home but out of reach

Feb 16, 2009 16:58

My computer is (still) broken. Because Dell have realised that the way to keep getting money out of people is to make power supplies that expire after eight months ( Read more... )

technical difficulties, real life: family things

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raedbard February 16 2009, 18:52:33 UTC
BIRTHDAY! :D

Yes, I'm excited, what of it? It's easier to get excited about other people's birthdays. *g*

And there will be stuff, on LJ anyway, on the day. Parcel planning is slightly more erratic ...

But mostly yay for (family!)home. <3

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black_eyedgirl February 17 2009, 03:15:02 UTC
*g* Brother 1 is stupendously unexcited about his birthday (a week later). He really doesn't want to be 21. I don't want to be 23 either, but I guess it's not much different than 22.

But mostly, yeah, just nice to be home. Though I am already sad about leaving. I'm not really an 'in the moment' person...

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raedbard February 17 2009, 03:23:21 UTC
*tries to blot out the very concept of turning 27* This would be where G. (turning 37 in May) usually tells me that I'm not actually an old person just yet but ... yes. :)

*hugsyou* I know. It's ... like there's a little clock ticking in my head, in that kind of situation. Not a fan.

<3

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black_eyedgirl February 17 2009, 03:31:03 UTC
It's just another year where I haven't really done anything, you know. As I explained to my Dad today, it's like a perpetual holding pattern, and I'd like to be a real grown up soon please. Preferably with a career that let me come home whenever I felt like it :)

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smilebackwards February 16 2009, 19:13:57 UTC
Oh my God I hate Dell. My laptop has a massive breakdown about every 6 months :( Hope yours gets fixed soon.

Happy early birthday! :)

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black_eyedgirl February 17 2009, 03:16:15 UTC
:( This is the second laptop power supply I've had to buy in one year. Making it the third for this laptop, which is only a few years old itself. What happened to durability?

And thank you :)

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dancinbutterfly February 16 2009, 19:34:40 UTC
Happy early birthday honey. You get a drabble. What do you want?

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black_eyedgirl February 17 2009, 03:17:55 UTC
:D Gossip Girl Chuck/Dan? Pretty please with sugar on top? We're on 2.03 or something now, and they've taken up residence in my head. Something snarky but sweet? (I'm probably not above begging)

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thecolourclear February 16 2009, 20:17:33 UTC
Dude. Totally with you on the Dell thing. I'm going through my own charger hell.

What is your icon? I really like it.

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People love you and tell you lies / Bricks can fall out of clear blue skies black_eyedgirl February 17 2009, 03:27:46 UTC
What is it about power supplies that makes them break at the slightest provocation? They always seem to be the first things to go, and I need them to make the laptop work!

The quote on the lyric is from a Stephen Sondheim song in the musical Merrily We Roll Along, and it's one of my favourites. I'm on the wrong computer to do it now, but I'll see if I can send you it if you want. The lyrics are here. I love Mary's bit - it does get more optimistic than the bits I've quoted though. Or... it's more, life sucks sometimes, the bad things happen, but we get through them, and it's better to know. I may not explaining that very well, but I love it, it's on my playlist of angry songs to get through the bad days.

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melliyna February 16 2009, 22:23:40 UTC
Happy early birthday (though I will do wishing on the day, I wanted to be sure I said something) - would you like a drabble of any kind or another.

But ugh on the technology difficulties (it is irritating when it decides to do such things)

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black_eyedgirl February 17 2009, 03:28:44 UTC
:) Drabbles are always fun, if you feel that way inclined. Something with a Sam crossover, or did I ask that last time? ;)

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