So, on Monday I started teaching again. It was really nice to interact with students, I always forget how great it is to see young people grasp new concepts and for me to be challenged by new questions.Then the week got long, fast - and it isn't even over yet!
So, Tuesday seemed to be going along perfectly fine when my laptop...
...shut off, it wasn't a massive surprise.There was a hole in the wire of the power cord (under the electrical tape) and it has shut down without warning sometimes, but I have lived with it by saving my work often (and and alot of finger crossing that my electrical tape keeps doing it's job).
This Tuesday was different.
After I re-started my laptop, it shut-off again almost immediately. I decided to try the "third time's a charm" thought and pressed one more time on the power button and then my laptop actually shut off before the black start-up screen turned to the windows screen. I mean it was less than a second! This time I knew that I, my electrical tape and my laptop were screwed for sure.
Anyhow, a day later, I now have the most amazing new lap-top! It took a total of 26 dedicated hours to install, re-install, up-load, transfer, etc... everything that I need to make it work the way that I want, but now I have my dream machine. I have convertible laptop/tablet and so far I love everything about it. Good lord, I may even disappear for a few days just so that I can have some alone time with my new 4.6 lb personal computer - touch it, get to know its every crease, curve and feature.
I love it so much that I made a laptop cozy (also known as a sleeve) for it:
I know, I know. You didn't know I had a crafty, domestic side - did you? Well, I honestly can't be sewing crap on a regular basis because I think my crafts are kind of ugly. They never had the kind of finesse that I would want to see in the kind of handmade goods I want to pay for!So, what else is making this week crazy? I have two days on the mass-spec (Thursday and Friday) so I'll be in the lab for a 16-20 hours. I have done a lot of research to begin a new review for a manuscript, and I am trying develop a model to explain some of the phenomenon I have observed in the lab.
Yep - one week, and is only Wednesday. But a wacky Wednesday ;-)
I'll be back on the weekend! Phew...
xoxo BD
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