like a flamingo

my computer has a terminal illness. a deadly bug, it seems. it has been threatening suicide now for about 4 days, but miraculously she is holding on for the time being. as a result of her repeated lapses into computer-coma, i have been transferring files like a mad woman because i am one of those not-so-brilliant people who has no back-up copies of anything. now i have some very cute little memorex keychains that also happen to hold the very hope for my future inside them.

i am not sure what kind of illness my computer has aqcuired. i tried to run a virus scan, but the poor darling can't stay on long enough for the scan to be completed. just when i think i might get an answer, once again i get the blue screen of death: preparing to dump physical memory. i don't even know what that means or if it is anywhere near as bad as it sounds, but since it takes approximately 5-8 tries to get the little bugger to turn on again after that screen appears, i think it is not such a good thing.

yesterday i ordered a new computer. a dell inspiron notebook. maybe it will inspire me. i think it will be a nice addition to the family, but i have to be sure the the latitude is not kicked out completely until she decides she is ready to go. she's been a trooper for the past year of travel and extensive daily word-processing. the new computer will be shiny and pretty and hopefully it's keyboard is very resilient... see earlier post on temper tantrums and irritability. she also has a built in webcam. this seems unecessary, but i went for it because it seemed like the kind of thing i might one day wish i had... i just hope i fully understand how to turn the damn thing off. that could really suck. she also, of course, will come with windows vista which is sure to cause a great deal of overstimulation for me and maybe a minor seizure.

and my new dell inspiron notebook is pink. bright pink even. like a flamingo. i am sure to become a better writer now.