Today's lesson folks.....

ALWAYS...ALWAYS....ALWAYS back up your computer files.
There's a saying, those who don't hear, will feel. BOY am I FEELING right now.

My computer at work. I had to be special and get a MAC because I work with graphics and stuff. The building we work in, does not support MACs, so my computer is not on the network. Which has its advantages, but one disadvantage is no shared drive. So everything is saved on the computer itself. And many times, not so much for work, I've had the conversation about backing my files up. *I'm worried about losing all my music on my computer at home* But I've yet to do anything about it.

This morning I came into work and my computer was non-responsive. Did the whole restart thing. NOTHING. Called AppleCare (who don't open until 9am and I get to work at 8am) and after 40 minutes on the phone with them, the problem still wasn't fixed. Feeling like a parent taking their kid to the hospital...I took my computer to a service center a couple blocks away where I had to leave it, and they diagnose the problem. Haven't heard anything yet, but I'm hoping for the best.

Have you ever noticed what you do at work without a computer? UMMMM for me, pretty much NOTHING....I thought it was bad when I deleted all my emails...but I'm always able to outdo myself!!

So back it up people!!!! .uh oh..phone ringing, is it them????

The love of my life just passed me by

OK. Maybe he wasn't the love of my life. Maybe he's a nice guy but not for me...or worse, a sexist jerk....or married.....or chronically unemployed....but DAMN...1, I had to get your attention. and 2...DAMN he was FOOOINNNE!!!!!!!!!!!

I left work a little early today, not feeling too good. Heading down the very long escalator at Penn Station, I saw him coming up...Saw him from almost the beginning. Thanks to my expensive eyes, how could I miss him. Dark blue suit.....Looked about maybe 5'9" or 5'10" ish...nice like brown complexion, very neat locks, pulled back, falling to about the middle of his back. OK, I couldn't get the color of his shirt, or the make of his shoes...Didn't want to stare! I think he saw me too. Or maybe he saw the drool forming in the corner of my mouth. So as we each reached the center of our respective rides, we played the I'm not looking at you game.....As we passed each other, we each took a couple glances behind until we were out of sight. The impulsive side of me thought, oh HELL NO. You can miss the 4:40 train and take your butt back upstairs! But the little people in my head that suggested that, I feel are a bit crazy and maybe a bit stalker-ish. I was hoping he had some crazy, impulsive (but not stalker-ish) people in his head too and came back down, but alas, I didn't see him again. Maybe I need to be sick again next Monday, around the same time....but what would be the chances of that....

I'm being stalked

No, not by some handsome man, or an ex-boyfriend who is still madly in love with me. Or a new love interest who I haven't responded to.

I'm being stalked by my dentist. Or more appropriately, his assistant. Its time for my 6 month cleaning. So they called to remind me. I said I was at work and I would have to call them back. Would I like her to call me back she asked. No, thank you I'll call. Next day, she's calling again. This time, a little less pleasantly, I told her, yes, I understand and I will call you when I have time.

A couple days later, she called again. Recognizing the number, I didn't answer. Well she was on to me. Next time she called from a restricted number. And me like a dunce, answered. Again she goes into its time for my cleaning. YES I UNDERSTAND that, but see unless you are also PAYING for this, or getting me time off from work to come in, please let me call you when I have a chance. THANK YOU. Would you like me to call you back later? Can she really be asking me that? NO. THANK YOU. Have a good day. And I hung up.
Is business that bad? Or is it just a very concerned office for the health of my teeth. *rolls eyes*

what's gone wrong?

many days I just refuse to watch the news. Ignorance is bliss right? But I don't like to be unaware of what's going on around me. But when I turn it on, it just confuses and hurts me to watch. A young man opens fire on college students killing 31 young minds that haven't even gotten a chance to experience life. A man is caught on video tape beating an elderly woman with a walker, for her purse. How much money could she really have? and the temptation is still so strong? A man robs a priest in his church at gun point for the rent money, then proceeds to beat a woman next door with her own purse to rob her. A 19 year old kills a "friend" because of a dispute over a playstation! I close the paper, turn off the news and wonder, why.....maybe these things shouldn't affect me as much as they do, but what causes a person to do these things? Ok, sometimes you may have impulses to 'go for yours' or get revenge for something. But where's the missing link that prevents people from acting on these thoughts? No one knows what goes on in someone else's mind, or their life for that matter. No one knows when someone is pushed just one step too close to the edge. A friend of mine once told me, when she first got married, her and husband didn't want to have kids. They didn't want to bring innocent people into this not so innocent world. And I couldn't blame her for feeling that way.

I guess its easy to focus on all that is wrong right?
"Be the change you want to see in the world"....I love that quote but wonder sometimes if anything can combat all that needs changing.

Should I have listened to my bed?

On a workday, the alarm goes off at 6:00am, and I'm out the door at 7:00am for the 4 minute drive to train station to catch the 7:07 train.
This morning, my bed didn't want to let me go. The snooze button was hit again, and again, and again, until finally I reset the alarm for 6:40. During this time I considered calling out sick. At 7, I finally rolled out of bed, still undecided. Not sure why, but I tossed the random quarter sitting on my shelf while the shower ran. I moved at a decent pace, to leave the house at 7:40 to catch the 7:51.
When I got to my car, I was reminded my inspection is expired. Whatever. Then there was the garbage truck blocking me from getting out. Get to the train station and the lot is full. The guy double parked is keeping me from parking. When my heels finally hit the pavement and the beep of my car locking, the train was pulling into the station. As I broke into a quick sprint, I decided if I should miss this train, screw it - I'm turning around, goin back home, and getting back into bed.
Guess my new running schedule is paying off...cause I made the train. We'll see if that was a good thing.

By the way, the first toss fell on the floor to stay home. Second toss that landed in my hand said go to work. Maybe I should have gone for 2 out of 3.