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x_losComputer 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$) to a fried logic board (...incredibly expensive). Probably data recovery will go alright, if so. And 7-10 days to fix. They'll get back to me with a quote. It's going to the lab ...I hate everything.
Was immediately told by v. understanding macstore girl to calm down because it was all going to be alright. Which was comforting, actually.
I...don't know if I want to do this without ANY ability to write/use the internet. I don't know that I /can/. I may tough it out until my intended trip to see K. in two weeks, but really, I was sort of Not Loving It as it was. As in 'incredibly depressed and rather loathing it.' I mean, the North is ALREADY better, b/c there are people and stores and not endless desert and I feel 60% less insane, but still. I guess if I went home-home I could work out my Brit. work visa after working a few months and attaining capital for initial apartment lease.
I just hate to cop out when I /said/ a year, but when you don't think it's possible to be any less happy, maybe it's okay to call it in? It's not like I don't have material for a submission-ready article, though I'll feel v. 'study abroad trip writing' dirty about an attempt made after a scant three months, but god, either I get a new mac or I fix this one or I give in and cry. It doesn't seem fair that K. can dump half a gallon of tea on her Mac and I gently clean mine while it's turned off and then lovingly towel off any excess water and it... dies for ever. What? It's only a little over two years old and has never had any major issues. /God/ I hope it's fixable. I'd stay a night in Tel Aviv while they worked on it, or they could ship it, or...I could cry. Pretty much.
EDIT: Well, so it could be anything from a bit of dust and grit clogging up things (100$ 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.
