Tuesday, at 11 am, I was told 3:30 pm... 3:30 pm, told Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, at 10 am, told noon. At noon, told 2 pm. At 2 pm, told "close of day... " and still waiting.
Lesson: buy a back-up laptop.
Question: what do people do do have no laptop, back-up laptop, wi-fi, digital stuff... at all?
Answer: Live serenely.
What did I get accomplished since the laptop crashed? (On Saturday/Sunday still had laptop without wi-fi or anything but basic word processing...)
- Hung handles in kitchen (final WME piece for kitchen) and placed IKEA tin buckets of utensils on then, instead of counter
- Took out trash and recycling (pile of cardboard boxes) twice
- Washed five cashmere sweaters and all tights in gentle cycle of washer
- Did 2 other loads of laundry
- Cooked pork loin in slow cooker
- Cleaned out old food from fridge
- Cleaned off/decluttered top of dining room table
- Brought 2 bags of books to my office on campus
- Recycled pile of magazines
- Shredded old bills, letters, etc., waiting in pile
- Cleaned out car of garbage, extra "stuff" and bags
- Took pillows and old quilts to vet for use with sick/boarding animals
- Took load of clothing and household goods to Goodwill (after photographing for taxes)
- Took a long, hot bath
- Shined all my sinks
- Cleaned and de-calcified my humidifier
- Swept and cleaned off front and back porches, including dumping old dirt in planters and pots
- Baked brownies
- Watched 2 Netflix movies on DVD, several movies via Netflix streaming, and most of Dexter season 1 (I am teaching a class on that right now)
- Prepped 4 classes without laptop, "old school" with notebook, pen, and post-its
- Travelled in to on-campus locations twice to check email... twice in 4.5 days--weird
- Enjoyed the quiet in my apartment without digital "noise"
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