The weekend, otherwise...

[elfs]

Well, Friday we had the usual fish dinner, where I tried to make miso-glazed salmon and the miso soup, which worked only somewhat but wasn't disagreeable. There was a wine, something Australian which was best described as working very hard to be utterly inoffensive. amythis and fallenpegasus joined in the feast and rounds of Gimme The Brain and A Very Special Drawn Together. I didn't need the latter; that was sick, sick, sick.

My new laptop finally came in the mail, three and a half months after ordering it. It works quite solidly, although there is much question about the used battery's remaining worth. Other than that, it's in very good shape and, unlike the P2/266 (128MB), its P3/1333 (512MB) is fast enough to actually support my thinking processes without the delay that distracts.

Saturday, Omaha and I and Kouryou-chan all went to Kouryou-chan's school for more gardening. Somehow, I ended up on the roof again, mucking out gutters. The recent windstorms made a real mess. We also moved about a ton of dirt, much of it in plastic bags, and my back was killing me before the day was out. That evening I went out with a friend to the 'Spot, which was fun, although I'm starting to get really tired of the progressively less melodic music.

Sunday, we did yard work. Since the weeks are so darned full, I promised Omaha I'd stay home Sunday. I'm annoyed: the power washer Omaha bought me died after less than six hours of use. It's only the gun handle, but now it's leaking and doesn't deliver. Problem is, she bought it for me on Black Friday, which means it's well over its ninety-day warranty.

And I stayed home Monday to do paperwork-- and catch up on my DVD burning. Unfortunately, the completely reliable Sony drive died with a noise that I said (and made Omaha laugh with), "I'm afraid to imagine what's going on in there."

Comments

[wendor.livejournal.com]

Congrats on receiving the new laptop.

Which Thinkpad model is it that you use and like so much? (Sherri has good access to them and I told her I'd check with you on what you use so that she could forward info to you when they or their parts are available cheap)

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Right now I'm using a T23. They're inexpensive if you buy them from leasee refurbishers since the T43 and Thinkpad Titaniums are coming out. It came with a 30GB hard drive, 256MB of ram, and a DVD player, so it's fast enough to play movies and, under Linux, very reliable. I've used the video-out, the wireless, and the USB, so I know it all works.

[j5nn5r.livejournal.com]

Depending on where she bought it, try taking it back and give them the "I only used it N (three, four) times and it stopped working. Can I exchange it?

Sometimes, even though the 'warranty' is expired, I've had Lowes or Home Despot cooperate.