Computer Malfunction

Saturday and Sunday were      days

I have a very good reason for not posting on Sunday. When I got home Saturday night, I found that my laptop was not working; all I had was a blank screen. When I tried to reboot it, I didn't get a response, just a gray screen staring at me. Husband looked at it, and we decided the most likely answer is a failed hard drive. We let the computer sit over night, and when morning came, the computer looked like nothing had happened. The official diagnosis is overheating. My laptop sits at the dining room table, on top of the tablecloth, and Husband says that sometimes when he comes downstairs in the middle of the night he can hear the fan whirling away. 

I immediately started backing up everything important, like I should have been doing over the last six months since my last backup. I get these wake-up calls every so often, and panic about the things I would be loosing. Fortunately, the one time that I had a crash and no backup, we were able to call in a favor to a friend that does data recovery. I got back almost everything thank goodness.

I was no help to Husband on Saturday in regards to taking care of the kids. I took a nap before heading to the humane society, then went to the “Y” right afterward. I spent a very long time there. I walked three miles then did my circuit on the weight machines. I didn't get home until after 8:00! Husband told me that I would have to make it up to him, and give him some precious quiet time so he could work for a bit and relax the next day.

This plan of taking over was ruined because of my computer issues. I spent the entire day backing up, reinstalling my OS and then installing all the updates (which took FOREVER). However, I was very productive in the cleaning aspect. I took over the living room, picked up toys, swept (even under the couch, finding long lost toys) and mopped. I also mopped the dining room and kitchen. The only thing I didn't get done downstairs was the dining room table where my computer junk and various items that should be in an inbox should be. It is a never-ending battle keeping the table clean. Also, Husband started to clean the kitchen, and got dishes down, but everything else was needing to be done like scrubbing counters.

By the end of the day, I realized that I didn't make it to the “Y”, and it was too dark to go for a bike ride. I will try to make up for this a bit on Monday. Also, at the end of the day, I was feeling weird and depressed. Husband and I watched last week's episode of Heroes during dinner, and I took my meds early, so I would be tired earlier and hopefully get some extra sleep. This never works though, I lay in bed reading for a bit until my eyes couldn't stay open any longer, and I was unable to comprehend what I was reading, repeating paragraphs two to three times. I probably fell asleep at 10:30.