A moment of panic!

In November, my Macbook Pro went down. That was quite a few days of panic until it was repaired to the tune of $600.

This morning it went down again. I went to turn it on and nothing happened; just like before. No amount of button pressing would turn it on. Now panic set in as I thought about the first quarter statement I just finished the other night (and didn't back up), the National Transit brochure I am working on (and didn't back up), the photos of the grandchildren (which I haven't backed up recently), and all the bills I pay on line.

This can't be happening, but it was. This time I was taking it to an authorized Apple repairman. How was I going to pay for another repair? (The hubby would be mad!!) I guess it was going to have to come out of the money I don't have to pay for a tent I want to get to do shows. (I'm going to give that a try.)

Oh well.... shit happens. Went to pack it up and discovered that the cord wasn't plugged into the wall socket. Also discovered that hubby didn't wait to make sure that the computer shut down and drained the battery to the level where it wouldn't turn on. Once I plugged the cord into the outlet, it came right on.

Now it's my turn to be mad!!!! (But happy that's all it was!)

Good News, Bad News...... Damn It!

Damn It!!! There I said it. My daughter said it was okay. I don't have to be polite.

We got good news and bad news about the computers. Good news is that the old computer works. There was nothing wrong with it that the tech guy could find. So, luckily I kept the old moniter, keyboard, printer and scanner. I rushed home, dragged those all out of the closet and set it up. I got everything running (even after four years in the closet, the printer had some workable ink it.) The internet worked (sort of). Then I remembered why I got a new computer. The old bugger kept freezing up on me. What a piece of crap!

Okay, that was the good news, even though it didn't sound like it. The bad news is that the laptop is dead and will cost $500 to get it fixed. (Hope the Open House is good tomorrow!)

More good news though about the copper clay. First time I fired copper I used a two step firing which was mentioned in an eariler post. This time I was in a hurry (not enough hours in the day) so I did the one step approach... full ramp to 1700 and hold for three hours. It worked great. So, I did it a second time but fired for four hours as I had thicker pieces in. I won't know if it worked until I go to the studio this morning. About an hour into the firing I heard a crack, so I'm thinking there might be a problem If it is the piece I think it is, it was expected.

Oh, and one grandchild note. We just got a new motorhome on Monday. It has been winterized as we don't know when we'll get to take it out. My husband was showing it to my son's family last night and the middle grandson peed in the pot. Hey, that's what it's for right? I guess it has been broken in. Don't know how pee mixes with antifreeze.

Darn!

My computer is down!!!!! I won't survive!!!!!! When did I become so dependent on a computer?????? Darn!!!!

Panic is setting in..... my computer isn't working, Open House is this Saturday (I need more inventory), I can't post pictures of the latest enameled pieces (until the computer gets fixed...... I hope it can be fixed) and I need to get some copper pieces done. I advertised "the new copper clay" for my Open House and only have one pair of copper earrings.

Let's see.....three days until Saturday. How many hours is that? Is it possible to do all there needs to be done in 72 hours? Do I need sleep? Should I cancel my hair appointment? (No, too much gray is showing.) Will the copper firing go as desired (I do have a couple ready to fire.) What am I going to serve as snacks on Saturday? Will all my mailings pay off? Will people show up?

Why do we do this to ourselves before an event? Don't know and never will. Next year it will be the same. It was last year.

Am I rambling? Yes. Sorry! I'll try to keep posting some thoughts and hopefully some pictures soon. (But first I've got to figure out how to do it on my son's computer.)

Why did my computer have to go down at this time of year? Darn!