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[x_los]

Computer has progressed from 'some keys not working' to 'entire keyboard nonfunctioning' to 'will not even turn on.' Am having a big panic attack in the mac store in Tel Aviv which I've dragged myself to (thus the internet)--thank GOD for Ramat Aviv uni students, who are helpful and mac dependent and knew where the store was, b/c really, it's here b/c of them.

Was immediately told by v. understanding macstore girl to calm down because it was all going to be alright. Which was comforting, actually.

I...don't know if I want to do this without ANY ability to write/use the internet. I don't know that I /can/. I may tough it out until my intended trip to see K. in two weeks, but really, I was sort of Not Loving It as it was. As in 'incredibly depressed and rather loathing it.' I mean, the North is ALREADY better, b/c there are people and stores and not endless desert and I feel 60% less insane, but still. I guess if I went home-home I could work out my Brit. work visa after working a few months and attaining capital for initial apartment lease.

I just hate to cop out when I /said/ a year, but when you don't think it's possible to be any less happy, maybe it's okay to call it in? It's not like I don't have material for a submission-ready article, though I'll feel v. 'study abroad trip writing' dirty about an attempt made after a scant three months, but god, either I get a new mac or I fix this one or I give in and cry. It doesn't seem fair that K. can dump half a gallon of tea on her Mac and I gently clean mine while it's turned off and then lovingly towel off any excess water and it... dies for ever. What? It's only a little over two years old and has never had any major issues. /God/ I hope it's fixable. I'd stay a night in Tel Aviv while they worked on it, or they could ship it, or...I could cry. Pretty much.

EDIT: Well, so it could be anything from a bit of dust and grit clogging up things (100$ American to fix, roughly, to maybe 200$) to a fried logic board (...incredibly expensive). Probably data recovery will go alright, if so. And 7-10 days to fix. They'll get back to me with a quote. It's going to the lab ...I hate everything.

Comments

[bagheera-san.livejournal.com]

Oh man. You have my deepest sympathies. I've been there, done the "abroad without internet" thing, and I loathed it, too, and copped out. I would say, "Hang on, try it without, or you'll regret it forever", but I know it drove me nearly crazy. Hopefully you'll get it fixed!

[aralias.livejournal.com]

they fixed my keyboard (which was a replacement) in a day though they said 2 weeks. this isn't really a very helpful thing to say but otherwise i'm stuck with sad faced smilies :(

it will be all right though. they'll get the data back and you should leave, really, you should. i know i'm a quitter by nature and that therefore everything i say should be taken with a pinch of salt but as martha jones says - get out. xx

[x-los.livejournal.com]

I calmed down like, a LOT on the bus, and now this place also has a computer lab so it's not the end of all things, really, just...v. awk for writing, but I'll live. And maybe my computer will be healed? B/c other than that this new place is like 100x better than the last already, so pretty much it's all going to be okay, if the laptop/the data is recoverable, or if I can beg for a cheap/crappy but useable new one for Channukah.

Meanwhile, this: http://arysteia.livejournal.com/108625.html?#cutid1 looked Relevant to Your Interests to me. Lex/Simm!Master: a consolation pairing.

[x-los.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am hoping for the data back. That'd be spiffy. It's sort of the low bar of my expectations at the mo.

As for weirdness of writing in room full of people, NO ONE uses this lab in the morning, apparently? Nice. Think I'll get on the Christmas fic, maybe. <3

[blinkidybah.livejournal.com]

AW BB. FEEL BETTER.

[x-los.livejournal.com]

FEELS BETTER. CRIEZ LESS.

[evilawyer.livejournal.com]

Lurked, er, I mean floated over her to see how you were doing. I'm sorry to hear of the bout of computer crash-induced homesickness. I hope all is getting better.

[x-los.livejournal.com]

I have a computer back at long last, thanks, and with it life is much more bearable. Sweet of you to ask.