A computer death

I had a little bit of a “turn” the weekend gone. One of my computers died. Now before you start to think i am like the biggest geek out i have to tell you that i have multiple computers because they are for different types of activities. One for play, one for writing and one for coding. Just the way it is. Deal.

I had the coding machine operating just fine in the morning. Then i turned it back on to print something out (yes they have different printers too) and it just did nothing. absolutely nothing. i first thought was a cable was loose or someone had turned the power off. I must say i spent much longer than any sane person testing out these theories. Much longer.

I have a long history of odd computer malfunctions. I may have in fact got a service call put out only to find i had a crappy (but random) power cable. There was also that awesome thing when i ejected a CD/DVD it would sometimes catapult it right across the room at damaging speeds but never when anyone else was around. There have been other incidents. After this many years there would have to be. Oh yeah. I just remembered that time i get an ant infestation. I know. Odd right? I had a cold office at basement level on the maths building. It was a very weird place. The ants made a home in my nice warm computer. I only noticed when the thing stopped working.

I will say that nine times out of ten turning the computer off and back on fixes things. This time it was trying to get it on to find a problem that was the problem. Lucky for me i have Mark. Hi Mark. Who is going to make it all better. Well take it away and fiddle with it a bit. Hopefully making things better.

The whole incident was weird because i nearly cried when it realised it was broken. Not a cry because you did a “del *.*” cry. Rather i just lost my pet cat (or dog, hamster, probably goldfish too) kind of thing. Just shows me what type of person i am really *grin*
Anyway i am feeling much better about it now. No coding this week so you know, not too bummed. Even if it can’t be fixed it wont be the end of the world (i DO have all data backed up). Did do love that machine though. And it has a sweet monitor. Very old and heavy but perfect for my eyes and looking a satellite images. *sigh*

So i better get back to some writing then. I suppose.

[PS On a personal note let me just remind everyone to live every day as if it were your last. I know i don’t do that but i really, really have to try. Working really hard so you can enjoy your retirement doesn’t really work if say, oh i don’t know, you get diagnosed with a brain tumour and no one knows what the surgery will do to you but considering the doctor told you that he is going to try to give you quality of life over quantity things are not going to be “fine”. Just a thought.]