Update

[cleolinda]

So I'm feeling better. Not great; still pretty weak, kind of wrung out, but I think my stomach's stable now. Also, I got that Coke I wanted.

Meanwhile, Sister Girl and her boyfriend came over to do some laundry and pick up some stuff, and he offered to take a look at the internet situation. An hour later, he's rewired the entire cable modem whatever situation ("What douchebag wired this?" "The Charter guy. He didn't really seem to know what he was--" "This is a DSL box." "I think that's from before?" "But why is it still HERE? Why is it still HOOKED UP? Do you even HAVE a wireless card?" "Well, I would have to...?" "Where is it?" "I... don't know?"), called Charter, got all the passwords, bitched them out for having now idea what the hell they were talking about, voodooed my internet back to life, and somehow got me a stronger signal. Probably because the modem was no longer routed through the second hard drive I haven't even turned on in three years. Man, I love him so much.

(Bad news: My hard drive may be "slowly dying." This is Not Good. At the very least I want to buy an external hard drive to back up all my stuff. I'll have to get that e-book finished pronto.)

So now I'm hugely behind on work, Secret Life, email, and linkspam-collecting. Oh, and someone emailed me out of the blue to offer to buy my Coraline Box of Mystery. HALE NO, IT MINE.


Late-breaking ETA: 'Golden Girls' star Bea Arthur dies at 86.

Comments

[laurelin-kit.livejournal.com]

That's close to what happens when I unleash my dad on my internet connection. It's awesome.

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

omg I have an external hard drive and I love it. They are a really, really good investment, especially since you do so much writing.

[lilyofshalott]

This is probably going to sound like a silly question, but how does one get something *off* ones external drive—as in accessing it.

I got an external with my MacBook (YAY for GradPlus loans covering a computer!) and I love that it backs everything up automatically . . . but I have no idea how to access anything.

Also, is it possible to save things (e.g. large files, perhaps media) to an external, delete them off my laptop to save space, and then still be able to access them on my external if said files are no longer on my laptop?

[exileslament.livejournal.com]

Glad you're feeling better! And external hard drives really are worth it, especially if there's a chance your main drive could crash.

[himhilien.livejournal.com]

I have a lot of files saved on my laptop that I'd rather not lose, but getting an external hard drive at this time isn't an option.

Oh no! Bea was one of those people I believed shouldn't leave us. ;_;

[aka-paloma.livejournal.com]

Sister Girl's boyfriend sounds awesome. He's not quite up to your mother's level of awesomeness, but then, most mere mortals never will be.

Glad to hear you're recovering and no longer barfy. Stomach bugs seem to be all the rage for 2009.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Bea Arthur, nooooooo. D:

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

YAY SISTER GIRL'S BOYFRIEND

[lilyofshalott]

Yay for feeling better and working Internets! ^_^

[pigsnicket.livejournal.com]

Nooooooooo Bea Arthur :(

[edda.livejournal.com]

1.) Glad you're better.

2.) Glad your internet is better.

3.) NOOOOOOOO BEA ARTHUR.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

All of this.

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

Sister Girl's Boyfriend is awesome.

RIP, Bea. A one-of-a-kind woman.

[le-brouillard.livejournal.com]

This is completely off topic, but I just had to tell you. In my French class yesterday we were studying modern art and literature. I started smiling to myself when my professor started talking about À la recherche du temps perdu, and I'll be damned if I didn't have to hold back some huge giggles when she has us read the exerpt about the madeleines. Thanks for that.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee! Awesome.

[profbutters.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, Bea Arthur died? That sucks. I loved her. I went to college with her son, in fact. Blech.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

Dude, external memory is so ridiculously cheap right now. You can get 1TB plug & play drives for around $120. 1TB! God, I remember being in awe of 720KB floppys.

I HAVE BEEN A DORK FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, APPARENTLY.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Dual-five-and-a-quarter-inch, no-hard-drive systems laugh at your overspecced OH GOD IT'S AN ABACUS GET IN THE CAR

[numbedtoe.livejournal.com]

I loved Bea Arthur, she was a cool lady.

Glad you're feeling better. I personally love my external, I just drop and drag the stuff I want to make sure I don't lose, or takes up to much room.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Who, deja vu.

I tend to do this kind of thing for family and whatnot. The last time was my parents' new slightly-less-ancient TV being installed and me having to pull out half the cables and signal translator equipment which had accumulated behind their creakingly ancient idiot box.

"You won't need this - *toss* - or this - *toss* - and I don't know if you ever needed this - *toss* - and this cable now plugs directly between the DVD and the screen. You also don't need half a dozen remote controls any more; I've programmed everything onto the one remote and you're good to go."

I AM AN ELECTRONICS DECLUTTERING GOD.

[persian-freak.livejournal.com]

ALL HAIL.

[queenthesixth.livejournal.com]

Your sister's boyfriend sounds like a real catch. (Unless you tell us next week that he kicks puppies or something.) Seriously, if she doesn't marry him, I'd strongly suggest that you do. Forget roses and flowers, these days I'm all about the guys who can wire a plug, change a lightbulb and fix connections. He can gaze upon me adoringly while he paints the kitchen.
My teen self does not approve of this criteria but what does she know?!

Glad you're feeling better.
Coincidentally, my mother was just asking me the other day if Bea Arthur was still acting. So sad.

[sushixpack.livejournal.com]

Yay for wellness all around!

[sushixpack.livejournal.com]

Except for Bea Arthur ;__;

[laura47.livejournal.com]

external harddrives are so worth it. i have an... unfortunate situation where my harddrive dies every few months. i have an iomega drive ( people always think i plugged a usb cord into a flask, it's hilarious ) and they just keep getting cheaper and cheaper. i have a mac, and i just plug it in and it backs up automatically. it is awesome.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

That is my favorite XKCD of all time.

[lilgoala.livejournal.com]

Off topic, but: http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=405816>1=28103

Damn it, now I can't love Desmond anymore.

Feel better, please....:-)

[countykent.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better Lady Cleo. I too had this weird cold thing that lasted four weeks. I saw three doctors about it and they all looked confused. I suggested it may be a resurgence of the plague of 1348, for which I got some very odd looks. (I guess they don't read much medieval history in med school.) I was finally given antibiotics (which to me means "Shit, we don't know what it is, so give her these....)

Also, best of luck with your computer. I actually had ours built by some guys that looked to be about 14. I figured they'd know what they were doing, especially when I took my son's Battle for Middle Earth game in and just said "Look dudes, make this awesome!" I've never had a problem since except the one time I had a strange virus (thank you for that Comcast!). One of the genius-computer-geeks (and I mean that lovingly) came over after business hours to fix it, and instead of charging me, just asked if he could have some spaghetti. You know that kid's desperate if he's willing to eat my food.

So, all the best. I am so missing The Shelfians!

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Glad you're feeling better, and yay for streamlined wiring. My own system is getting more complex by the minute.

[acaciakitty.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you are starting to feel better.

Doesn't it feel good to have a computer guru kind of person to come fix your stuff? I am so lucky that I MARRIED ONE. I just kind of whine "Darbyyyyyyy... the internet is weird again... fix it" and he hops to it and makes it all work perfectly. SO LUCKY!

Also, *cry cry cry* Bea Arthur... I will miss your sick burns.

[lost-garnet.livejournal.com]

...how much did they want to give you for the Coraline box?

*would totally sell-out for the right price*

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

>HALE NO, IT MINE.

You tell 'em! (If I'd gotten one, I wouldn't let it go either.)