m holding out hope that I’ll be able to revive it, but the prognosis isn’t good. I’m going to try taking out the hard drive and installing it into a portable one in order to back up any files that I want to save (remember kids, always back up your work) and then try formatting the damn thing out.
Besides computer woes, I finally got around to watching Juno last night. I liked it, but there was something about the film that bugged me. Maybe it’s just me, but the indie movie format is getting quite redundant. You probably know what I mean: quirky characters with eccentric tastes who speak in overly clever banter, and every segue features quirky indie music from the late 70s/mid 90s. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy the film, I just felt like the movie tried to be more clever than it really was.
Oh well, enough for today. See you tomorrow, hopefully on my old laptop.