Close Encounters with the Blue Screen of Death

[rheasilvia]

Two weeks ago, my computer died on me - and due to a series of what basically amounts to the pc equivalents of amusing pratfalls and pies in the face (or rather the mainboard), it's taken me until now to get a new system up and running. Before you ask, no, I hadn't made a proper safety copy of all my data. I have always been obsessive about backing everything up... except for the last couple of months, when I relaxed because I had a brand-new harddrive and too much trust in the universe. (Yeah, you can already hear the audience beginning to chortle as the pie is raised.)

To summarize: Argh.

Still, subtract the stress of suddenly being thrust into a pc-less world and the damage isn't that bad. I have the latest versions of my most important files, by which I mean my various writing endeavors. :-) The rest, I can beg, borrow and/or steal, as appropriate. (Thank you, solo___ and k_julia, for letting me. *g*)

But. Uhm. There's this new thing. I hesitate to call it a fandom just yet, especially since I have of course managed to slide into it ass-backwards and wrong way up and then compounded the problem by insisting on not actually being interested in any of the main pairings that anyone *else* in the world is interested in. Noooo, of course I had to go and find myself a corner of the new playground in which I am absolutely alone. And then collect a huge bunch of pics and info and videos in a very short time and start writing a story at breakneck speeds - and then have the data go poof and the story stall for lack of a real computer to write it on.

Argh, squared.

Vague enough yet? *g* Yeah, you'll hear more about this new thing (TM) soon, when I have gathered the resolve to out myself. Just let me whine a bit first. ;-)

Anyway! If anything interesting / exciting / wonderful happened in the last two weeks that you think I should know about, please let me know!

Also, just how subsceptible are you guys to pimpage...?

Why I ask? Oh... no particular reason. *whistles*

Comments

[k-julia.livejournal.com]

Also, just how subsceptible are you guys to pimpage...?

The snowball scheme of corruption... :-)

YAY for having your computer back! I have to admire you for not killing people, really. Well done. *g* And now there can be more writing!

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

Pyramid scheme! Do I get a bonus for every new fan you two lure into this thing?

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

Well, as I was just telling Julia, I really doubt that anyone will follow me into this particular insanity. But if someone actually should, I'll buy you a beer. :-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

I remember when I didn't think anybody would follow me into this particular insanity...

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure there must have been special circumstances of some kind in my case, because otherwise, I have no explanation. *g*

I remember when I didn't think anybody would follow me into this particular insanity...

In the extremely unlikely event that someone actually did, I'm sure they'd just gravitate to the majority pairing(s) like everyone else. *headdesk*

[k-julia.livejournal.com]

Alignment of stars. I don't know how it happened either. (Except for the otters.)

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

What is it with those otters, anyway?

[k-julia.livejournal.com]

I can tell you about the otters sometime, but this is so public... *g*

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

The snowball scheme of corruption...

Here's hoping, though to tell you the truth I have very very little faith in my ability to convince anyone to join us (me?) in this particular handbasket. :-)

And yeah, go me for not killing anyone. *g* Though in the end I did begin to wonder which god would accept a sacrifice in order to end this cruel punishment, and whether a chicken would suffice...

Much icon love, btw. :-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

Goats are good...

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

But chickens are easier to carry to the scene of the computer woes.

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

If I say 'otters', ima get keeled...

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

... otters?

They are probably easier to carry than goats, but I'm sure I'm missing something here. *g*

[k-julia.livejournal.com]

YES YOU ARE! (Now I wish I had a scary!Kame icon. YOU WOULD BE SO SCARED.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

scary!Kame?

EEEEEEEEEEEEE...

***runs***