So much to update about, so little time...

I am going to Mac 911 on my lunch hour today. fearsclave's friend EKH took a look at Cleo yesterday and waved dead chickens and sacrificed the appropriate number of black goats in order to bring her back to life, and for a while it seemed to work. However, the gods were not entirely appeased, and Cleo was no longer functional when I got home. Perhaps he didn't sacrifice the goats in the right order or something.

Anyway, we're going to see the nice Mac doctor today, and with any luck things will be back to normal by this time next week. *crosses fingers*

I spent the day in Alexandria yesterday, doing crafty-type stuff with looking4wings and wultabat, who has recently acquired an LJ (probably for the sole purpose of making icons for it, since he hasn't updated it yet).

fearsclave went stalking the Fearsome Zucchini later on with his rifle along with his uncle and wultabat. His uncle delivered the fatal shot, and it rained zucchini guts for a while. fearsclave has photographic evidence that the zucchini will never terrorise the local people of Alexandria ever again. I think you had to be there.

This weekend was basically an exercise in Not Getting Things Done, except for one project which is still in Top Secret Stealth Mode, so I won't discuss it any further. You will get details of it after Christmas. However, I still managed to emerge from the weekend Really Damned Tired, so I'm going to try to get as many early nights in as possible this week.

Other than that, this week I have a few things to get done:

1- Work on my novel. I haven't touched it since Thursday at noon. I only have 13,300 words left to write to make my goal, so in theory it's doable.

2- Get the computer fixed. This is going to start today.

3- Call my agency about that stupid check they still owe me. Much is the hatred on my end.

4- Organise all my projects in order of priority, so that I'll be able to work on them more efficiently in December.

There are other things, but they're small and domestic and really don't need to be aired in a public forum. ;)

Ouch!

It turns out that my computer was bought roughly three years and six weeks ago. This puts me six weeks past the three-year limit that Apple has put on footing the bill for faulty logic cards.

*sigh*

So, right now I'm looking at about $700-800 for the part, plus about $200 for the labour.

There are three steps I may have to take.

1- Call Apple and see if they'll make an exception for me, since it's so close to the purchase date.

2- When that doesn't work, wait until my father gets back from his trip and see if his insurance will pay for the repairs. My computer is covered under his insurance, in theory. He gets back next Wednesday (Nov. 30th).

3- When that doesn't work, investigate the possibility of a new computer. Maybe in ten years, when I can afford one.


Best case scenario, I'll have a working computer in two weeks. Less good but still okay scenario, I have a working computer in somewhere over a month. Worst case scenario, I'm screwed and have no computer at all, indefinitely. At least my bills will be lower. :P