Thoughts of a late night knitter

Using a Mac is like learning a new language! But I tell you, when I have money, I'll be buying one for myself. I'm totally converted.

But to my question -

How on earth do I save pics from pic spams etc? I figure making icons is a great way to learn Photoshop, but I need pics to do that with.

Probably it's something really simple :D

Well I think my computer, which has been limping along for the past six months, has finally bitten the dust.

There were 6 blue screens in a row last night and this morning I get a message that it won't recognise the hard drive and the compy just keeps rebooting :(

I'm using the LG's computer at the moment (he's asleep!) but it doesn't have any of my programs on it and strangely enough I would prefer he use it for his school work. I'm so broke this year I don't know when I can get one for myself.

Of course this would happen when I'm contemplating Yuletide, reccing at crack_van and want to do things!!

So if my attention is sporadic for the next few weeks you will know why!

My computer is still doing weird things! I get the blue screen of death at least once a day and something that makes everything disappear into a conglomeration of pixels and something else that freezes everything et al...

I've been back to the shop three times because I paid for them to fix it and they haven't. The last time they go 'oh we don't know what to do but maybe it's some of your weird programs' (iTunes, PaintShop etc) and merrily start disabling them without asking me first. When I got home and things were just like before I enabled everything again and now PaintShop won't work!! I've tried everything and since I downloaded the program years ago don't know if I can reinstall :( So no icons for awhile I guess, since I can't afford a new program.

Here's a couple a made from LOLCats just before the accident. Snag if you like them :)



Thanks to all my flisters who wished me luck in the last job interview. I'm pretty sure I didn't get it since I haven't been contacted. I take pleasure in knowing that I was one of the four people short-listed and will keep on applying regardless.

I really feel I want to move on. I've been here 17 years as of September and I was coming for 5 originally. Of course lots of things conspired to keep me here, but if I'm going...now's the time. So I've applied for another position - cross those fingers for me!!

Check out Martin Freeman in Hobbit costume!! *hugs him*

In case you're wondering where I am...my computer is sick,sick, sick and at the shop. I'm crossing my fingers the problem is repairable and reasonably priced. I really can't afford a replacement right now :(

Since PaintShop is on that computer, I'm suffering graphics withdrawal. I haven't made an icon in at least 2 weeks! And there's been some great pictures at jim_and_bones too. *mourns*

I'm sneaking this post on the LG's tiny netbook while he's taking a homework break, but have been mostly reading the flist from my iPod. Reading is fine, but typing anything of length? I'm not so good at that :)

I was going to do a meme with gorgeous guys, but all my links are on my regular laptop and it has stopped working!! It just won't turn on. Everything is on there!!! *freaks*

Thank god I emailed my current story and surf club secretary stuff to work this morning! I've tried all the trick I know but it's still moribund. Paying for my computer to be fixed right now is not in my plans :(

I bought the little guy an MP3 player for Christmas, it's our first ever in the house. So I read the instructions, put the battery in and plugged it into my computer ready to download songs...

My computer turned off! I have nothing - nada - zip!!!

I looked at it and pressed the start button - nothing. I unplugged it and plugged it back into a different point - nothing. I tried it without the electricity (it's a laptop) - nothing!!!!! I left it alone and went outside for a bit, but that didn't work either. My you beaut, only 6 months old computer Will. Not. Work. *grrrrrrrr*

All my stuff is on there. I have things on disc from when I swapped over 6 month back, but not my other things. Half-done chapters of Letters, Them that choose it and Chrysalis, plus my serenity_santa fic which I finally had an idea for are on there. As are the two vids I'm working on...

The computer shop in town is closed till the 2nd. Even if they were open, they're not exactly fast at repairing things. But we're going to Cairns tomorrow so I'm hoping I can persuade the mobile computer guys to come to the motel, or find a computer place that is open.

This is my convoluted way of saying that I may be late with my Sweet Charity fic and vid, I'm very sorry for that.

Cross your fingers that the PTBs are kind to me and I both get my computer fixed and don't loose anything from the hard-drive. Pleeeeeeeeease?

squish_67 gave me a neat plot bunny the other day for Corresponding notes which I finally sat down and started writing last night.

Tonight I'm nearly finished and the computer freezes everything! I do all the endless end now and do you want to save this document stuff and it didn't!!! I've got the stuff from about an hour ago - but nothing since, and I wrote so much in that time (it all came together at once) *mourns*. It's nearly midnight so I'm going to bed and hope I can remember the rest in the morning *sigh*.