I
cannot help but think of little Britney Spears so many years ago when
she came out with her torrid “Oops I Did it Again” single and
video. It seems that I have done it again and just trying to not get
overly discouraged.
A
few months ago, I know less than a year, my son Mark Anthony who
works as a computer tech support and other things advised me that he
could get me a good deal on a used laptop that his company was
liquidating. And he came through for a couple hundred bucks I got a
really nice little laptop computer very durable and fun to enjoy. I
totally of course underutilized the machine and have been using the
machine primarily as a tool for listing to podcasts, Netflix movies,
and some music and to write with to some degree. I totally love the
machine not only from the writing standpoint but that Mark Anthony
got me a pretty decent deal. However, I have destroyed it as I have
done to so many other items that I cherish our really like. I guess
this is just my nature. To be honest, I am rightly and truly
surprised that I have not mangled and crushed this little computer
before yesterday. Perhaps, the destruction would've happened had I
not been using the computer mainly in my bedroom where I have my arm
bike. I listen to podcasts on the computer as I work out. As though
how things happen I have dropped the system for or five times.
I
have this wooden stand built for me by my occupational therapist
Casey. I keep this piece of furniture next to my bed where I have my
medications many of my sticks and other things that I need close by.
There's a space on the stand that I have been keeping my computer,
folded when I'm not using, but the space is very precarious and I've
dropped the computer a number of times there. Yesterday however I was
trying to reach something on my bed and I did not realize I was as
close to the computer cord as I was and of course, the machine got
caught up in my back wheels, unbeknownst to me. As I backed away I
heard the crash, a flooded crash, as the machine hit the floor of the
bedroom. Typically, and I'm very surprised that the machine to my
knowledge is not incurred any real lasting damage. But yesterday the
machine came down on its edge corner edge and that was enough to
burst the hinges on the side making the screen – top somewhat
precarious. I don't know if it can be readily fixed. The machine
itself seems to work well enough for what I use it for: writing and
entertainmentbut just appears to be more fragile than before and I'm
sure as. I'm sure I can take it in and have the top of the computer
replaced but then I'm also sure that I would run into one of those
arguments that it would be cheaper for me to purchase a new system
completely then dump money into this one. Granted, this system is
somewhat sentimental it being a project that I worked with Mark
Anthony to get but Mark Anthony appreciates getting something new in
the area of technology. So I'm going to of course try to get the
machine repaired is much as it can be and utilize it as much as I can
but not look this event as a heartbreaking is an option to go forward
and utilize the heck out of it all I can ensure there's some sort of
life lesson here…
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