joel is in critical condition
my trusty laptop might have finally hit a wall.
for the past three weeks the t,r,d,a,4,5, and 6 key have been broken. do you know how often you use those keys? ALL OF THE TIME.
then the track pad started to go haywire. the left and right buttons for the trackpad wouldnt always register, the delete button stopped working, my left ctrl key stopped working, and my left shift key made my caps lock turn on.
the battery has been out for a few months now, while i waited for christmas to buy a new one. i figured it would solve all my problems. joel has an iv in the form of his charger that he is constantly hooked up to for me to use.
needless to say it has cramped my internet style. im limited to the crappy computers on campus and whatever access i have on my phone in a wireless area. and i just started a new job and finals week starts tomorrow, so lets just say im way behind on youtube, tumblr, facebook, etc. typing a post for anything is pointless on my phone and i hate blogging on a public computer.
sally, while being cute, im sure, unwittingly laid down near the power strip and when i came home today, wagged her tail until it managed to hit the power switch and joel shut off.
i tried to revive him. he is now stuck on a constant loop, however. some fail safe, if he gets turned off unexpectedly, is supposed to make my rescue and recovery start up. there is no way around it. and i let it finish loading and scanning and reloading, then it starts the entire process all over again. scott let me borrow his computer because he saw my despair. i havent been on skype, i havent been on gchat, everything has been terrible.
i can definitely say now that internet addictions are real. im at a point where, if i dont get my fix via phone or school comp, im grumpy all day.
that being said. im now going to have to spend some money on a new laptop, since the new semester is starting, and my grades are positively atrocious. stress won this semester, and i had to drop a class that wouldve brought up my gpa, and i was stuck with classes i couldnt motivate myself to attend. finals week will tell me what it all comes down to, but to be honest, im not expecting much. im not so much sad or upset over this, more so determined to make next semester count. which is a start, i guess. i slipped, for sure, this semester. but i want to be able to say i caught myself seconds before hitting rock bottom, and now ive got a long climb back to the top.
but hey, my positive personality fixed a lot of problems i was having this semester. i have a new job, and i was offered another one on campus, which allows me to apply for the college student foodstamps deal the government has going on, and gives me discounted meal plans. so my food for next semester is basically free, and ill be earning enough money to cover all my bills and even start saving, something i thought id never be able to do until i was out of my residency. so, lets keep positive. bring it on, holiday sadness. you aint got nothing on me.
