Not for me, but for my sister. Every time she turns her machine on she gets the BSOD and nothing else. She's going to be taking it in to Staples after the holidays, and is going to be very officially Not Happy until then ( Read more... )

...She kept her job. I am very grateful to be reporting that. But now she's annoyed that she will probably have to work Thanksgiving (she usually doesn't).

To any of you who sent any prayers, good wishes, etc., our way, thank you.

She called work and was told to come in tomorrow at her regular time. I'm hoping she'll keep her job even if it involves a pay cut or the like. Maybe they'll think her losing three days of work is enough. I pray that's the case and not one of being 'told to come in to be told to get out ( Read more... )

Two unrelated topics this time ( Read more... )

So I just got my return, and all the money I meant to spend on 'for me' things as compared to 'things we need' ends up getting spent on problems that suddenly just HAVE to be taken care of ( Read more... )

Firstly, if you have any prayers or good thoughts to spare, you moght want to send some haikujaguar's way, she's been having a rough time of it ( Read more... )

This one is special for the 7th. Be warned, it's long ( Read more... )

Be warned, the end of this story might be genuinely disturbing to some folks ( Read more... )

This is another story about Dad from the years before he ever went to work at the Steel. Well, it’s a story about the family, anyway, but I heard I from him ( Read more... )

Okay, this is a less than pleasant story here, but it’s one I have to tell. If only because I can’t get it out of my mind unless I do this ( Read more... )