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

[mousme]

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. ;)

Comments

[ai731.livejournal.com]

'luck with the 'puter, and the offer to borrow the spare laptop stands, if it would make it easier to write the rest of your NaNo novel. Note that the spare laptop doesn't have much in the way of actualy software on it, so you'd be writing in NotePad or WordPad or some such, but this would probably make it easier to get the text onto your Mac anyway...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Actually, I will take you up on the offer since it's still on the table.

At the mo', it looks like I might have to wait a few weeks before getting the 'puter fixed, if I can get it fixed. My computer was purchased 3 years and 6 weeks ago, which puts me six weeks over the time limit that Apple has given. Thus, I'm looking at an $800-bill for the new logic card, plus labour, which puts me at a minimum of $1,000.

So, first step is to call Apple Customer Service and ask them to make an exception because I'm so close to the purchase date.

Next, if Apple decides to be hard-core (pun intended), I ask my father's insurance company (under which my computer is insured) if they'll cover those costs. I'm not optimistic, as this isn't accidental damage, it's a manufacturer's problem.

Step number 3, if that doesn't work, will be to investigate a new computer entirely. :P

Will you be home and available tonight?

[ai731.livejournal.com]

Yep. Depending on how long I linger at the Bibliotheque National du Quebec, I should be home around 5 or 6pm.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I shall come rap on your door when I get home, then. :)