My neurotic, crazy, half-angel/half-demon cat was having one of his trademarked bursts of insanity this morning, and it seems he bit the power cord of my laptop. I just found out because suddenly I get the message that the battery is running low and when I plug the power cord, nothing happens. An inspection of the cord itself revealed two cat fang-shaped holes poking through the rubber cover and into the insides of the cable. I just ordered a replacement and I hope it arrives soon, because until it does I am cut off from all of my work. The only thing I was able to transfer to a flashtick was the file for the novel I am laying out right now, and I had just finished loading my podcasts to my iPod. Hopefully by Thursday or Friday I’ll have access to the computer again.
In the meantime I am going to pass the time thinking of ways to string up my cat…
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I think the move away from Stargate.com will come a lot sooner than I had anticipated…
There was nothing wrong with the car, thank G-d, it just needed a new battery. Still a financial hit, but nowhere near as hard as I feared.
I did get to stay home, too, which is always a plus, and did quite a bit on the layout for Lonnie Ezell’s novel. Didn’t gather my notes for the podcast, but managed also to get some stuff done for my Rabbi (who has drafted me as his and the synagogue’s unofficial secretary). Also got two patches sewn to my travel pack (about time, too, since I’ve had most of those since our Europe trip in 2001!).
Like I said, in the end it turned out it wasn’t such a crappy day after all.
You know what they say about staying in bed some days?
My day began ok; went to morning prayers and came back to have some breakfast before heading to work. My car started giving me problems yesterday (actually, it began a week ago, but it had gone away), not starting when I turned the ignition. A quick jumpstart fixed it the last time it happened, and so it did yesterday, though it didn’t have nearly enough running time to recharge the battery. I figured if anything I would jumpstart it this morning, go to work, then drop it at the mechanic later on. No such luck.
The car simply did not start up today, even with a jumpstart. I’m afraid the alternator may be busted; could be the starter, though, I think. I really have no idea; there’s a reason I have a degree in English and not in auto mechanics. It’s one of the two, I know that much, which means that, either way, I’m in for a big slap to my already hurting wallet. All this with our vacation just 2 1/2 weeks away. I’m now waiting for the tow truck to take the car to the shop (thankfully, just down the street from my house).
I knew I should have stayed in bed.
On the plus side, maybe I can actually get some other things done here today, like doing the layout for Lonnie Ezell’s novel, and gather the notes for the first episode of the Gamer Traveler podcast.
I’ll be offline for the next two days in observance of the holy day of Shavuot.
Everyone take care, have a great weekend, and to the Jews out there, Chag Sameach!
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