Dramas

Drama 1:

I decided to upgrade my operating system on the desktop computer and the dramas it has caused.  At one point I had a blue screen of death for half a day!!!!  Nervious break down material.  I had such trouble getting the upgrade disk (because Apple are bringing in another operating system next month and everyone , including me, has rushed to get the current one on their machine) and after ringing 10 stores finally found a copy in a large department store in the city.  But it is working again, but not the printer or the scanner.  Looks like I need new drivers for them.

Drama 2:

My new book was delivered to the wrong address, streets away, to a large apartment building, where it has been sitting for days.  Some one who lived in the building realised that the address on the parcel wasn't their address and then kindly walked the 6 blocks to deliver it to me.

I did a workshop in this technique some years ago and have one little sample to show for it.  I want to stitch a major piece but only had the class notes.  Now I have the book.  I had to send to Germany to get it but here it is.

I am off to Sydney next week and will be able to get to The Crewel Gobelin to purchase the linen.  Oh dear, there is so much I want to purchase whilst I'm there.  I will have to think about taking on more work next term to pay for it all.

Comments

[Rachel]

Wretched computers! The BSD still happens more often than is reasonable. After all these years, you'd think they could have created a stable operating system, wouldn't you!

[Carolyn Foley]

I bought my desk top back in 2008 and I keep worrying that, like most things these days, it is getting near the end of its shelf life. Im going to have to start a replacement of the computer account I think.