The Freezing

We have 3 computers. And none of them work well. I usually only use my mac. It's a 7 year old IBookG4 that's just hangin in there as best it can. It has no battery life anymore. If the power cord loses connection I have about 1 minute before the computer powers down entirely, resetting the date to 1970. Why is 1970 the default date?! The power cord is a precious little thing that needs everything to be just so. For the last 10 months "just so" has meant that it has to be plugged into a power cord, not the wall, a powercord. And then I have to wrap a couple elastic hairbands around it to ensure a tight connection. And then prop it up against some cushions or random object nearby so that the little darlings stays comfortable the whole time I use my computer.

We have 3 computers. And none of them work well. I usually only use my mac. It's a 7 year old IBookG4 that's just hangin in there as best it can. It has no battery life anymore. If the power cord loses connection I have about 1 minute before the computer powers down entirely, resetting the date to 1970. Why is 1970 the default date?! The power cord is a precious little thing that needs everything to be just so. For the last 10 months "just so" has meant that it has to be plugged into a power cord, not the wall, a powercord. And then I have to wrap a couple elastic hairbands around it to ensure a tight connection. And then prop it up against some cushions or random object nearby so that the little darlings stays comfortable the whole time I use my computer.

This system has been working for me for 10 months!! Sure I bitch every once in a while "Why does every one but me have a MacBook Pro?!" "How come I can't afford a half way descent computer?" And how come TODAY was the day my feeble little darling of a power cord finally bit the bullet? Thus forcing me to interact with the other 2 as never before.

So all day today I've had things I needed to do with computers. Not big deal things. Just simple things. Things that should take me 5 minutes, maybe 15. And everything took at least 20 times as long as it would have on a better computer...maybe one that was made with in the last 5 years. Maybe one that my husband didn't put together all by his little self on the living room floor one week in 2007 (Ladies and Gentleman: I give you...computer #2)

Don't sneeze! Don't twitch! And heaven for betsy do NOT walk across the living room in your socks and then TOUCH the thing. Because it will die! Or at least power off only to be resuscitated by it's maker (in this case the high Latin teacher I share my life with, the man of my dreams...the man on the other side of the bed, "the lucky man" as he's widely known by so many fellows on the days I just can't seem to find my wedding ring....) BRENDEN!! HELLLLP!

And then there's the lovely HP laptop he was issued for being nice enough to work 70 hours a week educating the youth of america, teaching them to believe in themselves and contribute their latent gifts and talents to the world, in exchange for a bi weekly paycheck that any part time prostitute would snicker at. If you want to SEE what you're doing, while you're doing it (something I enjoy while I'm editing photos) you have to jam your thumb against a certain place under the screen until the lights come up and then HOLD it there for as long as you want to see what you're doing. I mean...I have literally done nothing BUT struggle with computers all day...except go to the doctor and get diagnose with a sinus infection.

But I'm not JUST complaining! (though i'm trying to make my complaints as artful and entertaining as possible and thank you for reading) No no! I have a POINT. "A POINT!" I say. And that point is....."when the going gets tough, the tough get going!" And I have just joined the leagues of The Tough!

I FEEL it!! ...It's like "uh hey stupid ass maddening life circumstances.....you wanna piece of me? I SAID "DO YOU WANT A %$! D@MN F!@#ING PIECE OF MEEEEEE!!!!???" ...or what?

It's like my work ethic is suddenly on steroids. Which is funny...funny that I should use that metaphor that is because I actually am on steroids technically. My doctor prescribed me some prednisone today...for my sinus infection. I really like prednisone. Last time I took it I had so much energy and was so upbeat and hungry...like i woke up in the middle of the night..every night..to wander into a darkened kitchen and kneel in front of the frigerator and eat munster, milk chocolate, olives, cottage cheese, and bread in alternating bites under the flattering light of that lightbulb in the frigerator that turns on when you open the door...

And it's so auspicious that I have begun my quest to rise from this impoverished obscurity on the very same week that my fair city of Albuquerque New Mexico (that's right we're actually not in Arizona...or Texas) has chosen to rise out of her obscurity! (or atleast any obscure references to Bugs Bunny) and make national headlines both in Weather and in How-The-Hell-Can-They-Be-So-Incompetent (but any news is good news) notoriety.

You guys have heard right? We've been having below zero temperatures all week. We were "the coldest metropolis in the lower 48 today. Meaning Alaska is colder but whatever. 2 important things to note there? 1. we can get cold here (cold enough to burst yo mama's pipes! uh oh! no she didn't! what now!?) and 2. We're a metropolis people!! ya!ya! what you don't know nothing 'bout albuquerque. thought it was a place Bugs Bunny made up?? some po'dunk town in the middle of NOWHERE??? You should be ashamed of yourself! You should be ashamed of yourself!

I'm just so proud! I really am! I don't know how she DID IT! I mean getting schools canceled all week long? I mean I really didn't know she had it in her.

And bursting all those pipes. And gas outages in HOW many suburbs?? Goodness! I just...I feel like a proud mama!