First off, don’t get me wrong…I like my new (-ish) PC, especially since it would’ve taken me a lot longer to get back online if I’d waited till I could save up enough to buy a Mac. (Pets PC.) But I do miss some of the quick-and-easy Mac features like click-and-drag screen shots (that grab only what I want to grab, not the whole screen) and iPhoto ( Read more... )

I’m back! Okay, technically been back about a week, give or take. And I know I haven’t been missed since I’m rarely here anyway, so being absent is actually the norm for me. But I’ve been computer-deprived since my poor little laptop (apparently) died and went to laptop heaven and I’m really happy to be able to post to LJ/Dreamwidth again. Yay!

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My poor laptop finally died...or so it seemed..and I haven't been online. But tonight I decided to try just one more time and viola! I did some quick backing up since I had started getting a little lazy about that. (I thought for sure I'd lost the second part of "I Never" so...whew ( Read more... )

A quick post to wish all my f-listies a wonderful end to 2011. I've been largely absent over the last few weeks, except for popping in here a handful of times to take a quick skim through my friend's list, but I know many of you have faced and continue to face overwhelming challenges. Please hang in there and know that you are in my thoughts and ( Read more... )

Well, I'm one of the lucky ones. I survived the layoffs this week when a lot of people didn't. It was clear why some were let go, but others...you just have to shake your head and wonder why them and not you? But I suspect this isn't the end of it. There's a lot of transition work to do right now, but eventually that will get done and with the ( Read more... )

Happy to be back home again after almost two weeks living at the hospital. Even happier about my dad’s prognosis. The surgery went well, the cancer was superficial this time (so no chemo or radiation needed), there were relatively few post-surgery complications (unlike last time) and he’s finally released and back home. He’s having some problems ( Read more... )

Popping in for a quick question. I've read reviews/recaps of the first season 9 comic and seen a handful of preview pages, but there's something that's not clear to me. (Placing my question behind the cut to keep from spoiling anyone who hasn't read it yet.)

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Well, it was actually after we got to the hospital and it wasn’t so funny. My dad, whose cancer has returned, was about to be wheeled into the operating room for a very complicated and high-risk surgery. But there was a slight problem with his EKG and his very conscientious anesthesiologist didn’t want to proceed without talking to his cardiologist ( Read more... )

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone directly affected by the events of that tragic day. Most especially with those who lost friends and loved ones.

I may have to go MIA again for a bit. Hope not, since I'm enjoying being back, but my rather old laptop has suddenly started making a periodic clicking noise. Sounds like a camera shutter going off, only not as soft. It's a hard click. And very loud. Not sure what it is, but googling indicates it could be my hard drive starting to fail.

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